Roger Mischke

CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS MID JANUARY REPORT (17th Annual)

2012-01-24T06:09:00.000-08:00

CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS

By Roger Mischke
January 24, 2011

Special Congratulations goes to Mitch Bengtson of St. Cloud Apollo as he won his 200th Career Match at the Kiffmeyer duals. >

CLASS AAA TEAMS

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Saints topped two Mississippi 8 Conference with big wins over rival Cambridge-Isanti 34-28 and Rogers 74-0. They also topped rival and neighbor Elk River 66-6. The Knights earned second place at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" duals with wins in the quarterfinals over St. Cloud Tech 49-18 and in the semifinals over No. 3AA ranked Foley in a very close dual 32-28. They dropped the championship to No. 8AAA ranked Hastings 26-24 in a very tightly contested dual. Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek, Lincoln Mallinger and Wayne Voss were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals. The Knights topped their big Section 7AAA rival and Mississippi 8 Conference foe Cambridge-Isanti 34-28.

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUE JACKETS

The Bluejackets topped Mississippi 8 rival Big Lake 71-3 and dropped a very good dual to another conference rival Saint Michael-Albertville. They took fifth place at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals. In the quarter-finals they met No. 8AAA ranked Hastings and they came up just short 32-26. In the consolation semifinals they topped Sauk Rapids 51-18 and St. Cloud Apollo 55-22. Ty Torgerson and Jon Knowlton were both 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals. The Bluejackets used many different wrestlers in the two consolation duals. The Bluejackets dropped a very close dual to Section 7AAA rival and Mississippi 8 Conference Saint Michael-Albertville 34-28. They topped the field at the Bluejacket dual meet invitational with wins over No. 3AAA ranked Forest Lake 34-22, AA Lean and Mean Mora 71-0, AAA foe St. Cloud Apollo 62-9 and AA rival North Branch 56-15. Ty Torgerson was 4-0 and Cody Skog was 3-1 and Clayton Jennisson and Dakota Johnson were both 3-0.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers dropped a Granite Ridge Conference dual to No. 7AA ranked Milaca 47-25. They had a good performance with 152 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top five to earn third place at the Bemidji "Rick Lee" Invitational. Dylan Kifer was their only champion and Connor Scherping and Frank Wilczek both earned second place. Justin Jenks and Adam Grams both earned third place and David Copa, Joe Reis and Jordan Petrone all earned fourth place and Luke Lodermeier took fifth place. The Flyers topped Section 8AAA and Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Tech 39-25.

SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Sartell 45-30. They went 1-2 at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals with a win over the host school St. Cloud Tech 36-34. They dropped their quarter-final dual to No. 3AA ranked Foley 53-24 and the Consolation championship to No. 5AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 55-22. Mitch Bengtson, Grant Nehring and Grant Dullinger were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals. Special Congratulations goes to Mitch Bengtson as he won his 200th Career Match at the Kiffmeyer duals. The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference rival Willmar in a very exciting dual 35-34. They went 2-2 at the Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejackets" Duals with wins over AA North Branch 39-30 and Mora 54-30. They dropped duals to No. 3AAA Forest Lake 55-16 and to No. 6AAA Cambridge-Isanti 62-9. Mitch Bengtson was 4-0, Grant Nehring 3-0, Matt Braun 3-1, Nam Nguyen and Bryce Kirchner were all 3-1 at the Cambridge-Isanti duals.

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors had a great showing to earn the championship at the Moorhead "Rod Gadberry" Duals. They topped three North Dakota foes; Fargo South 46-21, Grand Forks Central 43-27 and Jamestown 36-34. They also topped the host school and section 8AAA rival Moorhead 38-24 for the championship. Jake Zelinske and Shane White were both 4-0 and Dan Babineau, Luke Boran, Spencer Kangas and Josh Schultz were all 3-1 at the Gadberry duals. The Warriors topped Section 8AAA rivals Bemidji 45-18 and Sauk Rapids 52-15. The Warriors turned in an awesome performance with 214 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top five to win the championship at the Elk River "Elks" Invitational. Levi Rubin, Casey Beiver, Dan Babineau and Nate Adams all won championships. Shane White and Jeff Flickinger both earned second place and Jace Engelman and James Weiss both earned third place. Andy Schlosser, Sam Adams and Luke Boran both earned fourth place and Josh Schltz took fifth place.

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Central Lakes rival Sauk Rapids 39-24 and dropped a close dual to St. Cloud Apollo 35-34. The Cardinals were 2-2 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals where they defeated Section 1AAA Faribault 35-34 and Section 5AAA foe Osseo 52-18. They dropped duals to No. 8AA ranked Monticello 35-31 and to Section 6AAA foe Hopkins 37-29. Logan Walkow, Nate Mittag, Alex Johannes, Seth Pollock and Cass Herzog all were 4-0 and Austin Miley was 3-1 at the Magic duals. The Cardinals topped Class A rival BOLD 47-17. The Cardinals earned fifth place with 113 points and eight place winners in the top five at the Hutchinson Invite. Alex Johannes and Martin Cabrerra both earned second place, Nate Mittag, Travis Dugan and Chad Milhausen all earned third place. Augustine Hahn and C. J. Barkley both earned fourth place and Shawn Johnson took fifth place. Very good performance considering they had five starters that didn't participate.

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres dropped a dual to Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival St. Cloud Apollo 45-30. They earned 137 points and had nine wrestlers place in the top five to take fifth place at the Paynesville Invite. Brady Goebel won their only championship and Drew Bienusa and Antone Thene both earned third place. They earned five fourth places including; John Pelach, Zach Motschke, Garret Counter, Zach Pederson and Jed Anderson and Nick Jenson took fifth place. This was without their top two wrestlers; so a pretty impressive performance by the Sabres. They split duals topping Royalton 55-12 and losing to the No. 11A Holdingford 54-15. They earned fourth place at the Staples-Motley "Don Dravis" Duals with a win over Staples-Motley 39-36, in the semifinals they dropped a dual to No. 11AA Perham 39-23. In the third place match they dropped a very close dual to cross town rival St. Cloud Tech 38-28. Drew Bienusa and Daniel Vitale were both 3-0 at the Dravis duals.

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The Lumberjacks topped Section 7AA rival Hibbing 51-18. They are starting to get their wrestlers back into their lineup as indicated by a great showing at their "Rick Lee" Invitational with 146.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four to earn fourth place. Brian Maas won their only championship and Logan Crosby, Craig Maas, Colton Doty and Kodi Craft all earned second place. Kade Johnson and Alex Johnson both earned third place and Dylan Sauceda earned fourth place. Bemidji dropped a big dual to Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 45-18. They topped up and coming Class A Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena 38-28 and dropped a dual to AA rival Fosston-Bagley 38-35. The Lumberjacks had a great tourney performance with 128.5 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top four to earn fourth place at the Thief River Falls "Prowlers" Invitational. Brian Maas and Kodi Craft both earned second place and Logan Crosby, Craig Maas, Kade Johnson and Brenden Fredricksen earned third place and Dylan Sauceda earned fourth place.

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds topped Section 8AA rival Detroit Lakes 42-24 and Section 8A rival Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 39-24 and they dropped a dual to No. 9A ranked Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 57-21 at the Detroit Lakes quadrangular. The Spuds had a great tourney performance as they went 3-1 at their Rod Gadberry Invitational with big wins over North Dakota foes; they topped No. 8A Mandan, North Dakota 39-35, No. 7A Grand Forks Central 42-29 and Jamestown, ND 36-24 and they dropped a very close dual to Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 38-34. Mikey Zupan, A. J. Wheeler and Chase Morlock all were 4-0 at the Gadberry Duals. Chase Morlock won his 100th Career Match on Saturday. The Spuds had a great tourney performance with 166 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top five to earn second place at the Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Invitational. Tom Wychor and Chase Morlock won championships and Grant Brendemahl earned second place. Brendan Edner, Kenny Mark, Mike Zupan and Ben Herbst all earned third place. Nick Lorenzen and Taylor Laidlaw both earned fourth place and Ryan Schock took fifth place.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers topped Central Lakes Conference rival Rocori 46-22. The Tigers went 1-2 at the Kiffmeyer Duals with a big win over cross town rival Sauk Rapids 37-31. They dropped a very close dual to St. Cloud Apollo 36-34 and to the No. 4AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 49-18. Bryant Amundson and Austin Klaverkamp were both 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals. The Tiger had a great tourney performance at the Staples-Motley "Don Dravis" Duals with a quarterfinal win over Yellow Medicine 50-22; they dropped their semifinal dual to No. 2A ranked Kimball 49-21. In the third place match the Tigers topped cross town rival Sartell 38-28 in a very exciting dual. Tommy O'Brien, Maurice Martin and Jerrad Nieland were all 3-0 at the Dravis Duals.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to Willmar 39-24. They went 0-3 at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals. They lost to No. 2AAA ranked Albert Lea 54-13, No. 5AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 51-18 and to cross town rival St. Cloud Tech 37-31. The Storm dropped a dual to soon to be ranked Central Lakes Conference Brainerd 52-15.

ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks dropped a dual to the No. 4AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 66-6. They topped Northwest Suburban Conference rival Andover 34-29. The Elks earned sixth place with 110.5 points at their invitational. Evan Caldon, Mitch Barudry and Kyle Wiemann all earned second place, Garrett Caldon earned third place. Justi Gagnon earned fourth place and Kevin Weeks took fifth place.

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison went 1-3 at the Monticello "Magic" duals; they lost to Osseo 49-24, Shakopee 42-24, Faribault 44-18 and they did top AAA foe Alexandria 52-26. Tanner Maus was 4-0 and Cedric Jimenez, Adam Treptua and Lucas Mock were all 3-1 at the Monticello duals. The Bison dropped duals to Mississippi 8 Conference foe Rogers 48-27 and to Section 6AAA foe Mound Westtonka 51-24.

ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to St. Cloud Tech 46-22. They earned eighth place at the Paynesville "Bulldog" Invitational with 90 points and six place winners. Adam Kunz and Jordan Hemmesch both earned second place and Sam Kuss earned third place. Seth Klein and Tyler Hoffman both earned fourth place and Kolton Ressemann took fifth place.The Spartans topped AA rival Albany 48-31. They went 0-3 at the Hopkins quadrangular; they lost to Minnetonka 48-36, Hopkins 41-33 and Armstrong 41-33. Jordan Hemmesch and Sam Kuss were both 3-0 at the Hopkins quad.

ALEXANDRIA CARINDALS

The Cardinals dropped a pair of duals at the Litchfield triangular to AA foes; Litchfield 50-12 and Dassel-Cokato 49-18. They went 0-4 at the Monticello "Magic" duals, dropping duals to Annandale-Maple Lake 62-18, Faribault 57-21, Hopkins 54-24 and Buffalo 52-26.

CLASS A TEAMS

KIMBALL CUBS

The Cubs topped Central Minnesota Conference and Section 5A rival Eden Valley-Watkins 60-15. They also topped the field of teams at their quadrangular with wins over No. 9AA Hutchinson 40-28, AA Staples-Motley 65-12 and Yellow Medicine East 66-9. Travis Schiefelbein, Alex Thurber, Travis Wills, Caramon Hansen, Tanner Mills, Mitchell McKee and Quinten Berres were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. They topped three teams at the Mora quadrangular with big wins over AA Mora 54-12, AA Zimmerman 55-8 and Ogilvie 67-0. Quinten Berres, Caramon Hansen, Jordan Joseph, Travis Schiefelbein, Tim Konz and Alex Thurber were all 3-0 at the quad. The Cubs topped three foes at the Staples-Motley "Don Dravis" Duals with a win in the quarter-final over 7A team Crosby-Ironton 58-18, AAA St. Cloud Tech 49-21 and No. 11AA ranked Perham 42-30. Tanner Mills, Marcus Hamer, Travis Schiefelbein, Travis Wills, Tim Konz, and Quinten Berres were all 3-0 at the Dravis duals.

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons topped the field of teams at the Minnewaska "Laker" Duals with big wins over No. 3A Minneota 35-27, Class A Lean and Mean Border West 45-24 and Section 5A rival Minnewaska 48-18. Hayden Rouser, Matt Meyer and James Nelson were all 3-0 at the Laker duals. The Falcons used several wrestlers at this event. They had a great performance as they earned 260.5 points and a total of sixteen place winners to win the championship at the New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Invitational. Tyler Berghuis, Hayden Rouser, Matt Meyer, Larry Bomstad, James Nelson and Jordan Fester all won championships. Robert Rasmussen, Maverick Whitcomb and Lucas Damm all earned second place and Logan Peterson and Lee Whitcomb earned third place. Jesse Whitcomb and Matt Whitcomb both earned fourth place and Derek Dengerud, Jacob Peterson and T. J. Hoffman all took fifth place. The very next day after the New London-Spicer they competed in the Hutchinson "Tigers" Invitational where they seem just a little tired but still manage to have a solid performance with 202.5 points and thirteen place winners to earned second place. Robert Rassmusen, Hayden Rouser, Logan Peterson, Matt Meyer and Larry Bomstad all won championships. Tyler Berghuis earned second place, Maverick Whitcomb and James Nelson all earned third place. Matthew Whitcomb earned fourth place and Derek Degerud, Jordan Fester, T. J. Hoffman and Jacob Peterson all took fifth place.

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints topped Camden Conference rival Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 62-6. They topped three foes at the Osakis "Silverstreaks" Duals to earn the championship. They topped AA foe Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 49-15, Section 5A foe Browerville/Eagle Valley 58-15 and Section 6A foe Ottertail Central 51-21. Nick Meyer, Cody Peters, Zach Carlson and Isaac Froelich all were 3-0 at the Osakis duals. They dropped a dual to No. 5AA ranked New London-Spicer 30-22 in a very good dual. It saw New London-Spicer winning four 1 or 2 points matches. They also dropped a dual to the No. 3A ranked Minneota 35-19.

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped a pair of Central Minnesota Conference rivals AA Lean and Mean Rockford 43-22 and Eden Valley-Watkins 60-12. Also a pair huge Section 7A wins over rival Mille Lacs 60-13 and Ogilvie 72-7. They also topped AA Hinckley-Finlayson 52-22. They topped three foes at the quadrangular with big wins over Class A Lean and Mean Paynesville 40-16, Section 6A foe Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 70-9 and Section 7A foe Crosby-Ironton 62-5. Kolton Eischens, Evan Woitalla, Chris Ortman, Jordan Goebel, Brad Meyer, Nathan Tomala, Dustin Waytashek and Riley Smude were all 3-0 at the quad.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS

The Huskiers topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 47-24. They had a great tournament performance as they earned 180.5 points and had ten wrestlers place in the top five to earn second place at the Paynesville "Bulldogs" Invitational. Mike Jarnot, Jordan Gombos, Zach Scott and Trevor Scott all won championships. Mitch Messman earned second place and Adam Lane, Kyle Gerads and Mitch Merten all earned third place. Jason Jarnot earned fourth place and Clem Gerads took fifth place. They topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 39-22. The Huskiers topped Central Minnesota and Section 7A rival Royalton 56-21 and AA Sartell 54-15.

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers topped South Dakota rival Sisseton 47-30 in their border battle. They went 1-2 at the Minnewaska "Laker" Duals with a win over Minnewaska 52-30 and they dropped duals to No. 3A ranked Minneota 48-22 and to No. 5A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45-24. Cameron Sykora and Charlie Maanum were both 3-0 at the Minnewaska duals. The split duals topping Section 5A foe Osakis 49-8, but they did drop a huge Section 6A dual to New York Mills 39-38. The Buccaneers had two place winners at the Lisbon "Storhaug" Invitational; Cam Sykora won the championship at 106 and Gus McCarthy earned third place.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs had a great tournament performance to earn third place with 177.5 points and placing twelve wrestlers in the top five at their Invitational. Jacob Mages won their only championship and Cole Woehler and Clay Spanier both earned second place. Josh Hiepler, Jon Dorf, Caleb Burris and Michael Ludwig all earned third place. Jordan Karels, Derek Ludwig and Tanner Harder all earned fourth place and Damian Viessman and Dominick Platow took fifth place. Congratulations to Dominick Platow on winning his 100th Career Match. The Bulldogs topped two foes at the Pierz quadrangular with wins over Section 6A foe Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 49-19 and Crosby-Ironton 57-12 and they dropped a dual to No. 10A ranked Pierz 40-16. Cole Woehler, Clay Spanier and Josh Heipler were all 3-0 at the quad.

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Jaguars lost t0 Section 5A rival Osakis on criteria 37-36 and they dropped a dual on criteria to Royalton 33-32. They had a good tourney performance as they had 98.5 points and six wrestlers place in the top five at the Paynesville "Bulldogs" Invitational. Patrick Rooney and Dillon Knutson both won championships and Tyler Tensen and Alex Schramel both earned second place. Austin Jaeger and Matt Schmitz both took fifth place. The Jaguars dropped a Central Minnesota Conference dual 39-22 to No. 11A Holdingford 39-22. They earned fourth place at the New London-Spicer "Wildcats" Invitational with 129.5 points and eight place winners including championships by Tyler Tensen and Patrick Rooney. Dillon Knutson and Josey Tensen both earned third place, Alex Schramel and Lee Borgerding both earned fourth place and Jared Steffenson took fifth place.

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers topped Great River Conference rival Cloquet 63-12 and Ashland, Wis. 53-18 in action in Cloquet. They dropped a dual to AA Lean and Mean Grand Rapids 37-28. They had a good tournament performance with 143 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top five at the Bemidji "Rick Lee" Invitational. They earned fifth place with two championships by Brian Wold and Jordan Chouanard. Adam Bast earned second place, Jarod Novak earned third place and Alan Bast and Cooper Blau both earned fourth place. Jack Braton and Shawn Phillip both took fifth place at the Bemidji tourney. The Gobblers topped two Section 7A foes Mille Lacs 49-17 and Crosby-Ironton 69-6. They topped a big rival a section 7AA foe Hibbing 54-20.

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped Park Region Conference rival Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 41-31 and dropped one to the No. 11AA ranked Perham 49-22. The Eagles had a pair of big wins over Section 6A rival Border West 39-38 and Park Region Conference rival Osakis 40-22. The Eagles had another pair of huge dual meet wins with a win over Section 6A rival Barnesville 37-31 and Park Region Conference rival Browerville/Eagle Valley 46-28. With the win over Barnesville they should have earned the number one seed in the section 6A dual meet campaign. They had a good showing at the Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Invitational with 147 points to earn third place. Shane Novak, Noah Pesola and Jermiah Harper all won championships. Maison Roberts earned second place, Max Carlson earned fourth place and Tyler Ehnert and Brian Pyle took fifth place.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL

The Warriors topped AA Staples-Motley. The earned fourth place at the Mahonmen-Waubun "Cougar" Duals with a quarter-final win over Wadena-Deer Creek 5-22. They dropped semifinal dual to No. 9A Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 54-21 and to a much improved Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena team 42-30 in the third place dual. Sam Tellers, Dylan Huttunen and Taylor Carlson were all 3-0 at the Cougar duals. They topped Park Region Conference rival Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 45-33 and lost to AA Lean and Mean Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 50-22.

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

The Cowboys topped Section 6A rival Pelican Rapids 54-14 and dropped a dual to No. 11AA ranked Perham 49-12. The Cowboys had a great tournament performance with 174 points and eight wrestlers placing in the fop four to win the championship at the Parker Prairie "Panthers" Invitational. Six championships were won by the Cowboys; Stephen and Greg Erlandson, Condrad Kondos, Jesse Differding, Josh Stuehrenberg and Josh Peterson. Michael Whitney earned second place and Cole Praus earned fourth place. The Cowboys topped Section 6A rival West Central Area 46-27. They had three place winners at the Lisbon "Storhoug" Invitational; Stephen Erlandson earned second place and Conrad Kondos and Greg Erlandson both earned third place.

BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped AA Tracy-Milroy 38-27 and lost to AA Morris Area 44-23. In their triangular they topped AAA New Ulm 66-6 and Redwood Valley 60-13. They dropped a dual Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazzeppa 49-25. They dropped a dual to AAA rival Willmar 47-17. They dropped a dual to their rival and No. 5A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 51-18.

ROYALTON ROYALS

The Royals topped Central Minnesota Conference Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 34-33 on criteria and they dropped a very close dual to Osakis 40-37. They had 94 points at the Bemidji "Rick Lee" Invitational with four place winners including a pair of championships by Andy Poster and Mitch Lange. Cory Wensmann earned second place and Tyler Hegna earned fourth place. The Royals topped Park Region Conference foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 48-19. They dropped a pair of duals to Central Minnesota Conference and No. 11A Holdingford 56-21 and to AAA Sartell 55-12.

CLASS AA TEAMS

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped two Granite Ridge Conference foes over Princeton 66-3 and Zimmerman 73-3. They earned third place at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals with their quarterfinal win over St. Cloud Apollo 53-24. They dropped a dual to No. 4AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 32-28 in a very good dual. The Falcons topped No. 2AAA ranked Albert Lea 39-26 to earned their third place medals. Tyler Bemboom, Taylor Lewandowski, Nick Lefebvre and Sam Olson were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer Duals. The Falcons had a big win over their big rival Granite Ridge Conference and No. 7AA ranked Milaca 40-15.

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped a pair of Section 6AA foes over Annandale-Maple Lake 43-24 and Albany 36-15. The topped No. 7A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 30-22 in a very exciting dual. The Fighting Saints dropped four matches by two points or less. The Wildcats earned second place at their Invitational with 238 points and thirteen place winners. Jacob Stageberg, Chase Austvold, Dylan Hanson and Grant Vagle all won championships. Oden Rogers, Cameron Steffen, Kyle Cappelen and Tanner Tobkin all earned second place and Brandon Kingsley earned third place. Logan Eckhoff, Jarett Hatlestad and Ricky Berry all earned fourth places.

DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United topped three foes at the Sibley East "Wolverine" Quadrangler with wins over Sibley East 50-16, Cretin-Derham Hall 72-6 and St. Angnes 67-6. Action Herman, John Weeding, Joe Weeding and Sam Haas were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. The United crew topped Section 3AA rival Tracy Milroy 45-26 and Section 3A rival Yellow Medicine East 57-13. The United crew topped two foes at the Tracy-Milroy Duals with wins over Fulda-Murray County 62-11 and Jackson County Central's Junior Varsity 78-0; before dropping a very close dual to No. 4A ranked Minneota 35-32. T. J. Fulton, John Weeding, Garth Ochsendorf, Joe Weeding, Sam Haas, Jordan Staab, J. D. Struxness and Jared Roiland were all 3-0 at the Tracy-Milroy duals.

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped Granite Ridge Conference foe Little Falls 47-25. They earned second place at the Mounds View "Mustang" Duals with wins over AAA Tartan 54-21, AAA Maple Grove 54-12 and Section 7AA rival North Branch 40-27. They lost a close dual to No. 9AAA ranked Owatonna 32-27. Josh Otten, Jonah Gahn, Chris Newgaard and Joey Curtis were all 4-0 and Joe Moscho, Dylan Czech, Jake Earl, Brandon Mertin and Jordan Ahner were all 3-1 at the Mustang duals. They dropped a big dual to their biggest rival; Granite Ridge Conference foe Foley 40-15.

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped No. 10AA ranked and Mississippi 8 Conference rival Monticello 44-21. They topped the teams at the Becker "Bulldog" Invitational with wins over AAA Andover 55-16, AA Delano 42-15 and AA Fergus Falls 34-25. Zach Zimmer and Matt Sadlowsky were both 3-0 at the Bulldog duals.

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped AA Dassel Cokato 34-33. They topped two foes in their triangular; one was a win over Granite Ridge rival Zimmerman 57-8 and Class A Ogilvie 48-19. They lost to No. 2A Kimball 54-12.

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic dropped a Mississippi 8 Conference dual to rival Becker 44-21. The Magic had a good tourney performance at their "Magic" Duals with wins over AAA Willmar 35-31 and AAA Faribault 37-30. they dropped duals to AAA Shakopee 44-22 and to AA Annandale-Maple Lake 38-36. Eric Bourgeois, Seth Gardner and Nic Grimley were all 4-0 at the Magic duals. They dropped a dual to AAA Coon Rapids 31-17 and they topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe Big Lake.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped North Suburban Conference rival Spring Lake Park 57-16, AAA Osseo 24-12 and Section 7AA rival Hinckley-Finlayson 40-27. They had a very good tournament performance as they earned 177.5 points and eight wrestlers in the finals to earn second place at the Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Invitational. Kyle Schoenecker, Dylan Connell, William Pool, Jonah Westbury and Chase Kammerer all won championships. Quade Zupko, Bobby Sontag and Mark Sontag all earned second place. The Wildcats topped North Suburban Conference rival St. Francis 33-30.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters dropped a dual to No. 8A ranked Frazee 45-18. They went 2-1 at the Becker "Bulldog" Duals with wins over 6AA foe Litchfield 34-30 and AAA foe Blaine 36-27. They did drop the championship dual to No. 8AA ranked Becker 34-25. Abbot Aho, Tyler Giza, Alex Johnson and Hayden Zenner were all 3-0 at the Becker duals. The Otters topped Central Lakes Conference rival Alexandria 50-21. The Otters had a great tourney performance with 206 points and twelve placing in the top four; to win the championship at the Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Invitational. Alex Johnson, Justin Poljewski and Tyler Giza won championships and Abbot Aho, Matt Laugen, Walker Heinen, Abraham Aho and Hayden Zenner all earned second place. Gus Makowsky and Dane Ringquist both earned third place and Tommy Weaver and Ben Schindler both earned fourth place.

PEQUOT LAKE/PINE RIVER-BACKUS ROAD CREW

The Road Crew topped Section 8A foe Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena 57-18. The Crew topped two foes at the Osakis "Silverstreaks" Duals with wins over Class A Browerville-Eagle Valley 66-12 and Osakis 49-21. They dropped their first dual of the season to 7A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 49-15. Jace Loge and Derek Sonesthal were both 3-0 at the Osakis duals. The Road Crew topped United North Central 50-22.

MORRIS AREA TIGERS

The Tigers rolled over West Central Conference rival BOLD 44-23 and topped Section 3AA rival Tracy-Milroy 42-31. They had a great tournament showing as they earned 185.5 points and had ten wrestlers place in the top five, to win the championship at the Paynesville "Bulldogs" Invitational. Tim Ostby, Joel Harrison and Zach Gibson all won championships and Evan Nelson, Jordan Thooft and Connor Metzger all earned second place. Travis Ostby and Myles Smith both earned third place, Wade Ehlers earned fourth place and Seth Nelson took fifth place. The Tigers topped West Central Conference foe Montevideo 35-25 and they dropped a dual to No. 4A Wabasso/Red Rock Central 50-15.

ANNANDALE-MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

The Lightning topped the field of teams at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with wins over AAA Hopkins 44-18, AAA Alexandria 63-18, No. 10AA Monticello 38-36 and AAA Shakopee 33-31. Jake Laudenbach, Jordan Hanan, Teddy Erickson and Derek Rachel were all 4-0 at the Magic Duals. The Lightning have most of the wrestlers back in the lineup as they topped former Wright County Conference rival Watertown-Mayer 41-26. They had a great tournament performance with 232.5 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top five. Jordan Hanan and Cruz Johnson both won championships and Tanner Vassar, Joe Mosley, Nick Anderson, Teddy Erickson, Justin Lehtola and Tom Condon all earned second place. Jake Laudenbach, Tyler Mies and Derek Rachel all earned third place, Hunter Hick earned foruth place and Hunter Thiel took fifth place.

ROCKFORD ROCKETS

The Rockets topped Central Minnesota Conference rivals Eden Valley-Watkins 45-32, BBE 35-32 and dropped a dual to another conference rival No. 9A ranked Pierz 43-22. They topped Section 5AA foe Brooklyn Center 46-13 and Minneapolis Henry 49-22. They dropped duals to AAA Maple Grove 40-35 and Irondale 50-24. The Rockets had a great tourney showing with 187 points and ten place winners in the top five to earned second place at the Zimmerman "Thunder" Invitational. Ty Griffin, Zach Johnson, John Pepdepenning and Mike Gaspar all won championships and Danny Lynch, Brad Johnson and Zach Klonne all earned second place. Adam Jakuboski earned third place and Daniel Pane and Max Gulzvig both took fifth place.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS EARLY JANUARY REPORT (17th Annual)

2012-01-10T16:30:00.000-08:00
By Roger Mischke
January 10, 2011

CLASS AA TEAMS

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped Granite Ridge Conference foe and No. 11AA Mora 46-18. They topped AAA foe Elk River in dominating fashion by a score of 55-9. They topped the field of teams at the Dassel-Cokato "Charger" Duals with convincing wins over No. 9AA Monticello 51-8, Section 6AA foe Dassel-Cokato 46-18 and AAA foe Shakopee 38-21. Tristan Manderfeld, Tyler Jensen, Nick Lefebvre, Chevy Gobel, Tony Kipka, Luke Kelvington, Tyer Bemboom and Taylor Lewandowski were 3-0 in the duals. The Falcons had an impressive showing at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational with 184.5 points to earned fourth place in this 60 plus field of teams despite the fact they were missing two of their most experienced wrestlers. Tyler Funk (5-1), Taylor Lewandowski (4-1) and Tristan Manderfeld (4-1) all earned second place. Chevy Goble earned sixth place and was 6-3 over the weekend. Tyler Beehler earned seventh place and went 5-2, Nick Lefebvre earned seventh place and was 4-2 and Sam Olson earned seventh place and went 3-2 over the weekend. Tyler Bemboom took eighth place and was 3-3 over the weekend. The Falcons dominated the fourteen team field of teams at 2nd Annual Tom Keating Memorial Invitational with 303 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top six. The Falcons won seven championship; Tyler Funk, Tristan Manderfeld, Tyler Jenson, Tyler Bemboom, Taylor Lewandowski, Nick Lefebvre and Tony Kipka. Sam Olson earned second place and a trio of thirds by Logan Lunde, Chevy Goble and Mitch Keeler. Teren Kampa earned fourth place, Tyler Beehler earned fifth place and Carter Nielsen took sixth place.

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped three foes at the Dassel-Cokato "Charger" Duals with wins over AA Lean and Mean Becker 39-27, No. 9AA ranked Monticello 54-23 and Section 6AA rival Dassel-Cokato 52-12. Chase Austvold, Dylan Hanson, Tanner Tobkin, Jakob Stageberg, Kyle Cappelen and Trey Austvold were all 3-0 at the Charger duals. The Wildcats topped West Central Conference foe Minnewaska 71-6. The Wildcats had a good showing at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational with 110 points to earned twelfth place in this 60 plus field of teams. Chase Austvold had a great tourney performance as he went 6-1 to earn third place. Tanner Tobkin had a very good tourney as he went 5-2 and earned fifth place. Thomas Stageburg went 4-2 and Corbin Schwartz was 3-2 but neither wrestler earned a place. The Wildcats dropped a very close dual to No. 3A ranked Kimball 33-28 and they defeated West Central North Conference rival Paynesville 61-20. The Wildcats defended their title at the Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Invitational with 236 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top five. Four championships were earned by Jacob Stageberg, Treyton Austvold, Chase Austvold and Dylan Hanson. Tanner Tobkin, Grant Vagle and Cameron Steffen all earned second place. Kyle Cappelen and David Nething both earned third place, Logan Brink earned fourth place and a pair fifths were earned by Oden Rogers and Ricky Berry.

DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United had a great tourney performance with 161 points at the 28 team Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational to earned second place. They had seven wrestlers place in the top eight with John Weeding and Sam Hass both winning championships. J. D. Struxness and Brandon Schmidt both earned second place and Garth Ochsendorf earned third place. T. J. Fulton earned fourth place and Jordan Staab took eighth place. The United topped West Central South Conference and Section 3AA rival Morris Area 40-24. They split duals with ranked class A rivals as they topped No. 10 ranked Border West 54-17 and they lost to No. 8A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 36-24. The United dropped a very close dual to AAA Eden Prairie 36-33 and they topped West Central South Conference rival BOLD 42-24. The United Coop topped the field of teams at the Montevideo "Dave Roder Memorial" Invitational with 169.5 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top five. Sam Haas, Jordan Staab, T. J. Fulton, John Weeding, J. D. Struxness and Brandon Schmitt all won championships. Garth Oshsendorf earned second place and Juvernal Olvers earned third place. Jordan Bothun and Kieth Abraham both earned fourth place. John Weeding was voted by the Head Coaches as the Outstanding Wrestling and J. D. Struxness and Brandon Schmitt both won their 60th career matches. They topped three foes at their quadrangular with wins over three 3AA foes: Windom Area 43-30, Montevideo 48-27 and Fulda/MCC 45-19. T. J. Fulton, John Weeding, Garth Oschendorf, Sam Haas, Juvenal Olvera, J. D. Struxness and Brandon Schmitt were all 3-0 at the quadrangular.

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped No. 9A ranked Pierz 47-16 and Section 7AA and Granite Ridge Conference foe Princeton 54-15. In a very good dual they topped Section 7AA rival Chisago Lakes 31-27. The Wolves ran into a hot AAA Lean and Mean St. Cloud Apollo team where they came up a little short 50-22. They flexed their muscles prior to the holiday break with huge wins over AAA Buffalo 59-12, AAA Spring Lake Park 51-17 and AA Orono 72-8 at the Buffalo “Bison” Quadrangular. Mike Hoffman, Jordan Ahner, Chris Newgard, Joe Moscho, Ray Hoffman, Joey Curtis, Jake Earl and Jonah Gahm were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. Special congratulations goes to Jonah Gahm as he won his 100th career match at the quadrangular. The Wolves started the 2012 portion of their schedule as they crushed Section 7AA foe Cloquet 80-0. They earned second place at the Farmington "Tiger" Duals with a quarterfinal win over Lake City 37-18 and in the semifinals they topped AAA Park High School 33-25. They dropped the championship to AAA Lean and Mean Lakeville North 37-29. Hunter Noor, Joey Curtis, Joe Moscho, Jonah Gahn and Justin Ladehoff were all 3-0 at the Farmington duals.

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs have had some very impressive performances thus far coming without all their wrestlers in the lineup. They scored 119.5 points to earned fourth place at the fifteen team field event at the Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational with seven place winners. Colten Vekved and Luke Schmalz both earned third place and Zach Zimmer, Cory Nelson, Mike Soule and Brady Kurtz all earned fourth place. Jake Toedter earned fifth place and Mike Smith took seventh place. The Bulldogs topped Section 6AA neighbor Big Lake 38-24. They were very impressive at the Dassel Cokato “Charger” Duals even thou they went 1-2. They topped Section 6AA foe Dassel Cokato 43-25, before dropping duals to No. 5AA and Section 6AA New London-Spicer 39-27 soon to be ranked AAA foe Shakopee 39-29. Matt Sadlowsky, Colten Vekved and Jake Toedter won all their matches at the Charger Duals. They really flexed their pre-holiday muscles at the Melrose/Sauk Centre quadrangular, with wins over Granite Ridge Conference and No. 11AA rival Mora 39-25, Granite Ridge Conference foe Princeton 54-15 and Section 6AA rival Melrose/Sauk Centre 61-3. Cory Nelson, Luke Schmaltz, Colten Vekved, Mike Soule and Matt Sadlowsky all were 3-0 at the quadrangular. The Bulldogs had a very impressive showing at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational with 112 points. This is a elite 60 plus field of teams, with many nationally ranked individuals. Mike Smith earned fourth place with a 7-2 mark for the weekend. Cory Nelson had a very impressive tourney as he earned seventh place with a 6-2 mark for the weekend. Mike Soule also had a great tournament performance as he earned sixth place with a 5-4 mark. Matt Sadlowsky earned seventh place with a 4-2 mark. Colton Vekved didn't place but he earned a 4-2 mark for the weekend. Congratulations to Matt Sadlwosky as he won his 75th career match at the Rumble on the Red. The Bulldogs had a very impressive tourney performance at the BBE Tourney with thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four to earn third place with 169.5 points. Colten Vekved had a very impressive showing to earn his championship. Matt Sadlowsky, Brady Kurtz, Zach Zimmer and Luke Schmalz all earned second places. Boden Lorette, Mike Smith, Mike Soule and Sam Kirchner all earned third places. Jake Toedter, Cody Ferris, Caleb Vekved and Cory Nelson all earned fourth places.

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs have had strong showings with big wins over Section 7AA rival North Branch 56-18, Class A neighbor Mille Lacs 58-17. They dropped a dual to No. 2AA ranked and Granite Ridge Conference rival Foley 46-18. The Mustangs were 2-1 at the Melrose/Sauk Centre quadrangular with big wins over Section 7AA and Granite Ridge Conference foe Princeton 50-25 and Section 6AA foe Melrose/Sauk Centre 60-7. They dropped a dual to soon to be ranked AA Becker 39-25. Thomas Hischer, Brandon Lucking and Ken Kastenbauer were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. The Mustangs split a pair of duals as they crushed Albany 69-9 and lost to No. 10A ranked Pierz 36-31. The Mustangs had a great tourney with 216 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top five to earned the championship of the Mustang Invitational. Ken Kastenbauer and Brent Nelson both earned championships. Brandon Lucking, Jordan Tober and Austin Richard all earned second place. Nick Kastenbauer and Brady Beier both earned third place. Drew VanVlett, Tom Hischer, Blake Poole, Reed Gmahl and Zach Smith all earned fourth place and Eric Podvin took fifth place.

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic are having a bit of a struggle against some quality teams; they dropped a dual to Mississippi 8 Conference and No. 2AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 51-18. They went 0-3 at the Dassel-Cokato “Charger” Duals; they lost to soon to be ranked Shakopee 49-15, No. 2AA ranked Foley 51-15 and No. 5AA ranked New London-Spicer 50-30. Tevin Zavadil was the lone Magic wrestler that was 3-0 at the Charger Duals. The Magic topped Mississippi 8 Conference rival Buffalo 53-18 and they dropped a dual to No. 2AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 51-18. They earned fifth place at the 2nd Annual Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational with 121.5 points. Eric Bourgeois and Nic Grimley both won championships and Zach Beaumaster earned second place. Ross Henderson earned fourth place and Tevin Zavadil took fifth place.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats have had some very impressive performances thus far with a big win over North Suburban Conference rival Fridley 66-17; they lost a very close dual to Moundsview 34-36. They did drop a very close dual to Section 7AA rival and No. 8 ranked Milaca 31-27. The Wildcats had a great tourney showing by earning second place with 170 points and ten place winners at their “Wildcat” Invitational. Dylan Connell, Quade Zupko and Chase Kammerer all won championships. Kyle Schoenecker, Mark Sontag and Joe Virga all earned second place. Bobby Sontag and Jonah Westburg both earned third place and Nathan Grave earned fourth place. William Pool earned fifth place and Joe Valento and Kevin Schmidt both took sixth place. They split duals as they topped North Suburban Conference rival Irondale 36-33 and they lost to Lean and Mean New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva 49-18.

STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS

The Cardinals had an excellent tourney performance with 138.5 points and six place winners to earn third place at this thirty-two team event at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Blake Petrich won their lone championship and David DeYonge earned second place. Blaine Miller earned third place and Brent Lisson and Jordan Heldman both earned fourth place and Gage Brown took eighth place. The Cardinals topped Class A Section 6A rival Ottertail Central 47-28. The Cardinals are battling thru sickness, injuries and vocations at this point. They dropped a pair of Mid-State Conference duals and Section 8AA rivals Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 48-24 and Park Rapids 49-28.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters of Fergus Falls had a great dual against a very good Section 8AAA, Central Lakes Conference foe, soon to be acknowledged in our Lean and Mean Sartell 37-29. They dropped two very close duals to Central Lakes Conference foes Brainerd 39-28 and Willmar 35-28. Both teams should also get some close looks as terms of ratings. The Otters earned 96.5 points at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational, a thirty-two team event, to earned twelfth place with four place winners. Abbot Aho and Matt Laugen both earned second place and Justinn Polejewski earned sixth place and Hayden Zenner took seventh place. The Otters are getting a few of their wrestlers back in the lineup. They had a great tourney performance as they earned 228 points and had all fourteen wrestlers place in the top five to win the championship at the Benson "Braves Classic" Invitational. Abbot Aho, Tyler Giza and Hayden Zenner won championships. Alex Johnson, Matt Laugen and Abram Aho all earned second place and Dave Ringquist, Walker Heinen, Justin Polejewski and Gus MaKovsky all earned third place. Ben Schindler earned fourth place and Coy Thorson, Karlen Hartwall and Tommy Weaver all took fifth place.

DASSEL-COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers topped Wright County Conference rivals Delano 46-21. They played host to a quadrangular and they came away with two very good wins over Wright County Conference rival Glencoe-Silver Lake 44-27 and Section 6AA rival Big Lake 47-24. They dropped a dual to former Wright County foe now Minnesota Conference member Watertown-Mayer 39-30. Brient Pokornowski, Alex Bopp, Spencer Broberg and Andrew Madson were all 3-0 at the Charger quadrangular. The Chargers dropped a Wright County Conference dual to Hutchinson 50-15. They had a good tourney showing with 126 points to earn fourth place at the 2nd Annual Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational with seven place winners. Brient Pokornowski won the championship at 285 and Andrew Madson earned second place. Brett Abrahamson earned third place, Alex Bapp earned fourth place and Tom Keskey and Tarren Nordstrom both took fifth place at this fourteen team field of teams.

ROCKFORD ROCKETS

The Rockets had a good showing as they topped AA neighbor and huge rival Delano 51-19. They flexed their muscles with two big wins over Section 5AA rival Fridley 46-21 and class A foe Minneapolis Patrick Henry 57-18. They topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 35-32. The Rockets dominated the field of team at the Brooklyn Center "Centeur" Invitational with 250 points thirteen wrestlers placing in the top five. Five championships were won by John Redepenning, Adam Jakubowski, Ty Griffin, Brad Johnson and Daniel Paine. Danny Lynch and Zach Klonne both earned second place and Sasha Galka and Zach Johnson both earned third place. Colten Weber and Olek Galka both took fifth place. Congratulations to Ty Griffin as he was voted by the coaches as the Outstanding wrestler for the tourney.

PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW

The Road Crew flexed their muscles at the Nashwauk-Keewatin-Greenway Brawl with wins over three Section 7AA foes over host Nashwauk-Keewatin 42-32, Hibbing 61-15 and Virginia 71-9. Anthony Philipson, Triston Rubner, Drey Loge, Darian Rubner and Peter Harrison were all 3-0 at the Brawl. They earned fifth place with 135.5 points at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational with five places winners. This is a thirty-two team field of teams. Peter Harrison won their lone championship and Anthony Philipson earned second place. Darian Rubner earned third place, Drey Loge earned fifth place and Justin MacKunthun took sixth place. The Road Crew got the 2012 portion of their schedule with two big Mid-State Conference wins over Detroit Lakes 39-32 and Wadena-Deer Creek 58-13. The Road Crew topped two more Mid-
State Conference foes with big wins over Staples 48-24 and Park Rapids 51-16. These are also three big Section 8AA wins just the past week for the Crew.

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK/CHOKIO ALBERTA TIGERS

The Tigers dropped a West Central South Conference dual to No. 10AA ranked Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley 40=24. The topped Class A Breckenridge 45-32. The Tigers scored 88.5 points to earned fourteenth place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. In this field of thirty-two teams they had three place winners; including Tim Ostby and Zach Gibson both earning second place and Joel Harrison earning seventh place. The Tigers started their portion of the 2012 schedule with a pair huge wins over West Central South Conference rivals Yellow Medicine South 43-15 and Minnewaska 57-12.

CLASS A TEAM

KIMBALL CUBS

The Cubs topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Holdingford 45-18 and AAA Central Lakes Conference foe 60-9. The Cubs defended their title at the Frazee “Les Kertscher” Duals with huge wins over AA Lean and Mean Perham 46-15 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals they topped No. 3 ranked Minneota 35-26 in a very good dual. In the championship they defeated the same team that just got by them in the state tourney last year and No. 6A ranked Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial 39-22. Quentin Bryce, Alex Thurber, Tanner Mills, Quinten Berres, Mitchell McKee and Jordan Joseph were all 3-0 at the Kertscher Duals. The Cubs topped New London-Spicer No. 5AA ranked in a very close dual 33-28 and Section 5A rival and Lean and mean Paynesville 69-9. Congratulations to Alex Thurber on winning his 100th Career Match. They had a great tournament performance with 207.5 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top five to earn the championship of the Cannon Falls "Bombers" Invitational. The Cubs won four championships; Mitchell McKee, Tanner Mills, Travis Schiefelbein and Quentin Bryce. Quinten Berres, Marcus Hamer, Jordan Joseph and Alex Thurber earned second place. Travis Wills and Austin Schiefelbein both took fifth place.

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons topped two section 5A foes with very impressive performances over Belgrate-Brooten-Elrosa 48-13 and Eden Valley-Watkins 59-7. They flexed their preholiday muscles for dominating performance in their win over West Central South Conference rival Yellow Medicine East 68-4. The Falcons turned a few heads at the National Duals "The Clash" Invitational where they upset No. 15 nationally ranked Carl Sandburg, Illinois 34-29. They lost the flip and maybe they would have topped another ranked team No. 9 nationally ranked Christiansburg, Virginia slipped by the Falcons 35-31. They did drop their second dual of the first of the two day tourney to one of the topped ranked Georgia teams Jefferson 36-32. The Falcons dropped a dual to No. 1 (Div. 2) Luxemburg-Casco, Wisconsin 40-26 and to No. 2AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 43-21. They did complete the tourney with an excellent team effort as they topped 6AAA ranked Coon Rapids 45-18. Larry Bomstad and James Nelson were both 6-0 and Matt Meyer was 5-1. Hayden Rouser, Tyler Berghuis, Lee Whitcomb and Marverich Whitcomb were all 4-2 and Jordan Fester was 3-3 at the National Duals. The Falcons topped West Central South Conference foe Benson 68-3. Congratulations to Hayden Rouser as he won his 175th career Match, Larry Bomstad won his 100th Career Match at The Clash and James Nelson won his 75th Career Match at The Clash. The Falcons crushed West Central Conference rival Benson 68-3.

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints had a very good performance at the Riverwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational where they earned third place in a strong field of twenty-eight teams. They score 149 points which included seven place winners. Jordan Rothers won their lone championship along with a trio of third place; Jordan Engler, Jessie Engler and Cody Peters. Zach Carlson earned fourth place, Lamberto Rodriquez earned seventh place and Kyle Baker took eighth place. The Fighting Saints topped No. 11A Border West 42-30 and No. 10AA ranked Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley 36-24. They really flexed their muscles before the holiday break with two big wins over Section 3A rivals Benson 66-12 and Ortonville 60-9. They topped AA rival Litchfield 56-13 and Section 3A rival MAC/RCW 62-12. The Fighting Saints had a very solid tourney performance with 201 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four to win the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational No. 4A ranked Minneota and huge Section 3A rival by just 1.5 points. They won four championships; Jordan Engler, Cody Peters, Jessie Engler and Jordan Rothers. Having great performances were Lamberto Rodriquez, Zach Carlson, Isaac Froelich and Nick Meyer; they earned second place. Jared Krieger and Kyle Baker both earned third place at Belgrade.

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped section 7A foes in dominating fashion with wins over Royalton 46-22, Crosby-Ironton 68-3. They did have a very close dual with Section 7A rival and Lean and Mean foe Aitkin 37-33. The Pioneers split duals with a pair of AA rivals; they topped Princeton 52-21 and they lost to No. 8AA Milaca 47-16. Congratulations goes out Nathan Tomala he won his 100th career match during the Aitkin dual. The Pioneers topped No. 11AA ranked Mora 36-31 and AA Albany 57-17. The Pioneers also topped AAA Lean and Mean rival Little Falls 44-32 and AA Litchfield 40-27.

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers earned sixth place at the Frazee “Les Kertscher” Duals with a consolation semifinal win over AAA Bemidji 44-36. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 7A ranked Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial 42-22 and soon to be ranked AAA Brainerd 45-30. Cameron Sykora, Austin Maanum and Charlie Maanum were all 3-0 at the Kertscher Duals. They dropped a pair of duals to ranked foes No. 10AA ranked Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 54-17 and to No. 8A Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 42-30. The Buccaneers earned 102 points to tie for third place at the Montevideo "Dave Roder Memorial" Invitational with eight place winners. Charlie Maanum, Austin Maanum and Cameron Sykora all won championships. Gus McCarthy earned second place and Peter Schmitz earned third place. Nick Stafford and Seth Callerilus both earned fourth place and Chalmer Combellich took fifth place. The Buccaneers earned 148.5 points to take third place at the Benson "Braves Classic" Invitational with nine wrestlers placing in the top five. Three championships were won by: Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy and Austin Maanum. Tracer Lee earned second place and Peder Schmitz earned third place. Nick Stafford and Chalmer Combelick both earned fourth place and Jakobe Goniwicha and Seth Callenius both took fifth place.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS

The Huskiers have had some very impressive showings with huge wins over AA Melrose/Sauk Centre 54-25 and three Section 5A foes Osakis 53-21, Long-Prairie/Grey Eagle 51-24 and Minnewaska 61-15. They dropped a dual to No. 5A ranked Kimball 45-18. The Huskiers had a good tourney performance with 121.5 points to earn fifth place at the 2nd Annual Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Nine wrestlers placed in the top six in this fourteen team field of teams. Mike Jarnot won a championship at 138 with a win over the No. 5AAA ranked wrestler. Mitch Messman earned second place and a trio fourths were earned by: Zach Scott, Kyle Gerads and Mitch Merten. Trevor Scott and Kyle Kolstad both earned fifth place and Malcolm Dewar and Adam Lane both sixth place.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped Section 5A foes Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 43-22 and Lean and Mean Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 38-21. They topped two West Central North Conference foes Melrose/Sauk Centre 43-25 and Albany 48-28. The Bulldogs dropped two duals to No. 3A ranked Kimball 69-9 and to West Central Conference rival New London-Spicer 61-12. The Bulldogs earned fifth place at the Farmington "Tiger" Duals. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to AAA Lean and Mean Lakeville North 39-28, in the Consolation semifinals they topped AAA Northfield 57-18 and in the fifth place dual they topped Section 1A foe Lake City 35-34. Jared Kuntsleben, Josh Hiepler and Dominick Platou were all 3-0 at the Tiger Duals.

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Jaguars topped Section 5A and Central Minnesota Conference rival Eden Valley-Watkins 40-27 and AA rival Melrose/Sauk Centre 45-27. They dropped a pair of duals to Section 5A foes No. 7A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 48-13 and Paynesville 38-21. The Jaguars dropped a very close dual to Central Minnesota Conference rival Rockford 35-32. They earned fourth place at their Inivitational with 90 points and six wrestlers placing in the top four. Patrick Rooney had a great tourney performance to win a championship at 170. Tyler Tensen, Daniel Rooney and Dillon Knutson all had great tournaments to earn second place. Austin Jaeger and Matt Schmitz both earned fourth place.

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers earned seventh place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. They earned 125.5 points at this thirty-two team event with five place winners. Jordan Chouanard won a championship at 152 and Cooper Blau and Brian Wold earned fourth place. Isaac Novak earned sixth place and Colton LaPlante took seventh place. The Gobblers spit a pair of Section 7A duals as they topped Ogilvie 67-9 and lost to No. 10A Pierz 37-33 in a very close dual. They earned second place with 181 points and eleven place winners to earned second place at the Mora "Mustang" Invitational. Jerod Novak and Jordan Chouanard both won championships and Brian Wold and Isaac Novak both earned second place. Colton Laplante, Adam Jackson, Adam Bast and Alan Bast all earned third place. Jack Braton, Noah Landrus and Anthony Ashton all took fifth place.

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped Park Region Conference rivals United North Central 36-29 and Parkers Prairie. They also topped Section 6A rival Pelican Rapids. They lost to AA Park Rapids with the aid of a couple of forfeits 42-36. The Eagles earned 75 points at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational to take nineteenth place with four place winners. Shane Novak won a championship at 113 and Maison Roberts and Tyler Patron both earned fourth place and Mike Meyer took eighth place. They flexed their pre-holiday muscles with huge wins over a pair of Section 6A teams; Parkers Prairie 42-12 and Pelican Rapids 62-12. The Eagles had a pair wins over a pair of Park Region Conference foes Royalton 40-31 and West Central Area 57-18. They earned 104 points with five wrestlers placing in the top five to take sixth place at the Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Invitational. Shane Novak won a championship at 113 beating a previously undefeated wrestler. Max Carlson earned second place, Jeremiah Harper and Noah Pesola earned fourth place and Austin Haman took fifth place.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS

The Warriors topped a pair of Park Region Conference rivals Browerville/Eagle Bend 51-21 and Osakis 51-24. They dropped a very close dual to Park Region Conference rival New York Mills 36-29. The Warriors earned 75 points for nineteenth place with four place winners. Jake Malone earned fourth place, Taylor Carlson sixth place and Tommy Tellers and Max Pajari both took seventh place. The Warriors earned 89 points and five wrestlers place in the top five to take ninth place at the Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Invitational. Max Pajari,Tommy Tellers and Taylor Carlson all earned third place and Jake Malone earned fourth place. Mike Johnson and Dylan Huttunen both took fifth place.

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders dropped a pair of duals to Section 6A foes to Lean and Mean Barnesville 45-27 and to West Central Area 42-30. The Raiders earned 82 points and have wrestlers place in the top five to take fifth place at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational. Dillon Card and Colin Turchin both won champinships and Andrew Bounds earned third place. Justin Gordan and Dalton Baker both earned fourth place.

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

The Cowboys dropped a dual to AA Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 45-32. The Cowboys topped Heart of Lakes Conference rival Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 38-33. They topped section 6A rival Barnesville 39-28 and AA foe United Clay Becker 48-24 and Section 6A foe Parkers Prairie 51-24.

BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors scored 75 points at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational to earn fifteenth place with four place winners. Sean Wiebel earned third place, Brady Zitzman earned sixth place and Benny Garcia and Brett Grund both took seventh place. They dropped duals to soon to be ranked AAA Eden Prairie 43-23 and to AA Marshall 36-27. They lost to Section 3A rival and No. 3A ranked Minneota 56-13. The split a pair of pre-holiday duals to; they topped AAA Lean and Mean Eden Prairie 43-23 and they lost to No. 12AA ranked Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 48-16.

CLASS AAA TEAM

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights had a great tourney performance with 181 points and eight place winners to earn third place at the Minnesota “Christmas” Invitational hosted by Rochester. At this thirty-two team event Tommy Thorn and Cole Sladek both won championships. Nick Edling and Lincoln Mallinger both earned second place, Mark Voss and Mitchell Eull both earned third place. Michael Kessler earned fifth place and Wayne Voss took seventh place. The Knights topped Mississippi 8 Conference and No. 9AA ranked Monticello 51-18. They did dropped a dual to a very good No. 3AA ranked Scott West 33-25. The Knights had a good showing at the National Duals "The Clash" with a 4-2 mark to win the D division. They topped No. 1 ranked in Idaho, Lewiston 36-26, No. 7AAA ranked Coon Rapids 43-20, No. 6A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 43-21 and No. 1ranked Div. 2 Luxemburg-Casco, Wisconsin 45-21. They did drop duals to National ranked and No. 1AA Simley 39-21 and to No. 6AAA Forest Lake 30-24. Tommy Thorn was 6-0, Wayne Voss 5-0, Nick Edling 6-0, Mitchell Eull 5-1, Cole Sladek 5-1, Lincoln Mallinger 5-1, Mark Voss 4-2, Aaron Dick 4-2 and Michael Kessler was 3-3 for the weekend.

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUE JACKETS

The Blue Jackets earned ninth place at the Minnesota “Christmas” Invitational hosted by Rochester with 117.5 points and six place winners. Cody Skog earned third place, Travis Holt and Clayton Jennissen both place fourth. Tyler Tischer and Ty Torgerson both earned fifth place. Special congratulations to Clayton Jennissen as he won his 150th Career Match at the Christmas tourney. Tyler Tischer won his 100th Career Match at the Rumble on the Red. The Blue Jackets topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe Rogers 53-19. They crushed section 7AAA rival Anoka 53-15. They had a great tourney performance where they earned 220 points and all fourteen wrestlers placed in the top six to win the championship on their invitational. Clayton Jennissen, Ty Torgerson, Dakota Johnson and Tommy Guy all won championships. Nate Nussit, Travis Holt and Cole Bakke all earned second place, Monty Fredericksen, Nate Medin and Ben Hartnett all earned third place. Tanner Torgerson and Trent Chromy both earned fourth place, C. J. Schlichtman earned fifth place and Jon Knowlton took sixth place.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Section 8AAA and former Central Lakes Conference rival Brainerd 34-32 in a very exciting dual. They topped a pair of 6AA teams; Big Lake 36-28 and Zimmerman 81-0. The Flyers started their portion of the 2012 season with a pair of huge wins over Section 8AAA foes as they topped Bemidji 45-27 and Alexandria 61-12. The Flyers dropped a pair of duals to No. 10A ranked Pierz 44-32 and to AA Litchfield 34-32. They had a good tourney performance as they earned 160 points and had ten wrestlers place in the top six to take fourth place at the Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Invitational. Dillon Kifer won a championship, Justin Jenks, Axel Lange, Connor Scherping and Conor Swanson all earned second place. Luke Lodermier and Trysten Ross both earned third place and Jordan Petron earned fourth place. Adam Grams earned fifth place and Tyler Gastecki took sixth place.

SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles really flexed their preholiday muscles as they crushed three foes including No. 8AA ranked Milaca 50-22. They also topped two Central Lakes Conference foes Alexandria 55-18 and Rocori 58-24. They had a great tourney performance as they scored 136 points and had six wrestlers in the top five places to earn third place at the 2nd Annual Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Mitch Bengtson and Nam Nguyen both won championships and Grant Dehring and Grant Dullinger both earned second place. Nick Stram had a great tourney earning third place and Matt Braun took fifth place in this fourteen field of teams.

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors had a very strong showing to earn fifth place at the Frazee “Les Kertscher” Duals. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to the No. 3A ranked Minneota 55-15. They defeated AA Lean and Mean Perham 31-29 in a very impressive performance and No. 10A Border West 45-30 for fifth place. Jace Engelman was their lone 3-0 wrestler at the Kertscher duals. The Warriors topped Section 8AAA and Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Tech 42-19. They had a great tourney performance with 160.5 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top five to earn third place at the Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Invitational. Luke Boran and Casey Beiver both earned championships and Nate Adam earned second place. Jeff Flickinger, Levi Rubin and Sam Adams all earned third place. Josh Schultz and Shane White both earned fourth place and Dan Babineau and Jake Zelinske both took fifth place.

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres topped two Section 8AAA and Central Lakes Conference rivals Sauk Rapids 43-29 and St. Cloud Tech 45-27. Dan Vitale won his 60th career match at the Sauk Rapids dual. They did drop a Central Lakes Conference dual 37-29 in a very good Fergus Falls team. They earned ninth place at the River Riot tourney even with 101.5 points and four place winners. Josh Halicke won the championship at 145, Daniel Vitale earned second place, Brady Goebel earned fourth place and Nick Jensen took sixth place at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. The Sabres dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to Willmar 60-14. They had a great tournament performance at Olgilvie with 217 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top five. Daniel Vitale, Brady Goebel, Antone Thene and Jed Anderson all won championships. Nick Jensen and Abe Anderson both earned second place and Jake Fernholz, Garret Counter and Jake Miner all earned third place. Kyle Karolous, Joe Pelach and Sam Krauel all earned fourth place and Zach Motschke took fifth place.

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals had a great performance as they defeated Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud 44-32 and Section 6AAA foe Buffalo 48-27. They dropped a pair of very close duals to Central Lakes Conference rivals Brainerd 37-31 and Fergus Falls 35-28. The Cardinals had a great tourney as they earned fourth place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational a thirty-two field of teams. With six place winners scoring 136.5 points including Alex Johannes earned second place, Seth Pollock earned third place. Nate Mittag and Logan Walkow both earned fourth place and Austin Miley and Colten Carlson both took fifth place. The Cardinals earned fourth place at the Montevideo "Dave Roder Memorial" Invitational with 91.5 points. They held out five of their started due to match count for this event. Austin Milley won their lone championship and Cass Herzog earned second place. Chad Milhausen, Shawn Johnson and Qugustine Hahn all earned third place. Zach Lueders earned fourth place and Levi Milhausen and Travis Deegan both took fifth place. The Cardinals topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sartell 60-14.

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The Lumberjacks dropped a pair of duals to No. 7AA Thief River Falls 38-36 and No. 12AA Grand Rapids 33-28. They had a good showing despite only getting eighth place at the Frazee ““Les Kertscher” Duals. They entered this tourney with two open weights, in the quarterfinals to lost to the No. 2A ranked Frazee 55-13. In the consolation semifinals they lost a close dual to No. 11A Border West 44-36 and for seventh place AA Lean and Mean 55-20. Logan Crsoby and Brian Maas were both 3-0 at the Kertscher duals. The Lumberjacks split a pair of Section 8AAA duals as they topped Alexandria 35-30 and they dropped a dual to Little Falls 45-27. They earned third place at the Hibbing "Blue Jacket" Duals with wins over Nashwauk-keewatin 46-24 and Princeton 49-19. They dropped matches to Chisago Lakes 37-29 and to No. 11AAA Centennial 44-22. For the Lumberjacks Brian Maas, Logan Crosby and Kade Johnson were all 4-0 and Craig Maas, Alex Johnson and Brenden Fredrickson were all 3-1 at the Hibbing duals.

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds dropped duals to Class A Lean and Mean Barnesville 34-31 and to No. 1A in North Dakota and Nationally Ranked West Fargo 50-19. The Spuds topped cross town rival Fargo North 35-28.The Spuds had a good tournament performance with 144.5 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top five to earn fourth place at the Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Invitational. Jacob Rositas and Chase Morlock both won championships and Kenny Mark, A. J. Wheeler and Joe Carpenter all earned second place. Mike Zupan earned third place and Tom Wychor earned fourth place.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers dropped two Central Lakes Conference duals to Willmar 44-32 and Sartell 45-27. They did top Central Lakes Conference rival Sauk Rapids 36-32 in a very good dual. The Tigers topped former Section 8AAA foe; now Section 6AAA Buffalo 39-32. Central Minnesota Conference rival Brainerd 42-19. The Tigers earned 90.5 points at the Mora "Mustangs" Invitational with five wrestlers placing in the top four places to take sixth place. Jerrad Nieland won their only championship at 285 and Martin Maurice and Bryant Amundson both earned third place. Brouwer Brady and Noah Voigt both earned fourth place at the Mora tourney.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm topped Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA foe Alexandria 43-27. They also dropped two very close duals to Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rivals Sartell 42-29 and St. Cloud Tech 36-32. They dropped to duals to No. 5A ranked Kimball 60-9 and to Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival St. Cloud Apollo 53-28. The Storm earned 83 points and had five place winners at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational to take tenth place in a field of fourteen teams. Erik Olson and Chris Keske both earned second place and Dalton Siemers earned third place. McKay Ness and Sean Pearson both took sixth place.

ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks dropped duals to Northwest Suburban Conference rivals Osseo 41-30 and to Champlin Park 40-22. They did topped Robbinsdale Armstrong in Conference action. They lost to the No. 2AA ranked Foley 55-9 and to Northwest Suburban Conference rival Maple Grove 34-33. The Elks earned 72 points and had four place winners in the top five to take seventh place at the Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Invitational. Evan Caldon earned first place, Mitch Beaudry earned second place, Ryan Osburg earned fourth place and Kyle Wieman took fifth place.

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison dropped duals to Section 6AAA foes Willmar 48-27 and Hopkins 45-23. They also dropped a very close dual to former Section 8AAA rival St. Cloud Tech 39-32. They topped two foes at their quadrangular with big wins over Orono 69-12 and Spring Lake Park 54-25. They dropped a dual to No. 8AA ranked Milaca 59-12, they had two wrestlers that were 3-0 at the quadrangular; Tanner Maus and Adam Treptua. The Bison dropped a dual to Mississippi 8 Conference rival Monticello 53-18. They earned 78 points and had five wrestlers place in the top six at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational to take eleventh place. Lucas Mock and Tanner Maus both earned third place, Cedric Jimenez earned fourth place, Adam Treptua earned fifth place and Jonathan Wirkkala took sixth place.

ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans split a pair of Central Lakes Conference duals; they topped Alexandria in a very exciting dual 40-33 and they fell a little short against St. Cloud Apollo 58-24. They scored 49 points and had two place winners at the Redwood Valley "River Riot" Invitational. Jordan Hemmesch earned second place Zavier Gropper took eighth place. The Spartans topped Class A rival Eden Valley-Watkins.

ALEXANDRIA CARINDALS

The Cardinals dropped three Central Lakes Conference duals to Sauk Rapids 43-27, Rocori 40-33 and St. Cloud Apollo 55-18. They earned fourteenth place at the Redwood Valley "River Riot" Invitational with 78 points and three place winners. Trent Piepenburg earned second place and Tony Hubbard and Justin Cumberbatch both earned fourth place. The Cardinals dropped a pair of Section 8AAA duals to Bemidji 35-30 and to Little Falls 61-12. They had two place winners at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Trent Piepenburg earned second place and Tony Hubbard earned fifth place.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS EARLY DECEMBER REPORT (17th Annual)

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CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS EARLY DECEMBER REPORT (17th Annual)

By Roger Mischke
December 14, 2011

CLASS AAA

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights topped the field of team at their invitational with 236.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top five. Tommy Thorn, Aaron Dick, Mark Voss, Mitchell Eull and Nick Edling all won championships and Michael Kessler and Wayne Voss took second. Colton Schoen, Lincoln Mallinger, Jake Briggs, Thor Hulstad and Ricky Briggs all earned third place for the Knights. The Knights topped Mississippi 8 and AA Lean and Mean foe Becker 40-21. The Knights topped the teams at the Coon Rapids "Cardinal" Duals with wins over Minneapolis South in the quarterfinals 70-4, Ellsworth, WIS., 42-13 and Section 7AAA rival Cambridge-Isanti 40-28. Aaron Dick, Cole Sladek, Lincoln Mallnger, Nick Edling and Mike Kessler were all unbeaten at the Cardinal duals.

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

The Jackets opened up their 2011-2012 campaign with a pair of strong showings. They topped two teams at the White Bear Lake Quadrangular. They defeated Moorhead 52-19 and White Bear Lake 45-22 before dropping a dual to No. 2AA ranked Scott West 44-19. Tyler Tischer, Travis Holt, Clayton Jennissen and Jon Knowlton were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. The Bluejackets won the Chisago Lake "Wildcats" duals with wins over Rosemount 55-14 in the quarterfinals, No. 11AA ranked Mora Mustangs 44-22 and Lean and Mean Kenyon-Wanamingo 48-18 for the championship. Jon Knowlton, Travis Holt, Cole Bakke, Dakota Johnson and Clayton Jennissen were all 3-0. The Bluejackets topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe Buffalo 65-12. They earned second place at the Cardinal duals with wins over Mounds View 48-22 and Section 7AAA rival Coon Rapids 30-30 (Most First Points) and they dropped the championship to Section 7AAA rival Saint Michael-Albertville 40-28. Tyler Tischer, Ty Torgerson, Cole Bakke, Clayton Jennissen, Travis Holt and Cody Skog were unbeaten at the Cardinal duals.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers had a good showing to open up their 2011-2012 campaign as they went 3-1 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals. They topped St. Francis 41-32, AA Lean and Mean Annandale-Maple Lake 45-34 and North Branch 53-20. They dropped a dual to No. 8AAA ranked Owatonna 50-24. Frank Wilczek and Dillon Kifer were both 4-0 and Connor Scherping and Tyler Gastecki were both 3-1 for the Flyers. The Flyers topped AAA Lean and Mean St. Cloud Apollo in a key Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA dual 44-26. The Flyers earned 101 points at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney for eighth place. They had five wrestlers place in the top six, including three runner ups in this fifteen team tourney; Frank Wilczek, Connor Scherping and Dillon Kifer. Adam Grams earned fifth place and Axel Lange took sixth place.

ST. CLOUD APPOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles started their 2011-2012 campaign with a strong showing at the Saint Michael-Albertville "Knights" Invitational where they earned third place with 142 points. The Eagles had nine wrestlers place in the top five including championship by Mitch Bengtson and Grant Nehring. Grant Dullinger, Matt Braun and Nick Stram all earned second place and Jerad Morferd earned fourth place. Peter Nelson, Dylan Mehr and Bryce Kirchner all took fifth place for the Eagles. They dropped a Central Lake Conference Dual and Section 8AAA dual to Little Falls 44-26. The Eagles had a very good tourney performance with 169.5 points to take second place at the Big Lake "Hornets" Invitational. They had a total of ten place winners including a pair of championships by Mitch Bengtson and Nick Stram. Special note Mitch Bengtson won his 142nd consecutive win to set a new state record. Congratulations Mitch! Grant Dullinger, Matt Braun, Grant Nehring and Dylan Tilbury all earned second place. Bryce Kirchner earned third place, Dylan Mehr fourth place and Austin Rice and Peter Nelson took fifth place for the Eagles.

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals had a good start to their 2011-2012 campaign as they earned third place at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational with 119 points. They had eight wrestlers place in the top four places and leading the way was Alex Johannes as he won their only championship. Colten Calrson and Seth Pollock both earned second place and Austin Miley, Zach Leuders and Shawn Johnson all earned third place. Logan Walkow took fourth place for the Cardinals. They topped three foes at the MACCRAY Quadrangular with impressive wins over MACCRAY 69-10, Benson 57-13 and Tracy-Milroy 53-21. Cass Herzog, Colton Carlson, Alex Johannes, Seth Pollock, Chad Mihausen, Zach Leuders, Logan Wilkow and Nate Mittag all were 3-0 at the quadrangular. The Cardinals had an awesome performance with 252 points to win the championship at the Cardinal Classic and thirteen wresters placing in the top five. Six championships were won by: Austin Miley, Zach Lueders, Seth Pollock, Cass Herzog, Nate Mittag and Alex Johannes. Colten Carlson, Chad Milhausen, Shawn Johnson and Logan Walkow all earned second place. Augustine Hahn earned third place and Travis Deegan and Logan Wigton both took fifth place.

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres started their season with a very strong showing with 188 points to earn second place at the Melrose/Sauk Centre "Early Bird" tourney. They had ten wrestlers place in the top five including two championships by Josh Halicke and Brady Goebel. Josh Halicke was also name the Outstanding Wrestler for his performance. Daniel Vitale, Drew Bienusa and Zach Motachke all earned second place and Anthony Thene and Zach Pederson both took third place. Nick Jensen and Jed Anderson both took fifth place for the Sabres. The Sabres topped two Central Lakes Conference foes Rocori 51-14 and Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 34-21 for the second time in school history. The Sabres were back in action at the Big Lake "Hornet" Tourney where they earned fourth place with 158 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top five. Five championships were won by Josh Halicke, Daniel Vitale, Brady Goebel, Drew Bienusa and Nick Jensen. Anthone Thene, Jake Pelach and Sam Krauel all earned fourth place and Grant counter and Zach Pederson both took fifth place.

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors did have a strong showing to open their 2011-2012 season at the Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Invitational with 164 points to earn second place. They had ten place winners in the top five including two championships by Nate Adams and Casey Biever. Dan Babineau, Shane White, Jeff Hickenger and Levi Rubin all earned third place. Tyler Spangler earned fourth place and James Weise took fifth place. They split two Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA duals; they topped Alexandria 53-24 and lost to Sartell 34-21. The Warriors scored 101.5 points and had seven wrestlers place in the top six at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational . Nate Adams and Casey Beiver both earned second place and Dan Babineau earned third place. Levi Rubin earned fourth place, Jeff Flickinger and James Weiss both earned fifth place and Spencer Kangas took sixth place.

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The LumberJacks first action of the season was at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational with 68.5 points for thirteenth place. They had three place winners including a championship by Alex Johnson at 285, Craig Maas third place and Logan Crosby earned fourth place.

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds had a bit of a struggle in their opening of the 2011-2012 season where they dropped duals to No. 7AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 52-15, No. 9AAA White Bear Lake 45-24 and to No. 3AA ranked Scott West 55-13. Joey Carpenter was the lone Spud to win all three of his matches at the White Bear Lake quadrangular. The Spuds earned ninth place at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational with 99 points and four place winners. Including a championship by Chase Morlock at 182. A. J. Wheeler earned third place and Joe Carpenter and Jacob Rositas both earned fifth place in this fifteen team tourney.

ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks earned eighth place at the Saint Michael-Albertville "Knights" Invitational to open up their 2011-2012 campaign. They had 72 points and four place winners; including Garret Coldon earning second place, Evan Colden and Mitch Beaudry both earning third place and Kyle Wieman taking fourth place. The Elks dropped their season opener to Anoka 45-21. The Elks went 0-3 at the Milaca "Wolves" Duals; as they dropped duals to Stillwater 34-33, Sauk Rapids 34-32 and St. Cloud Tech 43-29. Bob Schmitz, Mitch Beaundry, Zach Brown and Kyle Wiemann were all 3-0 at the Milaca Duals.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers opened their 2011-2012 campaign at the Saint Michael-Albertville "Knights" Invitational with 72 points to earn seventh place with five place winners. Bryant Amundson won a championship, Jarrod Neiland and Maurice Martin both earned third place and Tommy O'Brien earned fourth place. Linkcoln Brower took fifth place for the Tigers. They split duals as they topped AAA foe Wayzata 39-28 and lost to No. 8AA ranked Milaca 44-21. The Tigers went 1-1 at the Milaca "Wolves" Duals with a big win over AAA foe Elk River 43-29. They dropped a dual to Class A Lean and Mean Holdingford 40-27. Jacob Nehik, Tommy O'Brien, Jesse Johnson and Bryant Amundson all won both of their matches.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm had a very good showing to open their 2011-2012 campaign as they earned fourth place with 130.5 points at the Litchfield "Dragons" Invitational. They had eight wrestlers place in the top five with Eric Olson leading the way with his championship at 113 pounds. They Storm had four wrestlers earned third place Sean Pierson, Chris Keske, Dalton Siemers and MacKay Ness. Taylor Rau, Austin Walz and Trent Klejesk all earned fourth place for the Storm. The Storm dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to Fergus Falls 44-27. The Storm went 1-2 at the Milaca "Wolves" Duals with a win over Elk River 34-32, they dropped a very close dual to Class A Lean and Mean Aitkin 34-35. They lost to the host school Milaca 45-24. Taylor Rau and Chris Keske were both 3-0 on the day.

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison earned seventh place in their season open with 115 points at the Osseo "Ken Droegemueller" Invitational with 115 points. They had eight wrestlers place in the top five with Tanner Maus leading the way as he won a championship. Lucas Mock and Cedric Jeminez both earned second place and Walker Rask and Ian Scherber both earned fourth place. Andrew Mock and Jonathan Wirkkala both took fifth place for the Bison. They dropped a Mississippi 8 Conference dual to No. 7AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 65-12. The Bison earned sixth place with 125.5 points at the Chanhassen/Chaska "Holiday" Invitational. They had six place winners including one championship by Cedric Jimenez, Andrew Mork and Adam Treptau both earned second place. Lucas Mork and Ian Scherber both earned third place and Jonathan Wirkala took fifth place.

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals opened their 2011-2012 campaign with 51 points and a eighth place at the Litchfield "Dragons" Invitational. The Cardinals were led by Trent Piepenburg as he won a championship at 106 pounds. Tristan Johnson earned fourth place and Shawn Nelson took fifth place. The Cardinals dropped their first dual to Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 53-24. The Cardinals earned tenth place with 76 points at the West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney. They had four place winners including Trent Piepenburg and Justin Cumberbatch both earned second place. Gage Sonczalla and Tony Hubbard both took fifth place.

ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans opened their 2011-2012 campaign at the Melrose/Sauk Centre "Early Bird" Invitational with 89 points and five place winners. Nate Ness, Sam Kuss and Tyler Hoffman all earned second place and Adam Kunz earned third, Jordan Hemmesch took fourth place. The Spartans have dropped a pair of Central Lakes Conference duals to Sartell 51-14 and Fergus Falls 54-21. The Spartans earned seventh place at the Shakopee "Sabres" Invitational with 83 points. Zavier Gropper earned second place, Jordan Hemmesch earned third place, Nate Ness earned fourth place and Kolten Ressemenn took fifth place.

CLASS AA

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons started their 2011-2012 campaign with a very impressive showing with three wins over Class A foes; including No. 10A ranked Pierz 63-10, Lean and Mean Paynesville 44-13 and Royalton 59-15. They used several wrestlers in these duals, Tristan Manderfeld, Keith Thell and Tyler Funk were all 3-0 for the Falcons. The Falcons topped the fifteen team field of teams at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational with 270.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top six. Tyler Funk, Tristan Manderfeld, Mitch Dunlap, Tyler Bemboom, Taylor Lewandowski, Tony Kipka and Sam Olson all won championships. Keith Thell earned second place and a trio of thirds were earned by Tyler Jenson, Nick Lefebvre and Mitch Keeler. Tyler Beehler too took sixth place at the Paul Bunyan.

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats open their 2011-2012 campaign with a very strong showing at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguars" Invitational with 197.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. Four championships were won by the Wildcats; Jake Skageberg, Chase Austvold, Dylan Hanson and Tanner Tobkin. Tom Stageberg, Treyton Ausvold, Ben Henle and Kyle Cappelan all earned second place. Jarrett Hatlestad and Grant Vagle both earned third place and Logen Brink and Brandon Knisley both took fourth place. They Wildcats topped Section 6AA and West Central North Conference rival Melrose/Sauk Centre 79-0. The Wildcats split a pair of duals; they topped section 6AA rival Litchfield 65-12 and they dropped a dual to No. 7A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 39-22.

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves had a very good start to their 2011-2012 campaign as they went 3-1 at the Waconia "Wlldcat" Duals. They topped Class A Lean and Mean LeSueur-Henderson 45-27, Waconia 48-18 and Marshall 49-25. They did dropped a dual to unranked AAA foe Shakopee 40-27. Joey Curtis, Chris Newgaard, Jonah Gahm and Austin Weidner were all 4-0 and Joe Moscho and Trevor Hoskins were both 3-1 for the Wolves. They earned second place at their dual meet invitational with wins over Sauk Rapids 45-21 and Aitkin 41-20. They dropped the championship to Class A Lean and Mean Holdingford 33-31. Joey Curtis, Jonah Gahn and Jake Earl were all 3-0 at the Wolves duals.

DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United started their season with No. 7A Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City and they came up a little short 56-10. The United rebounded with a strong showing at the West Central Area "Grant County" Invitational with 195 points to earned second place. they had nine wrestlers place in the top five at this twelve team event. T. J. Fulton, John Weeding, Sam Haas and J. D. Struxness all won championships. Brandon Schmitt earned second place and Jared Rolland, Garth Ochsendorf and Jordan Staab all earned third place and Jordan Bothun earned fourth place.

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic had a good showing to open their 2011-2012 campaign with a 2-2 mark at the Magic Duals. They topped North Branch 39-29 and New Ulm 69-9 and dropped duals to No. 3A ranked Wabasso 49-22 and No. 8AAA ranked Owatonna 44-16. Jack Bourgeois, Eric Bourgeois, Zach Beaumater, Jake Berthiaume, Ross Henderson and Luke Palmer were all 3-1 at the Magic duals. The Magic topped the field of teams at the Big Lake "Hornets" Invitational with 212 points and thirteen place winners in the top five places. Nic Grimley, Ross Henderson and Eric Boureois all won championships and Zach Beaumaster, Jake Berthiaume and Tevin Zavadil all earned second place. Jack Bourgeois, Taylor Bouma, Carter Barnes and Seth Gardner all earned third place. Jeremiah Yeats earned fourth place and Mitch Hanson took fifth place.

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs started their season with a strong showing as they topped Section 7AA rival and No. 12AA ranked Grand Rapids 47-24 and another Section 7AA foe Hibbing 50-20. They did dropped a dual to No. 7AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 44-22. Brent Schroeder and Codi LaFromboise were both 3-0 at the Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Duals. The Mustangs had a very good performance with 201 points and nine place winners in the top five to win the championship at the Maple Grove "Crimson" Invitational. Codie LaFromboise and Brent Schroeder both won championships and Sam Lawrence and Zach Smith both earned second place. Tony Jenson, Ken Kastenbauer, Brady Beier and Austin Richard all earned third place and Thomas Hischer took fifth place.

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs had a very good showing to open the 2011-2012 campaign with three wins over No. 10A ranked Pierz 48-19, Class A Lean and Mean Paynesville 46-27 and Royalton 42-27. Luke Schmalz, Steve Kappes, Zach Zimmer and Colton Vekved were all 3-0 at the Foley "Falcon" Duals. The Bulldogs did drop a dual to Mississippi 8 Conference foe and No. 2AAA ranked St. Michael-Albertville 40-21. The Bulldogs had a very strong performance at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" "Invitational with 119.5 points to earned fourth place in this fifteen team event. Luke Schmalz and Colten Vekved both earned third place. Cory Nelson, Brady Kurtz and Mike Soule all earned fourth place and Jake Toedter earned fifth place.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters opened their season at the Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Invitational earning sixth place with 112.5 points and four place winners. Abbott Aho and Abram Aho both earned second place and Matt Laugen and Justin Polejewski both fourth place. The Otters have two impressive dual meet wins over Central Lakes Conference foes Sauk Rapids 44-27 and Rocori 54-21. The Otters earned 114.5 points at the twelve team event for fourth place at the West Central Area "Grant County" Invitational. They had six wrestlers place in the top five with Dane Ringquist and Matt Laugen earning second places and Abott Aho earned third place. Justin Polejewski and Gus Makovsky both earned fourth place and Abram Aho took fifth place.

ANNANDALE-MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

The Lightning went 2-2 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with wins over North Branch 37-34 and Bloomington Kennedy 21. They dropped duals to 3A ranked Wabasso/Red Rock Central 50-18 and to unranked AAA foe Little Falls 56-34. Joe Mosley, Bennett Erickson and Jordan Hanan were all 4-0 at the Magic Duals. The Lightning dropped a big Section 6AA and Wright County Conference dual to Dassel Cokato 43-24. They did have a solid performance at the Maple Grove "Crimson" Invitational with 153.5 points to earn third place. Ted Erickson, Joe Mosley and Jordan Hanan all won championships and Tanner Vasser and Cruz Johnson both earned second place.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats started their season with No. 1AA and National ranked Simley where they came up short 42-18 and they topped Section 7AA and North Suburban Conference foe North Branch 40-33. They topped AAA Blaine 45-33 and drop duals to Section 7AA foe Grand Rapids 40-34 and AAA foe Rosemount 49-20. They earned fifth place at their Wildcat Duals. Kyle Schoenecker, Joe Virga and Jonah Westburg were 3-0 at the duals. The Wildcats had a huge win over North Suburban Conference and Section 7AA rival North Branch 40-33. The Wildcats had an impressive showing at the fifteen team event at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational with 110.5 points and six wrestlers placing in the top six places. This included three finalists; Kyle Schoenecker, Dylan Connel and Chase Kammerer all earned second place. Quade Zupko earned fourth place, Jonah Westbury earned fifth place and Bobby Sontag took sixth place.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons had a strong showing at their Dragons Invitational with 131 points to earn third place. They had seven wrestlers place in the top five including Austin Jones winning a championship and Ryan Anderson, Tyler Jones, Walker Kaping and Max Kaping all earning second place. Devan Nelson and Nathan King both earned third place at the Dragon invitational. They dropped a Wright County Conference dual to Mound-Westonka 46-24. They lost to No. 5AA ranked and section 6AA foe New London-Spicer 65-12 and to No. 7A Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 43-18.

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings topped a pair of North Suburban Conference foes, Fridley 54-18 and Spring Lake Park 57-14. They went 1-2 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with a win over New Ulm 73-3, they dropped duals to No. 9AA ranked Monticello 39-29, Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple Lake 37-34 and to AAA unranked Little Falls 53-20. Pat Mork was the lone wrestler that went 4-0 and Aaron Senne, Reid Johnson and Sam Peltier were all 3-1 at the Magic duals. The Vikings dropped a dual to North Suburban Conference and Section 7AA rival Chisago Lakes 40-33. They had a strong showing at the Big Lake "Hornets" Invitational with 159 points to earn third place. They had eleven wrestlers place in the top five with one championship by Reid Johnson. Sam Pelter and Eric Bergstran earned second place. Bert Leudtke, Jake Pilz, Aaron Sermu and Seams Hunter all earned third place. Dalton Houk and Mike Vogel both earned fourth place and Mitch Anderson took fifth place.

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK-CHOKIO ALBERTA TIGERS

The Tigers earned 108 points at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrsoa "Jaguar" Invitational with six wrestlers placing in the top four places. Tim Ostby, Joel Harrison and Zack Gibson all won championships. Travis Ostby earned third place and Myles Smith and Wade Ehlers both earned fourth place. The Tigers earned third place at the twelve team event with 133 Points at the West Central Area "Grant County" Invitational. Tim Ostby won their lone championship and Joel Harrison and Zach Gibson both earned third place. Dillan Johnson and Seth Nelson both earned fourth place and Coonor Metzger and Wade Ehlers both took fifth place.

CLASS A

KIMBALL CUBS

The Cubs started the 2011-2012 campaign with an impressive showing at the Rush City "Tigers" Invitational with 271.5 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top five. A total of nine championships were won by Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Quentin Bryce, Travis Schiefelbein, Austin Schiefelbein, Alex Thurber, Travis Wills, Quenten Berres and Mitchell McKee. Earning second place was Brady Mehr and Luke Serbus earned third place. Taking fifth place were Matt Donnay, Austin Scheueter and Markus Mehr. The Cubs topped section 5A foe Minnewaska 70-9. The Cubs had a very strong performance with 168.5 points to earn second place at the Delano "Tigers" Invitational. They had twelve wrestlers place in the top five with eight wrestlers earning second place; Alex Thurber, Austin Schiefelbein, Quintin Bryce, Markus Mehr, Tanner Mills, Marcus Hamer, Jordan Joseph and Mitchel McKee. Tim Konz earned fourth place and Travis Wills, Austin May and Devon Kelley all took fifth place.

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons started their 2011-2012 campaign with a very impressive showing as they topped the field of teams at the Litchfield "Dragons" Invitational with 271 points. The Falcons had thirteen wrestlers place in the top five including eight championships by: Hayden Rouser, Colen Kragenbring, Tyler Berghuis, Matt Meyer, Logan Peterson, Larry Bomstad, James Nelson, Logan Peterson and Lucas Damm. Earning second place was Maverick Whitcomb and earning third place was Matt Whitcomb. Jordan Fester took fifth place at 220 for the Falcons. The Falcons dominated No. 5AA ranked 39-22 and topped AA rival Litchfield 43-18. In a huge West Central South Conference dual they topped Dawson-Boyd-LQPV 56-10.

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers earned fourth place in their opening event with 144 points at the Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Invitational. They had thirteen wrestlers place in the top five including a championship by Cameron Sykora at 106. Gus McCarthy earned second place and Charlie Maanum, Austin Maanum and Tracer Lee all earned third place. They topped two section 6A teams West Central Area 58-22 and Parkers Prairie 61-9. The Buccaneers had a good tournament performance with 127 points to earn fourth place at the West Central Area "Grant County" Invitational. They had six wrestlers place in the top six with Cameron Sykora, Austin Maanum and Charlie Maanum winning championships. Tracer Lee earned third place and Bryce Nilson and Seth Callenius both took fifth place.

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints had a great start to their 2011-2012 campaign with a championship at the Melrose/Sauk Centre "Early Bird" Invitational with 245.5 points. They had twelve wrestlers place in the top five with seven winning championships; Zach Carlson, Jordan Engler, Jordan Rothers, Kyle Baker, Nick Meyer, Lamberto Rodrigquez and Isaac Froelich. Earning third place were Simon Johnson, Jesse Engler, Austin Rothers and Alex Mond and Chase Norton took fifth place. The Fighting Saints earned second place with 224 points at the Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Invitational. They had nine wrestlers place in the top four with five championships by: Jordan Engler, Jessie Engler, Jordan Rothers, Alex Mond and Austin Rothers. Zach Carlson earned second place, Nick Meyer and Kyle Baker both earned third place and Chase Norton took fourth place.

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers opened up their 2011-2012 campaign at the Foley "Falcon" Duals where they went 1-2. They topped Class A Lean and Mean Paynesville 49-27 and they lost to No. 2AA ranked Foley 63-16 and AA Lean and Mean Becker 48-19. Nathan Tomala was the lone Pioneer wrestler to go 3-0 on the day. The Pioneers had a great tournament performance with 123 points to earned third place in the fifteen team field of teams at the Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Invitational. Seven wrestlers placed in the top six; Nathan Tomala earned second place and Chris Ortman and Dustin Waytashek both earned third place. Kolten Eischens and Brad Meyer both earned fourth place and Brandon Sullivan and Ryley Smude both took sixth place.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS

The Huskiers opened their campaign at the Belgade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational with 109 points to earned fourth place. They have seven wrestlers place in the top including a championship won by Mike Jarnot at 145 and Jordan Gombos and Mitch Messman both earned second place. Zach Scott, Trevor Scott and Brandon Charon all earned third place and Adam Lane took fourth place. The Huskiers topped three foes in some very good duals; they topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Eden Valley-Watkins 57-18, Browerville/Eagle Valley 60-18 and a big win over Section 7A and Lean and Mean rival Aitkin 37-31. The Huskiers continue to have impressive performances. They topped the field of teams at the Milaca "Wolves" Duals with wins over AAA Stillwater 36-32, AAA St. Cloud Tech 40-27 and No. 8AA ranked Milaca 33-31. Trevor Scott, Mike Jarnot, Kyle Gerads and Mitch Messman were all 3-0 at the Wolves duals.

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers topped Great River Conference rival Rush City/Braham 69-12. They did drop a huge Section 7A dual to Lean and Mean foe Holdingford 37-31.The Gobblers earned third place at the Milaca "Wolves" Duals with wins over AAA Stillwater 36-33 and Sauk Rapids 35-34. They dropped their semifinal dual to Milaca 44-20. Jerod Novak, Brian Wold, Jordan Chouanard, Adam Best and Cooper Blau were wall unbeaten.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs started their campaign at the Foley "Falcon" Duals with three losses first to 2AA ranked Foley 44-13, No. 10 A ranked Pierz 49-27 and to Royalton 38-36. The Bulldogs had a great showing as they topped two West Central South Conference foes; BOLD 42-27 and Yellow Medicine 42-37. They topped section 5A foe Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. The Bulldogs were at the Park Cottage Grove Dual Invitational where they earned fifth place with a win over Goodhue 39-33. They dropped close duals to AAA St. Francis 33-31, AA Cannon Falls 40-30 and Class A Lean and Mean Chatfield 45-33. Clay Spanier, Caleb Burris and Dominick Platow were all 4-0 and Mitcheal Luwig and Tanner Harder were both 3-1.

BELGRAGE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Jaguars started their 2011-2012 campaign with a very impressive showing as they earned second place at their Jaguar Invitational with 127 points. With eight wrestlers placing in the top four and three championships by Josey Tensen, Ross Rath and Patrick Rooney. Tyelr Tensen and Dillon Knutson both earned second place and Daniel Rooney earned third place. Colby Schramel and Matt Schmitz both took fourth place for the Jaguars. Topped BOLD 34-33 and MACCRAY/RCW 43-29. The Jaguars had a very good tournament performance as they earned fourth place at the Maple Grove "Crimson" Invitational with 152.5 points. With seven wrestlers in the top six; including; Patrick Rooney and Dillon Knutson both earned second place. Tyler Tensen and Ross Rath both earned fourth place and Daniel Rooney and Marshall Zachman both took fifth place.

BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors had an impressive opening to their 2011-2012 campaign by earning third place with 125 points at the Glencoe/Silver Lake "Don Hall" Invitatonal. The Warriors had eight wrestlers place in the top four with one championship by Brady Zitzman at 106. Sean Weibel, Brett Grund and Ben Garcia all earned second place and Alex Hatch and Chaz Rousch both earned third place. Trevor Nissen and Nick Steffel both took fourth place. The split West Central South Conference duals with a win over Yellow Medicine 35-33 and they dropped a dual to Lean and Mean Paynesville 40-27. The Warriors split duals as they topped section 3A rival MACCRAY/RCW and they dropped a dual to West Central Conference dual to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrsoa 34-33.

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles dropped a pair of duals to start their 2011-2012 campaign; they lost to AA Lean and Mean Staples 51-18 and Section 8A Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 39-31. The Eagles earned fifth place at the West Central Area "Grant County" Invitational with 122.5 points and seven place winners. Shane Novak, Maison Roberts and Tyler Petron all earned second place and Tyler Ehnert, Gunner Flynn, Michael Meyer and Max Carlson all earned fourth place. The Eagles dropped a dual to AA rival Park Rapids 42-36.

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders topped Park Region Conference foe Osakis 45-24 and class A rival Minnewaska 41-33. They did come up short against No. 5A ranked Kimball 60-15 and a strong Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus team 45-36. The Raiders earned fourth place at the Barnesville "Trojan" Invitational with 135 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top five. Colin Turchin, Dillon Card and Justin Gordon all won championships and Andrew Bounds earned third place. Ethan Kimber, Dakota Finck, Dalton Baker and Marshall Willis all earned fourth place and Hayden Truax took fifth place.

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

The Cowboys had a slow start to their season at the Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Memorial Invitational with 78 points to take eleventh place. Greg Erlandson won a championship and Conrad Kondos earned second place. Cole Praus earned fourth place and Jesse Differding took fifth place. They dropped their first dual to Wahpeton 38-33. The Cowboys had a better performance at the Barnesville "Trojan" Invitational with 129 points and nine place winners. Conrad Kondos and Greg Erlandson both won championships and Michael Whitney earned second place. Jess Differding and Cole Praus earned third place and Josh Peterson earned fourth place. Mark Erickson, Josh Stuehrenberg and Zach Willprecht all took fifth places.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS

The Warriors earned sixth place with 103 points at the Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Invitational. They had five wrestlers place in the top five with Max Pajari winning at championship at 138 and Mike Johnson, Tommy Tellers and Dylan Huttunen all earned fourth place and Taylor Carlson took fifth place. The Warriors welcome the return of Jake Malone to their lineup; with a very impressive tournament performance with 172.5 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top five, to win the championship at the Crookston "Rod Olson" Invitational. Tommy Tellers, Jake Malone and Max Pajari all won championships. Tommy Tellers also won the fall award with 3 falls in 2:15. Dylan Huttunen and Taylor Carlson both earned third place and Landon Oshie earned fourth place. Tristan Palmer and Micah Aho both took fifth place for the Warriors.

Central Minnesota Mat Rats Preseason Report (17th Annual)

2011-11-23T16:03:00.000-08:00
By Roger Mischke

November 25, 2010

Coaches, please keep me informed of your team's success throughout the season. With each edition, I would like to share their success in The Central MN Report. Please send relevant information for Class A individual and team ratings as well. I will also report your results to The Guillotine results page if you would like. Track wrestling was used by many people last year, please consider that as well. Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net /thematrat@live.com those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. (Email Preferred) Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.

GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE

FAVORITES: FOLEY FALCONS and the MILACA WOLVES

DARK HORSES: LITTLE FALLS FLYERS and the MORA MUSTANGS

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)

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
Harley Stevens 1-2

MILACA WOLVES

Head Coach: Randy Zimmer
Enrollment: 436
Section: 7AA

The Wolves of Milaca had a great season last year with a 26-9 dual meet mark and section runner up honors. They will return four state qualifiers, four section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors, including one state place winner, look for the Wolves to really be hungry after missing out on their state tourney trip last season. The Wolves should challenge for section, state and conference honors. Joey Curtis, Jonah Gahm, Justin Ladehoff, Joe Moscho, Jake Earl and Jordan Ahner should be their key leaders thru out the season.

26-9 Overall
4-2 West Central North
Second Section 7AA
Ten Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers/Three State Placers
Second West Central North Conference Tourney: 180.5 Pts. (13 Placers
First Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Mounds View "Mustang" Duals: (3-1)
Second Place Blaine "Bengal" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jonah Gahm 11th 41-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Joey Curtis 11th 41-5 1st Section/AC
Justin Ladehoff 12th 39-7 1st Section/5th State/AC
Joe Moscho 12th 25-10 2nd Section/AC
Jake Earl 12th 25-23 4th Section
Jordan Ahner 12th 20-15 4th Section
Chris Newgard 12th 23-21 5th Section
Mike Hoffman 11th 14-8 6th Section
J. R. Patterson 12th 15-8
Trevor Haskins 12th 14-27
Ray Hoffman 10th 7-6
Hunter Noor 9th 6-8
Jordan Warren 12th 5-9
Paul Young 12th 4-20

Graduates:
Joe Hemmerich 43-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (74-25 Career)
Travis Bertram 25-9 3rd Section/AC
C. J. Rahm 24-21 5th Section
Cyle Patnode 26-23 6th Section

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

Head Coach: Mike Hendrickson
Enrollment: 654
Section 8AAA

The Flyers had a solid season last year with their 20-11 mark Co-Conference championship, however they are looking at a new conference with two of the long time state powers as foes. They will return five section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors look for this young to team a make a lot of improvement over the course of the season. The Flyers will not only be a force in this new conference, they should be one of the favorites what should be a very balanced section dual meet campaign in section 8AAA this season. Dillon Kifer, Frank Wilczzek and Conor Swanson should their key leaders thru out the season.

20-11 Overall
7-2 Central Lakes Conference Champions
Final Four Section 6AA
Nine Section Place Winners
Third Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 142 Points (8 Placers)
Second Place Monticello "Magic" Duals: (4-1)
Third Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (2-1)
Fourth Place Mounds View "Mustangs" Duals: (2-2)
Fifth Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 132 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dillon Kifer 12th 39-8 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Frank Wilczek 12th 33-6 4th Section/AC
Conor Swanson 11th 30-11 3rd Section/AC
Connor Scherping 11th 21-20 5th Section
Adam Grams 12th 13-16
Jordan Petrone 11th 11-19
Austin Olson 10th 11-16
Justin Jenks 8th 12-16 6th Section
Alex Lange 9th 12-17
Luke Lodermeier 12th 8-21
David Copa 11th 5-9
Tyler Gastecki 10th 5-5
Levi Hoffman 10th 3-16
Derek McMahan 10th 2-7
Dan Mushel 10th 2-0

Graduates:
Joe Tuholsky 35-7 3rd Section/AC (86-58 Career)
Jack Jendro 24-7 4th Section (30-11 Career)
Bryant Bue 14-11 4th Section (73-52 Career)
Dilan Gasteski 20-21 5th Section (42-58 Career)

MORA MUSTANGS

Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 454
Section: 7AA

The Mustangs really struggled thru out the season with various injuries to key wrestlers and yet managed to have a 14-10 dual meet campaign. They have seven section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience back. This includes ten wrestlers with fourteen or more wins. Despite the fact the Mustangs graduated five seniors including one section place winner and one state qualifier from the previous year, look for this young team to progress thru the course of the season. They should make a strong challenge in this conference and a force to be dealt with in section 7AA.

14-10 Overall
4-2 West Central North Conference
Final Four Section 7AA
Eight Section Place Winners
Fourth Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 132.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Mora "Mustang" Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 172 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Maple Grove "Crimson" Tourney: 179.5 Pts. (14 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Codie LaFromboise 11th 42-4 3rd Section/AC
Brent Schroeder 12th 34-11 3rd Section/AC
Zach Smith 12th 28-17 4th Section
Ken Kastenbauer 11th 24-12 5th Section
Thomas Hischer 9th 28-14 6th Section
Sam Lawrence 12th 22-20 6th Section
Brandon Lucking 9th 15-17 5th Section
Austin Richard 11th 21-21
Reed Gmahl 10th 17-17
Jordn Tober 9th 17-19
Jordan Koch 11th 15-27
Nick Kastenbauer 12th 11-13
Tony Jenson 12th 14-12
Brady Beier 9th 4-13

Graduates:
Tyler Carlson 24-1 Injured (134-50 Career)
Bobby Deito 21-17 4th Section
Alex Dahms 0-3 Injured (75-45 Career)
Chris Mattison 4-3
Ryan Lasson 1-2

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

ZIMMERMAN THUNDER

Head Coach: Jason Thompson
Enrollment: 546
Section 6AA

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

MISSISSIPPI EIGHT CONFERENCE

FAVORITES: SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS and the CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

DARK Horses: MONTICELLO MAGIC and the BECKER BULLDOGS

SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Dan Lefebvre
Enrollment: 1,314
Section: 7AAA

The Saints had a great season with a 33-5 dual meet mark runner up in the state, section and conference championships. Back from that team are three state qualifiers including three place winners, three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. So despite the fact they graduated ten seniors including eight section place winners, four state qualifiers, three were state place winners, they should have yet another great season. They should make a major challenge both section and conference honors as well as state honors. Cole Sladek, Tommy Thorn, Mark Voss, Lincoln Mallinger, Wayne Voss, Ricky Briggs and Nick Edling all won over twenty-nine matches, should be their key leaders thru out the season.

33-5 Overall
8-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Champions
Section 7AAA Champions
Second Place AAA State
Fourteen Section Placers/Seven State Qualifiers/Six State Placers
First Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 281 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 154 Pts. (7 Placers)
First Place Owatonna "Federated" Duals: (4-0)
Second Place St. Cloud "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
First Place ANML "Lightning" Duals: (3-0)
First Place STMA "Knights" Duals: (4-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tommy Thorn 10th 46-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Cole Sladek 11th 44-4 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Mark Voss 10th 34-15 2nd Sec./5th State/AC
Lincoln Mallinger 11th 30-15 3rd Section/AC
Wayne Voss 11th 34-11 3rd Section/AC
Ricky Briggs 11th 29-16 3rd Section/AC
Mitchell Eull 11th 3-4
Nick Edling 12th 30-3 Injured
Michael Kessler 11th 7-0
Aaron Dick 10th 5-2

Graduates:
Parker Betts 46-4 1st Sec./5th State/AC (125-34 Career)
Shaun Little 41-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (123-62 Career)
Ryan Stott 32-16 2nd Sec./5th State (50-32 Career)
Jake Lillie 39-7 3rd Section/AC (124-52 Career)
Lucas Martin 28-18 5th Section
Michael Nerdahl 23-22 2nd Section/AC
Michael Lindquist 27-15 4th Section/AC
David Zachmann 15-15 AC
Evan Gammell 8-3
Michell Kolles 11-15 5th Section

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

Head Coach: Neil Jennissen
Enrollment: 1,367
Section: 7AAA

The Blue Jackets of Cambridge-Isanti had a very good season last season as they posted 27-5 dual meet marks and won section runner up honors in the dual meet campaign. Back from that team are four state qualifiers including three state place winners, three section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that they graduated six seniors including four state qualifiers, three of which were state place winners, they will challenge those dual meet marks. Look for the Blue Jackets to be a force to dealt with as they will improve over the course of the season. They should make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Clayton Jennissen, Cody Skog, Travis Holt, Tyler Tischer and Ty Torgerson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

27-5 Overall
6-2 Mississippi 8 Conference
Second Place Section 7AAA
Eleven Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Six State Placers
First Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 202.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 140.5 Pts.
First Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Duals: (3-0)
Eleventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 110 Pts.
First Place White Bear Lake "Bear" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Clayton Jennissen 12th 39-7 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Cody Skog 10th 39-9 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Travis Holt 11th 37-9 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Tyler Tischer 12th 17-5 2nd Section
Tanner Torgerson 10th 12-12 5th Section
Ben Hartnett 12th 7-5 4th Section
David Kent 9th 7-4 4th Section
Ty Togerson 11th 28-9 Injured
Jon Knowlton 12th 12-20
Nate Medin 12th 11-16
Robbie Phillips 12th 5-4
Nate Nassif 12th 5-6
Brennan Olson 12th 3-6
Tommy Guy 10th 4-16
Monte Frederiksen 8th 3-5
Russel Leboe 11th 3-0
Trent Chromey 12th 1-4
Dakota Johnson 10th 1-2
Cole Bakke 12th 1-2

Graduates:
Adam Kelling 34-11 2nd Sec./5th State/AC (165-75 Career)
Cody Glines 20-14 2nd Sec./5th State
Mark Volker 30-13 2nd Section/AC (76-52 Career)
Derek Swanson 38-7 2nd Section/5th State/AC
Landon Chumley 17-10 (77-65 Career)
Joey Illg 6-8
Ty Hitchings 0-5
Forrest Tompkins 0-2
Jake Michelson 0-2

MONTICELLO MAGIC

Head Coach: Andy Zigan
Enrollment: 1,087
Section: 5AA

The Magic of Monticello had an outstanding season last year as they posted a 23-4 dual meet mark and section championship honors. They will return four state qualifiers including one state place winner, three section place winners and two others with experience. They will be hard pressed to match those dual meet marks from last season. With the graduation of eight seniors including six state qualifiers including two state champions. But look for this team to fill in with some junior varsity wrestlers. They should make a great deal of improvement thru out the season. The Magic should make a strong challenge for section honors and possibly for conference honors. Eric Bourgeois, Nic Grimley, Jake Berthiaume, Zach Beaumaster and Logan Stiller should be their key leaders thru out the season.

23-4 Overall
7-1 Mississippi 8 Conference 2nd Place
Section 5AA Champions
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Ten State Qualifiers/Four State Placers
Second Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 227.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
First Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 231.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
First Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 247 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Monticello "Magic #1" Duals: (4-0)
First Place Monticello "Magic #2" Duals: (4-0)
First Place Lakeville North "Panther" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nic Grimley 12th 35-8 2nd Section
Eric Bourgeois 12th 42-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Jake Berthiaume 10th 29-15 3rd Section/AC
Logan Stiller 11th 22-21 2nd Section
Zach Beaumaster 10th 25-16 1st Section/AC
Seth Gardner 8th 14-10 4th Section
Carter Barnes 10th 17-23 3rd Section
Tarin Zavadil 10th 6-12
Mitchel Hanson 10th 1-2

Graduates
Tyler Mergen 46-0 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (176-17 Career)
Sebastian Gardner 44-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (127-31 Career)
Joe Jude 35-11 2nd Section/AC (76-49 Career)
Logan Draack 37-9 1st Section/AC (123-60 Career)
Jake Schmitz 37-9 1st Section/AC (112-39 Career)
Ryan Michaelis 42-4 1st Section/6th State/AC (107-44 Career)
Mark Hickman 15-26 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Cody Dessellier 1-3

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 sixteen 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

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

BUFFALO BISON

Head Coach: Chris Lembeck
Enrollment: 1,626
Section 6AAA

The Bison posted 6-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are one state qualifier, two section place winners and nine others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate two very good wrestlers last spring, however with the report of some additional wrestlers rejoining the team, they should improve on those dual meet marks of last season. Look a great deal of improvement from the Bison program if they can keep their wrestlers healthy. They should move up in the conference standings and do have a chance to challenge for a top four spot in what appears to be a very balance section dual meet campaign. Cedric Jimenez, Tanner Maus, Adam Treptau, Lucas Mock, Jonathon Wirkkala and Mike Simeon should be their key leaders thru out the season.

6-15 Overall
1-7 Mississippi 8 Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Mound Westonka "Haglund/Leopold" Tourney: 108 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Mankato East "Cougar" Tourney: 92 Pts. (5 Placers)
Eight Place Totino Grace "Eagles" Tourney: 81.5 Pts (6 Placers)
Eight Place Osseo "Ken Droegemueller" Tourney: 48 Pts. (5 Placers)
Twelfth Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 59.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cedric Jimenez 11th 25-14 2nd Section
Tanner Maus 12th 26-14 3rd Section
Adam Treptau 8th 25-16 3rd Section
Lucas Mock 12th 23-15
Jonathon Wirkkala 11th 17-13
Andrew Mock 12th 9-17
Ian Scherber 10th 8-21
Hunter Durand 9th 11-24
Mike Simeon 11th Injured (10-5 3rd Sec. 2010)
Jason Forpahl 11th
Joe Johnson 10th 2-1 (Big Lake Transfer)
Tyler Wurm 9th

Graduates:
Gus Koppi 20-18 5th Section
Tanner Robasse 18-7

ROGERS ROYALS

Head Coach: Chris Donnay
Enrollment: 1161
Section: 5AA

The Royals had a 5-10 dual meet campaign last season and they only lost one wrestler to graduation. Look for the Royals to improve on those dual meet marks. They will return five section place winners and seven others with experience. Kyle Ysteboe, Phillip Anderson, Kyler Swanson, and Connor Larson should be their leaders thru out the season.

5-10 Overall
2-6 Mississippi 8 Conference
Five Section Place Winners
Third Place Brooklyn Center "Centeuer" Tourney: 149 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place Maple Grove "Crimson" Tourney: 71 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 54 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Fridley "Tigers" Tourney: 60 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Spectrum Tourney: 61.5 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Yeteboe 10th 20-7 3rd Section
Phillip Anderson 10th 25-10 5th Section
Connor Larson 10th 20-13
Kyler Swanson 11th 23-18 2nd Section
Michael Voorheis 12th 16-17 4th Section
Tim Beach 11th 13-19 4th Section
Clay LeVessuer-Caption 12th 9-3
Ryan Lein 11th 10-22
Thomas Kwiatkowski 12th 6-16
Steffen Paige 10th 6-22
Tyler Eicher 10th 2-1
Isaiah Rizk 10th 2-2

Graduates:
Andrew List 9-4

CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE

FARVORITES: BRAINERD WARRIORS and the ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

DARK HORSES: WILLMAR CARINDALS and the LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

BRAINERD WARRIORS

Co-Coaches: Mike Boran and James Kath
Enrollment: 1,685
Section 8AAA

The Warriors had a good season as they posted 10-6 dual meet marks and they had thirteen section place winners. They have back from that team, two state qualifiers, six section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors including four section place winners, of which two were state qualifiers. Look for this young Warrior team to improve over the course of the season. They should improve on those dual meet marks and challenge for both section and conference honors. Dan Babineau, Nate Adams, Luke Boran, Bryton Mutz, Tommy Schlosser and Shane White should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-6 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Blue Earth "Dick Maher" Tourney: 170 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 203 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Moorhead "Gadberry" Duals: (3-1)
Fifth Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" tourney: 123 Pts. (11 Placers)
Ninth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 116.5 Pts. (5 Placers) (33 Team Field)
Seventh Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 99 Pts. (11 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dan Babineau 11th 27-14 2nd Section/AC
Luke Boran 11th 24-12 4th Section
Bryton Mutz 11th 21-14 5th Section
Tommy Schlosser 9th 22-15 3rd Section
Nate Adams 12th 17-9 2nd Section
Shane White 12th 16-5
Jamie Wright 12th 13-9 3rd Section
Casey Biever 11th 14-12 6th Section
Jace Englemann 11th 11-18
Levi Rubin 11th 7-4 4th Section
Sam Adams 10th 5-16
Dillon Solid 10th 5-18
Zach Shepersky 11th 2-6
Jake Zelinske 9th 2-5
James Weiss 10th 4-22

Graduates:
Mack Glasby 31-7 1st Section (92-43 Career)
Tyler Kohlmeier 29-7 1st Section (74-34 Career)
Jessen Franzen 29-9 3rd Section/AC (97-45 Career)
Matt Solid 22-17 (47-37 Career)
Josh Anderson 3-9 5th Section
Charles Kassulker 0-4

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
Head Coach: Mark Aho
Enrollment: 730
Section: 8AA

The Otters of Fergus Falls posted 13-8 dual meet marks and tied for the CLC championship. Back from this team are two state qualifiers, five section place winners and seven others with experience. The Otters did graduate two state qualifiers, but look for this team to improve over the course of the season. They could challenge those dual meet marks from last season. They should make a challenge for a top four spot in the section dual meet campaign and conference honors. Abbott Aho, Matt Laugen, Tyler Giza, Harvey McMahon and Hayden Zenner should all be key leaders thru out the season.

13-8 Overall
7-2 Central Lakes Conference (Tied for Championship)
Final Four Section 8AA
Nine Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 180 Pts. (7 Placers) (33 Team Field)
First Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 216 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 189 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 183.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Whapeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 122 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Abbot Aho 11th 39-5 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Matt Laugen 12th 37-8 1st Section/AC
Tyler Giza 11th 15-4 Injured
Harvey McMahon 12th 27-9 AC
Hayden Zenner 12th 23-17 5th Section
Justin Polejewski 12th 17-24 4th Section
Dane Ringquist 10th 19-24 6th Section
Alex Johnson 11th 14-20 6th Section
Marvin Berry 8th 8-3 5th Section
Brian Torres 11th 3-6
Jake Hauge 11th 8-22
Abram Aho 10th 6-12
Walker Heinen 11th 6-14
Tommy Weaver 11th 4-6
Jake Denault 12th 2-5
Sam Makovsky 12th 2-4

Graduates:
Bryant Marquedant 34-10 2nd Section/AC (102-75 Career)
Derek Teberg 15-21 2nd Section (44-67 Career)

ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

Head Coach: Tim Bengtson
Enrollment: 1,031
Section 8AAA

The Eagles of St. Cloud Apollo posted 7-13 dual meet marks last season, but they should be very excited about the upcoming season. They have back three state qualifiers, two of which are state place winners, five section place winners and seven others with a lot of varsity experience. The Eagles only graduated on senior last spring, so look for the Eagles to challenge for both section and conference honors in 2011-2012. Mitch Bengtson, Grant Nehring, Grant Dullinger, Matt Braun and Dylan Tilbury should be their key leaders thru out the season. There also seems to be a chance that Nam Nguyen and Nick Stram will return to the team this season too.

7-13 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers/Two Place Winners
Second Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 143 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 155 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 110 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 82 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitch Bengtson 11th 41-0 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Grant Nehring 11th 34-10 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Grant Dullinger 12th 28-12 1st Sec./AC
Matt Braun 11th 20-18 5th Section/AC
Dylan Tilbury 11th 15-6 5th Section/AC
Markus Mehr 10th 18-17 6th Section
Austin Rice 12th 16-22 5th Section
Jared Morford 12th 9-23 6th Section
Nick Stram 12th 16-12
Bryce Kirchner 10th 7-12
Austin Swenson 11th 3-33
Devon Johnson 10th 9-8
Brady Mehr 8th 4-25
Brandon Karolus 10th 2-4
Nam Nguyen 12th 13-6

Graduates:
Colton Holley 10-24

WILLMAR CARDINALS

Co-Head Coach: Ed Oehlers/Justin Brown
Enrollment: 994
Section 6AAA

The Cardinals posted 12-4 dual meet marks, tied for a conference championship and earned section runner up honors. Back from that team are three state qualifiers including one state place winner, four section place winners and five others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of seven seniors including two state tourney wrestlers, look for them to possibly challenge those dual meet numbers. If their younger wrestlers continue to develop over the season they should challenge for a top four spot in the section 6AAA dual meet campaign. They may also make a challenge for conference too, in what should be a very balanced conference. Alex Johannes, Seth Pollock, Nate Mittag, Colten Carlson, Cass Herzog and Austin Miley should be their key leaders thru out the season.

12-4 Overall
7-2 Central Lakes Conference (Tied Championship)
Second Place Section 8AAA
Eleven Section Placer Winners/Five State Qualifiers/Two State Place Winners)
First Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 153 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 211 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Morris Area "Tigers" Tourney: 165 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 133 Pts. (5 Placers) (33 Team Field)
Sixth Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 106 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Alex Johannes 12th 32-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Seth Pollock 12th 24-18 3rd Section/AC
Nate Mittag 11th 20-8 2nd Section
Cass Herzog 11th 13-11 2nd Section
Colten Carlson 8th 23-17 6th Section
Austin Miley 10th 22-17 6th Section
Zach Lueders 10th 15-15
Logan Walkow 8th 4-6
Ausgustine Hahn 9th 5-5 6th Section
Travis Deegan 9th 3-0
Chad Milhausen 12th 2-3
Logan Wigton 8th 2-19
Levi Mihausen 9th 1-1

Graduates:
Nathan Swoyer 36-1 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (101-35 Career)
Coty Milhausen 32-6 1st Section/AC (108-66 Career)
Eugene Stepan 17-5 3rd Section (56-50 Career)
Zach Morris 18-21 5th Section
Taylor Neumann 12-19
David Arnold 10-26
Austin Anderson 4-6

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

Head Coach: Bob Boeck
Enrollment: 1,241
Section 8AAA

The Tigers had a tough year last year with 7-19 dual meet marks, but when healthy they had eight section place winners. With only two seniors graduating, including two section place winners, look for the Tigers to make a big improvement on those numbers. If this young team continues to improve and stays healthy they could possibly make a challenge for a top four spot in this very balanced section. Jerrad Nieland, Tommy O'Brien, Maurice Martin, Austin Klaverkamp and Jacob Nehl should be their key leaders thru out the season.

7-19 Overall
2-7 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fifth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 105 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Mora "Mustang" Tourney: 104.5 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jerrad Nieland 11th 27-8 1st Section/AC
Tommy O'Brien 12th 20-9 2nd Section
Maurice Martin 12th 19-17 4th Section
Austin Klaverkamp 10th 17-14 4th Section
Jacob Nehl 9th 10-6 6th Section
Bryant Amundson 12th 9-10 6th Section
Nate Lortz 10th 10-21
Brady Brouwer 12th 8-15
Patrick Niehaus 11th 5-5
Eli Stark-Haws 9th 4-11
Noah Voigt 10th 4-7
Linkcoln Brouwer 11th 3-14
Joey Reed 10th 3-10
Cole Schreder 8th 3-11

Graduates:
Tim Mueller 23-13 5th Section
Jesse Thompson 13-15 4th Section

SARTELL SABRES

Head Coach: Cody Olson
Enrollment: 992
Section 8AAA

The Sabres posted 3-15 dual meet marks last season and yet they had a very good season with many good individual tourney showings. With the graduation of just two seniors look for the Sabres to make a big improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. If this young team does continue to improve they could have a chance at the end of the season to upset one of top four teams in this very even conference and section. Josh Halicke, Daniel Vitale, Brady Goebel and Drew Bienusa should be their key leaders thru out the season.

3-15 Overall
0-9 Central Lakes Conference
Four Section Place Winners
First Place Ogilvie "Lions" Tourney: (14 Placers)
First Place Meadow Creek "Saints" Tourney: 201 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 155 Pts. (14 Placers)
Sixth Place Big Lake "Hornet" Tourney: 133 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 102.5 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Josh Halicke 12th 32-3 3rd Section/AC
Daniel Vitale 9th 25-6 6th Section/AC
Brady Goebel 11th 29-7 4th Section/AC
Garrett Counter 9th 15-23 6th Section
Drew Bienusa 10th 19-15
Zach Motschke 10th 14-23
Zach Pederson 11th 19-19
Jed Anderson 12th 9-25
Collin Wervey 12th 4-16
Jon Pelach 9th 4-30
Theo Deuel 11th 3-6
Tucker Isaacson 11th 2-16
Nick Jensen 9th 2-0

Graduates:
Tyler Tabatt 21-11
Brandon Larsen-Miller 13-17

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

Head Coach: Wade Cruser
Enrollment: 1,078
Section 8AAA

The Storm of Sauk Rapids posted very good 20-11 dual meet marks despite all the injuries they have had thru out the season. They will be hard pressed to challenge those number with the graduation of thirteen seniors, of which eight were section place winners. Seven of those seniors that won over twenty matches each. They will return four section place winners including one state place winner and six others with some varsity experience. However look for the Storm to improve over the course of the season and possibly upset one of those top teams for a top four spot in this dual meet campaign. Erik Olson, Dalton Siemers, Austin Walz and Chris Keske should their leaders thru out the season.

20-11 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Final Four Section 8AAA
Ten Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
First Place Saint Paul Highland Park Tourney: (14 Placers)
Third Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 145 Pts. (11 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Erik Olson 12th 39-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Dalton Siemers 11th 26-15 5th Section
Austin Walz 11th 20-6 4th Section
Chris Keske 11th 24-26 2nd Section
McKay Ness 11th 11-7
Sean Pearson 12th 12-10
Charlie Rudy 11th 6-5
Korey Keske 8th 4-1
Taylor Rau 8th 4-0
Dustin Sobania 12th 3-4

Graduates:
Mitch Mehrwerth 20-6 2nd Section (72-69 Career)
Stephen Bucholz 24-5 3rd Section (80-80 Career)
Caleb Studenski 29-11 3rd Section/AC (59-47 Career)
Tyler Rudy 28-7 1st Section/AC (42-23 Career)
Ryan Prueher 25-9 6th Section/AC (45-40 Career)
Ryan Medlen 23-8 6th Section (47-12 Career)
Tyler Diederich 22-16 5th Section (62-58 Career)
Luke Enders 9-27 6th Section
Pat Keller 3-6
Eric Helgeson 1-8
Phil Henkemeyer 1-2
Trevor Kampa 2-7
Andrew Wienand 4-1

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

Head Coach: Tom Ellison
Enrollment: 1,126
Section 8AAA

The Cardinals posted 4-16 dual meet marks last season as they struggled thru some injuries. They have back three section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. They did graduate five very good seniors including three state qualifiers. The Cardinals however if they stay healthy and improve over the course of the season should improve on those dual meet numbers. Anthony Hubbard and Trent Piepenburg should be their key leaders thru out the season.

4-16 Overall
2-7 Central Lakes Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Sixth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 88 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 84 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 57 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ten Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 67.5 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Anthony Hubbard 11th 24-12 4th Section
Trent Piepenburg 10th 26-11 3rd Section
Ariel Way 11th 7-14
Tristan Johnson 9th 4-21
Justin Cumberlatch 9th 4-2 4th Section
Isak Hurlen 12th 5-21
Jacob Schiltgen 10th 3-25
Jake DeLaRosby 12th 2-14
Landon Anderson 10th 2-22
Dylan Kreise 9th 3-7
Jake Nienber 9th 2-7

Graduates:
Andy Bouressa 24-10 2nd Section (42-17 Career)
Cole Ellison 27-10 2nd Section (72-63 Career)
Dillon Schauff 18-14 2nd Section (39-58 Career)
Ross Carlson 5-0 Injured (30-14 Career)
Brian Eipperle 6-17

ROCORI SPARTANS

Head Coach: Jeron Leiser
Enrollment: 742
Section 6AAA

The Spartans of Rocori posted 3-23 dual meet marks last season and they did graduate three seniors including on section place winner. Look for this young team to improve over the course of the season and to make some improvement on those dual meet numbers. Jordan Hemmesch, Zavier Gropper and Nate Ness should be their key leaders thru out the season.
3-23 Overall
2-7 Central Lakes Conference
Three Section Place Winners/One State Qualifier
Seventh Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 82 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Hemmesch 12th 27-9 2nd Section
Nate Ness 12th 22-15
Zavier Gropper 11th 26-14 4th Section
Adam Kunz 10th 11-17
Sam Kuss 12th 11-25
Andrew Pastor 11th 3-15
Tyler Hoffman 10th 2-4
Seth Klein 9th 4-6
Kolton Ressemann 10th 2-5
Mitchel Howe 10th 4-17

Graduates:
Dylan Gertken 23-14 4th Section/AC (75-75 Career)
Matt Chihos 9-23
Tony Phillips 11-10

WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE

FAVORITES: ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS and DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

DARK HORSES: PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS and BOLD WARRIORS

ATWATER COSMOS GROVE CITY FALCONS

Head Coach: Dan Rouser
Enrollment: 190
Section: 5A

The Falcons of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City have back from the 24-1 dual meet campaign and West Central Conference championship team a lot of very talented wrestlers. They have six state qualifiers, including two place winners, four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience from that team. Despite the graduation of four state tourney wrestlers look for the Falcons to make a big improvement over the course of season. They could challenge for section, state and conference honors. Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomstad, Matt Meyer, Tyler Berghuis and Logan Peterson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

24-1 Overall
9-0 West Central South Champions
West Central Conference Champions
Section 5A Runner Up
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Ten State Qualifiers/Four State Place Winners
First Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 240 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Litchfield "Dragon" Tourney: 282 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 244.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 250.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Canby "Border Brawl" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Hayden Rouser 12th 45-3 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Larry Bomstad 10th 42-2 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Matt Meyer 12th 34-8 2nd Section/AC
Lucas Damm 10th 31-13 3rd Section
James Nelson 12th 28-12 3rd Section/AC
Tyler Berghuis 10th 27-6 1st Sec./6th StateAC
Logan Peterson 10th 37-7 2nd Section
Robert Rassmussen 11th 22-20 4th Section
Maverick Whitcomb 10th 12-11 2nd Section
Matthew Whitcomb 11th 16-20
Cameron Whitcomb 8th 8-8
Colin Kragenbring 12th 11-12
Lee Whitcomb 11th 7-5
Jacob Peterson 11th 4-5
Jordan Fester 10th 4-2
Jordan Nelson 10th 4-7
Jesse Rogers 10th 3-1

Graduates:
Ryan Larson 41-7 2nd Sec./4th State (110-60 Career)
Michael Kramer 35-7 2nd Section/AC (130-56 Career)
Matt Lee 35-5 2nd Section/AC (96-29 Career)
Dylan Nelson 30-12 2nd Section/AC (86-52 Career)

DAWSON-BOYD/LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY STING

Head Coach: Ross Jurgenson
Enrollment: 138 Dawson-Boyd/250 LQPV/388 Total
Section 3AA

The Sting of Dawson-Boyd/LQPV had a great season as they posted 27-6 dual meet marks. Back from that team are four state qualifiers including two state place winners, three section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. Despite the fact that they graduated six seniors including two state place winners the Sting should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Sting to challenge for both section and conference honors if stay healthy and their younger wrestlers step up. John Weeding, Sam Haas, J.D. Struxness, Brandon Schmidt, T. J. Fulton and Garth Oschendorf to be their key leaders.

27-6 Overall
7-1 West Central South Conference
Final Four Section 3AA
Ten Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
Second Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 201 Pts. (12 Placers)
Thirteenth Place Fargo "Rumble on The Red" Tourney: 114.5 Pts. (4 Placers)
First Place Tracy "Plum Creek" Duals: (4-0)
Second Place DB/LQPV "Brad Rheingans" Duals: (3-1_
First Place DB/LQPV "STING" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
John Weeding 12th 43-3 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Sam Haas 12th 42-3 1st Sec./5th State/AC
J. D. Struxness 11th 28-14 2nd Section/AC
Brandon Schmitt 11th 28-6 1st Section/AC
T. J. Fulton 10th 28-15 3rd Section
Garth Oschendorf 11th 21-16 Injured
Keith Abraham 10th 14-21 4th Section
Jordan Bothun 10th 16-23
Jordan Staab 11th 7-9 6th Section
Wyatt Ireland 9th 7-24
Joe Weeding 10th 6-15
Jalen Baldwin 11th 3-7
Christian Thoen 8th 3-11
Jared Roiland 12th 2-2
Justin Lee 11th 2-4

Graduates:
Ryan Swenson 42-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC (209-29 Career)
Codie Weeding 37-6 1st Sec./6th State/AC (80-32 Career)
Lane Mitchell 34-3 3rd Section/AC (89-35 Career)
Brandon Weber 12-19
Scott Ludvigson 8-6
Ty Jurgenson 3-3

BOLD WARRIORS

Head Coach: David Williams
Enrollment: 237
Section: 3A

The Warriors posted 14-12 dual meet marks and they had six state qualifiers. Back from there very successful team are one section place winner and eleven others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate several outstanding seniors six section place winners of which five were state qualifiers. They will be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet numbers, but watch for this team to make big an improvement over the course of the season. Brady Zitzman, Brett Grund and Nick Steffel will be their key leaders thru out the season.

14-12 Overall
6-2 West Central South Conference
Final Four Section 3A
Eight Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
First Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 188.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 128 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 137 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brady Zitzman 11th 27-16 2nd Section/AC
Brett Grund 10th 16-11 Injured
Nick Steffel 12th 17-20
Ben Garcia 10th 15-23
Sean Weibel 12th 5-7
Alex Hatch 11th 8-8
Scott Rauenhorst 12th 4-22
Chaz Roush 11th 2-3
Dovonte Falk 12th 2-13
Ben Steffel 9th 2-12
Tim Braun 10th 1-4
Trevor Nissen 10th 1-3

Graduates:
Alex Steffel 37-7 1st Sec./State Champ.(136-75 Career)
Brent O'Halloran 38-7 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (110-52 Career)
Jacob Revier 29-8 2nd Section/AC (96-57 Career)
Zach Revier 34-9 2nd Section/AC (89-64 Career)
Andrew Brooks 31-12 2nd Section (59-66 Career)
Logan Erickson 15-24 5th Section (33-79 Career)
Ricky Morales 15-7 Injured (36-33 Career)
Blaine Minkel 4-28

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK TIGERS/CHOKIO ALBERTA

Head Coach: Troy Ostby
Enrollment: 295 Morris/56 Hancock/38/Chokio Alberta/389 Total
Section: 3AA

The Tigers of Morris Area/Hancock/CA posted 7-11 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team are six section place winners and seven others with a lot of varsity experience. With the graduation of just one senior look for the Tigers to improve on those dual meet marks of last season. This is still a young team and if they do improve over the course of the season they could upset someone along the way in the section dual meet campaign. Tim Ostby, Zach Gibson, Evan Nelson and Myles Smith should be their leaders thru out the season.

6-11 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 142.5 Pts (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Morris "Tiger" Tourney: 140 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 97.5 Pts ( Placers)
Seventh Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 82 Pts. (6 Placers)
Twentieth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 71.5 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tim Ostby 12th 31-11 2nd Section
Zach Gibson 12th 34-5 2nd Section/AC
Evan Nelson 11th 21-18 4th Section
Myles Smith 10th 19-9 6th Section
Connor Metzger 11th 19-21 4th Section
Tony Domnick 12th 15-17 5th Section
Seth Nelson 11th 14-19
Jordan Thooft 10th 14-19
Joel Harrison 11th 10-20
Travis Ostby 8th 9-14
Dillon Johnson 10th 10-22
Aaron Welking 11th 2-16
Tyler Moser 12th 2-2

Graduates:
Ryan Beyer 14-23 5th Section (26-77 Career)

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

Head Coach: David Wingert
Enrollment: 252
Section: 3A

The Sting of Yellow Medicine East posted 7-11 dual meet marks. Back from that team are six section place winners and nine others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate two section place winners, so look for the Sting to improve on those dual meet marks this season. Evan Knudson, Tim Savig, Ethan Ator and Holdyn Sand should their key leaders thru out the season.

7-11 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 112 Pts. (7 Placers Top 4)
Fifth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 113 Pts. (10 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 51 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 106 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Evan Knudson 12th 30-5 3rd Section/AC
Ethan Ator 12th 22-16 3rd Section
Holdyn Sand 12th 15-14 4th Section
Tim Savig 11th 10-11 6th Section
Cody Bossman 12th 9-19 5th Section
Zach Kluver 11th 8-18 5th Section
Dylan Johnson 10th 10-5
Trey Cox 11th 5-22
Aaron Lalim 11th 6-12
Colton Specht 10th 4-9
Austin Enestvedt 12th 2-9
Ted Reflsand 12th 2-4
Roger Paquin 11th 2-19
Zach Fisher 10th 2-18
Wyatt Hatch 9th 3-4

Graduates:
Levi Specht 28-11 2nd Section (91-46 Career)
Justin Stock 18-19 6th Section (40-43 Career)

BENSON BRAVES

Head Coach: Brain Knutson/Randy Weber
Enrollment: 282
Section: 3A

The Braves of Benson posted 6-15 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team are five section place winners and six others with some varsity experience. The Braves graduated five seniors including two section winners, so look for them to make some improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. Bryce Goff, Morgan Staton, Ben Lundebrek and Sam Carruth should be their key leaders thru out the season.

6-15 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Third Place Parkers Prairie "Panthers" Tourney: 166 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 124 Pts. (9 Placers)
Third Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 161.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Sixth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 91 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place New London-Spicer "Wildcats" Tourney: 91 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Morgan Staton 11th 33-9 2nd Section/AC
Bryce Goff 10th 25-14 6th Section
Ben Lundebrek 11th 30-12 5th Section
Sam Carruth 12th 21-20 4th Section
Tyler Jenson 11th 19-20
Cody Hammerschmidt 10th 14-21 5th Section
Joe Weber 12th 10-9
Niklas Thies 12th 9-9
Mitchell Koosman 8th 2-9
Matt Wieber 9th 2-13
Grant Ascheman 8th 3-4

Graduates:
Matt Plumhoff 21-21 6th Section
Al Scottini 21-21 6th Section
Seth Pillutszki 13-12
Brandon Hanson 4-4
Scott Bridgeland 1-22

MONTEVIDEO THUNDER HAWKS

Head Coach: Ron Reszel
Enrollment: 372
Section: 3AA

The Thunder Hawks posted 2-16 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team are four section place winners and twelve others with a lot of varsity experience. With the graduation of just two seniors look for the Thunder Hawks to improve on those dual meet marks of last season. Joe Bednar, Spencer Suflow and Cody Hiepler should be key leaders thru out the season.

2-16 Overall
1-7 West Central South Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 114 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 83 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 68.5 Pts. (12 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Joe Bednar 12th 25-9 4th Section/AC
Spencer Suflow 10th 16-16 5th Section
Cody Hiepler 12th 15-19 5th Section
Mason Kwilinski 10th 14-17
Logan Knoshal 10th 13-15 6th Section
Brent Binsfeld 11th 12-19
Dan Macziewski 12th 10-16
Jake Bednar 11th 9-24
Tanner Lindermann 12th 6-25
Mitch Kwilinski 10th 4-5
Justin Welling 11th 3-9
Austin Hiepler 10th 3-8
Justin Weckwerth 11th 2-22
Justin Mortenson 11th 2-15
Thomas Stoeckman 12th 2-11
Anthony Quigley 9th 2-2

Graduates:
Colton Anderson 7-24
Patrick Walsh 3-5

WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE

FAVORITES: NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS and PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

DARKHORSES: MELROSE/SAUK CENTRE and MINNEWASKA LAKERS

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

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Tim Woehler
Enrollment: 267
Section: 5A

The Bulldogs of Paynesville have back from their 18-9 and final four appearance in the dual section dual meet several wrestlers with a great deal of experience. They will have six section place winners and six others with a lot of experience. Despite the graduation of seven, including four section placer of which two were state tourney wrestlers, they should improve during the course of the season. The Bulldogs should be a force to be dealt with by the end of the season. Look for them to challenge those top teams for section and conference honors. Cole Woehler, Dominick Platow and Clay Spanier should be their leaders thru out the season.

18-9 Overall
5-3 West Central South Conference
Final Four Section 5A
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
First Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 173 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 156.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Foley "Falcon" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Clay Spanier 10th 28-11 3rd Section
Dominick Platow 12th 28-10 5th Section
Cole Woehler 12th 27-10 4th Section
Josh Hiepler 12th 21-11 5th Section
Jacob Mages 9th 21-17 4th Section
Caleb Burris 11th 15-17
Anthony Johnson 11th 19-19
John Dorf 12th 4-4
Trey Stenger 12th 3-4 6th Section
Andrew Kerzman 9th 4-8
Jordan Karels 8th 4-8
Jared Kuntsleben 10th 3-17
Isaiah Gleitz 12th 1-7

Graduates:
Matt Doom 33-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (94-30 Career)
Trevor Spanier 26-6 1st Section/AC (53-64 Career)
Kody Klein 23-14 5th Section (23-14 Career)
Jon Solum 20-14 (20-16 Career)
Aaron Gehrke 18-20 6th Section
Tyler Hemmesch 4-1
Lance Liedman 1-0

MINNEWASKA LAKERS

Head Coach: Wes Tessman
Enrollment: 303
Section: 5A

The Lakers posted 4-19 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are four section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate four seniors including a state champion, but look for the Lakers younger wrestlers to improve over the course of the season. Thus the Lakers should improve of those dual meet marks from last season. Danny Hollkamp, Zach Steffenson, Ryan Stottler and Weston Lardy should be their key leaders thru out the season.

4-19 Overall
1-7 West Central South Conference Tourney
Five Section Place Winners/State Champion
Fourth Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 137.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 96 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 104 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 73.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Steffenson 12th 22-16 4th Section
Ryan Stottler 10th 20-22 6th Section
Weston Lardy 8th 14-24 5th Section
Patrick Weaver 11th 9-20 6th Section
Gary Steffenson 10th 18-21
Danny Holtkamp 12th 18-19
Taylor Lundebrek 10th 18-22
Brock Wollschlager 11th 3-22
Caleb Bliasdell 9th 2-3
Justin Roggenkamp 12th 2-8

Graduates:
Jacob Braaten 39-3 1st Sec./State Champ./AC (111-32 Career)
Micah Klemme 11-18
Tyrel Swensrud 7-5
Cody Kittelson 1-4

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:
Roosevelt 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

ALBANY HUSKIES

Head Coach: Caleb Watson
Enrollment: 468
Section 6AA

1-16 Overall
1-5 West Central North Conference
Returning Wrestlers:
Philip Maus 12th 28-10 3rd Section
Eric Schmitt 11th 25-18 3rd Section
Brady Winkels 11th 20-16 4th Section
Matthew Schlangen 11th 16-13
Carter Holthaus 10th 18-16
Nick Mergen 9th 9-11
Tyler Barthel 10th 5-11
Jake Bledsoe 11th 1-5
Jordan Kittleson 9th 1-5

Graduates:
Jame Holt 31-4 1st Sec./2nd State/Ac
Bryan Schlangen 15-8 2nd Section

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

FAVORITES: KIMBALL CUBS and the PIERZ PIONEERS

DARK HORSES: HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS and the BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

KIMBALL CUBS
Head Coach: Mike Schindler
Enrollment: 215
Section: 5A

The Cubs of Kimball have back from their 33-2 and fifth place in the state team several very talented wrestlers. They have six state qualifiers, five section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of seven seniors including two state place winners, look for the Cubs to be a very strong force to be dealt with. They should make a strong challenge for state, section and conference honors. Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Caramon Hansen, Quinten Berres, Mitchell McKee and Jordan Joseph should be their key leaders thru out the season.

33-2 Overall
7-0 Central Minnesota Conference Champions
Fifth State Class A
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Thee State Place Winners
First Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 278 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 277.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Kimball "Cub" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Quinten Berres 9th 42-6 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Marcus Hamer 11th 41-5 1st Section/AC
Tanner Mills 11th 41-6 2nd Section/AC
Jordan Joseph 9th 40-4 1st Section/AC
Caramon Hansen 12th 37-8 1st Section/AC
Mitchell McKee 8th 35-9 2nd Section/AC
Alex Thurber 12th 30-12 4th Section
Austin Schiefelbein 12th 26-16 6th Section/AC
Travis Schiefelbein 12th 20-19 3rd Section
Travis Willis 11th 21-13 4th Section (Transferfrom DC)
Quentin Bryce 12th 18-16 6th Section
Troy Filzen 9th 15-15
Preston Wills 9th 8-13
Luke Serbus 12th 3-15
Matt Donnay 10th 1-7
Skyler Schiefelbein 9th 0-4
Devan Kelly 10th 0-3
Jeremiah Kelly 12th 0-2
Cody Machereth 12th 0-0 (Career Records 18-29)

Graduates:
Tyler Kuechle 34-8 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (136-62 Career)
Mitch Pramann 13-8 5th Section (71-67 Career)
David Joseph 42-5 1st Sec./5th State/AC (103-27 Career)
Jacob Linn 18-22
Tyler Loch 1-7
Tyler Filzen 4-4
Andrew Kieke 4-16
Tanner Meierhofer 0-0 (41-37 Career)

PIERZ PIONEERS

Head Coach: Simon Walton
Enrollment: 309
Section: 7A

The Pioneers of Pierz had an outstanding season last year, as they posted a 22-7 dual meet mark and a section championship. They return three state qualifiers, five section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. The Pioneers did graduate five seniors including state tourney wrestlers, one which was a state champion. But if this group stays healthy thru out the season look for this team to better than last years. They should improve on those dual meet marks and challenge for section and conference honors. Possibly for the Pioneers to earn some state honors with this team. Nathan Tomala, Brandon Sullivan, Brad Meyer, Chris Ortmann and Kolton Eischen to be their key leaders thru out the season for them.

22-7 Overall
5-2 Central Minnesota Conference
Section 7A Champions
Twelve Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
Second Place South Saint Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 179 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 124.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Foley "Falcon" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nathan Tomala 12th 24-9 1st Section
Brandon Sullivan 10th 26-16 2nd Section
Brad Meyer 11th 29-12 3rd Section/AC
Ryley Smude 10th 24-17 4th Section
Kolton Eischens 8th 23-10
Dustin Waytashek 12th 19-11 4th Section
Josh Lanners 11th 13-6 3rd Section
Cody Van Zee 11th 14-7
Nick Lochner 11th 10-14 2nd Section
Chris Ortman 10th 13-4 Injured (31-11 2nd Sec. 2010)
John Goebel 10th 11-9
Alex Julich 12th 5-4
Travis Johnson 11th 8-23
Evan Woitalla 10th 5-14
Cody Meyer 9th 4-8

Graduates:
Clint Poster 44-0 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (225-27 Career)
Sean Huls 32-7 1st Section/AC (152-39 Career)
Brett Brausen 32-12 2nd Section (90-84 Career)
Mitch Boser 14-17 3rd Section
John LeGoulon 2-2

HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS

Head Coach: Adam Johnson
Enrollment: 292
Section: 5A

The Huskers of Holdingford had a very good season as they posted 19-8 dual meet marks and were a final four team in a very tough section 5A. Back from that team is one state qualifier, five section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. The Huskers graduated two seniors including two section place winners, so look for them to make a very strong challenge for section honors. Mike Jarnot, Trevor Scott and Zach Scott should be their key leaders thru out the season.

19-8 Overall
5-2 Central Minnesota Conference
Final Four Section 5A
Eight Section Place Winners
Third Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 113.5 Pts. (6 Placers top 4)
Fourth Placer Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 120 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Paynesville "Bulldogs" Tourney: 165 Pts. (11 Placers)
First Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Milaca "Wolf" Duals: (2-2)
Second Place Browerville/Eagle Bend "Bronco" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mike Jarnot 12th 41-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Tyler Schwartz 11th 26-13 4th Section
Trevor Scott 11th 26-11 3rd Section
Zach Scott 9th 28-11 3rd Section/AC
Kyle Gerads 10th 23-13 5th Section
Luke Doll 12th 23-18
Jordan Gombos 10th 20-17
Adam Lane 11th 18-20
Mitch Messman 10th 11-19 6th Section
Bryan Scepaniak 11th 9-17
Kyle Kolstad 11th 3-13
Galen Piwowar 12th 3-4
Malcolm Dewar 10th 3-13
Weston Lumley 9th 1-2

Graduates:
Victor Lumley 31-9 4th Section (102-68 Career)
Bryce Feia 26-14 3rd Section (63-48 Career)

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

Head Coach: Dan Berg
Enrollment: 225
Section 5A

The Eagles posted 11-7 dual meet marks and they had nine section place winners and three state qualifiers. If they had been healthy they would likely have had much better dual meet marks. Back from that team are three section place winners and six others with varsity experience. The Eagles graduated six very good seniors including three state tourney qualifiers and two state place winners. They could challenge those dual meet marks if the younger wrestlers can step up and fill in. Austin Peterson, Zach Blonigen an Cain Renner will be their key leaders thru out the season.

11-7 Overall
4-3 Central Minnesota Conference
Nine Section Place Winner/Three State Qualifiers
Third Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 177.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Second Place Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Tourney: 168 Pts. (9 P to 4)
Fifth Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 104 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fourth Place Willmar "Cardinals" Tourney: 114 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Norwood Young America "Central" Tourney: 120 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Peterson 11th 30-10 3rd Section
Zach Blonigen 11th 28-18 6th Section
Cain Renner 10th 26-11 3rd Section
Sam Femrite 11th 5-9
Luke Kuechle 10th 9-21
Nick Faber 9th 3-7
Dominic Donnay 8th 3-6

Graduates:
Jacob Forcier 35-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC (167-57 Career)
Mike Downham 23-10 4th Section (122-84 Career)
Blain Meierhofer 32-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC (74-54 Career)
Tyler Magadanz 23-6 5th Section/AC (84-68 Career)
Brandon Walz 21-10 2nd Section (69-67 Career)
Mitch Asfeld 27-6 3rd Section (38-21 Career)

BELGRADE BROOTEN ELROSA JAGUARS

Head Coach: Rich Vos
Enrollment: 178
Section: 5A

The Jaguars of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa have back from their 10-15 campaign a very good crew of wrestlers. They will have four section place winners and eleven others with a great deal of experience returning. They graduated only two wrestlers last spring, look for the Jaguars to make a big challenge for the top four spot in the dual meet campaign. If they stay free of injuries and their younger wrestlers continue to improve look for them to be one of those top four teams. Ross Rath, Dillon Knutson, Patrick Rooney and Daniel Rooney should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-15 Overall
2-5 Central Minnesota Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 137 Pts. (12 Placers top 4)
Fifth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 110 Pts. (7 Placers top 4)
Sixth Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 129.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 79 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dillon Knutson 12th 29-12 3rd Section/AC
Ross Rath 11th 25-10 3rd Section
Patrick Rooney 11th 30-12 4th Section
Daniel Rooney 12th 24-11 5th Section
Tyler Tensen 11th 25-9
Austin Jaeger 11th 19-19
Alex Schramiel 10th 10-16
Jordan Lewis 10th 10-16
Eric Swenson 12th 12-22
Matt SWchmitz 11th 12-28
Josey Tensen 9th 12-27
Brandon Roering 11th 5-17
Matt Peterson 11th 3-10
Nicklass Pugh 12th 2-15
Marshal Zachman 11th 2-17
Colby Schramel 8th 2-1

Graduates:
Adam Gregory 11-16 (19-49 Career)
Ben Borgerding 7-7 (37-49 Career)

ROCKFORD ROCKETS

Head Coach: Nick Peterson
Enrollment: 401
Section: 5AA

The Rockets posted 6-16 dual meet marks last season and they had some very showings in four of their individual tournaments. Back from that team are three state qualifiers, four section place winners and seven with varsity experience. There were no Rockets that graduated last spring, so look for them to improve on those dual meet marks. They could if they continue to improve challenge for a top four spot in the section 5AA dual meet campaign. Ty Griffin, Zach Johnson, John Redepenning, Adam Jakubowski and Bard Jonson will be their key leaders thru out the season.

6-16 Overall
0-7 Central Minnesota Conference
Seven Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 184 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Spectrum "Sting" Tourney: 179 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 156 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Brooklyn Center "Centaurs" Tourney: 143 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Maple Grove "Crimson" Tourney: 108 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Ty Griffin 10th 35-9 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Zach Johnson 12th 32-7 1st Section/AC
John Redepenning 12th 36-4 1st Section/AC
Adam Jakubowski 12th 27-16 3rd Section
Brad Johnson 10th 27-10 Injured
Daniel Paine 12th 19-15 5th Section
Connor Soligny 11th 6-6 5th Section
Mike Gaspar 12th 10-26 6th Section
Gaska Galka 10th 12-29
Dylan Graunke 10th 6-24
Josh Green 12th 2-5
Zach Guthrie 11th 2-18
Tyler Barning 12th 2-2

HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED LAKERS

Head Coaches: Jeff Granrud
Enrollment: 311
Section: 5A

The Lakers of Howard Lake Waverly Winsted posted 10-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that season are several wrestlers with varsity experience. They have one state qualifier, five section place winners and six others with a lot of varsity time. Despite that graduation of four very good seniors including one state place winner, look for the Lakers to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. If their younger wrestlers improve over the course of the season, the Lakers could challenge for the top four spot in the section dual meet campaign. Chris Cox, Joel Koch, Ddylan Youngren, Jeff Hausladen and William Schamus should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-15 Overall
2-5 Central Minnesota Conference
Seven Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Mayville-Portland "Patriots" Tourney: 192 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 164 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 117 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chris Cox 11th 25-12 2nd Section/AC
Dylan Youngren 10th 26-13 4th Section
Joel Koch 12th 21-12 4th Section
William Schanus 12th 16-12 6th Section
Jeff Hausladen 11th 14-12 4th Section
Cory Otto 9th 7-13
Luke Theisen 9th 8-25
Dylan Pelnis 9th 6-29 6th Section
Josiah Riener 11th 10-26
David Cox 8th 6-8
Garrett Schanus 9th 2-4

Graduates:
Matt Marketon 32-4 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (72-21 Career)
Tony Hausladen 22-6 Injured (86-45 Career)
Jake Grangroth 17-10 (64-59 Career)
Jacob Demarais 14-20

PARK REGION CONFERENCE

North: New York Mills, United North Central, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Ottertail Central and Parkers Prairie.

South: Royalton, Osakis, Browerville/Eagle Valley, West Central Area and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle

FAVORITES: (NORTH: New York Mills and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale) (South: Royalton and Osakis)

DARK HORSES: (North: United North Central) (South: Browerville/Eagle Valley)

BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

Head Coach: Mike Barthel
Enrollment: 111 Bertha Hewitt/ 126 Verndale/237 Total
Section: 6A

The Raiders of Bertha Hewitt/Verndale have a very young team returning from their 4-18 dual meet campaign. They will return four section place winners including one state place winner and twelve others with a great deal of experience. The Raiders graduated one very good senior, with that in consideration, look for this young team to continue to improve during the course of the season. The Raiders should challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Also look for them to challenge conference honors too. Colin Turchin and Dylan Koppendrayer should be their key leaders thru out the season.

4-18 Overall
2-5 Park Region Conference
Five Section Place Winners
Fifth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 48 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eight Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 78 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 115.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Ninth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 22 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Colin Turchin 12th 24-3 1st Sec./4th State
Dylan Koppendrayer 12th 22-9 3rd Section
Justin Gordon 10th 13-12 6th Section
Andrew Bounds 10th 15-11 6th Section
Dalton Baker 10th 12-13
Jackie Swenson 11th 12-19
John French 10th 7-3
Nick Bennett 10th 6-11
Hayden Truax 9th 9-8
Dillan Card 9th 8-2
Josh Weekley 10th 6-9
Dakota Finck 10th 5-8
Eric Waln 11th 6-13
Dan Houchin 12th 4-14
Andrew Cihlar 10th 5-21
Marcus Willis 10th 2-4
Albert Boldt 9th 1-4
Tyler Lamb 9th 1-6

Graduates:
Kasey Horn 24-13 4th Section

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

Head Coach: Eric Niemi
Enrollment: 158
Section: 6A

The Eagles of New York Mills will return from their 14-5 dual meet campaign two state qualifiers, six section place winners and one other with a great deal of experience. They did graduate four including four section place winners and one state qualifier, but look for the grapplers to improve during the course of the season. The Eagles should challenge those dual meet marks of last season. They should also make a challenge for both section and conference honors. Shane Novak, Noah Pesola and Tyler Patron should be their key leaders thru out the season.

14-5 Overall
5-1 Park Region Conference
Final Four Section 6A
Twelve Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 174 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 128 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 114 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 91.5 Pts. (3 Placers) (34 Team Field)
Tenth Place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 80 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Shane Novak 11th 37-6 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Noah Pesola 11th 24-13 2nd Section
Tyler Patron 10th 27-11 3rd Section/AC
Michael Meyer 12th 22-15 5th Section
Tyler Ehnert 10th 19-18 5th Section
Taylor Ericksrud 10th 11-19 4th Section
Kyle Vorderbrugen 12th 11-24 5th Section
Andrew Mindermann 12th 9-27 6th Section
Max Carlson 11th 12-14

Graduates:
Seth Hofland 32-10 2nd Section (70-55 Career Record)
Tommy Selander 26-8 5th Section/AC (76-37 Career Record)
Peter Stark 23-16 3rd Section (44-56 Career Record)
Ty Bell 10-20 5th Section

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Scott Hart
Enrollment: 130 Battle Lake/84 Henning/138 Underwood/352 Total
Section: 6A

The Bulldogs of Ottertail Central posted 11-5 dual meet marks and won their first conference dual meet title. Back from that team are two state qualifiers, two section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. The Bulldogs did graduate five seniors including two state qualifiers, despite that they could challenge those dual number from last season. The Bulldogs could be a force to be dealt with if they healthy and their younger wrestlers improve of the course of the season. Zach Johnson, Zach Matthys, Nolan Koch and Allen Payerl should be their key leaders thru out the season.

11-5 Overall
6-0 Park Region Conference Champions
Seven Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 190.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 208 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 187 Pts. (13 Placers in the Top Four)
Second Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 180.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 82.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Osakis "Silverstreaks" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Johnson 12th 25-6 2nd Section/AC
Zach Matthys 12th 29-7 2nd Section/AC
Allen Peyerl 12th 16-6 4th Section/AC
Nolan Koch 10th 20-13 6th Section
Charles Johnson 12th 14-16
Dylan Schwartz 10th 14-23
Aaron Bengtson 11th 8-23
Soshiro Tachibana 11th 3-11
Aaron Kusler 9th 2-3
Brady Tostenson 12th 2-2

Graduates:
Brendan Hart 28-7 1st Section (132-88 Career)
Greg Blum 26-9 2nd Section (54-52 Career)
Tyler Olson 28-5 Injured/AC (106-70 Career)
Anthony Hinson 12-18
Kaleb Minten 13-17
Travis Freitag 2-12

ROYALTON ROYALS

Head Coach: Kevin Presler
Enrollment: 183
Section 7A

The Royals of Royalton posted good dual meet numbers of 12-9, back from that team are four state qualifiers, two section place winners and five others with a great deal of varsity experience. The Royals did graduate eight seniors last spring, so they could be hard pressed to improve on those numbers. But look for the younger wrestlers to step over the course of the season. They could possibly challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Look for the Royals to be a force in their new conference, as they will compete in the Park Region Conference this season. Andy Poster, Mitch Lange, Cory Wensmann, Tyler Hegna, Brady Moulzolf and Tony Gadacz to be their key leaders thru out the season.

12-9 Overall
3-4 Central Minnesota Conference
Final Four Section 7A
Twelve Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers
Second Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 245 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 152 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Park Region Conference: 151.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eleventh Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 73 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Andy Poster 12th 33-6 1st Section
Mitch Lange 10th 31-6 2nd Section
Cory Wensmann 11th 15-16 2nd Section
Tyler Hegna 11th 16-10 5th Section
Tony Gadacz 10th 8-5
Brady Moulzolf 9th 11-11 2nd Section
Brad Knoll 8th 9-21 4th Section
Shaun Urbanski 11th 7-15
Zach Carlson 9th 3-8
Alex Helmin 9th 6-12
Jordan Meehl 10th 3-6
Graduates:
Andrew Plumski 30-4 1st Section
Kyle Wentland 10-11 2nd Section
Brian Schlichting 22-14 1st Section
Kellen Franks 18-17 2nd Section
Tom Averill 16-18 4th Section
Eli Wunderlich 11-9 4th Section
Mike Schmidt

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL (MENAHGA-SEBEKA) WARRIORS

Head Coach: Kris Koll
Enrollment: 163 Menagha/146 Sebeka/309 Total
Section: 8A

The Warriors of United North Central posted 6-11 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are six section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. They had no seniors graduate last spring, so look for the Warriors to possibly make a big improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. They should challenge for a top four spot in the section dual meet campaign. Also look for the Warriors to be a force to be dealt with in the conference, as they could challenge for honors in the Park Region Conference. Jake Malone, Max Pajari, Tommy Tellers, Sam Tellers, Taylor Carlson and Mike Johnson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

6-11 Overall
3-3 Park Region Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Third Place Crookston "Pirates Booster" Tourney: 148 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 118 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 87 Pts. (7 Placers)
Twenty-Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 49.5 (1 Placer)

Returning Wresters:
Jake Malone 11th 29-9 2nd Section/AC
Max Pajari 11th 24-12 3rd Section
Tommy Tellers 8th 26-12 3rd Section
Sam Tellers 10th 19-16 3rd Section
Mike Johnson 11th 18-14 4th Section
Taylor Carlson 10th 20-14 6th Section
Brody Benson 12th 11-15
Dylan Huttunen 10th 15-17
Micah Aho 10th 8-15
Tristan Palmer 9th 4-7
Teague Neuman 12th 3-14
Keiler Skaro 11th 5-18
Logan Walz 10th 3-3
Alex Schoon 12th 2-4
Bryon Vasey 12th 1-6
Jake Shepersky 9th 1-5

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS

Head Coach: : Joey Andreasen
Enrollment: 237
Section: 5A

The Silverstreaks posted 13-14 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are four section place winners and ten others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of four section place winners including one state qualifier, look for them to possibly challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Austin Collins, Cody Adolphson, Tyler Spanswick and Trenton Coyer should be their key leaders thru out the season.

13-14 Overall
4-2 Park Region Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Third Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 159 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 165 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fourth Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 127 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 33 Pts (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Collins 12th 24-17 3rd Section
Cody Adolphson 12th 21-19 5th Section
Tyler Spanswick 9th 21-22 6th Section
Trenton Coyer 9th 16-16 6th Section
Garret Scherr 11th 17-21
Cody Rupert 12th 10-16
Austin Rollog 11th 10-19
Ryan Larson 12th 6-21
Ryan Engler 9th 6-18
Brandon Spanswick 9th 5-13
Brandon Coyer 8th 5-3
Mitch Sunder 9th 4-0
Garret Sunder 8th 4-17
Brian Thorstad 12th 4-20

Graduates:
Cody Torkelson 30-3 2nd Section/AC (96-37 Career)
Nikaloj Hagen 29-12 5th Section (65-50 Career)
James Gabrielson 21-21 5th Section (37-70 Career)
Nick Wolterstorff 21-20 6th Section (54-50 Career)

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

Head Coach: Justin Burg
Enrollment: 151 Browerville/72 Eagle Valley/ 223 Total
Section: 5A

The Broncos of Browerville/Eagle Valley posted 8-19 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are five section place winners and eight others with some varsity experience. The Broncos did graduate four seniors last spring, but look for them to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If they stay healthy and their younger wrestlers make progress over the season they could challenge for the number four spot in the section dual meet campaign. Preston Irsfeld, Adam Sullief, Ridge Quistorff, Tyler Kent and Austin Butler should be their key leaders thru out the season.

8-19 Overall
1-5 Park Region Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Fourth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 117 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 21 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ninth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 82 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Preston Irsfeld 12th 24-17 3rd Section
Adam Sutlief 11th 31-10 5th Section
Ridge Quistorff 11th 24-17 5th Section
Tylor Kent 12th 25-16 5th Section
Austin Butler 11th 20-13 4th Section
Avery Kuhnau 11th 15-23
Matthew Schettler 10th 10-25
Noah Becker 8th 5-24
Nic Bollin 12th 5-15
Jordan Statema 11th 3-18
Gary Melstrom 12th 1-1
Austin Host 12th 2-6
Nick Becker 9th 2-0

Graduates:
Brad Schettler 17-10 6th Section (61-66 Career)
Cody Middendorf 11-13 (23-39 Career)
Clayton Noland 4-26
Emil Schnack 6-23

WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Brandon Gruchow
Enrollment: 205
Section: 6A

The Knights posted 5-12 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are one state qualifier, two section place winners and eleven wrestlers with varsity experience. They did graduate just three wrestlers, including two state qualifiers, so look for the Knights to make an improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. If their younger wrestlers do improve over the course of the season they should improve those numbers. Kyle Martineau, Chase Odegaard, Ethan Supler and Jake Larkin should be their key leaders thru out the season.

5-12 Overall
Five Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 149.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Morris Area "Tiger" Tourney: 90.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Sixth Place Heart of Lakes Tourney: 97.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 90.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 77 Pts. (5 Placers in top Four)
Nineteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 72.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Fifth Place Staples "Don Dravis" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Martineau 12th 30-10 1st Section
Chase Odegaard 9th 18-16
Ethan Supler 12th 15-19 6th Section
Jon Sande 12th 7-7 5th Section
Jake Larkin 8th 19-18
Gage Odegaard 11th 12-19
Carter Duncan 11th 12-24
Alex Anderson 11th 4-4
Devin Buss 11th 4-13
Braeden Long 10th 4-17
Royal Crow 9th 2-5
Koel Siefert 9th 3-16
Buzz Miller 8th 4-8
Sean Albert 12th 1-2

Graduates:
Seth Felland 35-7 2nd Section (133-66 Career)
Jon Pikop 32-9 2nd Section (92-82 Career)
Chris Barrera 4-7

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER

Head Coach: Ryan Bothun
Enrollment: 319
Section 5A

The Thunder struggled last season but look for them to improve this season as they do have several wrestlers back with some experience. Lenard Bennett, Miquel Botello, Kody Kunerth and Creg Donabauer should be their key leaders thru out the season.
Overall Dual Meet NA
Seventh Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 63 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 83 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Staples "Don Dravis" Duals: (1-2)
Seventh Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 46 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Lenard Bennett 12th 17-15
Miguel Botello 10th 14-13
Kody Kunerth 11th 11-21
Creg Donabauer 9th 10-13
Josh Vor 12th 3-16
Jorge Botello 8th 3-18
Rene Eldidy 11th 2-14
Maway Quillo 10th 2-7
Miguel Ambrey 8th 2-11
Wade Reece 9th 3-18

Graduates:
Thomas Haugen 17-10 (44-51 Career)
Cristian Ambrigz 2-9

PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS

Head Coach: Billy Wagner
Enrollment: 159
Section: 6A

The Panthers did struggle last season but with several wrestlers returning with some varsity experience they are looking to improve. Mitch Westerberg, Logan Nebbe, Kyle Schlosser and Bruce Look should be their key leaders thru out the season.

0-23 Overall
0-6 Park Region Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 61 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 32.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ten Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 48 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ninth Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 62.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitch Westeberg 11th 20-21 5th Section
Logan Nebbe 9th 4-6 6th Section
Kyle Schlosser 9th 13-21
Mike Kalpin 12th 8-19
Bryce Looker 10th 6-10 6th Section
Trent Hagen 11th 5-18
O'Ryan Bosek 12th 5-29
Jesse Oeltjenbruns 12th 2-16

Graduates:
Kevin Hahn 32-7 1st Section/AC
Chad Knapp 1-15

GREAT RIVER CONFERNCE

FAVORITES: MILLE LACS RAIDERS and the AITKIN GOBBLERS

DARK HORSE: HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUARS and the OGILVIE LIONS

AITKIN GOBBLERS

Head Coach: Kevin Lemke
Enrollment: 340
Section: 7A

The Gobblers of Aitkin had a good season last year as they had 12-5 dual meet marks and they had fourteen section place winners. Back from that team are three state qualifiers, including one place winner. They also bring back six section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that the Gobblers graduated seven including five section place winners, they should again make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Jordan Chouanard, Jerod Novak, Brian Wold and Cooper Blau should be their key leaders thru out the season.

12-5 Overall
4-1 Great River Conference
Final Four Section 7A
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Great River Conference Tourney: 262 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 195 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 153.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 177.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 185.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Chouanard 12th 37-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Cooper Blau 12th 25-10 3rd Section/AC
Jerod Novak 8th 29-9 1st Section/AC
Isaac Novak 11th 24-13 Injured
Brian Wold 11th 22-12 2nd Section
Colton LaPlante 12th 24-12 3rd Section/AC
Adam Jackson 12th 23-15 3rd Section/AC
Shaun Philipp 12th 15-14 4th Section
Mike Stafford 12th 12-14 4th Section
Alan Bast 9th 8-20 5th Section
Jack Braton 9th 8-4
Noah Landrue 8th 3-6

Graduates:
Dalton Stevens 25-6 3rd Section (122-33 Career)
Andrew Bast 27-13 1st Section/AC (37-43 Career)
Kevan Handt 27-12 3rd Section/AC (50-73 Career)
Kane Magness 12-16 5th Section/AC
Tanner Bare 8-12 5th Section
Aaron Benson 3-2
Martin Schroeder 0-1

MILLE LACS RAIDERS

Head Coach: Brady Hermel
Enrollment: 121 Isle/133 Onamia/254 Total
Section: 7A

The Raiders of Mille Lacs had a very good season as they posted 16-5 dual meet marks and were section runner ups. Back from that team are three state qualifiers, five section place winners and three others with experience. The Raiders did graduate seven very good seniors, including four section place winners of which two were state qualifiers. Thus will be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet marks. But look for them to challenge for a top four spot in what should be a very balanced section. They will make a strong challenge once again for conference honors. Cody Whitney, Nik Borchert, Luke Thompson and Gabe Tramm should be their key leaders thru out the season.

16-5 Overall
5-0 Great River Conference Champions
Section 7A Runner Up
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
First Place Maple Grove "Crimson" Tourney: 186 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 161.5 Pts. (1o Placers)
Second Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 231.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 194.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Great River Conference Tourney: 243.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals" (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Whitney 12th 37-2 1st Section/AC
Nik Borchert 9th 36-6 3rd Section
Luke Thompson 9th 20-20 2nd Section
Matthew Petty 10th 21-22 4th Section
Andy Sammis 12th 15-12 3rd Section
Gabe Tramm 12th 11-15 2nd Section
Tyler Knudson 11th 20-21 5th Section
Tom Kent 9th 8-10
Dain Schultz 8th 7-14 5th Section
Rodney Ellis 12th 2-2
Zac Virnig 11th 6-6

Graduates:
Mark Francour 31-7 1st Section/AC (132-46 Career)
Zach Olson 34-9 2nd Section/AC (121-76 Career)
Chase Niesen 31-9 3rd Section/AC (108-68 Career)
Bradley Brown 29-9 1st Section/AC (81-40 Career)
Ryan Olson 22-9 Injured (159-50 Career)
Nate Bresnahan 19-8 4th Section
Antonio Gribben 21-13

HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUAR

Head Coach: Jerry Perrotti
Enrollment: 248 Hinckley-Finlayson/395 Pine City/190 East Central High School/833 Total
Section: 7AA

The Jaguars posted excellent dual meet marks last season of 17-5, back from that team are one state qualifier, three section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five very good wrestlers, including two state qualifiers, so they will be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet marks of last season. But look for the Jaguars to have a very good season if some of their less experienced wrestlers step up. Kyle Opsahl, David Lange, Jeremiah LeTourneau and Beau Hunter should be their key leaders thru out the season.

17-5 Overall
3-2 Great River Conference
Eight Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
First Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 203 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Great River Conference Tourney: 165 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Hopkins "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 163.5 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Opsahl 11th 33-3 2nd Section
David Lange 12th 23-13 6th Section
Jeremiah LeTourneau 11th 15-9 3rd Section
Beau Hunter 8th 17-15 4th Section
Robert Noreen 12th 12-14
Gunner Bontjes 11th 11-12
Jordan Hecht 11th 11-8
Zain Hunter 11th 9-12
Vinnie Favorito 10th 7-4
Austin Hiler 10th 3-6

Graduates:
Cody Hanson 27-6 2nd Section
Duran Euers 24-10 4th Section
Keegan Edgerton 27-7 2nd Section/AC
Franky Villareal 11-3 4th Section
Mike Scott 11-7

OGILVIE LIONS

Head Coach: Adam Halvorson
Enrollment: 155
Section: 7A

The Lions posted 5-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are one state qualifier, seven section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. They only graduate one senior, which was a section place winner. Do look for the Lions to make improvement on those dual meet numbers. If do they stay healthy and improve over the course of the season they could challenge for one of those top four spots in the section. Collin Mitchell, Jake Hickerson, Kyle Carda, Brian Hoff and Wyatt Hippie should be their key leaders thru out the season.

5-15 Overall
2-3 Great River Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 154 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Ogilvie "Lions" Tourney: 196.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Rush City "Tiger" Tourney: 111.5 Pts. 9 Placers)
Sixth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 97.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eight Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 65 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Collin Mitchell 12th 34-9 2nd Section
Kyle Carda 12th 24-11 3rd Section
Jake Hickerson 11th 23-13 4th Section
Brian Hoff 12th 18-8 5th Section
Wyatt Hippie 12th 12-6 6th Section
Casey DeSoto 11th 12-13 6th Section
Dylan DeVlaeminck 10th 13-25 6th Section
Mike Campbell 11th 10-24
Shane Carlson 9th 9-28 6th Section
Dylan Hanson 10th 5-10
Bo Stevens 12th 4-6
James Bollin 12th 3-26
Mike Flettre-Wubben 9th 1-4

Graduate:
Kirk Mitchell 15-22 4th Section (39-59 Career)

RUSH CITY TIGERS/BRAHAM BOMBERS

Co-Head Coaches: Josh Moulton/Jake Shockman
Enrollment: 236 Rush City/217 Braham/553 Total
Section: 7AA

The coop posted 2-9 dual meet marks last season, they are in high hopes to improve on those numbers with the return of nine wrestlers with varsity experience. They will need to continue to improve thru out the season in order for them to improve on their numbers from last season.

2-9 Overall
1-4 Great River Conference
Nine Place Mora "Mustang" Tourney: 36 Pts. (1 Placer)
Tenth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 40 Pts. (3 Placers)
Tenth Place Spectrum Tourney: 40 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dylan Niemela 12th 10-21
Dan Johnson 11th 8-23
Isaiah Johnson 8th 11-20
Logan Johnson 9th 10-26
Jacob Lynch 9th 7-17
Tim Magnuson 9th 2-11
Dominic Montgomery 9th 3-21
Braxton Wolf 9th 2-4
Mike Skalsky 11th 2-5

CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS

Head Coach: Al Denman
Enrollment: 614
Section: 7AA

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STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS

Head Coach: Dan Bjerga
Enrollment: 372
Section: 8AA

The Cardinals of Staples-Motley posted a very good dual marks last season with a 20-8 record and they were section runner up. In addition to that they were also Mid-State Conference Champions. Back from that very good team are two state qualifiers, four section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Look for this crew to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Despite the fact they graduated three seniors, which one includes a state qualifier and a section place winner. The Cardinals should challenge for section and conference honors. Blake Petrich, Jordan Heldman, Brent Lisson, Blake Miller, Brady Killian and Austin Redemske should be their key leaders thru out the season.

20-8 Overall
5-0 Mid-State Conference Champions
Section 8AA Runner Up
Eight Section Place Winners/ Three State Qualifiers
First Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 187.5 PTs. (13 Placers)
First Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 230 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Staples "Don Dravis" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Kimball "Cub" Duals: (2-1)
Eleventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 100.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Blake Petrich 12th 38-8 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Jordan Heldman 11th 35-8 3rd Section/AC
Brent Lisson 11th 35-7 2nd Section
Blake Miller 11th 30-7 3rd Section
Brady Killian 12th 29-14 3rd Section/AC
David DeYonge 12th 18-17 3rd Section
Austin Redemske 12th 16-17
Josh Becker 11th 16-17
Tyler Poqreba 11th 14-24
Gage Brown 10th 9-7
Cody Drone 12th 8-22
Brandon Flickenger 11th 4-2
Tyler O'Brien 12th 3-4
David Hobson 11th 2-7
Austin Poqreba 8th 2-17
Austin Benson 10th 2-1

Graduates:
Chandler Trout 39-5 1st Section/AC (93-33 Career)
Gavin Kadlec 26-16 3rd Section (38-38 Career)
Tom Zaellner 6-23

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 11th 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 12th 16-10
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????

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

Head Coach: Wes Haglund
Enrollment: 145
Section: 3A

The Fighting Saints of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg have back from a 14-2 and section runner campaign lot of talented wrestlers. They have three state qualifiers, four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. So despite the graduation of six very good wrestlers including five section place winners, look for the Fighting Saints to make great improvement over the season. If they stay healthy they should make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Jordan Rothers, Jordan Engler, Cody Peters and Jessie Engler to be their key leaders thru out the season.

14-2 Overall
4-1 Camden Conference
Section 3A Runner Up
Twelve Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 178 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 214.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Morris Area "Tiger" Tourney: 263 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 291 Pts. 14 Placers)
Second Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 186 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 178 Pts. (11 Placers)
First place Osakis "Silver Streaks" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Camden Conference Tourney: 169 Points Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Rothers 11th 38-5 1st Section/AC
Jordan Engler 11th 36-8 1st Section/AC
Jessie Engler 12th 28-13 3rd Section
Kyle Baker 11th 24-11 4th Section
Cody Peters 10th 22-5 1st Section
Zach Carlson 9th 19-7 3rd Section
Isaac Froehlich 12th 14-20
Austin Rothers 11th 17-23
Chase Nortan 10th 11-13
Jared Krieger 11th 6-6
Travis Lamecher 10th 6-4
Adam Doraska 11th 5-7
Nick Meyer 9th 5-9
Lamberto Rodriquez 12th 2-0
Ryan Hatlestad 8th 2-5
Casey Thorson 10th 3-8
Aaron Collins 9th 1-2
Karter VanHeuveln 8th 1-2

Graduates:
Klinton VanHeaveln 38-6 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC (160-67 Career)
Trevor Mahlum 36-11 2nd Sec./5th State/AC (95-82 Career)
Aaron Doraska 35-7 3rd Section/AC (110-87 Career)
Casey Krieger 22-10 3rd Section
Myrvan Halleland 32-12 3rd Section (44-23 Career)
Stuart Johnson 1-4

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

Head Coach: Paul Frisch
Enrollment: 129 Wheaton/25 Herman-Norcross/111 Clinton-Graceville/265 Total
Section: 6A

The Buccaneers of Border West had a great season last year, posting a 24-7 dual meet mark and a section championship. They lost two very close duals at the state tourney just missing out of team medals. They have back from that team three state qualifiers including two state place winners. The Buccaneers have four section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that they graduated a great bunch of seniors, in all six section place winners five state qualifiers of which three were state place winners. They will be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Buccaneers to make a strong challenge for section honors and possibly some state medals too. Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy, Austin Maanum, Austin Rinke and Charlie Maanum will be their key leaders thru out the season.

24-7 Overall
Section 6A Champions
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Five State Place Winners
First Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 218.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Lisbon "Storhaug" Tourney: 125.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Third Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 190 Pts. (9 Placers) (15 Teams)
Third Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Minnewaska "Laker" Duals: (2-1)
Fifth Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cameron Sykora 9th 44-4 1st Sec./State Champion
Gus McCarthy 11th 40-9 1st Sec./5th State
Austin Maanum 10th 33-11 2nd Section
Austin Rinke 12th 26-11 3rd Section
Charlie Maanum 12th 28-17 3rd Section
Nick Stafford 12th 30-15 4th Section
Peder Schmitz 11th 18-15
Leonardo Nicolette 12th 14-28
Chalmer Combellick 12th 9-29 4th Section
Wolfgang Brink 12th 2-4
Trace Lee 8th 5-4
Bryce Nilson 11th 3-8

Graduates:
Will McCarthy 43-4 1st Sec./2nd State
Mitch Andrews 46-3 1st Sec./5th State
Billy Connelly 41-8 1st Sec./5th State
Wylie Pulis 27-16 2nd Section
Taylor McCalip 33-11 1st Section
Nick Kleindl 13-8 4th Section

MOORHEAD SPUDS

Head Coach: Skip Toops
Enrollment: 1,356
Section: 8AAA

The Spuds of Moorhead posted 10-10 dual meet marks last season; made a final four appearance in the section dual meet campaign and they had ten section place winners. Back from that very good team they have three state qualifiers, four section place winners and six others with a great deal of varsity experience. If this young team continues to improve over the course of the season they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Spuds to challenge for section dual meet honors. Chase Morlock, A. J. Wheeler, Joe Carpenter, Jacob Rositas and Kenny Mark will be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-10 Overall
Final Four Section 8AAA
Ten Section Place Winners/Tree State Qualifiers
First Place Fertile "Pine to Prairie" Tourney: 209 P:ts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 167 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 150.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Tenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 102.5 Pts. (3 Placers (36 Teams)
Thirteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 58 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (2-1)
Third Place Moorhead "Gadberry" Duals: (3-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chase Morlock 11th 43-3 1st Sec./4th State
A. J. Wheeler 11th 26-17 2nd Section
Joe Carpenter 11th 24-18 2nd Section
Jacob Rositas 11th 30-12
Kenny Mark 10th 20-14 4th Section
Dan Evert 11th 10-15
Ryan Schock 10th 17-20 5th Section
Ben Herbst 11th 13-16 4th Section
Tommy Wychor 11th 6-30 6th Section
Taylor Laidlaw 10th 6-6
Nick Lorenzen 12th 6-8
Aaron Connor 11th 3-3
Landon Dickhaus 10th 3-11

Graduates:
Brock Tallakson 33-8 3rd Section (93-55 Career)
Evan Gary 19-15 4th Section
Isaac Mulinix 20-16
Kelvin Bennett 5-8
Nate King 10-15

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

Head Coach: Tony Aho
Enrollment: 945
Section: 7AA

The Vikings of North Branch posted good 13-8 dual meet marks last season. They also won the North Suburban Conference championship and had eight section place winners. Back from the team are one state qualifier, three section place winners and five others with a great deal of varsity experience. They did graduate eight seniors including three section place winners and a state place winner. They will be hard press to improve on those dual meet marks. But the Vikings should be looking forward to a good season where they should challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign and for conference honors. Patrick Mork, Jake Pilz, Ried Johnson and Aaron Senner should be their key leaders thru out the season.

13-8 Overall
9-0 North Suburban Conference Champions
Eight Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 193 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 161.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 118 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Patrick Mork 12th 28-6 1st Section/AC
Jake Pilz 11th 28-13 4th Section/AC
Reid Johnson 10th 27-15 3rd Section
Aaron Senne 10th 22-11 5th Section/AC
Zach Sundly 11th 17-19
Arik Steel 9th 13-23
Mike Vogel 12th 12-24
Dalton Horak 12th 8-11
Alex Fitcha 10th 4-2

Graduates:
Jake Kostik 35-4 1st Sec./5th State/AC (139-29 Career)
Andy Freel 24-13 3rd Section/AC (66-54 Career)
Stuart Frink 24-14 3rd Section/AC (59-50 Career)
Justin Bergerson 28-8 4th Section/AC (114-60 Career)
James Juntunen 8-12
Austin Niederkorn 7-12
Marc Lindbeck 5-3
Robert Hatch 1-6

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 1,057
Section 7AA

The Wildcats posted good dual numbers of 18-8, were conference runner ups and they had eleven section place winners that included five state qualifiers. Back from that team are two state qualifiers, three section place winners and ten others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of seven seniors including three state qualifiers and two section place winners. With that lose thru graduation you would think they might struggle however I see them challenging those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Wildcats to challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign and for conference honors. Quade Zupko, Kyle Schoenecker, Joe Virgo, William Pool, Dylan Connell, Cody Fugleberg and Mark Sontag to be their key leaders thru out the season.

18-8 Overall
8-1 North Suburban Conference Runner up
Final Four Section 7AAA
Eleven Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Second place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusaders" Tourney: 172.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lake "Wildcat" Tourney: 167.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 136.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Spectrum-Legacy Tourney: 147.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Third Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 155 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Northfield "Raiders" Tourney: 72 Pts. (6 Placers)
Twelfth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 62 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Quade Zupko 11th 35-11 2nd Section/AC
Kyle Schoenecker 8th 22-9 2nd Section
William Pool 12th 23-14 6th Section
Joe Virgo 9th 24-12
Mark Sontag 10th 14-10 4th Section
Bobby Sontag 12th 22-23 3rd Section
Dylan Connell 9th 17-8
Cody Fugleberg 11th 13-2
Sean Hoyt 10th 9-21
David Barwin 12th 6-13
Eric Brown 11th 6-7
Jonah Westburg 11th 6-3
Mike Shaleen 12th 2-7
Carson Velaski 10th 2-6
Chase Kammerer 12th 3-1

Graduates:
Travis Kammerer 36-7 2nd Section/AC (170-73 Career)
Dylan Hoyt 37-9 2nd Section/AC (98-52 Career)
Jake Nase 32-9 1st Section (97-28 Career)
Tyler Heckel 21-23 5th Section/AC (46-67 Career)
Vince Virga 26-11 4th Section
Ben Hinderman 22-16
Sean McConville 14-22

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

Head Coach: Rance Bahr
Enrollment: 1,145
Section: 8AAA

The Lumberjacks of Bemidji had a great season posting 21-11 dual meet marks, section championship and seven section place winners. Back from that team are one state qualifier, five section place winners and seven others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including one state qualifier, look for them to challenge those dual meet marks. The Lumberjacks should challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Colton Doty, Logan Crosby, Craig Maas, Brian Maas, Kade Johnson, Codi Craft and Brenden Fredrickson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

21-11 Overall
Section 8AAA Champions
Seven Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fifth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 148.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Tenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 74 Pts. (4 Placers)
Thirteenth Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 27 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Colton Doty 12th 30-9 1st Section
Logan Crosby 11th 27-9 3rd Section
Alex Johnson 11th 30-14 3rd Section
Kade Johnson 10th 24-15 4th Section
Craig Mass 11th 22-14
Brian Maas 9th 19-5 Injured
Kodi Craft 12th 16-17 5th Section
Brenden Fredrickson 12th 17-18 5th Section
Dustin Greenman 12th 12-17
Kyle Masterson 10th 11-15
Micheal Fogarty 8th 7-14
Dylan Hardy 10th 3-11
Keefer Bender 12th 1-6

Graduates:
Jake Crosby 31-13 1st Section (86-63 Career)
Tyler Molitor 14-20
Nick Maggert 12-20
Gary Molash 6-7
Logan Knutson 1-0

ELK RIVER ELKS

Head Coach: Paul Nelson
Enrollment: 1,570
Section: 7AAA

The Elks posted 11-7 dual meet marks; were conference runner ups and they had nine section place winners. Back from that team are five section place winners and three others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five very good seniors including four section place winners they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Elks to improve over the course of the season and possibly upset one of those top four section teams in the dual meet campaign. They should also make a strong challenge for Northwest Suburban Conference honors. Kyle Wiemann, Jory Lubinski, Evan Caldon, Abe Williams and Cory Collins should be their key leaders thru out the season.

11-7 Overall
9-1 Northwest Suburban Conference
Nine Section Place Winners
Third Place Elk River "Elk" Tourney: 167.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 165 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 92.5 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Wiemann 12th 27-13 3rd Section/AC
Jory Lubinski 12th 23-11 3rd Section/AC
Evan Caldon 11th 23-12 3rd Section/AC
Abe Williams 12th 21-14 5th Section/AC
Mitch Beaudry 12th 9-15 5th Section
Cory Collins 12th 19-16 AC
Yong Yee Vang 12th 12-16 AC
Kevin Weeks 12th
Adam Peterson 11th
Andrew Perry 10th
John Reitter 10th
William Hoff 10th
Zach Brown 12th
Ryan Osberg 10th 2-14

Graduates:
Holton Lubinski 23-4 1st Section (Career Record ????)
Eric Stevens 27-7 3rd Section (Career Record ????)
Jake Staffenhagen 25-10 3rd Section (Career Record ????)
Austin Stevens 13-7 6th Section (Career Record) ???)
Zang Vang 15-16 Career Record

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

Head Coach: Pat Vold
Enrollment: 261
Section: 6A

The Cowboys of Breckenridge posted 7-10 dual meet marks, back from that team are three state qualifiers, four section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate six seniors last spring, but look for the Cowboys to improve on those dual meet numbers from last season. They should challenge for one of those top four spots in the very balance section dual meet campaign. Stephen Erlandson, Greg Erlandson, Conrad Kondos, Cole Praus, Jesse Differding and Michael Whitney should be their key leaders thru out the season.

7-10 Overall
Fourth Place Parkers Prairie "Panthers" Tourney: 137.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourth Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 149 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 127 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eight Place Lisbon "Storhaug" Tourney: 108 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eleventh Place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 62 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eight Place Heart Of Lakes Tourney: 83 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Stephen Erlandson 12th 38-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Greg Erlandson 12th 25-7 1st Section
Condrad Kondos 10th 27-11 2nd Section
Cole Praus 12th 25-15 4th Section
Jesse Differding 12th 18-13 3rd Section
Josh Peterson 11th 21-16
Michael Whitney 11th 21-16 6th Section
Zach Willprecht 9th 3-5 6th Section
Jake Hiedeman 10th 6-14
Josh Stuehrenberg 11th 7-4
Mark Erickson 10th 3-21
Travis Miranowski 8th 2-5

Graduates:
Alex Banken 19-18
Avery Holzer 8-9
Connor Willprecht 4-4
Jesse Lee 3-6
Erik Hiedeman 2-6
Randy Hodges 2-2

DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

Head Coach: Bryan Clemen
Enrollment: 557
Section: 6AA

The Chargers posted 10-11 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.

10-11 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 Christianson 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

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

WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES

Head Coach: Norman Gallant
Enrollment: 256
Section: 6A

The Wolverines had an outstanding season last year as they posted 17-5 dual meet marks, section runner ups and eleven section place winners. Back from that team are one state qualifier, three section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. The Wolverines did graduate seven section place winners including two state qualifiers, so they will be hard pressed to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If they can stay healthy and some of their junior varsity wrestlers step up they could make a challenge for a top four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign. Tony Reurink, Sam Waln, Kenny Steffens and Devin Barthel should be their key leaders thru out the season.

17-5 Overall
4-1 Mid-State Conference
Section 6A Runner Up
Eleven Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 191 pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 174 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 136.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fourth Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 130 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Park Rapids "Panther" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Mahnomen "Cougar" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tony Reurink 11th 36-10 2nd Section/AC
Kenny Steffens 12th 15-2 Injured/AC/31-7 2nd Sec. 2010)
Sam Waln 11th 26-16 3rd Section
Jacob Ludovissie 12th 12-18
Devin Barthel 10th 11-12 5th Section
Triston Sodel 9th 2-4
Josh Lawson 11th 15-22 6th Section

Graduates:
Jared Wegscheid 32-7 2nd Section/AC (133-80 Career)
Jordan Rentz 27-13 5th Section (117-69 Career)
Jacob Wegscheid 27-10 4th Section/AC (96-86 Career)
Derrick Rude 25-16 3rd Section (80-74 Career)
Isaac Lustila 24-16 4th Section (65-85 Career)
Dylan Anderseon 25-13 2nd Section (34-28 Career)
Zach Bernu 11-25 6th Section (38-71 Career)

PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW

Head Coach: Travis Hoffarth
Enrollment: 427 Pequot Lakes /205 Pine River/Backus/632 Total
Section: 8AA

The Road Crew posted 7-9 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are several talented wrestlers. They have two state qualifiers, three section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. The Road Crew graduated one very good wrestler last spring, thus they should improve those dual meet marks if they stay healthy thru out the season. Look for them to challenge for a top four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign and conference honors if their younger wrestlers continue to improve. Peter Harrison, Tristan Rubner, Anthony Philipson, Jace Loge and Darian Rubner should be their key leaders thru out the season.

7-9 Overall
1-4 Mid-State Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Second Place Morris Area "Tigers" Tourney: 170 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 121 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 143.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 88.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Fourteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 54 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Peter Harrison 12th 35-4 1st Section/AC
Tristan Rubner 10th 25-10 2nd Section
Anthony Philipson 10th 23-16 5th Section
Jace Loge 10th 22-17 6th Section
Darian Rubner 12th 12-5 Injured
Kyle Jordan 11th 16-19
Trevor Johnson 10th 8-14 6th Section
Jared Adkins 10th 15-19
Drey Loge 11th 8-7
Lance Squires 10th 9-21
Derek Sonenstahl 12th 4-5
Nick Gravdahl 9th 4-14
Nick Kramp 12th 2-20
Joe Harrison 8th 2-2
Grant Moe 10th 2-9

Graduates:
Christian Harrison 35-4 1st Section/AC (143-80 Career)

RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAGUARS/MACCRAY WOLVERINES

Co-Head Coach: Nick Bruns and Derek Zieske
Enrollment: 132 RCW/188 MACCRAY Total 320
Section: 3A

The Coop posted very good dual meet marks of 14-13, back from that team are six section place winners nine others with varsity experience. With the graduation of just three seniors including one section place winner, they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for this Coop to make a strong showing at the end of the season. Brett Jaenisch, Jason Mertens, Tanner Bedel, Trevor Fagen and Brett Feldman should be their key leaders thru out the season.

14-13 Overall
1-4 Camden Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Third Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 158 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Camden Conference Tourney: 112 Pts. (6 Placers)
Third Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals: (2-1)
Seventh Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 125 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brett Jaenisch 12th 30-9 5th Section
Jason Mertens 11th 28-9 5th Section
Tanner Bedel 12th 22-15 3rd Section
Brett Feldmann 12th 18-20 6th Section
Trevor Fagen 11th 24-14
Trevor Beckendorf 11th 16-23 6th Section
Quinten Burns 12th 6-23 6th Section
Jason Baker 11th 9-26
Brandon Bratsch 11th 5-16
Colten Berends 11th 2-5
Mason Schmitz 10th 4-11
Alex Wolf 11th 2-19
Chris Morris 11th 1-4
Hayden Johnson 8th 1-3
Ethan Thein 8th 1-2

Graduates:
Travis Fagen 33-5 3rd Section (62-33 Career)
Zach Hauser 20-20 (56-62 Career0
Ben Bonnema 10-26

GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE/LESTER PRAIRIE PANTHERS

Head Coach: Lance Wurm
Enrollment: 513 Glencoe/Silver Lake/109 Lester Prairie/624 Total
Section: 2AA

The Panthers of Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie posted 9-23 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are one state qualifier, one section place winner and fourteen others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of eight very good seniors including one state qualifier, they could challenge those dual meet marks from last season. They have enough back to fill their lineup with an experience wrestler at each weight. If those young wrestlers continue to improve they will have a very solid team by the end of the season. Dalton Clouse, Mitchell Hartwig, Nate Tesh, Martin Matinez and Michael Donnay should be their key leaders thru out the season.

9-23 Overall
0-9 Wright County Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Third Place Mound-Westonka "Haglund/Leopold" Tourney: 121 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 149 Pts. (13 Placers)
Ninth Place Glencoe/SL "Dan Hall" Tourney: 79 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitchell Hartwig 11th 32-10 2nd Section/AC
Dalton Clouse 10th 24-10 6th Section
Nate Tesh 9th 15-8
Martin Martinez 12th 16-22
Michael Donnay 10th 13-14
Brandon Richter 9th 11-17
Jacob Jewett 10th 9-10
Kyle Polzin 11th 7-16
John Williams 10th 6-9
Martin Lezama 11th 3-15
Oscar Salanis 12th 3-15
Nick Brelje 8th 2-5
Ryan Kuester 11th 2-8
Tony Lowden 8th 2-2
Casey Style 12th 2-2
Aaron Donnay 8th 2-1

Graduates:
Stephen Delwicke 33-8 2nd Section/AC (133-45 Career)
Colt Trebesch 25-4 AC (60-48 Career)
Travis Jacques 15-23 6th Section
Dillion Jobe 8-25
Kurtis Lindee 11-25
Ryan Schrempp 2-11
Toby Beetm 2-8
Kyle Popelka 1-1

CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS

Head Coach: Brian Wood
Enrollment: 309
Section: 7A

The Rangers posted 1-15 dual meet marks last season, they have back one state qualifier and three section place winners from last season. They did graduate two section place winners including three time state champion Hayden Zillmer. If they have some young junior varsity wrestlers able to fill in they could improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Caleb Voss, Joe Sura, Brett Nelson and Cole Gruinsteinner should be their key leaders thru out the season.

1-15 Overall
0-5 Mid-State Conference
Six Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Sixth Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 83.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 63 Pts. (4 Placers)
Sixth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 98.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 91 Pts. (6 Placers)
Thirty-Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 32.5 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Caleb Voss 11th 14-15 1st Section
Joe Sura 10th 20-16 4th Section
Brett Nelson 10th 14-19 5th Section
Cole Grinsteinner 10th 9-15 6th Section

Graduates:
Hayden Zillmer 43-1 1st Section/State Champion/AC
Jeremy Hamman 14-17 6th Section

ORTONVILLE TROJANS

Head Coach: Tom Croatt
Enrollment: 183
Section 3A

No Report Received

THE MAT RATS TOP TEAMS IN HIS CENTRAL MINNESOTA REPORT

MAT RATS TOP TEN AAA TEAMS

1. SAINT MICHAEL-ABLERTVILLE KNIGHTS (7AAA)
2. CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS (7AAA)
3. BRAINERD WARRIORS (8AAA)
4. ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES (8AAA)
5. LITTLE FALLS FLYERS (8AAA)
6. BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS (8AAA)
7. MOORHEAD SPUDS (8AAA)
8. WILLMAR CARDINALS (6AAA)
9. ELK RIVER ELKS (7AAA)
10. SARTELL SABRES (8AAA)

MAT RATS TOP DOZEN AA TEAMS

1. FOLEY FALCONS (6AA)
2. NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS (6AA)
3. MILACA WOLVES (7AA)
4. DAWSON-BOYD/LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY UNITED (3AA)
5. MORA MUSTANGS (7AA)
6. MONTICELLO MAGIC (5AA)
7. STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS (8AA)
8. BECKER BULLDOGS (6AA)
9. ANNANDALE-MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING (6AA)
10. FERGUS FALLS OTTERS (8AA)
11. NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS (7AA)
12. CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS (7AA)

MAT RATS TOP DOZEN A TEAMS

1. KIMBALL CUBS (5A)
2. ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS (5A)
3. PIERZ PIONEERS (7A)
4. BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS (6A)
5. KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS (3A)
6. PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS (5A)
7. AITKIN GOBBLERS (7A)
8. HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS (7A)
9. NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES (6A)
10. BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS (6A)
11. BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS (5A)
12. BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS (6A)

MAT RATS CLASS 8A PREVIEW 2011-2012

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FAVORITES: FRAZEE HORNETS and the GREENBUSH/MIDDLE RIVER/BADGER GATORS

The Hornets had a great season posting 23-3 dual meet marks and Co-State Champions. Back from that very good team are several wrestlers with a lot of experience. They have six state qualifiers, including one state place winner, one section place winner and thirteen others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of ten seniors, including five state tourney wrestlers, look for the Hornets to be a force to be dealt with. They should challenge for section and state tourneys honors once again in 2012. Bruce Lemon, Rij Koehnen, Isaac Schermerhorn, Rick Brandt, Cody Piper and Mryrel Schermerhorn should be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Gators of Greenbush/Middle River/Badger posted 15-3 dual marks and section runner up honors. Back from that very good team are three state qualifiers, six section place winners and one other with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four section place winners, including one state qualifier look for the Gators once again to give Frazee a major challenge for section honors. Alex Yeager, Isaac Novacek, TeJay Wojchowski, Tomm Ingle and Timm Ingle should be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARK HORSES: DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON REBELS and the WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY WOLVES

The Rebels of Dilworth/Glyndon-Felton posted 9-8 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team one state qualifier, six section place winners and five others with a lot of varsity experience. The Rebels did graduate six seniors including four section place winners, one of which was a state place winner. They should improve on those dual meet marks from last season. If they stay healthy and improve over the course of the season they should challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Chad Johnson, Jake Hanson, Alex Johnson and Ryan Hamernick should be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Wolves of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley posted good dual meet marks of 11-4 last season. They will have back from that team a number of talented wrestlers, one state qualifier, six section place winners and nine others with varsity experience. They graduated just one senior last season, so look for the Wolves to improve on those dual meet marks. They should challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Christopher Zimmer, Blake Wiemann, Devin Wicks and Collin Huckbody should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for United North Central and Deer River to possibly challenge for one of those top four spots in this section dual meet campaign. There are four state medal winners back from last season that includes: Alex Yeager and Isaac Novacek of Greenbush/Middle River/Badger, Garrett Hoffner of Mahnomen-Waubun and Bruce Lemon of Frazee. There are a total of twelve returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: Jake Malone of United North Central.

Look for the following wrestlers; Jake Galbrecht, Jordan Ketter, Austin Skillings and Brett Gildersleeve of Frazee, Brandon Waage of Greenbush/Middle River/Badger, Mason Remund of Dilworth/Glyndon-Felton, Joe Anderson and Devin Campbell of Walker/Hackensack/Akeley, Max Pajari, Tommy Tellers, Sam Tellers, Taylor Carlson and Mike Johnson of United North Central, Lance Serfling, Bryce Ortloff, Cody Mickle, Eric Ortloff and Dylan Latvala of Deer River, Alex Goodwin, Brady Gross, Daven Staples, Nate Jablonski and Andrew Nissen of Black Duck/Cass Lake/Bena/Indus, Jonathon Hoffner of Mahnomen/Waubun, Mitchel Lundeen, Quinten Desrosier and Steven Henderson of Fertile/Beltrami and Tyler Johnson of Red Lake County Central to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

FRAZEE HORNETS

Head Coach: John Barlund
Enrollment: 222

23-3 Overall
Class A Co-Champions
Section 8A Champions
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Eleven State Qualifiers/ Four State Placers)
First Place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 233 Pts. (11 Placers (15 Teams)
Second Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 214.5 Pts. (12 Placers/15 Teams)
First Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 226.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Heart of Lakes Tourney: 289.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Mahnomen "Cougar" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (2-1)
Tenth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 125.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mryrel Schermerhorn 11th 37-9 1st Section
Rij Koehnen 12th 37-9 1st Section
Isaac Schermerhorn 9th 30-16 1st Section
Rick Brandt 12th 28-12 2nd Section
Bruce Lemon 11th 17-6 1st Sec./6th State
Cody Piper 12th 21-14 2nd Section
Jordan Ketter 12th 21-11
Brett Gildersleeve 11th 10-16 4th Section
Jake Galbrecht 12th 7-5
Bryron Byer 9th 5-2
Tyler Hanson 12th 8-8
Jordan Olson 10th 3-3
Tyler Wacker 11th 4-10
Eric Moltzan 11th 3-2
Evan Wendt 11th 3-1
Tyler Ziegler 11th 2-3
Austin Skillings 9th 1-2
John Geis 10th 1-2
Hunter Sorenson 10th 1-0

Graduates:
Kody Sorenson 47-1 1st Sec./State Champ (140-41 Career)
Tanner Ellenberg 46-4 1st Sec./3rd State (150-45 Career)
Casey Nunn 40-7 1st Section (117-37 Career)
Trevor Stilke 37-14 2nd Sec./4th State (80-38 Career)
Jordan Kohler 22-13 1st Section (34-23 Career)
Wade Hukriede 21-4 (82-41 Career)
Brandon VanWatermulen 26-19 4th Section (66-51 Career)
Nate Sandberg 24-20 4th Section (49-44 Career)
Devon Drewes 1-8
Brady Breitenfeldt 1-2

GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER BADGER GATORS

Head Coach: Todd Bergeron
Enrollment: 116 G-MR/44 Badger (160 Total)

15-3 Overall
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 222.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 207 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 218 Pts. (10 Placers)
First Place Fertile "Northwest" Tourney: 243.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 167.5 Pts. (10 Placers) (36 Teams)
Second Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 195.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Mahnomen "Cougar" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Alex Yeager 12th 37-3 1st Sec./State Champion
Isaac Novacek 12th 43-2 1st Sec./3rd State
TeJay Wojchowski 12th 37-7 1st Section
Tomm Ingle 11th 26-7 3rd Section
Timm Ingle 11th 26-7 3rd Section
Brandon Waage 9th 29-14 4th Section
Jake Jenson 10th 17-21 5th Section
Corey Hasbrouck 10th 10-12 6th Section
Sunner Gust 9th 11-25 5th Section
Brendon Dostal 12th 6-22

Graduates:
Ryan Bergeron 32-10 2nd Section (42-10 Career)
Ben Evans 31-10 3rd Section (74-36 Career)
Thomas Gullickson 33-8 5th Section (94-68 Career)
Anthony Lorenson 25-17 3rd Section (26-20 Career)
Brennen Kirkiede (12-18 Career)

DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON REBELS

Head Coach: Dave Kossen
Enrollment: 330

9-8 Overall
Final Four Section 8A
Eleven Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 161 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Heart of Lakes Tourney: 113.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 157 Pts. (14 Placers)
Twelfth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 96 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chad Johnson 10th 16-14 2nd Section
Jake Hanson 12th 21-13 3rd Section
Mason Remund 12th 16-17 6th Section
Alex Johnson 10th 24-14 5th Section
Ryan Hamernik 12th 22-12 5th Section
Tanner McDowell 12th 13-16
Wyatt Whitaker 10th 6-24 6th Section
Tyler Hennen 11th 5-4 4th Section
Cole Sogge 11th 14-17
Tanner Hennen 12th 3-8
Cameron Greenly 9th 2-7

Graduates:
Shaun Johnson 36-5 3rd Sec./3rd State
Scott Kern 24-8 2nd Section
Hunter Rosenfeld 2-2 Injured/(24-16 5th Sec. 2010)
Austin Hawk 6-22 5th Section
Jayden Harm 4-4
Alex Devary 2-12
Austin Fuchs 3-24 6th Section

WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY WOLVES

Head Coach: Colby Marich
Enrollment: 207

11-4 Overall
Seven Section Place Winners
Second Place Crookston "Pirates Boosters" Tourney: 170 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Perham "Barrel Of Fun" Tourney: 133 Pts. (9 Placers)
Second Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 154.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 113 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 97 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventeenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 80.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Christopher Zimmer 11th 34-9 2nd Section
Blake Wiemann 12th 35-7 3rd Section
Devin Wicks 12th 18-7 3rd Section
Collin Huckbody 11th 27-12 3rd Section
Joe Anderson 12th 26-12 4th Section
Devin Campbell 11th 22-20 6th Section
Dylan Nistler 12th 13-12
Daniel Stacey 10th 14-19
Charlos Dothoudt 8th 11-20
Paul Langton 11th 9-23
Brody DeHart 10th 5-11 6th Section
A. J. Pappas 10th 4-9
Skyberg Huckbody 10th 2-4
Truman Crandall 10th 2-9
Roman Dothoudt 11th 2-16
Jeremy Miller 8th 1-8

Graduate:
Garrett Edelman 29-8 Injured (70-62 Career)

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL (MENAHGA-SEBEKA) WARRIORS

Head Coach: Kris Koll
Enrollment: 163 Menagha/146 Sebeka (309)

6-11 Overall
3-3 Park Region Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Third Place Crookston "Pirates Booster" Tourney: 148 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 118 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 87 Pts. (7 Placers)
Twenty-Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 49.5 (1 Placer)

Returning Wresters:
Jake Malone 11th 29-9 2nd Section/AC
Max Pajari 11th 24-12 3rd Section
Tommy Tellers 8th 26-12 3rd Section
Sam Tellers 10th 19-16 3rd Section
Mike Johnson 11th 18-14 4th Section
Taylor Carlson 10th 20-14 6th Section
Brody Benson 12th 11-15
Dylan Huttunen 10th 15-17
Micah Aho 10th 8-15
Tristan Palmer 9th 4-7
Teague Neuman 12th 3-14
Keiler Skaro 11th 5-18
Logan Walz 10th 3-3
Alex Schoon 12th 2-4
Bryon Vasey 12th 1-6
Jake Shepersky 9th 1-5

MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN COUGARS

Head Coach: Brent Hoffner
Enrollment: 141 Mahnomen/119 Waubun (260 Total)

5-10 Overall
Six Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 107 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Crookston "Pirates Boosters" Tourney: 75 Pts. (5 Placers)
Sixth Place Fertile "Northwest" Tourney: 79 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 105 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 83 Pts. (5 Placers)
Tenth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 30 Pts. (3 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 65 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Garrett Hoffner 11th 40-6 2nd Sec./5th State
Jonathon Hoffner 9th 26-13 4th Section
Kody Lefebvre 8th 16-17 5th Section
Ryan McArthur 11th 11-29 6th Section
Dallas Lanoue 10th 9-24 6th Section
Kole Lefebvre 10th 1-22
Trevor Krebsbach 10th 4-5
Gene Snetsinger 8th 3-19
Kal Handyside 10th 3-2
Mike Bisek 8th 2-3
Nick Severson 9th 1-20

Graduates:
Jordan McArthur 23-5 5th Section (105-54 Career)
Preston Zornes 19-8 4th Section (73-47 Career)

DEER RIVER WARRIORS

Head Coach: Mark Motherway
Enrollment: 215

Overall Dual Meet Not Available
Six Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" tourney: 136 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 113 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 83 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 102.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Twenty-Fourth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 64.5 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Bryce Ortloff 11th 29-10 3rd Section
Lance Serfling 11th 22-14 5th Section
Cody Mickle 12th 26-20 Injured
Eric Ortloff 9th 20-15
Dylan Latvala 9th 27-18 5th Section
Joe Velishek 12th 23-19 6th Section
Spencer Tibbets 9th 17-23
Keith Grife 11th 13-18
Rick Gramke 12th 8-23

Graduates:
Cole Serfling 33-13 3rd Section
Neil Baumgarner 40-7 3rd Section

BLACKDUCK/CASS LAKE-BENA

Co- Head Coaches: Jay Reiplinger
Enrollment: 156Blackduck /Cass Lake 156 (212 Total)

10-11 Overall
Four Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 123 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 90 Pts. (8 Placers)
Ninth Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 90 Pts. (6 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 65 Pts. (2 Placers)
fifth Place Mahnomen "Cougar" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Alex Goodwin 12th 25-16
Brady Gross 11th 25-18 6th Section
Daven Staples 10th 25-16 5th Section
Kyle Michalek 9th 22-23 6th Section
Andrew Nisen 9th 20-12
Nate Jablonski 10th 18-11
Nick Grundmeier 10th 11-9 4th Section
Craig Brodeur 12th 16-18
Trevor Smith 9th 10-14
Tanner George 9th 13-21
Cooper Jedlick 9th 7-11
Butch Strand 12th 3-24
Matt Patch 10th 3-7
Mason Frenzel 8th 5-7
Jerrick Pemberton 12th 2-8
Stephen LaDuke 12th 4-1
Tanner Templin 9th 3-24
Derek Gustafson 12th 1-7

Graduates:
Joseph Nehl 11-28 6th Section
Luke Binkley 6-6

FERTILE-BELTRAMI FALCONS

Head Coach: Jeremy Reiter
Enrollment: 135

No Dual Meet Available
Three Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Fertile "Pine to Prairie" Tourney: 145.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place Fertile "Northwest" Tourney: 55 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 44 Pts. (5 Placers)
Tenth Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 52 Pts. (4 Placers)
Thirty-First Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 33 Pts.

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitchel Lundeen 10th 24-7 4th Section
Steven Henderson 10th 22-10 3rd Section
Quinten Desrosier 8th 17-17 4th Section
Hunter Lindberg 12th 15-23
Zach Neufeld 12th 14-15
Tyler Ellegaard 11th 13-21
Sam Haugen 12th 12-21
Taylor Clark 11th 6-23

RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL MUSTANGS

Coach: Aaron Nelson
Enrollment: 71

No Dual Meet Record Available
Five Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Fertile "Pine to Prairie" Tourney: 76 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Fertile "Northwest" Tourney: 75 Pts. (5 Placers)
Tenth Place Crookston "Pirates Booster" Tourney: 37 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eleventh Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 42 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tyler Johnson 12th 11-7 5th Section
Jacob Magnell 10th 12-14 4th Section
Cody Gagner 9th 15-13
Cameron Lundeen 9th 13-16
Ben Kollng 8th 6-9 6th Section
Austin Bierman 9th 3-17
James Hanson 9th 1-14

Graduates:
Skyler Bergerson 17-20 6th Section
Cody Trontvedt 16-17 5th Section
Dallas Stine 9-9

WEST MARSHALL FUSION WARREN/OLSO/ALVARADO-STEPEHEN/ARGLE

Head Coach: Bill Potucek
Enrollment: WAO 148/Stephen-Argyle Central 102

No Dual Meet Record Available
Sixth Place Fertile "Pine to Prairie" Tourney: 64.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Fertile "Northwest" Tourney: 32 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eleventh Place Crookston "Pirates Boosters" Tourney: 36 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Colton Laymon 11th 10-17
Justin Haugtvedt 12th 5-18

Graduates:
Keaton Laymon 17-11
Ralph Gonzalaz 2-14
Evan Tetrault 0-8

MAT RATS CLASS 7A PREVIEW 2011-2012

2011-11-22T14:51:00.000-08:00
FAVORITES: PIERZ PIONEERS and the AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Pioneers of Pierz had an outstanding season last year, as they posted a 22-7 dual meet mark and a section championship. They return three state qualifiers, five section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. The Pioneers did graduate five seniors including state tourney wrestlers, one which was a state champion. But if this group stays healthy thru out the season look for this team to be better than last years. They should improve on those dual meet marks and challenge for section and conference honors. It is possibly for the Pioneers to earn some state honors with this team. Nathan Tomala, Brandon Sullivan, Brad Meyer, Chris Ortmann and Kolton Eischen to be their key leaders thru out the season for them.

The Gobblers of Aitkin had a good season last year as they had 12-5 dual meet marks and they had fourteen section place winners. Back from that team are three state qualifiers, including one state place winner. They also bring back six section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that the Gobblers graduated seven including five section place winners, they should again make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Jordan Chouanard, Jerod Novak, Brian Wold and Cooper Blau should be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARKHORSES: HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS and the MILLE LACS RAIDERS

The Huskers of Holdingford had a very good season as they posted 19-8 dual meet marks and were a final four team in a very tough section 5A. Back from that team is one state qualifier, five section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. The Huskers graduated two seniors including two section place winners, so look for them to make a very strong challenge for section honors. Mike Jarnot, Trevor Scott and Zach Scott should be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Raiders of Mille Lacs had a very good season as they posted 16-5 dual meet marks and were section runner ups. Back from that team are three state qualifiers, five section place winners and three others with experience. The Raiders did graduate seven very good seniors, including four section place winners of which two were state qualifiers. Thus will be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet marks. But look for them to challenge for a top four spot in what should be a very balanced section. They will make a strong challenge once again for conference honors. Cody Whitney, Nik Borchert, Luke Thompson and Gabe Tramm should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for Royalton and Ogilvie to also make a strong challenge for one of those top four spots in their section dual meet campaign. There are two state medal winners back from last season that includes: Mike Jarnot of Holdingford, Jordan Chouanard of Aitkin. There are a total of thirteen returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: Nick Lochner of Pierz, Andy Poster, Mitch Lange, Cory Wensmann and Brady Moulzolf of Royalton, Collin Mitchell of Ogilvie and Caleb Voss of Crosby-Ironton.

Look for the following wrestlers; Cody VanZee, Ryley Smude, Dustin Waytashek, and Josh Lanners of Pierz, Colton LaPlante, Adam Jackson and Shaun Philipp of Aitkin, Tyler Schwartz, Kyle Gerads, Luke Doll and Jordan Gombos of Holdingford, Andy Summis, Matthew Petty and Tyler Knudson of Mille Lacs, Tony Gadzcy and Tyler Hegna of Royalton, Jake Hickerson, Kyle Carda and Brian Hoff of Ogilvie, Kelsey Bocek, Phong Nguyen, NaXiong and Chau Shee of Minneapolis Patrick Henry, Joe Gura of Crosby-Ironton, Jesse Williams of Minneoplis North and Deshon Leaner of Columbia Heights to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

PIERZ PIONEERS

Head Coach: Simon Walton
Enrollment: 309

22-7 Overall
5-2 Central Minnesota Conference
Section 7A Champions
Twelve Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
Second Place South Saint Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 179 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 124.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Foley "Falcon" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nathan Tomala 12th 24-9 1st Section
Brandon Sullivan 10th 26-16 2nd Section
Brad Meyer 11th 29-12 3rd Section/AC
Ryley Smude 10th 24-17 4th Section
Kolton Eischens 8th 23-10
Dustin Waytashek 12th 19-11 4th Section
Josh Lanners 11th 13-6 3rd Section
Cody Van Zee 11th 14-7
Nick Lochner 11th 10-14 2nd Section
Chris Ortmann 10th 13-4 Injured (31-11 2nd Sec. 2010)
John Goebel 10th 11-9
Alex Julich 12th 5-4
Travis Johnson 11th 8-23
Evan Woitalla 10th 5-14
Cody Meyer 9th 4-8

Graduates:
Clint Poster 44-0 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (225-27 Career)
Sean Huls 32-7 1st Section/AC (152-39 Career)
Brett Brausen 32-12 2nd Section (90-84 Career)
Mitch Boser 14-17 3rd Section
John LeGoulon 2-2

HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS

Head Coach: Adam Johnson
Enrollment: 292

19-8 Overall
5-2 Central Minnesota Conference
Final Four Section 5A
Eight Section Place Winners
Third Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 113.5 Pts. (6 Placers top 4)
Fourth Placer Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 120 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Paynesville "Bulldogs" Tourney: 165 Pts. (11 Placers)
First Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Milaca "Wolf" Duals: (2-2)
Second Place Browerville/Eagle Bend "Bronco" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mike Jarnot 12th 41-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Tyler Schwartz 11th 26-13 4th Section
Trevor Scott 11th 26-11 3rd Section
Zach Scott 9th 28-11 3rd Section/AC
Kyle Gerads 10th 23-13 5th Section
Luke Doll 12th 23-18
Jordan Gombos 10th 20-17
Adam Lane 11th 18-20
Mitch Messman 10th 11-19 6th Section
Bryan Scepaniak 11th 9-17
Kyle Kolstad 11th 3-13
Galen Piwowar 12th 3-4
Malcolm Dewar 10th 3-13
Weston Lumley 9th 1-2

Graduates:
Victor Lumley 31-9 4th Section (102-68 Career)
Bryce Feia 26-14 3rd Section (63-48 Career)

AITKIN GOBBLERS

Head Coach: Kevin Lamke
Enrollment: 340

12-5 Overall
4-1 Great River Conference
Final Four Section 7A
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Great River Conference Tourney: 262 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 195 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 153.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 177.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 185.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Chouanard 12th 37-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Cooper Blau 12th 25-10 3rd Section/AC
Jerod Novak 8th 29-9 1st Section/AC
Isaac Novak 11th 24-13 Injured
Brian Wold 11th 22-12 2nd Section
Colton LaPlante 12th 24-12 3rd Section/AC
Adam Jackson 12th 23-15 3rd Section/AC
Shaun Philipp 12th 15-14 4th Section
Mike Stafford 12th 12-14 4th Section
Alan Bast 9th 8-20 5th Section
Jack Braton 9th 8-4
Noah Landrue 8th 3-6

Graduates:
Dalton Stevens 25-6 3rd Section (122-33 Career)
Andrew Bast 27-13 1st Section/AC (37-43 Career)
Kevan Handt 27-12 3rd Section/AC (50-73 Career)
Kane Magness 12-16 5th Section/AC
Tanner Bare 8-12 5th Section
Aaron Benson 3-2
Martin Schroeder 0-1

ROYALTON ROYALS

Head Coach: Kevin Presler
Enrollment: 183

12-9 Overall
3-4 Central Minnesota Conference
Final Four Section 7A
Twleve Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers
Second Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 245 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 152 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Park Region Conference: 151.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eleventh Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 73 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Andy Poster 12th 33-6 1st Section
Mitch Lange 10th 31-6 2nd Section
Cory Wensmann 11th 15-16 2nd Section
Tyler Hegna 11th 16-10 5th Section
Tony Gadacz 10th 8-5
Brady Moulzolf 9th 11-11 2nd Section
Brad Knoll 8th 9-21 4th Section
Shaun Urbanski 10th 7-15
Zach Carlson 9th 3-8
Alex Helmin 9th 6-12
Jordan Meehl 10th 3-6

Graduates:
Andrew Plumski 30-4 1st Section
Kyle Wentland 10-11 2nd Section
Brian Schlichting 22-14 1st Section
Kellen Franks 18-17 2nd Section
Tom Averill 16-18 4th Section
Eli Wunderlich 11-9 4th Section
Mike Schmidt

MILLE LACS RAIDERS

Head Coach: Brady Hermel
Enrollment: 121 Isle/133 Onamia/254 Total

16-5 Overall
5-0 Great River Conference Champions
Section 7A Runner Up
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
First Place Maple Grove "Crimson" Tourney: 186 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 161.5 Pts. (1o Placers)
Second Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 231.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 194.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Great River Conference Tourney: 243.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals" (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Whitney 12th 37-2 1st Section/AC
Nik Borchert 9th 36-6 3rd Section
Luke Thompson 9th 20-20 2nd Section
Matthew Petty 10th 21-22 4th Section
Andy Sammis 12th 15-12 3rd Section
Gabe Tramm 12th 11-15 2nd Section
Tyler Knudson 11th 20-21 5th Section
Tom Kent 9th 8-10
Dain Schultz 8th 7-14 5th Section
Rodney Ellis 12th 2-2
Zac Virnig 11th 6-6

Graduates:
Mark Francour 31-7 1st Section/AC (132-46 Career)
Zach Olson 34-9 2nd Section/AC (121-76 Career)
Chase Niesen 31-9 3rd Section/AC (108-68 Career)
Bradley Brown 29-9 1st Section/AC (81-40 Career)
Ryan Olson 22-9 Injured (159-50 Career)
Nate Bresnahan 19-8 4th Section
Antonio Gribben 21-13

MINNEAPOLIS PATRICK HENRY PATRIOTS

Head Coach: Scott Ramsdell
Enrollment: 747

10-11 Overall
5-1 Minneapolis City Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusaders" Tourney: 108.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Ninth Place Brooklyn Center "Centaur" Tourney: 58.5 Pts. (4 Placers)
Eleventh Place Fridley "Tigers" Tourney: 32.5 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Na Xiong 12th 21-12 5th Section/AC
Kelsey Bocek 11th 21-14 6th Section/AC
Phong Nguyen 12th 23-9 AC
Chou Shee Vang 10th 15-11 AC
Rumen Hubmequist 11th 10-10
Bobby Brown 12th 7-8 5th Section
Maximo Sawdey 10th 8-20 5th Section
Marverick Cain 8th 2-0
Fue Her 12th 2-10

Graduates:
William Boyd 30-8 3rd Section/AC (92-38 Career)
Demetruis Fuller 12-18 6th Section

OGILVIE LIONS

Head Coach: Adam Halvorson
Enrollment: 155

5-15 Overall
2-3 Great River Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 154 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Ogilvie "Lions" Tourney: 196.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Rush City "Tiger" Tourney: 111.5 Pts. 9 Placers)
Sixth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 97.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eight Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 65 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Collin Mitchell 12th 34-9 2nd Section
Kyle Carda 12th 24-11 3rd Section
Jake Hickerson 11th 23-13 4th Section
Brian Hoff 12th 18-8 5th Section
Wyatt Hippie 12th 12-6 6th Section
Casey DeSoto 11th 12-13 6th Section
Dylan DeVlaeminck 10th 13-25 6th Section
Mike Campbell 11th 10-24
Shane Carlson 9th 9-28 6th Section
Dylan Hanson 10th 5-10
Bo Stevens 12th 4-6
James Bollin 12th 3-26
Mike Flettre-Wubben 9th 1-4

Graduate:
Kirk Mitchell 15-22 4th Section (39-59 Career)

CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS

Head Coach:Brian Wood
Enrollment: 309

1-15 Overall
0-5 Mid-State Conference
Six Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Sixth Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 83.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 63 Pts. (4 Placers)
Sixth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 98.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 91 Pts. (6 Placers)
Thirty-Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 32.5 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Caleb Voss 11th 14-15 1st Section
Joe Sura 10th 20-16 4th Section
Brett Nelson 10th 14-19 5th Section
Cole Grinsteinner 10th 9-15 6th Section

Graduates:
Hayden Zillmer 43-1 1st Section/State Champion/AC
Jeremy Hamman 14-17 6th Section

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HYLANDERS

Head Coaches: Dan Wrobleski/Josh LeVoir
Enrollment: 697

Overall all Dual Meet Not Available
0-9 North Suburban Conference
Three Section Place Winners

Returning Wrestler:
Deshan Leaner 10th 17-11 5th Section

No Further Report

MINNEAPOLIS NORTH POLARS

Head Coach: Jamie Wright
Enrollment: 171

0-12 Overall
0-6 Minneapolis City Conference
One Section Place Winner
Fifth Place Tartan "Battle of the Titans" Tourney: 120 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusaders" Tourney: 22 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jesse Williams 12th 13-7 5th Section

Graduates:
Ralmor Darrington 9-14
Michael Davies 13-4

MAT RATS CLASS 6A PREVIEW 2011-2012

2011-11-22T04:31:00.000-08:00
FAVORITES: BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS and the BARNESVILLE TROJANS

The Buccaneers of Border West had a great season last year, posting a 24-7 dual meet mark and a section championship. They lost two very close duals at the state tourney just missing out of team medals. They have back from that team three state qualifiers including two state place winners. The Buccaneers have four section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that they graduated a great bunch of seniors, in all six section place winners five state qualifiers of which three were state place winners. They will be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Buccaneers to make a strong challenge for section honors and possibly some state medals too. Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy, Austin Maanum, Austin Rinke and Charlie Maanum will be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Trojans of Barnesville have back from their 12-10 campaign a great deal of experience. They have ten section place winners back and five others with a lot of mat time. They did graduate four seniors including two section placer winners, so look for the Trojans to have a very successful season. They make a big improvement on those dual meet marks and make a big challenge for section honors. Stuart Brandt, Connor Meyer and Seth Hirsch will be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARKHORSES: BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS and the NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles of New York Mills will return from their 14-5 dual meet campaign two state qualifiers, six section place winners and one other with a great deal of experience. They did graduate four including four section place winners and one state qualifier, but look for the grapplers to improve during the course of the season. The Eagles should challenge those dual meet marks of last season. They should also make a challenge for both section and conference honors. Shane Novak, Noah Pesola and Tyler Patron should be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Raiders of Bertha Hewitt/Verndale have a very young team returning from their 4-18 dual meet campaign. They will return four section place winners including one state place winner and twelve others with a great deal of experience. The Raiders graduated one very good senior, with that in consideration, look for this young team to continue to improve during the course of the season. The Raiders should challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Also look for them to make a challenge for conference honors too. Colin Turchin and Dylan Koppendrayer should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for Breckenridge to also make a strong challenge for one of those top four spots in their section dual meet campaign. There are five state medal winners back from last season that includes: Cameron Sykora and Gus McCarthy of Border West, Colin Turchin of Bertha Hewitt/Verndale, Shane Novak of New York Mills and Stephen Erlandson of Breckenridge. There are a total of thirteen returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: Greg Erlandson and Conrad Kondos of Breckendridge, Tony Reurink of Wadena-Deer Creek, Zach Johnson and Zach Matthys of Ottertail Central and Kyle Martineau of West Central Area.

Look for the following wrestlers; Kenny Steffens and Sam Waln of Wadena-Deer Creek, Nick Stafford of Border West, Isaac Goedtke, Alex Throwbridge, Kyle Johnson, Josh Harris and Ryler Anderson of Barnesville, Andrew Bounds and Justin Gordon of Bertha Hewitt/Verndale, Michael Meyer and Tyler Ehnert of New York Mills, Cole Praus, Jess Differding and Michael Whitney of Breckenridge, Allen Peyerl and Nolan Koch of Ottertail Central and Jesus Romero of Pelican Rapids to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

Head Coach: Paul Frisch
Enrollment: 129 Wheaton/25 Herman-Norcross/111 Clinton-Graceville/265 Total

24-7 Overall
Section 6A Champions
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Five State Place Winners
First Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 218.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Lisbon "Storhaug" Tourney: 125.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Third Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 190 Pts. (9 Placers) (15 Teams)
Third Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Minnewaska "Laker" Duals: (2-1)
Fifth Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cameron Sykora 9th 44-4 1st Sec./State Champion
Gus McCarthy 11th 40-9 1st Sec./5th State
Austin Maanum 10th 33-11 2nd Section
Austin Rinke 12th 26-11 3rd Section
Charlie Maanum 12th 28-17 3rd Section
Nick Stafford 12th 30-15 4th Section
Peder Schmitz 11th 18-15
Leonardo Nicolette 12th 14-28
Chalmer Combellick 12th 9-29 4th Section
Wolfgang Brink 12th 2-4
Trace Lee 8th 5-4
Bryce Nilson 11th 3-8

Graduates:
Will McCarthy 43-4 1st Sec./2nd State
Mitch Andrews 46-3 1st Sec./5th State
Billy Connelly 41-8 1st Sec./5th State
Wylie Pulis 27-16 2nd Section
Taylor McCalip 33-11 1st Section
Nick Kleindl 13-8 4th Section

BARNESVILLE TROJANS

Head Coach: Art Meyer
Enrollment: 223

12-10 Overall
Twelve Section Place Winners
Final Four Section 6A
Second Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 180 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fifth Place Heart of Lakes Tourney: 103.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 133 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 112.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Twenty-Sixth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney" 58 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Stuart Brandt 11th 31-9 3rd Section
Connor Meyer 8th 30-11 4th Section
Seth Hirsch 12th 25-13 3rd Section
Isaac Goedtke 11th 21-17 4th Section
Alex Trowbridge 10th 18-12 4th Section
Kyle Johnson 11th 20-18 5th Section
Josh Harris 12th 20-13 5th Section
Rylee Anderson 9th 17-11 4th Section
Alec Wheelright 10th 8-8 5th Section
Hunter Olson 11th 14-13
Maverich Brady 10th 5-7
Kyler Votava 10th 5-1
Jace Nosall 10th 3-14
Mason Berg 10th 2-7
Zach Anderson 9th 2-5

Graduates:
Hans Peppel 29-13 3rd Section
Matt Harris 10-9 6th Section
Trevor Nelson 13-20
Cody Egge 3-6

BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

Head Coach: Mike Barthel
Enrollment: 111 Bertha Hewitt/126 Verndale/237 Total

4-18 Overall
2-5 Park Region Conference
Five Section Place Winners
Fifth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 48 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eight Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 78 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 115.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Ninth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 22 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Colin Turchin 12th 24-3 1st Sec./4th State
Dylan Koppendrayer 12th 22-9 3rd Section
Justin Gordon 10th 13-12 6th Section
Andrew Bounds 10th 15-11 6th Section
Dalton Baker 10th 12-13
Jackie Swenson 11th 12-19
John French 10th 7-3
Nick Bennett 10th 6-11
Hayden Truax 9th 9-8
Dillan Card 9th 8-2
Josh Weekley 10th 6-9
Dakota Finck 10th 5-8
Eric Waln 11th 6-13
Dan Houchin 12th 4-14
Andrew Cihlar 10th 5-21
Marcus Willis 10th 2-4
Albert Boldt 9th 1-4
Tyler Lamb 9th 1-6

Graduates:
Kasey Horn 24-13 4th Section

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

Head Coach: Eric Niemi
Enrollment: 158

14-5 Overall
5-1 Park Region Conference
Final Four Section 6A
Twelve Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 174 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Perham "Barrel O'Fun" Tourney: 128 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 114 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 91.5 Pts. (3 Placers) (34 Team Field)
Tenth Place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 80 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Shane Novak 11th 37-6 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Noah Pesola 11th 24-13 2nd Section
Tyler Patron 10th 27-11 3rd Section/AC
Michael Meyer 12th 22-15 5th Section
Tyler Ehnert 10th 19-18 5th Section
Taylor Ericksrud 10th 11-19 4th Section
Kyle Vorderbrugen 12th 11-24 5th Section
Andrew Mindermann 12th 9-27 6th Section
Max Carlson 11th 12-14

Graduates:
Seth Hofland 32-10 2nd Section (70-55 Career Record)
Tommy Selander 26-8 5th Section/AC (76-37 Career Record)
Peter Stark 23-16 3rd Section (44-56 Career Record)
Ty Bell 10-20 5th Section

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

Head Coach: Pat Vold
Enrollment: 261

7-10 Overall
Fourth Place Parkers Prairie "Panthers" Tourney: 137.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourth Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 149 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 127 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eight Place Lisbon "Storhaug" Tourney: 108 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eleventh Place Wahpeton "Dan Unruh" Tourney: 62 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eight Place Heart Of Lakes Tourney: 83 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Stephen Erlandson 12th 38-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Greg Erlandson 12th 25-7 1st Section
Conrad Kondos 10th 27-11 2nd Section
Cole Praus 12th 25-15 4th Section
Jesse Differding 12th 18-13 3rd Section
Josh Peterson 11th 20-18
Michael Whitney 11th 21-16 6th Section
Zach Willprecht 9th 3-5 6th Section
Josh Stuehrenberg 11th 7-4
Jake Hiedeman 10th 5-15
Mark Erickson 10th 3-21
Travis Miranwoski 8th 2-5

Gradautes:
Alex Banken 19-18
Avery Holzer 8-9
Connor Wilprecht 4-4
Erik Hiedeman 2-6
Randy Hodges 2-2
Jess Lee 3-6

WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES

Head Coach: Norman Gallant
Enrollment: 256

17-5 Overall
4-1 Mid-State Conference
Section 6A Runner Up
Eleven Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 191 pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Mid-State Conference Tourney: 174 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 136.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fourth Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 130 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Park Rapids "Panther" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Mahnomen "Cougar" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tony Reurink 11th 36-10 2nd Section/AC
Kenny Steffens 12th 15-2 Injured/AC (31-7 2nd Sec. 2010)
Sam Waln 11th 26-16 3rd Section
Jacob Ludovissie 12th 12-18
Devin Barthel 10th 11-12 5th Section
Triston Sodel 9th 2-4
Josh Lawson 11th 15-22 6th Section

Graduates:
Jared Wegscheid 32-7 2nd Section/AC (133-80 Career)
Jordan Rentz 27-13 5th Section (117-69 Career)
Jacob Wegscheid 27-10 4th Section/AC (96-86 Career)
Derrick Rude 25-16 3rd Section (80-74 Career)
Isaac Lustila 24-16 4th Section (65-85 Career)
Dylan Anderseon 25-13 2nd Section (34-28 Career)
Zach Bernu 11-25 6th Section (38-71 Career)

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Scott Hart
Enrollment: 130 Battle Lake/84 Henning/138 Underwood/352 Total

11-5 Overall
6-0 Park Region Conference Champions
Seven Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 190.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 208 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 187 Pts. (13 Placers in the Top Four)
Second Place Fosston "Alfred Olson Memorial" Tourney: 180.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 82.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Osakis "Silverstreaks" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Johnson 12th 25-6 2nd Section/AC
Zach Matthys 12th 29-7 2nd Section/AC
Allen Peyerl 12th 16-6 4th Section/AC
Nolan Koch 10th 20-13 6th Section
Charles Johnson 12th 14-16
Dylan Schwartz 10th 14-23
Aaron Bengtson 11th 8-23
Soshiro Tachibana 11th 3-11
Aaron Kusler 9th 2-3
Brady Tostenson 12th 2-2

Graduates:
Brendan Hart 28-7 1st Section (132-88 Career)
Greg Blum 26-9 2nd Section (54-52 Career)
Tyler Olson 28-5 Injured/AC (106-70 Career)
Anthony Hinson 12-18
Kaleb Minten 13-17
Travis Freitag 2-12

WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Brandon Gruchow
Enrollment: 205

5-12 Overall
Five Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 149.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourth Place Morris Area "Tigers" Tourney: 90.5 Pts. (Placers)
Fifth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 90.5 (7 Placers)
Six Place Heart Of Lakes Tourney: 97.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 77 Pts. (5 Placers in top 4)
Nineteenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 72.5 Pt (3 Placers (36 Teams)
Fifth Place Staples "Don Dravis" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Martineau 12th 30-10 1st Section
Chase Odegaard 9th 18-16
Ethan Supler 12th 15-19 6th Section
Jon Sande 12th 7-7 5th Section
Jake Larkin 8th 19-18
Gage Odegaard 11th 12-19
Carter Duncan 11th 12-24
Alex Anderson 11th 4-4
Devin Buss 11th 4-13
Braeden Long 10th 4-17
Royal Crow 9th 2-5
Koel Siefert 9th 3-16
Buzz Miller 8th 4-8
Sean Albert 12th 1-2

Graduates:
Seth Felland 35-7 2nd Section (133-66 Career)
Jon Pikop 32-9 2nd Section (92-82 Career)
Chris Barrera 4-7

PELICAN RAPIDS VIKINGS

Head Coach: Harold Holt
Enrollment: 266

8-12 Overall
Seven Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 121 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Parkers Prairie "Panthers" Tourney: 125 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 94.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Heart of Lakes Tourney: 85 Pts. (9 Placers)

Graduates:
Jesus Romero 11th 24-16 3rd Section
Jed Evenson 12th 15-13 6th Section
Carlos Guiterrez 11th 14-15 6th Section
Dakota Pixley 8th 15-19
Felix Baragen 11th 7-14
Josh Klovstad 10th 3-7
Dan Franco 9th 4-14
Robert Mazoriegos 9th 3-11
Ben Barragen 11th 2-12

Graduates:
Jim Cossette 38-2 1st Sec./3rd State (117-39 Career)
Chris Bakken 30-8 3rd Section (73-49 Career)
Connor Holt 20-10 4th Section (49-61 Career)
Hector Lemus 10-14
Brandon Sehrman 6-17 6th Section
Dan Wood 6-8 3rd Section
Tom Gaustad 3-12
Stephan Jacobson 1-10

PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS

Head Coach: Billy Wagner
Enrollment: 159

0-23 Overall
0-6 Park Region Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Barnesville "Trojans" Tourney: 61 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 32.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ten Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 48 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ninth Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 62.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitch Westeberg 11th 20-21 5th Section
Logan Nebbe 9th 4-6 6th Section
Kyle Schlosser 9th 13-21
Mike Kalpin 12th 8-19
Bryce Looker 10th 6-10 6th Section
Trent Hagen 11th 5-18
O'Ryan Bosek 12th 5-29
Jesse Oeltjenbruns 12th 2-16

Graduates:
Kevin Hahn 32-7 1st Section/AC
Chad Knapp 1-15

MAT RATS CLASS 5A PREVIEW 2011-2012

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FAVORITES: KIMBALL CUBS and the ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Cubs of Kimball have back from their 33-2 and fifth place in the state team several very talented wrestlers. They have six state qualifiers, six section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of seven seniors including two state place winners, look for the Cubs to be a very strong force to be dealt with. They should make a strong challenge for state, section and conference honors. Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Caramon Hansen, Quinten Berres, Mitchell McKee and Jordan Joseph should be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Falcons of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City have back from the 24-1 dual meet campaign and West Central Conference championship team a lot of very talented wrestlers. They have six state qualifiers, including two place winners, four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience from that team. Despite the graduation of four state tourney wrestlers look for the Falcons to make a big improvement over the course of season. They could challenge for section, state and conference honors. Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomstad, Matt Meyer, Tyler Berghuis and Logan Peterson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARK HORSES: PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS and the BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Bulldogs of Paynesville have back from their 18-9 and final four appearance in the dual section dual meet several wrestlers with a great deal of experience. They will have six section place winners and six others with a lot of experience. Despite the graduation of seven, including four section placer of which two were state tourney wrestlers, they should improve during the course of the season. The Bulldogs should be a force to be dealt with by the end of the season. Look for them to challenge those top teams for section and conference honors. Cole Woehler, Dominick Platow and Clay Spanier should be their leaders thru out the season.

The Jaguars of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa have back from their 10-15 campaign a very good crew of wrestlers. They will have four section place winners and eleven others with a great deal of experience returning. They graduated only two wrestlers last spring, look for the Jaguars to make a big challenge for the top four spot in the dual meet campaign. If they stay free of injuries and their younger wrestlers continue to improve look for them to be one of those top four teams. Ross Rath, Dillon Knutson, Patrick Rooney and Daniel Rooney should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for this to be a great battle for that number four spot in their dual meet campaign. Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, Howard Lake-Waverly, Browerville-Eagle Valley and Osakis all could make a strong challenge for that spot. There are three returning medal winners back from last season that includes: Hayden Rouser and Larry Bomstad of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City and Quinten Berres of Kimball. There are a total of thirteen returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. One not mentioned about is Chris Cox of Howard Lake Waverly Winsted.

Look for the following wrestlers: Lucas Damm, James Nelson and Robert Rassmussen of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, Travis Schiefelbein, Alex Thurber, Austin Schiefelbein, Travis Willis and Quentin Bryce of Kimball, Jacob Mages and Josh Hiepler of Paynesville, Tyler Tensen of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Austin Peterson, Zach Blonigen and Cain Renner of Eden Valley-Watkins, Austin Collins and Cody Adolphson of Osakis, Zach Steffenson and Ryan Stottler of Minneswaska, Dyland Youngren, Joel Koch, William Schanus and Jeff Hausladen of Howard Lake Waverly Winsted, Preston Irsfeld, Adm Stulief, Ridge Quistorff, Tylor Kent and Austin Butler of Browerville/Eagle Valley, Lenard Bennett of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

ATWATER COSMOS GROVE CITY FALCONS

Head Coach: Dan Rouser
Enrollment: 190

24-1 Overall
9-0 West Central South Champions
West Central Conference Champions
Section 5A Runner Up
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Ten State Qualifiers/Four State Place Winners
First Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 240 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Litchfield "Dragon" Tourney: 282 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 244.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 250.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Canby "Border Brawl" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Hayden Rouser 12th 45-3 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Larry Bomstad 10th 42-2 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Matt Meyer 12th 34-8 2nd Section/AC
Lucas Damm 10th 31-13 3rd Section
James Nelson 12th 28-12 3rd Section/AC
Tyler Berghuis 10th 27-6 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Logan Peterson 10th 37-7 2nd Section
Robert Rassmussen 11th 22-20 4th Section
Maverick Whitcomb 10th 12-11 2nd Section
Matthew Whitcomb 11th 16-20
Cameron Whitcomb 8th 8-8
Colin Kragenbring 12th 11-12
Lee Whitcomb 11th 7-5
Jacob Peterson 11th 4-5
Jordan Fester 10th 4-2
Jordan Nelson 10th 4-7
Jesse Rogers 10th 3-1

Graduates:
Ryan Larson 41-7 2nd Sec./4th State (110-60 Career)
Michael Kramer 35-7 2nd Section/AC (130-56 Career)
Matt Lee 35-5 2nd Section/AC (96-29 Career)
Dylan Nelson 30-12 2nd Section/AC (86-52 Career)

KIMBALL CUBS
Head Coach: Mike Schindler
Enrollment: 215

33-2 Overall
7-0 Central Minnesota Conference Champions
Fifth State Class A
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Thee State Place Winners
First Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 278 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 277.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Kimball "Cub" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Quinten Berres 9th 42-6 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Marcus Hamer 11th 41-5 1st Section/AC
Tanner Mills 11th 41-6 2nd Section/AC
Jordan Joseph 9th 40-4 1st Section/AC
Caramon Hansen 12th 37-8 1st Section/AC
Mitchell McKee 8th 35-9 2nd Section/AC
Alex Thurber 12th 30-12 4th Section
Austin Schiefelbein 12th 26-16 6th Section/AC
Travis Schiefelbein 12th 20-19 3rd Section
Travis Wills 11th 21-13 4th Section
Quentin Bryce 12th 18-16 6th Section
Troy Filzen 9th 15-15
Preston Wills 9th 8-13
Luke Serbus 12th 3-15
Matt Donnay 10th 1-7
Skyler Schiefelbein 9th 0-4
Devan Kelly 10th 0-3
Jeremiah Kelly 12th 0-2
Cody Machereth 12th 0-0 (Career Records 18-29)

Graduates:
Tyler Kuechle 34-8 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (136-62 Career)
Mitch Pramann 13-8 5th Section (71-67 Career)
David Joseph 42-5 1st Sec./5th State/AC (103-27 Career)
Jacob Linn 18-22
Tyler Loch 1-7
Tyler Filzen 4-4
Andrew Kieke 4-16
Tanner Meierhofer 0-0 (41-37 Career)

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Tim Woehler
Enrollment: 267

18-9 Overall
5-3 West Central South Conference
Final Four Section 5A
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
First Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 173 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 156.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Foley "Falcon" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Clay Spanier 10th 28-11 3rd Section
Dominick Platow 12th 28-10 5th Section
Cole Woehler 12th 27-10 4th Section
Josh Hiepler 12th 21-11 5th Section
Jacob Mages 9th 21-17 4th Section
Caleb Burris 11th 15-17
Anthony Johnson 11th 19-19
John Dorf 12th 4-4
Trey Stenger 12th 3-4 6th Section
Andrew Kerzman 9th 4-8
Jordan Karels 8th 4-8
Jared Kuntsleben 10th 3-17
Isaiah Gleitz 12th 1-7

Graduates:
Matt Doom 33-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (94-30 Career)
Trevor Spanier 26-6 1st Section/AC (53-64 Career)
Kody Klein 23-14 5th Section (23-14 Career
Jon Solum 20-14 (20-16 Career)
Aaron Gehrke 18-20 6th Section
Tyler Hemmesch 4-1
Lance Liedman 1-0

BELGRADE BROOTEN ELROSA JAQUARS

Head Coach: Rich Vos
Enrollment: 178

10-15 Overall
2-5 Central Minnesota Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 137 Pts. (12 Placers top 4)
Fifth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 110 Pts. (7 Placers top 4)
Sixth Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 129.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 79 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dillon Knutson 12th 29-12 3rd Section/AC
Ross Rath 11th 25-10 3rd Section
Patrick Rooney 11th 30-12 4th Section
Daniel Rooney 12th 24-11 5th Section
Tyler Tensen 11th 25-9
Austin Jaeger 11th 19-19
Alex Schramiel 10th 10-16
Jordan Lewis 10th 10-16
Eric Swenson 12th 12-22
Matt SWchmitz 11th 12-28
Josey Tensen 9th 12-27
Brandon Roering 11th 5-17
Matt Peterson 11th 3-10
Nicklass Pugh 12th 2-15
Marshal Zachman 11th 2-17
Colby Schramel 8th 2-1

Graduates:
Adam Gregory 11-16 (19-49 Career)
Ben Borgerding 7-7 (37-49 Career)

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

Head Coach: Dan Berg
Enrollment: 225

11-7 Overall
4-3 Central Minnesota Conference
Nine Section Place Winner/Three State Qualifiers
Third Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 177.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Second Place Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Tourney: 168 Pts. (9 P to 4)
Fifth Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 104 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fourth Place Willmar "Cardinals" Tourney: 114 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Norwood Young America "Central" Tourney: 120 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Peterson 11th 30-10 3rd Section
Zach Blonigen 11th 28-18 6th Section
Cain Renner 10th 26-11 3rd Section
Sam Femrite 11th 5-9
Luke Kuechle 10th 9-21
Nick Faber 9th 3-7
Dominic Donnay 8th 3-6

Graduates:
Jacob Forcier 35-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC (167-57 Career)
Mike Downham 23-10 4th Section (122-84 Career)
Blain Meierhofer 32-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC (74-54 Career)
Tyler Magadanz 23-6 5th Section/AC (84-68 Career)
Brandon Walz 21-10 2nd Section (69-67 Career)
Mitch Asfeld 27-6 3rd Section (38-21 Career)

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS

Head Coach: Joey Andreasen
Enrollment: 237

13-14 Overall
4-2 Park Region Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Third Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 159 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 165 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fourth Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 127 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 33 Pts (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Collins 12th 24-17 3rd Section
Cody Adolphson 12th 21-19 5th Section
Tyler Spanswick 9th 21-22 6th Section
Trenton Coyer 9th 16-16 6th Section
Garret Scherr 11th 17-21
Cody Rupert 12th 10-16
Austin Rollog 11th 10-19
Ryan Larson 12th 6-21
Ryan Engler 9th 6-18
Brandon Spanswick 9th 5-13
Brandon Coyer 8th 5-3
Mitch Sunder 9th 4-0
Garret Sunder 8th 4-17
Brian Thorstad 12th 4-20

Graduates:
Cody Torkelson 30-3 2nd Section/AC (96-37 Career)
Nikaloj Hagen 29-12 5th Section (65-50 Career)
James Gabrielson 21-21 5th Section (37-70 Career)
Nick Wolterstorff 21-20 6th Section (54-50 Career)

MINNEWASKA LAKERS

Head Coach: Wes Tessman
Enrollment: 303
4-19 Overall

1-7 West Central South Conference Tourney
Five Section Place Winners/State Champion
Fourth Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 137.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 96 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 104 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 73.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Steffenson 12th 22-16 4th Section
Ryan Stottler 10th 20-22 6th Section
Weston Lardy 8th 14-24 5th Section
Patrick Weaver 11th 9-20 6th Section
Gary Steffenson 10th 18-21
Danny Holtkamp 12th 18-19
Taylor Lundebrek 10th 18-22
Brock Wollschlager 11th 3-22
Caleb Bliasdell 9th 2-3
Justin Roggenkamp 12th 2-8

Graduates:
Jacob Braaten 39-3 1st Sec./State Champ./AC(111-32 Career)
Micah Klemme 11-18
Tyrel Swensrud 7-5
Cody Kittelson 1-4

HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED LAKERS

Head Coache: Jeff Granrud
Enrollment: 311

10-15 Overall
2-5 Central Minnesota Conference
Seven Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Mayville-Portland "Patriots" Tourney: 192 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 164 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 117 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chris Cox 11th 25-12 2nd Section/AC
Dylan Youngren 10th 26-13 4th Section
Joel Koch 12th 21-12 4th Section
William Schanus 12th 16-12 6th Section
Jeff Hausladen 11th 14-12 4th Section
Cory Otto 9th 7-13
Luke Theisen 9th 8-25
Dylan Pelnis 9th 6-29 6th Section
Josiah Riener 11th 10-26
David Cox 8th 6-8
Garrett Schanus 9th 2-4

Graduates:
Matt Marketon 32-4 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (72-21 Career)
Tony Hausladen 22-6 Injured (86-45 Career)
Jake Grangroth 17-10 (64-59 Career)
Jacob Demarais 14-20

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

Head Coach: Andy Lancaster
Enrollment: 151 Browerville/72 Eagle Valley/223 Total

8-19 Overall
1-5 Park Region Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Fourth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 117 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 21 Pts. (3 Placers)
Ninth Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 82 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Preston Irsfeld 12th 24-17 3rd Section
Adam Sutlief 11th 31-10 5th Section
Ridge Quistorff 11th 24-17 5th Section
Tylor Kent 12th 25-16 5th Section
Austin Butler 11th 20-13 4th Section
Avery Kuhnau 11th 15-23
Matthew Schettler 10th 10-25
Noah Becker 8th 5-24
Nic Bollin 12th 5-15
Jordan Statema 11th 3-18
Gary Melstrom 12th 1-1
Austin Host 12th 2-6
Nick Becker 9th 2-0

Graduates:
Brad Schettler 17-10 6th Section (61-66 Career)
Cody Middendorf 11-13 (23-39 Career)
Clayton Noland 4-26
Emil Schnack 6-23

LONG PRIARIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER

Head Coach: Ryan Bothun
Enrollment: 319

Section 5A
Overall Dual Meet NA
Seventh Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 63 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 83 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Staples "Don Dravis" Duals: (1-2)
Seventh Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 46 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Lenard Bennett 12th 17-15
Miguel Botello 10th 14-13
Kody Kunerth 11th 11-21
Creg Donabauer 9th 10-13
Josh Vor 12th 3-16
Jorge Botello 8th 3-18
Rene Eldidy 11th 2-14
Maway Quillo 10th 2-7
Miguel Ambrey 8th 2-11
Wade Reece 9th 3-18

Graduates:
Thomas Haugen 17-10 (44-51 Career)
Cristian Ambrigz 2-9

MAT RATS CLASS A SECTION 4 Preview 2011-2012

2011-11-20T15:09:00.000-08:00

FAVORITES: LAKE CRYSTAL WELLCOME MEMORIAL KNIGHTS and the LESEUER-HENDERSON GIANTS

The Knights of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial should be a favorite to repeat in the section. They have back from their 21-2 campaign three state qualifiers, seven section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. Despite they graduated six including four state qualifiers, of which three were state place winners. Look the Knights to make a lot of progress thru out the season and make a strong challenge to for both section and conference honors. Look for Nate Meixell, Taner Trembley, Dakota Yarger and Davontay Corey to be their leaders thru out the season.

The Giants of LeSueur-Henderson will have back from their 15-10 and section runner-up campaign three state qualifiers. They will also return five section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. So despite the graduation of four seniors, including two state place winners they should improve over the course of season. Look for the Giants to make a serious challenge for section and conference honors. Brett Pfarr, Aaron Bruihler, Chris Pfarr, Austin Holland and Brent O'Connell should be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARKHORSES: ST. JAMES SAINTS and the SIBLEY EAST WOLVERINES

The Saints of St. James return from their 18-1 campaign three state qualifiers, four section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. Despite graduating eight very good seniors including two state qualifiers and two section placers, look for the Saints to challenge for one of those top four spots in the section. They should challenge for both section and conference honors. Cody Hanson, Gio Alvarado, Isaac Carreon and Richy Soto should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for the Raiders of Norwood Young America to challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. There are eight state medal winners back from last season that includes: Nate Meixell and Taner Trembley of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Brett Pfarr and Chris Pfarr of LeSueur-Henderson, Cody Hanson of St. James, Ben Rynda of Trinity School at River Ridge, Jacob Anderson of River Valley and Adam Cooling of Madelia-Truman. There are a total of sixteen returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: James Goman of Trinity School at River Ridge, Nathan Rose, Tyler Pasvogel and Austin Brockhoff of Sibley East.

Look for the following wrestlers: Cole Bohnert, Matt Johnson, Louis Sanders and Justin Roberts of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Ryan Westman of St. James, Charlie Leighton of Trinity School at River Ridge, Aaron Bates and Caleb Ling of Sibley East, Austin Kidrowski, Grant Mueller, Tim Swanson and Tyson Tellers, Brett Joremo, Jason McLaughlin and Byron Forstner of Madelia-Truman and Garrett Schmitt, Sam Lee, Tanner Elliot and Derek Wilking of Nicollet/GFW to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

LAKE CRYSTAL-WELCOME MEMORIAL KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Andre Harnitz
Enrollment: 209

21-3 Overall
6-0 Valley Conference Champions
Section 4A Champions
Fourth Place Class A State
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers/Five State Placers
First Place Valley Conference Tourney: 208 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Hayfield "Viking" Tourney: 208 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Cannon Falls "Bombers" Tourney: 251 Pts. (13 Placers)
Eighteenth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 98 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nate Meixell 12th 39-5 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Taner Trembley 11th 36-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Dakota Yarger 12th 25-12 3rd Section/AC
Davantay Corey 11th 27-13 2nd Section
Cole Bohnert 12th 25-13 4th Section
Levi Marsh 9th 21-19 4th Section
Matt Johnson 12th 23-14 3rd Section/AC
Louis Sanders 10th 26-16 3rd Section (Transfer from M-T)
Justin Roberts 10th 20-16 4th Section (Transfer from M-T)
Dylan Keck 10th 12-24 5th Section
Cole Kottke 12th 10-4
Devan Haage 10th 3-4
Bradley Brown 12th 3-6
Ryan Roberts 11th 1-2
Brady Hefner 8th 1-1
Damon Schmalzriedt 8th 2-1

Graduates:
Cody Tibbetts 28-7 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (168-67 Career)
Thomas Sandt 37-9 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (111-57 Career)
Spencer Yackel 32-10 1st Sec./4th State/AC (118-18 Career)
Eric Hood 25-10 2nd Section/AC (126-73 Career)
Hans Gunderson 19-10 3rd Section/AC
Aaron Hutchens 34-7 3rds Section/AC (84-70 Career)

LESUEUR-HENDERSON GIANTS

Head Coaches: Scott Wilson
Enrollment: 321

15-10 Overall
Section 4A Runner Up
Eleven Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers/Three State Place Winners
Second Place Mankato East "Cougar" Tourney: 185.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Le Center "Bezdichek" Tourney: 202.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 127 Pts. (7 Placers) (24 Teams)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brett Pfarr 12th 42-1 1st Sec./2nd State
Aaron Bruihler 12th 25-1`3 1st Section
Chris Pfarr 11th 34-13 2nd Sec./6th State
Brent O'Connell 12th 36-8 3rd Section
Austin Holland 12th 25-15 2nd Section
Seth Hynes-Marquette 12th 17-21 3rd Section
Mark O'Connell 10th 14-15 6th Section
Austin Anderly 9th 15-13 5th Section
Austin Poole 12th 5-11
Angel Lopez 11th 5-13
Sam Leeper 10th 2-8

Graduates:
Josh Willaert 40-2 1st Sec./State Champion
Brett Schwartz 35-9 1st Sec./4th State
Jacob Burt 13-11 6th Section
Trey Fitzke 8-10

SAINT JAMES SAINTS

Head Coach: Gene Hildebrandt
Enrollment: 292

18-1 Overall
5-0 South Central Conference
Final Four Section 4A
Twelve Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place South Central Conference Tourney: 202.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Mankato West "Scarlets" Tourney: (3-0)
Fourth Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 120 Pts. (5 Placers) (24 Teams)
Second place Martin County West "Maverick" Tourney: 159.5 Pts. (12 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Hanson 11th 31-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Gio Alvarado 12th 25-5 1st. Section/AC
Isaac Carreon 11th 26-10 2nd Section/AC
Richy Soto 11th 23-8 3rd Section/AC
Ryan Westman 11th 22-10 4th Section
Zach Gleiter 11th 11-13 5th Section
Esteban Zelaya 12th 6-12 4th Section
Sammy Guzman 10th 2-8
Julio Nino 12th 3-1
Carlos Marquez 11th 2-2

Graduates:
Dale McMullen 22-4 Injured/AC (47-17 Career)
Angel Soto 25-4 1st Section/AC (43-13 Career)
Matt Westman 23-10 2nd Sec./AC (51-24 Career)
Zach Romsdahl 22-9 4th Section/AC (42-36 Career)
Dylan Wright 15-6 Injured (56-26 Career)
Shaun Karau 12-10 6th Section (30-30 Career)
Daniel Leyva 10-5
James Woratschka 2-7
Lance Peterson 2-5

TRINITY SCHOOL AT RIVER RIDGE

Head Coach: Pat Murphy
Enrollment: 220

4-13 Overall
2-2 Trio-Metro Conference
Six Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Tri Metro Conference: 103.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourth Place Minnehaha Academy "Knight Hawk" Tourney: 106 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 86 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 90 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Spectrum Tourney: 90.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eleventh Place Cannon Falls "Bombers" Tourney: 55 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Ben Rynda 12th 38-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Charlie Leighton 12th 30-11 3rd Section/AC
James Goman 11th 29-11 2nd Section/AC
Bryant Ridgway 9th 18-12 6th Section/AC
Dietrich Baisbaugh 8th 19-16 4th Section
Sam Swanson 10th 8-20
Noah Pehrson 11th 4-8

Graduate:
Joey Griffith 24-18 5th Section/AC (44-43 Career)

SIBLEY EAST WOLVERINES

Head Coach: Chad Johnson
Enrollment: 313

Dual Meet Record Not Available
Seven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Third Place Norwood Young America "Raiders Central " Tourney: 132 Pts. (9 Placers)
Eleventh Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 83 Pts. (4 Placers) (24 Teams)
Eight Place Janesville "Fasnacht Memorial" Tourney: 68.5 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nathan Rose 10th 41-3 2nd Section
Tyler Pasvogel 12th 34-5 2nd Section
Austin Brockhoff 9th 36-9 2nd Section
Aaron Bates 11th 20-8 4th Section
Caleb Ling 12th 27-15 5th Section
Jason Meyer 9th 20-19 5th Section
Miah DuFrane 11th 8-19
Jake Wentzloff 8th 9-8
Austin Kube 9th 5-13
Francis Zuniga 10th 5-2
Vinz Karl 12th 3-6
Clay Morgard 11th 2-15
Mitch Wentzloff 10th 2-0

Graduate:
Teddy Dufrane 18-8 2nd Section (23-10 Career)

RIVER VALLY WILDCAT

Head Coach: Todd Bertram
Enrollment: 176 Spring Field /162 Sleepy Eye/338 Total

13-13 Overall
2-4 Valley Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners
Six Place Valley Conference Tourney: 60.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 91 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Le Center "Bezdichek" Tourney: 82.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jacob Anderson 12th 38-7 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Jordan Meine 12th 18-19 6th Section
Tim Krueger 10th 16-17 4th Section
Marlo Gomez 11th 15-21 6th Section
Caleb Hammerschmidt 12th 10-14
Seth Brandow 12th 2-9

Graduates:
Colby Salonek 34-6 1st Section/AC
Zach Streich 25-16 5th Section
Kelly Clausen 13-19 6th Section
Jesus Molina 4-19

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA RAIDERS

Head Coach: Darrin Fox
Enrollment: 331

11-19 Overall
1-2 Minnesota Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Second Place Norwood Young America "Central" Tourney: 143.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place Thief River Falls "Prowlers" Tourney: 89 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Faribault "Dick Shields" Tourney: 68 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Trinity Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Kidrowski 12th 32-9 3rd Section/AC
Grant Mueller 11th 25-15 5th Section/AC
Tyson Tellers 12th 20-18 4th Section
Paul Muehring 12th 15-18 3rd Section
Tim Swanson 12th Injured (31-8 4th Sec. 2009-2010)
Andrew Schmieg 12th 12-6
Josh Hendel 10th 20-19
Cody Meisinger 10th 11-21
Jordan Stevens 11th 13-24
David Colley 8th 8-11
Josh Lord 11th 9-20
Matt Ditsch 11th 6-19
Jared Wickenhauser 10th 2-18

Graduate:
Justin Stevens 32-7 3rd Section (153-? Career)

MADELIA-TRUMAN JAYHAWKS

Head Coach: Darren Gifferson
Enrollment: 139 Madelia/ 93 Truman/68 Mankato Loyola/300 Total

12-10 Overall
4-2 Valley Conference
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Valley Conference Tourney: 148 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Maple River "Eagles" Tourney: 117 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Tourney: 116 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Martin County West "Maverick/Subway" Tourney: 79 Pts. (5 Placers)
Sixteenth Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 63.5 Pts. (4 Placers) (24 Teams)

Returning Wrestlers:
Adam Cooling 11th 37-7 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Brett Joremo 12th 28-12 3rd Section
Jason McLaughlin 12th 20-17 4th Section/AC
Bryon Forstner 11th 22-15 3rd Section
Jon Whitney 11th 19-22
Isaac Pfeffer 11th 7-15
Mike Pace 12th 13-24
Justin Sefferson 10th 7-6
Jake Denn 9th 4-10
Dillon Navarro 12th 5-13
Eric Colon 12th 4-14
Stevie Tierney 9th 3-20

Graduate:
Alex Cooling 35-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (128-46 Career)

NICOLLET RAIDERS/GFW

Head Coach: Mike Amsden
Enrollment: 90 Nicollett/265

13-13 Overall
2-4 Valley Conference Duals
Eight Section Place Winners
Second Place Nicollet "Raiders" Duals: (4-1)
Third Place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusaders" Tourney: 164 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Valley Conference Tourney: 68 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Garrett Schmitt 12th 24-15 5th Section
Sam Lee 12th 24-12 4th Section
Logan Miller 12th 20-17 6th Section
Tanner Elliott 11th 21-14 5th Section
Dalton Elliott 9th 20-19 6th Section
Derek Wilking 12th 20-17 4th Section
Aaron Beyer 11th 16-14
Lucas Gens 11th 12-18
Jaydon Grommersch 11th 20-8 (2000-2010)

Graduates:
Tabor Elliot 16-16 6th Section
Nick Miane 21-1 5th Section
Jess McDurmet 10-17

SAINT AGNES AGGIES

HEAD COACH: Brent Odenbrett
Enrollment: 216

MAT RATS CLASS A SECTION 3 Preview

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FAVORITES: MINNEOTA VIKINGS and the WABASSO/RED ROCK CENTRAL BOBOCATS

The Vikings of Minneota have back from their state runner up team and 25-6 campaign a great deal of experience. They have back six state qualifiers, two were state place winners. Also three section place winners and three others with a lot of experience. So despite the graduation of five very good seniors including two state place winners they should again be considered a favorite to repeat as section champions. Look for them to make a strong challenge for section, state and conference honors. Adam Josephson, Josh VanOverbeke, Alex Lessman, Andrew Swedzinski, Alec Engler to be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Bobcats of Wabasso/Red Rock Central have back from a 24-2 and fifth place in AA campaign several outstanding wresters. They have four state qualifiers, five section place winners and two others with a great deal of experience returning. Despite the graduation of seven seniors including five section place winners, they will be a major force to be dealt with by season's end. They should make a strong challenge for section, state and conference honors. Cody Welch, Brandon Goblirsch, Tanner Rohlik and Mitchell Rohlik to be their key leaders thru out the season.

DARK HORSES: KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS and the PIPESTONE AREA ARROWS

The Fighting Saints of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg have back from a 14-2 and section runner campaign lot of talented wrestlers. They have three state qualifiers, four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. So despite the graduation of six very good wrestlers including five section place winners, look for the Fighting Saints to make great improvement over the season. If they stay healthy they should make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Jordan Rothers, Jordan Engler, Cody Peters and Jessie Engler to be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Arrows of Pipestone Area have back from a 22-4 campaign seven section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. So despite the graduation of six seniors including four state tourney wrestlers look for the Arrows to have a very strong season. They should challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Matt Haroldson, Brady Bos, Alex Ossefoort and Walker Kor should be their key leaders thru out the season.

Look for the Canby Lancers and the BOLD Warriors to both challenge for a top four spot in this dual meet campaign. There are four state medal winners back from last season that includes: Adam Josephson and Josh VanOverbeck of Minneota, Cody Welch and Tanner Rohlik of Wabasso/Red Rock Central. There are a total of thirteen state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: Brady Zitzman of BOLD and Morgan Staton of Benson.

Look for the following wrestlers: Isaac Josephson, Travis Longtin and Nicholas Esping of Minneota, Nathan Mattison, Spencer Jenniges, Mitchell Schroepfer and Blake Altermatt of Wabasso/Red Rock Central, Kyle Baker, Zach Carlson and Isaac Froehlich of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Cedric Citrowske, David Bursack, John Deslauriers and Nick Stoks of Canby, Cole Nordmeyer, Nathan Dubbelde and Elijah Everson of Pipestone Area, Brett Grund of BOLD, Evan Knudson, Ethan Ator and Holdyn Sand of Yellow Medicine East, Bryce Goff and Ben Lundebrek of Benson, Brent Jaenisch, Jason Mertens and Tanner Bedel and Trevor Fagen of Renville County West/MACCRAY to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

MINNEOTA VIKINGS

Head Coach: Joel Skillings
Enrollment: 135

25-6 Overall
5-0 Camden Conference Champions
Section 3A Champions
Third Place Class A State
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers/Three State Qualifiers
First Place Camden Conference Tourney: 244 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Frazee "Les Kertscher" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Minnewaska "Lakers" Duals: (3-1)
Fifth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 141.5 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Adam Josephson 12th 43-6 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Josh VanOverbeke 12th 45-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Alex Lessman 12th 31-14 2nd Section/AC
Andrew Swedzinski 12th 28-15 1st Section/AC
Alex Engler 9th 26-13 1st Section/AC
Isaac Josephson 11th 25-17 4th Section
Nicholas Esping 9th 20-18 2nd Section/AC
Travis Longtin 12th 16-11 Injured
Landyn VanOverbecke 10th 16-20 4th Section
Doug VanKeuln 10th 5-8 6th Section
Dallas Muhl 12th 4-9
Keagan Drietz 12th 1-5
Justin VanKeuln 10th 5-9
Andrew Fadness 10th 1-2
Kyle Hennen 8th 1-2

Graduates:
Christian Skillings 40-4 1st Section/AC (215-20 Career)
Beau Buysee 41-3 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (189-50 Career)
Blake Abraham 28-12 2nd Section/AC
Sawyer VanHeck 19-22 6th Section
Jason Vick 6-9 Injured

WABASSO/RED ROCK CENTRAL BOBOCATS

Head Coach: Gary Hindt and Brett Bartholomaus
Enrollment: Wabasso 134/Red Rock Central 121

26-3 Overall
Section 3AA Champions
Fifth Place Class AA State
First Place Pipestone "Arrows" Tourney: 284 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Luverne "Cardinal" Duals: (4-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Welch 12th 38-5 1st Sec./5th State
Brandon Goblirsch 12th 33-7 2nd Section
Tanner Rohlik 11th 34-8 1st Sec./6th State
Mitchell Rohlik 12th 32-9 2nd Section
Nathan Mattison 12th 25-8 3rd Section
Spencer Jenniges 10th 32-6 4th Section
Mitchell Schroepfer 11th 27-12 4th Section
Blake Altermatt 11th 28-12 6th Section
Brady Bierl 11th 17-17 5th Section
Derek Christians 10th
Josh Altermatt 9th

Graduates:
Ryan Schroepfer 32-8 3rd Section (131-52 Career)
Matt Arnold 30-10 3rd Section
Ray Hagberg 23-18 3rd Section
Adam Schroepfer 29-10 4th Section
Zach Ourada 8-12
Brandon Bierl

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

Head Coach: Wes Haglund
Enrollment: 145

14-2 Overall
4-1 Camden Conference
Section 3A Runner Up
Twelve Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 178 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 214.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Morris Area "Tiger" Tourney: 263 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 291 Pts. 14 Placers)
Second Place New London-Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 186 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 178 Pts. (11 Placers)
First place Osakis "Silver Streaks" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Camden Conference Tourney: 169 Points Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Rothers 11th 38-5 1st Section/AC
Jordan Engler 11th 36-8 1st Section/AC
Jessie Engler 12th 28-13 3rd Section
Kyle Baker 11th 24-11 4th Section
Cody Peters 10th 22-5 1st Section
Zach Carlson 9th 19-7 3rd Section
Isaac Froehlich 12th 14-20 3rd Section
Austin Rothers 11th 17-23
Chase Nortan 10th 11-13
Jared Krieger 11th 6-6
Travis Lamecher 10th 6-4
Adam Doraska 11th 5-7
Nick Meyer 9th 5-9
Lamberto Rodriquez 12th 2-0
Ryan Hatlestad 8th 2-5
Casey Thorson 11th 3-8
Aaron Collins 9th 1-2
Karter VanHeuveln 8th 1-2

Graduates:
Klinton VanHeaveln 38-6 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC (160-67 Career)
Trevor Mahlum 36-11 2nd Sec./5th State/AC (95-82 Career)
Aaron Doraska 35-7 3rd Section/AC (110-87 Career)
Casey Krieger 22-10 3rd Section
Myrvan Halleland 32-12 3rd Section (44-23 Career)
Stuart Johnson 1-4

CANBY LANCER

Head Coach: Scott Snobl
Enrollment: 157

12-14 Overall
2-3 Camden Conference
Twelve Section Place Winners
Third Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 131.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Luverne "Cardinal" Duals: (2-2)
Fourth Place Camden Conference Tourney: 151 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cedric Citrowske 12th 24-12 3rd Section
David Bursack 12th 15-14 3rd Section
John Deslauriers 11th 20-17 3rd Section
Quentin Beiningen 9th 20-17 5th Section
Nick Stoks 11th 15-8 6th Section
Matt Jelen 12th 18-19 6th Section
Chris Kaddaz 12th 13-20
Christian Full 10th 9-25 4th Section
Austin Campbell 11th 5-9
Travis Dinuis 9th 5-8
Cole Regnier 9th 4-9
Hayden Goplen 10th 4-7
Levi Citrowske 11th 4-11
Jesse Lake 11th 2-4
Jack Citrowske 9th 3-8
Tim Ronan 12th 1-3
Billy Deslauriers 8th 3-7

Graduates:
Ted Berckes 24-3 Injured (139-46 Career)
Travis Longhenry 33-5 2nd Sec./2ndState (78-33 Career)
Brandon Girbers 14-20 6th Section
Ryan Nelson 16-19 6th Section
Zach Gorder 5-11

PIPESTONE AREA ARROWS

Head Coach: Brian Bos
Enrollment: 287

22-4 Overall
5-1 Southwest Conference
Final Four Section 3A
Eleven Section Place Winners
First Place Martin County West "Maverick/Subway" Tourney: 189.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
first Place Flandreau, SD "Boosters" Tourney: 200 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Tri Valley, SD Tourney: 137 Pts. (6 Placers)
First Place DB/LQPV "Brad Rheingans" Duals: (4-0)
Second Place Luverne "Cardinal" Duals: (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Matt Haroldson 12th 26-16 3rd Section
Brady Bos 10th 28-11 4th Section
Walker Kor 10th 25-16 4th Section/AC
Cole Nordmeyer 11th 24-18 5th Section
Alex Ossefoort 11th 27-13 3rd Section/AC
Nathan Dubbelde 12th 23-21 5th Section
Elijah Everson 10th 20-21 5th Section
Brandon Baker 12th 13-19
Mitchell Ryan 10th 12-23
Garrett Thomssen 12th 6-8
Broderich Everson 9th 6-5
Jake Haubrich 9th 4-6
Allan Hachman 10th 4-9
Josh Stangland 10th 7-3
Jared Hillard 11th 4-8
Devan Fletcher 11th 3-0
Will Smith 9th 2-0
Jacoby Hunt 9th 1-3
Damian Skyberg 11th 1-5

Graduates:
Jon Gorter 42-1 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (107-18 Career)
Jadon Evans 33-12 1st Sec./6th State/AC (141-82 Career)
Dyland Kor 33-6 1st Section/AC (87-45 Career)
Tyler Evans 31-10 2nd Section/AC (102-69 Career)
Mark Dunn 0-2
Tyler Jones

BOLD WARRIORS

Head Coach: David Williams
Enrollment: 237

14-12 Overall
6-2 West Central South Conference
Final Four Section 3A
Eight Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
First Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 188.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 128 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 137 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brady Zitzman 11th 27-16 2nd Section/AC
Brett Grund 10th 16-11 Injured
Nick Steffel 12th 17-20
Ben Garcia 10th 15-23
Sean Weibel 12th 5-7
Alex Hatch 11th 8-8
Scott Rauenhorst 12th 4-22
Chaz Roush 11th 2-3
Dovonte Falk 12th 2-13
Ben Steffel 9th 2-12
Tim Braun 10th 1-4
Trevor Nissen 10th 1-3

Graduates:
Alex Steffel 37-7 1st Sec./State Champ. (136-75 Career)
Brent O'Halloran 38-7 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (110-52 Career)
Jacob Revier 29-8 2nd Section/AC (96-57 Career)
Zach Revier 34-9 2nd Section/AC (89-64 Career)
Andrew Brooks 31-12 2nd Section (59-66 Career)
Logan Erickson 15-24 5th Section (33-79 Career)
Ricky Morales 15-7 Injured (36-33 Career)
Blaine Minkel 4-28

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

Head Coach: David Wingert
Enrollment: 252

7-11 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 112 Pts. (7 Placers Top 4)
Fifth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 113 Pts. (10 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 51 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 106 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Evan Knudson 12th 30-5 3rd Section/AC
Ethan Ator 12th 22-16 3rd Section
Holdyn Sand 12th 15-14 4th Section
Tim Savig 11th 10-11 6th Section
Cody Bossman 12th 9-19 5th Section
Zach Kluver 11th 8-18 5th Section
Dylan Johnson 10th 10-5
Trey Cox 11th 5-22
Aaron Lalim 11th 6-12
Colton Specht 10th 4-9
Austin Enestvedt 12th 2-9
Ted Reflsand 12th 2-4
Roger Paquin 11th 2-19
Zach Fisher 10th 2-18
Wyatt Hatch 9th 3-4

Graduates:
Levi Specht 28-11 2nd Section (91-46 Career)
Justin Stock 18-19 6th Section (40-43 Career)

BENSON BRAVES

C0-Head Coaches: Brain Knutson and Randy Weber
Enrollment: 282

6-15 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Third Place Parkers Prarie "Panthers" Tourney: 166 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 124 Pts. (9 Placers)
Third Place Benson "Braves Classic" Tourney: 161.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Sixth Place West Central South Conference Tourney: 91 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place New London-Spicer "Wildcats" Tourney: 91 Pts. (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Morgan Staton 11th 33-9 2nd Section/AC
Bryce Goff 10th 25-14 6th Section
Ben Lundebrek 11th 30-12 5th Section
Sam Carruth 12th 21-20 4th Section
Tyler Jenson 11th 19-20
Cody Hammerschmidt 10th 14-21 5th Section
Joe Weber 12th 10-9
Niklas Thies 12th 9-9
Mitchell Koosman 8th 2-9
Matt Wieber 9th 2-13
Grant Ascheman 8th 3-4

Graduates:
Matt Plumhoff 21-21 6th Section
Al Scottini 21-21 6th Section
Seth Pillutszki 13-12
Brandon Hanson 4-4
Scott Bridgeland 1-22

RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAGUARS/ MACCRAY WOLVERINES

Co-Head Coach: Derek Zieske and Nick Bruns
Enrollment: 132 RCW/188 MACCRAY

14-13 Overall
1-4 Camden Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Third Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 158 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Camden Conference Tourney: 112 Pts. (6 Placers)
Third Place Rogers "Royal Rumble" Duals: (2-1)
Seventh Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 125 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brent Jaenisch 12th 30-9 5th Section
Jason Mertens 11th 28-9 5th Section
Tanner Bedel 12th 22-15 3rd Section
Brett Feldmann 12th 18-20 6th Section
Trevor Fagen 11th 24-14
Trevor Beckendorf 11th 16-23 6th Section
Quinten Burns 12th 6-23 6th Section
Jason Baker 11th 9-26
Brandon Bratsch 11th 5-16
Colten Berends 11th 2-5
Mason Schmitz 10th 4-11
Alex Wolf 11th 2-19
Chris Morris 11th 1-4
Hayden Johnson 8th 1-3
Ethan Thein 8th 1-2

Graduates:
Travis Fagen 33-5 3rd Section (62-33 Career)
Zach Hauser 20-20 (56-62 Career0
Ben Bonnema 10-26

ORTONVILLE TROJANS

Head Coach:Dan Croat
Enrollment: 183

No Report Received

MAT RATS CLASS 2A PREVIEW 2011-2012

2011-11-20T07:28:00.000-08:00
FAVORITES: JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL HUSKIES and the NEW RICHLAND-HEARTLAND-ELLENDALE-GENEVA PANTHERS

The Huskies should be a strong favorite to repeat as section champions. Back from their 26-1-1 state championship campaign are three state qualifiers, five section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four section placers including three state qualifiers they should once again challenge for section, conference and possibly for state honors. Derick Vancura, Cooper Moore, Paden Moore and Elliot Jurries will be their key leaders.

The Panthers of New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva should make a strong challenge for honors this season. Back from their 13-9 campaign are five state qualifiers, seven section place winners and one other with a great deal of experience. With no one graduating and assuming the Panthers will continue to improve thru out the season they should be a force to be reckoned with at the end of the season. Look for Dustin Esplan, Seth Patronek, David Lassahn, Jacob Staloch and Brandon LeBlanc to lead the way for the Panthers.

DARKHORES: BLUE EARTH AREA BUCCANEEERS and the UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL REBELS

The Buccaneers of Blue Earth Area should be one of the top four teams in the section. They have back from their 16-10 dual meet campaign two state qualifiers, seven section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four that included four section place winners; two of which were state place winners. They should make a great improvement over the course of the season. Look for the Bucs to make a challenge for both conference and section honors. Look for Carter Hanson and Josh Johnson to be their key leaders thru out the season.

The Rebels of United South Central have back from their 10-11 dual meet campaign two state qualifiers, seven section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of three including two state qualifiers the Rebels should make steady improvement over the course of the season. Look for Dylan Herman and Brady Thisius to be their key leaders.

Look for the Eagles of Maple River and Tigers of Medford to push for a top four spot in this section. There are three state medal winners back from last season that include: Curt Maas and Tyler Keller of Medford, Dustin Esplan of New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva and Derick Vancura of Jackson County Central. Also a returning medal winner from two years ago Brad Maas of Medford. There a total of fifteen state qualifiers that are returning. Those not mentioned above are: Zach Kuhns of Maple River.

Look for the following wrestlers: Alex Tewes, Pat Hanson, Kyle Edlen and Keegan Moore of Jackson County Central, Nathan Krohn, Cody Ripka and Todd Erickson of New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva, Jesse Alleven, Michael Ankeny and Kystan Zirke of Blue Earth Area, Colten Carlson and Jake Gonsalez of United South Central, Aaron Trio, Russel Cardwell, Seth Barkoksy and Mitch Stoltzman of Maple River, Chance Oftedahl of St. Clair and Adam Driessen to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL HUSKIES

Head Coach: Randy Baker
Enrollment: 310

26-1-1 Overall
6-0 South West Conference Duals
Class A Co-State Champions
Section 2A Champions
Twelve Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
First Place Janesville "Fasnacht Memorial" Tourney: 228.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 182.5. Pts. (5 Placers)
Second Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 190 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fifth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 190 Pts. (13 Placers)
Fourth Place Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Tourney: 133 Pts. (8 Placers)
Third Place Kasson-Mantorville "Swalla" Duals: (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cooper Moore 12th 39-2 1st Sec./Injured/AC
Derick Vancura 11th 41-8 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Alex Tewes 12th 32-12 3rd Section/AC
Pat Hanson 12th 23-12 4th Section/AC
Paden Moore 9th 36-10 2nd Section/AC
Elliot Jurries 11th 36-11 3rd Section/AC
Keegan Moore 8th 26-19 6th Section/AC
Jordan Biehn 10th 13-11 3rd Section
Kyle Edlin 11th 18-10 AC
Tanner Manke 11th 17-12
Luke Norland 9th 18-8
Dylan Riggle 11th 19-14
Dakota Rossow 10th 7-22
Kyle Edwards 12th 3-5
Ryan Timko 9th 5-5
Kyle Kapplinger 9th 3-5

Graduates:
Bronson Steuber 36-3 1st Sec./State Champion (215-39 Career)
William Baker III 40-4 3rd Section/AC (170-50 Career)
Jordan Phipps 35-11 1st Section/AC
Brandon Pygman 24-19 3rd Section/AC

NEW RICHLAND HEARTLAND ELLENDALE GENEVA PANTHERS

Head Coach: Paul Cyr
Enrollment: 264

13-9 Overall
4-0 Gopher conference Champions
Section 2A Runner Up
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 135 Pts (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Minnehaha Academy "Knight Hawk" Tourney: 95 Pts (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Faribault "Dick Shields" Tourney: 103.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney; 97 Pts. (4 Placers) (24 Teams)
Sixth Place Stewartville "Tigers" Tourney: 99 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dustin Esplan 12th 33-8 1st Sec./3rd State
David Lassahn 12th 37-8 2nd Section
Seth Patranek 12th 33-11 1st Section
Jacob Staloch 12th 26-14 2nd Section
Brandon LeBlanc 12th 23-17 2nd Section
Nathan Krohn 10th 26-12 3rd Section
Cody Ripka 11th 22-14 4th Section
Todd Erickson 9th 19-15 3rd Section
Tyler Logan 10th 18-15 5th Section
Matt Dahle 12th 14-16 5th Section
Dillon Parpart 10th 9-21
Geoff Ramaker 12th 4-7 4th Section
Jet Wayne 9th 2-18 6th Section

BLUE EARTH BUCCANEERS

Head Coach: Randy Wirtjes
Enrollment: 322

16-10 Overall
3-2 South Central Conference
Thirteen Section Placer Winners/Four State Qualifiers/Two State Placers
Third Place Martin County West "Maverick/Subway" Tourney: 148 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place South Central Conference Tourney: 147.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fifth Place Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Tourney: 132.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fourth Place Luverne "Cardinals" Duals: (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Carter Hanson 11th 31-9 2nd Section
Josh Johnson 12th 19-9 2nd Section
Jesse Alleven 11th 22-18 4th Section
Michael Ankeny 9th 22-16 6th Section
Kystan Zierke 10th 20-17 4th Section
Alex Hurber 10th 15-20 4th Section
Isaac Vasquez 12th 14-20 6th Section
Dylan Johnsrud 11th 11-28 6th Section
Martin Granados 9th 8-27 5th Section
Mitch Hiernoimz 12th 4-9
David Franta 10th 4-3
Chris Rames 11th 3-4
Ryan Gronewald 10th 1-0
Trey Wigand 9th 1-3
Jacob Johnson 9th 2-11

Graduates:
Jake Wirtjes 35-6 1st Sec./2nd State (124 Career Wins)
Joe Franta 39-2 1st Sec./4th State (142 Career Wins)
Travis Hegedorn 27-15 4th Section
Devon Jahnke 19-20 6th Section

UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL REBELS

HEAD COACH: Marcus Eytcheson
Enrollment: 210

10-11 Overall
2-2 Gopher Conference Duals
Eleven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifers
Third Place Hayfield "Vikings" Tourney: 169 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Montgomery-Lonsdale "Coyote" Tourney: 173.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Third Place Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Tourney: 141 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fourth Place Zumbrota-Mazeppa "Cougar" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dylan Herman 10th 32-6 1st Section/AC
Brady Thisius 12th 25-10 2nd Section/AC
Colten Carlson 10th 25-7 3rd Section/AC
Jake Gonsalez 11th 22-11 5th Section/AC
Derek Herman 8th 19-17 4th Section
Ben Johnson 10th 12-21 5th Section
Seth Olson 10th 12-14 4th Section
Logan Sonnek 11th 8-23 5th Section
Travis Brown 10th 5-13 5th Section
Dom Alger 10th
Skylar Peterson 12th 7-15
Lucas George 11th 2-5
Colin Wegner 9th 7-9
Matt Harpestall 9th 5-5
David Mertens 12th
Madan Buschlack 10th 1-2

Graduates:
Dustin Dylla 36-2 1st Sec./2nd State/AC/(Career Record 142-45)
Tony Willette 27-6 1st Section/AC
Jay Staloch 6-2 (Injured)

MEDFORD/EL SHADDAI TIGERS

Head Coach: Dennis Whitman
Enrollment: 215

5-11 Overall
0-3 Gopher Conference Duals
Eight Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers/Two Place Winners
Third Place Maple River "Eagles" Tourney: 136 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place Le Center " Bezdichek" Tourney: 117 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Eden Prairie "Eagles" Tourney: 138 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Osseo "Ken Droegemueller" Tourney: 101 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Lake City "Tigers" Tourney: 88 Pts. (5 Placers)
Eight Place Kenyon Wanamingo "Knights" Tourney: 80.5 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Curt Maas 12th 37-0 1st Sec./State Champion/AC
Brad Maas 12th 28-3 Hurt/AC(35-8 2nd Sec./6th State/2010
Tyler Keller 10th 37-6 1st Sec./5th State
Andrew Keller 12th 19-19 5th Section
Dan Larson 12th 18-21 3rd Section
Nate Elzen 9th 10-22 5th Section
Alec Schauer 12th 5-26 6th Section
Dane Elwood 12th 8-14
A. J. Chappuis 9th 7-28
Nick VanRuden 9th 7-27 6th Section
Tate Colwell 12th 5-20
Jon Wageman 11th 9-25
Seth Elwood 9th 2-5
Trevor Grams 9th 2-16 6th Section

MAPLE RIVER EAGLES

Head Coach: Jeff Soma
Enrollment: 295

12-7 Overall
5-1 Valley Conference Duals
Twelve Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Valley Conference Tourney: 154.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Maple River "Eagles" Tourney: 155 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Plainview-Elgin-Millville "Bulldogs" Tourney: 166 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fifth Place Redwood Valley "River Riot" Tourney: 121 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Blue Earth Area "Dick Maher" Tourney: 122 Pts. (9 Placers)
Ninth Place Northfield "Raiders" Tourney: 50 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Kuhns 11th 35-8 2nd Section/AC
Aaron Trio 10th 17-`3 5th Section/AC
Russell Caldwell 9th 28-12 3rd Section/AC
Seth Barkoksy 12th 26-14 3rd Section
Mitch Stoltzman 11th 22-14 3rd Section
Paul Sonnek 12th 20-18 6th Section
Tyler Olson 10th 19-22 4th Section/AC
Aaron Wittrock 12th 11-25 6th Section
Bryce Woitas 11th 7-11
Zak Walters 11th 5-4
Owen Shuck 12th 2-5
Trevor Leagjeld 11th 3-11
Casey Decker 10th 3-3

Graduates:
Jesse Jaeger 34-6 1st Section/AC (107-49 Career)
Scott Schoneck 23-14 6th Section (69-89 Career)
Dylan Dietz 8-17
Nick Kruger 5-25
Brandon Doering 3-17

SAINT CLAIR CYCLONES

Head Coach: Brandon Greiner
Enrollment: 175

4-13 Overall
1-4 Valley Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners/State Qualifier
Fifth Place Valley Conference Tourney: 62 Pts. (5 Placers)
Sixth Place Rochester Century "Panther" Tourney: 100 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Plainview-Elgin-Millville "Bulldogs" Tourney: 94 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 110 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Montgomery-Lonsdale "Coyote" Tourney; 129.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Janesville "Fasnacht Memorial" Tourney: 79 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chance Oftedahl 10th 21-11 3rd Section
Dylan Boettcher 10th 21-15
Ben Johnson 12th 12-26 5th Section
Bryce Flowers 8th 14-23 5th Section
John Goebel 10th 17-17 5th Section
Gage Thom 9th 4-20
Chris Gabauer 11th 2-15
Lane Warzecha 9th 2-7

Graduates:
Ryan Sieberg 35-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC (148-83 Career)
Derek Kruse 22-15 4th Section (71-73 Career)
Badger Flowers 26-13 4th Section (94-90 Career)

BLOOMING PRAIRIE BLOSSOMS

Head Coach: Kevin Driessen
Enrollment: 198

2-17 Overall
0-4 Gopher Conference Duals
Four Section Place Winners/One State Qualifier
Seventh Place Montgomery-Lonsdale "Coyote" Tourney: 86 Pts. (8 Placers)
Ninth Place Lake City "Tiger" Tourney: 59.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Tenth Place Kenyon-Wanamingo "Knights" Tourney: 57 Pts. (5 Placers)
Tenth Place Faribault "Dick Schiels" Tourney: 51 Pts. (3 Placers)
Tenth Place Stewartville "Tiger" Tourney: 45 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Adam Driessen 12th 23-12 3rd Section/AC
Jarrod Grunklee 11th 19-15 5th Section
Blake Arett 11th 16-18 4th Section
Adam Wanous 11th 10-25
Dylan Prokopec 10th 9-19
Zach Nirk 9th 10-15
Tyler Cozine 11th 7-26
Derek Drees 12th 5-27
Jon Hansen 8th 2-14

Graduate:
Seth Johnson 35-7 1st Section/AC (58-55 Career)

SOUTHLAND REBELS

Head Coach: William Feuchtenberger
Enrollment: 212

No Dual Meet Records Available
Three Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Seventh Place Rochester Century "Panther" Tourney: 74 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Plainview-Elgin-Millville "Bulldogs" Tourney: 70.5 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Christian Padilla 12th
Max Klingerman 10th
Alex Pitzen 12th
Corey Hemingurey 10th

Graduates:
Grant Hegge 44-3 1st Sec./4th State/AC (190-35 Career)
Michael Churchill 34-10 2nd Section/AC
Ethan Sorenson
Cody Smith

MAT RATS CLASS 1A PREVIEW 2011-2012

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FAVORITES: KENYON-WANAMINGO KNIGHTS and the ZUMBROTA-MAZZEPA COUGARS

The Knights should be a favorite in Section 1A with the experience back from their 19-8 campaign and runner up finish in section 1A behind Zumbrota-Mazzepa. They have two state champions returning, back are Mitchell Lexvold and Oakley McLain. They have ten wrestlers returning with 10 or more wins. Look for Wayne Henslin and Alex Jackson along with their returning state champions to lead the way for the Knights to make a strong challenge for section and conference honors. Despite the graduation of four seniors, three of which were state qualifiers.

Look for the Cougars of Zumbrota-Mazzepa to make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. They have back from their 25-7 and 6th place state tourney honors one state qualifier, four section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. So despite the fact they did graduate seven seniors including four state qualifiers of which three were state place winners. Look for Joey Majerus, Mitchell Watkins and Cody Heitman to be their key leaders.

DARKHORES: CHATFIELD GOPHERS and the GOODHUE WILDCATS

The Gophers of Chatfield could make a challenge as they have back a good bunch from their 16-8 campaign. They have four section place winners and six others returning with a great deal of experience. They did graduate four seniors including three section place winners one of which was a state qualifier. But look for them to make a challenge for section and conference honors. Cody Wrubel, Alex Haffner and Harvey Friederichs will be their key leaders.

The Wildcats of Goodhue should challenge for honors as they have back from their 20-9 campaign six section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. This does include nine wrestlers with 12 or more wins. So despite the graduation of five seniors including four section place winners they should be looking to challenge for a top four spot in the section 1A dual meet campaign. Their key leaders should be Kyle Drehmel, Matt Lexvold and Mitchell Breuer.

Look for the Fighting Saints of St. Charles and the Lake City Tigers to push for a top four spot in the section. There are three medal winners back from last season including two state champions: Mitchel Lexvold and Oakley McLain are both returning state champions and Joe Majerus earned third place. There are a total six state qualifiers returning from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are Wayne Henslin of Kenyon-Wanamingo, Andrew Dayland of St. Charles, Rusty Grisim and Will Balow of Lake City, Nick Roemer of Wabasha-Kellogg and Mason Moreno of Hayfield.

Look for the following wrestlers: Jace Clawiter of Kenyon-Wanamingo, Hunter Prodzinski of Zumborta-Mazeppa, A. J. Riley, Hank Friedericks and Cody Bly of Chatfield, Weston Sadient, Justin Simmons, Ryan Tiphe and Jeremy Schrimpt of Goodhue, Andrew Schmidt, Shane Siewert and Carston Dammann of Lake City, Cody Ball, Matt Wilson and Daniel Chaves of St. Charles, Lucas Ethcason and Levi Hichy of Triton, Paul Krueger and Matt Verdich of Wabasha-Kellogg, Sonny Komenieski and Dakota Welsh of Dover-Eyota, Brad Haze and Sam McPhail of Pine Island and Isaac Wangen and Joe Volvarino of Hayfield to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

KENYON-WANAMINGO KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Matt Ryan
Enrollment: 230

19-8 Overall
8-3 Hiawatha Valley Conference Duals
Section 1A Runner Up
Seven Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers/Two State Champions
Second Place Cannon Falls "Bombers" Tourney: 193 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Kenyon-Wanamingo "Knights" Tourney: 158 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Duals" (3-0)
Second Place Zumbrota-Mazeppa "Cougar" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitchel Lexvold 12th 42-4 2nd Sec./State Champ/AC
Oakley McLain 12th 41-5 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Alex Jackson 11th 26-13
Wayne Henslin 11th 29-12 2nd Section/AC
Jace Clawiter 10th 24-20 4th Section
Nick Langer 11th 16-26
Kevin Hope 12th 12-25
Drew Sathrum 9th 11-3
Nick Bauer 11th 10-25
Tyler Peterson 12th 10-26
Billy Henslin 8th 7-8
Tyler Brossard 10th 3-0

Graduates:
Luke Hainka 28-14 2nd Section (109-83 Career)
Tyler Jackson 17-4 1st Section (71-22 Career)
Derek Melhouse 33-12 2nd Section (82-49 Career)
Alex Ramirez 10-20

ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA COUGARS

Head Coach: Link Steffen
Enrollment: 339

25-7 Overall
9-2 Hiawatha Valley Conference
Six Place Class A
Section 1A Champions
Ten Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers/Three State Placers
Second Place Glencoe/SL "Don Hall" Tourney: 184 Pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Maple River "Eagles" Tourney: 192 Pts. (13 Placers)
First Place Zumbrota-Mazeppa "Cougar" Duals: (3-0)
Fourth Place Kasson-Mantorville "Swalla" Duals

Returning Wrestlers:
Joey Majerus 9th 42-5 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Mitchell Watkins 11th 32-15 4th Section/AC
Cody Heitman 10th 26-16
Hunter Prodzinski 10th 24-22 6th Section
Nate Bennett 11th 15-23
Andy Siems 11th 14-25 6th Section
Dillon Downes 9th 8-12
Tyler Poncelet 9th 2-14
Matt Hodgman 11th 4-22
Taylor Parker 12th 2-1
Austin Walstad 11th 2-4
Noah Prodzinski 9th 2-1
Shane Bode 10th 2-1
Tucker Lemnerman 9th 1-1

Graduates:
Chad Matthess 48-4 1st Sec./4th State/AC (123-30 Career)
Grant Kyllo 43-8 2nd Sec./5th State/AC (131-51 Career)
Cole Nelson 36-9 2nd Sec./4th State/AC (52-39 Career)
Brandon Klindworth 29-15 1st Section (109-88 Career)
Nick Majerus 31-12 5th Section (95-62 Career)
Joe Sorenson 11-24 4th Section
Nick Pahl 2-2

CHATFIELD GOPHERS

Head Coach: Joel Viss
Enrollment: 251

16-8 Overall
7-2 Three Rivers Conference
Final Four Section 1A
Eight Section Place Winners
Second Place Janesville" Fasncht Memorial" Tourney: 163 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Lake City "Tiger" Tourney: 190.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place FCLMC "Holiday" Tourney: 197 Pts. (9 Placers)
Third Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Wrubel 12th 23-16 3rd Section
Alex Haffner 10th 29-11 3rd Section
Harvey Friedericks 10th 29-11
A. J. Riley 10th 26-13 6th Section
Hank Friedericks 9th 22-12 6th Section
Cody Bly 10th 19-12
Jeremy Benike 12th 15-12
Justin Viss 11th 19-19 Injured
Ryan Meeker 9th 11-19
Sam Fryer 11th 3-10

Graduates:
Juan Gomez 36-5 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (101-32 Career)
Zach Curry 27-9 2nd Section/AC (81-40 Career)
Jacob Pierce 21-16 6th Section
Aaron Pagel 12-21

GOODHUE WILDCATS

Head Coach: Josh Grant
Enrollment: 194

20-9 Overall
5-6 Hiawatha Conference Duals
Ten Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcats" Tourney: 151 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Cresco, IA "Flanagan" Tourney: 166 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Mauston, WI Duals: (5-0)
First Place Robbinsdale Cooper "Hawk" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Robbinsdale Armstrong "Falcon" Duals: (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Drehmel 11th 31-8 4th Section/AC
Matthew Lexvold 10th 25-15 3rd Section
Mitchell Breuer 11th 30-11 6th Section
Weston Gadient 12th 22-13 5th Section
Justin Simmons 12th 23-18 6th Section
Ryan Tipke 11th 23-15 6th Section
Jeremy Schrimpf 12th 23-18
Jacob Blattner 11th 18-17
Thomas Ramboldt 12th 12-20
Logan Breuer 9th 7-10
Nathan Altendorf 8th 4-3
Wyatt Gadient 12th 3-6
Dan Clupton 11th 4-17

Graduates:
Charlie Dicke 29-11 6th Section/AC (91-67 Career)
Ty Stecklein 16-7 3rd Section (73-49 Career)
Tyler Breuer 18-15 4th Section (51-58 Career)
Tyler Lexvold 14-11 4th Section (58-55 Career)
Zach Carlson 0-2

ST. CHARLES FIGHTING SAINTS

Head Coach: Travis Ball
Enrollment: 263

13-4 Overall
5-4 Three Rivers Conference Duals
Eight Section Place Winners
Second Place Winona "Winhawks" Tourney: 152 Pts. (9 Placers)
Third Place Janesville "Fasnacht Memorial" Tourney: 119 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fourth Place Lake City "Tigers" Tourney: 151 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Cannon Falls "Bomber" Tourney: 126 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Ball 11th 30-4 3rd Section/AC
Andrew Dayland 10th 28-6 2nd Section/AC
Matt Wilson 12th 21-13 4th Section
Daniel Chaves 11th 18-14 4th Section/AC
Cole Small 12th 16-15 6th Section
Caleb Small 10th 15-18
Carter Swenson 12th 11-14
Jacy Ball 8th 12-11
Dan Mueller 11th 12-17
Eric Chaves 10th 8-8
Josh Nicklay 12th 3-12
Chris Roth 11th 3-3
Jerricko Braun 10th 4-2
Tony Gasca 10th 2-1

Graduates:
Ian Peck 27-6 3rd Section/AC (111-65 Career)
Carson Henry 24-6 3rd Section (72-38 Career)
Dylan Nisbit 20-13 5th Section (47-53 Career)

LAKE CITY TIGERS

Head Coach: Lonnie West
Enrollment: 348

11-13 Overall
3-8 Hiawatha Valley Conference Duals
Three Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Winona "Winhawks" Tourney: 131.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Plainview-Elgin-Millville "Bulldogs" tourney: 141 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Lake City "Tiger" Tourney: 94.5 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Rusty Grisim 12th 40-3 1st Section/AC
Will Balow 10th 34-8 2nd Section/AC
Andrew Schmidt 9th 27-14 5th Section/AC
Shane Siewert 9th 23-17 6th Section
Carston Dammann 10th 19-12
Elliot Cox 10th 13-13
Alex Schmidt 12th 10-11
Pedro Guevara 12th 9-2
Andrew Denzer 10th 9-15
Nick Tynjala 11th 5-23
Donovan Miller 11th 6-15
Austen Poss 12th 6-14
Derek Bremer 9th 3-11
Mitch Hasse 11th 2-9
Travis Ryan 12th 1-0

Graduates:
Sam Dugstad 17-11 4th Section
Brad Valkos 11-24
Phil Novak 7-3
Alex Lundell 0-10

TRITON COBRAS

Head Coach: Shane Van Beek
Enrollment: 283

10-11 Overall
2-9 Hiawatha Valley Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Kenyon-Wanamingo "Knights" Tourney: 123.5 Pts (9 Placers)
First Place Nicollet "Raiders" Duals: (5-0)
Seventh Place Janesville "Fasnacht Memorial" Tourney: 77 Pts. (9 Placers)
Ninth Place Le Center "Bezdechek" Tourney: 75.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Ninth Place Eastview "Lightning" Tourney: 69 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Levi Hickey 10th 18-14 5th Section
Lucas Etchason 10th 20-16 3rd Section
Kaleb Boettcher 12th 19-17
Blake Randal 11th 9-10
Brock Franco 11th 10-12
Seth Johnson 10th 8-10
Patrick Ramirez 10th 6-2

Graduates:
Dakota Jensen 29-11 3rd Section/AC (97-59 Career)
Cody Schletty 27-11 3rd Section (60-63 Career)
Jordan Johnson 23-15 2nd Section (69-69 Career)
Jason Jennings 10-17
Ethan Siem 12-18 6th Section
Doug Persing 3-7
Winston Athey 1-4

DOVER-EYOTA EAGLES

Head Coach: Curt Olson
Enrollment: 303

7-12 Overall
3-6 Three Rivers Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Stewartville "Tigers" Tourney: 107 Pts. (9 Placers)
Thirty-Third Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 29 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Sonny Komaniecki 12th 20-9 3rd Section
Jon Renken 11th 19-18 6th Section
Dakota Welsh 9th 23-11 5th Section
Ben Boynton 10th 14-12
Nick Richards 9th 12-71
Alec Olson 8th 6-17
Tyler Ferson 11th 4-14
Lukas Heins 11th 3-10
Zach Heaser 10th 2-4
Mark Gibson 12th 4-20
Tanner Welsh 8th 3-6
Logan Luker 11th 3-9
Collin Hershey 11th 2-1
Owen Riley 10th 1-3
Dillon Lehman 10th 1-4

Graduates:
Jake Krogstad 33-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC (100-55 Career)
Zac Littlefield 20-11 3rd Section (57-51 Career)
Nathan Riess 20-11 5th Section/AC (33-18 Career)
Hans Dubbels 8-5

WABASHA-KELLOGG FALCONS

Head Coach: Ron Sanders
Enrollment: 208

15-11 Overall
4-5 Three Rivers Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Lake City "Tigers" Tourney: 131 Pts. (10 Placers)
Twenty-Sixth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 43 Pts. (1 Placer)

Returning Wrestlers:
Nick Roemer 12th 38-6 1st Section
Paul Kruger 12th 27-12 4th Section
Matt Verdich 12th 26-16 5th Section
Trent Olson 10th 18-19
Cole Zomok 11th 12-11
Bryton Miller 10th 13-21
Zach Shepard 11th 5-13
Brian Schmalzreidt 8th 3-11
Joe Hedquist 11th 3-25
Porter Secrist 11th

Graduates:
Caleb Kenzebech 25-17 3rd Section
Andrew Stromness 26-8 4th Section
Blair Pfeilsticker 15-17

PINE ISLAND PANTHERS

Head Coach: Dwight Gingerich
Enrollment: 333

3-15 Overall
2-9 Hiawatha Valley Conference Duals
Third Place Pine Island "Panthers" Tourney: 130 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place FCLMC "Holiday" Tourney: 95 Pts. (8 Placers)
Sixth Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 117.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Ninth Place Cannon Falls "Bombers" Tourney: 77 Pts. (6 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Brad Haze 12th 20-15
Mitchell Kukson 10th 19-11
Sam McPhail 10th 16-12
Brady Ruel 12th 14-22
Zach Kennedy 10th 18-18 AC
Bradley Bye 12th 12-25 5th Section/AC
Adam Pleschaurt 10th 19-15
Nathan Waletzko 10th 7-10
Isaia Rutten 11th 4-8
tyler Leicher 10th 3-12
Colton Pike 9th 2-4

Graduates:
Jesse Donahue 19-16
David Kriske 13-19
Eric Newman 6-1

HAYFIELD VIKINGS

Head Coach: Brad Heydt
Enrollment: 232

11-10 Overall
5-6 Hiawatha Valley Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Hayfield "Vikings" Tourney: 174 Pts. (13 Placers)
Sixth Place Lake City "Tigers" Tourney: 100.5 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mason Moreno 10th 22-7 2nd Section
Isaac Wangen 11th 19-13 4th Section
Joe Volgarino 12th 19-12 5th Section
Connor Nelson 10th 12-20
Mike Wytaske 10th 11-21
Cameron Stadler 9th 7-21
Garrison Mindrup 10th 5-25

Graduates:
Blake Arndt 19-3 1st Section/AC
Zach Davis 20-5 3rd Section
Tyler Nelson 21-13
Myles Moreno 15-9 2nd Section
Jake Siemers 23-7 3rd Section/AC

FILLMORE COUNTY CENTRAL FALCONS
Head Coach: Joe Cullen
Enrollment: 159

3-12 Overall
0-9 Three Rivers Conference
Three Section Place Winners
Seventh Place FCLMC "Holiday" Tourney: 62 Pts. (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Niko Anderson 10th 18-16 5th Section
Connor Hanson 10th 20-18
Tom Henry 10th 15-20
Monty Holm 10th 12-18 5th Section
Trevor Barnes 10th 10-19
Gabe Decker 10th 8-23
Logan Mitchell 12th 8-19 6th Section
Andy Love 10th 3-11
Danny Webber 12th 3-8
Chris Collett 11th 3-25

Graduate:
Darron Hill 11-13

MAT RATS SECTION 8AAA 2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW

2011-11-19T12:28:00.000-08:00
Favorites: LITTEL FALLS FLYERS and the ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

Dark Horses: BEMIDJI LUMBER JACKS and the BRAINERD WARRIORS

BRAINERD WARRIORS

Co-Coaches: Mike Boran and James Kath
Enrollment: 1,685
Section 8AAA

The Warriors had a good season as they posted 10-6 dual meet marks and they had thirteen section place winners. They have back from that team, two state qualifiers, six section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors including four section place winners, of which two were state qualifiers, look for this young Warrior team to improve over the course of the season. They should improve on those dual meet marks and challenge for both section and conference honors. Dan Babineau, Nate Adams, Luke Boran, Bryton Mutz, Tommy Schlosser and Shane White should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-6 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Blue Earth "Dick Maher" Tourney: 170 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 203 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Moorhead "Gadberry" Duals: (3-1)
Fifth Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" tourney: 123 Pts. (11 Placers)
Ninth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 116.5 Pts. (5 Placers) (33 Team Field)
Seventh Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 99 Pts. (11 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dan Babineau 11th 27-14 2nd Section/AC
Luke Boran 11th 24-12 4th Section
Bryton Mutz 11th 21-14 5th Section
Tommy Schlosser 9th 22-15 3rd Section
Nate Adams 12th 17-9 2nd Section
Shane White 12th 16-5
Jamie Wright 12th 13-9 3rd Section
Casey Biever 11th 14-12 6th Section
Jace Englemann 11th 11-18
Levi Rubin 11th 7-4 4th Section
Sam Adams 10th 5-16
Dillon Solid 10th 5-18
Zach Shepersky 11th 2-6
Jake Zelinske 9th 2-5
James Weiss 10th 4-22

Graduates:
Mack Glasby 31-7 1st Section
Tyler Kohlmeier 29-7 1st Section
Jessen Franzen 29-9 3rd Section/AC
Matt Solid 22-17
Josh Anderson 3-9 5th Section
Charles Kassulker 0-4

ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

Head Coach: Tim Bengtson
Enrollment: 1,031
Section 8AAA

The Eagles of St. Cloud Apollo posted 7-13 dual meet marks last season, but they should be very excited about the upcoming season. They have back three state qualifiers, two of which are state place winners, five section place winners and seven others with a lot of varsity experience. The Eagles only graduated one senior last spring, so look for the Eagles to challenge for both section and conference honors in 2011-2012. Mitch Bengtson, Grant Nehring, Grant Dullinger, Matt Braun and Dylan Tilbury should be their key leaders thru out the season. There also seems to be a chance that Nam Nguyen and Nick Stram will return to the team this season too.

7-13 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers/Two Place Winners
Second Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 143 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 155 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 110 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 82 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mitch Bengtson 11th 41-0 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Grant Nehring 11th 34-10 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Grant Dullinger 12th 28-12 1st Sec./AC
Matt Braun 11th 20-18 5th Section/AC
Dylan Tilbury 11th 15-6 5th Section/AC
Markus Mehr 10th 18-17 6th Section
Austin Rice 12th 16-22 5th Section
Jared Morford 12th 9-23 6th Section
Nick Stram 12th 16-12
Bryce Kirchner 10th 7-12
Austin Swenson 11th 6-33
Devon Johnson 10th 9-8
Brady Mehr 8th 4-25
Brandon Karolus 10th 2-4
Nam Nguyen 12th 13-6

Graduates:
Colton Holley 10-24

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

Head Coach: Mike Hendrickson
Enrollment: 654
Section 8AAA

The Flyers had a solid season last year with their 20-11 mark Co-Conference championship, however they are looking at a new conference with two of the long time state powers as foes. They will return five section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors look for this young to team a make a lot of improvement over the course of the season. The Flyers will not only be a force in this new conference, they should be one of the favorites what should be a very balanced section dual meet campaign in section 8AAA this season. Dillon Kifer, Frank Wilczek and Conor Swanson should their key leaders thru out the season.

20-11 Overall
7-2 Central Lakes Conference Champions
Final Four Section 6AA
Nine Section Place Winners
Third Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 142 Points (8 Placers)
Second Place Monticello "Magic" Duals: (4-1)
Third Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (2-1)
Fourth Place Mounds View "Mustangs" Duals: (2-2)
Fifth Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 132 Pts. (10 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dillon Kifer 12th 39-8 2nd Sec./6th State/AC
Frank Wilczek 12th 33-6 4th Section/AC
Conor Swanson 11th 30-11 3rd Section/AC
Connor Scherping 11th 21-20 5th Section
Adam Grams 12th 13-16
Jordan Petrone 11th 11-19
Austin Olson 10th 11-16
Justin Jenks 8th 12-16 6th Section
Alex Lange 9th 12-17
Luke Lodermeier 12th 8-21
David Copa 11th 5-9
Tyler Gastecki 10th 5-5
Levi Hoffman 10th 3-16
Derek McMahan 10th 2-7
Dan Mushel 10th 2-0

Graduates:
Joe Tuholsky 35-7 3rd Section/AC (86-58 Career)
Jack Jendro 24-7 4th Section (30-11 Career)
Bryant Bue 14-11 4th Section (73-52 Career)
Dilan Gasteski 20-21 5th Section (42-58 Career)

MOORHEAD SPUDS

Head Coach: Skip Toops
Enrollment: 1,356
Section: 8AAA

The Spuds of Moorhead posted 10-10 dual meet marks last season; made a final four appearance in the section dual meet campaign and they had eleven section place winners. Back from that very good team they have three state qualifiers, nine section place winners and four others with a great deal of varsity experience. If this young team continues to improve over the course of the season they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Spuds to challenge for section dual meet honors. Chase Morlock, A. J. Wheeler, Joe Carpenter, Jacob Rositas and Kenny Mark will be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-10 Overall
Final Four Section 8AAA
Ten Section Place Winners/Tree State Qualifiers
First Place Fertile "Pine to Prairie" Tourney: 209 P:ts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Lake Park "Terry Teiken" Tourney: 167 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 150.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Tenth Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 102.5 Pts. (3 Placers (36 Teams)
Thirteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 58 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Fergus Falls "Pudge Anderson" Duals: (2-1)
Third Place Moorhead "Gadberry" Duals: (3-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Chase Morlock 11th 43-3 1st Sec./4th State
A. J. Wheeler 11th 26-17 2nd Section
Joe Carpenter 11th 24-18 2nd Section
Jacob Rositas 11th 30-12 5th Section
Kenny Mark 10th 20-14 4th Section
Dan Evert 11th 10-15
Ryan Schock 10th 17-20 5th Section
Ben Herbst 11th 13-16 4th Section
Tommy Wychor 11th 6-30 6th Section
Taylor Laidlaw 10th 6-6
Nick Lorenzen 12th 6-8 6th Section
Aaron Connor 11th 3-3
Landon Dickhaus 10th 3-11

Graduates:
Brock Tallakson 33-8 3rd Section
Evan Gary 19-15 4th Section
Isaac Mulinix 20-16
Kelvin Bennett 5-8
Nate King 10-15

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

Head Coach: Rance Bahr
Enrollment: 1,145
Section: 8AAA

The Lumberjacks of Bemidji had a great season posting 21-11 dual meet marks, section championship and seven section place winners. Back from that team are one state qualifier, five section place winners and seven others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including one state qualifier, look for them to challenge those dual meet marks. The Lumberjacks should challenge for one of those top four spots in the section dual meet campaign. Colton Doty, Logan Crosby, Craig Maas, Brian Maas, Kade Johnson, Codi Craft and Brenden Fredrickson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

21-11 Overall
Section 8AAA Champions
Seven Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fifth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 148.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Tenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 74 Pts. (4 Placers)
Thirteenth Place Thief River Falls "Prowler" Tourney: 27 Pts. (2 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Colton Doty 12th 30-9 1st Section
Logan Crosby 11th 27-9 3rd Section
Alex Johnson 11th 30-14 3rd Section
Kade Johnson 10th 24-15 4th Section
Craig Mass 11th 22-14
Brian Maas 9th 19-5 Injured
Kodi Craft 12th 16-17 5th Section
Brenden Fredrickson 12th 17-18 5th Section
Dustin Greenman 12th 12-17
Kyle Masterson 10th 11-15
Micheal Fogarty 8th 7-14
Dylan Hardy 10th 3-11
Keefer Bender 12th 1-6

Graduates:
Jake Crosby 31-13 1st Section
Tyler Molitor 14-20
Nick Maggert 12-20
Gary Molash 6-7
Logan Knutson 1-0

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

Head Coach: Bob Boeck
Enrollment: 1,241
Section 8AAA

7-19 Overall
The Tigers had a tough year last year with 7-19 dual meet marks, but when healthy they had eight section place winners. With only two seniors graduating, including two section place winners, look for the Tigers to make a big improvement on those numbers. If this young team continues to improve and stays healthy they could possibly make a challenge for a top four spot in this very balanced section. Jerrad Nieland, Tommy O'Brien, Maurice Martin, Austin Klaverkamp and Jacob Nehl should be their key leaders thru out the season.

2-7 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Fifth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 105 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Mora "Mustang" Tourney: 104.5 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jerrad Nieland 11th 27-8 1st Section/AC
Tommy O'Brien 12th 20-9 2nd Section
Maurice Martin 12th 19-17 4th Section
Austin Klaverkamp 10th 17-14 4th Section
Jacob Nehl 9th 10-6 6th Section
Bryant Amundson 12th 9-10 6th Section
Nate Lortz 10th 10-21
Brady Brouwer 12th 8-15
Patrick Niehaus 11th 5-5
Eli Stark-Haws 9th 4-11
Noah Voigt 10th 4-7
Linkcoln Brouwer 11th 3-14
Joey Reed 10th 3-10
Cole Schreder 8th 3-11

Graduates:
Tim Mueller 23-13 5th Section
Jesse Thompson 13-15 4th Section

SARTELL SABRES

Head Coach: Cody Olson
Enrollment: 992

Section 8AAA
The Sabres posted 3-15 dual meet marks last season and yet they had a very good season with many good individual tourney showings. With the graduation of just two seniors look for the Sabres to make a big improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. If this young team does continue to improve they could have a chance at the end of the season to upset one of top four teams in this very even conference and section. Josh Halicke, Daniel Vitale, Brady Goebel and Drew Bienusa should be their key leaders thru out the season.

3-15 Overall
0-9 Central Lakes Conference
Four Section Place Winners
First Place Ogilvie "Lions" Tourney: (14 Placers)
First Place Meadow Creek "Saints" Tourney: 201 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 155 Pts. (14 Placers)
Sixth Place Big Lake "Hornet" Tourney: 133 Pts. (10 Placers)
Eight Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Tourney: 102.5 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Josh Halicke 12th 32-3 3rd Section/AC
Daniel Vitale 9th 25-6 6th Section/AC
Brady Goebel 11th 29-7 4th Section/AC
Garrett Counter 9th 15-23 6th Section
Drew Bienusa 10th 19-15
Zach Motschke 10th 14-23
Zach Pederson 11th 19-19
Jed Anderson 12th 9-25
Collin Wervey 12th 4-16
Jon Pelach 9th 4-30
Theo Deuel 11th 3-6
Tucker Isaacson 11th 2-16
Nick Jensen 9th 2-0

Graduates:
Tyler Tabatt 21-11
Brandon Larsen-Miller 13-17

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

Head Coach:Wade Cruser
Enrollment: 1,078
Section 8AAA

The Storm of Sauk Rapids posted very good 20-11 dual meet marks despite all the injuries they have had thru out the season. They will be hard pressed to challenge those number with the graduation of thirteen seniors, of which eight were section place winners. Seven of those seniors won over twenty matches each. They will return four section place winners including one state place winner and six others with some varsity experience. However look for the Storm to improve over the course of the season and possibly upset one of those top teams for a top four spot in this dual meet campaign. Erik Olson, Dalton Siemers, Austin Walz and Chris Keske should their leaders thru out the season.

20-11 Overall
6-3 Central Lakes Conference
Final Four Section 8AAA
Ten Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
First Place Saint Paul Highland Park Tourney: (14 Placers)
Third Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 145 Pts. (11 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Erik Olson 12th 39-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Dalton Siemers 11th 26-15 5th Section
Austin Walz 11th 20-6 4th Section
Chris Keske 11th 24-26 2nd Section
McKay Ness 11th 11-7
Sean Pearson 12th 12-10
Charlie Rudy 11th 6-5
Korey Keske 8th 4-1
Taylor Rau 8th 4-0
Dustin Sobania 12th 3-4

Graduates:
Mitch Mehrwerth 20-6 2nd Section (72-69 Career)
Stephen Bucholz 24-5 3rd Section (80-80 Career)
Caleb Studenski 29-11 3rd Section/AC (59-47 Career)
Tyler Rudy 28-7 1st Section/AC (42-23 Career)
Ryan Prueher 25-9 6th Section/AC (45-40 Career)
Ryan Medlen 23-8 6th Section (47-12 Career)
Tyler Diederich 22-16 5th Section (62-58 Career)
Luke Enders 9-27 6th Section
Pat Keller 3-6
Eric Helgeson 1-8
Phil Henkemeyer 1-2
Trevor Kampa 2-7
Andrew Wienand 4-1

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

Head Coach: Tom Ellison
Enrollment: 1,126
Section 8AAA

The Cardinals posted 4-16 dual meet marks last season as they struggled thru some injuries. They have back three section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. They did graduate five very good seniors including three state qualifiers. The Cardinals however if they stay healthy and improve over the course of the season should improve on those dual meet numbers. Anthony Hubbard and Trent Piepenburg should be their key leaders thru out the season.

4-16 Overall
2-7 Central Lakes Conference
Six Section Place Winners
Sixth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 88 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 84 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Alexandria "Big Ole" Tourney: 57 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ten Place Foley "Tom Keating" Tourney: 67.5 Pts. (4 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Anthony Hubbard 11th 24-12 4th Section
Trent Piepenburg 10th 26-11 3rd Section
Ariel Way 11th 7-14
Tristan Johnson 9th 4-21
Justin Cumberlatch 9th 4-2 4th Section
Isak Hurlen 12th 5-21
Jacob Schiltgen 10th 3-25
Jake DeLaRosby 12th 2-14
Landon Anderson 10th 2-22
Dylan Kreise 9th 3-7
Jake Nienber 9th 2-7

Graduates:
Andy Bouressa 24-10 2nd Section (42-17 Career)
Cole Ellison 27-10 2nd Section (72-63 Career)
Dillon Schauff 18-14 2nd Section (39-58 Career)
Ross Carlson 5-0 Injured (30-14 Career)
Brian Eipperle 6-17

MAT RATS SECTION 7AAA 2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW

2011-11-19T11:22:00.000-08:00
Favorites: SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS and the CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

Dark Horses: FOREST LAKE RANGERS and the COON RAPIDS CARDINALS

SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

Head Coach: Dan Lefebvre
Enrollment: 1,314
Section: 7AAA

The Saints had a great season with a 33-5 dual meet mark runner up in the state, section and conference championships. Back from that team are three state qualifiers including three place winners, three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. So despite the fact they graduated ten seniors including eight section place winners, four state qualifiers, three were state place winners, they should have yet another great season. They should make a major challenge both section and conference honors as well as state honors. Cole Sladek, Tommy Thorn, Mark Voss, Lincoln Mallinger, Wayne Voss, Ricky Briggs and Nick Edling all won over twenty-nine matches, should be their key leaders thru out the season.

33-5 Overall
8-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Champions
Section 7AAA Champions
Second Place AAA State
Fourteen Section Placers/Seven State Qualifiers/Six State Placers
First Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 281 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 154 Pts. (7 Placers)
First Place Owatonna "Federated" Duals: (4-0)
Second Place St. Cloud "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
First Place ANML "Lightning" Duals: (3-0)
First Place STMA "Knights" Duals: (4-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Tommy Thorn 10th 46-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Cole Sladek 11th 44-4 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Mark Voss 10th 34-15 2nd Sec./5th State/AC
Lincoln Mallinger 11th 30-15 3rd Section/AC
Wayne Voss 11th 34-11 3rd Section/AC
Ricky Briggs 11th 29-16 3rd Section/AC
Mitchell Eull 11th 3-4
Nick Edling 12th 30-3 Injured
Michael Kessler 11th 7-0
Aaron Dick 10th 5-2

Graduates:
Parker Betts 46-4 1st Sec./5th State/AC (125-34 Career)
Shaun Little 41-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC (123-62 Career)
Ryan Stott 32-16 2nd Sec./5th State (50-32 Career)
Jake Lillie 39-7 3rd Section/AC (124-52 Career)
Lucas Martin 28-18 5th Section
Michael Nerdahl 23-22 2nd Section/AC
Michael Lindquist 27-15 4th Section/AC
David Zachmann 15-15 AC
Evan Gammell 8-3
Michell Kolles 11-15 5th Section

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

Head Coach: Neil Jennissen
Enrollment: 1,367
Section: 7AAA

The Blue Jackets of Cambridge-Isanti had a very good season last season as they posted 27-5 dual meet marks and won section runner up honors in the dual meet campaign. Back from that team are four state qualifiers including three state place winners, three section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the fact that they graduated six seniors including four state qualifiers, three of which were state place winners, they will challenge those dual meet marks. Look for the Blue Jackets to be a force to dealt with as they will improve over the course of the season. They should make a strong challenge for both section and conference honors. Clayton Jennissen, Cody Skog, Travis Holt, Tyler Tischer and Ty Torgerson should be their key leaders thru out the season.

27-5 Overall
6-2 Mississippi 8 Conference
Second Place Section 7AAA
Eleven Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Six State Placers
First Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 202.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 140.5 Pts.
First Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Duals: (3-0)
Eleventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 110 Pts.
First Place White Bear Lake "Bear" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Clayton Jennissen 12th 39-7 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Cody Skog 10th 39-9 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Travis Holt 11th 37-9 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Tyler Tischer 12th 17-5 2nd Section
Tanner Torgerson 10th 12-12 5th Section
Ben Hartnett 12th 7-5 4th Section
David Kent 9th 7-4 4th Section
Ty Togerson 11th 28-9 Injured
Jon Knowlton 12th 12-20
Nate Medin 12th 11-16
Robbie Phillips 12th 5-4
Nate Nassif 12th 5-6
Brennan Olson 12th 3-6
Tommy Guy 10th 4-16
Monte Frederiksen 8th 3-5
Russel Leboe 11th 3-0
Trent Chromey 12th 1-4
Dakota Johnson 10th 1-2
Cole Bakke 12th 1-2

Graduates:
Adam Kelling 34-11 2nd Sec./5th State/AC (165-75 Career)
Cody Glines 20-14 2nd Sec./5th State
Mark Volker 30-13 2nd Section/AC (76-52 Career)
Derek Swanson 38-7 2nd Section/5th State/AC
Landon Chumley 17-10 (77-65 Career)
Joey Illg 6-8
Ty Hitchings 0-5
Forrest Tompkins 0-2
Jake Michelson 0-2

FOREST LAKE RANGERS

Head Coach: Billy Pierce
Enrollment: 1952

The Rangers posted 19-8 dual meet numbers last season and earned a final four spot in this very tough section dual meet campaign. Back from that team are four state qualifiers, two of which were state place winners. Four section place winners and one other with a great deal of experience. They did graduate three section place winners last season, but despite that, they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. They should challenge for conference honors and a final four appearance in this very good dual meet campaign. Ben Morgan, Tyler Isaacson, Michael Pieski, James Pieski, Austin Boniface and Jason McLaughlin should be their key leaders thru out the season.

19-8 Overall
8-1 Suburban East Conference
Final Four Section 7AAA
Second Place Pine Island "Panthers" Tourney: 254.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Eight Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 119 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 137 Pts. (3 Placers)
Fourth Place Forest Lake "Ranger" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Ben Morgan 12th 40-4 1st Sec./3rd State
Tyler Isaacson 12th 35-5 1st Sec./4th State
Michael Pleski 12th 36-9 2nd Section
James Pleski 9th 26-16 2nd Section
Austin Boniface 11th 25-15 3rd Section
Jeremy McLaughlin 11th 20-14 6th Section
Michael Urban 12th 20-17 5th Section
Ryde Paggen 12th 20-19 4th Section
Cody Paggen 12th 14-13

Graduates:
Jake Toupal 22-17 2nd Section
Tony Smith 15-12 4th Section
Joe Joyer 24-12 3rd Section

COON RAPIDS CARDINALS

Head Coach: Bob Adams
Enrollment: 2150

The Cardinals posted very good 19-5 dual meet marks last season, a conference championship and they were a final four team in this very tough section dual meet campaign. Back from that team are two state place winners, six section place winners and nine others with a great deal of experience. With the graduation of just two seniors look for the Cardinals to challenge those dual meet marks. They should make a strong challenge for conference honors and push for one of those top four spots in this very tough section. Michael Burckhardt, Tanner Lowe, Brandt Halseth, Corey Vaillancourt, Austin Lubinski and Joe Anderson should be their key leaders.

19-5 Overall
10-0 Northwest Suburban Conference Champions
Final Four Section 7AAA
Eight Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Hastings "Raider" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Eastview "Lightning" Tourney: 145.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Twenty Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 89 Pts. (2 Placers)
Eighteenth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 70 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Michael Burckhardt 11th 32-10 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Tanner Lowe 12th 40-6 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC
Brandt Halseth 12th 25-13 3rd Section/AC
Corey Vaillancourt 10th 21-10 3rd Section/AC
Austin Lubinski 12th 24-16 6th Section/AC
Joe Anderson 11th 22-13 6th Section/AC
Darren Gagne 12th 19-11 AC
James Magaard 11th 21-17 AC
Jonathon Chimilowsky 10th 16-18 5th Section
Riley Lawson 11th 15-22 6th Section
Brad Danielson 11th 15-18
Reec Althsten 12th 17-6
Mike Bothwell 9th 17-9
Josh fleck 12th 22-11
Shad Olson 10th 28-11
Nate Julkowski 11th 28-7
Jarrod Julkowski 9th 20-6

Graduates:
Kahron Nix 18-7 (116-34 Career)
Zach Lindberg 18-14 AC

ST. FRANCIS FIGHTING SAINTS

Head Coach: Keith Lipinski
Enrollment: 1504

The Fighting Saints posted 16-15 dual meet marks, back from that team are one state place winner, seven section place winners and five others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors, including three section place winners they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Austin Leibel and Kolten Oie should be their key leaders thru out the season.

16-15 Overall
7-2 North Suburban Conference
Fifth Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 130.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Twenty First Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 49.5 Pts. (1 Placer)
Fifth Place Champlin "Rebels" Duals: (2-1)
Fifth Place Monticello "Magic" Duals: (2-2)
Third Place ANML "Lightning" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Leibel 12th 35-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Kolten Oie 10th 31-9 4th Section
C. J. Leibel 10th 19-22 5th Section/AC
Alex Olson 12th 17-17 5th Section
Alex Eastman 11th 15-25 6th Section
Nate Lipinski 12th 13-14 6th Section
Jordan O'Connell 11th 13-17 5th Section
Cody Broman 12th 8-7
Alex Simmoneau 12th 9-9
Preston Flaherty 9th 8-12
Sam Gerlach 11th 5-23 6th Section
Adam Blie 10th 5-13
Conan Sandberg 11th 4-9

Graduates:
Jayce Oie 21-12 4th Section
Dalton Winkelman 16-21 5th Section
Jared Goldeman 14-15
Josh Bishop 6-16 6th Section
Travis Kapol 7-11 (51-45 Career)
Zach Eich 11-20

ELK RIVER ELKS

Head Coach: Paul Nelson
Enrollment: 1,570
Section: 7AAA
The Elks posted 11-7 dual meet marks; were conference runner ups and they had nine section place winners. Back from that team are five section place winners and three others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five very good seniors including four section place winners they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Look for the Elks to improve over the course of the season and possibly upset one of those top four section teams in the dual meet campaign. They should also make a strong challenge for Northwest Suburban Conference honors. Kyle Wiemann, Jory Lubinski, Evan Caldon, Abe Williams and Cory Collins should be their key leaders thru out the season.

11-7 Overall
9-1 Northwest Suburban Conference
Nine Section Place Winners
Third Place Elk River "Elk" Tourney: 167.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Cambridge "Bluejacket" Tourney: 165 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 92.5 Pts. (8 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Wiemann 12th 27-13 3rd Section/AC
Jory Lubinski 12th 23-11 3rd Section/AC
Evan Caldon 11th 23-12 3rd Section/AC
Abe Williams 12th 21-14 5th Section/AC
Mitch Beaudry 12th 9-15 5th Section
Cory Collins 12th 19-16 AC
Yong Yee Vang 12th 12-16 AC
Kevin Weeks 12th
Adam Peterson 11th
Andrew Perry 10th
John Reitter 10th
William Hoff 10th
Zach Brown 12th
Ryan Osberg 10th 2-14

Graduates:
Holton Lubinski 23-4 1st Section (Career Record ????)
Eric Stevens 27-7 3rd Section (Career Record ????)
Jake Staffenhagen 25-10 3rd Section (Career Record ????)
Austin Stevens 13-7 6th Section (Career Record) ???)
Zang Vang 15-16 Career Record

ANOKA TORNADOES

Head Coach: Todd Springer
Enrollment: 2157

Tornadoes posted 10-8 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are a state champion, one state qualifier, five section place winners and eleven others with a great deal of experience. With just the graduation of four seniors including three section place winners, they should challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If their younger wrestlers do progress over the season they could possibly challenge for conference honors as well as possibly a top four spot in this very good section dual meet campaign. Kyle Begin, Jeremy Beaman, Ryan Norton, Brandon Krone, and James Pinewski should be their key leaders thru out the season.

10-8 Overall
8-2 Northwest Suburban Conference
Eleven Section Place Winners
Second Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 191 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Totino Grace "Eagles" Tourney: 188.5 PTs. (14 Placers)
Seventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 70.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Twenty Sixth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 74 Pts.
Fifth Place Anoka "Tornadoes" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Begin 12th 45-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Ryan Norton 12th 25-8 3rd Section/AC
Brandon Krone 10th 22-14 5th Section/AC
Jeremy Beaman 12th 22-13 2nd Section/AC
James Pinewski 10th 17-16 5th Section
Nick Matthew 12th 15-15 4th Section
Anthony Bush 12th 14-14
Dan Davitt 12th 10-16 4th Section
Anthony Dattalo 12th 8-3
Matt Njos 9th 8-13
Cody Moshey 12th 4-3
Austin McNallan 12th 4-5 6th Section
Clay Wherley 12th 5-4
B. J. Seestrom 12th 5-2
Kodi Kron 11th 5-17
Ryan Herbst 10th 5-11
Jared Bachler 9th 4-10
Devin Murphy 11th 2-1
Sam Begin 10th 3-4

Graduates:
Mike Coleman 20-16 4th Section
Cole Harris 16-15 4th Section
Gustavo Beccerra 15-16 4th Section/AC
Jacob Niemann 1-3

ANDOVER HUSKIES

Head Coach: Jeff Thompson
Enrollment: 1614

The Huskies posted 7-12 dual meet numbers, back from that team are two state qualifiers, one section place winner and thirteen others with a great deal of experience. With the graduation of just one senior look for the Huskies to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. Sam Stewart, Corey Parsons, Jesse Dilly and Tim Hanlin should be their key leaders thru out the season.

7-12 Overall
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference
Three Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Tartan "Clash of the Titans" 126.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Faribault "Dick Shiels" Tourney: 88 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 96 Pts. (7 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Sam Stewart 12th 38-5 1st Section
Corey Parsons 10th 29-8 1st Sec./4th State
Jesse Dilly 12th 18-8 4th Section
Tim Hanlin 12th 16-10
Danny McLaughlin 12th 14-15
John Reynolds 10th 12-11
Tom Sperl 11th 8-6
Connor Schlotfeldt 11th 8-9
Brandon Orhn 10th 7-16
Hunter Wathen 9th 5-14
Zach Maaninga 12th 4-6
Luke Kothman 12th 5-12
Tyler Wathen 11th 4-9
Cullen Lyons 12th 5-7
Mitch Donohue 12th 5-3
Josh Ripley 11th 2-5

Graduate:
Eric Derrosier 2-6

BLAINE BENGALS

Head Coach: Josh Prokosch
Enrollment: 2551

The Bengals posted 9-20 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate four wrestlers last spring, so they will have a tough time to challenge those numbers from last season. Joe Carlson and Craig Boster will be their key leaders thru out the season.

9-20 Overall
Three Section Place Winners
3-7 Northwest Suburban Conference
Eight Place Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Tourney: 40 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eleventh Place South St. Paul "Peter Veldman" Tourney: 75.5 Pts. (3 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Joe Carlson 9th 15-16 6th Section
Craig Boster 10th 16-19 6th Section
Jack Duffy 11th 10-17
Jimmy Kittleson 10th 11-13
Jonah Allen 12th 6-22 6th Section
Tim Stefczak 12th 9-22
Jameson Allen 10th 5-25

Graduates:
Gabe Nah 19-9
Colby Mothershead 17-6
Mitch Boster 11-19
Mike Brumm 9-14

MAT RATS SECTION 6AA 2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW

2011-11-19T06:23:00.000-08:00
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.