MAT RATS EARLY JANUARY REPORT (18th Annual)

Central Minnesota Mat Rats Early January Report (18th Annual)

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By Roger Mischke January 15, 2013 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 (1 612 605 0159) or jeff@theguillotine.com/matrat@theguillotine.com those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. (Email Preferred) Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AA TEAMS

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped Section 6AA rival Becker in a very good dual 38-22. They had a good tournament performance with 115.5 points to earn seventh place at the sixty-five team field of teams at the Fargo "Rumble on The Red". Tyler Funk led the way as he earned third place with a 7-1 mark in the tourney. Tristan Manderfield took eighth place with a 5-2 mark. Tyler Midas had a great tourney as he earned fifth place with a 5-2 mark. Keith Thell went 4-2, Carter Nielson went 3-2, Brandon Halverson went 3-2, Mitch Keeler went 4-2 and Cameron Svihla was 2-2. The Falcons had a very solid tournament performance despite having many of their starters not competing. They earned third place at their "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational with eight wrestlers placing in the top six in this sixteen team field of teams. Keith Thell and Tyler Midas won championships and Brandon Halverson earned third place. Tyler Beehler, Luke Kelvington and Mitch Keeler all earned fourth place and Jon Olson took sixth place. The Falcons earned fifth place at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals, despite the fact they had eight starters missing. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 8AAA ranked Hastings 41-17, in the consolation semifinals they topped AAA Sauk Rapids 62-6 and in the fifth place match they topped AAA St. Cloud Apollo 40-24. Mitch Keeler, Mitch Struffert and Randy Jenson were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals.

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped Wright County Conference foe Glencoe-Silver Lake 66-9 and they dropped a very close dual to Conference foe and No. 6AA ranked Hutchinson 34-33.They traveled to Fargo, ND to compete in the "Rumble on The Red" Invitational where they earned 60 points with two place winners; Tretyon Austvold earned sixth place with a 6-2 mark and Grant Vagle took eighth place with a 4-3 mark. Thomas Stageberg went 3-2 and Logan Brink went 2-2 at the tourney. The Wildcats had a great tournament performance with 184 points to earn second place at the Perham "Barrel of Fun" Invitational. They had a total of thirteen place winners including one championship by Jakob Stageberg. Jacob Travis and Oden Rogers both earned second place and Treyton Austvold earned third place. Thomas Stageberg, Jarrett Hatlestad, Grant Vagle, Brandon Kinsley and Ricky Berry all earned fourth place. Logan Brink, Cameron Steffen, Corbin Schwartz and Luke Gould all took fifth place. They split section 6AA duals, they topped Dassel-Cokato 50-15 before dropping a close one to Litchfield 37-36.

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs traveled to Fargo, ND to compete in the "Rumble on the Red" Invitational. They had several wrestlers have good performance, one place winner Colten Vekved earned fourth place with a 5-2 mark. Luke Schmalz had a 3-2 mark, Zack Zimmer had a 3-2 mark and Bobby Lee had a 2-2 mark in this sixty-five team field of teams. They dropped a dual to Section 6AA and Granite Ridge Conference rival Foley 38-22 in a very exciting dual. They topped Granite Ridge foe Mora 40-28 with an excellent performance. The Bulldogs had an excellent tourney performance at the BBE Jaguar Invite as they earned third place with 149 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top four. Luke Schmalz won a championship and Lee Schmalz, Cody Ferris, Zach Zimmer and Colton Vekved all earned second place. Caleb Vekved, Bobby Lee, Brady Kurtz and Brady Halvorson all earned third place and C. J. Schwintek took fourth place. At the "Bulldog" Duals they topped three foes; AAA Blaine 56-18, AAA St. Paul Johnson 72-6 and Section 6AA foe Litchfield 45-27. The Bulldogs had several wrestlers that were 3-0 including; Zack Zimmer, Eric Dudek, Colton Vekved, Bobby Lee, Kriston Gummon, Cody Ferris and Lee Schmalz.

ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTING

The Lighting topped Wright County Conference rival Glencoe-Silver Lake 60-8 and they dropped a dual to Wright County Conference and No. 6AA ranked Hutchinson 34-30 in a very exciting dual. They had a good tourney performance with 166.5 points to earn fourth place at the Mora "Mustangs" Invitational. Joe Mosley and Jordan Hanan both won championships and Teddy Erickson and Justin Lehtola both earned second place. Hunter Hicks earned third place and Spencer Odgen and Tom Condon both earned fourth place. Cullen Gallagher and Nate Carlson both took fifth place. The Lighting had a great showing as they went 3-1 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with wins over AAA Lean and Mean Willmar 36-27; No. 10AA Monticello 32-31 and AAA Hopkins 51-16. Their only loss on the day was to the No. 6AAA ranked Shakopee 45-24. Joe Mosley, Jordan Hanan, Teddy Erickson and Spencer Odgen were all 4-0 and Tanner Vasser and Nick Anderson were both 3-1.

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped Granite Ridge Conference foe Little Falls 38-28 and Section 7AA foe Cloquet 59-9. They did drop a section 7AA dual to Chisago Lakes 32-29 in a very close dual, considering the Wolves were minus two starters. They topped Granite Ridge Conference foe Zimmerman 39-28. They earned third place with a 2-1 mark at the Farmington "Tiger" Duals with wins over AAA Park High School 39-28 and Northfield 35-19. They dropped a dual to No. 8A ranked Chatfield 48-21. Hunter Noor, Josh Otten and Brandon Merten were all 3-0 at the Tiger Duals.

PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW

 The Road Crew topped Section 8AA rivals Thief River Falls 46-30, Staples-Motley 49-19 and Park Rapids 61-9. They also topped three of Class A rivals Royalton 49-12, Crosby-Ironton 50-30 and Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena 52-22. They did drop a big Section 8AA dual to Perham 42-27, where the Road Crew was minus a couple of their starters.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Conference rivals Fridley 59-18 and Spring Lake Park 57-19. In a huge Section 7AA dual they topped rival Milaca 31-29. They went 2-1 at the Hibbing "Blue Jacket" Duals with wins over AAA Bemidji 39-31 and AAA Mound-Westonka 36-35. They dropped a dual to AAA Centennial 37-33. Dylan Connell, Quade Zupko, Joe Virga, Mark Sontag and Jonah Westbury were all 3-0 at the duals. They dropped a conference dual to rival Totino Grace 39-29. They earned third place at the Pine City/Hinckley-Finlayson "Dragon" Invitational with 135.5 points. Dylan Connell, Quade Zupko, Joe Virga and Jonah Westbury all won championships and Aaron Sistrunk and Eric Brown both earned third place. Solomon Lunde and Sean Hoyt both took fifth place.

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic topped Mississippi 8 Conference rival Buffalo 66-18. They had a good performance with 122 points to earned sixth place at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Tournament. They had seven place winners in this good field of sixteen teams. Tevin Zavadil earned second place; Logan Stiller, Zach Beaumaster, Jake Berthiaume and Seth Gardner all earned third place. Connor Adrian earned fourth place and Brent Riddle took sixth place. The Magic went 2-2 at the dual meet invitational with win over AAA Hopkins 60-18 and Alexandria 31-30. They lost to AA Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple Lake 32-31 and to AAA Faribault 36-31. Tevin Zavadil and Jay Yeats were both 4-0 at the Magic duals.

GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE PANTHERS

The Panthers dropped two Wright County Conference duals to New London-Spicer 66-9 and Annandale-Maple Lake 60-8. They did top Section 2AA rival Waconia 42-30 and Class A LeSueur-Henderson 60-12. They dropped a dual to Wright County Conference, Section 2AA No. 6AA ranked Hutchinson 52-23. The Panthers got back some of their ailing wrestlers in the past week as shown with their win over Waconia. They also earned a tournament championship at the Ogilvie "Lions" Invitational with 221 points. The claimed seven championships by: Jacob Jewett, Michael Connay, Brandon Richer, Nate Tesch, Mitchell Hartwig, John Williams and Dalton Clouse. Peyton Sal earned second place and Aaron Donnay, Kyle Polzin and Nick Jenkins earned third Place. Dalton Kosek and Martin Lezama both earned fourth place and Chris Lemke took fifth place. The Panthers topped a pair of Wright County Conference rivals Delano 63-11 and Orono 58-15. For the second weekend in a row they won a tourney championship with 226.5 points thirteen placing in the top four. The Panthers topped the field of teams at the Zimmerman "Thunder" Invitational with three championships by Jacob Jewett, Michael Donnay and Mitchell Hartwig. Aaron Donnay, Brandon Richter, Nate Tesch, Dalton Clouse and Chris Lemke all earned second place. Nick Brelje, Tristian Weber and Ray Eberhard all earned third place and Dalton Kosek and Martin Lezama both earned fourth place.

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings topped conference rival Columbia Heights 55-24. They earned fifth place with 122.5 points at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational with six place winners. Sam Peltier and Levi Eastwood both won championships and Zack Sundly and Reid Johnson both earned third place. Aaron Senne earned fourth place and Seamus Hunter took fifth place. The Vikings earned second place at the Moundview "Mustang" Duals with wins over Tartan 61-6 and Park Center 71-6 before dropping the championship to the No. 7AAA ranked Owatonna 50-18. Reid Johnson, Aaron Senne and Eric Bergstrom were all 3-0 at the Mustang duals.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

 The Otters dropped a Central Lakes Conference duals to Brainerd 41-27, Alexandria 47-22 and to No. 3A ranked Frazee 51-12. They earned fifth place at the Benson "Braves Classic" Invitational with 123 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top three. Abbot Aho won their lone championship and for his performance he was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Tyler Giza and Gus Makavsky both earned second place and four Otters earned third place; Spencer Sikkink, Ben Schindler, Walter Keinen and Abram Aho.

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped Class A rival Mille Lacs 64-18 and they dropped a pair of duals to Granite Ridge Conference foe Becker 40-28 and to No. 8A ranked Pierz 54-15. They had a very good tournament performance as they earned 175.5 points to earned second place at their "Mustang" Invitational with ten wrestlers placing in the top five. Codi LaFromboise and Jordan Tober both won championships. For Codi's effort the coaches voted him the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. Ken Kastenbauer earned second place, Brandon Lucking and Austin Richards both earned third place and Tomas Hisher took fourth place. Blake Poole, Reed Gmuhl, Jordan Koch and Brady Beier all took fifth place.

 DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United topped Section 3AA rivals TMB 47-22 and Quad County 36-34 and they dropped a dual to West Central Conference rival and No. 2A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47-17. They earned fifth place at the Montevideo "Dave Roder" Invitational with 90 points and eight placing in the top five. Jordan Staab and Brandon Schmitt both won championships, Wyatt Ireland, Joe Weeding and Jordan Bothun all earned third place. Keith Abraham and Don Bothun both earned fourth place and Payton Mortenson took fifth place.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons topped Wright County Conference and Section 6AA rival Dassel Cokato 50-25 and three other Section 6AA rivals Princeton 57-15, Albany 36-13 and Zimmerman 57-21. They dropped duals to AAA Lean and Mean Little Falls 63-12 and to No. 8A ranked Pierz 34-23. The Dragons topped Wright County Conference and Section 6AA rival No. 8AA ranked New London-Spicer 37-36 and they dropped a dual to another conference and section rival A Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple 39-27. The Dragons went 1-2 at the Becker Duals with a win over the Becker Junior Varsity 58-15, they dropped duals to No. 9AA ranked Becker 45-27 and to AAA Blaine 39-32. Tyler Jones and Walker Kaping both won all three of their matches at the Becker duals.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS A TEAMS

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons topped West Central Conference rivals Morris Area 68-6, Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 47-17, Melrose/Sauk Centre 69-6 and Section 5A rivals Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 52-16 and Eden Valley-Watkins 64-9. The Falcons earned the championship at the Montevideo "Dave Roder" Invitational with 191. 5 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top five. Logan Peterson, Larry Bomstad and Maverick Whitcomb won championships and Lucas Damm, Rylan Molinaro and Tyler Berghuis all earned second place. Jordan Fester, Jordan Nelson, Lee Whitcomb and Ethan Housman all earned third place. Mathew Whitcomb, Jesse Rogers and Derek Dengerud all earned fourth place and Robert Rasmussen took fifth place. They Falcons traveled to Foley to competed in a sixteen team field of teams in the "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational and they had a great showing with 223.5 points to earned the championship. They had twelve place in the top six including three championships by Robert Rasmussen, Larry Bomstad and Lucas Damm. Logan Peterson, Maverick Whitcomb and Jordan Nelson earned second place and Mathew Whitcomb earned third place. Derek Dengerud and Rylan Molinaro both earned fourth place. Jordan Fester, Cameron Whitcomb and Jacob Peterson all took sixth place. The Falcons had three milestone winners at the Foley tourney; Larry Bomstad won his 150th career match, Logan Peterson won his 125th career match and Lucas Damm won his 75th career match.

 KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints topped AA ranked rival New London-Spicer 35-21 and they dropped a dual to Section 3A No. 4A ranked Wabasso/Red Rock Central 31-29. They topped the field of teams at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational with 184.5 points and twelve placing in the top four. Cody Peters, Zach Carlson, Jordon Rothers, Chase Norton, Karter VanHeuveln and Jordan Engler all won championships. Nick Meyer and Jorge Munoz-Peterson both earned second place and Brandon Dahl and Kyle Baker both earned third place. Casey Thorson and Austin Rothers both took fourth place.

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped AA rival Mora 54-15; Class A Lean and Mean United North Central 38-28, Class A rival Osakis 54-24. They topped a pair of Central Minnesota Conference rivals Eden Valley-Watkins 72-19 and Rockford 72-7. The Pioneers with their best lineup thus far this season at the Little Falls quadrangular, topped AAA Lean and Mean Little Falls 37-32, AA Litchfield 34-23 and AA Albany 51-6. Kolten Eischens, Chris Ortman, Evan Woitala, Brad Meyers, Josh Lanners and Nick Lochner all were 3-0 at the quad in Little Falls.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS

The Huskers topped three class A foes; Minnewaska 62-12, Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 55-18 and Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 60-6. They earned seventh place at the sixteen team field of teams in the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational with seven placing in the top six. Zach Scott and Kyle Kolstad earned second place and Mitch Messman earned fourth place. Jake Knettel, Trevor Scott and Mitch Merten all earned fifth place and Kyle Gerads took sixth place. The Huskers topped AAA foe St. Cloud Apollo 45-28 in Holdingford's pack the gym night. They had an estimated crowd of around 8oo people.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Park Region Conference foe Osakis 57-30, Section 8A rival Walker-Hackensack/Ackeley/Nevis 69-9 and AA Staples-Motley 64-6. They dropped a very close dual to Park Region Conference rival New York Mills 34-32. The Warriors had a very impressive showing at the Perham "Barrel of Fun" Invitational with 179.5 points to earned fourth place. They had ten place in the top five including three championships by Max Pajari, Taylor Carlson and Jake Malone. Max was named the Outstanding Wrestling of the tourney for his great performance. Mike Johnson earned second place, Toby Hintzman, Sam Tellers and Dylan Huttunen all earned third place. Tanner Bacon earned fourth place and Wyatt Puttonen and Tristan Palmer both took fifth place. NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES The Eagles topped Section 6A rival Pelican Rapids 48-27 and both Section 6A and Park Region Conference rivals West Central Area 58-18, Prairie Valley 49-6 and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in a very good dual 37-31. The Eagles had a very good showing with 158 points to earned fifth place at the Perham "Barrel of Fun" tournament with nine wrestlers placing in the top five. Three championships by Shane Novak, Max Carlson and Kacee Skoog and Gunner Flynn, Noah Pesola and Tyler Patron all earned third place. Tyler Ehnert and Taylor Ericksrud both earned fourth place and Cole Grabow took fifth place. The Eagles dropped a dual to Highway 10 rival; No. 11AA ranked Perham 42-24.

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Jaguars topped Section 5A rival Eden Valley-Watkins 46-27 and AA foe Melrose/Sauk Centre 59-9. They dropped a dual to Section 5A and ranked 2A Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 52-16. They had a good tourney performance as they scored 100 points to earned fifth place at their "Jaguar" Invitational. Patrick Rooney won the championship at 182; his performance was so impressive he was voted by the coaches the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. Tyler Tensen earned second place and Josey Tensen, Austin Jaeger, Alex Schramel and Ben Fauerhake all earned third place and Adam Jaeger took fourth place.

BORDER WEST BUCCUNEERS

The Buccuneers topped Section 6A rival Pelican Rapids 35-32 and South Dakota rival Sisseton 46-24. They earned fourth place at the Montevideo "Dave Roder" Invitational with 98.5 points and eight placing in the top five. Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy and Austin Maanum all won championships and Nick Stafford earned second place. Jamie Wenker and Seth Callenius both earned fourth place and Mason Pullis and Josh Stueve both took fifth place. They had a very good tourney performance with 143 points and seven in the top five to earn second place at the Benson "Braves Classic" Invitational. Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy and Austin Maanum all won championships. Tracer Lee, Dylan Pullis and Carter Behrens all earned fourth place and Wyatt Tritz took fifth place.

KIMBALL AREA CUBS

The Cubs topped Section 5A rivals Eden Valley-Watkins 42-33 and Paynesville 54-21 and in a big win over AAA Lean and Mean Wayzata 362-7. They had a 2-4 mark at "The Clash" National duals hosted in Rochester. They topped AAA Forest lake 37-36 and AAA Burnsville 41-30. They did drop duals to No. 1AAA Saint Michael-Albertville 62-6, Lake Stevens, WA. 51-16 and Rochester Mayo 36-33 and in a clash of Class A teams they lost to Zumbrota-Mazeppa 44-21. Blane Tschida was 5-1, Quinten Barres was 4-1, Travis Wills was 5-1, Tim Konz was 5-1, Marcus Mehr was 4-2, Brady Mehr was 3-3 and Austyn Schlueter was 3-3 at The Clash. The Cubs traveled to Cannon Falls to compete in the "Bombers" Invitational where they earned 130 points to take sixth place. Blane Tschida and Travis Wills both won championships, Austyn Schlueter and Tim Konz both earned second place and Marcus Mehr earned third place. They topped Class A foe Royalton 39-37.

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS

The Silverstreaks topped Park Region Conference rivals Browerville 55-19 and Royalton 49-20. They did drop a dual to a Park Region Conference rival United North Central 51-30. They lost to the No. 8A ranked Pierz 54-24.

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders topped two Park Region Conference rivals Browerville 66-12 and West Central Area 69-9 and Section 6A rival Wadena-Deer Creek 75-0. The dropped a pair of duals to Section 6A foes New York Mills 37-31 and Barnesville 52-10. The Raiders had a very good tournament showing as they scored 118 points to earn fourth place at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa "Jaguar" Invitational. Dillon Card and Hunter Truax both won championships and Nick Bennett and Dalton Baker both earned second place. Anthony Kern earned third place and Justin Gordon, Hayden Truax and John French all earned fourth place. AITKIN GOBBLERS The Gobblers topped Great River Conference foe Ogilvie 59-18. They earned fifth place at the Mora "Mustang" Invitational with 155.5 points and eight place winners. Brian Wold, Jerold Novak and Isaac Novak all won championships and Jack Braton earned second place. Tyler Bare, Dan Nordean and Noah Landrus all earned third place and Caleb Curtiss took fifth place.

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

The Eagles topped Section 5A rival Paynesville 36-32, AAA rival Rocori 40-33 and Central Minnesota Conference foe Rockford 66-12. They did drop a dual to the No. 8A ranked Central Minnesota Conference foe Pierz 72-19. They had an outstanding tourney performance with 170.5 points to earned the championship at the Norwood Young America "Central" Invitational. Austin Peterson, Cain Renner and Zach Blonigan all won championships and Tyler Donnay and Luke Kuechle both earned second place. Donavin McCann and Lyle Miller both earned third place and Grant Winter and Hunter Mathies both earned fourth place.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped West Central Conference rival Bold 335-27 and they dropped duals to Section 5A rival Kimball, AAA Wayzata 49-23, Class A Lean and Mean Canby 52-15, Section 5A Eden Valley-Watkins 36-32. They went 1-2 at the Farmington "Tiger" Duals win a win over AAA Farmington 40-34 and they dropped duals to AAA Park High School 35-30 and to AAA Northfield 42-33. Clay Spanier and Frank Christian both were 3-0 at the Tiger Duals.

MAT RATS CLASS AAA TEAMS

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights topped the field of teams at the Rochester "The Clash" Dual invitational with at 6-0 mark. They defeated in pool action Class A Lean and Mean Kimball 62-6, 17th National ranked Oak Park River Forest, ILL 28-16, 26th National ranked Carl Sandberg, Ill. 27-26, 11th National ranked Montini Catholic of Ill. 34-21 and No. 5 National ranked Brandon, Florida 33-21. Mitchell Eull was 5-0, Michael Kessler was 5-1, Ricky Braggs was 5-1, Mark Voss was 5-1, Tommy Thorn was 5-1, Mitchell McKee was 4-2, Lincoln Mallnger was 4-2, Cole Sladek was 3-2, Ryan Rostamo was 3-3 and Aaron Dick was 3-3. Because of their outstanding performance at the The Clash the Knights have the No. 4 national ranking and No. 1AAA ranked in Minnesota. They topped No. 5AA Scott West 55-9 and Mississippi 8 Conference foes Monticello 61-9 and Big Lake 55-12. The Knights earned yet another championship as they topped three foes to claim the championship of the St. Cloud Tech. "Kiffmeyer" Duals. In the quarterfinals they topped AAA Sauk Rapids 54-3, No. 8AAA Hastings in the semifinals 51-18 and No. 4AAA ranked Albert Lea in the championship 40-9. They had five wrestlers that were 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals; Mitchell Mckee, Cole Sladek, Jake Briggs, Ricky Briggs and Michael Kessler. Special congratulations goes out the Mitchell McKee as he won his 100th career match in the quarterfinals of the Kiffmeyer duals.

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

The Bluejackets topped Mississippi 8 Conference rivals Buffalo 73-0 and Rogers 62-9. No. 7AAA ranked Owatonna 36-25 and Section 7AAA foe St. Francis 48-26. They had a very impressive showing at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational where they earned fourth place in this sixty-five field of teams with 154 points. Travis Holt won their only championships with a 6-0 mark and Cody Skog earned third place with a 5-1 mark. Ty Torgerson earned fourth place with a 6-2 mark and Monty Frederikson earned eighth place with a 3-3 mark. Brady Kuntz, Travis Swanson, Russell Laboe, Dakota Johnson and Derick Demars all were 2-2 at the Rumble on the Red. The Bluejackets had a great tourney as they earned second place with 196.6 points at their Bluejacket invitational behind No. 3AAA ranked Prior Lake. Travis Holt and Cody Skog both won championships and Tommy Guy and Dakota Johnson both earned second place. Brady Kuntz, Nate Nassif, Codie Auren and Kyle Chromy all earned third place. Earning fourth place were James Frederickson, David Kent, Russel LaBue and Derrick Demars. They had a good tournament performance as they earned third place at the St. Cloud Tech. "Kiffmeyer" Duals with big win over AAA Tech 67-9, they dropped a close dual to No. 4AAA ranked Albert Lea in the semifinals 34-31. In the third place match the Bluejackets topped No. 8AAA ranked Hastings 30-18.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Section 8AAA rivals Sartell 57-10 and St. Cloud Tech 56-22. They dropped a dual to Granite Ridge Conference foe Milaca 38-28 in a very close dual. They went 2-1 in their Flyer Quadrangular with wins over AA Litchfield 63-12 and AA Albany 69-8, they dropped a dual to No. 8A rival Pierz 37-32. Leo Wilcez, Logan Kopphahn, Connor Scherping and Connor Swanson were all 3-0 at the quad. The Flyers had a good performance with 142 points to earned third place at the Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Invitational. Justin Jenks and Connor Swanson both won championships and Logan Kapphahn and Connor Scherping both earned second place. Tryston Ross earned third place and Derek McMahon earned fourth place. Taking fifth place were Josh Beack, Axel Lange and Keith Yorek.

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds dropped duals to Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 51-12 and to Section 8AAA foe Bemidji 36-25. They had a very close dual with then nationally ranked West Fargo 37-32. They had a good showing at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational with 98 points for thirteenth place out of sixty-five teams. Chase Morlock earned third place with a 6-1 mark, A. J. Wheeler and Joe Carpenter both earned fourth place with 5-2 marks, Tommy Wychor went 3-2, Sam Grove went 3-2 and Kenny Mark and Jacob Rositas both went 2-2. The Spuds had a great tournament performance with 213.5 points to earned the championship at the Perham "Barrel of Fun" Invitational. Chase Morlock, Joe Carpenter and Grant Brendemuhl all won championships and Kenny Mark, Joseph Grove, Sam Grove and A. J. Wheeler all earned second place. Ethan Tallakson and Tommy Wychor both earned third place and Landon Dickhaus, Taylor Laidlaw and Brody Jerome all took fifth place. They topped AA Lean and Mean Detroit Lakes 36-26 and Class A rival Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 52-6.

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Central Lakes Conference foes Brainerd 33-27 and St. Cloud Apollo 49-30, they did fall to Conference rival Alexandria 30-31. They topped Section 6AAA rival Mound-Westonka 34-27 and AA foe Waconia 42-24. The Cardinals went 1-3 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with one win over Section 6AAA rival Hopkins 53-12. They dropped a dual to AA Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple 36-27, No. 6AAA Shakopee 45-21 and to AAA Lean and Mean Faribault 35-31. Zach Leuders, Austin Miley, Travis Deegan and Cass Herzog were all 4-0 and Vaughn Johnson was 3-1 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals.

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped four Central Lakes Conference rivals; Fergus Falls 47-22, Rocori 47-19, Sauk Rapids 36-33 and Willmar 31-30 in a very exciting dual. They earned ninth place with 86 points at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Trent Piepenbrug and Justin Cumberbatch both won championships, Ben Bogart earned fifth place and Blake Olhausen took sixth place. The Cardinals went 2-2 at the Monticello "Magic" Duals with wins over Faribault 42-24 and Hopkins 39-26. They dropped duals to No. 6AAA Shakopee 30-22 and to No. 11AA Monticello 39-24. Trent Piepenburg, Tony Hubbard and Justin Cumberbatch were all 4-0 and Dylan Kriese, Mike Schluter and Shawn Nelson were all 3-1 at the Magic duals.

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Central Lakes Conference rival Fergus Falls 41-27 and they dropped a close dual to conference rival Willmar 33-27. The Warriors took seventh place with 81 points at the Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Invitational with ten place winners. Jeff Flickinger, Levi Rubin, Casey Biever and Sam Adams all earned second place. Luke Boran earned third place and Bryton Mutz, Andy Schlosser and Dan Babineau all earned fourth place. Tommy Schlosser and Chris Laber took fifth place.

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sauk Rapids 41-25 and St. Cloud Tech 44-21. They dropped duals to AAA Lean and Mean Little Falls 57-10 and to Class A Royalton 35-30. They had a great tourney performance with 197 points to earn second place at the Ogilvie "Lions" Invitational. Drew Bienusa, Zach Pederson, Daniel Vitale and Nick Jensen all won championships. Noah Piechel, Jon Pelach, Zach Motschke, Garrett Counter and Creedance McDermond all earned second place. Rylee Moliter and Theo Deuel both earned third place and Sam Krauel took fourth place.

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The Lumberjacks dropped duals to very good Section 8AAA rival Moorhead 36-25, Badger-Greenbush-Middle River No. 12 A ranked 35-33, to No. 11AA ranked Perham 58-17 and to AA Lean and Mean Thief River Falls 42-23. They went 1-3 at the Hibbing "Bluejacket" Duals with a big win over Mound-Westonka 44-30 and they dropped duals to AAA Lean and Mean Centennial 46-22 and to AA Lean and Mean Chisago Lakes 39-31.

SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference rival Rocori 44-30 and they lost to Conference rivals Willmar 49-30 and St. Cloud Tech 34-31. The Eagles had three place winners at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational to earned 20th place with 79 points in a field of sixty-five teams. Mitch Bengston won the championship at 138 pounds with a 6-0 mark. Mitch was also named the Outstanding wrestler of this huge tournament. Bryce Kirchner earned second place with a 4-1 mark and Matt Braun earned 7th place with a 6-2 mark. They had a great tournament performance with 158 points to earned second place at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Matt Braun, Mitch Bengtson and Grant Nehring all won championships and Peter Nelson and Bryce Kirchner both earned second place. Congratulations to Matt Braun as he won his 75th career match at the Foley tourney. They dropped a dual to Class A Lean and Mean Holdingford 45-28; before a estimated crowd of 800 people. The Eagles went 1-2 at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals with a win over cross town rival St. Cloud Tech 51-13. They dropped their quarter-final dual they lost to No. 4AAA ranked Albert Lea 57-21 and in the fifth place dual they lost to No. 3AA ranked Foley 40-24. Bryce Kirchner, Grant Nehring and Peter Nelson were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm split Central Lakes Conference duals; they topped St. Cloud Tech 41-28 and Rocori 48-28. They lost to Sartell 41-25 and Alexandria 36-33. They had three place winners at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Tournament. Austin Walz and Chris Keske both earned second place and Dylan Vait earned third place at this sixteen team event. The Storm has a 1-2 mark at the St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals with a win over cross town rival St. Cloud Tech 57-20 to earn seventh place. They lost to No. 1AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville in the quarterfinals 53-3 and to No. 3AA ranked Foley in the consolation semifinals 62-6. Chris Keske won all three of his matches at the Kiffmeyer duals.

 ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks topped conference rival Champlin Park 34-30. They had one place winner at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red' Invitational; Evan Caldon earned fifth place with a 6-2 mark and Cole Moening went 2-2 at the Rumble on the Red. The Elks had a great tournament performance with 184.5 points to earned second place at the St. Francis "Fighting Saints" Invitational. Garrett Caldon was their lone champion and Ben Gibas, Cole Moening, Evan Caldon, Kyle Ziemer and Garrett Van Eps all earned second place. Ryan Osberg, Jacob Brown and William Saunders all earned third place and Andrew Perry and Trevor Brink both earned fourth place.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers topped a pair of Central Lakes Conference rivals Rocori 39-33 and in a very exciting dual over cross town rival St. Cloud Apollo 34-31. They dropped a conference duals to Sauk Rapids 41-28, Sartell 44-21 and to Section 8AAA rival Little Falls 56-22. They had one place winner at the Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Invitational as Jerrad Nieland earned fourth place with a 4-2 mark in this sixty-five team field of teams. The Tigers earned 101 points to earn seventh place at the Mora "Mustang" Invitational. Jerrad Nieland won their only championship, Austin Brenner earned second place, Cole Schreder earned third place, Noah Voight earned fourth place and Patrick Niehaus took fifth place. They went 0-3 at their dual meet invite "Kiffmeyer" Duals. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 5AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 67-9, in the Consolation semifinals St. Cloud Apollo 51-13 and to Sauk Rapids 57-20 in the seventh place dual.

ROGERS ROYALS

The Royals topped AA rivals Brooklyn Center 46-12, Spectrum 63-18 and AAA foe Park Center 46-13. Kyler Swanson, Philip Anderson, Conner Larson, Cruz Martinez, Jake Owen, Steffen Paige and Jordan Lemcke were all 3-0 at their quadrangular. Kyler Swanson won his 100th career match at the quad. They topped Columbia Heights and Robbinsdale Armstrong 36-25 and dropped a dual to Champlin Park at the Champlin Quad. Connor Larson, Phillip Anderson, Kyler Swanson and Ryan Lien were all 3-0 at the quad. They dropped a pair of duals to Cambridge-Isanti 62-9 and Saint Francis 51-14. The Royals earned seventh place at the Zimmerman "Thunder" Invitational with 64 points. Peter Oakland won their only championship, Andrew Piehl earned second place, Connor Larson earned fourth place and Brandon Magnuson and Jordan Bond both took fifth place. The Royals earned third place with 161 points at the Brooklyn Center "Centuer" Invitational. Cruz Martinez won their only championship, Phillip Anderson and Ryan Lien both earned third place. Connor Larson, Tyler Eicher and Andrew Piehl earned fourth place and Jake Owens took fifth place.

ROCORI SPARTANS

 The Spartans topped Section 6AAA foe Buffalo 40-32 and they dropped duals to Central Lakes Conference rivals Sauk Rapids 48-28, St. Cloud Tech 39-33, St. Cloud Apollo 44-30 and Alexandria 47-19.

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison dropped duals to Section 6AAA foe Rocori 40-32 and they topped Section 6AAA foe Robbinsdale 45-30. They lost to rival Mississippi 8 Conference rival Monticello 66-18. They had two place winners at the Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Invitational. Adam Treptau earned third place and he also won his 60th career match. Hunter earned fourth place at the Foley tourney. The Bison earned sixth place at the St. Francis "Fighting Saints" Invitational with 88 points. Adam Treptau won their only championship and Jonathon Wirkkala earned third place. Joe O'Flanagan, Ian Scherber and Josh Anderson all earned fourth place and Matt Ruh and Wyatt Jacobson-Hanson both took fifth place.

Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report (17th ANNUAL) Season Summary

Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report (17th ANNUAL) Season Summary
Season Summary

March 24, 2012

By Roger Mischke

A special thanks to all the coaches and statisticians that sent me their results throughout the season. That is what makes these columns possible to be able to be put together. Again this is for the wrestlers, parents, schools and community. Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net and thematrat@live.com those season summaries if you haven’t already done so. If you have a booklet please contact me for my address.


MAT RATS CLASS A INDIVIDUAL TEAM OF 2011-2012
106 Cameron Sykora Border West 9th Grade 45-1 State Champion
113 Shane Novak New York Mills 11th Grade 42-1 State Champion
120 Tanner Mills Kimball 11th Grade 46-2 3rd Place State/Section Champion
126 Hayden Rouser ACGC 12th Grade 43-2 2nd Place State/Section Champion
132 Logan Peterson ACGC 10th Grade 39-9 3rd Place State/2nd Section
138 Mike Jarnot Holdingford 12th Grade 45-1 3rd Place State/Section Champion
145 Larry Bomstad ACGC 10th Grade 42-1 2nd Place State/Section Champion
152 Jordan Chounard Aitkin 12th Grade 39-3 5th Place State/Section Champion
160 Jordan Rothers KMS 11th Grade 44-1 2nd State/Section Champion
171 Travis Schieflebein Kimball 12th Grade 37-7 2nd Place/2nd Section
182 Greg Erlandson Breckenridge 12th Grade 39-5 4th Place State/2nd Section
195 Brent Jaenesch MACCRAY/RCW 12th Grade 37-9 4th Place State/2nd Section
220 Alex Thurber Kimball 12th Grade 46-4 5th State/Section Champion
285 Colin Turchin BHV 12th Grade 41-2 3rd State/Section Champion



MAT RATS CLASS A TEAM OF THE YEAR

KIMBALL CUBS (34-1 Overall)
Section 5A Champions
Class A State Runner Up
Central Minnesota Conference Champions (6-0)
Thirteen Section Place Winners
Ten State Qualifiers
Seven State Place Winners
First Place Cannon Falls “Bombers” Tournament
Second Place Delano “Tigers” Tournament
First Place Fergus Falls “Pudge Anderson” Duals (3-0)
First Place Staples-Motley “Don Dravis” Duals (3-0)
First Place Rush City “Tigers” Tournament

CO-MOST IMPROVED CLASS A TEAMS

BELGRADE-BROOTEN ELROSA JAGUARS
Final Four Section 5A
11-9 Overall
Eight Section Place Winners
Three State Qualifiers/One Place Winner
First Place Browerville/Eagle Valley “Bronco” Duals
Fourth Place BBE “Jaguar” Tournament
Fourth Place New London-Spicer “Wildcat” Tournament
Fourth Place Maple Grove “Crimson” Tournament
Fourth Place BBE “Jaguar” Tournament

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS
Final Four Section 8A
9-8 Overall
5-1 Park Region Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Two State Qualifiers
Sixth Place Wadena-Deer Creek “Wolverine” Tournament
Four Place Park Region Conference Tournament
Fourth Place Mahnomen-Waubun “Cougar” Duals
19th Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tournament (32 Teams)


MAT RATS CLASS AA INDIVIDUAL TEAM OF 2011-2012
106 Jakob Stageberg New London-Spicer 10th Grade 40-6 3rd State/ 2nd Section
113 Tristan Manderfeld Foley 11th Grade 34-3 3rd State/Section Champion
120 Ty Griffin Rockford 10th Grade 36-3 State Champion/2nd Section
126 John Weeding Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 12th Grade 41-4 2nd State/Section Champion
132 Chase Austvold New London-Spicer 12th Grade 44-4 3rd State/Section Champion
138 Chevy Goble Foley 12th Grade 32-12 2nd State/Section Champion
145 Tim Ostby Morris Area/Hancock/CA 12th Grade 36-4 2nd State/Section Champion
152 Cory Nelson Becker 12th Grade 34-10 2nd State/Section Champion
160 John Redepenning Rockford 12th Grade 40-3 State Champion/Section Champion
170 Jake Earl Milaca 12th Grade 39-11 Section Champion
182 Tanner Tobkin New London-Spicer 12th Grade 42-7 3rd State/Section Champion
195 Justin Ladehoff Milaca 12th Grade 25-2 Section Champion
220 J. D. Struxness Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 11th Grade 40-4 2nd State/Section Champion
285 Zach Gibson Morris Area/Hancock/CA 12th Grade 37-4 4th State/Section Champion

MAT RATS CLASS AA TEAM OF THE YEAR

FOLEY FALCONS (27-2 Overall)
Section 6AA Champions
Third State Class AA
Thirteen Section Place Winners
Ten State Qualifiers/Five State Place Winners
Granite Ridge Conference Champions
First Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Tournament
First Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Tournament
Fourth Place Fargo/Moorhead “Rumble on The Red” Tournament
Third Place St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals
First Place Dassel Cokato “Charger” Duals
First Place Saint Michael-Albertville “Knights” Duals
First Place Foley “Falcon” Duals

MOST IMPROVED AA TEAM OF THE YEAR

PEQUOT LAKE/PINE RIVER ROAD CREW (20-3 OVERALL)
Section 8AA Runner Up
Nine Section Place Winners
Four State Qualifiers
Mid-State Conference Dual Champions
Second Place Mid-State Conference Tournament
Third Place Wadena-Deer Creek “Wolverine” Tournament
Fifth Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tournament (32 Teams)
Second Place Osakis “Silverstreak” Duals
Third Place Morris Area “Tigers” Tournament


MAT RATS CLASS AAA INDIVIDUAL TEAM OF 2011-2012
106 Brian Maas Bemidji 9th Grade 36-6 3rd State/Section Champion
113 Tommy Thorn STMA 10th Grade 47-1 State Champion/Section Champion
120 Cole Sladek STMA 11th Grade 41-5 4th State/Section Champion
126 Mitch Bengtson St. Cloud Apollo 11th Grade 43-1 2nd State/Section Champion
132 Mark Voss STMA 10th Grade 40-10 2nd State/ 2nd Section
138 Grant Nehring St. Cloud Apollo 11th 43-3 State Champion/Section Champion
145 Josh Halicke Sartell 12th 22-5 2nd Section
152 Nam Nguyen St. Cloud Apollo 12th 31-4 4th State/Section Champion
160 Travis Holt Cambridge-Isanti 11th 41-7 5th State/Section Champion
170 Levi Rubin Brainerd 11th 29-11 6th State/Section Champion
182 Chase Morlock Moorhead 11th 44-4 State Champion/Section Champion
195 Clayton Jennissen Cambridge-Isanti 12th Grade 44-4 3rd State/Section Champion
220 Nick Edling STMA 12th 36-5 5th Section/2nd Section
285 Jerrad Nieland St. Cloud Tech 11th 39-7 3rd State/2nd Section


MAT RATS CLASS AAA TEAM OF 2011-2012

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIHGTS (29-7 Overall)
Class AAA State Runner Up
Section 7AAA Champions
Twelve Section Place Winners
Nine State Qualifiers/Seven State Place Winners
Mississippi 8 Conference Champions
First Place Saint Michael-Albertville “Knights” Tournament
First Place Coon Rapids “Cardinals” Duals
Third Place Minnesota “Rochester Christmas” Tournament
Second Place St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals
First Place Annandale/Maple Lake “Lightning” Duals
4-2 Minnesota National Duals “The Clash”



MOST IMPROVED AAA TEAM OF THE YEAR

WILLMAR CARDINALS (20-7 Overall)
Section 6AAA Champions
6-2 Central Lakes Conference
Thirteen Section Place Winners
Seven State Qualifiers
First Place Willmar “Cardinal Classic” Tournament
Third Place Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa “Jaguar” Tournament
Fourth Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tournament (32 Teams)
Fifth Place Hutchinson “Tiger” Tournament
Fifth Place Montevideo “David Roder Memorial” Tournament

CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(All the conferences listed below includes all the Central Minnesota Mat Rats Teams. More conference standings to come.)

GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE
Foley Falcons 5-0 27-2
Milaca Wolves 4-1 30-10
Little Falls Flyers 3-2 23-10
Mora Mustangs 2-3 16-12
Princeton Tigers 1-4 6-16
Zimmerman Thunder 0-5 2-17

MISSISSIPPI 8 CONFERENCE
Saint Michael-Albertville Knights 6-0 23-7
Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 5-1 26-6
Becker Bulldogs 4-2 18-5
Monticello Magic 3-3 15-16
Big Lake Hornets 2-4 7-8
Rogers Royals 1-5 7-13
Buffalo Bison 0-6 5-19

WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERCENCE
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons 6-0 23-7
Dawson-Boyd/LQPV United 5-1 18-8
Morris Area/Hancock/CA Tigers 4-2 8-4
BOLD WARRIORS 3-3 9-14
Montevideo Thunderhawks 2-4 6-10
Yellow Medicine East Sting 1-5 8-18
Benson Braves 0-6 N-A

WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERNCE
New London-Spicer Wildcats 4-0 17-6
Paynesville Bulldogs 3-1 17-4
Minnewaska Lakers 2-2 8-14
Melrose/Sauk Centre 1-3 3-14
Albany Huskies 0-4 2-12

CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 7-1 14-9
Willmar Cardinals 6-2 20-9
Brainerd Warriors 6-2 13-5
Fergus Falls Otters 6-2 12-8
Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres 5-3 8-9
St. Cloud Tech Tigers 3-5 14-12
Rocori Spartans 2-6 4-14
Sauk Rapids Storm 1-7 8-19
Alexandria Cardinals 0-8 2-18

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
Kimball Cubs 6-0 34-1
Pierz Pioneers 5-1 26-6
Holdingford Huskers 4-2 24-4
Rockford Rockets 3-3 9-9
Belgrade Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars 2-4 11-9
Howard Lake/Winsted/Waverly Lakers 1-5 4-12
Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles 0-6 5-15

PARK REGION CONFERENCE
NORTH HALF
New York Mills Eagles 4-0 14-5
United North Central Warriors 3-1 9-8
Bertha Hewitt/Verndale Raiders 2-2 10-13
Ottertail Central Bulldogs 1-3 10-4
Parker Prairie Panthers 0-5 2-21

SOUTH HALF
Osakis Silverstreaks 4-0 16-12
Royalton Royals 3-1 9-12
West Central Area Knights 1-3 7-12
Browerville/Eagle Valley Broncos 1-3 6-15
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder 1-3 4-14


GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
Aitkin Gobblers 5-0 14-5
Mille Lacs Raiders 4-1 11-8
Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City Jaguars 3-2 16-9
Rush City/Braham Tigers 2-3 3-6
Ogilvie Lions 1-4 2-9
Cloquet/Esko/Barnum Lumberjacks 0-5 2-18

CAMDEN CONFERENCE
Minneota Vikings 5-0 25-3
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints 4-1 15-4
Canby Lancers 3-2 17-12
Tracy Milroy/Balaton Panthers 2-3 8-17
MACCRAY/Renville County West Jaguars 1-4 10-15
Ortonville Trojans 0-5 1-16

MID-STATE CONFERENCE
Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus Road Crew 5-0 20-3
Park Rapids Panthers 4-1 16-8
Detroit Lakes Lakers 3-2 11-10
Staples-Motley Cardinals 2-3 9-12
Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 1-5 4-18
Crosby-Ironton Rangers 0-5 1-16

WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Hutchinson Tigers 8-0 26-6
Dassel Cokato Chargers 6-2 13-10
Annandale/Maple Lake Lightning 6-2 17-8
Litchfield Dragons 5-3 13-9
Mound-Westonka White Hawks 4-4 19-8
Waconia Wildcats 3-5 12-13
Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie Panthers 2-9 9-17
Delano Tigers 2-6 4-12

NORTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Chisago Lakes Wildcats 9-0 18-10
St. Francis Saints 8-1 15-18
Totino-Grace Eagles 8-1 11-3
Irondale Knights 6-3 13-13
North Branch Vikings 5-4 11-17
Fridley Tigers 3-6 7-13
Spring Lake Park Panthers 3-6 7-22
Benilde St. Margaret Red Knights 3-6 9-18
Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks 1-8 3-16
Columbia Heights Hylanders 0-9 4-15

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Coon Rapids Cardinals 10-0 24-9
Centennial Cougars 9-1 23-6
Anoka Tornadoes 8-2 12-15
Maple Grove Crimson 6-4 15-11
Blaine Bengels 6-4 10-13
Champlin Park Rebels 5-5 17-14
Elk River Elks 4-6 5-16
Andover Huskies 4-6 8-10
Osseo Orioles 3-7 5-15
Armstrong 1-9 5-23
Park Center Pirates 0-10 2-25

MAT KING CONFERENCE
Grand Rapids Thunderhawks 5-0 16-4
Hibbing Bluejackets 4-1 12-14
Bemidji Lumberjacks 3-2 7-19
Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans 2-3 11-7
Deer River Warriors 1-4 NA
Virginia Blue Devils 0-5 1-17


INDEPENDANTS
Moorhead Spuds 15-11
Border West Buccaneers 17-10

CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS 17th ANNUAL SECTION and STATE TOURNAMENT REPORT

By Roger Mischke

March 18, 2011

Coaches, please send me a season summary including the following information:
• List of all Varsity Wrestlers:
o Name
o Grade
o Wins and Losses Records (Ind. Stats isn’t needed)
o Section and State Placement
o All-Conference Honors
• Summary of Tournaments (Example: 2nd place 129 Points 8 place winners):
o Team Placing
o Points
o Number of Place Winners
If you want to share your end of the season booklets, I do enjoy seeing those, but I am mainly interested in the above information. Contact me for a mailing address if you have a book to share. Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email to matrat@charter.net or thematrat@live.com. Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke

GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE

There were 24 State Qualifiers and 9 State place winners from the Granite Ridge Conference.
FOLEY FALCONS (27-2)
Class AA Third Place
Quarterfinals
Foley 47 Windom Area 10
Semifinals
Scott West 31 Foley 21
Third Place
Foley 32 Kasson-Mantorville 22

The Falcons had four wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Chevy Goble, Tyler Bemboom, Sam Olson and Taylor Lewandowski.

MILACA WOLVES (30-10)
Class AA Fifth Place
Quarterfinals
Simley 44 Milaca 17
Consolation Semifinals
Milaca 39 Windom Area 31
Fifth Place
Milaca 35 Monticello 34

The Wolves had two wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Joe Moscho and Justin Ladehoff.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS (23-10)
Class AAA Sixth Place
Quarterfinals
Hastings 47 Little Falls 19
Consolation Semifinals
Little Falls 39 Champlin Park 28
Fifth Place
White Bear Lake 36 Little Falls 27

The Flyers had three wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Frank Wilczek, Justin Jenks and Dillon Kifer.

State Place Winners

Foley
Chevy Goble 12th 138 Pounds 32-12 2nd Place
Tristan Manderfeld 11th 113 Pounds 34-3 3rd Place
Taylor Lewandowski 12th 160 Pounds 46-2 3rd Place
Tyler Jenson 12th 120 Pounds 34-12 4th Place
Tyler Funk 11th 106 Pounds 43-6 6th Place

Milaca
Jonah Gahm 11th 132 Pounds 44-7 4th Place

Little Falls
Dillon Kifer 12th 138 Pounds 43-5 5th Place

Mora
Cody LaFromboise 11th 160 Pounds 31-6 4th Place
Brent Nelson-Schroeder 12th 145 Pounds 45-5 5th Place


FOLEY FALCONS
Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Foley 69 Princeton 0
Semifinals
Foley 51 Litchfield 19
Championship
Foley 39 New London-Spicer 14

The Falcons had five wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including William Sustercich, Tyler Funk, Tristan Manderfeld and Taylor Lewandowski.

The Falcons had thirteen section place winners including: six championships were Tyler Funk, Tristan Manderfeld, Tyler Jenson, Chevy Goble, Taylor Lewandowski and Sam Olson. Earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were: Carter Nielsen, Tyler Bemboom, Will Sustercich and Nick Lefebvre. Tony Kipka and Cameron Svihla both earned third places and Tyler Midas took fourth place.

MILACA WOLVES
Section 7AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Milaca 41 North Branch 28
Semifinals
Milaca 54 Hibbing 15
Championship
Milaca 45 Mora 25

The Wolves had seven wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including Ray Hoffman, Joey Curtis, Chris Newgard, Jake Earl, Justin Ladehoff, Brandon Merten and Jordan Ahner.
The Wolves had ten section place winners including: four section championships by Joey Curtis, Joe Moscho, Jake Earl and Justin Ladehoff. Earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were: Jonah Gahm, Jordan Ahner and Ray Hoffman. Chris Newgard and Brandon Merten both earned third place and Josh Otten took sixth place.

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
Section 8AAA Champions
Quarterfinal
Little Falls 44 Sauk Rapids 23
Semifinals
Little Falls 57 St. Cloud Tech 13
Championship
Little Falls 46 St. Cloud Apollo 24

The Flyer had three wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including Frank Wilczek, Connor Scherping and Adam Grams.
The Wolves had eleven section place winners including: one championship by Frank Wilczek. Earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were: Connor Scherping and Dillon Kifer. Justin Jenks, Axel Lange, Adam Grams and Trysten Ross all earned third places, David Copa earned fourth place and Jordan Petron, Tyler Gastecki and Coner Swanson all took sixth place.


MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustang topped Chisago Lakes in their quarterfinal section 7AA dual 41-28 and in the semifinals they topped Grand Rapids 42-18. They came up short in their quest for a Section 7AA championship as they lost to Milaca 45-25. Brent Nelson-Schroeder and Ken Kastenbauer were 3-0 in the Section 7AA duals.
The Mustangs had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers; winning championships were Brent Nelson-Schroeder and Cody LaFromboise. Those earning a trip to the state by earning second place was Sam Lawrence. Zach Smith and Nick Kastenbauer both earned third place, Tom Hischer, Brandon Lucking, Jordan Tober and Austin Richard all earned fifth place and taking sixth place were Quinn VanVleet and Tony Jenson.

PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers topped Melrose/Sauk Centre in their preliminary Section 6AA dual before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Foley 69-0. The Tigers had six section place winners including one state qualifier by section champion Josh Linder. Louie Sevaty and Billy McClay both earned third place and Tim Bialka, Cory Messer and Wyatt Ross all earned fifth places.

ZIMMERMAN THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their Section 6AA preliminary dual to Annandale/Maple Lake 60-13. They had three section place winners; Mitch Robinson earned third place, Hunter Smith earned fifth place and Austin May took sixth place.


MISSISSIPPI EIGHT CONFERENCE

There were 28 State Qualifiers and 13 State place winners including one state champion from the Mississippi 8 Conference.

SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (29-7)

Class AAA Second Place
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 56 Champlin Park 7
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 31 Hastings 19
Championship
Apple Valley 49 Saint Michael-Albertville 24

The Knights had two wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Tommy Thorn and Cole Sladek.

STATE CHAMPION
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Tommy Thorn 10th Grade 113 Pounds 47-1

State Place Winners
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTIVLLE
Mark Voss 10th Grade 132 Pounds 40-10 2nd Place
Ricky Briggs 11th Grade 182 Pounds 14-7 2nd Place
Lincoln Mallinger 11th Grade 138 Pounds 42-27 3rd Place
Mitchell Eull 11th Grade 195 Pounds 40-9 3rd Place
Cole Sladek 11th Grade 120 Pounds 42-4 4th Place
Nick Edling 12th Grade 220 Pounds 36-4 5th Place

CAMBRIDGE-ISANI
Clayton Jennissen 12th Grade 182 Pounds 44-4 3rd Place
Travis Holt 11th Grade 160 Pounds 41-7 5th Place
Cody Skog 10th Grade 152 Pounds 36-8 6th Place

BECKER
Corey Nelson 12th Grade 152 Pounds 34-10 2nd Place
Colten Vekved 11th Grade 145 Pounds 38-9 6th Place

MONTICELLO
Nic Grimley 12th Grade 220 Pounds 34-6 Third Place


SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERVILLE KNIGHTS
Section 7AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 51 St. Francis 16
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 34 Forest Lake 19
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 34 Cambridge-Isanti 19

The Knights had four wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including: Aaron Dick, Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek and Lincoln Mallinger.

The Knights had twelve section place winners including nine state qualifiers; winning championships were: Aaron Dick, Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek, and Michael Kessler. Earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were: Mark Voss, Lincoln Mallinger, Ricky Briggs, Mitchell Eull and Nick Edling. Jake Briggs earned third place, Wayne Voss earned fourth place and Owen Gammell took sixth place.


CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
The Bluejackets topped Elk River in their Section 7AAA quarterfinal dual 55-21 and they topped Coon Rapids in the Semifinals 43-22. They came up just a little short for the quest for a section championship at they lost to Saint Michael-Albertville 34-19.The Bluejackets had three wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including Clayton Jennissen, Cole Bakke and Travis Holt.

The Bluejackets had twelve section place including three state qualifiers; winning championships were Cody Skog, Travis Holt and Clayton Jennissen. Tommy Guy, Tyler Tischer, Ben Harnett and Ty Torgerson all earned third place and Cole Bakke and Robbie Phillips earned fourth place. Nate Medin and Kyle Chromy both earned fifth place and Kyle Willette took sixth place.

BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Annandale/Maple Lake in their quarterfinal Section 6AA dual 33-30. They dropped their semifinal section dual to New London-Spicer 39-31. The Bulldogs had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Michael Soule, Matt Sadlowsky, Cory Nelson, Colten Vekved and Luke Schmalz.
The Bulldogs had ten section place including three state qualifiers; winning three championships were Cory Nelson, Matt Sadowsky and Colton Vekved. Bobby Lee and Mike Smith both earned third place and Mike Soule, Sam Kirchner and Baten Lovette all earned fourth place. Austin Halvorson earned fifth place and Grant Knick took sixth place.

MONTICELLO MAGIC
Section 5AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Monticello 81 Spectrum 0
Semifinals
Monticello 60 Benilde-St. Margaret 10
Championship
Monticello 47 Rockford 24

The Magic had six wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including; Zach Beaumaster, Jake Berthiaume, Ross Hendrickson, Luke Palmer, Nic Grimley and Brent Riddle.

The Magic had eleven section place winners including seven state qualifiers; winning championships were; Nic Grimley, Eric Bourgeois, Zach Beaumaster, Jake Berthiaume and Ross Henderson. Earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were Logan Stiller and Seth Gardner. Brent Riddle, Luke Palmer and Tevin Zavadil all earned third place and Nick Vetsch earned fourth place.



BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets were forced to forfeit their Section 6AA preliminary dual to Albany. The Hornets had nine section place winners including a pair of fourths were earned by Cody Knaeble and Levi Juhl. Deven Donais and Cole Knaeble both earned fifth place and taking sixth place were Logan Donais, Josiah Brown, Mitchell Brady, Michael Blume and Colton Pollock.

BUFFALO BISON
The Bison topped Rocori in the Section 6AAA preliminary dual 39-33 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Willmar 56-16.

The Bison had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers; Tanner Maus won a championship and Lucas Mock, Jonathan Wirkkala and Adam Treptau all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Andrew Mock earned third place and Cedric Jimenz and Walker Rusk both earned fourth place.


ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals dropped their quarterfinal Section 5AAA dual to Maple Grove 51-15. The Royals had five section place winners including two state qualifiers. Clay LeVasseur earned a section championship and Philip Anderson earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Kyle Swanson earned third place, Connor Larson earned fourth place and Ryan Lien earned fifth place.


WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE (NORTH AND SOUTH)

There were 40 State Qualifiers and 16 State place winners including one championship from the West Central Conference.

STATE CHAMPION
Paynesville
Dominick Platow 12th Grade 285 Pounds 40-5

STATE PLACEWINNERS

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Hayden Rouser 12th Grade 126 Pounds 43-3 2nd Place
Larry Bomstad 10th Grade 145 Pounds 42-1 2nd Place
Logan Peterson 10th Grade 132 Pounds 39-9 3rd Place
Matt Meyer 12th Grade 138 Pounds 43-5 4th Place
James Nelson 12th Grade 182 Pounds 43-4 5th Place

NEW LONDON-SPICER
Tanner Tobkin 12th Grade 182 Pounds 42-7 3rd Place
Chase Austvold 12th Grade 132 Pounds 44-4 3rd Place
Jakob Stageberg 10th Grade 106 Pounds 41-6 3rd Place
Ben Henle 12th Grade 126 Pounds 16-7 4th Place
Dylan Hanson 12th Grade 160 Pounds 37-10 5th Place

DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV
Sam Haas 12th Grade 160 Pounds 44-2 2nd Place
J. D. Struxness 11th Grade 220 Pounds 41-4 2nd Place
John Weeding 12th Grade 126 Pounds 41-4 2nd Place

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK AREA/CHOKIO ALBERTA
Tim Ostby 12th Grade 145 Pounds 36-4 2nd Place
Zach Gibson 12th Grade 285 Pounds 37-5 4th Place

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
The Falcons topped Eden Valley-Watkins in the quarterfinals of the Section 5A duals 72-4 and in the semifinals they topped Paynesville 51-13. Their quest for a section championship fell short as they dropped their final dual to Kimball 45-16. The Falcons had three wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including; Hayden Rouser, Matt Meyer and Larry Bomstad.

The Falcons had thirteen section place winners including nine state qualifiers; four section championships by Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomstad, James Nelson and Matt Meyer. Earning a trip to the state tournament Logan Peterson, Maverick Whitcomb,Tyler Berghuis,Colin Kragenbring and Lucas Damm with second place. Robert Rasmussen and Lee Whitcomb both earned third place; Jordan Fester earned fourth place and Derek Dengerud took fifth place.

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Albany in the Section 6AA quarterfinals 67-3 and Becker in the semifinals 39-31. They came up short in their quest for a section championship to Foley 39-14. The Wildcats had four wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including; Tanner Tobkin, Dylan Hanson, Chase Austvold and Ben Henle.

The Wildcats had eleven section place winners including seven state qualifiers; winning section championships were Ben Henle, Chase Austvold and Tanner Tobkin. Earning second place and a trip to the state tournament were Dylan Hanson, Jakob Stageberg, Treyton Austvold and Oden Rogers. Cameron Steffen earned third place, Kyle Cappelen earned fourth place and David Nething and Brandon Knisley both took sixth place.

DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United topped Tracy-Milroy in the quarterfinals of the Section 3AA duals 49-22 and in the semifinals they topped Adrian 33-26. Their quest for a section championship fell short against Windom Area as they fell short 38-30. The United had four wrestlers win all three section duals matches including Brandon Schmitt, J. D. Struxness, Sam Haas and John Weeding.

The United had ten section place winners including six state qualifiers; including championships by Sam Haas, John Weeding and J. D. Struxness. Earning second place and a trip to the state tournament were Brandon Schmitt, Garth Ochendorf and T. J. Fulton. Jordan Staab, Jared Roiland and Keith Abraham all earned third place and Jordan Bothun earned fourth place.

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK AREA/CHOKIO ALBERTA TIGERS
The Tigers topped Montevideo in their quarterfinals of their Section 3AA duals 39-29 and they dropped the semifinal to Windom Area 37-28. The Tigers had four wrestlers win both of their section dual matches including Zach Gibson, Joel Harrison, Connor Metzger and Tim Ostby.

The Tigers had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers by section champions Zach Gibson and Tim Ostby. Evan Nelson, Connor Metzger and Joel Harrison all earned third place, Travis Ostby, Myles Smith and Jordan Thooft all earned fourth place.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs toped Browerville/Eagle Valley in the quarterfinals of the section 5A duals 54-24 and they dropped their semifinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 51-13. The Bulldogs had two wrestlers win both of the section dual matches; Josh Hiepler and Dominick Platow.

The Bulldogs had nine section place winners including one state qualifier section champion Dominick Platow. Cole Woehler and Clay Spanier both earned third place, Derek Ludwig, Michael Ludwig and Jared Kuntsleben all earned fourth place, Josh Hiepler and Jon Dorf earned fifth place and Caleb Burris took sixth place.

BOLD WARRIORS
The Warriors lost their Section 3A quarterfinal dual to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 55-7. The Warriors had seven section place including one state qualifier; Brady Zitzman won his trip to the tournament by earning second place. Alex Hatch earned third place, Brett Grund and Trevor Nissen both earned fourth place. Ben Steffel, Sean Wiebel both earned fifth place and Chaz Rousch took sixth place.

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING
The Sting topped Benson in their quarterfinal Section 3A dual 49-21 before dropping their semifinal dual to Minneota 54-14. The Sting has three wrestlers win both of their section dual meet matches; Evan Knudson, Ted Refsland and Cody Bossman.

The Sting had nine section place winners including; Evan Knudson, Dylan Johnson and Cody Bossman all earning third place and Ted Refsland and Isaac Rillo both earned fourth place. Wyatt Hatch, Kirby Winson, Oscar Arc and Tim Savig all took sixth place.

MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Lakers topped Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in their Section 5A preliminary dual 40-36 and in their quarterfinal they lost to Kimball 73-4. Joseph Weaver won both of his matches in the section duals.

The Lakers had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Ryan Stottler. Zach Steffenson earned fourth place and Joseph Weaver, Danny Holtkamp and Brad Jacobs all earned fifth place and J. R Formo, Taylor Lundebrek and Jorge Munoz-Peterson all took sixth place.

BENSON BRAVES
The Braves dropped their section 3A preliminary dual to Yellow Medicine East 49-21. They had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers. Morgan Staton, Sam Carruth and Tyler Jenson all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Bryce Goff earned third place, Ben Lundbrek earned fifth place and Joe Weber, Cody Hamerschmidt and Cody Baunaventura all took sixth place.

ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies dropped their quarterfinal dual to New London-Spicer 67-3. They had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Carter Holthaus earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Nick Mergen earned third place, Matthew Schlangen, Brady Winkels and Eric Schmidt all earned fourth place and Philip Maus earned fifth place.

MONTEVIDEO THUNDERHAWKS
The Thunder Hawks topped Redwood Valley in the preliminary dual of Section 3AA and they dropped their quarterfinal dual Morris Area 39-29. The Thunder Hawks had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches. Tanner Welling, Justin Linderman, Mitch Kwilinski and Spencer Sulfow.

The Thunder Hawks had three section place winners Logan Kroshal earned third place and Cody Hiepler and Tanner Lindemann both earned fourth place.

MELROSE/SAUK CENTRE
The Crew dropped their section 6AA preliminary dual to Princeton 43-21. They had three section place winners including one state qualifier; Roosevelt Austin earned second place and Tommy Latzka earned third place and Will Funk earned fifth place.


CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE

There were 27 State Qualifiers and 8 State place winners from the Central Lakes Conference.

WILLMAR CARDINALS (20-7)
Section 6AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Apple Valley 58 Willmar 12
Consolation Semifinals
White Bear Lake 31 Willmar 30

The Cardinals had two wrestlers that won both matches at the state tourney duals; Martin Cabrera and Cass Herzog. Note Cass Herzog was named to the West Fargo Bank All State Dual Meet Tournament Team.

STATE CHAMPIONS

ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Grant Nehring 11th Grade 138 Pounds 43-3

STATE PLACEWINNERS

St. Cloud Apollo
Mitch Bengtson 11th Grade 126 Pounds 43-1 2nd Place
Grant Dullinger 12th Grade 113 Pounds 37-7 3rd Place
Nam Nguyen 12t Grade 152 Pounds 31-4 4th Place

St. Cloud Tech
Jerrad Nieland 11th Grade 285 Pounds 39-7 3rd Place

Alexandria
Trent Piepenburg 10th Grade 106 Pounds 38-7 4th Place

Brainerd
Levi Rubin 11th Grade 170 Pounds 29-11 6th Place

Fergus Falls
Abbot Aho 11th Grade 113 Pounds 40-7 6th Place

WILLMAR CARDINALS
Section 6AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Willmar 56 Buffalo 15
Semifinals
Willmar 57 Mound-Westonka 15
Championship
Willmar 38 Wayzata 23

The Cardinals had seven wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including; Logan Walkow, Estevean Navarro, Colten Carlson, Seth Pollock, Shaun Johnson, Martin Cabreba and Cass Herzog.

ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
The Eagles topped Bemidji in the quarterfinal dual of section 8AAA 43-30 and in the semifinals they topped Moorhead 35-31 before falling short of their quest for a section championship to Little Falls 46-24. The Eagles had three wrestlers win all three section duals matches; including; Mitch Bengtson, Grant Nehring and Nam Nguyen.

The Eagles had nine section place winners including five state qualifiers; Mitch Bengtson, Grant Nehring, Grant Dullinger and Nam Nguyen all won section championships and Bryce Kirchner earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Matt Braun earned third place, Jerad Morford and Dylan Mehr both earned fourth place and Peter Nelson took sixth place.

BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors dropped their quarterfinal section 8AAA dual to Moorhead 37-22. The Warriors had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers; Dan Babineau and Levi Rubin won section championships and Casey Biever and Jace Engelmann both earned second place for the trip to the tournament. Shane White, Nate Adam, Jeff Flickinger, Sam Adams and James White all earned third place, and Luke Boran took sixth place.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers topped Sartell in the quarterfinals of the section 8AAA duals and they fell to Little Falls 57-13 in the semifinals. The Tigers had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Jerrad Nieland, Bryant Amundson and Brady Brouwer.

The Tigers had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; both Jerrad Nieland and Bryant Amundson earned second place. Tommy O'Brien earned third place and Brady Brouwer earned fourth place. Nathan Lortz, Cole Schreder and Noah Voigt all earned fifth place and Joey Reed took sixth place.

SARTELL SABRES
The Sabres dropped their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual to St. Cloud Tech 34-29. They had ten section place winners including three state qualifiers; Brady Goebel and Daniel Vitale both won section championships and Josh Halicke earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Jed Anderson earned third place, Anthony Thene and Drew Bienusa both earned fourth place. Nick Jensen and Jon Pelach both earned fifth place and Jake Minor and Sam Krauel both took sixth place.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters topped Park Rapids in the quarterfinals of section 8AA duals and they dropped their semifinal dual to Perham 41-19. The Otters had four wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Hayden Zenner, Walker Heinen, Tyler Gize and Abbot Aho.

The Otters had eleven section place winners including one state qualifiers; section champion Abbot Aho. Abram Aho, Gus Makovsky and Ben Schindler all earned third place and Dane Ringquist earned fourth place. Hayden Zenner earned fifth place and Justin Polejewski, Walker Heinen, Coy Thorson and Tyler Giza all earned sixth place.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM
The Storm topped Alexandria in their section 8AAA preliminary dual 45-18 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Little Falls 44-23. The Storm had three wrestlers that won both of their dual meet matches; Eric Olson, Chris Keske and Sean Pearson.

The Storm had ten section place winners and one state qualifier; Eric Olson earned second place. Austin Walz, Chris Keske, McKay Ness, Nate Krepp and Dylan Vait all earned fourth place, Chuck Rudy and Taylor Rau both earned fifth place and Sean Pearson took sixth place.

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals dropped their preliminary section 8AAA dual to Sauk Rapids 45-18. They had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers; Justin Cumberbatch and Troy Hubbard both won Section championships and Trent Piepenburg earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Blake Olhausen earned fourth place, Gage Sonczalla and Shawn Nelson both earned fifth place and Jake Neinaber and Dyaln Kriese both took sixth place.

ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans dropped their section 6AAA preliminary dual to Buffalo 39-33. They had seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Sam Kuss earned second place. Jordan Hemmesch earned third place, Adam Kunz, Nate Ness and Tyler Hoffman all earned fourth place, Kolton Resseman earned fifth place and Curtis McCarney took sixth place.


CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
There were 32 State Qualifiers and 14 State place winners including two State champions from the Central Minnesota Conference.

KIMBALL CUBS (34-1)

Class A 2nd Place
Quarterfinals
Kimball 55 Barnesville 9
Semifinals
Kimball 35 Minneota 33
Championship
Jackson County Central 35 Kimball 28

The Cubs had five wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Austin Schiefelbein, Tanner Mills, Mitchell McKee, Quinten Berres and Marcus Hamer.

PIERZ PIONEERS (26-6)

Quarterfinals
Jackson County Central 52 Pierz 15
Consolation Semifinals
Lake Crystal Welcome Memorial 35 Pierz 34 (8th Criteria)

The Pioneers had three wrestlers that won both of their state dual meet matches; Chris Ortman, Brandon Sullivan and Nick Lochner.

STATE CHAMPIONS

ROCKFORD
John Redepenning 12th Grade 160 Pounds 40-3
Ty Griffin 10th Grade 120 Pounds 36-3

STATE PLACE WINNERS

Kimball
Travis Schiefelbein 12th Grade 170 Pounds 37-7 2nd Place
Mitchell McKee 8th Grade 106 Pounds 45-3 2nd Place
Tanner Mills 11th Grade 120 Pounds 46-2 3rd Place
Quinten Berres 9th Grade 113 Pounds 45-2 3rd Place
Jordan Joseph 9th Grade 160 Pounds 37-6 4th Place
Alex Thurber 12th Grade 220 Pounds 45-5 5th Place
Marcus Hamer 11th Grade 132 Pounds 42-8 6th Place

HOLDINGFORD
Michael Jarnot 12th Grade 138 Pounds 45-1 3rd Place
Zach Scott 9th Grade 106 Pounds 35-12 6th Place

PIERZ
Nathan Tomala 12th Grade 170 Pounds 40-6 5th Place

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA
Patrick Rooney 11th Grade 170 Pounds 39-2 3rd Place

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS
Cain Renner 10th Grade 138 Pounds 33-11 6th Place


KIMBALL CUBS
Section 5A Champions
Quarterfinals
Kimball 73 Minnewaska 4
Semifinals
Kimball 59 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6
Championship
Kimball 45 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 16

The Cub had nine wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including: Austin Schiefelbein, Alex Thurber, Travis Wills, Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Mitchell McKee, Quentin Bryce, Quinten Berres and Jordan Joseph.

The Cubs had thirteen section place winners including ten state qualifiers; Travis Schiefelbein, Austin Schiefelbein, Alex Thurber, Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Mitchell McKee, Jordan Joseph and Quinten Berres won section championships. Earning second place and a trip to the state tournament was Travis Wills and Caramon Hansen. Tim Konz and Quinten Bryce earned fourth place and Brady Mehr earned fifth place.

PIERZ PIONEERS
Section 7A Champions
Quarterfinals
Pierz 81 Columbia Heights 0
Semifinals
Pierz 53 Mille Lacs 22
Championship
Pierz 48 Holdingford 16


The Pioneers had nine wrestlers win all three section duals matches: including: Ryley Smude, Dustin Waytashek, Nathan Tomala, Brad Meyer, Alex Julich, Brandon Sullivan, Chris Ortman, Evan Woitalla, Kolton Eischens.

The Pioneers had thirteen section place winners including nine state qualifiers. Winning section championships were; Nathan Tomala, Chris Ortman and Evan Woitalla. Earning second place and a trip to the state tournament were Kolten Eischens, Ryley Smude, Brad Meyer, Alex Julich, Nich Lochner and Dustin Waytashek. Jordan Goebel earned third place and Brandon Sullivan and Brett Kapsner each earned fourth place.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS
The Huskiers topped Ogilvie in the quarterfinals of the section 7A duals 74-3 and they topped Aitkin in the semifinals 36-28. They fell short of their quest for a section championship to Pierz 48-16. They had two wrestlers win both of their section dual meet matches; Mike Jarnot and Trevor Scott.

The Huskiers had thirteen section place winners including five state qualifiers. Winning section championships were Mike Jarnot, Kyle Gerads, Mitch Messman and Zach Scott and earning second place and a trip to the state tournament was Adam Lane. Galen Piwowar, Trevor Scott, Tyler Schwartz, Kyle Kolstad and Nathan Brinker all earned third place, Matt Messman earned fourth place and Mitch Merten earned fifth place.


ROCKFORD ROCKETS
The Rockets topped Richfield in the quarterfinals of section 5AA 48-0 and Totino Grace in the semifinals 37-33. They fell a little short of their quest for a section championship as they lost to Monticello 47-24. They had four wrestlers that were 3-0 in the section dual meet matches; Ty Griffin, Zach Johnson, John Pedepenning and Adam Jakubowski.

The Rockets had eleven section place winners including five state qualifiers. John Pedepenning and Zach Johnson both won section championships and earning second place and a trip to the state tournament was Ty Griffin, Adam Jakubowski and Danny Lynch. Sasha Galka and Mike Gaspar each earned third place, Brad Johnson and Zach Klonne each earned fourth place, Daniel Payne earned fifth place and Cado Kana took sixth place.

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS
The Jaguars topped Osakis in the quarterfinals of the section 5A duals and they lost to Kimball in the semifinals 59-6. Patrick Rooney won both of his section dual meet matches.

The Jaguars had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers. Patrick Rooney won a section championship and earning second place and a trip to the state tournament was Tyler Tensen and Ross Rath. Dillon Knutson earned third place, Josey Tensen and Danny Rooney earned fourth place, Austin Jaeger earned fifth place and Colby Schramel took sixth place.

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
The Eagles dropped the Section 5A quarterfinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 72-4. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; earning second place and a trip to the state tournament was Cain Renner and Austin Peterson. Donavin McCann earned third place, Zach Blonigen earned fourth place and Tyler Donnay and Lyle Miller both earned sixth place.

HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers had nine section place winners; Dylan Youngren, William Schanus and Joel Koch all earned third place and Jeff Hausladen and Garrett Schanus both earned fifth place. Dylan Pelnis, Corey Otto, Chris Cox and Kyle Forbragd all took sixth place.


PARK REGION CONFERENCE
There were 18 State Qualifiers and 5 State place winners including one State champion from the Park Region Conference.

STATE CHAMPION

New York Mills
Shane Novak 11th Grade 113 Pounds 42-1

STATE PLACE WINNERS

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale
Colin Turchin 12th Grade 285 Pounds 41-2 3rd Place

Parkers Prairie
Tyler Scholosser 11th Grade 195 Pounds 32-9 4th Place

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL
Zach Matthys 12th Grade 132 Pounds 39-6 5th Place

Royalton
Andy Poster 12th Grade 126 Pounds 36-3 6th Place

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Pelican Rapids in the quarterfinals of the section 6A duals before falling to Border West in the semifinals 38-27. They had four wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual matches; Shane Novak, Max Carlson, Tyler Patron and Maison Roberts.

The Eagles had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers; Shane Novak and Maison Roberts both won section championships. Tyler Ehnert and Max Carlson both earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Jeremiah Harper, Tyler Patron and Noah Pesola all earned third place and Taylor Ericksrud and Andrew Minderman both earned fourth place and Gunner Flynn and Ryan Lee both took sixth place.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS
The Warriors topped Walker-Hackensack-Ackley-Nevis in the quarterfinals of the section 8A duals 39-36 before falling to Frazee in the semifinals 62-3. Taylor Carlson won both of his section dual meet matches.

The Warriors had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Jacob Malone was section champion and Taylor Carlson earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Max Pajari and Tommy Tellers both earned third place, Dylan Huttunen earned fourth place and Mike Johnson and Tristan Palmer both took sixth place.

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS
The Silverstreaks dropped their section 5A quarterfinal dual to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 46-28. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; both Trenton Coyer and Garret Scherr earned trips to the state tournament by earning second place. Cody Adophsen earned third place, Ryan Engfer earned fourth place, Brendan Coyer, Peter Hagen and Austin Rollag earned fifth place.

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Parkers Prairie in their section 6A preliminary dual 66-18 before falling to Barnesville in the quarterfinals 55-18. The Bulldogs has three wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Aaron Bengtson, Nolan Koch and Zach Matthys.

The Bulldogs had nine section place winners including one state qualifier; Zach Matthys was section champion. Zach Johnson earned third place, Aaron Burton earned fourth place, Austin Montgomery, Aaron Bengston and Darius Erlandson all earned fifth place, Charles Johnson and Dylan Schwartz both took sixth place.

ROYALTON ROYALS
The Royals dropped their section 7A quarterfinal dual to Mille Lacs 52-12. The Royals had six section place winners including three state qualifiers. Three section championships were won by Andy Poster, Mitch Lange and Cory Wensmann. Shaun Urbanski earned third place, Brad Knoll earned fourth place and Ty Held earned fifth place.

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS
The Raiders dropped their section 6A quarterfinal dual to Border West 41-30. The Raiders had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers. Colin Turchin and Dillon Card both won section championships, Dakota Finck earned third place. Andrews Bounds, Hayden Truax, Nick Bennett and Justin Gorden all earned fourth place and Marshall Wills took sixth place.

WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS
The Knights dropped their Section 6A quarterfinal dual to Breckenridge 40-28. They had six section place winners including one state qualifier. Kyle Martineau won the section championship, Ethan Supler earned third place and Jake Larkin earned fourth place. Warren Oberg earned fifth place and Royal Crow took sixth place.

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS
The Broncos dropped their Section 5A quarterfinal dual to Paynesville 54-24. They had five section place winners; Adam Sutlief earned third place, Preston Irsfeld and Austin Butler both earned fourth place. Tyler Kent earned fifth place and Matt Schettler took sixth place.

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their Section 5A preliminary dual to Minnewaska 40-36. They had five section place winners; Lenard Bennett and Miguel Ambirz both earned third place, Jamie Wright earned fourth place and Kody Kunerth and Miguel Botello both took sixth place.

PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers dropped their Section 6A preliminary dual to Ottertail Central 66-18. They had five section place winners including section champion Tyler Schlosser and Logan Nibbe, Mitchell Westerberg, Kyle Schlosser and Mike Kalpin all earned fifth place.


GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
There were 11 State Qualifiers and 2 State place winners from the Great River Conference.

AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers topped Minneapolis Patrick Henry in the Section 7A quarterfinals 56-18 before dropping their semifinal dual to Holdingford 36-28. They had four wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual matches; Cooper Blau, Jordan Chouanard, Adam Jackson and Jerod Novak.
The Gobblers had thirteen section place winners including five state qualifiers; Jordan Chouanard and Cooper Blau was a section champions. Isaac Novak, Brian Wold and Adam Bast all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Jack Braton, Jerod Novak and Alan Bast all earned third place, Shawn Phillips, Adam Jackson and Dan Nordean all earned fourth place and Lucas Anderson earned fifth place.

MILL LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Royalton in the Section 7A quarterfinals 52-21 before falling to Pierz in the semifinals 53-22. They had five wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual matches; Ben Sam, Nic Borchert, Andy Sammis, Cody Whitney and Matt Petty.
The Raiders had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers; Cody Whitney and Andy Sammis were both section champions. Nik Borchert and Luke Thompson both earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Matt Petty, Zac Virnig and Ben Sam all earned fifth place and Joel Jensen, Tim Kent, Kris Kohlgraf and Tyler Knutson all took sixth place.

HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUARS
The Jaguars dropped their section 7AA dual to North Branch 39-28. They had six section place winners including three state qualifiers. Kyle Opsahl was a section champion and Damon Schwartz and David Lange both earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Beau Hunter and Jeremiah LeTourneau both earned third place and Zain Hunter earned fourth place.

RUSH CITY/BRAHAM
They dropped their preliminary section 7AA dual to Chisago Lakes 54-24. They had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Brady Anderson earned his trip to the state by earning second. Isaiah Johnson, Logan Johnson and Jacob Lynch all earned third place, Jon Mielke earned fourth place and Dillon Arispel took sixth place.

OGILVIE LIONS
The Lions dropped their section 7A preliminary dual to Holdingford 74-3. The Lions had two section place winners including one state qualifier; Jake Hickerson earned second place for his trip to the state and Kyle Carda earned third place.

CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks topped Virginia in the Section 7A preliminary dual 41-36 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Grand Rapids 74-0. They had two section place winners; Mitchell Borchardt earned fourth place and Reed Borchardt earned fifth place.

AT LARGE TEAMS


STATE CHAMPIONS

Border West
Cameron Sykora 8th Grade 106 Pounds 45-1

Moorhead
Chase Morlock 11th Grade 182 Pounds 41-4


State Place Winners

Breckenridge

Stephen Erlandson 12th Grade 160 Pounds 33-3 3rd Place
Greg Erlandson 12th Grade 182 Pounds 39-5 4th Place
Conrad Kondos 10th Grade 106 Pounds 41-6 4th Place

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Jordan Rothers 11th Grade 160 Pounds 44-1 2nd Place

Bemidji Lumberjacks
Brian Maas 9th Grade 106 Pounds 36-6 3rd Place

Border West
Gus McCarthy 11th Grade 126 Pounds 40-8 4th Place

Moorhead
Joe Carpenter 11th Grade 152 Pounds 36-11 5th Place

MACCRAY/RCW
Brent Jaenisch 12th Grade 195 Pounds 37-9 5th Place

Wadena-Deer Creek
Mitch Steffens 12th Grade 113 Pounds 22-7 6th Place

Chisago Lakes
Quade Zupko 11th Grade 138 Pounds 39-10 6th Place

Elk River
Evan Caldon 11th Grade 126 Pounds 37-9 6th Place




KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
The Fighting Saints topped Bold in the section 3A quarterfinals 55-7 and their quest for section championship fell short in the semifinals as they dropped a very close dual to Wabasso/Red Rock Central 30-29. They had seven wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Isaac Froehlich, Jessie Engler, Kyle Baker, Austin Rothers, Lamberto Rodriquez, Cody Peters and Jordan Rothers.

The Fighting Saints had thirteen section place winners including four state qualifiers; Jordan Engler, Lamberto Rodriquez and Jordan Rothers all won section championships. Jessie Engler earned second place for his trip to the state tourney, Alex Mond and Chase Norton earned third place. Cody Peters, Isaac Froehlich and Nick Meyer all earned fourth place, Jared Krieger, Kyle Baker and Austin Rothers all earned fifth place and Felix Tapia took sixth place.

BORDER WEST BUCCANNEERS
The Buccaneers topped Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 41-30 in the quarterfinals of the Section 6A duals and they topped New York Mills in the semifinals 38-27 before falling to Barnesville in the championship 39-27. They had four wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Charlie Maanum, Austin Maanum, Gus McCarthy and Nick Stafford.

The Buccaneers had eight section place winners including five state qualifiers; Cameron Sykora and Gus McCarthy both won section championships. Charlie Maanum, Nick Stafford and Austin Maanum all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Trace Lee and Chalmer Cambelick both earned third place and Wyatt Tritz earned sixth place.


PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew topped Fosston-Bagley in their Section 8AA quarterfinal dual 46-21 and in the semifinals they topped Thief River Falls 43-29. Their quest for a section championship ended as they were defeated by Perham in the championship 40-19. Anthony Phillipson was the lone Road Crew member that was 3-0 in the section dual matches.

The Road Crew had nine section place winners including four state qualifiers; Drey Loge won a section championship. Peter Harrison, Darian Rubner and Anthony Philipson all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Justin Mackenthun earned third place, Triton Rubner and Derek Sonestahl both earned fourth place, Nick Gravdahl earned fifth place and Jace Loge took sixth place.

ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning topped Zimmerman in the preliminary dual of the Section 6AA tourney 60-13; before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Becker 33-30. The Lightning had five wrestlers that were 2-0 in their section dual meet matches; Teddy Erickson, Tanner Vassar, Nick Anderson, Jordan Hanan and Joe Mosley.

The Lightning had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Teddy Erickson won a section championship and Jordan Hanan earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Joe Mosley earned third place, Derek Rachel and Tyler Mies both earned fourth place, Tom Condon and Tanner Vassar both earned fifth place and Nick Anderson took sixth place.

MOORHEAD SPUDS
The Spuds topped Brainerd in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AAA duals 37-22; before falling to St. Cloud Apollo 35-31. The Spuds had three wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; P. J. Wheeler, Jacob Rositas and Chase Morlock.

The Spuds had eight section place winners including five state qualifiers; Chase Morlock won a section championship. A. J. Wheeler, Joe Carpenter, Jacob Rositas and Kenny Mark all earned second place to win their trip to the state tournament. Nick Lorenzen earned third place and Taylor Laidlaw and Tom Wychor earned fifth place.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Rush City/Braham in the Section 7AA preliminary dual 54-24; before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Mora 41-28. They had six wrestlers that went 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Chase Kammerer, Jonah Westbury, Mark Sontag, Quade Zupko, Dylan Connell and Kyle Schoenecker.

The Wildcats had nine section place winners including seven state qualifiers; Kyle Schoenecker, Quade Zupko, Jonah Westbury and Chase Kammerer all section championships. Joe Virga, Bobby Sontag and Dylan Connell all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Mark Sontag earned fourth place and William Pool earned fifth place.

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks dropped their quarterfinal section 8AAA dual to St. Cloud Apollo 43-30. They had ten section place winners including two state qualifiers; two section championships were earned by Brian Maas and Alex Johnson. Logan Crosby earned third place, Kodi Craft and Kade Johnson both earned fourth place. Craig Maas and Gannon Strain both earned fifth place and Robert Treuer, John Seeyle and Brody Wilander all took sixth place.

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings topped Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City in their section 8AAA preliminary dual 39-28 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Milaca 41-28. They had three wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Zack Sundly, Patrick Mork and Jake Pilz.

The Vikings had ten section place winners two state qualifiers; Patrick Mork and Reid Johnson both earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Zack Sundly, Seamus Hunter and Aaron Senne all earned third place, Jake Pilz, Aaron Sistrunk, Eric Bergstrom all earned fourth place and Levi Eastwood and Tristan Labelle both took sixth place.

BRECKENRIDE COWBOYS
The Cowboys topped West Central Area in the Section 6A quarterfinal dual 40-28 before falling to Barnesville in the semifinals 38-25. They had five wrestlers that were 2-0 in their dual meet matches; Cole Praus, Conrad Kondos, Josh Stuehrenberg, Greg Erlandson and Stephen Erlandson.

The Cowboys had eight section place winners including five state qualifiers; Stephen Erlandson and Josh Stuchrenberg both won section championships. Greg Erlandson, Conrad Kondos and Cole Praus all earned second place for their trip to the state tournament. Jesse Differding earned third place, Josh Peterson earned fourth place and Derek Nordick took sixth place.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS
The Dragons topped Dassel Cokato in the quarterfinals of the section 6AA duals 51-19 before falling in the semifinals to Foley 67-6. Tyler Jones won both of his section dual meet matches.

The Dragons had four section place winners; Tyler Jones earned third place, Derek Celander and Nathan King both earned fifth place and Ryan Anderson took sixth place.

DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS
The Chargers dropped their section 6AA quarterfinal dual to Litchfield 51-19. They had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Brent Polornowski, Joey Wraspir and Andrew Madsen all earned second place. Tom Keskey earned third place, Spencer Broberg earned fourth place, Taven Nordstrom earned fifth place and Alex Bapp and Jack Anderson both took sixth place.

GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE PANTHERS
The Panthers topped Delano in the section 2AA preliminary 42-36 before falling in the semifinals to Scott West 65-9. The Panthers had two wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Dalton Clouse and Mitchell Hartwig.

The Panthers had six section place winners; Dalton Clouse, Mitchell Hartwig, Jacob Jewett and Michael Donney all earned third places. Nate Tesch earned fourth place and Brandon Richter earned fifth place.

STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS
The Cardinals topped Crookston in the section 8AA preliminary 40-30 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Perham 48-19. There were four wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Blake Miller, Jordan Heldman, Cody Dron and Blake Petrich.

The Cardinals had six section place winners including three state qualifiers; David DeYonge, Blake Petrich and Blake Miller all earned second place for a trip to the state tournament. Jordan Heldman earned third place, Tyler Pogreba earned fifth place and Cody Drone took sixth place.

WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines dropped their section 6A preliminary dual to Pelican Rapids 42-29. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Tony Reurink won a section championship and Mitch Steffens earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Devin Barthel and Josh Lawson both earned third place, Sam Waln earned fourth place, Tristin Godel earned fifth place and Jacob Ludovissie took sixth place.

MACCRAY-RENVILLE COUNTY WEST
They topped Ortonville in their section 3A preliminary dual 67-12; before falling to Wabasso/RRC in the quarterfinals 64-6. They had two wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section dual meet matches; Jason Mertens and Ethan Thein.

They had seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Brent Jaenisch earned second place. Tanner Bedel earned third place, Jason Mertens, Ethan Their and Trevor Fagen all earned fifth place and Alex Wolf and Ryan Countryman both took sixth place.

ELK RIVER ELKS
The Elks dropped their section 7AAA quarterfinal dual to Cambridge-Isanti 55-21. They had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Evan Caldon earned second place. Kyle Wieman earned third place, Cole Moening and Mitch Beaudry both earned fourth place, Zach Brown earned fifth place and Andrew Perry took sixth place.

CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS
The Rangers dropped their section 7A preliminary dual to Columbia Heights 42-34. They had six section place winners; Caleb Voss and Cole Grinsteinner both earned third place, Brett Nelson, Cody Lasher and Matt Malloy all earned fifth place and Joe Sura took sixth place.

ORTONVILLE TROJANS
The Trojans dropped their section 3A preliminary dual to MACCRAY/RCW 67-12. They had one section place winner, Kyle Rockensock earned fifth place.