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All-Conference Honors
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MISSISSIPPI 8 CONFERENCE
There were a total of 30 state qualifiers and 14 place winners from the Mississippi 8 Conference.
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (19-8 Overall)
Class AA Sixth Place
Quarterfinal
Perham 36 Foley 21
Consolation Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 32 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 32-27
Fifth Place
Foley 28 Saint Michael-Albertville 22
(The Knights had two wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
Daivd Thorn and Dustin Kottke
State Champions
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
David Thorn 11th 125 46-2
BIG LAKE
Justin Nelson 12th 112 40-2
BECKER
Kevin O’Brien 11th 145 41-0
Place Winners
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Jordan Campa 10th 152 42-9 Third Place
Kyle Schumm 12th 215 43-8 Fourth Place
BIG LAKE
Tee Baker 12th 145 33-5 Second Place
Matt Nelson 9th 103 34-2 Second Place
BECKER
Brady Schrupp 11th 135 36-2 Third Place
Daniel Woiwor 7th 103 36-6 Sixth Place
BUFFALO
Matt Jeska 12th 171 38-7 Second Place
David Baker 11th 112 30-15 Sixth Place
CAMBRIDGE
Tony Nelson 11th 215 41-2 Second Place
ZIMMERMAN
Jeff Nielsen 10th 189 26-4 Fourth Place
ROGERS
Todd Klemz 12th 189 33-7 Fifth Place
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Section 5AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 64 Rockford 12
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 74 Brooklyn Center 0
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 40 Totino-Grace 25
The Knights had eight wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section
duals. Kyle Schumm, Kraig Schumm, Jordan Campa, Jake Horn, Ben Horn,
Shaun Little, Jake Lillie and Kyle Salonek.
The Knights had ten State Qualifiers including seven section
championships by David Thorn, Kyle Schumm, Kraig Schumm, Jordan Campa,
Kyle Salonek, Jake Lillie and Ben Horn. Dustin Kottke, Mark Frank and
Jake Horn all earned second place. Jordan Scherber earned fourth place
and Shawn Little, Mon Marcks and Ryan Kessler all took fifth place.
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
The Bluejackets advanced to the Section 7AAA semifinals with a huge win
over Elk River 61-0 before dropping their semifinal dual to Anoka 32-25.
The Bluejackets had fourteen section place winners including four state
qualifiers. Tony Nelson and Chad Larson both won section championships
and Kyle Groves, Tal Bakke both earned second place. Derek Johnson,
Tyler Swanson, Dalton Lilledahl, Garrett Olson and Joe Holmberg all
earned third place. Kyle Hay, Adam Kelling both earned fourth place.
Dain Olson and Clayton Jennissen both took sixth place.
BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets advanced to the final four of Section 6AA with a
preliminary win over Melrose 74-0 and in the quarterfinals they topped
Dassel Cokato 34-18 before dropping their semifinal match to Foley
50-21. They had five wrestlers go 3-0 in the section duals; Matt
Nelson, Justin Nelson, Dan Brown, Ben Brown and Justin Haag.
They had nine section place winners including five state qualifiers.
Matt Nelson, Justin Nelson and Ben Brown were all won section
championships and Tee Baker and Justin Haag both earned second. Dalton
Sonnenstahl earned fourth place and Andrew Bradley, Dustin Rost and Dan
Brown all took sixth place.
BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs were beaten in their preliminary Section 6AA dual by
Annandale/Maple Lake 32-31. They had six section place winners
including four state qualifiers. Section championships by Kevin O’Brien
and Brady Schrupp and seconds earned by Jay Woiwor and Daniel Woiwor.
Kyle Andres and Clinton Aurentz both earned third place.
BUFFALO BISON
Section 8AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Buffalo 31 Bemidji 24
Semifinals
Buffalo 37 Brainerd 30
Championship
Buffalo 31 Alexandria 28
The Bison had three wrestlers that were 3-0 in the section duals; David
Baker, Danny Maghrak and Matt Jeska. They dropped their quarterfinal
state tourney dual to Centennial 36-21 and their consolation semifinal
to Prior Lake 35-26.
The Bison had nine section place winners including three state
qualifiers. David Baker and Danny Maghrak both won section
championships and Matt Jeska earned second place. Brandon Ordorff,
Bruce Manz, Zach Smith and Mike Simeon all earned third place. Tanner
Maus and Carter Vogt both took fifth place.
MONTICELLO MAGIC
The Magic dropped their Section 6AA quarterfinal dual to Albany 36-24.
They had eight section place winners including one state qualifier.
Josh Kohler earned second place for his state tourney berth. Ben
Schwartz and Tyler Mergen both earned third place, Justin Amidan and
Ryan Michaelis both earned fourth place, Zach Roca and Tim Holker both
earned fifth place and Randy Ascher took sixth place.
ZIMMERMAN THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their preliminary Section 7AA dual to North Branch
55-15. They had four section place winners including two state
qualifiers; including Jeff Nielsen and Mark Robinson. They both won
section championships and Cole Tretbar and Andy Roelle both earned
fifth place.
ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals advanced to the final four of Section 5AA with their
quarterfinal win over MC/RA 39-31. They have seven section place
winners including one state qualifier, Todd Klemz earned second place
for his state berth. Jeremy Cole earned third place. Jordan Smith,
Andrew List and Sam Hines all earned fourth place. Mike Anderson and
Joe Praska both earned fifth places.
PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their Section 7AA preliminary dual to Chisago Lakes
44-24. They had three section place winners including one state
qualifier Bill Frank earned second place for his state berth and Matt
Zdrazil and Joel Wiedewitach both took sixth place.
CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
The Central Lakes Conference had twenty-four state qualifiers and ten state place winners.
State Champion
FERGUS FALLS
Drew Ross 12th 189 39-0
Place Winners
ALEXANDRIA
John Amundson 12th 135 38-2 Fourth Place
Tom Bouressa 11th 285 34-5 Fourth Place
Mike Kirscht 12th 145 25-7 Sixth Place
FERGUS FALLS
Josh Campion 11th 285 35-4 Fifth Place
BRAINERD
Brandon Mutz 11th 119 28-4 Second Place
Nick Lingwall 12th 130 38-4 Fifth Place
ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Matt Spoden 11th 35-5 189 Third Place
Matt Shaver 11th 34-10 285 Fifth Place
Mitch Bengtson 7th 41-4 103 Fifth Place
ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals advanced to the finals of the Section 8AAA duals with
wins in the Quarterfinal over Moorhead 52-18. They topped Sauk Rapids
in the Semifinals 43-28 and in the Championship they lost a very close
dual to Buffalo 31-28.
The Cardinals had four wrestlers that were 3-0 in the section duals;
Charlie Kirscht, Lucas Betterman, Tanner Weltzin and Tom Bouressa.
The Cardinals had twelve section place winners including eight state
qualifiers. John Amundson, Tom Bouressa, and Charlie Kirscht all won
section championships. Mike Kirscht, Taylor Morical, Tanner Weltzin,
Nate Kelly and Josh Betterman all earned second place. Isaac Meyer
earned fourth place and Lucas Betterman, Kyle Fulghum and Dillon
Schauff all took sixth place. Head Coach Tom Ellison was named Section
8AAA Coach of the Year.
FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters dropped their quarterfinal Section 8AA dual to Little Falls
42-27; with five starters missing due to injuries or sickness. They had
seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; section
champions Drew Ross and Josh Campion. Ryan Jacobson earned third place
and Jesse Laugen, Alex Hensch and Matt Laugen all earned fifth place.
And Bryant Marquedant took sixth place.
BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors advanced to the final four of the Section 8AAA duals with
a win over St. Cloud Tech in the quarterfinals 58-12. They dropped
their semifinal dual to Buffalo 37-30.
The Warriors had thirteen section place winners including four state
qualifiers; they were section champions Nick Lingwall and Scott Padrnos
and runner-ups were Brandon Mutz and Jake Patnode. Nick Grausam, Sam
Pagel, Chad Ohman and Greg Flickenger all earned third place. Mack
Glasby and Jeff Flickenger both earned fifth place and Dan Wheeler,
Kyle Anderson and Jessen Fransen all took sixth place.
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
The Flyers topped Fergus Falls 42-27 in the quarterfinals of the
Section 8AA duals to advance to the final four of the Section 8AA
duals. They dropped their semifinal dual to Thief River Falls 42-24.
The Flyers had nine section place winners including three state
qualifiers; Steve McMahon was section champion and Dillon Kifer and
Cody Bue earned second place for their state tourney berths. Sam Marcus
earned third place, Brandon Hiemenz, Charlie Wilczek and Bryant Bue all
earned fourth place. Nils Johnson earned fifth place and Derik Jendro
took sixth place.
SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
The Eagles dropped their quarterfinal dual in Section 8AAA action to
Sauk Rapids 38-27. They had ten section place winners including three
state qualifiers; Matt Spoden and Mitch Bengtson both won section
championships and Matt Shaver earned second place to earn his state
tourney berth. Nam Nqugen earned third place, Austin Young and Kyle
Bauer both earned fourth place. Sam Koetter and Chris Rocheleau both
earned fifth place and Nolan Rial And David Then both took sixth place.
SAUK RAPIDS STORM
The Storm advanced to the final four of the Section 8AAA duals with
their quarterfinal win over St. Cloud Apollo 38-27. They dropped their
semifinal dual to Alexandria 43-28. They had nine section place winners
including two state qualifiers; including a pair of section
championships by Wes Voigt and Tyler Spiczka. Evan Warnert, Shane
Fesenmaier, Cody Lane, and John Gans all earned third place. Chris
Helgeson earned fourth place, Jeremiah Tripp earned fifth place and
Mitch Mehwerth took sixth place.
SARTELL SABERS
The Sabers dropped their preliminary section 6AA dual to Dassel Cokato
53-16. They had four section place winners including state qualifier
Travis Lewellyn. Travis earned second place, Jess Coffin earned fifth
place and Adam Wenker and Brayde Lipp both took sixth place.
ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans dropped their quarterfinal Section 6AA dual to Albany
39-27. They had four section place winners including; Jeremiah Dorf
earned third place. Chris Braun and Derik Gertken both earned fourth
place and Caramon Hanson took sixth place.
SAINT CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual to Brainerd
58-12. They had ten section place winners including one state
qualifier; Luke Laudenbach earned second place, Nolan Lortz earned
third place and Thomas O’Brien, Ben Johnson and Cody Erickson all
earned fourth place. Grant Forsythe and Mitch Voigt both earned fifth
place and Dieter Brenner, Chris Hoppe and Garrett Leathers all took
sixth place.
WILLMAR CARDINALS
The Cardinals dropped their preliminary Section 6AA dual to Litchfield
50-22. They had one section place winner Cody Stegeman earned third
place.
WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE
The West Central North Conference had nineteen state qualifiers and eight place winners at the State tourney.
FOLEY FALCONS (35-3 Overall)
Class AA Fifth Place
Quarterfinal
Milaca 30 Foley 25
Consolation Semifinal
Foley 35 Windom/Mt. Lake/Butterfield/Odin 19
Fifth Place
Foley 28 St. Michael 22
The Falcons had wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state tourney duals; Jacob Bowland, Kris Olson and Cory Foss.
State Champion
FOLEY
Jordan Linn 10th 171 42-4
State Place Winners
FOLEY
Jacob Bowland 12th 135 48-2 Third Place
Justin Bowland 10th 152 35-10 Fourth Place
NEW LONDON-SPICER
Shawn Hatlestad 9th 125 35-7 Third Place
John Nething 10th 160 40-4 Sixth Place
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE
Daniel Schad 11th 145 41-4 Third Place
Joseph Pesta 11th 152 36-6 Third Place
PAYNESVILLE
Jordan Christian 12th 125 37-5 Fifth Place
FOLEY FALCONS
Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Foley 70 Annandale/Maple Lake 3
Semifinals
Foley 50 Big Lake 21
Championship
Foley 31 New London-Spicer 16
The Falcons had five wrestlers that were unbeaten in the Section 6AA
duals; Cory Foss, Jacob Bowland, Kris Olson, Jordan Linn and Mike
Siegler.
The Falcons had twelve section place winners including five state
qualifiers with five section championships by Jacob Bowland, Justin
Bowland, Jordan Linn, Kris Olson and Brandon Seppelt. Mike Siegler
earned third place and Jeremy Weber and Kevin Beehler both earned
fourth place. Zach Jackson, Mark Gehling and Taylor Rothfork all earned
fifth place. Cory Foss defaulted out of the tourney, he earned sixth
place.
NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats advanced to the Section 6AA Dual meet Championship with
wins over Litchfield 49-9 in the quarterfinals and in the Semifinals
over Albany 37-21. They dropped the championship to Foley 31-16. The
Wildcats had Chad Henle and John Nething go unbeaten in the Section 6AA
duals.
The Wildcats had twelve section place winners including six state
qualifiers; Shawn Hatlestad won his first section championship and Chad
Henle, John Nething, Andrew Blomker, Brondon Keller, and Dylan Hanson
all earned second place for their state berths. Billy Dean and Luke
Reiter both earned third place, Zach Borka and Levi Schultz both earned
fourth place. Chris DeLong earned fifth place and Chase Austvold took
sixth place.
ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies advanced to the final four of the Section 6AA duals with a
preliminary win over Rocori 39-27 and they topped Monticello in the
quarterfinals 36-24. They dropped their semifinal dual to New
London-Spicer 37-21. Jamie Holt and Kurt Schlangen were both 3-0 in the
section duals.
The Huskies had nine section place winners including three state
qualifiers; three seconds by Keith Maciejewski, Matt Dowell and Kurt
Schlangen to earn their state tourney berths. Jamie Holt and Taylor
Holthaus both earned third place, Kyle Litchy, Scott Groetsch and John
Bredick all earned fifth place and Bryan Schlangen took sixth place.
PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs advanced to the finals of the Section 5A Duals with a win
in the quarterfinal over Holdingford 49-13 and in the semifinals over
Browerville/Eagle Valley 45-21. They dropped they section championship
dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 43-19. Jon Kerzman, Tyler Hemmesch
and Cory Spanier were all 3-0 in the Section 5A duals.
The Bulldogs had twelve section place winners including three state
qualifiers; three section championships by Jordan Christian, Cory
Spanier and Jordan Spaeth. Jeff Albright, Dylan Sheridan, Jon Kerzman,
Michael Doom, Andrew Moser and Kevin Klein all earned third place. Ryan
Gale earned fourth place and Justin Wendtlandt took sixth place.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER
The Thunder had five section place winners including two state
qualifiers; Joesph Pesta won his first section championship and Daniel
Schad earned second place for his state berth. Chris Callahan earned
fifth place and Kelly Holmquist and Brian Reece both took sixth place.
SAUK CENTRE MAINSTREETERS
The Mainstreeters dropped their preliminary Section 5A dual to
Browerville/Eagle Valley 42-21. They had four section place winners
Aaron Helgeson earned third place, John Gusewelle and Lucian Grow both
earned fourth place and Shane Trattles earned fifth place.
WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE
There were a total of 22 state qualifiers and 7 place winners from the West Central South Conference.
State Champion
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Ben Meyer 12th 112 43-1
State Place Winners
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Casey Field 11th 135 37-3 Second Place
Austin Cole 11th 112 38-5 Third Place
Evan Stock 11th 189 25-9 Sixth Place
MINNEWASKA
Collin Jergenson 11th 152 32-6 Fourth Place
BENSON
Ryan Thompson 10th 130 35-2 Third Place
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY
Sam Haas 8th 119 30-8 Fourth Place
ATWATER-COSMOS GROVE CITY FALCONS
Section 5A Champions
Quatertfinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 53 Eden Valley-Watkins 13
Semifinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 32 Osakis 27
Championship
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 43 Paynesville 19
Jeremy Anderson, Ben Meyer, Nic Leither and Scott Litzau were all 3-0 in the Section 5A duals.
The Falcons dropped their quarterfinal state tourney dual to Frazee
35-28 and their consolation semifinal to Kenyon-Wanamingo 34-26. The
had eleven section place winners including seven state qualifiers. Nic
Leither, Ben Meyer, Micah Larson, Travis Frederickson and Scott Litzau
all won section championships. Michael Kramer earned third place, Jakob
Calrson and Travis Whitcomb both earned fifth place and Dave Litzau
took sixth place.
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING
The Sting advanced to the final four of the Section 3A duals with a win
over Renville County West in the quarterfinals 59-4 and in the
semifinals they lost to Canby 32-21. They had eleven section place
winners including four state qualifiers; section champion Casey Field
and Dylan Hoffman, Austin Cole and Evan Stock all earned seconds for
their state berths. Wyat Sand earned third place, Phil Johnson earned
fifth place and Martin Hagen, Logan Johnson, Tanner Aus and Blake
Dandurand all took sixth place.
MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Lakers dropped their quarterfinal section 5A dual to
Browerville/Eagle Valley 34-27. They had ten section place winners
including five state qualifiers; section champion David Bond and Collin
Jergenson, Brandon Manderschied, Danny Braaten and Cam Schafer all
earned seconds for their state berths. Justin Frederick earned third
place, Jacob Braaten, David Cowen and Frank Martin all earned fifth
place and Austin Otto took sixth place.
BOLD/BUFFALO LAKE HECTOR WARRIORS
The Warriors topped Montevideo 50-24 in the quarterfinal dual of the
Section 3AA and in the semifinals they fell 46-14 to Windom/Mt. Lake.
Butterfield/Odin. They had nine section place winners including one
state qualifier Jon Caspers earned second place for his state berth.
Kyle Pietig earned third place and Sam Steffel, Cody Hatch, Jacob
Revier and Kyle Schulte all earned fourth place. Jaocb Mikowch and
Brent O’Halloran both earned fifth place and Alex Steffel took sixth
place.
BENSON BRAVES
The Braves dropped their preliminary section 3A dual to Morris/Area
Hancock 36-33. They had eight section place winners including two state
qualifiers; Ryan Thompson and Brett Hoffman both earned second for the
state tourney berths. Brad Plumhoff earned third place, Dalton Staton
and Xavier Glawe both earned fourth place. Brady Wersinger, Chris
Carruth and Matt Plumhoff all earned fifth place.
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY EAGLES
The Eagles dropped their preliminary Section 3A dual to Dawson-Boyd
46-24. They had three section place winners including state qualifier
Sam Haas. Sam earned second place for his trip to the state, Zac Zinda
earned fourth place and Dylan Croat earned fifth place.
MONTEVIDEO THUNDER HAWKS
The Thunder Hawks dropped their quarterfinal Section 3AA dual to Bold
50-24. The had six section place winners including one state qualifier
Sam Aalfs, he earned second place. Zach Weckwerth earned third place,
Sarrett Norby and Josh Anderson both earned fourth place and Isaac
Sulfow and Tim Macziewski both earned fifth place.
MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK TIGERS
The Tigers topped Benson 36-33 in their preliminary Section 3A dual and
in the quarterfinals they lost to Canby 65-4. They had two section
place winners including one state qualifier Eric Goette; Eric earned
second place and Travis Thooft earned fourth place.
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
There were a total of 17 state qualifiers and 1 place winner from the Central Minnesota Conference.
State Place Winner
PIERZ
Clint Poster 9th 112 28-7 Sixth Place
ROYALTON ROYALS
The Royals topped Pierz in quarterfinal action of the Section 7A duals;
they dropped their semifinal dual to Aitkin 47-19. They had twelve
section place winners including three state qualifiers; Ben Presler and
Neil Zimmerman both won section championships and Jordan Wendtland
earned second place for their state berths. Brook Hackett and Andy
Poster both earned third place and Odin Guerard earned fourth place.
Peter Borash, Kyle Wendtland, Jacob Kasella, Troy Lensing, Graig
Lensing and Dan Gadacz all earned fifth place.
PIERZ PIONEERS
The Pioneers lost their quarterfinal Section 7A dual to Royalton 34-33.
The had nine section place winners including six state qualifiers;
Tanner Tetrick and Alex Huls both won section championships and Clint
Poster, Eric Andres, Adam Hyatt and Sean Huls all earned second place
for their berths to the state tourney. Shane Smallfield earned fourth
place, Brett Brausen and Nathan Tomala both earned fifth place.
HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY/WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers dropped their quarterfinal dual in Section 5A action 53-12.
They had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers;
Tony Horstmann won his first section championship and Cameron Lehner,
Emmet Lynch and John Long all earned second to their trips to the state
tourney. Jason Koch and Derek Youngren both earned third place and Zach
Horstman took sixth place.
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Kimball in the Section 5A duals 47-31; they dropped
their quarterfinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 53-13. They had
five section place winners including one state qualifier; Jacob Forcier
earned second for his trip to the state tourney. Dustin Kramer earned
third place and Joe Holdvogt, Kevin Kramer and Marly Kramer all earned
fourth place.
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAQUARS
The Jaquars dropped their preliminary dual in Section 5A to Holdingford
37-31. They had five section place winners including Austin Kampsen
earned fourth place, Travis Winter, Cole Tensen and Brent Goodenbauer
all earned fifth place and Brent Gregory took sixth place.
HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS
The Huskers topped Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in their preliminary dual in
Section 5A 37-31, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to
Paynesville 49-13. They had six section place winners including Devin
Scott, Mike Williams, Matt Bieniek and Mike Jarnot all earned fourth
place. Lewis Lumley earned fifth place and Andrew Kunstleben took sixth
place.
KIMBALL CUBS
The Cubs dropped their preliminary Section 5A dual to Eden
Valley-Watkins 47-23. They had six section place winners including one
state qualifier; Luke Schiefelbein earned second place for his state
berth. Derek Orbeck earned third place, Tanner Meienhofer earned fourth
place, Tyler Kuechle earned fifth place and Mitch Pramann and Travis
Schiefelbein both took sixth place.
ROCKFORD ROCKETS
The Rockets topped DeLaSalle in their preliminary Section 5AA dual
54-16 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Saint
Michael-Albertville 54-12. They had six place winners including two
state qualifiers; including section champions Noah Patnode and Roy
Wordlaw, Tyler Bove earned third place. Zach Johnson and John
Redepenning both earned fourth place and Eric Jakubowski earned fifth
place.
PARK REGION CONFERENCE
There were a total of 18 state qualifiers and 6 place winner from the Park Region Conference.
NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES (18-7 Overall)
Class A Fourth Place
Quarterfinal
New York Mills 31 Aitkin 26
Semifinals
Canby 36 New York Mills 18
Third Place
Frazee 39 New York Mills 18
Brian Schornack and Andrew Frost were both 3-0 at the State Tourney duals.
State Champions
BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE
Zak Lambert 12th 125 37-2
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY
Julius Stone 11th 119 36-7
State Place Winners
BERTHA HEWITT/VERNADALE
Sam Moenkedick 12th 160 40-5 Second Place
Matt Moenkedick 11th 171 27-6 Sixth Place
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY
Travis Borchert 10th 103 42-2 Third Place
NEW YORK MILLS
Andrew Frost 12th 285 37-7 Fifth Place
NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
Section 6A Champions
Quarterfinals
New York Mills 54 Staples-Motley 16
Semifinals
New York Mills 34 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 29
Championship
New York Mills 47 Wadena-Deer Creek 25
Myrone Bell, Jordan Vaughan, Brandon Novak, Tyler Wegscheid, Brendan
Frost and Andrew Frost were all unbeaten in the Section 6A duals.
The Eagles had eleven section place winners including three state
qualifiers; Andrew Frost won his second section championship and Jordan
Novak and Brendan Frost both earned second place for their trips to the
state tourney. Brian Schornack, Jordan Vaughan, Jake Johnson and Andy
Hendrickx all earned fourth place. Josh Bernu and Brian Fischer both
earned fifth place and Myron Bell took sixth place.
BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Parkers Prairie in their quarterfinal dual in
Section 6A 38-25; before dropping their semifinals to New York Mills
34-29. They had ten section place winners including six state
qualifiers. Zak Lambert, Jake Braaten, Sam Moenkedick, Matt Moenkedick
and Wade Moenkedick all won section championships and Ethan Kern earned
second place after suffering a serious knee injury. Kody Graba earned
fourth place, Amos Schmidt earned fifth place and Colin Turchin and
Trent Bertram both took sixth place
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS
The Broncos topped Sauk Centre in their preliminary Section 5A dual
42-21 and the quarterfinals they topped Minnewaska 34-27. They dropped
their semifinal dual to Paynesville 45-21. Travis Borchert, Randy Shamp
and Julius Stone were all 3-0 in the Section 5A duals.
The Broncos had seven section place winners including four state
qualifiers; including three section championships by Travis Borchert,
Julius Stone and Brian Denny. Tyler Spychalla earned second place for
his trip to the state tourney, Randy Shamp earned third place, Tyler
Dreher earned fourth place and Brad Scheltler earned fifth place.
OSAKIS SILVERSTEAKS
The Silverstreaks topped Long Prairie/Grey Eagle in their preliminary
dual in Section 5A action 55-21, in the quarterfinals they topped
Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 53-12. They dropped their semifinal dual to
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in a close one 32-27. Clinton Wiener and
Wendell Larson were both 3-0 in the Section 5A duals.
The Silverstreaks had seven section place winners including one state
qualifier; Wendell Larson earned second place. Clinton Wiener earned
fourth place, Isaia Duchene earned fifth place and Jason Johnson, Cole
Erie and Jesse Becerra all took sixth place.
PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers topped Breckenridge in their preliminary Section 6A dual
49-19, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 38-25. They had seven section place winners
including three state qualifiers; including section champion Tim Hanson
and both Jason Arvidson and Andrew Mesker both earned seconds. Tyler
Walsh earned third place, Ryan Silvernick and Chris Westerberg both
earned fifth place and Kevin Hahn took six place.
OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs dropped their preliminary Section 6A dual to CACGB 38-35.
They had eight section place winners including Patrick Nilson earned
third place, T. J. Nelson and Kyle Owings both earned fifth place and
Zach Johnson, Tyler Olson, Brendon Hart, Jacob Meder and Ty Macheledt
all took sixth place.
UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS (Menagha-Sebeka)
The Warriors topped Hawley in their Section 8A preliminary dual 52-21
before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Frazee 69-9. They had seven
section place winners including one state qualifier Tyler Alf. Tyler
won the section championship and Luke Hendrickson and Zach Nevela both
earned third place. Max Aho, Nate Aho and Ben Meech all earned fifth
place and Jacob Malone took sixth place.
GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
There were 17 state qualifiers and one state place winner from the Great River Conference.
State Place Winner
AITKIN
Matt Christensen 12th 171 45-1 Third Place
AITKIN GOBBLERS
Section 7A Champions
Quarterfinals
Aitkin 56 Ogilvie 16
Semifinals
Aitkin 47 Royalton 19
Championship
Aitkin 34 Crosby-Ironton 24
The Gobblers had four wrestlers that were 3-0 in the Section 7A duals;
Keith Wasserzieher, Justin Chouanard, Andrew Hallberg and Matt
Christensen.
The Gobblers had eleven section place winners including seven state
qualifiers including; Matt Christensen, Keith Wasserzieher, Justin
Chouarnard and Andrew Halberg all won section championships and Dalton
Stevens, Nathan Cummings and Craig Leathers all earned seconds. Levi
Stifter earned third place, Taylor Wilke earned fourth place, Jordan
Chouanard earned fifth place and Ryan Skinner took sixth place.
MILLE LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Trinity of Rivers Edge in quarterfinal action of
Section 7A action 36-34, before dropping their semifinal dual to
Crosby-Ironton 45-16. They had eight section place winners including
two state qualifiers; Chris Steffenson and Kevin Pederson both won
section championships. Ian Prat, Chase Niesen and Zack Olson all earned
third place, Pat Sullivan earned fourth place, Dillan Whitney earned
fifth place and Mark Francour took sixth place.
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUARS
The Jaguars dropped their preliminary section 7AA dual to Mora 72-6.
They had five section place winners including; Jayme Gallagher earned
third place, Keegan Edgerton and Jake LeTourneau both earned fifth
place and Jard Reiser and Ryan Opsahl both took sixth place.
OGILVIE LIONS
The Lions topped St. Croix Lutheran in their preliminary Section 7A
dual 47-29 before dropping there quarterfinal dual to Aitkin 56-16.
They had seven section place winners including one state qualifier,
section champion Colton Johnston. Mat Hickerson earned third place,
Chris Arnold, Levi Berg, Collin Mitchell and Keith Holznagel all earned
fourth place, Russ Vandervegt took sixth place.
RUSH CITY TIGERS
The Tigers topped Braham in their Section 7A preliminary dual 48-18,
before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Crosby-Ironton 64-18. They
had nine section place winners including Jason Benson earned third
place, Jake Welna and Luke Carlson both earned fourth place. Josh
Conant, Justin Carmichael, Kevin Hochstatter, Frank Smith, Kevin
Johnson and Tommy Flemming all took sixth place.
CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks dropped their preliminary Section 7AA dual to Deer
River 43-29. They had three section championships by Jordan Land, Mike
Land and Simon Thill.
BRAHAM BOMBERS
The Bombers dropped their preliminary Section 7A dual to Rush City
48-18. They had three section place winners including section champion
Mitch Gerold, Eric Jokinen earned third place and Allen Kelling earned
fifth place.
AT LARGE TEAMS
There were 46 state qualifiers and 16 state place winners from the At Large Teams (not including the whole conference)
MILACA WOLVES (34-7 Overall)
Class AA Fourth Place
Quarterfinals
Milaca 30 Foley 25
Semifinals
Simley 35 Milaca 18
Third Place
Scott West 36 Milaca 26
The Wolves had four wrestlers go 3-0 at the State Duals; Dave Fradette, Dennis Taute, Roy Ash and Marshal Ash.
State Champions
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Kevin Steinhaus 11th 152 47-0
NORTH BRANCH
Boyd Suparat 11th 130 38-3
State Place Winners
MILACA
Dave Fradette 11th 119 42-2 Third Place
Carter Ash 12th 285 47-2 Second Place
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Mitchell Hagen 11th 160 43-5 Third Place
Cody Kinney 12th 285 47-2 Third Place
Joel Bauman 10th 189 42-5 Third Place
Brad Kneisl 11th 215 43-4 Fourth Place
BEMDJI
Brandon Bahr 12th 171 39-5 Third Place
Steve Masterson 12th 215 37-5 Fifth Place
MORA
Andrew Youngblom 10th 130 43-4 Fourth Place
DASSEL COKATO
Tony Larson 12th 189 32-11 Sixth Place
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Trey Van Orsdel 12th 140 37-5 Fifth Place
STAPLES-MOTLEY
Jordan Bendson 10th 145 36-9 Second Place
ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE
Jake Anderson 11th 140 35-2 Second Place
BRECKENRIDGE
Alex Johnson 12th 135 34-7 Fifth Place
ORTONVILLE
Eric Croatt 12th 171 41-1 Second Place
MILACA WOLVES
Section 7AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Milaca 64 Chisago Lakes 9
Semifinals
Milaca 63 Hibbing 3
Championship
Milaca 49 Mora 14
The Wolves had six wrestlers that were 3-0 in the Section 7AA duals;
David Fradette, Mike Kelly, Mitch Nelson, Keith Larson, Mike Crain and
Roy Ash.
The Wolves had thirteen section place winners including seven state
qualifiers; Denver Rogalla, Dave Fradett, Dennis Taute and Carter Ash
all won section championships. Mike Crain, Mike Kelly and Roy Ash all
earned seconds, Jake Macho, Ammoren Dohm, Keith Larson and Marshal Ash
all earned fourth places. Jared Loegering earned fifth place and Mitch
Nelson took sixth place.
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
The Fighting Saints advanced to the finals of the Section 3A duals with
wins over Dawson-Boyd in the quarterfinals 55-16 and the semifinals
over Minneota 31-28. They came up short against Canby in the
championship dual as they lost 39-18. They had three wrestlers go 3-0
in the Section 3A duals Kevin Steinhaus, Mitchell Hagen and Joel Bauman.
The Fighting Saints had ten section place winners including six state
qualifiers; Kevin Steinhaus, Cody Kinney, Brad Kneisl and Joel Bauman
all won section championships and Mitchell Hagen and Aaron Zimmer both
earned seconds. Spencer Almen and Klinton Van Heuveln both earned third
place and Kurt Timmons earned fourth place.
MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustangs advanced to the Section 7AA championship with wins over
Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 72-6 in the preliminaries, in the
quarterfinals they topped North Branch 39-30 and in the semifinals they
defeated Grand Rapids 46-19. They lost the championship dual to Milaca
49-14. They had three wrestlers that were 4-0 in the Section 7AA duals;
Andrew Youngblom, Dusty Thorhauer and Brad Koehn.
The Mustangs had ten section place winners including two state
qualifiers; Andrew Youngblom and Brad Koehn, they both earned seconds.
Terry Ross, Dusty Thorhauer and Seth Sanftner all earned third places,
Alex Dahms earned fourth place. Jake Menard, Tyler Carlson and Britt
Drews all earned fifth place and Ethan Purdy took sixth place.
PEQUOT LAKE/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew were forced to forfeit their quarterfinal section 8AA
dual because of injuries and sickness. They had eight section place
winners including three state qualifiers including; Nic Harrison, Zach
Humphrey and Dustin Campbell all earned second place. Pat Bresnahan
earned third place, Chris Harrison earned fourth place, Cody Schrupp
and Troy Griffith both earned fifth place and Darian Rubner took sixth
place.
DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS
The Chargers top Sartell in their Section 6AA preliminary dual 53-16,
before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Big Lake 34-18. They had
eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Tony Larson
and Chuck Pokornowski both won section championships. Dan Larson, Max
Anderson and Brandon Opsahl all earned fourth place, Zach Peterson and
Jared Peterson both earned fifth place and Tyler Dobmeier took sixth
place.
WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines advanced to the Section 6A finals with wins over
Wheaton-Herman/Norcross in the quarterfinals 43-30 and in the
semifinals they topped Barnesville 37-27. The Wolverines came up short
in the championship dual with New York Mills 47-25. They had five
wrestlers that went 3-0 in the Section 6A duals including; Mitch
Steffens, Jared Wegscheid, Matt Hagen, Trey VanOrsdel and Tony
Wegscheid.
They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers;
Trey VanOrsdel and Tony Wegscheid both won section championships. Mitch
Steffens, Matt Hagen and Eddie Lustila all earned third place and
Jordan Rentz and Jared Wegscheid both earned fourth place.
CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS
The Rangers advanced to the Section 7A finals with their quarterfinal
win over Rush City 64-18 and the semifinal win over Mille Lacs 45-16.
They came up a little short in the championship as they dropped their
dual to Aitkin 34-24. Hayden Zillmer, Wade Adams, Sam Srock and Ben
Rothstein were all 3-0 in the Section 7A duals. They had nine section
place winners including five state qualifiers including; Wade Adams,
Section Champion, Hayden Zillmer, Brandon Biever, Sam Srock and Ben
Rothstein all earned second. Andrew Kayfes and Levi Kugel both earend
third place, David Booth earned fourth place and Chris Rothstein took
sixth place.
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Princeton in the preliminary dual of Section 7AA
44-24 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Milaca 64-9. They had
seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Tony
Montague won a section championship. Derek Silbernagel, Shane Hultman
and Pao Thao all earned fourth place, Tony Gall and Mike Michaelson
both earned fifth place and Travis Kammerer took sixth place.
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings topped Zimmerman in their preliminary Section 7AA dual
55-15, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Mora 39-30. They had
seven section place winners including three state qualifiers; Boyd
Superat and Greg Arnt both won section championship and Jake Kostik
earned second place. Erick Kostik, Matt Newham and John Morrison all
earned third place and Tom Mork earned fifth place.
ELK RIVER ELKS
The Elks dropped their quarterfinal Section 7AAA dual to
Cambridge-Isanti 61-0. They had eight section place winners including
two state qualifiers; Wade Forde and Mitch Hauge both earned second.
Tyler Stevens earned third place, Jake Kolar earned fourth place,
Holten Lubinski, Kyle Muetzel, Austin Stevens and Eric Stevens all
earned fifth place.
BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks dropped their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual to Buffalo
31-24. They had ten section place winners including six state
qualifiers; three section championships by Brandon Bahr, Steve
Masterson and Corey Huber. Colton Doty, Dale Norton and Jake Sorby all
earned second place, Derek Lofgren and Lance Richter both earned fourth
place. Drew Peterson earned fifth place and Rob Mason took sixth place.
STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS
The Cardinals topped West Central Area in their preliminary dual of
Section 6A, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to New York Mills
54-16. They had eight section place winners including one state
qualifier; Jordan Bendson won his first section championship. Trent
Calrson, Andrew Becker and Kodely Lind all earned third place, Nick
Trout and Ryan Detloff both earned fifth place and Devin Becker and
Dylan Shequen both earned fifth place.
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAGUARS
The Jaguars topped MACCRAY in their preliminary Section 3A dual 53-17,
before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Yellow Medicine East 59-4.
They had five section place winners including Isaac Johns earned third
place, Cole Gigstad and Brett Feltdman both earned fourth place, Drew
Hultquist and Derek Helmer both took sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL AREA
The Knights dropped their preliminary Section 6A dual to Staples-Motley
54-21. They had four section place winners including one state
qualifier; Jake Long earned first place, Dayton Sternhagen and Colin
Ruter both earned third place and Alex Elliot took sixth place.
LITCHFEILD DRAGONS
The Dragons won their preliminary Section 6AA dual over Willmar 50-22,
before dropping their quarterfinal to New London-Spicer 48-9. They had
six section place winners including; Kyle Ballard and Damien Heairet
both earned third place. Brandon Ballard earned fourth place . David
Cox earned fifth place and Cody Kalkbrenner and John Binsfield both
took sixth place.
ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning topped Becker in their preliminary Section 6AA dual 32-31
before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Foley 70-3 They had five
section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion
Jake Anderson. Joe Puncochar earned third place, Brian Redemske earned
fourth place, Corey Salveson earned fifth place and Alex Couette took
sixth place.
GLENCOE/SILVER LAKE/LESTER PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers dropped their preliminary Section 2AA dual to Waconia
46-29. They had five section place winners including one state
qualifier; section champion Alex Jensen. Lucas Kloos, Essex Koester and
Jeremy Chaplin all earned fourth place and Nick Tritz earned fifth
place.
BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS
The Cowboys dropped their preliminary Section 6A dual to Parkers
Prairie 49-19. They had five section place winners including one state
qualifier; section champion Alex Johnson. Don Pierce and Stephen
Erlandson both earned third place, Greg Erlandson earned fourth place
and Chris Nattis took sixth place.
MACCRAY WOLVERINES
The Wolverines dropped their preliminary Section 3A dual to Renville
County West 53-17. They had five section place winners including Mitch
Rosendahl earned third place, Thomas Uttermark earned fourth place. Joe
DeGrote and Levi Berends both earned fifth place and Taylor Witt took
sixth place.
ORTONVILLE TROJANS
The Trojans dropped their preliminary Section 3A dual to Pipestone Area
59-12. They had three section place winners including section champion
Eric Croatt, Jason Roggenbuck earned fourth place and William Kaiser
earned fifth place.
INDEPENDENTS
They had six state qualifiers and one state place winners.
State Place Winner
CHOKIO-ALBERTA/CLINTON-GRACEVILLE
Mitchell Andrews 9th 103 33-5 Fifth Place
WHEATON/HERMAN-NORGROSS BULLETS
The Bullets topped Parkers Prairie in their quarterfinal dual in
Section 6A 39-33 before dropping their semifinal dual to Wadena-Deer
Creek 43-30. They had six section place winners including three state
qualifiers; Will McCarthy, Jacob Poole and Ryan Schwagel all earned
seconds. Austin Nilson earned third place, Zach Fridgen earned fifth
place and Reece Hanson took sixth place.
CHOKIO-ALBERTA/CLINTON-GRACEVILLE ROAD WARRIORS
The Road Warriors topped Ottertail Central in their preliminary Section
6A dual 38-35, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Barnesville
62-12. They had four section place winners including two section
champions Matt Benson and Mitchell Andrews. Colter Combellich earned
fourth place and Sam Maanum took sixth place.
MOORHEAD SPUDS
The Spuds dropped their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual to Alexandria
52-18. They had nine section place winners including one state
qualifier Ben Gaughan earned second place. Brock Tallakson, Derek
Osland, Mark Wychor and John Wychor all earned fourth place, Nick
Collum, James Stetz and James Golling all earned fifth place and Rafael
Rositas took sixth place.