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By Roger Mischke
January 16, 2003
Class AAA Report
The Cardinals of Willmar continue crushing Central Lakes Conference foes with wins over St. Apollo 52-17, Little Falls 46-23 and Alexandria 51-18. The Cards also topped New London-Spicer 36-29, KMS 44-27, Ortonville 42-28, MACCRAY 37-28. They lost duals to section rival Hutchinson 38-27 and AA power Litchfield 50-15. The Cardinals took fourth with 120 points at the Montevideo tourney with two champions Matt Wetterling and Peter Johnson. They had a pair of seconds by Brady Gilb and Brandon Gilb, third by Ben Monson and fourth by Lance Hauser. The Cardinals turned in a very strong team performance placing twelve wrestlers in the top four at the North Branch Invite as they lost by just a half of point to section rival Wayzata. The Cardinals had three champions; Matt Wetterling, Brandon Gilb and Peter Johnson and a trio seconds by Lance Hauser, Brady Gilb and Luke Cruze. The Cards also had a trio of thirds by Kyle Nelson, Ben Thonvod, and Seth Arnold and a three fourths by Ben Monson, Ross Rooda and Ben Martins.
The Otters of Fergus Falls continue to crush foes in their duals with wins over Moorhead 65-4, West Central Area 43-24, Barnesville 39-20 and Pelican Rapids 46-16. The Otters had a very impressive showing at the West Fargo tourney with 209 points to claim second behind the host by 20 points, with twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. The host is one of the top four teams in North Dakota. This was minus their HWT Travis Halling and he would have been a favorite to win the tourney. The Otters had four champions; Mitch Gabrielson, Andy Price, Adam Schlepp and Karl Haataja and one second by Tom Good. They had six thirds by Mike Swenson, Levi Stenerson, Lonnie Gabrielson, Jared Bangs, Drew Haataja and Zach Leuhardt. The Otters took fourth place with 144 points at the Little Falls tourney just one point out behind third place Pierz. They had three champions Travis Halling, Adam Schlepp and Drew Haataja and a second by Jared Bangs. The Otters also claimed a pair of thirds by Mitch Gabrielson and Tom Good plus three fourths by Mike Swenson, Andy Krog and Andy Price.
The Warriors of Brainerd topped CLC foes Rocori 32-27, Little Falls 52-14, Alexandria 32-26 and rival Aitkin 39-25. The Warriors had an impressive performance at the Cambridge tourney by scoring 138.5 points to claim fourth with nine wrestlers in the top four. They had a pair of champions Andy Pickar and Tom Zelinske and one second by Konrad Abramo. The Warriors also had a trio of thirds by Dan Fleischaker, Kyle Dukowits and Chad Weiss, plus a trio of fourths by Greg Strand, Jake Smith and Dylan Esckebacker. The Warriors placed fifth at the Kiffmeyer duals with a win over Central Lakes rival St. Cloud Tech 38-33 and they dropped duals to Hastings 34-22 and Albert Lea 44-14. Andy Pickar and Tom Zelinske were both 3-0 on the day to lead the Warriors.
The Tigers of St. Cloud Tech had one place winner at the Christmas tourney, a eighth place by Montanna Ewers. The Tigers took third with 145 points at the Tartan tourney, minus two potential finalists; their place winners were Josh Boelz, Champion, Derrick Orth 2nd, James Ethen 2nd, and a pair of thirds by Jordan Stracke and Jim Weiman. The Tigers defeated CLC foe Sauk Rapids 43-31.
The Flyers of Little Falls dropped duals to CLC foe Willmar 46-23, Litchfield 48-15 and section 2 power Hutchinson 35-34. The Flyers crushed CLC foe Sartell 63-9, St. Cloud Apollo 46-28 and lost to CLC foe Brainerd 52-14. The Flyers claimed fifth place at their invitational just 5.5 points out of third. They had four seconds by Mike Ashby, Adam Gosiak, Troy Biemaier and Ted Wilczek, a third by Chris Roach and a pair of fourths by Peter Smith and A.J. Fontebroy.
The Cardinals of Alexandria topped CLC foe Sauk Rapids 54-27 and lost to CLC favorites Willmar 51-18. The Cards claimed third at the Buffalo duals by crushing Ellsworth, WI 61-6, Robbinsdale Armstrong 62-9 and Buffalo 46-27. They dropped their semifinal dual to a very good Foley team 54-13. The Cards had three wrestlers go unbeaten on the day; Luke Wevley, Damon Bullock and Paul Norling and these Cards were 3-1 on the day; John Amundson, Darrick Lanners, Pat Barrett and Chris Hobbs. The Cardinals turned in a strong performance at the Anoka tourney with 159 points for a strong third place finish. The Cardinals had all their wrestlers place with eight placing in the top four. They had one champion Luke Wevley and a trio of seconds by Chris Hobbs, Ryan Logan and Damon Bullock. The Cards also had a pair of thirds by John Amundson and Paul Norling and two fourths by Derrick Lanners and Jaron Lammie.
The Bison of Buffalo topped Monticello 46-23 and lost duals to section foes Shakopee 58-14 and Minnetonka 40-35. They dropped a dual to a tough Elk River 55-12. The Bison claimed fourth at their dual meet invitational by topping Big Lake 45-23 and the JV All stars 69-12; then lost in the semifinals to Eden Prairie 52-14 and to Alexandria for fourth 46-27. For the Bison Dan Ruter and Dustin Weege were 4-0 and Jeremy Welter and Tyler Reiss were 3-1 to lead the way. The Bison had six wrestlers place in the top four at the Monticello tourney. They had one champion Dan Ruter, second by Dustin Weege, third by Dustin Koskela and a trio of fourths by Jeremy Welter, Jeremy Denault and Rich Shepherd.
The Eagles of St. Cloud Apollo lost CLC duals to Willmar 52-17 and Rocori 36-28, Little Falls 46-28 and Dassel Cokato 54-13. The Eagles claimed fifth with 127 points at the Mora tourney with ten place winners with one championship by Justin Pulliam. They also had a second by Joe Fruth, four thirds by Ken Blakley, Neil Russel, Al Schmidt and Chirs Jenderseck and four fifths by Thane Taylor, Brett Scharmer, Shawn Hemminger and Tony Abrego. The Eagles scored 100 points at the Becker tourney for seventh place; they had seven place winners. One champion Neil Russel, one second by James William Cooper, a pair fourths by Shawn Hemminger and Tony Abrego and a trio of fifths by Thane Taylor, Justin Pulliam and Ken Blakeley.
The Magic of Monticelo topped Sartell in dual meet action and dropped duals to Buffalo 46-23, Elk River 51-13. The Magic had one place winner at the Christmas tourney: Ryan Megen took 7th and John Dahlheimer and Dave Michaelis each won three matches. The Magic won the Richfield duals by crushing Andover 52-22, Cretin-Derham-Hall 50-28 and Columbia Heights 51-18. The Magic had Justin Davis, Mike Hayes and Beau Ihnken go unbeaten on the day. The Magic had five wrestlers place in the top four at their own tourney with two champions Dave Michaelis and Ryan Mergen. They had one second by Jon Dalheimer and a pair fourths by Dan O'Neil and Dallas O'Dell. The Magic dropped a dual to Annandale/Maple Lake 44-16.
The Storm of Sauk Rapids dropped duals to Alexandria 54-27, Big Lake 44-30 and St. Cloud Tech 43-31 and topped Sartell 54-25. The Storm scored 46 points to take seventh at the Little Falls tourney with five fifth's and six sixth's place winners.
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Class AA Report
The Becker Bulldogs are on a roll as they have defeated Wright County Conference Dassel Cokato 32-27 and possibly their best performance of the season they crushed Litchfield 37-14; winning ten matches. The Bulldogs also topped BOLD by one point at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa tourney with thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four. The Bulldogs had six champions; Jon Koranda, Robert Koranda, Jason Shierts, Eric O'Brien, Jadian Foley and Jeremy Pederson. They had three seconds by Josh Saba, Kent Backes and Jeremy Adelman and a pair of thirds by Russ Lumley and Jon Lovoi. The Bulldogs continue to turn in strong team performances with 225 points at their own tourney to claim the championship. The Bulldogs had twelve wrestlers in the top; with three champions Russ Lumley, Kent Backes and Jeremy Pederson. Claiming seconds were Robert Koranda, Jason Shierts, Jon Koranda, Eric O'Brien, Jadian Foley and Lex Anderson, a pair of thirds by Jevon Foley and Yuriy Yevsin and fourth by Josh Saba.
The Bulldogs of Paynesville topped WCN foes Sauk Centre 39-21 and Albany 45-24. The Bulldogs claimed second place at the Farmington duals by crushing Jackson County Central 57-6 and topping long time rival STMA 32-28 and Blue Earth 54-20 before dropping to very close dual to Scott West 29-28. They had Marty Engen, Sean Glenz and Justin Reeck were all 4-0;Adam Christian, Matt Kerzman, Joel Kerzman, Ryan Glenz, Pat Utsch, were all 3-1 to led the Bulldogs on the day. The Bulldog had a tough day at their tourney with 122 points for sixth place in a very balanced field of teams. They had six wrestlers in the top four with Marty Engen the lone champion and Adam Christian was second, Justin Reeck 3rd and a trio of fourths by Pat Noonan, Matt Kerzman and Pat Utsch.
The Knights of St. Michael-Albertville topped Rum River foes Chisago Lakes 65-9 and Foley 44-10. The Knights finished eleventh with 88.5 points at the Christmas tourney with six place winners; Brandon Dick 3rd, Mike Thorn 3rd, Mickey Kirk 3rd, Chas Betts 5th, Jake Grygelko 6th and Chad Little 7th. The Knights took fifth place at the Farmington duals by topping Jackson County Central 78-6, Faribault 36-27 and Farmington 52-20 and they dropped a close dual to Paynesville 32-28. Brandon Dick, Micky Kirk, Chas Betts and brothers John and Joe Grygelko were all 4-0 on the day to lead the Knights. The Knights topped a strong field of teams at the Monticello tourney with 235 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top four. The Knights had five champions Brandon Dick, Mike Thorn, Jake Grygelko, Mickey Kirk, and John Grygelko. They also had a trio of seconds by Josh Becker, Chas Betts, Jake Bjorklund a pair of thirds by Chad Little and Adam Roden a one fourth by Joe Grygelko.
The Falcons of Foley crushed RRC foes Princeton 51-12 and their big rival Milaca 33-20 before dropping a RRC dual to newcomer STMA 44-10. The Falcons bounced back at the Buffalo duals crushing a field with dual meet wins over Robbinsdale Armstrong 74-6, Ellsworth, WI 71-12, Alexandria 54-13 and in a good dual topped a solid 3A team Eden Prairie 32-25 for the championship. The Falcons had Ryan Holthaus, Greg Stumvall, Josh Freudenberg and Greg Frank go 4-0 and Travis Miller, Jake Jaeckels, Eric Seppelt, Jeremy Rau and Ryan Henry all were 3-1 to led the way for the day. The Falcons scored 220 points and placed twelve wrestlers in the top four to claim second place at the Monticello tourney. The Falcons had a pair of champions Ryan Holthaus and Jeremy Rau and four seconds by Greg Frank, Ryan Henry, Zack Rajkowski and Eric Seppelt. They had a trio of thirds by Josh Gondeck, Greg Stumvoll and Jeremy Rudnitski and a trio of fourths by Jake Jaeckels, Chris Ratke and Josh Freudenberg.
The Lakers of Minnewaska crushed WCN foes LQPV 49-9 and Morris 44-19 to stay unbeaten in the WCN. They had a solid team performance at the Benson tourney with 207.5 points just seven behind a very good Minneota team. The Lakers had eleven wrestlers in the top; with Nathan Stoen and Corey Cihlar winning championships and four seconds by Mark Mitchell, Joe Swartz, Casey Boutain and Sam Goracke. They had four thirds Jacob Bryce, Jeremy Fischer, Trevor Larson, Abe Jergenson and a fourth by Taylor Jergenson. The Lakers turned in their strongest performance of the season by winning their dual meet invitational with a very exciting dual; edging Litchfield 33-31. The Lakers did crush their other foes Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 51-8 and West Central 66-3. The Lakers had six wrestlers on the all tourney team; Joe Swartz, Jeremy Fischer, Corey Cihlar, Jacob Bryce, Nathan Stoen and Trevor Larson.
The Dragons of Litchfield have crushed most of their opponents by topping LeCenter 54-12, Mound Westonka 57-12 and Waconia 38-24. The Dragons crushed three foes at their quadangular by topping Little Falls 48-15, Willmar 50-15 and Hutchinson 34-25. They had five wrestlers go unbeaten up the evening; Bryar Johnson, Jake Ziegler, Joe Buschette, Travis Gottschalk and Dan Herbst. The Dragons dominated the field of teams at the Little Falls tourney by scoring 245.5 points with ten wrestlers in the top three. They had five champions Joe Buschette, Jake Ziegler, Devin Blom, Travis Gottschalk and Bryar Johnson. Also four runner-ups Joe Schoolmeesters, Dan Herbst, Cory Schlack and Aaron Kronman and third by Louie Riehle. The Dragons lost a dual meet to a very good Wright County Conference foe Becker 37-14. The Dragons took second at the Minnewaska duals dropping a very exciting dual to the host Minnewaska 33-31. The Dragons topped Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 40-30 and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 52-16. They had three wrestlers that were all tournament Bryar Johnson, Devin Blom and Cory Schlack.
The Wolves of Milaca dropped a tough dual to RRC foe and rival Foley 33-20 and they topped North Branch and Mora 50-30 in RRC action. The Wolves took on one of the top teams in the nation at the Rochester duals where they dropped a 40-13 dual to Lincoln East, Nebraska and then a tough loss to Rochester Mayo 42-21. The Wolves came back to win their pool wins over Osseo-Fairchild, WI 82-0, Applington-Parkersburg, IA and lost a close dual to Centennial 39-37. The won their pool on the criteria of most matches won and Chuck Lamee and Mitch Vedders were both 6-0 to lead the way for the Wolves. The Wolves claimed third at the Stillwater duals topping host Stillwater 38-31 and Rosemount 34-29 and dropping a dual to nationally ranked Simley 46-15. Josh Dehart, Mitch Vedders and Clay Hoeck were all 3-o on the day for the Wolves.
The Thunder of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle continue to have a great deal of success with a dual meet over BBE 54-17 and claiming second at the Melrose duals by topping Parkers Prairie 48-24 and Buffalo Lake-Hector 58-22 before dropping the championship to Watertown-Mayer 37-25. The Thunder claimed the championship at the Perham duals with wins over Barnesville 35-31, Morris 37-33 and Perham 38-32. For the Thunder Sam Schad was name outstanding wrestler and Scott Twardowski won his 100th career match. Sam Schadd Travis Pesta and Scott Twardowski were on 3-0 on the day to led the way for the Thunder. The Thunder claimed fourth at the Minnewaska without one of their outstanding wrestlers Adam Pesta. They topped Pelican Rapids 60-6 and lost two close duals to Litchfield 40-30 and Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 34-29. For the Thunder Scott Twardowski, Kurt Jenkins, Pat Jenkins, Sam Schad and Grant Schad were all 3-0 to lead to way. The Thunder dropped a WCN dual to rival Sauk Centre 37-27 in a very interesting dual.
The Mainstreeters of Sauk Centre continue to have a strong season with a dual meet win over rival WCN foe Albany 32-18. They dropped a dual to power Paynesville 39-21. The Mainstreeters claimed third at the Benson tourney with 161 points and nine wrestlers in the top four. Winning championships for them were Ethan Vogt, Zach Winter and Darrin Quistorf and one second by Kurt Haakinson. They also had four thirds by Brian Beilke, Jozy Olson, Chris Winter and Nick Ruegemer and one fourth by Cody Olson. The Mainstreeters topped WCN foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 37-27 in a very interesting dual.
The Sting of Yellow Medicine continue to have a strong season as they topped Benson 50-18 and Ortonville 59-12. The Sting claimed third in their invitational with 121 points. They had eight wrestlers in the top four with championships by Scott Jacobson and Chad Listul and seconds by Nick Cole, Zach Stock, Tyler Santjer and Justin Randall. The Sting had one third by Blaine Weber and a fourth by Matt Carpenter. The Sting topped two section foes Fulda/MCC 48-18 and LQPV 49-22, before dropping a dual to BOLD 56-12. The Sting Chad Listul, Nick Cole and Zach Stock were 3-0 to lead the way during the evening. The Sting dropped a dual to a very good Minneota team 44-21.
The Vikings of North Branch continue to have a good season; despite competing without some of their good wrestlers. They topped RRC foe Mora 29-33 and dropped a tough dual to Milaca. The Vikings turned a strong team performance at the White Bear Lake tourney eight wrestlers placing in the top four with Jeff Holmgren and Joe Holmgren winning championships and Sam Suparat placing second. They also had a trio of thirds by Cody Gallmeir, Alex Gerszewski and James Kvale and a pair of fourths by Zeb Sims and John Buchanan. The Vikings took fourth at the Tartan tourney with 120 points and five wrestlers placing in the top four places. Their place winners were Jeff Holmgren and Joe Holmgren both second and a trio of fourths by John Buchanan, Cody Gallmaier and Vince Zaffke. The Vikings dropped a dual to Spring Lake Park 39-30. The Vikings scored 155 points in their own invite for fifth place. They had eight wrestlers place in the top four with two champions Jeff Holmgren and Josh Villella and one third by Vince Zafke and five fourths by Jack Xiong, Cody Sallmeier,Sam Seperat, Zach Backes and Jarrod Swenson.
The Huskies of Albany topped WCN foe Melrose 75-6 and dropped WCN duals to Sauk Centre 32-18 and Paynesville 45-24. The Huskies turned in a strong performance at the Mora tourney with 165.5 points to claim second, with eleven wrestlers placing in the top four. They had one champion Adam Goebel and four seconds by Matt Meyer, Aaron Blackmore, Brad Maciewjeski and Scott Schlangen. The Huskies also had five thirds by Alex Plantenberg, Matt Blackmore, Kris Doll, Jake Zeirden and Brent Mergen and one fourth by Derrick Dirkes. The Huskies took second at the Osakis duals by topping Osakis 61-15 and Annadale/Maple Lake 36-26 and dropping the final to a strong 3A Coon Rapids 47-15. The Huskies Adam Goebel and Jake Zierden were 3-0 on the day to lead the way. The Huskies topped rival Eden Valley-Watkins 42-30 in non-conference action.
The Lightning of Annadale/Maple Lake turned in a very strong performance at the Mora tourney by scoring 161 points to finish third just four points behind section rival Albany. The Lighting had eleven wrestlers place in the top four with one champion Stephen Pilgram and three seconds by Ben Anderson, Phillip Roemer and Nathan Roemer a pair of thirds by Aaron Hempel and Sam Nordlie. They also had five fourths by Kyle Erickson, Nick Demarais, Adam Northenscold, Tom Ogden and Adam Michalski. The Lighting topped two section foes by topping New London-Spicer 36-31 and Dassel Cokato 28-26. They took third a the Osakis duals by topping Melrose 65-9 and Walker 41-15. The unbeaten wrestlers were Ben Anderson, Stephen Pilgram, Nathan Roemer and Adam Northenscold to lead the way for the Lighting. The Lighting continue to rolled over foes with a pair of dual meet wins over Mound-West Tonka 39-22 and Monticello 44-16.
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Class A Report
The Warriors of BOLD continue to crush their foes with dual meet wins over Adrian 51-12, Renville County West 72-6, River Valley 53-12, Janesville 75-6 and Medford 49-16. The Warriors topped section foe Minneota in a very good dual 30-29. The Warriors claimed second with 225.5 points just one point behind a very good Becker team in a very exciting and well wrestled tourney. With thirteen placing in the top four the Warriors had five champions Bryan Pietig, Matt Jahnke, Shaun Plumley, Justin Kubesh and Jordan Keltgen. They had four seconds by Brendan Schmoll, Nathan Kubesh, Clay Olson, Tom Elfering and three thirds by Cyle Olson, Matt Zupke, Dan Elfering and a fourth Ross Jahnke. The Warriors of BOLD topped YME 56-12, LQPV 73-3 and Fulda/MCC 64-9. The Warriors just continue to crush their foes win a huge win over section 4 rival Wabasso 51-10.
The Eagles of New York Mills have been on a roll with impressive dual meet wins over rival Perham 33-30 and Park Region Conference foes Menagha-Sebeka 43-21 and Browerville/Eagle Valley 53-15. The Eagles score 157 points for third place at the twenty eight team tourney in Cass Lake just 1.5 points behind Bemidji. The had eight place winners second by Tim Wegscheid a pair of thirds by Brent Weller and Jacob Malone a trio of fourths by Jared Hotakainen, Jeramie Weller and Jeremy Mursu. They also had Justin Hotakainen place fifth and Dustin Geiser took seventh. The Eagles top the field of ten teams with 229.5 points and placing ten wrestlers in the top four at the Pine to Prairie tourney at Fertile. The Eagles claimed four championships by Jacob Malone, Jeramie Weller, Jason Hotakainen and Jeremy Mursu. They also had five seconds by Jared Hotakainen, TimWegscheid, Brent Weller, Jeremy Hagen and Chris Keskitalo and a fourth place by Cody Salo. At the Becker tourney the Eagles scored 189 points and placed eleven wrestlers in the top four for third place just three points out of second place. The Eagles had two champions Jared Hotakainen and Jacob Malone and one second by Jeremy Mursu and seven thirds by Jeramie Weller, Tim Wegscheid, Brent Weller, Jeremy Hagen, Jason Hotakainen, Dustin Geiser and Logyn Saewert and fourth by Chirs Keskitalo. With a couple of poor draws and a poor second round cost them a opportunity to possibly challenge for the championship.
The Bullets of Wheaton-Herman-Norcross have been crushing their foes with wins over Upsala/Swanville 84-0, Osakis 70-12, Dawson-Boyd 42-32 and Tracey-Milroy-Balaton 50-18. The Bullets turned in a good performance at the Minnewaska duals with win over two good teams KMS 37-27 and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 34-29 and lost to a very strong Minnewaska team 51-8. The Bullets had two wrestlers on the all tourney team with T. J. Serverance and Cody Rinke. The Bullets topped section foe Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 38-32.
The Pioneers of Pierz are finally getting all their wrestlers back in their lineup; they have started to dominate their foes with big wins over Eden Valley-Watkins 61-12, Aitkin 48-24, Mora 51-24, Holdingford 78-0 and Rockford 72-4, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 54-9, Howard Lake-Weaverly 69-6 and a big win over section foe Mille Lacs 38-33. Both of these teams Mille Lacs and Pierz are still without one of their starting wrestlers. The Pioneers turned in a strong performance with 145 points to take third in a strong field of eight teams at the Little Falls tourney. The Pioneers had eight wrestlers place in the top four with championships by Nathan Janson and Nick Gruber and a second by Craig Luberts. They also had a pair of thirds by Jon Andres and Kyle Girtz and four fourths by Warren Gall, Tim Young, Jesse Zajac and Josh Otremba. The Pioneers turned in a very strong team performance with all wrestlers placing in the top four with 252 points for the championship of the Hinckley-Finlayson tourney. They had five championships by Nathan Janson, Joe Hyatt, Warren Gall, Kyle Girtz, Craig Luberts and a pair of seconds by Nick Gruber and Kyle Bednar. The Pioneers had a trio of thirds by Nathan Britz, Tim Young and Jesse Zajac and a pair of fourths by Jon Brenny and Tyler Stumpf.
The Raiders of Mille Lacs dropped a dual to top ranked Frazee-Vergas 53-18 and to section six foe Pierz 38-33; both Pierz and Mille Lacs have one starter yet not in the lineup. The Raiders have rolled over Mahnomen/Waubun 51-18, Walker 54-18, Braham 37-28, MCCA 52-21, Mora 53-22 and Holdingford 70-5. The Raiders dominated the Ogilvie tourney by scoring 255 points and placing twelve wrestlers in the top four. The Raiders had six champions; Ryan Lovaas, Matt Steffenson, Justin Jones, Nick Wiles, Nolan Boucher and Dustin Bretzman and a pair seconds Tyler Walters and Jon Odle a trio of thirds by Paul Osterman, Nick Pfaff, Geoff Springer and a fourth by Tom Estrem. The Raiders turned in their strongest performance of the season thus far by scoring 193 points to take second in the Becker tourney. They had nine wrestlers place in top four with four champions Ryan Lovaas, Justin Jones, Matt Steffenson and Nolan Boucher and a second by Tyler Walters. The Raiders had a pair of thirds by Nick Pfaff and Paul Osterman and a pair of fourths by Dustin Bretzmann and Geoff Springer.
The Cubs of Kimball have crushed foes in dual meet action with wins over Holdingford 61-18, Lester Prairie 63-15 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The Cubs topped the field at the Rockford tourney with 216.5 points with ten place winners in the top four. They had four champions Gary Salmela, Blaine Lemke, Tom Libbesmeier and Kyle Winter; four seconds by Brandon Hurrle, Brady Knable, Jeremy Dahnke and Dan Barthel and a pair of thirds by Eric Deutsch and David Dahnke. The coach did not forward any information on the Kimball dual invitational. The Cubs lost to Dassel Cokato 52-10.
The Raiders of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale topped Park Region Conference foes Parkers Prairie 51-18 and Ottertail Central 52-20. The Raiders dropped a dual to a good Wadena-Deer Creek team 45-19. The Raiders topped two foes at the Minnewaska duals Pelican Rapids 50-15 and West Central Area 37-36 and lost to a very good Litchfield team 52-16. Jared Oyster made the all tourney team by going 3-0 on the day to lead the Raiders on the day. The Raiders lost a very good dual to section rival Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 38-32.
The Warriors of Menagha-Sebeka dropped duals to Wadena-Deer Creek 47-30 and Park Region Conference foe New York Mills 43-21. The Warriors turned in an impressive showing by scoring 194.5 points at the Pine to Prairie to claim second place. The Warriors had seven wrestlers place in the top four in this ten team tourney. They had five champions Joel Hednrickson, Justin Cox, Josh Schindeldecker, Scott Ahlf and Austin Rife and a third by Keith Hendrickson and one fourth by Jordan Anderson. The Warriors took fourth place at the Mahnomen-Waubun duals with a win over Crookston 59-9 and lost a pair of good duals to Greenbush-Middle River-Badger 42-30 and Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena 37-32. The Warriors topped Park Region Conference foe Parkers Prairie 46-24.
The Falcons of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City topped Buffalo Lake-Hector 60-10 and lost to New London-Spicer 38-28. The Falcons claimed third place at the BBE tourney with 106 points with six place winners in the top places. They claimed two one championship by Jason Losing, one second by Jason Litzau, a pair of thirds by Aaron Rouser and Dain Kalkbrenner and fourth by Spenser Lund. The Falcons had a good showing at the Kimball duals with close dual victories over Kimball 36-26 and Eden Valley-Watkins 37-36 and they lost a dual to a good St. James team 36-29,with St. James being a little short handed. The Falcons topped 212 conference foe MACCRAY 37-29 in a very close dual.
The Fighting Saints of KMS topped a good AA team Yellow Medicine East 32-28 and lost duals to New London-Spicer 40-33 and Willmar 44-27. They had five place winners at the BBE tourney with 63 points to place sixth. The Fighting Saints had a pair of seconds by Gary Kneisl and Nathan Wentzel, a third by Darrin Carlson and a pair of fourths by Troy Weets and Josh Wentzel. The Fighting Saints topped two foes at the Minnewaska duals with wins over West Central Area 34-23 and Pelican Rapids 49-22 and lost a good dual to Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 37-27. They had Kasey VanHeuveln and Darrin Carlson make the all tourney team as both were 3-0 on the day. Kasey VanHeuveln broke the school record with 137 career wins. The Fighting Saints top 212 foe MACCRAY 54-16.
The Knights of West Central Area topped Pelican Rapids 38-35 and lost duals to Minneota and Canby 51-18 and rival Fergus Falls 43-23. The Knights were fifth at the Montevideo with 106 points and four place winners in the top four. Phillip Beaumia won the championship and with that win his 100th career win. Also placing were Brady Schneeberger and Nate Long were both second and Kenny Montonye was fourth. The Knights claimed fourth place at the BBE tourney with 81 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top four. The Knights Brady Schneeberger was a champion and Tom Lohse was second, other place winners were a pair of thirds by Jared Olson and Dustin Schneeberger and three fourths Denis Sik, Nate Novak and Phillip Beaumia. The Knights dropped three duals at the Minnewaska duals as they lost a pair of good duals to KMS 34-23 and to section foe BHV 37-36 and to a very good Minnewaska team 66-3.
The Eagles of Eden Valley-Watkins topped Royalton 53-16 in Central Minnesota Conference action and they dropped a dual to Pierz 61-12. The Eagles traveled to Nicollet to compete in the Johnson duals where they did drop four good duals to Wayazata 54-24, Nicollet 40-33, St. Paul Johnson 43-24 and Centennial 41-27. Josh Hiltner was 4-0 and Eric Sullinger and Raymen Rice were 3-1 on the day to lead the way for the Eagles. The Eagles turned in a solid performance at the Rockford tourney by placing seven wrestlers in the top four to score 135 points for fourth place. The Eagles had three champions Nick Peterson, Adam Hiltner and Josh Hiltner, a pair of seconds by Ryan Sullivan and Jeff Magedanz, one third by Mike Berg and a fourth by Raymen Rice. The Eagles were without the services of Eric Sullinger on the day. The Eagles dropped a dual to non conference rival Albany 42-30.
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