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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report (12th Annual)

By Roger Mischke

February 13, 2007

Coaches, please keep me informed of your team's success throughout the season. With each edition, I would like to share their success in The Central MN Report. Please send relevant information for Class A individual and team ratings as well. I will also report your results to The Guillotine results page if you would like. Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net / cmmatrat@hotmail.com those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.

Note: All results included are through February 10, 2007

Central Minnesota's Top Class A Teams

1. ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
The Falcons turned in a very impressive showing at the West Central South Conference Tourney to top the field with 228 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. Ben Meyer, A. J. Fredericksen and Nic Leither all won WCS championships. The Falcons had seven wrestlers advance to the championships including Micah Larson, Matt Pearson, Scott Litzau, David Nelson, Billy Wheeler, Erik Larson and Mike Kramer. Earning third place for ACGC were Josh Lies and Travis Fredericksen. The Falcons topped three foes at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa quadrangular with wins over Eden Valley-Watkins 52-11, Trinity at Rivers Edge 57-12 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 61-12. Ben Meyer, Matt Pearson, Travis Fredericksen, Erick Larson, Micah Larson, David Nelson, Nic Leither and Josh Lies were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. They topped Minnewaska for the over all Dual meet championship of the West Central Conference 48-20.

2. AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers topped AA Fergus Falls 46-25 and they dropped a very close dual to Lean and Mean AA Little Falls 33-29. They turned in a great performance at the Skip Nalan tourney to crush the field of thirteen teams with 258.5 points. The Gobblers had eleven wrestlers place in top four with seven advancing to the finals.

Winning the King of Pinners award was Justin Chounard Aitkin 11th Grade 140 LBS (3 Falls 2:47). Justin, Isaac Werner, Travis Halberg and Andrew Halberg all won championships. Earning second places were Brad Insley and Nick Nadeau, Brandon Perrine, Keith Wasserzieher and Nathan Cummings all had great tourneys to earn third places. Brett Mlynar took fourth place for the Gobblers. They topped Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 75-0 to win the Dual meet championship of the Great River Conference. The Gobblers had a very impressive performance with 263 points and eight championships to win the Great River Conference individual tourney. Isaac Werner, Justin Chounard, Travis Halberg, Matt Christensen, Andrew Halberg, Brad Insley, Keith Wasserzieher and Nate Cummings all won championships. Brett Mlynar, Brandon Perrine, Nick Nadeau and Craig Leathers all earned seconds and Ryan Skinner took fourth place.

3. YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING
The Sting had a great tourney performance at the West Central South Conference tourney with 207 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. They won three championships by Casey Field, Landen Cole and Martin Hagen. Landon Cole was voted by the Conference coaches the Outstanding Wrestler of the tourney. The Sting had five wrestlers advance to the finals, including Wyatt Sand, Eric Dubbeld, Austin Cole, Justin Tangen and Sam Isfeld. Phil Johnson and Jordan Hegna both had great tourneys to earn thirds and Levi Specht and Evan Stock both took fourth place. They split a pair of duals with AA foes Lean and Mean BOLD/BLH and came up a little short 33-28. But they did top AA Marshall in a very good dual 37-30. The Sting had an impressive showing at the Red Rock Central quadrangular with wins over Windom Area 42-21 and Red Rock Central 55-12. They lost a very close dual to Wabasso 31-26. Jordan Hegna, Landen Cole, Eric Dubblede, Wyatt Sand and Martin Hagen were all unbeaten in the quadrangular. The Sting completed their regular season with a win over a pair of Section 4A rivals Dawson-Boyd 57-13 and Ortonville 61-12.

4. KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
The Fighting Saints topped a pair of AA foes with very strong showings; Worthington 46-21 and Redwood Valley 50-28. They had a very impressive showing with 218.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four at the Morris Area/Hancock tourney. Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Brad Kneisl and Cody Kinney all won championships. Spencer Almen, Alex Baker and Joel Bauman all had great tourneys to earn second place. The Fighting Saints had a pair of thirds by Klinton Van Heuvelin and Aaron Zimmer and Kurt Timmons, Jacob Engler and Adam Wentzel all took fourth place. Mitch Hagen was voted by the coaches as the outstanding wrestler of the tourney. They completed their regular season with a win over Camden Conference and Section 4A foes MACCRAY 52-13 and Benson 52-14.

5. PIERZ PIONEERS
The Pioneers topped two section 6A foes at their Quadrangular with big wins over Osakis 45-24 and Braham 50-6 and they did drop a dual to AA ranked Foley 53-12.  Tanner Tetrick, Clint Poster and Hank Virnig all had great performances to go 3-0 at the Pioneer Quadrangular. It appears that the Pioneers have now gotten their lineup set and are ready to make a run at defending their Section 6A Title. The Pioneers topped Central Minnesota Conference for Kimball 59-15 and AA foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39-36.

6. WHEATON-HERMAN-NORCROSS BULLETS
The Bullets topped Section 4A rival Benson 56-18. They had an impressive showing with 179.5 points to earn second place at the Morris Area/Hancock Tourney, despite not having two of their top wrestlers competing. Ryan Schwagle won the lone championship for the Bullets and Nate Mord, Austin Nilson and Reed Schmitz earned second places. Nate Mord won his 75th career match in the early rounds at 135. Reece Hanson, Brett Lennox and Will McCarthy all earned third place and Darin Nelson, Jacob Poole, and Zach Fridgen all took fourth place. The Bullets topped the field of teams at the Cowboy Duals in Breckenridge with wins over Hawley 65-18, AA Lean and Mean Roseau 41-30 and AAA Lean and Mean Willmar 39-32. Will McCarthy, Zach Fridgen, Austin Nilson, Ryan Schwagel, Brett Lennox were all unbeaten at the Cowboy duals.

8. NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
The Eagles topped a pair of Section 7A foes Wadena-Deer Creek 35-31, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 40-34 and over AA Lean and Mean Pine River/Pequot Lakes/Backus 38-29. It appears that the Eagles have gotten a lineup set and they are ready to make a run at the Park Region Conference and Section 7A Championships. They had a great Park Region Conference tourney with 215 points and eleven wrestlers placing in top four. Jason Burg, Branden Frost, Mark Simpson and Andrew Frost all won championships. Matt Hagen, Jordan Novak, Jordan Vaughn and Josh Bernu all had great tourneys to earn second place. Andy Hendricks had a great day to earn third place and Jesse Bauck and Justin Johnson both took fourth place. Jason Burg 12th grade 140 LBS was named the Park Region Conference Outstanding Wrestling for 2006-2007.

8. BRECKENDRIDGE COWBOYS
The Cowboys had a very good showing at the Heart Of Lakes Tourney with 129.5 points placing six wrestlers  in the top four. Spencer Beech and Alex Johnson both had great tourneys to win championships. Kelly Kristianson, Seth Klostreich and Jon Stuebnenberg were equally impressive with their third place and Luke Poppel earned fourth place. Despite sickness and a couple of injuries they did indeed have a very impressive showing at the HOL. The Cowboys had a great showing with 166 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four at the Morris Area/Hancock tourney. Spencer Beech, Alex Johnson and Jake Owens all won championships with great performances. Luke Poppel and Seth Klostreich both earned second and Andy VanHecke earned third place. Jon Stuehrenberg, Kelly Kristianson and Dan Bellmore all took fourth place. The Cowboys took third place at the dual meet invitational with wins over CACGB 47-27 and AA Lean and Mean Roseau 45-27. They dropped their semifinal match to AAA Lean and Mean Willmar 44-19.  Spencer Beech, Alex Johnson, Seth Klostreich and Luke Poppel were all unbeaten at the Cowboy Duals.

9. MILLE LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders dropped a pair of duals to AA foes Big Lake 65-8 and Zimmerman 39-33. They topped Section 6A foe Crosby-Ironton 38-36 in a very close dual. The Raiders had a very good showing at the Great River Conference tourney with 214.5 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four. Chris Steffenson, Nick Pfaff, Kyle Prickett and Rob Olson all won championships. Joe Odle, Shane Bresnahan and William Ellies all earned second and John Wagner, Zack Olson, Ryan Jones and Kevin Pederson all earned third place. Brandon Hunzinker took fourth place for the Raiders.

10. WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines dropped a Section 7A dual to Breckenridge 39-36. They dropped a dual to highly ranked AA Perham 58-9. The Wolverines topped AA rival Staples-Motley 41-39.

11. BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS
The Raiders lost to Park Region Conference and Section 7A rival New York Mills 40-34. They topped AA foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 44-31. The Raiders had a good showing at the Park Region Conference with 153 points and five wrestlers winning championships. Ethan Kern, Zak Lambert, Jake Braaten, Sam Moenekdick and Matt Moenkedick. Wade Moenkedick had a great to tourney performance to earn second place.

12. HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers topped a pair of foes Central Minnesota Conference foe Rockford 64-11 and AA foe Orono 43-32in their triangular. They also topped  a pair Section 5A foe Trinity of River Edge 37-32 and Meadow Creek/Rivers Academy 33-29. The Lakers topped Central Minnesota foe Eden-Valley-Watkins 43-27, Royalton 45-30 and Holdingford 46-25.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs had a very impressive showing at the West Central North tourney with 170.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. Jordan Cristian had a great tourney to win the lone championship. Corey Spanier and Justin Wendlant were equally impressive by earning second. Brad Torborg, Jeff Albright and Luke Frank all earned third place. Eric Walbeck, Andrew Moser, Tyler Hemmesch, Hayden Spaeth, Dustin Sieben and Ryan Sale all earned fourth place. The Bulldogs topped AA foe Rocori 39-24 and MACCRAY 56-15.

CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS
The Rangers topped Section 6A foe Browerville/Eagle Valley 41-24 and Section 8A foe Hawley 58-21. They lost a very close dual to Section 6A rival Mille Lacs 38-36. The Rangers had a very good showing at the Wolf Pack tourney in Walker with 154 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four to earn third place. Brad Hofstrand, Wade Adams and Andrew Keyfer all had great performances to earn championships. Lane Srock, Ben Rothstein and Chris Rothstein all earned third place and Kevin Burns took fourth place.


Central Minnesota's Top Class AA Teams

1. SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
The Knights continue to improve as they appear to be ready to make a run at defending their Section 4A and State AA Titles. They topped Mississippi 8 AAA Lean and Mean Buffalo 35-16 and last years championship foe Milaca in a very good dual 34-26. The Knights topped AAA ranked Cambridge 28-25 to win the Mississippi 8 Conference title for the second year. They dropped a dual to No. 1 Ranked Wayzata 46-17.

2. BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets topped Section 6AA foe Zimmerman, Mille Lacs 65-8 and Ogilvie 67-6. They topped Section 6AA foe Becker 34-21.

3. FOLEY FALCONS
The Falcons topped the field of teams at the Pierz quadrangular with huge wins over Pierz 53-12, Osakis 49-14, and Braham 69-9. Josh Seppelt, Jeremy Weber, Kris Olson and Mike Beehler were all 3-0 at the Pierz quadrangular. This was also a special night for Head Coach Lyle Freudenberg as he won his 500th Career Dual meet. They topped Section 6AA and Rum River Conference foe Mora 47-13 and the Rum River Conference Dual meet championship. The Falcons topped a pair of AAA foes North Branch 53-18 and Spring Lake Park 59-13.

4. ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning topped Wright County Conference and Section 5AA foe Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 47-10. They topped AA Becker 40-23 and Lean and Mean AAA Willmar 49-22 at the ANML Triangular. The Lightning topped two Section 5AA and Wright County Conference foes to win their first Conference Championship in school history with wins over Litchfield 39-13 and Delano 47-22.

5. MILACA WOLVES
The Wolves dropped a very close dual to Mississippi 8 and No. 3AA ranked St. Michael-Albertville 34-26. They lost to Section 6AA ranked Big Lake in a very good dual 34-26.

6. NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped West Central North Conference foe Albany 40-22. They had a great showing to win the West Central North Conference tourney with 189 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Chad Henle, Billy Dean, John Nething and Ryane Clark all won championships for the Wildcats. Shawn Hatlestad, Jordan Hennes, Luke Reiter and Brandon all had great tourneys to earn themselves second place and Adam Luberts took third place. Those Wildcats seem to keep improving with another impressive showing at the Purple Pride tourney in Albany. They had eleven wrestlers in the top three to top the field of eight teams with 219 points. Five championships were won by Chad Henle, Andrew Blomker, Chris De Long, Ryane Clark and John Nething. Adam Luberts and Brandon Keller both had great tourneys but fell just a little short in the championship match. The Wildcats earned four third place by Shawn Hatlestad, Luke Reiter, Jordan Hennes and Levi Schultz.

7. BOLD/BUFFALO LAKE/HECTOR WARRIORS
The Warriors topped West Central South Conference foe Yellow Medicine East 33-28; but came up a little short against Marshall 34-24. They had a good showing at the West Central South Conference tourney with 199 points to earn third place. Brian Hagen, Ross Neubauer, Pat LaVasseur, Chris Harmon, Kyle Schulte and Brent Christenson all won Championships. Sam Steffel had a great tourney to earn second place, Cody Hatch and Tom Brenner both earned third place and Tyler Kramer took fourth place. The Warriors topped West Central South Conference foe Yellow Medicine East 33-28 in an excellent dual. The dropped a close one to AA Marshall 34-24.

8. LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
The Flyers topped Section 7AA foe Fergus Falls 43-18 and No. 3A ranked Aitkin 33-29. The Flyers earned third place at the Detroit Lakes Duals with their quarterfinal they topped host Detroit Lakes 56-15, but they fell short in the semifinals to Thief River Falls 36-29. The Flyers topped Section 7AA foe Fergus Falls for third place 51-15. Josh Groshong, Randy Przybilla, Cody Bue, Steve McMahan, Steve Strack, Josh Jendro and Ryan Yorek all were 3-0 at the DL duals. The Flyers topped Central Lakes Conference rival Rocori 56-16. They are (8-1 Central Lakes Conference and 19-9 overall) have won three straight Central Lakes regular-season titles and has won the Central Lakes Conference eight times in the conference's history, which dates back to the 1977-78 season.

9. PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew lost a very close dual to Park Region Conference foe New York Mills 38-29. They had a very impressive showing at the Park Region Conference tourney as they won their first title since 1996 with 227 points. They had only twelve wrestlers competing and they all placed in the top four. Cody Schrupp, Nathan Wasalaski and Pat Bresnahan all had great tourneys as they all won championships. Jesse Hernandez, Marcus Hernandez, Adam Kish and Troy Griffith all had great tourneys as they earned second place. Chris Harrison, Nic Harrison, Zach Humphrey and Dustin Campbell all game back after tough losses to earn third place. Levi Allen took fourth place for the Road Crew.

10. FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters dropped a pair of duals to Central Lakes Lakes and Section 7A foe Little Falls 43-18 and to No. 3A ranked Aitkin 46-25. They took fourth place at the Detroit Lakes Duals with their quarterfinal win over Central Lakes Conference foe Sauk Rapids 42-25. The lost to the No. 1AAA ranked Apple Valley 52-15. They dropped their third place dual to Little Falls 51-15. Karl Haataja and Dress Ross were both unbeaten at the Detroit Lakes Duals. The Otters dropped a dual to Class A No. 3 ranked Frazee 42-21.

11. BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe and AAA Lean and Mean Monticello 39-26 and Section 6AA foe Zimmerman 46-23. They lost to their rivals Mississippi 8 and Section 6AA foe Big Lake in a very good dual 34-21. The Bulldogs had a very good showing at the Purple Pride Tourney at Albany with 165 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four to earn second place. Robert Koranda, Kevin O’Brien and Cory Immerman were impressive as they all won championships. Brady Schrupp and Emery Forsythe both had great tourneys to earn second place and Clinton Aurentz earned third place. A trio of fourth places were earned by James Adelman, Josiah Lumley and Cory Nelson.

12. MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Lakers had a very good showing at the West Central North Conference tourney 180.5 points to earn second place and the overall West Central North Conference title. With nine place winners including two championships by Jon Tatro and Brandon Manderschied and Dan Braaten earned second place. Justin Frederick, Cam Schafer and Gage Sachs all earned third place and Alan Erickson, Mason Leedahl and Jon Erickson all took fourth place. The Lakers dropped a pair of duals to No. 5A ranked ACGC for the West Central Conference championship 48-20. They dropped a dual to Section 7AA and No. 4AA state ranked Perham 56-11.

SARTELL SABRES
The Sabres topped Central Lakes Conference foes St. Cloud Tech 39-22 and Alexandria 47-28. They had a great tourney performance with 213 points to win the championship of the Meadow Creek/River Academy Invitational with ten wrestlers placing in the top four. The Sabres won six championships; Travis Lewellyn, Jeff Stang, T. J. Stang, Chris Yasger, Paul Plombom and Brayde Lipp. Adam Wenker, Walter Alexander and Mike Sorenson all had great tourneys to earn third place and Matt Disrud took fourth place.

MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustangs topped rival Ogilvie 58-24 and lost to Section 6AA state ranked Foley 47-13. They were two and two at the Mantorville Swalla Duals with big wins over Lean and Mean Waseca 32-31 and Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 42-30. They lost a couple of close duals to AA Lean and Mean Plainville-Elgin-Millville 38-31 and to A Lean and Mean Zumbrota--Mazeppa 40-32. Andrew Youngblom, Seth Sanftner, Chris Sawatzky and Zack Van Vleet were all 4-0 at the Kasson Duals. The Mustangs had an excellent tourney at the Purple Pride in Albany with 147.5 points to earn fourth place with seven wrestlers placing in the top four. Nick Muehlberg, Chris Sawatzky and Zach Van Vleet all won championships and Andrew Youngblom and Seth Saftner both had great tourneys to earn second place. Ben Besser  and Andrew Ruse both had very good efforts to earn third place. The Mustangs were with out their 145 LBS, he may have been a finalist.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS
The Dragons topped Wright County Conference foe Orono 63-12 and dropped the Wright County Conference championship to Annandale/Maple Lake 39-13. They lost to the No. 1AA ranked Scott West 41-21.

ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies dropped a West Central North Conference dual to New London-Spicer 40-22. They had a good showing at the West Central North Conference tourney with 148.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four. Kurt Schlangen and Jamie Holt both won championships and Scott Groetsch and Andrew Nienaber both earned second place. Kyle Litchy, Taylor Holthaus and John Bredeck all earned third place and Matt Dowell took fourth place. The Huskies had a great tourney at the Purple Pride Invitational with 155 points to earn third place ahead of Section 6AA rival Mora. They had nine wrestlers place in the top four including a pair of championships by Kurt Schlangen and Matt Dowell. Andrew Nienaber and Jamie Holt has great tourneys to earn second place and Taylor Holthaus and Jacob Sand both earned third place. A trio of fourths were earned by Bryan Schlangen, Scott Groetsch and Brandon Panek. Kurt Schlangen was name the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tourney; he also earned the Fall Award with two falls in :40 seconds.


Central Minnesota's Top Class AAA Teams

1. CAMBRIDGE BLUE JACKETS
The Blue Jackets topped Mississippi 8 Conference foes Becker and Buffalo. They lost a very close match for the Mississippi 8 Conference championship to Saint Michael-Albertville 28-25.

2. WILLMAR CARDINALS
The Cardinals dropped a pair of duals to AA foes state ranked Annandale/Maple Lake 49-22 and Becker 31-29 in a very good dual. The Cardinals finished second in the Central Lakes Conference with a wins over Alexandria 47-28 and Sauk Rapids 40-22. They had a good showing at the Cowboy Duals at Breckenridge with two wins over Class A Lean and Mean Breckenridge 44-19, CACGB 53-21. They dropped the championship dual to Class A Lean and Mean 39-32. Brandt Haglund, Drew Larson, Brandon Rieckman and Trent Molacek were all unbeaten at the Cowboy Duals.

3. SAUK RAPIDS STORM
The Storm lost to Lean and Mean and Section 8AAA foe Monticello 33-28, minus a couple of regulars. They traveled to Detroit Lakes where they topped  Moorhead a Section 8AAA foe 38-28 but dropped duals to Fergus Falls 42-25 and Detroit Lakes 36-33. Again they were short a couple of regulars or this dual could have easily been turned around. Evan Warnert, Mitch Rau and Mike Hines were all unbeaten at DL.
The Storm topped Central Lakes Conference foes St. Cloud Apollo 36-35 and Brainerd 32-32 (Criteria) and they lost to Conference rival Willmar 40-22.

4. BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors topped Central Lakes Conference foes Alexandria 41-20 and St. Cloud Tech 56-12. They had a great showing at the Elk River Invitational with 212.5 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top four to win the championship. Tyler Jensen, Nate Rubin, Nick Lingwall and Brandon Mutz all won championships. Aaron Padrnos and Josh Jaeger both had great tourneys to earn second place and Jake Patnode, Chris Padrnos, Chad Ohman and Kyle Anderson all earned third place. Pat Metzler earned a fourth place for the Warriors. They dropped duals to Central Lakes Conference foe Sauk Rapids 32-32 on Criteria and they lost to Section 8AAA rival Bemidji 42-20.

5. ELK RIVER ELKS
The Elks had a very good showing at their invitational with 194.5 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top four. They had four champions; including Tyler Stevens, Joey Kolar, Mitch Hauge and Tyler Hemmesch. The Elks had three others advance to the finals, Ross Cazett, Zak Hertz and Holton Lubinski. They had a trio of fourth place by Keyl Muetzel, Wade Forde and Nathan Lynnes. The Elks topped Northwest Suburban Conference foe Champlin Park 37-32 and they dropped a close NSC dual to Coon Rapids 38-28.

6. BUFFALO BISON
The Bison had a strong showing at the White Hawk tourney in Mound with 131.5 points to earn fourth place with six wrestlers placing in the top four. Matt Jeska won the championship and Ray Heinkel and Carter Vogt both earned second. Tim Ruter had a good tourney to earn third place and Pat Jacobs and Zach Smith both took fourth place. The Bison were without two of their wrestlers that potentially would have been in the finals.

7. ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals split a pair of Central Lakes Conference duals as they topped Rocori 40-33 and they lost to Brainerd 41-20, Sartell 47-28 and Willmar 47-28.

8. CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped both Conference foes North Branch 42-25, Totino Grace 37-26 and non-conference foe Mound-Westonka 58-16.

9. ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference foe Rocori 54-10 and they dropped CLC duals to Fergus Falls 51-22 and Sauk Rapids 36-35. The Eagles had a good showing at the Purple Pride tourney in Albany with 91 points to earn sixth place. Justin Pulliam, Matt Spoden and Alex Gill all had good tourneys to earned second place. Nick Paquin earned third place and Isaac Pentz took fourth place.

10. NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings split a pair of duals, they beat Northwest Suburban Conference foe Spring Lake Park 40-32 and they lost to highly ranked AA Foley 53-18. They topped Columbia Heights 54-24.

11. MOORHEAD SPUDS
Results not available

12. ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to Brainerd 56-12.


Central Minnesota Mat Rats Top Individuals

Name School Grade Section **State Placer/*State Qualifier

Class A Individuals
103 LBS
1. Clint Poster, Pierz, 8th, 6A
2. Isaac Werner, Aitkin, 9th, 6A*
3. Brad Hofstrand, Crosby-Ironton, 9th, 6A
4. Devin Scott, Holdingford, 9th, 6A
5. Jacob Forcier, Eden Valley-Watkins, 8th, 5A
6. Mitchell Andrews, CACGB, 8th, 7A
7. Will McCarty, Wheaton/H-N, 9th, 7A
8. Kurt Timmons, KMS, 9th, 4A
9. Mike Kramer, ACGC, 8th, 5A
10. Logan Johnson, YME, 9th, 4A
112 LBS
1. Ben Meyer, ACGC, 11th, 5A**
2. Ethan Kern, Bertha-Hewitt/V, 11th, 7A**
3. Matt Benson, CACGB, 11th, 7A**
4. Jake Long, West Central Area, 9th, 7A
5. Austin Cole, Yellow Medicine East, 10th, 4A*
6. Wade Adam, Crosby-Ironton, 10th, 6A
7. Cameron Lehner, HLWW, 10th, 5A
8. Ben Presler, Royalton, 11th, 6A
9. Julius Stone, B/EV, 10th, 6A
10. Shaun Beverslius, Wadena/Deer Creek, 11th, 7A
119 LBS
1. Zak Lambert, Bertha-Hewitt/V, 11th, 7A**
2. Spencer Beech, Breckenridge, 12th, 7A*
3. Jordan Christian, Paynesville, 11th, 5A
4. Austin Nilson, Wheaton/H-N, 11th, 7A
5. Scott Litzau, ACGC, 10TH, 5A
6. Tyler Spychalla, B/EV, 10th, 6A*
7. Pat Mitchel, West Central Area, 12th, 7A
8. Hunter Guerard, Royalton, 12th, 6A
9. Jesse Bauck, New York Mills, 12th, 7A
10. Andrew Kayfes, Crosby-Ironton, 1oth, 6A
125 LBS
1. Rob Olson, Mille Lacs, 12th, 6A*
2. Brady Skyora, Wheaton/H-N, 12th, 7A*
3. Casey Field, Yellow Medicine East, 10th, 4A*
4. Billy Wheeler, ACGC, 12th, 5A*
5. Colton Johnston, Ogilvie, 11th, 6A*
6. Brandon Biever, Crosby-Ironton, 11th, 6A*
7. Eric Goette, Morris Area/Hancock, 9th, 7A
8. John Omann, Royalton, 9th, 6A
9. Matt Hagen, New York Mills, 10th, 7A
10. Ryan Thompson, Benson, 9th, 4A
130 LBS
1. Hank Virnig, Pierz, 12th, 6A**
2. Nate Mord, Wheaton/H-N, 12th, 7A
3. Ryan Sullivan, Eden Valley-Watkins, 12th, 5A
4. Jordan Novak, New York Mills, 9th, 7A
5. Clinton Wiener, Osakis, 11th, 6A
6. Pat Eustice, Ortonville, 12th, 4A
7. Tanner Aus, Yellow Medicine East, 10th, 4A
8. Travis Thooft, Morris Area/Hancock, 11th, 7A
9. Kyle Prickett, Mille Lacs, 12th, 6A
10. Brad Blumhoff, Benson, 9th, 4A
135 LBS
1. Nick Pfaff, Mille Lacs, 12th, 6A*
2. Adam Helgeson, Sauk Centre, 12th, 6A
3. Tanner Tetrick, Pierz, 10th, 6A
4. Landon Cole, Yellow Medicine East, 12th, 4A*
5. Matt Pearson, ACGC, 12th, 5A*
6. Kenny Steffens, Wadena-Deer Creek, 12th, 7A
7. Alex Johnson, Breckenridge, 11th, 7A
8. Clark Ostvig, HLWW, 12th, 5A
9. Lewis Lumley, Holdingford, 11th, 6A
10. Travis Thooft, Morris Area/Hancock, 11th, 7A
140 LBS
1. Jason Burg, New York Mills, 12th, 7A**
2. Justin Chouanard, Aitkin, 11th, 6A*
3.  Chris Faber, Eden Valley-Watkins, 12th, 5A*
4. Trey Van Orsdel, Wadena-Deer Creek, 11th, 7A
5. Scott Janson, Pierz, 11th, 6A
6. Austin Kampson, BBE, 11th, 5A
7. Ryan Schwagle, Wheaton/H-N, 11th, 7A
8. Wyatt Sand, Yellow Medicine East, 11th, 4A
9. Jake Braatin, Bertha-Hewitt/V, 9th, 7A
10. Mitch Rosendahl, MACCRAY, 10th, 4A
145 LBS
1. Kevin Steinhaus, KMS, 10th, 4A**
2. Lane Srock, Crosby-Ironton, 12th, 6A*
3. Dustin Kramer, Eden Valley-Watkins, 11th, 5A
4. Travis Frederiksen, ACGC, 10th, 5A
5. Eric Dubbelde, YME, 12h, 4A
6. Larry Martini, UNC, 12th, 7A
7. James Flemming, Rush City, 12th, 6A
8. Nick Cummings, Aitkin, 11th, 6A
152 LBS
1. Tyler Steen, MACCRAY, 12th, 4A**
2. Sam Moenkedick, Bertha Hewitt/V, 11th, 7A
3. Mtich Hagen, KMS, 10th, 4A
4. Brett Lennox, Wheaton/H-N, 12th, 7A**
5. Seth Klostreich, Breckenridge, 12th, 7A
6. Tyler Ahlf, UNC, 11th, 7A*
7. Andrew Hallberg, Aitkin, 10th, 6A
8. Brandon Berens, Benson, 10th, 4A
9. Eric Larson, ACGC, 12th, 5A
10. Tyson Molitor, Sauk Centre, 12th, 6A
160 LBS
1. Travis Hallberg, Aiktin, 11th, 6A*
2. A. J. Fredericksen, ACGC, 12th, 5A*
3. Shane Khan, HLWW, 12th, 5A*
4. Dayton Sternhagen, West Central Area, 10th, 7A
5. Matt Moenkedick, Bertha Hewitt/V, 10th, 7A
6. John Hanley, Kimball, 12th, 5A*
7. Jeremy Merrill, KMS, 11th, 4A
8. Phil Johnson, Yellow Medicine East, 11th, 4A
9. Joe Odle, Mille Lacs, 12th, 6A
10. Jon Stuebnenberg, Breckenridge, 12th, 7A
171 LBS
1. Torrey Line, B/EV, 12th, 6A**
2. Matt Christianson, Aitkin, 11th, 6A*
3. Tony Wegschied, Wadena-Deer Creek, 11th, 7A*
4. Micah Larson, ACGC, 10th, 5A*
5. Keith Schlichting, Royalton, 12th, 6A*
6. Jake Owens, Breckenridge, 12th, 7A
7. Brendan Frost, New York Mills, 11th, 7A
8. Joel Bauman, KMS, 9th, 4A
9. Martin Hagen, Yellow Medicine East, 11th, 4A
10. Troy Ludvigson, LQPV, 12th, 4A
189 LBS
1. Nick Leither, ACGC, 11th, 5A**
2. Brian Ruegemer, Sauk Centre, 12th, 6A**
3. Kevin Trout, Wadena-Deer Creek, 12th, 7A*
4. Eric Croatt, Ortonville, 11th, 4A
5. Mitch Grussing, MACCRAY, 12th, 4A*
6. Jamie Carlson, Royalton, 12th, 6A
7. Mitch Gerold, Braham, 11th, 6A
8. John Long, HLWW, 10th, 5A
9. Chris Carruth, Benson, 10th, 4A
10. Evan Stock, Yellow Medicine, 10th, 4A
215 LBS
1. David Nelson, ACGC, 12th, 5A
2. Brad Kneisl, KMS, 10th, 4A
3. Brad Insley, Aitkin, 12th, 6A
4. Kyle Welle, Pierz, 11th, 6A
5. Alex Huls, Holdingford, 11th, 6A
6. Luke Poppel, Breckenridge, 12th, 7A
7. Travis Moser, Morris Area/Hancock, 11th, 7A
8. Jason Koch, HLWW, 11th, 5A
9. Mark Simpson, New York Mills, 12th, 7A
10. David Webster, Ortonville, 12th, 4A
285 LBS
1. Chris Steffenson, Mille Lacs, 11th, 6A
2. Nick Nadeau, Aitkin, 12th, 6A
3. Codey Kinney, KMS, 11th, 4A
4. Sam Isfeld, Yellow Medicine, 12th, 4A
5. Andrew Frost, New York Mills, 11th, 7A
6. Josh Lies, ACGC, 12th, 5A
7. Chris Birkholz, CACGB, 12th, 7A
8. Tony Roeshlien, Wheaton/H-N, 11th, 7A
9. Chris Birkholz, Parkers Prairie, 12th, 7A


Class AA Individuals
103 LBS
1. Matt Nelson, Big Lake, 8th, 6AA
2. Denver Rogalla, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
3. Taylor Lewandowski, Foley, 8th, 6AA
4. Anthony Gullickson, Rogers, 8th, 4AA
5. Nick Muehlberg, Mora, 95h, 6AA
6. Kyle Salonek, STMA, 9th, 4AA
7. Brian Redemske, AN/ML, 7th, 5AA
8. Cody Schrupp, PRPLB, 9th, 7AA
112 LBS
1. David Thorn, STMA, 10th, 4AA**
2. Chad Henle, New London-Spicer, 11th, 5AA**
3. Justin Nelson, Big Lake, 11th, 6AA
4. Brandon Seppelt, Foley, 9th, 6AA
5. Andrew Youngblom, Mora, 9th, 6AA*
6. Charlie Revering, Fergus Falls, 11th, 7AA*
7. Jesse Puncochar, AN/ML, 8th, 5AA
8. Josh Groshong, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA
119 LBS
1. Aaron Stolp, Big Lake, 12th, 6AA**
2. Pat LaVassuer, BOLD/BLH, 11th, 5AA**
3. Jason Brill, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA**
4. Nic Harrison, PLPRB, 10th, 7AA
5. Justin Frederick, Minnewaska, 10th, 7AA*
6. Matt Dowell, Albany, 11th, 6AA*
7. Seth Sanftner, Mora, 9th, 6AA
8. Shawn Hatlestad, New London-Spicer, 8th, 5AA
125 LBS
1. John Tatro, Minnewaska, 12th, 7AA**
2. Alex Becker, STMA, 12th, 4AA**
3. Jacob Bowland, Foley, 11th, 6AA**
4. Chris Sawatzky, Mora, 12th, 6AA*
5. Brady Schrupp, Becker, 10th, 6AA
6. Nate Waslaski, PRPLB, 10th, 7AA
7. Luke Reiter, NLS, 10th, 5AA
8. Tom Brenner, Bold/BLH, 12th, 5AA
130 LBS
1. Robert Koranda, Becker, 12th, 6AA**
2. Cody Nilson, Ottertail Central, 12th, 7AA
3. Ross Neubauer, BOLD/BLH, 12th, 5AA*
4. Cory Foss, Foley, 10th, 6AA*
5. Brian Zachman, STMA, 12th, 4AA
6. Jess Coffin, Sartell, 11th, 6AA
7. Jake Lumley, Big Lake, 11th, 6AA
8. Billy Dean, New London-Spicer, 10th, 5AA
135 LBS
1. Travis Lewellyn, Sartell, 12th, 6AA**
2. Ross Lefebvre, STMA, 12th, 4AA
3. Kevin O’Brien, Becker, 10th, 6AA
4. Dan Brown, Big Lake, 10th, 6AA
5. Randy Pryzbella, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA
6. Justin Bowland, Foley, 9th, 6AA
7. Damian Heairet, Litchfield, 11th, 5AA
8. Peter Nordlie, AN/ML, 9th, 5AA
140 LBS
1. Brad Twardowski, LPGE, 12th, 7AA**
2. Chris Harmon, BOLD/BLH, 12th, 5AA*
3. Jeff Stang, Sartell, 12th, 6AA
4. Jake Anderson, AN/ML, 10th, 5AA
5. Mitch Nelson, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
6. Jeremy Weber, Foley, 10th, 6AA
7.  Sam Ahlfs, Montevideo, 12th, 4AA
8. Dan Braaten, Minnewaska, 11th, 7AA
145 LBS
1. Joe Grygelko, STMA, 12th, 4AA**
2. Sam Goracke, Minnewaska, 12th, 7AA*
3. Tony Klosterboer, Montevideo, 12th, 3AA*
4. Jesse Hernandez, PLPRB, 12th, 7AA
5. Adam Luberts, New London-Spicer, 12th, 5AA
6. Shane Swenson, Dassel Cokato, 12th, 5AA
7. Justin Haag, Big Lake, 11th, 6AA
8. Dan Schad, LPGE, 10th, 7AA
152 LBS
1. Kurt Salmen, Dassel Cokato, 12th, 5AA*
2. Karl Haataja, Fergus Falls, 12th, 7AA
3. David Malepsy, Litchfield, 12th, 5AA
4. Kris Olson, Foley, 10th, 6AA
5. Dennis Taute, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
6. Steve Strack, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA
7. Zach Van Vleet, Mora, 12th, 6AA
8. Dylan Jorgenson, Ottertail Central, 12th, 7AA
160 LBS
1. Austin Kolles, STMA, 11th, 4AA
2. Tyler Wadman, AN/ML, 12th, 5AA*
3. Kevin Swedin, Milaca, 12th, 6AA
4. Tyler Sonenstahl, Big Lake, 12th, 6AA
5. Josh Jendro, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA
6. Jordan Linn, Foley, 9th, 6AA
7. Jon Nething, New London-Spicer, 9th, 5AA
8. Tyler Petermeier, Melrose, 12th, 6AA
171 LBS
1.  Kurt Schlangen, Albany, 11th, 6AA*
2. Marcus Henandez, PLPRB, 11th, 7AA
3. Mike Beehler, Foley, 12h, 6AA*
4. Jared Flemming, Litchfield, 12th, 5AA
5. Joe Puncochar, AN/ML, 11th, 5AA
6. Jeff Nielsen, Zimmerman, 9th, 6AA
7. Josh Danger, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
8. Dan Larson, Dassel Cokato, 11th, 5AA
189 LBS
1. Zac Nielsen, Zimmerman, 12th, 6AA**
2. Derek Klatt, AN/ML, 12th, 5AA*
3. Brian Hagen, BOLD/BLH, 12th, 5AA*
4. Drew Ross, Fergus Falls, 11th, 7AA
5. Andrew Blomker, New London-Spicer, 11th, 5AA
6. Chris Yasgar, Sartell, 12th, 6AA
7. Andrew Nienaber, Albany, 12th, 6AA
8. Brad Bresnahan, PLPRB, 11th, 7AA
215 LBS
1. Chip Maresh, Glencoe/Silver Lake, 12th, 5AA
2. Kyle Schumm, STMA, 11th, 4AA*
3. Ben Brown, Big Lake, 11th, 6AA
4. Carter Ash, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
5. Todd Glenz, Rogers, 11th, 5AA
6. Jeremy Forster, Litchfield, 12th, 5AA
7. Ben Hylla, AN/ML, 12th, 5AA
8. Jon Linn, Foley, 12th, 6AA*
285 LBS
1. Chase Swenson, AN/ML, 12th, 5AA
2. Brent Christenson, BOLD/BLH, 12th, 5AA
3. Chris Dahlke, Glencoe-Silver Lake, 12th, 5AA
4. Tyler Hommerding, Rocori, 12th, 6AA
5. Carter Ash, Milaca, 11th, 6AA
6. Dylan Bue, Little Falls, 12th, 7AA
7. Cory Immerman, Becker, 12th, 6AA
8. Aaron Mevisson, Big Lake, 11th, 6AA


Class AAA Individuals
103 LBS
1. Tyler Stevens, Elk River, 9th, 8AAA
2. Charlie Kirscht, Alexandria, 10th, 8AAA
3. David Baker, Buffalo, 10th, 2AAA
4. Aaron Padrnos, Brainerd, 11th, 8AAA
5. Joe Holmberg, Cambridge-Isanti, 9th, 7AAA
112 LBS
1. Justin LaValle, Moorhead, 10th, 8AAA**
2. Tanner Weltzin, Alexandria, 11th, 8AAA
3. Brandon Mutz, Brainerd, 10th, 8AAA
4. Eric Borgas, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
5. Tom Mork, North Branch, 10th, 7AAA
119 LBS
1. Chad Larson, Cambridge, 11th, 7AAA*
2. Tim Ruter, Buffalo, 9th, 2AAA
3. Erik Kostik, North Branch, 11th, 7AAA
4. Mitch Michaelson, Chisago Lakes, 11th, 7AAA
5. Taylor Morical, Alexandria, 10th, 8AAA
125 LBS
1. Tyler Jensen, Brainerd, 11th, 8AAA*
2. Mitch Anderson, Chisago Lakes, 12th, 7AAA
3. Mike Hines, Sauk Rapids, 12th, 8AAA
4. Ross Cazett, Elk River, 11th, 8AAA*
5. Boyd Suparat, North Branch, 10th, 7AAA
130 LBS
1. Nate Rubin, Brainerd, 12th, 8AAA*
2. Scott Gifford, Cambridge-Isanti, 9th, 7AAA
3. Brandt Haglund, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
4. Luke Tweeton, Moorhead, 12th, 8AAA
5. Alex Geving, Cambridge-Isanti, 11th, 7AAA
135 LBS
1. Matt Langeberg, Moorhead, 11th, 8AAA
2. Nick Lingwall, Brainerd, 11th, 8AAA
3. Mike Kirscht, Alexandria, 11th, 8AAA
4. Evan Warnert, Sauk Rapids, 11th, 8AAA
5. Justin Pulliam, St. Cloud Apollo, 12th, 8AAA
140 LBS
1. Joey Kolar, Elk River, 12th, 8AAA
2. Jake Patnode, Brainerd, 11th, 8AAA
3. John Hogie, Chisago Lakes, 12th, 7AAA
4. Erick Elmstrand, Cambridge-Isanti, 12th, 7AAA
5. Mitch Rau, Sauk Rapids, 12th, 8AAA
145 LBS
1. Tyler Spiczka, Sauk Rapids, 11th, 8AAA*
2. Drew Larson, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
3. Dalton Lilledahl, Cambridge-Isanti, 11th, 7AAA
4. Josh Betterman, Alexandria, 10th, 8AAA
5. Mike Welle, Chisago Lakes, 12th, 7AAA
152 LBS
1. Ben Wheeler, Moorhead, 12th, 8AAA
2. Zach Rudolph, Sauk Rapids, 12th, 8AAA
3. Chris Sjoden, Cambridge-Isanti, 12th, 7AAA
4. Jacob Kolar, Elk River, 12th, 7AAA
5. Derek Silbernagel, Chisago Lakes, 10th, 7AAA
160 LBS
1. Matt Spoden, St. Cloud Apollo, 10th, 8AAA
2. Matt Jeska, Buffalo, 11th, 2AAA
3. Garrett Olson, Cambridge-Isanti, 10th, 7AAA
4. Brandon Rieckeman, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
5. Cameron Gilliam, Chisago Lakes, 12th, 7AAA
171 LBS
1. Ross Dankers, Cambridge-Isanti, 12th, 7AAA
2. Trent Molacek, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
3. Mitch Hauge, Elk River, 11th, 8AAA
4. Greg Arnt, North Branch, 11th, 7AAA
5. Kris Strang, Sauk Rapids, 12th, 8AAA
189 LBS
1. Matt O’Connor, Cambridge-Isanti, 12th, 7AAA
2. Troy Montague, Chisago Lakes, 12th, 7AAA
3. Keith Rothstein, Sauk Rapids, 12th, 8AAA
4. Marshall Swager, Willmar, 11th, 2AAA
5. Isaac Pentz, St. Cloud Apollo, 12th, 8AAA
215 LBS
1. Tyler Hemmesch, Elk River, 12th, 8AAA**
2. Tony Nelson, Cambridge-Isanti, 10th, 7AAA*
3. Nick Paquin, St. Cloud Apollo, 12th, 8AAA
4. Tom Bouressa, Alexandria, 10th, 8AAA
285 LBS
1. Josh Olson, Cambridge-Isanti, 12th, 7AAA
2. Eric Stovern, Buffalo, 12th, 2AAA
3. Alex Gill, St. Cloud Apollo, 12th, 8AAA
4. Adam Kremer, Willmar, 12th, 2AAA
5. Josh Nistler, Elk River, 12th, 8AAA