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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report
State and Section Tournaments Report

March 10, 2006

By Roger Mischke

Coaches,

Please send me a season summary include the following information:

Dual Meet Marks (Conference/Overall) if you haven’t done so.

List of all Varsity Wrestlers:
  1. Name
  2. Grade
  3. Wins and Losses Records  (Ind. Stats isn’t needed, like total takedowns.)
  4. All-Conference Honors
  5. Summary of Tournaments:
If you want to share your end of the season booklets, I do enjoy seeing those, but I am mainly interested in the above information.

Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net / cmmatrat@hotmail.com

Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke

MISSISSIPPI 8 CONFERENCE

There were a total of 24 state qualifiers and 12 place winners from the Mississippi 8 Conference.

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (32-5 Overall)

Class AA State Champions
Quarterfinal
St. Michael-Albertville 33 Annandale/Maple Lake 24
Semifinal
St. Michael-Albertville 30 Kasson-Mantorville 24
Championship
St. Michael-Albertville 30 Perham 21

(The Knights had four wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
David Thorn, Alex Becker, Joe Grygelko and Kyle Schumm

State Champions

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
David Thorn 10th 112 43-1
Joe Grygelko 12th 145 46-1

Place Winners

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Austin Kolles 12th 160 LBS  37-10
Kyle Schumm 11th 189 LBS 40-7
Ross Lefebvre 12th 135 LBS 38-9

BIG LAKE
Justin Nelson 11th 112 LBS 42-2  Third Place
Aaron Stolp 12th  119 LBS  39-3  Fourth Place
Matt Nelson 8th 103 LBS 39-3  Third Place
Tee Baker 11th 140 LBS 29-8 Fifth Place

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
Matt O’Connor 12th 189 LBS 39-5  Third Place
Tony Nelson 10th 215 LBS 37-5  Third Place

BECKER
Robert Koranda 12th 130 LBS  35-3

SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

Section 4AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 76 Fridley 6
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 65 Rogers 3
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 60 Columbia Heights 12

The Knights had eight wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section duals. David Thorn, Joe Grygelko, Austin Kolles, Ross Lefebvre, Alex Becker, Kyle Salonek, Jordan Campa and Lowell Zachman.

The Knights had nine state qualifiers with seven section championships by Kyle Schumm, David Thorn, Joe Grygelko, Alex Becker, Ross Lefebvre, Autin Kolles and Jordan Campa. Kyle Salonek and Kraig Schrumm both earned second. Jake Horn, Carl Salonek and Lowell Zachman all earned third place, Brain Zachman took fourth and Jon Marcks took fifth place.

BIG LAKE HORNETS (25-4 Overall)

Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Big Lake 67 Zimmerman 5
Semifinals
Big Lake 45 Mora 18
Championship
Big Lake 25 Foley 21

The Hornets had five wrestlers that were 3-0 in the section duals, including Matt Nelson, Justin Nelson, Aaron Stolp, Dan Brown and Tee Baker.

They had twelve section place winners including seven state qualifiers including Aaron Stolp, Matt Nelson, Justin Nelson and Tee Baker, section champions and Ben Brown, Justin Haag and Tyler Sonenstahl all earned second place. T. J. Johnson earned fourth place, Casey Kern and Aaron Mevissen both earned fifth place and Zach Peterson took sixth place.

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

The Bluejackets advanced to the Section 7AAA championship where they dropped the final to Anoka 38-22. They topped Champlin Park in the quarterfinals 51-17 and in the semifinals They topped Coon Rapids 27-24. They had four wrestlers that were 3-0 in the section duals; including Alex Geving, Ross Dankers, Matt O’Connor and Tony Nelson.

The Bluejackets had twelve section place winners including two state qualifiers. Matt O’Connor and Tony Nelson both won Section championships and Alex Geving earned third place. Ross Dankers, Garrett Olson, Erik Elmstrand and Clayton Jennissen all earned fourth place. Earning fifth place were Tyler Swenson and Josh Olson and taking sixth place were Scott Gifford, Joe Holmberg and Tal Bakke.

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs were beaten in  the quarterfinal section dual by Mora 39-28. They had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers. Robert Koranda and Kevin O’Brien both won section championships and Brady Schrupp earned second place. Cory Immerman had an impressive tourney to earn third place, Emery Forsythe earned fourth place. Ben Jones and Kyle Andrew both earned fifth place and Mitch Dosh took sixth place.

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic topped Alexandria in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AAA Duals 40-22 and they lost to Grand Rapids in the semifinals 32-29. Randy Ascher, Logan Draack, Brandon Henry and Josh Kohler were all 3-0 at the Section duals. They had twelve section place winners including one state qualifier Josh Kohler. Brandon Henry, Joe Mangas and Tyler Mergen all earned third place and Randy Ascher, Ben Schwartz, Clayton Lanners and Justin Amidan all earned fourth place. Zach Roca, Tony McConnon and Nick Fessenden all earned fifth place and Ben Schaben took sixth place.

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison topped Shakopee 37-25 in the quarterfinals of the Section 2AAA tourney, They dropped the semifinal dual to Prior Lake 39-23. David Baker, Timmy Ruter and Matt Jeska were all 3-0 at the section duals.  They had nine section place winners including one state qualifier; Matt Jeska earned second place, David Baker earned third place, Eric Stovern earned fourth place. Brandon Ordorff, Ray Henkel and Carter Vogt all earned fifth place. Danny Maghrak, Brad Abramowski and Tim Ruter all took sixth place.

ROGERS ROYALS

The Royals topped Brooklyn Center in the quarterfinals of the Section 4AA duals 41-30 and dropped their semifinal dual to Saint Michael-Albertville 65-3. The Royals had six place winners including one state qualifier, Section champion Todd Klemz, Anthony Gullickson earned third place, T. J. Plante earned fourth place. Joe Praska, Tyler Petzel and Matt Person all took sixth place.

PRINCETON TIGERS

The Tigers dropped their quarterfinal Section 6AA dual to Sartell 43-30. They had two section place winners including Kyle Kats earned third place and Levi Cuny took fifth place.

WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE

The West Central South had twenty-three state qualifiers and eight state place winners.

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS (26-1)

Class A State Champions
Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 31 Canby 21
Semifinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 33 Aitkin 21
Championship
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 39 Frazee 25

(The Falcons had four wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
Bill Wheeler, Ben Meyer, Matt Pearson and Nic Leither.

State Place Winners

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Nic Leither 11th 189 LBS  41-1  Third Place
Matt Pearson 12th 135 LBS 35-7  Fourth Place
Ben Meyer 11th 112 LBS 37-3 Fifth Place
David Nelson 12th 215 LBS 33-7 Sixth Place

BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR/BOLD
Ross Neubauer 12th 130 LBS  36-5  Fifth Place
Pat LeVasseur 11th  125 LBS  34-8  Sixth Place

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Casey Field 10th 125 LBS  33-7 Second Place

MONTEVIDEO
Tony Klosterboer 12th 145 LBS 40-5  Fourth Place

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

Section 5A Champions
Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 63 Kimball 8
Semifinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57 Eden Valley-Watkins 12
Championship
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57 Howard Lake/Waverly-Winsted 6

The Falcons had eight wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section duals. Ben Meyer, Travis Fredericksen, A. J. Fredericksen, David Nelson, Josh Lies, Nic Leither, Micah Larson and Scott Litzau.

The Falcons had twelve section place winners including eleven state qualifiers. Winning section championships were Ben Meyer, Nic Leither, Billy Wheeler, Micah Larson, Travis Frederickson, Matt Pearson and Eric Larson.  Earning second and their trip to the state tourney were A. J. Frederickson, Scott Litzau, David Nelson and Josh Lies. Earning third place for the Falcons was Michael Kramer.

BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR/BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Watertown-Mayer in the quarterfinals of the Section 5AA dual and dropped their semifinal dual to New London-Spicer 29-25. Ross Neubauer, Chris Harmon, Brian Hagen and Brent Christianson were all 2-0 in the section duals. The Warriors had ten section place winners including five state qualifiers. Pat LeVasseur, Ross Neubauer, Brian Hagen and Tom Brenner all won section championships. Chris Harmon earned second place and Brent Christenson earned third place. Alex Steffel, Kyle Schulte, Sam Steffel and Cody Hatch all took sixth place.

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

The Sting earned second place in section 4A with their quarterfinal win over Benson 56-12 and in the semifinals over Minneota 29-22. They dropped the championship to Canby 43-15. Austin Cole, Landon Cole and Evan Stock were all unbeaten in the section duals.
The Sting had thirteen section place winners including four state qualifiers. Austin Cole and Casey Field won section championships, Wyatt Sand and Landon Cole both earned second, Evan Stock, Sam Isfeld and Evan Stock all thee earned third place. Tanner Aus, Logan Johnson and Martin Hagen all earned fourth place, Phil Johnson earned fifth place and Jordan Hegna took sixth place.

MONTEVIDEO THUNDER HAWKS

The Thunderhawks topped Redwood Valley in the Section 3AA preliminaries 45-35, before they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Marshall 57-18. Tony Klosterboer, Josh Anderson and Zach Weckwerth were all 3-0 in the section duals.  They had five section place winners including section champion Tony Klosterboer, Josh Anderson and Zach Weckwerth both earned third place. Sam Aalfs and Jesse Mijares both earned fifth place.

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK TIGERS

The Tigers topped CACGB in the preliminary dual of Section 7A before dropping their quarterfinal dual to New York Mills 53-16. Eric Goette and Travis Moser were both unbeaten in the section duals. The Tigers had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers section champion Eric Goette and Travis Moser earned second place. Tim Ostby and Travis Nohl both earned fourth place, Travis Thooft and Max Koehntop both earned fifth place and Josh Nelson took sixth place.

BENSON BRAVES

The Braves dropped their first round section 4A dual to Yellow Medicine East 56-12. They had seven section placers including Ryan Thompson earned third place and Brett Hoffman earned fourth place. Dalton Staton, Miles Staton and Brad Plumhoff all earned fifth place and Chris Carruth and Justin Solden both took sixth place.

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY EAGLES

The Eagles topped MACCRAY in a preliminary Dual in Section 4A, before they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Canby 59-9. Sam Hass and Lane Mitchell were both 3-0 in the section duals. They had five section place winners including Sam Haas earning third place and Matt Brehmer, Lane Mitchell and Dylan Croatt all earned fifth place and Zac Zinda took sixth place.

WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE

The West Central North Conference had fourteen state qualifiers and five place winners at the State tourney.

State Champion

SAUK CENTRE
Adam Helgeson 12th 135 LBS 26-4

State Place Winners

NEW LONDON-SPICER
Chad Henle 11th  112 LBS  35-3  Fourth Place

MINNEWASKA
Jon Tatro 12th  125 LBS  34-3  Third Place

PAYNESVILLE
Jordan Christain 11th 119 LBS  26-6  Fifth Place

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE
Brad Twardowski 12th 140 LBS  26-5  Fourth Place

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped Dassel Cokato in the Section 5AA quarterfinals Duals 33-24 and BOLD/BLH in the semifinals 29-25 to earn a spot in the championship. They dropped a very close match to Annandale/Maple Lake 28-26. Chad Henle, Shawn Hatlestad, Luke Reiter and Billy Dean were all 3-0 in the section duals. The Wildcats had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers. Section champion Chad Henle and three seconds by Shawn Hatlestad, Billy Dean and Adam Luberts. Ryane Clark, Luke Reiter and Brandon Keller all earned third place. Chris DeLong earned fourth place, Andrew Blomker earned fifth place and Levi Schultz and Zach Borka both took sixth place.

MINNEWASKA LAKERS

The Lakers dropped their Quarterfinal Section dual to Fergus Falls 42-23. They had eight section place winners including one state qualifier. Section Champion Jon Tatro and David Bond earned third place and Colin Jergenson and Sam Goracke both earned fourth place. Frank Martin, Gage Sachs and Brandon Manderschied all earned fifth and Cam Schafer took sixth place.

SAUK CENTRE MAINSTREETERS

The Mainstreeters dropped their quarterfinal Section 6A dual to Crosby-Ironton 38-33. They had seven section place winners including  four state qualifiers; section champions John Gusewelle, Tyson Molitor and Brian Ruegemer and earning second was Adam Helgeson. Josh Jordan earned third place and Lucian Grow and Brett Illies both earned fifth place.

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER

The Thunder topped Ottertail Central 46-32 in their preliminary dual of Section 7AA before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Little Falls 51-19. Dan Schad, Joe Pesta, Kyle Nelson, Kyle Middendorf and Zach Pesta were all 2-0 in the section duals. The Thunder had ten section place winners including section champion Brad Twardowski. Daniel Schad earned third place and Kyle Nelson, Chad Hibbs, Zach Pesta and Joseph Pesta all earned fourth place. Kyle Middendorf earned fifth place and Timber Holmquist, Kelly Holmquist and Ryan Skillings all took sixth place.

ALBANY HUSKIES

The Huskies topped Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City in their preliminary Section 6AA dual 64-7. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Foley 38-15; Jamie Holt, Matt Dowell, Taylor Holthaus, Kurt Schlangen and Scott Groetsch were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Huskies had ten Section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Kurt Schlangen. Andrew Nienaber, Matt Dowell and Taylor Holthaus all earned third place. Sergei Krowgov, John Bredeck, Jamie Holt and wad Persson all earned fourth place. Scott Groetsch earned fifth place and Brendon Panek took sixth place.

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped Trinity at Rivers Ridge in the Quarterfinals of the Section 5A duals 48-20 and they dropped their Semifinal dual to Howard Lake/Waverly-Winsted 33-30. Dustin Sieben, Jordan Christian, Cory Spanier and Brad Torborg were all 2-0 in the section duals. The Bulldogs had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers section champion Jordan Christian and section runner up Cory Spanier. Ryan Gale earned third place, Matt Doom, Jon Person and Brad Torborg all earned fourth place, Tyler Hemmesch earned fifth place and Dustin Seiben took sixth place.

MELROSE DUTCHMAN

The Dutchman dropped their quarterfinal section 6AA dual to Mora 46-25. They had three section place winners including one state place qualifier; Kirby Wensmann earned second place and Nathan Klaphake earned fourth place and Tyler Petermeier took sixth place.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

The Central Minnesota Conference had twelve state qualifiers; including two place winners.

State Champions

PIERZ
Clint Poster 8th  103 LBS  37-0

State Place Winners

PIERZ
Hank Virnig   12th 130 LBS  39-3

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped their quarterfinal foe in Section 6A duals Osakis 43-30 before dropping a close dual in the semifinals to Aitkin 37-27. Ty Winkleman, Isaac Gruber, Hank Virnig, Tanner Tetrick, Tony Marshik and Kyle Welle were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Pioneers had nine place winners including three state qualifiers; including section champions Clint Poster, Hank Virnig and Tanner Tetrick. Scott Janson earned third place and Isaac Gruber, Kyle Welle, Eric Andres, Tony Marshik and Adam Hyatt all earned fourth place.

HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY/WINSTED LAKERS

The Lakers topped quarterfinal foe in Section 5A duals Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 54-15 and semifinal foe Paynesville 33-30. In the championship they lost to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57-6. Derek Schlueter and Andy Schlueter were both 2-0 in the Section Duals.
The Lakers had ten section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Shane Khan and taking second Clark Ostvig. Andy Schlueter, John Long, Jason Koch and Emmett Lynch all earned third place. Jake Grangroth, Cameron Lehner and Derek Youngren all earned fifth place.

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

The Eagles topped quarterfinal foe in the Section 5A duals Norwood Young America 42-35. They dropped their semifinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57-12. Jacob Forcier, Ryan Sullivan and Mike Sullivan were both 2-0 in the section duals.
The Eagles had ten section place winners including three state qualifiers section champion Chris Faber and Dustin Kramer and Jacob Forcier both earned second place. Mike Sullivan earned third place and Mike Downham, Steve Burch and Joe Holdvogt all earned fifth place and taking sixth place was Marly Kramer, Tom Jochum and Ryan Sullivan.

ROYALTON ROYALS

The Royals topped Ogilvie in quarterfinal action of Section 6A duals 42-36; before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Mille Lacs 37-34.  Ben Presler, Hunter Guerard, Neil Zimmerman, Brook Hackett, Keith Schlichting and Jamie Carlson were all 2-0 in section duals.

The Royals had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers Keith Schlichting and Hunter Guerard both earned second place.  John Omann and Jamie Carlson both earned third place and Ben Presler earned fourth place. Neil Zimmerman and Brandt Woidyla both took sixth place.

HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS

The Huskiers chose not to participate in the section duals. They had six section place winners including two state qualifiers Lewis Lumley and Alex Huls both earned second. Devin Scott earned fourth place and Mike Williams, Matt Bienick and Sean Huls all earned fifth place.

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS

The Jaguars topped Meadow Creek/River Academy 42-32 in the preliminary dual of Section 5A. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Howard Lake/Waverly-Winsted 54-15. Travis Winter and Austin Kampsen were both 2-0 at the Section duals. They had seven place winners including Austin Kampsen and Cole Tensen both earning third, Travis Winter and Seradon Villabazo both earned fourth place. Anthony Rooney and Brent Goodenbour both took sixth place.

KIMBALL CUBS

The Cubs topped St. Croix Lutheran in their preliminary section 5A duals 39-35 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 63-8. Derek Orbeck and Travis Schiefelbein were both 2-0 in the Section duals. They had six section place winners including two state qualifiers; Derek Orbeck and John Hanley both earned second place. Luke Schiefelbein earned fourth place, Anthony Laabs earned fifth place and Travis Schiefelbein and Mitch Fischer both took sixth place.

ROCKFORD ROCKETS

The Rockets lost their preliminary section 5AA dual to Dassel-Cokata 70-6. They had two section place winners including Adam Patnode earned fourth place and Noah Patnote earned sixth place.

PARK REGION CONFERENCE

The Park Region Conference had fourteen state qualifiers and three state place winners.

State Place Winners

NEW YORK MILLS
Jason Burg  12th Grade  140 LBS   37-0  Second Place

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL
Cody Nilson 12th Grade  130 LBS  31-4  Second Place

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE
Ethan Kern  11th Grade  112 LBS  39-2   Fourth Place

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped Morris Area/Hancock in the quarterfinals of the section 7A duals and Wadena-Deer Creek in the semifinals 42-33. They fell just short of defending their section title to Wheaton-Herman/Norcorss 33-30. Jordan Novak, Jason Burg and Andrew Frost were all 3-0 in the Section duals.

The Eagles had twelve place winners and two state qualifiers including section champions Jason Burg and Andrew Frost. Mark Simpson, Brendon Frost, Jordan Novak and Jordan Vaughn all earned third place. Jesse Bauck and Brian Fisher both earned fourth place and Matt Hagen, Josh Bernu and Brian Schornack all earned fifth place and Andy Hendrickx took sixth place.

BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders dropped their quarterfinal section 7A dual to Wadena-Deer Creek 54-25. They had six place winners and five were state qualifiers including section champions Ethan Kern, Sam Moenkedick and Jake Braaten. Zak Lambert and Matt Moenkedick both earned second place and Wade Moenkedick earned fourth place.

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS

The Silverstreaks dropped their quarterfinal section 6A dual to Pierz 43-30. They had seven section place winners including three state qualifiers. Section champion Wendell Larson, Clinton Wiener and Isaia Duchene both earned second. Bret Joarnt and Jason Johnson both earned fourth place, Mathew Garvin earned fifth place and Todd Frie took sixth place.

OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs dropped their preliminary section 7AA Dual to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 46-32. They had nine section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Cody Nilson. Jacob Ledding, Dylan Jorgenson, Brendan Hart and Ty Macheledt all earned fifth place. Tyler Olson, T. J. Olson, Jake Seeger and Lee Heaton all took sixth place.

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

The Broncos topped Rush City in a Section 6A dual preliminary 49-21 before dropping their semifinal to Aitkin 52-14. Julius Stone, Tyler Spychalla, Lucas Kalina and Brian Denny were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Broncos had five section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champions Julius Stone and Tyler Spchalla. Tyler Schlief and Brain Denny both earned fourth place and Travis Borchert earned fifth place.

PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS

The Panthers topped West Central Area 39-31 in Section 7A preliminary action; before dropping their quarterfinal to Wheaton-Herman/Norcross 75-6. They had seven place winners including one state qualifier Jay Jensen earned second place. Chris Birkholz earned third place, Jake Fiedler earned fourth place, Kyle McBrady and Tyler Walsh both earned fifth place and Matt Rewitzer took sixth place.

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL (MENAGHA-SEBEKA WARRIORS)

The Warriors dropped their Section 7A preliminary dual to Pelican Rapids 52-24. The Warriors had four section place winners including one state qualifier Larry Martini  and Tyler Ahlf earned third place and Reid Anderson and Zach Nevala both earning fifth place.

CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE

The Central Lakes Conference had twenty-three state qualifiers and six state place winners.

Place Winners

BRAINERD
Nick Lingwall 11th 135 LBS  35-10  Fourth Place

FERGUS FALLS
Drew Ross  11th  189 LBS  40-4   Second Place
Karl Haataja  12th  152 LBS   39-7   Fifth Place

WILLMAR
Drew Larson  12th  145 LBS  41-3   Second Place

SAUK RAPIDS
Tyler Spiczka  11th    145 LBS  24-5  Sixth Place

ALEXANDRIA
Charlie Kirscht 10th  103 LBS  37-6  Fourth Place

LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in the quarterfinals of the Section 7AA duals 51-19, before dropping their semifinal dual to Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 42-30. Josh Groshong, Randy Przybilla, Josh Jendro and Dylan Bue were all 2-0 in the Section duals.
The Flyers had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers including section championships by Josh Groshong, Randy Przybilla and Dylan Bue. Josh Jendro earned second place and Jason Brill, Derik Jendro, Charlie Wilczek and Steve Strack all earned third place. Aaron Gastecki earned fourth place, Sam Marcus earned fifth place and Jordan Olson took sixth place.

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Sauk Rapids in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AAA Duals 32-25 before dropping their semifinal dual to Bemidji 45-30. Nick Grausam, Brandon Mutz, Scott Padrnos, Tyler Jensen and Jake Patnode were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Warriors had nine section place winners including four state qualifiers; two section championships by Tyler Jensen and Nick Lingwall and a pair of seconds were earned by Nate Rubin and Scott Padrnos. Jake Patnote earned third place, Nick Grausam, Chris Padrnos and Josh Jaeger all earned fifth place.

FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters topped Minnewaska in the quarterfinals of the Section 7AA Duals 42-23 before dropping their semifinal dual to Perham 46-12. Charlie Revering, Billy Oehler and Drew Ross were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Otters had eleven Section place winners including three state qualifiers; Section champion Drew Ross and seconds were earned by Karl Haataja and Billy Oehler. Charlie Revering, Dan Revering and Ryan Jacobson all earned third place and Colton Thorson earned fourth place. Boyden Lee, Jordan Ringquist and Josh Campion all earned fifth place and Andrew Lee took sixth place.

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 8AAA tourney to Brainerd 32-25.  The Storm had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers including section champion Tyler Spiczka and seconds were earned by Mike Hines, Evan Wernert and Keith Rothstein. Mitch Rau earned fourth place, Shane Fesenmaier and Zach Rudolph both earned fifth place. Chris Rolph, Kris Strang and Jon Gans all took sixth place.

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 2AAA Tourney to New Ulm 47-24. They had seven section place winners including a section championship by Drew Larson, Trent Malecek and Cody Stegeman both earned third place. Brand Haglund, Nick Braun and Brandon Reickmen all earned fourth place and Adam Kremer earned fifth place.

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 8AAA tourney to Monticello 40-22. They had six section place winners including two state qualifiers both Charlie Kirscht and Tanner Weltzin both earned seconds. Tom Bouressa and Mike Kirscht both earned third place, Taylor Morical earned fourth place and Adam Patrick and Josh Betterman both took sixth place.

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres topped Princeton in the preliminary dual of the Section 6AA tourney 43-30, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Milaca 48-21. Travis Lewellyn, Jess Coffin, Jeff Stang and T. J. Stang all were 2-0 in the section duals.
The Sabres had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers Jess Coffin and Travis Lewellyn both earned seconds and T. J. Stang and Jeff Stang both earned third place. Brayde Lipp, Chris Yasgar and Paul Plombon all earned fourth place.

ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped St. Cloud Tech in a preliminary dual of the Section 8AAA tourney 41-20, before dropping their semifinal dual to Grand Rapids 49-16. Justin Pulliam, Alex Gill, Isaac Pentz and Johnny Stram all were 2-0 in the Section duals.
The Eagles had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Alex Gill and Justin Pulliam earned second place. Matt Spoden earned third place, Isaac Pentz earned fourth place, Johnny Stram and Nick Paquin both earned fifth place. Riley Wald and Nick Stram both took sixth place.

ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney to Zimmerman 49-23. They had two section place winners including a section championship by Tyler Hommerding and Scott Hanson earned fifth place.

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 8AAA tourney to St. Cloud Apollo 41-20. They had six section place winners including Jake Hills earning third place. Mitch Voigt earned fourth place, Ehtan Kellner earned fifth place and Ben Johnson, Yaric Dmytrochenko and Luke Laudenbach all took sixth place.

RUM RIVER CONFERNCE

The Rum River Conference had thirteen state qualifiers and four state place winners including one state champion.

State Champions

ZIMMERMAN
Zac Nielsen  12th  189 LBS  45-0

Place Winners

FOLEY
Jacob Bowland  11th 125 LBS  41-7  Fourth Place
Brandon Seppelt  9th  112 LBS  29-14  Sixth Place

MILACA
Carter Ash 11th 285 LBS  29-7  Fourth Place

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped Albany in the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA Tourney 38-15 and in the semifinals they topped Milaca 32-20. They dropped a very close dual to Big Lake in the championship 25-21. Jacob Bowland, Corey Foss, Kris Olson and John Linn were 3-0 in the section duals.

The Falcons had twelve section place winners including eight state qualifiers; including four section championships by Jacob Bowland, Tyler Lewandowski, Jordan Linn and John Linn.  Earning seconds and a trip to the state tourney were Jeremy Weber, Brandon Seppelt, Mark Gehling and Kris Olson. Cory Foss and Justin Bowland both earned third place and Mike and Kevin Beehler both earned fifth place.

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped Sartell in the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA tourney 48-21 before dropping their semifinal dual to Foley 32-20. Carter Ash, Denver Rogalla, David Fradette, Josh Danger and Roy Ash were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Wolves had ten section place winners including two section champions Dennis Taute and Carter Ash and earning second place and a trip to the state tourney were Roy Ash and David Fradette. Denver Rotalla and Kevin Swedin both earned third place and Mitch Nelson, Caleb Coffee, Jared Loegering and Jordy Rogalla all took six place.

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped Becker in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 6AA tourney; before dropping their semifinal dual to Big Lake 45-18. Brad Koehn, Chris Sawatzky and Seth Sanftner were all 2-0 in the section duals.  They had six section place winners including Andrew Youngblom and Chris Sawatzky both earning second and Ben Besser earned fourth place.  Seth Sanftner and Nick Muehlberg both earned fifth place and Andrew Ruse took sixth place.

ZIMMERMAN THUNDER

The Thunder topped Rocori in their preliminary dual of the Section 6AA tourney 49-23, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Big Lake 67-5. They had seven place winners including one state qualifier, section champion Zac Nielsen. Jeff Nielsen and Drew Vevea both earned fourth place. Cole Tretbar and Leland Mello both earned fifth place and Mike Robinson took sixth place.

GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE

The Great River Conference had sixteen state qualifiers and they had four state place winners.

Place Winners

AITKIN
Nick Nadeau 12th   285 LBS 42-13  Fourth Place   
Travis Halberg  12th   160 LBS 43-9  Fifth Place
Matt Christenson 11th  171 LBS 46-8  Sixth Place

MILLE LACS
Chris Steffenson 11th  285 LBS    Sixth Place

AITKIN GOBBLERS (Overall 24-6)

Section 6A Champions
Quarterfinals
Aitkin 52  Browerville/Eagle Valley 14
Semifinals
Aitkin 37  Pierz 27
Championship
Aitkin 42  Crosby-Ironton 19

Justin Chouanard, Andrew Hallberg, Travis Hallberg, Matt Christenson and Nick Nadeau were all 3-0 in the section duals.

The Gobblers had twelve section place winners including seven state qualifiers including five section champions; Travis Hallberg, Justin Chouanard, Keith Wasserzieher, Matt Christenson and Nick Nadeau. Earning second and a trip to the state tourney were Nathan Cummings and Andrew Hallberg. Brad Insley and Isaac Werner both earned third place. Brett Mlynar earned fourth place, Brandon Perrine earned fifth place and Craig Leathers took sixth place.

MILLE LACS RAIDERS

The Raiders topped Royalton in the quarterfinal dual of the Section 6A tourney 37-34 before losing their semifinal dual to Crosby-Ironton 34-33. Kyle Prickett, Nick Pfaff, Derek Kightlinger and Chris Steffenson were all 2-0 in the section duals.
The Raiders had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers Rob Olson section champion and Chris Steffenson earned second place. Derek Kighlinger, Kevin Pederson, Nick Pfaff, Kyle Prickett and Joe Odle all earned third place and Zach Olson and John Wagner both took sixth place.

HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUARS

The Jaguars dropped their preliminary dual of the Section 6AA tourney to Albany 64-7. They had four section place winners including Jayme Gallagher earned fourth place, Joe Claus earned fifth place and Keegan Edgerton and Eric Nelson both took sixth place.

OGILVIE LIONS

The Lions dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 6A tourney to Royalton 42-26. They had five section place winners including one state qualifier Colton Johnston earned second place.  Steve Schoumaker earned fourth place, Chris Arnold earned fifth place and Matt Hickerson and Scott Bruggman both took sixth.

BRAHAM BOMBERS

The Bombers opted out of the Section 6A dual meet tourney. They had five section place winners including one state qualifier Mitch Gerald earned second place. Josh Nelson and Adam Kelling both earned fifth places and Erik Jokinen and Allen Kelling both took sixth place.

RUSH CITY TIGERS

The Tigers lost to Browerville/Eagle in the Preliminary dual in the Section 6A tourney 49-21. They had four section place winners including James Fleming earned third place and Jason Benson, Justin Camichael and Luke Carlson all took sixth place.

AT LARGE TEAMS

This group of teams had thirty-nine state qualifiers and eleven place winners; including two state champions.

State Champions

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Kevin Steinhaus  11th  145 LBS   43-0

Place Winners

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Cody Kinney 11th    285 LBS   44-6  Fifth Place
Mitch Hagen 10th    152 LBS   37-14 Sixth Place

ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE
Derek Klatt 12th  189 LBS  43-6  Fourth Place
Jake Anderson 10th 140 LBS 36-13  Sixth Place

BRECKENRIDGE
Spencer Beech  12th  119 LBS  39-4

CROSBY-IRONTON
Brad Hofstrand 9th 103 LBS 37-6  Second Place

WADENA-DEER CREEK
Kenny Steffens 12th  135 LBS  23-6  Second Place

ELK RIVER
Tyler Hemmesch  12th 215 LBS  44-3  Second Place

DASSEL-COKATO
Kurt Salmen  12th 152 LBS 45-3  Third Place

GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE
Chip Maresh 12th  215 LBS  35-10  Sixth Place

ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

Section 5AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Annandale/Maple Lake 51  Delano 15
Semifinals
Annandale/Maple Lake 38 Glencoe-Silver Lake 22
Championship
Annandale/Maple Lake  28  New London-Spicer 26

Jake Anderson, Nick Clemence, Pete Nordlie, Joe Nordlie, Joe Puncochar and Derek Klatt were all 3-0 in the section duals.

The Lightning had ten section place winners including seven state qualifiers including section champion Nick Clemence and Derek Klatt. Those earning second and a trip to the state tourney were; Jesse Puncocher, Jake Anderson, Joe Nordlie, Tyler Wadman and Joe Puncocher. Brian Redemske and Ben Hylla both earned fourth place and Pete Nordlie earned fifth place.

PEQUOT LAKE/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW

The Road Crew topped Detroit Lakes in the quarterfinals of the Section 7AA tourney 57-9 and in the semifinals topped Little Falls 42-30. The Road Crew fell just short in the championship to Perham 33-29. Cody Schrupp, Nic Harrison, Nathan Walaski and Pat Bresnahan all were 3-0 in the section duals.
The Road Crew had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers; section champions Cody Schrupp and Nic Harrison and Nathan Waslaski and Jesse Hernandez both earned second place for their trip to the state. Pat Bresnahan and Adam Kish both earned third place and Troy Griffith and Chris Harrison both earned fourth place. Zach Humphrey and Dustin Campbell both earned fifth place.

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints topped Dawson-Boyd in the quarterfinals of the Section 4A Tourney 52-27 before falling to Canby in the Semifinals 46-22. Kevin Steinhaus, Chris Braaten, Brad Kneisl, Cody Kinney and Klinton VanHeuveln were all 2-0 in the section duals.

The Fighting Saints had ten section place winners including six state qualifiers including a pair of section champions; Kevin Steinhaus and Cody Kinney. Mitch Hagen, Brad Kneisl, Joel Bauman and Jacob Engler all earned second of their trip to the state tourney. Kurt Timmons earned third place, Chris Braaten and Alex Baker both earned fourth place and Klinton VanHeuveln earned fifth place.

ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 8AAA tourney to Moorhead 33-31. They had eight section place winners including section champions Tyler Hemmesch and Tyler Stevens. Joe Kolar and Mitch Hauge both earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Kyle Muetzel and Ross Cazett both earned third place, Jacob Kolar earned fourth place. Josh Nistler earned fifth place and Robert Erickson took sixth place.

GLENCOE-SIVLER LAKE PANTHERS

The Panthers topped Litchfield in the quarterfinal dual of the Section 5AA tourney 25-22, before dropping their semifinal dual to Annandale/Maple Lake 38-22. Alex Jenson, Nick Larson and Brandon Barth were 2-0 in the section duals.

The Panthers had eleven section place winners including two state qualifiers, Chris Dahlke and Chip Maresh both earned second for their trip to the state tourney. Ryan Kriesch, Brandon Barth and Stephen Delwicke all earned third place, James Carlson and Lucas Kloss both earned fourth place. Alex Jenson, Jeremy Chaplin, Jacob Cohrs and Nick Tritz all earned fifth place in the section tourney.

CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS

The Rangers topped Sauk Centre in the quarterfinals of the Section 6A tourney 38-33 and in the semifinals they topped Mille Lacs 34-33. They dropped their championship dual to Aitkin 42-19. Wade Adams, Andrew Kayfes, Lane Srock and Ben Rothstein all were 3-0 in the section duals.

The Rangers had eight section place winners including one state qualifier Brad Hofstrand. Wade Adams and Andrew Kayfes both earned third place and David booth earned fourth place. Sam Srock, Brandon Biever and Ben Rothstein all earned fifth place and Cory Henningson took sixth place.

BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS

The Cowboys topped Pelican Rapids in the quarterfinals of the Section 7A tourney 39-31, before falling to Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 39-32. Spencer Beech, Alex Johnson, Seth Klostreich, Jon Stuehrenberg and Jake Owens were all 2-0 in the section duals.

The Cowboys had nine section place winners including four state qualifiers; including section champions Spencer Beech and Alex Johnson. Andy VanHecke and Jake Owens both earned second for their trip to the state tourney. Kelly Kristianson and Seth Klostreich both earned third place and Jon Stuehrenberg and Luke Poppel both earned fourth place and Dan Bellmore took sixth place.

DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers topped Rockford in their preliminary dual in the Section 5AA tourney 70-6 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to New London-Spicer 33-24.  Shane Swenson, Brandon Friedler, Kurt Salmen, Dan Larson, Tony Larson and Jake Aho were all 2-0 in the section duals.

The Chargers had nine section place winners including section champion Kurt Salmen. Tony Larson and Shane Swenson both earned third place and Dan Larson and Brendon Opsahl both earned fourth place. Taking fifth place was Brandon Friedler, Zach Peterson and Chuck Pokanowski and Jake Aho took sixth place.

RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAQUARS

The Jaquars topped Ortonville in the preliminary dual of the Section 4A tourney 51-27 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Minneota 40-22. Dakota Frieborg and Eric Mertens were both 2-0 in the section duals.

The Jaquars had ten section place winners including Dakota Freiborg earned third place and Colton Hanson earned fourth place. Jake Frieborg, Isaac Johns and Trent Novatny all earned fifth place. Derek Helmer, Zach Feiborg, Drew Hutquist and Joe Dambroten all took sixth place.

WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES

The Wolverines topped Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in their quarterfinal dual of the Section 7A tourney 54-25 before dropping their semifinal dual to New York Mills 42-33. Jordan Rentz, Kenny Steffens, Trey VanOrsdel, Steve Lustila, Tony Wegschied and Kevin Trout were all 2-0 in the section duals.

The Wolverines had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers a pair of section championships by Kevin Trout and Tony Weggscheid. Kenny Steffens earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Jordan Rentz earned third place and Shawn Beversluis and Trey Van Orsdel both earned fourth place and Tyler Savaloja and Steve Lustila both took sixth place.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons dropped their quarterfinal dual to Glencoe-Silver Lake in the Section 5AA tourney 25-22. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Jared Flemming and Dustin Celander earned second place for his trip to the trip. Jeremy Foster and Tanner Sittig both earned fourth place and Brandon Skalberg, David Malepsy and Sam Pautzke all earned fifth place.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped Andover in their preliminary dual of the Section 7AAA tourney 62-13 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Coon Rapids 49-16. They had six section place winners including section champion Mitch Anderson. Mike Welle earned fourth place, John Hogie, Travis Kammerer and Troy Montaque all earned fifth place and Tony Gall took sixth place.

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings topped Blaine in their preliminary dual of the Section 7AAA tourney 43-23. Erik Kostik, Boyd Suparat, Matt Newham and John Morrison were all 2-0 in the section duals. They had four section place winners including section champion Erik Kostik, Greg Arnt earned fourth place and Boyd Suparat and Matt Newham both earned fifth place.

ORTONVILLE TROJANS

The Trojans dropped their preliminary dual to Renville County West in the Section 4A tourney 51-27. They had four section place winners including section champion Eric Croatt, Pat Eustice and David Webster both earned third place and Jason Roggenbuck took sixth place.

MACCRAY WOLVERINES

The Wolverines dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 4A tourney to LQPV 39-33.  They had seven section place winners including one state qualifier Mitch Grussing, he earned second place for his trip to the state. Tyler Steen and Mitch Rosendahl both earned third place, Joe DeGrote and Levi Berends both earned fourth place. Thomas Uttermark and Matt Friese both took sixth place.

WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS

The Knights dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 7A tourney to Parkers Prairie 39-31. They had five section places winners including section champion Dayton Sternhagen. Jake Long earned third place, Pat Mitchell earned fifth place and Seth Felland and Jordan Schneeberger both took sixth place.

INDEPENDENT TEAMS

They had nine state qualifiers and two state place winners.

State Champion

Matt Benson  CACGB  11th  112 LBS  28-2

State Place Winners

Justin LaValle Moorhead  10th 112 LBS  36-3  Third Place

WHEATON-HERMAN-NORCROSS BULLETS (19-6 Overall)

Section 7A Champions
Quarterfinals
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 76 Parkers Prairie 6
Semifinals
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 39  Breckenridge 32
Championship
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 33 New York Mills 30

Will McCarty, Austin Nilson and Brent Lennox were all 3-0 in the section duals.

The Bullets had thirteen section place winners including four state qualifiers including section champions Nate Mord and Will McCarty. Earning second and their trip to the state tourney were; Brady Sykora and Brett Lennox. Austin Nilson, Reed Schmitz and Darin Nelson both earned third place and Jesse Rath and Tony Roeschlein both earned fourth place. Trent Frisch earned fifth place and Jacob Poole, Zach Fridgen and Reese Hanson all took sixth place.

CHOKIO-ALBERTA-CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARSLEY ROAD WARRIORS

The Road Warriors dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 7A tourney to Morris Area/Hancock 39-36. They had four section place winners including two state qualifiers section champion Matt Benson and Mitchell Andrews earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Bryce Benson earned third place and Chris Birkholz earned fifth place.

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds topped Elk River in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AAA tourney 33-31 before dropping their semifinal dual to Bemidji 39-28. Justin LaValle, Luke Tweten, Matt Langeberg and Ben Gaughan were all 2-0 in the section duals. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers section champion Justin LaValle and Ben Wheeler who earned second place for this trip to the state tourney. Mark Wychor, John Wychor and Luke Tweten all earned third place, Matt Langeberg earned fourth place and Tanner Nelson earned fifth place.