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Central Minnesota Mat Rats State Tournament Report

March 1, 2005

By Roger Mischke

There was a total of 66 medals claimed by Central Minnesota wrestlers including seven state champions.

RUM RIVER CONFERENCE

Saint Michael-Albertville Knights

CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONS

(35-4)

Quarterfinals: STMA 53 Detroit Lakes 12

Semifinals: STMA 38 Adrian 16

Championship: STMA 32 Scott West 15

Unbeaten Wrestlers:

(3-0)

Mike Thorn

Joe Grygelko

Dan Greeno

(2-0)

Andy Hackenmueller

Tom Duncombe

Jake Grygelko

Mike Thorn 11th 119 lbs State Champion 46-2

Joe Grygelko 10th 130 lbs Third Place 51-6

Dan Greeno 11th 112 lbs Third Place 43-4

Luke Vetsch 12th 171 lbs Fourth Place 34-9

Chad Little 11th 140 lbs Fourth Place 44-11

Alex Becker 10th 125 lbs Fifth Place 41-12

Andy Hackenmueller 11th 103 lbs Fifth Place 35-14

Jake Grygelko 12th 152 lbs Sixth Place 24-9

Milaca Wolves

Class AA Consolation Champions

(31-7)

Quarterfinals: Scott West 28 Milaca 18

Consolation Semifinals: Milaca 49 Kassen-Mantorville 28

Consolation Championship: Milaca 42 BOLD 16

Unbeaten Wrestlers

(3-0)

John Fradette

Steven Vedders

John Fradette 12th 135 lbs Fourth Place 47-5

Steven Vedders 11th 145 lbs Fourth Place 42-11

Foley Falcons

Greg Stumvoll 12th 140 lbs Third Place 49-6

Jacob Bowland 9th 103 lbs Fourth Place 41-8

Big Lake Hornets

Keith Lumley 12th 152 lbs Fifth Place 41-5

Aaron Stolp 10th 119 lbs Fifth Place 30-13

Zimmerman Thunder

The Thunder had their first state place winner in just their second year of having the wrestling program.

Zac Nielsen 10th 171 lbs State Champion 40-1

WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE

Sauk Centre Mainstreeters

Brian Beilke 12th 112 lbs State Champion 42-1

Zach Winter 12th 135 lbs State Champion 41-1

Kurt Haakinson 12th 145 lbs Fifth Place 39-9

Paynesville Bulldogs

Sean Glenz 11th 145 lbs State Champion 42-2

Joel Kerzman 11th 135 lbs Second State 24-4

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle

Sam Schad 11th 130 lbs State Champion 41-0

Derek Pesta 11th 112 lbs Second State 35-7

WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE

Benson Braves

The Braves won their first state championship in school history.

Scott Thompson 12th 152 lbs State Champion 33-4

Minnewaska Lakers

Cody Pahan 12th 171 lbs Fifth Place 31-10

Trevor Larson 11th 140 lbs Fifth Place 35-6

New London-Spicer Wildcats

Stephen Westby 11th 275 lbs Third Place 39-6

PARK REGION CONFERENCE

New York Mills Eagles

(23-2)

Quarterfinals: GMLOK 33 New York Mills 23

Consolation Semifinals: NRHEG 41 New York Mills 18

(2-0 Wrestlers)

Jared Hotakainen

Brent Weller

Cody Salo

The Eagles you might say were the walking wounded as they had several wrestlers competing with injuries and one starter unable to compete. The Eagles did have wins over two of the teams in class AA this season.

Cody Salo 12th 152 lbs Fifth Place 39-7

Jared Hotakainen 11th 119 lbs Fifth Place 42-8

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders

Ethan Kern 9th 103 lbs Third Place 39-5

Menagha-Sebeka Warriors

Kirby Anderson 11th 112 lbs Third Place 35-5

Browerville/Eagle Valley

Torrey Line 10th 160 lbs Fifth Place 48-2

Osakis Silverstreaks

Eric Wiener 11th 145 lbs Fifth Place 37-5

Parkers Prairie Panthers

Aaron Walsh 12th 215 lbs Fourth Place 35-8

CENTRAL LAKES CONFERNCE

Little Falls Flyers

Ted Wilczek 11th 125 lbs Second Place 41-4

Troy Biermaier 11th 135 lbs Sixth Place 35-12

Brainerd Warriors

Kyle Dukowitz 12th 145 lbs Sixth Place 38-8

Rocori Spartans

Grant Johnson 12th 130 lbs Fifth Place 38-12

Darrin Massmann 11th 275 lbs Fifth Place 32-11

St. Cloud Tech Tigers

Paul Denne 12th 189 lbs Second Place 45-2

Derrick Orth 12th 130 lbs Third Place 41-4

Willmar Cardinals

Quarterfinals: Apple Valley 54 Willmar 15

Consolation Semifinals: St. Francis 48 Willmar 27

(2-0 Wrestlers)

Kyle Nelson

Peter Johnson

Tony Neumann

GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE

Mille Lacs Raiders

Nolan Boucher 12th 189 Fourth Place 44-2

INDEPENDENTS

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross Bullets

Casey Gray 12th 140 lbs State Champion 47-1

T. J. Severance 12th 135 lbs Fifth Place 41-5

Cody Rinke 12th 171 lbs Fifth Place 43-4

West Central Area Knights

Brady Schneeberger 11th 125 lbs Second State 40-5

Matt Anderson 12th 189 lbs Third Place 20-5

Moorhead Spuds

Jay Thoreson 11th 160 lbs Fifth Place 43-6

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

Pierz Pioneers

Class A State Champions

(30-3) Only losses were at the Clash

Quarterfinals: Pierz 28 NRHEG 21

Semifinals: Pierz 36 GMLOK 13

Championship: Pierz 42 Canby 12

(3-0 wrestlers)

Kyle Bednar

Jon Andres

Nathan Britz

Kyle Girtz

Matt Mrnak

The Pioneers started very slowly and quietly and then Coach Jensen got the Pioneers pumped up against GMLOK. They were firing on all cylinders for the semifinals and in the championship. This is a very special tribute to a team that was really limping at the beginning of January and to come back and get nearly all their wrestlers healthy enough to compete.

Kyle Bednar 11th 119 lbs Second Place 44-5

Jon Andres 12th 130 lbs Fourth Place 41-8

Nick Gruber 12th 140 lbs Fifth Place 37-14

Zach Solinger 12th 171 lbs Sixth Place 24-15

Matt Mrnak 12th 275 lbs Fifth Place 29-9

Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles

Eric Sullinger 12th 130 lbs Sixth Place 43-7

212 CONFERENCE

Atwater Cosmos Grove City Falcons

Class A Third Place

(30-1)

The Falcons had wins over two teams in the AA field.

Quarterfinals: ACGC 34 Sibley East 22

Semifinals: Canby 26 ACGC 23

Third Place: ACGC 36 GMLOK 32

(3-0 wrestlers)

Spencer Lund

Jason Losing

Matt Leither

Ben Meyer

Billy Wheeler

Nic Leither

The Falcons competed at the state tourney without one of their captions Aaron Rouser. He was medically unable to compete; surely now this could have affected the out come of these matches with a 30+ match winner sitting on the bench.

Jason Losing 12th 135 lbs Third Place 44-4

Adam Hoeper 12th 119 lbs Third Place 39-10

Spencer Lund 12th 152 lbs Fourth Place 43-6

Ben Meyer 9th 103 lbs Fourth Place 44-7

BOLD WARRIORS

Sixth Place Class AA

Quarterfinals: Adrian 38 BOLD 18

Consolation Semifinals: BOLD 43 Detroit Lakes 25

Fifth Place: Milaca 42 BOLD 16

(3-0 wrestler)

Pat LeVasseur

Pat LeVasseur 9th 103 lbs Third Place 42-6

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints

Kevin Steinhaus 8th 112 lbs Second Place 41-1

AT LARGE TEAMS

Litchfield Dragons

Beau Penk 11th 130 lbs Second Place 41-4

Cory Schlack 12th 189 lbs Third Place 41-7

Monticello Magic

Ryan Mergen 12th 171 lbs Second Place 37-2

Jon Dahlheimer 12th 125 lbs Sixth Place 24-9

Buffalo Bison

Tyler Reiss 12th 140 lbs Second Place 37-5

Jeremy Welter 12th 152 lbs Fourth Place 36-9

Becker Bulldogs

Mike Hopkins 12th 215 Sixth Place 34-10

Breckenridge Cowboys

Spencer Beech 10th 112 Sixth Place

 

Coaches, please send those season summaries.

1. Include a list of all wrestlers with grade and records

2. Overall dual meet record and Conference dual meet record.

3. Season Highlights

Please send dual meet records as soon as possible so I can get my season summary completed.

Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@astound.net / cmmatrat@hotmail.com those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.