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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report

Season Summary

By Roger Mischke

April 2, 2004

Rum River Conference Conference Overall

• St. Michael-Albertville Knights 7-0 32-0
• Milaca Wolves 6-1 40-4
• Foley Falcons 5-2 22-6
• Big Lake Hornets 4-3 17-13
• Princeton Tigers 4-3 11-22
• Chisago Lakes Wildcats 2-5 6-25
• Mora Mustangs 1-6 17-16
• North Branch Vikings 0-7 10-21

Central Lakes Conference

• Brainerd Warriors 7-1 13-7
• Willmar Cardinals 6-2 9-4
• Rocori Spartans 6-2 15-10
• St. Cloud Tech Tigers 5-3 14-13
• Alexandria Cardinals 4-4 10-15
• Little Falls Flyers 4-4 12-12
• Sauk Rapids Storm 3-5 9-17
• St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 1-7 5-19
• Sartell Sabres 0-8 2-14

Central Minnesota Conference

• Pierz Pioneers 7-0 33-2
• Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles 6-1 14-5
• Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaquars 5-2 13-15
• Kimball Cubs 4-3 8-20
• Rockford Rockets 2-5 3-11
• Royalton Royals No Information From Coach
• Howard Lake Waverly-Winsted Lakers 1-6 7-13
• Holdingford Huskiers 1-6 5-17

West Central North Conference

• Sauk Centre Mainstreeters 4-0 18-6
• Paynesville Bulldogs 3-1 17-15
• Albany Huskies 2-2 14-9
• Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder 1-3 12-11
• Melrose Dutchmen 0-4 6-17

West Central South Conference

• Minnewaska Lakes 5-0 23-1
• Benson Braves 4-1 10-8
• Morris Area/Hancock Tigers 3-2 8-6
• Montevideo Thunder Hawks 2-3 9-11
• New London-Spicer Wildcats 1-4 1-17
• Lac qui Parle Valley Eagles 0-5 3-20

Park Region Conference

• Bertha Hewitt/Verndale Raiders 6-0 22-4
• New York Mills Eagles 5-1 23-5
• Ottertail Central Bulldogs 4-2 8-13
• Browerville/Eagle Valley Broncos 3-4 12-10
• Osakis Silverstreaks 2-4 6-16
• Menagha-Sebeka Warriors 1-5 4-15
• Parkers Prairie Panthers 1-5 5-18

212 Conference

• Yellow Medicine East Sting 15-4
• Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 19-7
• BOLD Warriors 12-10
• Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints 8-6
• MACCRAY Wolverines 9-11
• Renville County West Jaguars 3-16

Great River Conference

• Aitkin Gobblers 4-1 10-9
• Mille Lacs Raiders 4-1 13-9
• Rush City Tigers 3-2 8-9
• Braham Bombers 3-2 7-13
• Hinkley-Finlayson Jaguars 1-4 9-14
• Ogilvie Lions 0-5 3-13

Independent

• Fergus Falls Otters 13-6
• Wheaton-Herman/Norcross Bullets 18-11
• Chokio Alberta-Clinton Graceville Road Warriors 10-7
• West Central Area Knights 6-11
• Moorhead Spuds 4-12
• Ortonville Trojans 2-12

At Large

• Litchfield Dragons 6-2 28-4 (Wright County)
• Annandale/Maple Lake Lightning 3-4 15-8 (Wright County)
• Becker Bulldogs 3-5 16-11 (Wright County)
• Buffalo Bison 3-4 12-14 (North Suburban)
• Breckenridge Cowboys 11-13 (Heart of Lakes)
• Monticello Magic 1-6 8-18 (North Suburban)

Class A Team of 2003-2004 Season

Pierz Pioneers State Class A State Champions Section 6A Champions Central Minnesota Conference Champions Five State Place Winners 33-2 Record

Class AA Team of 2003-2004 Season

St. Michael-Albertville Knights Class AA State Champions Section 4AA Champions Eight Wright County Conference Champions State Place Winners 32-0 Nationally Ranked 26th

Class AAA Team of 2003-2004 Season

Brainerd Warriors Final Four Section 8AAA Central Lakes Conference Champions Twelve Section Place Winners 13-7 Record

CLASS A

103 Kirby Anderson Menagha-Sebeka 10th 37-6 Third Place State Section 7 Champion Park Region Conference Champion

112 Kyle Bednar Pierz 10th 45-2 Third Place State Section 6 Champion Central Minnesota All Conference

119 Brady Schneeberger West Central Area 10th 38-4 State Runnerup Section 7 Champion Heart Of Lakes Conference Champion

125 Jon Andres Pierz 11th 39-9 Fourth Place State Section 6 Champion Central Minnesota All Conference

130 Casey Gray Wheaton-Herman/Norcross 11th 39-4 State Runnerup Section 7 Champion

135 Jared Oyster Bertha Hewitt/Verndale 12th 42-2 State Runnerup Section 7 Champion Park Region Conference Champion

140 Craig Luberts Pierz 12th 43-1 State Champion Section 6 Champion Central Minnesota All Conference

145 Tyler Tubbs Chokio Alberta-Clinton Graceville 12th 30-3 Third Place State Section 7 Champion

152 Adam Carruth Benson 12th 39-2 Third Place State Section 4 Champion West Central Conference Runnerup

160 Scott Thompson Benson 11th 36-3 Section 4 Runnerup two and two at state West Central Conference Champion

171 Josh Hiltner Eden Valley-Watkins 12th 43-3 State Runnerup Section 5 Champion Central Minnesota All Conference

189 Matt Anderson West Central Area 11th 26-5 Fourth Place State Section 7 Champion Heart of Lakes Champion

215 Travis Bjerketvedt Parkers Prairie 12th 36-5 Four Place State Section 7 Runnerup Park Region Conference Champion

275 Abe Miller Benson 11th 30-4 Third Place Section 4 West Central Conference Champion

CLASS AA

103 Derek Pesta Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 10th 30-9 State Champion Section 7 Champion Runnerup West Central Conference

112 Mike Thorn St. Michael-Albertville 10th 49-0 State Champion Section 4 Champion Wright County All Conference

119 Brandon Dick St. Michael-Albertville 12th 48-3 Third Place State Section 4 Champion Wright County All Conference

125 Sam Schad Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 10th 42-1 Third Place State Section 7 Champion West Central Conference Champion

135 Travis Pesta Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 12th 37-5 State Runnerup Section 7 Champion West Central Conference Champion

140 Stephan Pilgram Annandale-Maple Lake 12th 35-1 State Champion Section 5 Champion Wright County All Conference

145 Kurt Haakinson Sauk Centre 11th 42-2 State Champion Section 7 Champion West Central Conference Champion

152 Kyle Koehntop Morris Area/Hancock 12th 37-6 Fourth Place State Section 7 Champion West Central Conference Champion

160 Chas Betts St. Michael-Albertville 12th 48-1 State Champion Section 4 Champion Wright County All Conference

171 Mitch Vedders Milaca 12th 48-0 State Champion Section 6 Champion Rum River All Conference

189 Jeremy Pederson Becker 12th 42-1 State Runnerup Section 6 Champion Wright County All Conference

215 Nathan Stoen Minnewaska 12th Third place State Section 7 Champion West Central Conference Champion

275 Jared Moser Morris Area/Hancock 10th 26-7 West Central Conference Champion

Class AAA

103 John Amundson Alexandria 8th 28-6 Section 8 Champion Big Ole Champion Central Lakes All Conference

112 Dan Fleischhacker Brainerd 12th 23-12 Section 8 Runnerup Paul Bunyan Champion Central Lakes All Conference

119 Ted Wilczek Little Falls 10th 23-12 Six place State Section 8 Champion Flyer Invitational Champion Central Lakes All Conference

125 Tom Zelinzke Brainerd 12th 33-5 2 and 1 at State Section 8 Runnerup Paul Bunyan Champion Central Lakes All Conference

130 Derrick Orth St. Cloud Tech 11th 34-9 Sixth place State Section 8 Champion Central Lakes All Conference

135 Tyler Reiss Buffalo 12th 31-7 Section 2 Champion North Suburban All Conference

140 Peter Johnson Willmar 11th 29-4 Section 2 Runnerup Central Lakes All Conference

145 Jared Bangs Fergus Falls 12th 32-5 Section 8 Champion

152 Jay Thoreson Moorhead 10th 29-11 Section 8 Champion

160 Drew Haataja Fergus Falls 12th 36-4 Fourth place State Section 8 Champion

171 Phil Meinert Princeton 12th 40-6 Fourth Place State Section 7 Runnerup Rum River All Conference

189 Aaron James Chisago Lakes 12th 26-5 Section 7 Champion Rum River All Conference

215 Jordan Stracke St. Cloud Tech 12th 33-10 Section 8 Champion two and two at state Central Lakes All Conference

275 Chris Jenderseck St. Cloud Apollo 12th 26-10 Section Runnerup Central Lakes All Conference

1. Section 8 300

2. Section 4 219

3. Section 1 197

4. Section 2 193

5. Section 6 152

6. Section 3 138.5

7. Section 7 127.5

8. Section 5 107.5

Placement Points Returning

Section 1

• Grand Meadow-Leroy Ostrander-Kingsland Bulldogs 132 104
• Goodhue Wildcats 114 76
• Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons 108 50
• Pine Island Panthers 74 57
• Chatfield Gophers 74 60
• Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 72 24
• Dover Eyota Eagles 61 56
• St. Charles Fighting Saints 57 57
• Rushford-Peterson/Lewiston-Altura Screaming Eagles 41 27

Section 2

• Medford Tigers 131 57
• New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers 118 87
• Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 77 34
• Hayfield Vikings 76 32
• Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights 71 59
• Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers 65 31
• Southland Rebels 63 47
• LeCenter Wildcats 54 29
• Triton Cobras 37 12
• Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs 35 23

Section 3

• Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Mankato Loyola Knights 134 94
• St. James Saints 109 74
• United South Central/Alden Conger Rebels 107 40
• Sibley East Wolverines 96 89
• Saint Clair Cyclones 91 75
• Nicollet Raiders 89 54
• Madelia-Truman Jay Hawks 77 54
• Martin County West Mavericks 25 9

Section 4

• Wabasso Rabbits 169 85
• Minneota Vikings 113 38
• Canby Lancers 106 81
• Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks 69 64
• River Valley Wildcats 63 63
• Benson Braves 58 42
• Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints 50 29
• MACCRAY Wolverines 51 43
• Ortonville Trojans 38 31
• Renville County West Jaquars 20 8

Section 5

• Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons 128 107
• Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles 126 116
• Meadow Creek River Academy Saints 92 43
• Norwood Young America Raiders 79 63
• Kimball Cubs 62 43
• Trinity School at River Ridge 61 56
• Howard Lake Waverly-Winsted Lakers 48 36
• Montgomery-Lonsdale Redbirds 48 20
• Lester Prairie Bulldogs 33 33
• Zimmerman Thunder 23 23
• St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders 18 18

Section 6

• Pierz Pioneers 190 165
• Paynesville Bulldogs 118 73
• Braham Bombers 94 42
• Mille Lacs Raiders 91 79
• Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaquars 72 31
• Hinckley-Finlayson Jaquars 39 32
• Ogilvie Lions 39 30
• Rush City Tigers 30 27
• Royalton Royals 27 15
• Holdingford Huskiers 22 17
• Upsala-Swanville Cardinals 3 3

Section 7

• New York Mills Eagles 128 126
• Bertha Hewitt/Verndale Raiders 85 41
• Wheaton-Herman/Norcross Bullets 80 80
• West Central Area Knights 69 50
• Browerville/Eagle Valley Broncos 61 37
• Breckenridge Cowboys 60 44
• Parkers Prairie Panthers 54 21
• Menagha-Sebeka Warriors 53 41
• Ottertail Central Bulldogs 51 37
• Osakis Silverstreaks 47 40
• Chokio Alberta-Clinton Graceville Road Warriors 40 16

Section 8 (Actual Points)

• 1. Frazee Hornets (FR) 247.5 105
• 2. Greenbush/Middle River/Badger Gators (GBMR) 237.5 144
• 3. Fertile-Beltrami Falcons (FB) 196.5 190.5
• 4. Barnesville Trojans (BAR) 168 89
• 5. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels (DGF) 142.5 141.5
• 6. Mahnomen-Waubun Cougars (MW) 124.5 70.5
• 7. Red Lake County Central Mustangs (RLCC) 69 49
• 8. Lake Park/Audubon Raiders(LPA) 63.5 13.5
• 9. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Ponies (WAO) 48 45
• 10. East Grand Forks Sacred Heart Eagles(SH) 10 10

Class AA Sections

Section 5

• Litchfield Dragons 105 52
• Waconia Wildcats 100 56
• Dassel Cokato Chargers 92 56
• Annandale/Maple Lake Lighting 90 53
• BOLD Warriors 75 61
• Watertown Royals 63 63
• Glencoe-Silver Lake Panthers 55 55
• Monticello Magic 53 48
• Delano Tigers 47 0
• Rockford Rockets 46 21
• New London-Spicer Wildcats 18 13

Section 6

• Milaca Wolves 132 75
• Foley Falcons 106 65
• Rocori Spartans 102 42
• Becker Bulldogs 97 53
• Albany Huskies 94 38
• Big Lake Hornets 73 57
• Mora Mustangs 58 30
• Sartell Sabres 37 37
• Melrose Dutchmen 29 22

Section 7

• Minnewaska Lakers 117 67
• Sauk Centre Mainstreeters 107 71
• Perham Yellow Jackets 96 68
• Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 90 61
• Pelican Rapids Vikings 76 40
• Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder 59 40
• Aitkin Gobblers 54 47
• Staples-Motley Cardinals 41 41
• Morris Area/Hancock Tigers 40 12
• PLPRB Road Crew 27 11
• Crosby Ironton Rangers 21 21

Section 3

• Adrian Dragons 151 112
• Yellow Medicine East Sting 117 62
• Redwood Valley Cardinals 73 19
• Fulda/Murray County Central Raiders 69 60
• Tracy Milroy Balaton Panthers 63 63
• Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Falcons 49 17
• Lac qui Parle Valley Eagles 57 38
• Worthington Trojans 38 38
• Pipestone Area Arrows 43 36
• Montevideo Thunder Hawks 38 24
• Marshall Tigers 15 12
• Luverne Cardinals 0 0

Section 4

• Saint Michael-Albertville Knights 202 138
• Mound-Westonka White Hawks 107 70
• Fridley Tigers 78 45
• Minnehaha Academy/Lutheran of Minneapolis Redhawks 72 48
• Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights 63 20
• Brooklyn Center Centaurs 62 33
• Orono Spartans 51 41
• Columbia Heights Hylanders 40 33
• DeLaSalle Islanders 26 5
• Mahtomedi Zephyrs 15 15

Section 8

• Roseau Rams 110
• Detroit Lakes Lakers 109
• Hibbing Bluejackets 106
• Thief River Falls Prowlers 60
• Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 57
• Crookston Pirates 47
• Nashwauk-Keewatin/Greenway Spartans 44
• Deer River/Northland Warriors 41
• Bagley/Fosston Brawlers 36
• Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis Wolves 35
• Park Rapids Panthers 31
• East Grand Forks Green Wave 13

Section 1

• Stewartville Tigers 108 61
• Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove Warriors 102 38
• Plainview/Elgin-Millville Gophers 99 51
• Kasson-Mantorville KoMets 94 94
• Lake City Tigers 89 54
• La Crescent Lancers 78 52
• Cannon Falls/Randolph Bombers 76 67
• Byron Bears 47 15
• Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton Falcons 11 11
• St. Thomas Academy Cadets 10 10
• St. Paul Humboldt Hawks 5 5

Section 2

• Waseca Bluejays 121 40
• Scott West (Belle Plaine, Jordan) Panthers 114 48
• Windom Area/Butterfield-Odin/Mountain Lake 82 61
• New Prague Trojans 79 61
• Jackson County Central Huskies 76 34
• Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 66 51
• Maple River Eagles 59 59
• LeSueur-Henderson Giants 48 27
• Mankato East Cougars 36 36
• St. Peter Saints 21 16
• Fairmont Cardinals 21 12
• Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop/McLeod West Thunderbirds 5 5

Class AAA

Section 8

• Bemidji Lumberjacks 140 92
• Brainerd Warriors 99 29
• St. Cloud Tech Tigers 97 58
• Little Falls Flyers 88 88
• Fergus Falls Otters 87 36
• Elk River Elks 81 46
• Alexandria Cardinals 59 45
• Moorhead Spuds 43 35
• St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 42 9
• Sauk Rapids Storm 33 26

Section 2

• Shakopee Sabers 114 33
• Eden Prairie Eagles 101 76
• New Ulm Eagles 72 37
• Mankato West Scarlets 71 44
• Willmar Cardinals 70 50
• Chaska Hawks 69 46
• Buffalo Bison 64 49
• Wayzata Trojans 60 44
• Hutchinson Tigers 55 29
• Minnetonka Skippers 42 32
• Prior Lake Lakers 10 10

Section 7AAA

• Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 119 60
• Anoka Tornadoes 103 71
• Coon Rapids Cardinals 93 65
• Grand Rapids Thunderhawks 73 61
• Forest Lake Rangers 73 29
• Blaine Bengals 56 44
• Saint Francis Fighting Saints 53 41
• Champlin Park Rebels 49 12
• Chisago Lakes Wildcats 32 16
• North Branch Vikings 29 24
• Princeton Tigers 27 15
• Andover Huskies 21 14

Section 1

• Albert Lea Tigers 137 77
• Rochester Mayo Spartans 124 64
• Owatonna Huskies 118 84
• Northfield Raiders 67 26
• Austin Packers 61 45
• Faribault Falcons 55 29
• Lakeville Panthers 52 27
• Farmington Tigers 43 15
• Winona Winhawks 28 21
• Rochester Century Panthers 27 27
• Rochester John Marshall/Lourdes Rockets 16 16