MAT RATS SECTION 6AA 2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW

Favorites: FOLEY FALCONS and the NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

Dark Horses: BECKER BULLDOGS and the ANNADALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING


FOLEY FALCONS

Head Coach: Lyle Freudenberg
Enrollment: 436
Section: 6AA
The Falcons had a great season with a 26-6 overall mark and a fourth place in the state class AA state dual meet competition. They will have back seven state tourney qualifiers including two place winners, also three section place winners back. Twenty wrestlers return with a great deal of experience including two that were state qualifiers the previous year. Despite the graduation of four seniors including two state qualifiers look for the Falcons to make a strong bid to repeat of section champions, state honors and conference honors. Look for this already very experienced team to make huge strides during the course of the season. Taylor Lewandowski, Tristan Manderfeld, Mitch Dunlap, Tyler Jenson, Chevy Goble, Tyler Bemboom, Tony Kipka and Keith Thell to be their key leaders thru out the season.

26-6 Overall
6-0 West Central North
Section 6AA Champions
Fourth Place State Class AA
Twelve Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers
First Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney 240.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney
First Place West Central North Tourney: 256 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 257 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Dassel Cokato "Charger" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place STMA "Knights" Duals: (3-1)
Fourth Place St. Cloud "Kiffmeyer" Duals

Returning Wrestlers:
Taylor Lewandowski 12th 43-5 1st Sec./State Champ./AC
Tristan Manderfeld 11th 47-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Mitch Dunlap 12th 33-11 1st Sec./AC
Tyler Janson 12th 30-13 1st Section
Tyler Bemboom 12th 30-17 2nd Section/AC
Chevy Goble 12th 32-13 2nd Section/AC
Sam Olson 12th 26-20 1st Section/AC
Keith Thell 11th 26-3 Injured/AC (37-10/1st Sec./5th State)
Will Sustercich 12th 22-10 Injured/AC (32-12 3rd Sec. 2010)
Tony Kipka 12th 30-15 4th Section/AC
Nick Lafebvre 12th 29-16 4th Section
Tyler Beehler 10th 12-6 4th Section
Kyle Fenna 12th 14-11
Cameron Svihla 11th 14-10
Carter Nielson 9th 19-3
Nathan Beehler 11th 10-12
Tyler Funk 10th 5-1
Mitch Keeler 10th 6-5
T. J. Villenanva 12th 7-4
Todd Starry 12th 5-4
Andrew Raechert 12th 2-8
Teren Kampa 12th 5-8
A. J. Belanger 10th 3-1
Sam Peterson 10th 6-3
Brandon Halverson 10th 4-1
Randy Janson 10th 4-3
Tyler Midas 10th 3-0
Luke Kelvington 10th 3-5
John Garceau 10th 2-4
Logan Lunde 10th 4-3

Graduates:
Sam Keeler 33-10 1st Section/AC (95-43 Career Record)
Taylor Rothfork 30-18 2nd Section/AC (90-52 Career Record)
Nathan Struffert 5-12


NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

Head Coach: Jair Toedter
Enrollment: 446
Section: 6AA

The Wildcats had another very good season with 14-6 dual meet marks and section runner up honors. Back from that team are four state qualifiers, six section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. Despite the fact that they graduated three section place winners including one state place winner look for the Wildcats to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. If they stay healthy they should make a strong challenge for section and conference honors. Tanner Tobkin, Dylan Hanson Chase Austvold, Jakob Stageberg, Treyton Austvold and Ben Henle should be their key leaders thru out the season.


14-6 Overall
4-2 West Central North Conference
Second Place Section 6AA
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
AA Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Assoc. Academic Champions 3.85 GPA
First Place Perham "Barrel of Fun "Tourney: 263 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 271.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 245 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 200 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fifteenth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 108.5 Pts. (2 Placers (56 Team Field)
Second Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tanner Tobkin 12th 26-10 2nd Section/AC
Chase Austvold 12th 16-5 2nd Section/AC
Ben Henle 12th 33-7 3rd Section/AC
Jakob Stageberg 10th 32-10 2nd Section
Treyton Austvold 9th 32-12 2nd Section
Dylan Hanson 12th 23-5 3rd Section/AC
Logan Brink 11th 26-15 4th Section
Cameron Steffen 10th 19-16 4th Section
Kyle Cappelen 12th 17-20 5th Section
Jarrett Hattlestad 10th 16-19 4th Section
Corbin Schwartz 11th 15-10
David Nething 12th 12-14
Grant Vagle 11th 7-5
Boone Winkler 11th 8-12
Cody Jakobson 12th 2-4
Elliot Eckhoff 12th 1-2
Oden Rogers 11th 2-1
Nolan Schmitz 11th 1-2

Graduates:
Shawn Haatlestad 41-1 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (194-38 Career)
Zach Borka 23-13 5th Section/AC (77-66 Career)
Austin Holden 9-8 4th Section


ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

Head Coach: Jason Bartels
Enrollment: 498 Annandale/287 Maple Lake/785 Total
Section: 6AA

The Lightning of Annandale/Maple Lake posted 19-7 dual meet marks last season and they were Wright County Conference champions. Back from that team are two state qualifiers, four section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors including two state tourney qualifiers, look for the Lightning to possibly challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. They should challenge for a top four spot in this very tough section dual meet campaign and make a strong challenge for conference honors. Jordan Hanna, Derek Rachel, Joe Mosley, Teddy Erickson, Cal Redemske, Brady Kalla and Brian Redemske should be their key leaders thru out the season.

19-7 Overall
9-0 Wright County Conference Champions
Final Four Section 6AA
Ten Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Mankato East "Couger"Tourney: 231.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Eden Prairie "Eagles" Tourney: 199 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 220.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place ANML "Lightning" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Hanan 11th 26-10 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Derek Rachel 12th 22-7 2nd Section/AC
Joe Mosley 10th 27-12 3rd Section/AC
Teddy Erickson 12th 27-10 5th Section/AC
Cal Redemske 9th 21-14 6th Section
Brady Kalla 10th 20-15
Tyler Miles 12th 5-12 6th Section
Thomas Condon 10th 10-23
Joe Laudenbach 9th 12-24
Isaac Hendrickson 11th 4-16
Nick Anderson
Brian Redemske 12th Injured (22-12 2008-2009)

Graduates:
Matt Fuller 35-5 1st Section/AC Career Record ?????
Alex Couette 34-6 3rd Section/AC Career Record ?????
Jesse Puncochar 37-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC Career Record????
Tyler Pipo 21-4 6th Section Career Record????



BECKER BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Matt Aho
Enrollment: 722
Section: 6AA
The Bulldogs posted 10-11 dual meet marks with a young team, they will be looking for some big things from their team this season. They didn't have any graduates so they will have a lot of experience returning. The Bulldogs have two state qualifiers, seven section place winners and two others with deal of experience. Look for the Bulldogs to challenge for a top four spot in their section dual meet campaign. Matt Sadlowsky, Cory Nelson, Kris Plath, Eric Dudek, Zach Zimmer and Luke Schmalz should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-11 Overall
5-3 Mississippi 8 Conference
Nine Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 144 Pts. (12 Placers)
Ninth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 79.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 140.5 Pts. (120 Placers)
Fourth Place Foley "Falcons" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Matt Sadlowsky 12th 28-13 1st Section
Cory Nelson 12th 25-12 5th Section
Kris Plath 12th 12-10 2nd Section
Mike Soule 12th 171-8 6th Section
Eric Dudek 11th 24-16
Zach Zimmer 10th 22-8 3rd Section
Luke Schmalz 9th 22-10 5th Section
Boden Lorette 12th 16-19 5th Section
Colten Uekved 11th 10-14 5th Section
Mike Smith 12th 10-12
Grant Knick 12th 16-20 6th Section
C.J. Schwiniak 9th 1-5



BIG LAKE HORNETS

Head Coach: Loren Holthaus
Enrollment: 857
Section: 6AA
The Hornets of Big Lake have back from their 5-11 dual meet campaign a lot of experience. They have two section place winners and seventeen others with a great deal of experience. A total of thirteen wrestlers with nine wins or more. They did graduate four seniors including a state champion, but look for the Hornets to make a big improvement on those dual meet marks. They could challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Deven Donais, Josiah Brown, Cole Knaeble and Tristen Jacques should be their key leaders thru out the season.

5-11 Overall
2-6 Mississippi 8 Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Third Place Big Lake "Hornet" Tourney: 169.5 Pts (13 Placers)
Second Place Richfield "Spartans" Tourney: 208 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fourth Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 105.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 133 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eleventh Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 65 Pts. (3 Placers)
Fifth Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 109.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 87 Pts. (3 Placers)
Seventh Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 95 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wreslters:
Deven Donais 12th 25-17 6th Section/AC
Josiah Brown 10th 23-19 6th Section
Cole Knaeble 11th 15-17
Triten Jacques 9th 14-19
Wyatt Juhl 9th 12-15
Matt Vogt 12th 11-13
Zac Foster 12th 11-12
Colton Pollock 11th 10-21
Micheal Blume 11th 10-20
Olin Weitzel 12th 10-11
Joe Alencio 11th 9-22
Cody Knaeble 11th 9-19
Levi Juhl 12th 9-8
Brandon Holthaus 11th 5-15
Robert Meier 11th 5-5
Mitchell Kalla 12th 4-11
Chris Audette 12th 4-9
Devin Reardon 10th 4-7
Mitchell Brady 12th 3-3
Connor Cusick 11th 3-1
Logan Donais 8th 2-10
Drew Kern 10th 2-5
Joe Johnson 10th 2-1

Graduates:
Matt Nelson 40-1 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (208-29 Career)
Joe Rathmanner 30-13 3rd Section/AC (78-35 Career)
David Kimmer 3-4
Brady Dilks 1-6

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

Head Coach: Dan Buker
Enrollment: 481
Section: 6AA
The Dragons posted 8-11 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are five section place winners and nine others with varsity experience. With no one graduating last spring look for the Dragons to make some improvements on those dual meet numbers of last season. They could have the balance if the progress over the course of the season to challenge for a number four spot in this tough dual meet campaign. Tyler Jones, Devan Nelson, Ryan Anderson, Cody Klabunde, Austin Jones and Derek Celander should be their key leaders thru out the season.

8-11 Overall
5-4 Wright County Conference
Five Section Place Winners
Third Place Litchfield "Dragon" Tourney: 137 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Totino Grace "Eagles" Tourney: 112 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 79 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fifteenth Place Redwood Valley" River Riot" Tourney: 67.5 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tyler Jones 10th 32-8 5th Section/AC
Devan Nelson 11th 22-15 5th Section
Ryan Anderson 11th 20-15 5th Section
Cody Klabunde 9th 19-13 4th Section
Derek Celander 12th 16-14
Austin Jones 12th 12-9 6th Section
Dylan Reiner 12th 12-23
Nathan King 11th 11-15
Max Kaping 10th 9-14
Walker Kaping 11th 9-22
Jake Kalkbrenner 11th 8-13
Jordan Reiner 12th 6-25
Corey Pritchett 11th 5-13
Kevin Haring 10th 2-3


SAUK CENTRE/MELROSE DUTCHMEN

Head Coach: Vaughn Glasener/Ken Vogt
Enrollment: 439 Melrose/334 Sauk Centre (773 Total)
Section: 6AA

The Coop posted 2-10 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are three section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate six seniors including one state place winner, so if they continue to improve they should improve on those dual numbers from last season. Roosevelt Austin, Devan Fischer and Tommy Latzka should be their key leaders thru out the season.

2-10 Overall
2-4 West Central North Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Second Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 184 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Hinckley Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 138.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Fertile "North Western Invitational" Tourney: 120.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 111 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place Perham "Barrel of Fun" Tourney: 79 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 106.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eight Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 81.5 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Roosvelt Austin 11th 20-9 3rd Section
Devan Fischer 11th 18-13 6th Section
Tommy Latzka 11th 13-11 5th Section
Will Funk 8th 15-17
Cory Messer 12th 12-15
Josh Meyer 11th 10-24
Derek Karasch 10th 7-7
Grant Deuval 10th 6-6
Chandler Cole 11th 4-4
Alex Thompson 11th 4-15
Chris Hartung 9th 5-13

Graduates:
Donaldo Martinez 31-6 1st Sec./6th State/AC (99-41 Career)
Tyler Walther 14-19
Diego Hernandez 10-18
Joe Bromenshenkel 9-17
Dan karasch 7-26
Juan Drozeo 1-4



ZIMMERMAN THUNDER

Head Coach: Jason Thompson
Enrollment: 546

The Thunder posted dual meet marks of 6-14 and they have back four section place winners, including two state qualifiers and four others with a great deal of experience. They will be moving from the Mississippi 8 to the Granite Ridge Conference where the competition will be as good. The Thunder graduated five section place winners including two state qualifiers, so they may be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet numbers. If the younger wrestlers improve during the course of the season they could improve on those marks. Mitch Robinson and Hunter Smith should be their key leaders thru out the season.

6-14 Overall
2-6 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Nine Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Fridley "Tigers" Tourney: 116 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 111 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 125 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 85.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestling:
Mitch Robinson 11th 31-5 2nd Section/AC
Hunter Smith 10th 24-6 2nd Section
Alex Koch 10th 21-21 3rd Section
Austin May 9th 6-20
Justin Viktora 10th 5-21
Juslis Bjergo 9th 5-10
Chas Rosby 8th 3-18
Alex Collins 10th 2-7 6th Section

Graduates:
Zach Stepan 39-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (126-71 Career)
Weston Schwartz 17-14 2nd Section (45-56 Career)
Albin Sterneman 17-15 5th Section (30-27 Career)
Jon Zdenek 15-21 4th Section
Zac Copic 14-22 4th Section



DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

Head Coach: Bryan Clemen
Enrollment: 557
Section: 6AA
The Chargers posted 9-17 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are two state qualifiers, two section place winners and nine others with varsity experience. They did graduate three seniors including one state place winner, but look for the chargers to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If their younger wrestlers do improve over the course of the season they could challenge for a number four spot in this very tough dual meet campaign. Brent Pokorowski, Andrew Madson and Spencer Broberg should be their key leaders thru out the season.

9-17 Overall
5-4 Wright County Conference
Fourth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 110 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 91 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 106 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brent Pokorowski 12th 34-5 2nd Section/AC
Andrew Madson 12th 27-11 2nd Section/AC
Spencer Broberg 12th 26-17 3rd Section/AC
Tom Keskey 10th 21-22 6th Section
Brett Abrahamson 11th 17-20
Tom Halonen 10th 13-24
Alex Bapp 9th 17-18
Brady Peterson 10th 10-20
Ryan Christianson 11th 8-23
Jack Anderson 9th 5-25
Cole Schmidt 10th 4-12
Blair Aho 12th 2-11
Tarren Nordstrom 11th 2-23

Graduates:
Dakota Hanson 33-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (94-21 Career)
Kaner Avsar 5-4
Kyle Johnson 3-2


PRINCETON TIGERS


Head Coach: Mark Hayes
Enrollment: 925
Section: 6AA

The Tigers did have one of their teams in several years as they posted a 12-13 dual meet campaign. They return three section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate six seniors, three were section place winner including one state place winner. If their younger wrestlers continue to improve they could challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Josh Linder, Billy McClay and Louie Servaty should be their key leaders thru out the season.

12-13 Overall
3-5 Mississippi 8 Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
First Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 233 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Faribault "Dick Shiels" Tourney: 112 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place ANML "Lighting" Duals:

Returning Wrestlers:
Josh Linder 12th 25-11 2nd Section/AC
Justin Robillard 10th 13-11
Billy McClay 10th 15-10
Louie Servaty 12th 16-18 6th Section
Cory Messer 12th 14-13
Jake Pramann 9th 10-14 6th Section
Josh Lubrecht 11th 9-20
Josh Lattery 11th 7-14
Tyler Petron 12th 10-8
Bryce Palvin 12th 2-1
Zeek Kohloff 10th 2-12
Luke Winkelman 10th 2-12

Graduates:
Karl Eichinger 37-2 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Zach Pederson 28-6 2nd Section
Andrew Barthel 23-10 5th Section
Darrien Meixell 13-28
Connor Ammerman 6-20
Darren Nielson 2-9



ALBANY HUSKIES

Head Coach: Caleb Watson
Enrollment: 468
Section 6AA

I just Albany's info yesterday when I get time I will have some of their included as well.