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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report
State and Section Tournaments Report
March 10, 2006
By Roger Mischke
MISSISSIPPI 8 CONFERENCE
There were a total of 26 state qualifiers and 12 place winners from the Mississippi 8 Conference.
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (32-2 Overall)
Class AA State Champions
Quarterfinal
Saint Michael-Albertville 46 Scott West 8
Semifinal
Saint Michael-Albertville 48 Adrian 18
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 50 Milaca 3
(The Knights had eight wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
State Champions
Saint Michael-Albertville
Mike Thorn 12th 125 49-0
David Thorn 9th 103 47-2
Dan Greeno 12th 119 44-5
Chad Little 12th 145 44-5
Place Winners
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Mickey Kirk 12th 152 38-9 Second
Joe Grygelko 11th 135 44-4 Second
Andy Hackenmueller12th 112 34-17 Fifth
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
Carl Richard 12th 125 37-10 Third
Matt Connor 11th 171 40-6 Fourth
BECKER
Russ Lumley 12th 140 38-5 Fourth
Robert Koranda 11th 125 40-3 Fifth
BIG LAKE
Aaron Stolp 11th 119 40-4 Fourth
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Section 4AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Alberville 75 Brooklyn Center 3
Saint Michael-Albertville 77 Rogers 0
Saint Michael-Albertville 68 South St. Paul 0
The Knights had eight wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section duals. David Thorn, Steve Haglund, Chad Little and Matt Nerdahl all got three falls in the section duals.
All fourteen Knight wrestlers qualified for the state tourney including 12 section championships.
David Thorn, Mike Thorn, Dan Greeno, Andy Hackenmueller, Joe Grygelko, Steve Haglund, Chad Little, Micky Kirk, Kurt Schumm, Matt Nerdahl, Kyle Schumm and Jess Dehmer all won section championships. Alex Becker and Tom Duncombe both took second place to qualify for the state tourney.
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
The Bluejackets dropped their opening round Section 7AAA dual to Coon Rapids 31-27. The Bluejackets had thirteen section place winners including three state qualifiers. State qualifiers were Matt Connor section champion and Carl Richard and Tony Nelson both earned seconds. Josh Olson, Forest Becklin, Ross Dankers and Jason Ingborg all earned third place. Dalton Lilledahl and Derek Swanson both earned fourths and Chad Larson and Alex Geving were both fifth. Sam Watson and Chris Sjodin both took sixth place.
BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Mora in the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA duals to make the final four. They lost their semifinal dual to Milaca 48-17. Brady Schrupp, Kevin O’Brien, Robert Koranda, Russ Lumley and Mike Rittenour were all 2-0 for the Bulldogs in the section duals.
They had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers Robert Koranda and Russ Lumley both won section championships. Mike Rittenour just missed the state trip dropping an OT match in the semifinals, he took third place. Kevin O’Brien earned fourth place and Riley Holub and Clinton Aurentz both earned fifth places. Kyle Andres and Brady Schrupp both took sixth place.
BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets topped Rocori in the Section 6AA section duals to make the final four where they lost their semifinal dual to Foley 42-16. Justin Nelson, Aaron Stolp, Tee Baker and Ben Brown were all 2-0 in the section duals. The Hornets had ten section
place winners including two state qualifiers; Aaron Stolp won a section championship and Ben Brown earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Casey Kern earned third place and Tyler Sonenstahl earned fourth place. Dan Brown, Justin Nelson, Matt Nelson and Jake Lumley all earned fifth places and Justin Haag and Aaron Mavissen both took sixth place.
BUFFALO BISON
The Bison topped Mankato West 41-27 in the preliminary dual in the section 2AAA dual meet tourney. They dropped they quarterfinal match to Wayzata 55-13; Derek Klatt, Eric Rogness and Justin Frank were all 2-0 in their section duals. The Bison had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers. Derek Klatt and Erik Rogness both earned second place. Justin Franke earned third place and Omar Salguero and Tim Ruter both earned fourth place. Matt Jeska took fifth place and Tucker Vogt took sixth place.
MONTICELLO MAGIC
The Magic topped St. Cloud Tech in their preliminary dual in the Section 8AAA dual meet tourney 46-21. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Moorhead 44-19. Spencer Lanners, Mike Land and Joe Mangus were all 2-0 in the section duals. The Magic had eleven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Section championship by Spencer Lanners and Joe Mangas earned second place for his state tourney trip. Mike Land, Glen Belde and Justin Davis all earned third places and Clay Lanners, Brandon Henry and Nick Fessenden all earned fourth place. Taylor Johnson took fifth place, Randy Ascher took sixth place and Ben Schwartz took seventh place.
ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals topped Benilde-St. Margaret’s 39-33 to make the final four of Section 4AA. They dropped their semifinal dual to Saint Michael-Albertville 77-0. The Royals had five section place winners including Todd Klenz; he earned third place and Anthony Gullickson, Tyler Petzel, Devon Paige and Jordan Smith all earned fifth places.
PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their preliminary dual in 6AA action to Rocori 68-9. The Tigers had on section place winner; Kyle Kats earned sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE
The West Central South had twenty-four state qualifiers and seven state place winners.
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS (27-4)
Class A Third Place
Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 33 New York Mills 24
Semifinal
Frazee 27 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 18
Third Place
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 32 Wabasso 23
Jeremy Anderson, Ben Meyer, A. J. Frederiksen and Nic Liether were all 3-0 in the State Duals.
BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR/BOLD WARRIORS (27-6)
Class AA Fifth Place
Quarterfinal
Little Falls 40 BLH/BOLD 24
Consolation Semifinals
BLH/BOLD 34 Hibbing 22
Consolation Championship
BLH/BOLD 32 Scott West 22
Mark Pietig and Tom Elfering were both 3-0 in the State Tourney Duals.
STATE CHAMPIONS
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Matt Leither 12th 189 39-7
Jeremy Anderson 10th 103 44-1
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Nic Leither 10th 171 45-1 Second Place
Ben Meyer 10th 112 45-2 Fourth Place
BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR/BOLD
Pat LeVasseur 10th 112 37-8 Second Place
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Matt Williams 12th 119 37-3 Second Place
MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK
Jacob Nohl 12th 145 36-10 Fifth Place
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
Section 5A Section Champions
Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 72 Trinity of Rivers Ridge 6
Semifinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove Ctiy 62 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 3
Championship
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 39 Eden Valley-Watkins 15
Jeremy Anderson, Ben Meyer, Bill Wheeler, Micah Larson, A. J. Fredericksen, Eric Peterson, Nic Leither and Matt Leither were all unbeaten in the Section Duals.
The Falcons had thirteen section place winners including eight state qualifiers. Winning section championships were Jeremy Anderson, Ben Meyer, Nic Leither and Matt Leither. Earning seconds and their trip to the state tourney were Matt Pearson, Micah Larson, A. J. Frederiksen and Eric Peterson. Bill Wheeler, Jared Peterson and Travis Frederiksen all earned third place, Erick Larson earned fourth place and Josh Lies took fifth for place.
BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR/BOLD WARRIORS
Section 5AA Section Champions
Quarterfinal
BLH/BOLD 42 Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted-Lester Prairie 22
Semifinal
BLH/BOLD 34 New London-Spicer 12
Championship
BLH/BOLD 30 Litchfield 23
Pat LeVasseur, Cole Neubauer, Chris Harmon and Jon Kramer were all unbeaten in the Section Duals.
The Warriors had twelve section place winners including five state qualifiers. Pat LaVasseur won a section championship and Zach Kopel, John Kramer, Cole Neubauer and Ross Neubauer all earned seconds for their trip to the state tourney. Brian Hagen, Tom Elfering, Chris Harmon and Mark Revier all earned third place. Mark Pietig and Tom Brenner both earned fourth place and Nick Bauman took sixth place.
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
The Sting earned second place in section 4A with their quarterfinal win over MACCRAY 58-7 and the their semifinal win over Dawson-Boyd 41-13. They lost to Canby in the Section 4A championship 35-17. Matt Williams, Nick Rolfing and Jordan Stock were all unbeaten in the section duals.
The Sting had all fourteen wrestlers place in the section tourney including six state qualifiers. Matt Williams won the section championship and Jordan Stock, Austin Cole, Casey Field, Landon Cole and Tim Palm all earned seconds for their trip to the state tourney. Tom Jacobson and Spencer Sannerud both earned third place and Sam Isfeld earned fourth place. Tanner Aus, Wyatt Sand, Nick Rolfing, Eric Dubbelde and Evan Stock all earned fifth places.
MONTEVIDEO THUNDER HAWKS
The Thunder Hawks dropped their first round Section 3AA dual to Marshall 36-34. They had eight section place winners including four state qualifiers. Gage Halverson, Tony Klastrboer and James Gallagher all won section championships and Tallen Wald earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Josh Anderson And Riley Wald both earned fourth place, Tyler Kanten earned fifth place and Jordin Baldwin and Darren Rauss both took sixth place.
BENSON BRAVES
The Braves dropped their first round Section 4A dual to Dawson-Boyd 46-19. The Braves had five section place winners including Ryan Thompson earning third place and Mile Staton, Preston Flolo, Brett Hoffman and Kevin Wersinger all earned sixth place.
MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK TIGERS
The Tigers dropped the first round Section 7A dual to Parkers Prairie 39-30. The Tigers had six section place winners including section champion Jacob Nohl. Eric Goette earned fourth place, Tanner Berning and Josh Nelson both earned fifth place and Jon Pierce and Travis Thooft both took sixth place.
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY EAGLES
The Eagles dropped their first round section 4A dual to Renville County West 39-26. The Eagles had two section place winners; Derek Miller and Jack Massee both earned sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE
The West Central North Conference had nineteen state qualifiers and eleven place winners at the State tourney.
MINNEWASKA
Trevor Larson 12th 145 42-1 Second Place
Jon Tatro 11th 119 37-4 Third Place
Alan Lutterman 12th 215 39-7 Fourth Place
Colin Cihlar 12th 152 35-14 Sixth Place
NEW LONDON-SPICER
Chad Henle 10th 103 43-7 Third Place
SAUK CENTRE
Brian Ruegemer 11th 189 33-9 Second Place
Jake Uphus 12th 160 31-8 Fifth Place
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE
Brad Twardowski 11th 140 42-5 Third Place
Sam Schad 12th 135 34-4 Fifth Place
PAYNESVILLE
Sean Glenz 12th 152 46-2 Second Place
Keith Klein 12th 135 43-8 Fifth Place
MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Minnewaska Lakers did advance to the final four of Section 7AA with a quarterfinal win over Detroit Lakes 37-20. They dropped their semifinal section dual to Perham 39-22. Jon Tatro, Trevor Larson and Colin Cihlar were unbeaten in the section duals. The Lakers had twelve section place winners including six state qualifiers. Alan Lutterman, Trevor Larson, Jon Tatro and Colin Cihlar all won section championships and Sam Goracke and Justin Frederick both earned seconds for their trip to the state tourney. David Bond earned third place and Shane Cowen earned fourth place. Colin Jergenson, Alan Erickson and Jared Jordahl all earned fifth place and Dan Braaten took sixth place.
NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats advanced to the final for of Section 5AA with a quarterfinal win over Glencoe-Silver Lake 37-23. They dropped their semifinal section dual to BLH/BOLD 34-12. Adam Luberts, Andrew Blomker and Stephen Westby were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Wildcats had eight section place winners including two section champions; Stephen Westby and Chad Henle. Billy Dean earned third place and Adam Luberts earned fourth place. Chris Delong earned fifth place and Tony Tobkin, Colin Ruter and Luke Reiter all took sixth place.
SAUK CENTRE MAINSTREETERS
The Mainstreeters defeated Osakis in quarterfinal action of Section 6A duals 45-30 and they lost their semifinal section dual to Pierz 54-12. Adam Helgeson, Jake Uphus and Brian Ruegemer were all unbeaten in the section duals. They had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers. Jake Uphus and Brain Ruegemer were both section champions. Earning third place was Tyson Molitor and John Gusewelle and Justin Messer earned fourth place. Adam Helgeson earned fifth place and Shane Trattles and Matt Walter both took sixth place.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER
The Thunder lost their quarterfinal section dual to Fergus Fall 40-34. They had eight section place winners including four state qualifiers. Section champions Sam Schad and Brad Twardowski and both Derek Pesta and Mitch Ainali earned their trip to the state taking seconds. Pat Jenkins earned third place, Joseph Pesta and Chad Hibbs both earned fourths and Daniel Schad took fifth place.
PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped St. Croix Lutheran in the quarterfinals of the Section 5A duals 57-15 and they dropped their semifinal section dual to Eden Valley-Watkins 32-21. Jordan Christian, Keith Klein, Joel Kerzman, Sean Glenz, Brad Torborg and Luke Frank were unbeaten in section duals. The Bulldogs had all fourteen wrestlers place in the section tourney; including three state qualifiers. Keith Klein, Joel Kerzman and Sean Glenz all won section championships. Jon Kerzman, Jordan Christian and Dustin Utsch all earned third places and Luke Frank, Aaron Bachman, Joe Fry, Jeff Albright and Joe Sheridan all earned fourth places. Tyler Hemmesch and Brad Torborg both earned fifth place and Justin Wendlandt took sixth place.
ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies topped Sartell in preliminary action of the Section 6AA section duals and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Foley 67-3. Matt Dowell was unbeaten in the section duals. The Huskies had an excellent section tourney eleven section place winners including two state qualifiers. Mat Dowell and Kurt Schlangen both earned seconds to qualify for the state tourney. Scott Groetsch earned third place and Nathan Jopp, Sergi Krougev and Jacob Thielman all earned fourth place. Keith Maciejewski and Andrew Nienaber both earned fifth place and Brad Maciejewski, Jacob Sand and John Bredeck all took sixth place.
MELROSE DUTCHMAN
The Dutchman dropped their preliminary section dual to Mora 57-15. The Dutchman had three section place winners; including Nathan Klaphake and Kirby Wensmann both earn fifth place and Tyler Petermeier took sixth place.
CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
The Central Lakes Conference had twenty-four state qualifiers and seven state place winners.
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
Class AA Fourth Place
Quarterfinal
Little Falls 40 Buffalo Lake Hector/BOLD 24
Semifinal
Milaca 35 Little Falls 24
Third Place
Adrian 27 Little Falls 25
Troy Biermaier, Chris Roach and Josh Groshong were all unbeaten in the state tourney duals.
SAINT CLOUD TECH
Andy Johnston 12th 135 38-4 Second Place
SARTELL
Travis Lewellyn 10th 119 36-2 Second Place
LITTLE FALLS
Jason Brill 11th 112 37-11 Fourth Place
Troy Biermaier 12th 135 33-9 Fourth Place
ROCORI
Darren Massmann 12th 275 38-4 Fifth Place
Kyle Schroeder 12th 189 37-7 Fifth Place
ALEXANDRIA
John Amundson 10th 125 37-2 Fifth Place
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
Section 7AA Champions
Quarterfinal
Little Falls 58 Pequot Lake/Pine River/Backus 11
Semifinal
Little Falls 39 Fergus Falls 22
Championship
Little Falls 27 Perham 27 (2 Fall to 1 Fall)
Randy Przybilla, Troy Biermaier, Mike Lodermeier and Dylan Bue were all unbeaten in the section duals.
The Flyers had twelve section place winners including four state qualifiers; Jason Brill was section champion and Troy Biermaier, Ted Wilczek and Mike Lodermeier all earned seconds for their trip to the state. Josh Bue, Chris Roach and Andy Hegna all earned third place and Luke Lien and Steve Strack both earned fourth place. Josh Groshong, Sam Marcus and Dylan Bue all took fifth place.
SAUK RAPIDS STORM
Section 8AAA Champions
Quarterfinal
Sauk Rapids 37 Alexandria 25
Semifinal
Sauk Rapids 42 Moorhead 21
Championship
Sauk Rapids 37 Grand Rapids 25
Evan Warnert, Tyler Spiczka, Wes Voigt and Zach Rudolph were all unbeaten in the section duals.
The Storm had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers; Wes Voigt, Tyler Spiczka and John Oemig all earned seconds for their trips to the state. Shane Fessenmaier earned third place, Mike Hines earned fourth place, Blake Cruser earned fifth place. Mitch Stanger took sixth place and Derek Anderst took seventh place.
WILLMAR CARDINALS
The Cardinals advanced to the final four of Section 2AAA with wins over Chaska 49-30 and in the quarterfinal dual they defeated New Ulm 35-35 (8 Matches to 6 Matches). In the Semifinals they lost to Hutchinson 46-26. Brandt Haglund, Jesse Alonzo and Brandon Reickman were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Cardinals had eight section place winners including one state qualifier Jesse Alonzo; he earned second place for his trip to the state. Trent Molacek, Eric Borgas and Martin Munoz all earned third places, just missing a trip to the state. Brandon Reickman and Drew Larson both earned fourth place, Brandt Haglund earned fifth place and Nick Braun took sixth place.
ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans topped Princeton in the preliminary action of the Section 6AA duals. They lost their quarterfinal section dual to Big Lake 41-23. The Spartans had ten section place winners including three state qualifiers; Brandon Heim and Darrin Maasmann both won section championships and Kyle Schroeder earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Tyler Hommerding earned third place, Sam Howe earned fourth place. Earning fifth place was Derik Gertken and Jeremiah Dorf and Scott Hanson, Alex Guggenberger and Brandon Provo all earned sixth places.
ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals dropped their quarterfinal section dual to Sauk Rapids 37-25. They had ten section place winners including one state qualifier; John Amundson won the section championship. Dave Kirscht, Chris Hobbs, Mike Kirscht, Nate Kelly and Brett Ripley all earned fourth place. Tom Bouressa earned fifth place and Charlie Kirscht and Tanner Weltzin both took sixth place and Adam Patrick took seventh place.
BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors topped St. Cloud Apollo in preliminary action 42-27 in the Section 8AAA Dual meet tourney. They dropped their quarterfinal match to Bemidji 49-21. The Warriors had ten section place winners including five state qualifiers; including two section champions Tyler Jensen and Ryan McKay. Earning seconds and a trip to the state tourney. Nick Lingwall, Scott Padrnos and Nate Rubin. Brandon Mutz, Nick Loreno and Josh Jaeger all earned third place and Mitch Yager and Jake Patnode both took sixth place.
FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters advanced to the final four of Section 7AA with a quarterfinal win over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 40-34. They lost their semifinal section dual to Little Falls 39-22. Charlie Revering, Dan Revering, Bill Oehler, Karl Haataja, D. J. Rinqguist and Drew Ross were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Otters had seven section place winners including three state qualifiers. Charlie Revering and D. J. Rinqguist both won section championships and Justin Hensch earned second place for his state tourney trip. Karl Haataja and Drew Ross both earned third place and Mike Swenson and Dan Revering both took fifth place.
ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
The Eagles dropped their preliminary section dual to Brainerd 42-27. The Eagles had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers. Brett Scharmer and Mike Abrego both earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Nick Paquin and Matt Spoden both earned fourth place and Justin Pulliam, Max Aho and Cameron Jacobson all earned fifth place. Isaac Pentz and Jeremy Loch both took sixth place.
SARTELL SABRES
The Sabers dropped their preliminary section dual to Albany 55-18. The Sabres had five section place winners including state qualifier Travis Lewellyn. Jess Coffin and Jeff Stang both earned third place, T. J. Stang earned fourth place and Chris Yasger took sixth place.
ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their preliminary section dual to Monticello 46-21. The Tigers had seven section place winners including section champion Andy Johnston. Ryan Cameron earned third place, Gateak Gew earned fifth place. Giles Henry, Weston Erickson and Brandon Pozorski all earned sixth place and Ethan Kellner took seventh place.
RUM RIVER CONFERNCE
The Rum River Conference had seventeen state qualifiers and five state place winners including on state champion.
MILACA WOLVES
Runner Up Class AA
Quarterfinal
Milaca 43 Hibbing 18
Semifinals
Milaca 36 Little Falls 24
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 50 Milaca 3
MILACA WOLVES
Steve Vedders 12th 152 43-2 State Champion
Chris Kragt 12th 130 37-8 Second Place
Dan Crain 12th 140 38-12 Sixth Place
FOLEY FALCONS
Jacob Bowland 10th 112 36-11 Sixth Place
ZIMMERMAN
Zac Nielsen 11th 189 45-3 Third Place
MILACA WOLVES
Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Milaca 65 Zimmerman 10
Semifinals
Milaca 48 Becker 17
Championship
Milaca 26 Foley 22
Denver Rogalla, Cody Kragt, Steven Vedders, Zach Majerus and Andy Peterson were all unbeaten in the Section 6AA duals. The Wolves had thirteen section place winners including seven state qualifiers. Andy Peterson, Zach Majerus, Chris Kragt, Torin Erickson and Steven Vedders all won section championships and Cody Kragt and Dan Crain both earned seconds for their trips to the state tourney. David Fradette and Denver Rogalla both earned earned third places, Chad Weyer, Josh Danger, Kevin Swedin all earned fourth place and Carter Ash took fifth place.
FOLEY FALCONS
The Falcons earned second place in Section 6AA with their quarterfinal win over Albany 67-3 and their semifinal win over Big Lake 42-16. They lost the championship in a very close dual to Milaca 26-22. Cory Foss, Mike Fouquette, Jared Freudenberg and Luke Young were unbeaten in the Section 6AA duals.
The Falcons had twelve section place winners including seven state qualifiers; two section championships by Jared Freudenberg and Jacob Bowland. Earning seconds and their trip to the state tourney were Luke Young, Mike Fouquette, Brandon Seppelt and Josh Gondeck. Justin Bowland, Cory Foss, Kris Olson and Zach LeVigne all earned third places and Jeremy Weber took fifth place.
MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustangs topped Melrose in the preliminary section 6AA dual 57-15 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Becker 40-30. The Mustangs had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Andrew Youngblom section champion and Chris Sawatzky earned second place. James Barnes earned third place, Brad Koehn, Zach Van Vleet and Jake Sallblad all earned fourth place and David Johnson took sixth place.
ZIMMERMAN
The Thunder won their preliminary section dual over Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 53-17 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Milaca 65-10. The Thunder had two section place winners including section champion Zac Nielsen and Drew Vevea earned third place.
PARK REGION CONFERENCE
The Park Region Conference had nineteen state qualifiers and eight state place winners.
NEW YORK MILLS
Section 7A Champions
Class A Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 33 New York Mills 24
Consolation Semifinals
Pierz 44 New York Mills 18
Jared Hotakainen, Brandon Marsh and Jason Burg won both of their tourney dual meet matches.
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY
Torrey Line 11th 171 45-0 State Champion
BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE
Ethan Kern 10th 112 43-1 Second Place
Zak Lambert 10th 103 38-5 Fourth Place
NEW YORK MILLS
Jared Hotakainen 12th 125 28-4 Second Place
Jason Burg 11th 130 41-5 Fifth Place
OSAKIS
Eric Wiener 12th 152 35-6 Third Place
OTTERTAIL CENTRAL
Kelly Januszewski 12th 125 37-4 Third Place
MENAGHA-SEBEKA
Kirby Anderson 12th 119 39-4 Fourth Place
NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
Section 7A Section Champions
Quarterfinal
New York Mills 60 CACGB 9
Semifinal
New York Mills 42 Breckenridge 26
Championship
New York Mills 30 Wadena-Deer Creek 25
Jared Hotakainen, Jason Burg, Brandon Marsh and Devlin Hessig were all unbeaten in the Section duals. The Eagles had eleven section place winners including five state qualifiers. Jared Hotakainen, Brandon Marsh and Devlin Hessig all won section championships and Jason Burg and Jeremy Hagen both earned seconds for their state tourney trip. Jordan Novak, Jesse Bauck and Andrew Frost all earned fourth places, Luke Tervola and Brendon Frost earned fifth place and Mark Simpson took sixth place.
BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS
The Raiders dropped their quarterfinal section 7A dual to Breckenridge 31-30. The Raiders had ten section place winners including five state qualifiers; including three section champions: Ethan Kern, Jasper Oyster and Aaron Moenkedick. Zak Lambert and Tony Schul earned second place and a trip to the state tourney. Matt Moenkedick and Sam Moenkedick both earned fourth places, Joseph Miner and Nick Harren both earned fifth place and Jake Braaten took sixth place.
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS
The Broncos topped Mille Lacs in their quarterfinal section 6A dual 38-37 to advance to the final 4. They lost their semifinal dual to Aitkin 59-13. Julius Stone, Tyler Spychalla and Torry Line were unbeaten in the section duals. The Broncos had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers. Torrey Line and Tyler Spychalla both one section championships and Julius Stone and Grant Benz both earned seconds for their state tourney trips. Simeon Greiner, Brian Denny and Ryan Spandl all took sixth place.
OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS
The Silverstreaks dropped their quarterfinal Section 6A dual to Sauk Centre 45-30. They had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Eric Wiener and Mike Waldvogel both earned second place for the state tourney trips. Clinton Wiener earned third place, Wendell Larson earned fourth place and Jordan Trisco, Derek Waldvogel, Patrick Barrett and Jason Johnson all earned fifth places.
OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs dropped the Section 7AA preliminary dual to Pequot Lake/Pine River/Backus 39-27. The Bulldogs had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Kelly Januszewski. Jacob Ledding and Cody Nilson both earned third place, Jeremy Merrill earned fourth place. Both Kurt Schoening and Lee Heaton took fifth place and Tanner Jorgenson and Brandon Hart took sixth place.
MENAGHA-SEBEKA WARRIORS
The Warriors dropped the Section 7A preliminary dual to Breckenridge 48-25. The Warriors had five section place winners including two state qualifiers. Kirby Anderson won the section championship and Tyler Ahlf earned second place for his state tourney trip. Larry Martini and Adam Johnson both had great tourneys to earn third places and Travis Ahlf earned fourth place.
PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers topped Morris Area/Hancock in their Section 7A preliminary dual 39-30. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Wadena-Deer Creek 64-13. Jason Arvidson and Matt Rewitzer were both unbeaten in the section duals. The Panthers had six section place winners including Jason Arvidson he earned fourth place and Brady Arvidson and Chris Birkholz both earned fifth places. Tom Jaskowsak, Tim Hanson and Ryan Silbernick all took sixth place.
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
The Central Minnesota Conference had twenty state qualifiers; including seven place winners and two state champions.
PIERZ PIONEERS
Class A Consolation Champion
Quarterfinal
Frazee 30 Pierz 19
Consolation Semifinal
Pierz 44 New York Mills 18
Consolation Championship
Pierz 43 Wabasha-Kellogg 21
Warren Gall and Cody Luberts were both unbeaten in the state tourney duals.
PIERZ
Warren Gall 12th 152 46-3 State Champion
Kyle Girtz 12th 160 42-6 State Champion
Cody Luberts 12th 215 40-14 Fifth place
Scott Saehr 12th 275 31-15 Fifth Place
Hank Virnig 11th 125 43-14 Sixth Place
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS
Phillip Magadanz 12th 215 36-8 Fourth Place
Nick Peterson 12th 135 30-10 Sixth Place
Raymen Rice 12th 189 33-10 Sixth Place
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA
Travis Rath 9th 140 45-8 Sixth Place
PIERZ PIONEERS
Section 6A Champions
Quarterfinal
Pierz 57 Crosby-Ironton 12
Semifinal
Pierz 54 Sauk Centre 12
Championship
Pierz 33 Aitkin 24
Clint Poster, Hank Virnig, Kyle Bednar, Warren Gall, Cody Luberts and Scott Saehr all were unbeaten in the section dual. The Pioneers had eleven section place winners; including seven state qualifiers. Four section championships by Kyle Bednar, Warren Gall, Cody Luberts and Scott Saehr. Kyle Girtz, Hank Virnig and Bennie Andrews all earned seconds for their trips to the state tourney. Clint Poster, Scott Janson and Charles Boser all earned thirds and Chad Britz earned fourth place.
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
The Eagles gain the championship in the Section 5A duals with their quarterfinal win over Norwood Young America 51-18 and semifinal match over Paynesville 32-21. They dropped the championship to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 39-15. Chris Faber was unbeaten in the section duals. The Eagles had twelve section place winners; including four state qualifiers. Phillip Magadanz, Raymen Rice, Luke Stommes and Nick Peterson all earned seconds for their trips to the state tourney. Paul Stommes, Adam Hiltner, Dustin Kramer, Chris Faber and Heath Kramer all earned third places. Mike Sullivan earned fourth place, Ryan Sullivan earned fifth place and Jacob Forcier took sixth place.
HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY/WINSTED-LESTER PRAIRIE SCORPIONS
The Scorpions topped Dassel Cokato in the preliminary dual of the Section 5AA tourney. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to BLH/BOLD 48-22. Alex Schlueter, Tyler Kloos, Jason Latske and Mychal Penaz were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Scorpions had eight section place winners including four state qualifiers. Jason Latzke, Alex Schlueter, Ryan Miller and Clark Ostvig all earned seconds. Shane Kahn and Tyler Kloos both earned third places and Tony Hortmann and Mychal Penaz both took sixth place.
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS
The Jaquars advanced to the final four of Section 5A with their quarterfinal win over Meadow Creek/River Academy 35-31. They dropped their semifinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 62-3. Travis Rath was unbeaten in the Section duals.
The Jaguars had eight section place including three state qualifiers; Danny Borgerding won the section championship and Tyler Rath and Travis Rath both earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Dustin Mueller, Anthony Tullis and Austin Kampsen all earned fourth place and Anthony Rooney and Matt Gregory both took fifth place.
ROYALTON ROYALS
The Royals didn’t participate in the Section 6A duals. They had four section place winners including one state qualifier Keith Schlichting earned second place. Ben Presler earned third place, Jamie Carlson fourth place and Hunter Guerard took fifth place.
KIMBALL CUBS
The Cubs dropped their preliminary dual in section 5A action to Trinity 40-24. The Cubs had five section place winners including one state qualifier Jon Hanley won the section championship. David Dahnke earned third place, Dan Barthel earned fourth place, and Mitch Fischer fifth place and Nick Donnay took sixth place.
ROCKFORD ROCKETS
The Rockets dropped their preliminary dual in section 5AA action to Waconia 72-9. The Rockets had two section place winners; Noah Patnode took sixth place and Jeremiah Graunke took fifth place.
GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
The Great River Conference had ten state qualifiers and they had one place winner.
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY
Dustin Nelson 12th 160 35-9 Fifth Place
AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers advanced to the Section 6A finals with their quarterfinal win over Rush City 59-12 and their semifinal win over Browerville/Eagle Valley 59-13. The Gobblers dropped a close dual to Pierz 33-24 in the section championship. B. J. Wasserzieher and Travis Halberg were both unbeaten in the section duals. They had twelve section place winners including six state qualifiers. One section championship by B. J. Wasserzieher and five seconds by Phillip Just, Justin Chouanard, Isaac Werner, Brett Mlynar and Nick Nadeau to earn their trips to the state tourney. Brad Insley, Matt Christianson and Travis Halberg all earn third place and Keith Wasserzieher, Reece Thompson, Jason Oestreich and Justin Dotzler all earned fourth places.
RUSH CITY TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their quarterfinal section 6A dual to Aitkin 59-12. They had six section place winners; including Tyler Leibel and Adam Morris both earned third places. Matt Wourinen earned fourth place, Richard Marohn earned fifth place and Tyler Schammer and Cole Kamick both took sixth place.
MILLE LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders dropped a very close section quarterfinal dual to Browerville/Eagle Valley 38-37. They had six section place winners including two state qualifiers; Rob Olson and Nick Pfaff both won section championships. Chris Steffenson earned third place, Kyle Prickett earned fourth place, Shane Bresnahan earned fifth place and Kevin Pederson took sixth place.
BRAHAM BOMBERS
The Bombers pulled out of the section 6A dual meet tourney. They had five section place winners including Mitch Gerold earned third place, Brad Hale earned fourth place and Wally Workman, Dave LeTourelle and Allen Kelling all took sixth place.
OGILVIE LIONS
The Lions pulled out of the section 6A dual meet tourney. The Lions had three section place winners including state qualifier Colton Johnston. He won the section championship for his trip to the state tourney. Levi Berg earned fifth place and Steve Schoumaker took sixth place.
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAQUARS
The Jaguars dropped the preliminary section 6AA dual to Zimmerman 53-17. They had one section place winner Dustin Nelson; he earned second place to his trip to the state tourney.
INDEPENDENT TEAMS
They had eleven state qualifiers and five state place winners.
ORTONVILLE
Dustin Roggenbuck 12th 215 32-4 Second Place
MOORHEAD
Justin Lavalle 9th 103 45-7 Fourth Place
Justin Phillippi 12th 171 37-12 Sixth Place
WHEATON-HERMAN-NORCROSS
Brett Lennox 11th 152 40-11 Fourth Place
CHOKIO-ALBERTA-CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY
Matt Benson 11th 103 43-3 Third Place
MOORHEAD SPUDS
The Spuds advanced to the final four of Section 8AAA with their quarterfinal win over Monticello 44-19. They lost their semifinal dual to Sauk Rapids 42-21; Justin LaValle, Justin Phillippi, Jay Thoreson and Nathan Arends all were unbeaten in the section duals. The Spuds had nine section place winners including one section champion Jay Thoreson. Earning seconds and their trip to the state tourney were Justin Phillippi, Bryan Rodriquez and Justin LaValle. Luke Tweeten earned third place, Mark Meis fourth place, Matt Langeberg and Jake Handegard both earned fifth places. Nathan Arends took seventh place for the Spuds.
WHEATON-HERMAN-NORCROSS BULLETS
The Bullets topped Pelican Rapids in section 7A dual meet action to advance to the final four. They dropped a very good dual to Wadena-Deer Creek in semifinal action 40-30. Brett Lennox, Jerod Lennox and Brady Sykora were unbeaten in the section duals. The Bullets eight section place winners including four state qualifiers. Two section championships by Shane Fickes and Brett Lennox and earning seconds and a trip to the state tourney was Brady Sykora and Jerod Lennox. Austin Nilson, Nate Mord and John Doll all earned third places and Tony Roschlien took fifth place.
CHOKIO-ALBERTA-CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARSLEY ROAD WARRIORS
The Road Warriors topped West Central Area in their preliminary dual of Section 7A 48-30. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to New York Mills 60-9; Matt Benson, Adam Andrews and Kevin Andrews were all unbeaten in the Section 7A duals. The Road Warriors had six section place winners including one section champion Matt Benson and A. J. O’Neill earned second place and his trip to the state tourney. Adam Andrews earned fifth place and Kevin Andrews and Chris Birkholz both took sixth place.
ORTONVILLE TROJANS
The Trojans dropped their preliminary dual in Section 4A action to MACCRAY 51-24. They had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Dustin Roggenbuck. Patrick Eustice, Matt Koval and Kurt Eastling all earned fourth place. Eric Croatt, Drew Johnson and Jason Roggenbuck all earned fifth place and David Webster took sixth place.
AT LARGE TEAMS
This group of teams had twenty state qualifiers and six place winners; including two state champions.
LITCHFIELD
Beau Penk 12th 135 43-1 State Champion
Blayne Johnson 12th 171 20-11 Fourth Place
WEST CENTRAL AREA
Brady Schneeberger 12th 130 44-5 State Champion
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Kevin Steinhaus 9th 130 41-6 Third Place
MACCRAY
Tyler Steen 11th 140 44-9 Fifth Place
Mitch Grussing 11th 189 40-7 Fifth Place
LITCHFIELD DRAGONS
The Dragons advanced to the Section 5AA finals with a quarterfinal win over Watertown 41-19 and their semifinal win over Annandale/Maple in a very close dual 32-29. The Dragons dropped a very well wrestled dual to BLH/BOLD 30-23 for the Section 5AA championship. Mike Knisely, Reed Wimmer and Beau Penk were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Dragons had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers. Two section championships by Beau Penk and Blayne Johnson and Mike Knisely and Reed Wimmer both earned seconds for their trip to the state tourney.
WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines advance to the Section 7A championship with their quarterfinal win over Parkers Prairie 64-13 and their semifinal win over Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 40-30. The Wolverines dropped the championship match to New York Mills 30-25; Kenny Steffens, Tim Richards, Darren Folkestad, Tanner Rentz and Tony Wegscheid were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Wolverines had eight section place winners including four state qualifiers. Tim Richards won a section championship and Tony Wegscheid, Tanner Rentz and Trey VanOrsdel all earned seconds for their trip to the state tourney. Shawn Beversluis, Kenny Steffens, Darren Folkstad and Kevin Trout all earned third places.
ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning advanced to the final four of Section 5AA with their quarterfinal win over Waconia 37-30. They dropped a very close semifinal dual to Litchfield 32-29; Pete Nordlie, Ben Anderson, Joe Nordlie, Tyler Wadman and Brad Salveson were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Lightning had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Brad Salveson and Tyler Wadman earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Joe Puncochar earned third place and Jake Anderson earned fourth place. Joe Nordlie, Peter Nordlie, Spencer Witter and Chase Swenson all earned fifth places and Alex Couette took sixth place.
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE PANTHERS
The Panthers dropped their quarterfinal dual in section 5AA action 37-23 to New London-Spicer. The Panthers had eight section place winners including section champion Tyler Polzin. Josh Jenson, Ryan Kriesch and Alex Jenson all earned third places. Nick Larson, James Carlson and Chris Dahlke all earned fourth places and Brandon Barth took sixth place.
BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS
The Cowboys advanced to the final four of Section 7A with a preliminary win over Menagha-Sebeka 40-25. They upset Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in the quarterfinals 31-30. They dropped their semifinal dual to New York Mills 46-26; Justin Krause, Alex Johnson, Seth Klostreith and Tyler Nord were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Cowboys had twelve section place winners including two state qualifiers. Seth Klostreich won a section championship and Spencer Beech earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Tyler Ascheman and Andy VanHecke both earned third places. Earning four place were Jake Owens, Alex Johnson, Joel Paur and Tyler Nord. Kelly Kristenson and Jesse Stuehrenberg both earned fifth places and Justin Krause and Dan Bellmore both took sixth place.
DASSEL-COKATO CHARGERS
The Chargers dropped their preliminary Section 5AA dual to Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted-Lester Prairie 37-21. The Chargers had seven section place winners including one state qualifier Kurt Salmen earned second place. Luke Aho, Will Boyak and Brendon Opsahl all earned fourth places. Steve Rahkola and Tanner Dobmeier both earned fifth places and Tony Larson took sixth place.
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
The Fighting Saints dropped their quarterfinal section 4A dual to Minneota 41-27. The Fighting Saints had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Kevin Steinhaus won a section championship and Nick Dahl earned second place. Brad Kneisl earned third place, Alex Baker and Mitchel Hagen both earned fourth places. Spencer Almen and Codey Kinney both earned fifth places and Tyler Carlson took sixth place.
PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew won their preliminary Section 7AA dual over Ottertail Central 39-27. They lost their quarterfinal Section 7AA dual to Little Falls 58-11; Nick Harrison, Marcus Hernandez and Pat Bresnahan were all unbeaten in the section duals. The Road Crew had nine section place winners including Nick Harrison earned third place and four fourths by Patrick Bresnahan, Marcus Hernandez, Jesse Hernandez and Dustin Campbell. Charlie McCoy and Nathan Waslaski both earned fifth place and Adam Kish took sixth place.
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped North Branch in a preliminary Section 7AAA dual meet action 41-23 and they lost their quarterfinal dual Anoka 57-12. The Wildcats had five section place winners including three fourths by Brian Jones, Mitch Anderson and Mike Welle. Bobby Ferrier and J. D. Ford both earned sixth places.
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings dropped their preliminary Section 7AAA dual meet to Chisago Lakes 41-23. The Vikings had five section place winners; including Ryan Decorsey was third, Boyd Superat earned fourth place, Chris Newham earned fifth place. Taking sixth places were Erik Kostik and Adam Gades.
MACCRAY WOLVERINES
The Wolverines won the preliminary Section 4A dual meet over Ortonville 41-24. They had six section place winners including two section champions; Tyler Steen and Mitch Grussing. Thomas Miller and Mark DeGrote both earned fourth places and Mitch Rosendahl and Levi Berneds both took fifth places.
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAQUARS
The Jaguars topped LQPV in preliminary dual meet action in Section 4A 39-26 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Canby 75-4. The Jaguars had six section place winners including Trent Novatny earned third place, Dakota Freiborg and Bob Huseby both earned fourth places. Zach Freiborg earned fifth place and Isaac Johns and Drew Hullquist both took sixth places.
WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS
The Knights lost their preliminary section 7A dual to CACG 48-30. They had four section place winners including Brady Schneeberger section champion and Nate Long earned second place and a trip to the state tourney. Jake Long earned third place and Jess Stuehrenberg took sixth place.
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