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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Mid-January Report

 By Roger Mischke

January 26, 2009

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.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AA TEAMS

1. KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints topped the number one ranked section foe Canby 40-22. They also crushed two other Camden and Section 3A foe Renville County West 50-12 and Ortonville 69-3. They crushed the field of teams at the Osakis duals with wins over Osakis 49-21, Ottertail Central 67-12 and in the championship they topped Dassel-Cokato 45-26. Jordan Rothers won the fall award with three falls in 6:48, Aaron Doraska, Aaron Zimmer, Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Joel Baumen and Brad Kneisl were all 3-0 at the Osakis duals.

2. ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY

The Falcons crushed the field of teams at the Lightning Duals at Annandale with a huge win over Willmar in quarterfinal 59-9 and in the semifinals they crushed Pierz 57-16. In the Championship they dominated AA Lean and Mean Windom Area 42-14. Hayden Rouser, Scott Litzau, Ryan Larson , Deron Buboltz and Micah Larson all were 3-0 at the Lightning Duals. They topped West Central South Conference foe Benson 45-29 and they dropped a dual to another West Central Conference South foe Yellow Medicine East 34-29. They were missing two of their regulars against Yellow Medicine East. The Falcons topped West Central South Conference foe BOLD in an excellent dual 31-26.

3. BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Section 4A foes St. James 40-21, Martin County West 47-17 and River Valley 41-23. They also topped a pair of West Central South Conference foes AA Lean and Mean Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 36-19 and Morris Area/CA 43-6.The Warriors topped a pair of AA foes Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 40-12 and Marshall 44-21. The dropped a very close dual to No. 4A Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 31-26.

4. YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

The Sting topped the field of teams at the Kimball duals with huge wins over Kimball in the quarterfinals 47-23, in the semifinals Staples-Motley 46-15. In the Championship they topped Class A lean and mean St. James 42-22. Austin Cole, Dylan Hoffman, Casey Field and Evan Stock were all 3-0 at the Kimball duals. They have four big wins over West Central South Conferences including Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 34-29, Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 35-30, Benson 36-24 and Montevideo 47-27. The Sting also topped a pair of 3AA teams Red Rock Central 33-21 and Tracy Milroy Balaton 47-17.

5. PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped the field of teams at their invitational with 215 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top four. Dylan Sheridan, Jon Kerzman, Justin Wendlandt and Andrew Moser all won championships. Matt Doom, Tyler Hemmesch, Michael Boom and Cominick Platow all earned second place, Eric Wolbeck earned third place and Jon Person took fourth place. They topped West Central South Conference foe Montevideo 69-7 and a pair of Section 5A teams Minnewaska 36-20 and Howard Lake/Winsted/Waverly 46-16.

6. MINNEWASKA LAKERS

The Lakers topped two West Central South Conference foes Montevideo 42-37 and Morris Area/CA 59-13. They dropped a dual to West Central South Conference rival Paynesville 36-20. They were 1-3 at their dual meet invitational with a win over Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 40-30. They dropped very close duals to Border West 37-28 and Hutchinson 36-33. The Lakers dropped a dual to the No. 2A ranked Minneota 52-20. Collin Jergenson, Brandon Manderschied and David Cowen all were 4-0 and Jacob Braaten was 3-1 at their invitational. The Lakers topped two foes at the Osakis quadrangular with wins over Section 5A foe Osakis 44-30 and Norwood Young America 58-23. They lost to AA foe Rocori 34-33. Jake Braaten, Grant Winter, Cam Schauffer, Collin Jorgenson and Brandon Manderschied were all 3-0 at the quadrangular.

7. BENSON BRAVES

The Braves earned second place at the Parkers Prairie tourney with 215 Points and all fourteen wrestlers placing at the tourney. Ryan Thompson and Brett Hoffman both won championships. Dalton Staton, Chris Carruth, Josh Frentzel and Morgan Staton all earned second place and Matt Plumhoff, Justin Goledn and Dave Tweeten all earned third place. Jim Huston, Brady Wersinger, Jesse Lundebreck and Seth Pillatzki all took fourth place. The Braves dropped a pair of West Central South Conference foes Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45-29 and Yellow Medicine East 36-24.

8. BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers were 1-3 at the Minnewaska Laker duals with a win over Minnewaska 37-28 and they lost a pair of close matches to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 41-36 and Hutchinson 36-34 and to Minneota 63-9. Mitch Andrews and Will McCarthy were both 3-1 at the Laker duals. Details of their other duals are unavailable. The Buccaneers earned sixth place at the Lisbon, ND tourney with 146 points and six wrestlers placing in this twenty-six team field of teams. Mitch Andrews one the lone championship, Will McCarthy, Zach Fridgen and Jacob Poole all earned third place. Reece Hanson earned fourth place and Sam Birkholz took sixth place.

9. STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Section 6A foes with hug wins over rival Wadena-Deer Creek 40-26 and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 43-25. They took third place at the Kimball duals with a win over Eden Valley-Watkins 34-27 and they dropped a dual to Yellow Medicine East in the semifinals 46-15 and for third place topped Irondale 60-10. Andrew Robben, Jordan Bendson and Nick Trout were all 3-0 at the Kimball duals. The Cardinals earned second place at their Don Dravis invitational with a win in the quarterfinal over West Central Area 45-24 and in the semifinals in a very close one over Browerville-Eagle Valley 37-35. They dropped the championship match to No. 2AA ranked Perham 50-12. Jordan Benson and Dylan Shequen were both 3-0 at the Don Dravis duals.

10. EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

The Eagles crushed Central Minnesota Conference and Section 5A foes Kimball 51-13 and Howard Lake Waverly/Winsted 48-16. The Eagles took fourth place with a win over section 5A foe Sauk Centre 42-25. In the semifinals they lost to St. James 36-28. In the third place dual they dropped a closed dual to Staples 34-27. Mike Dowham, Kevin Kramer, Tyler Magedanz and Joe Holdvogt were all 3-0 at the Kimball duals. The Eagles had yet another strong showing at the New London-Spicer tourney with 167 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Jacob Forcier, Jeff Dockendorf and Joe Holdvogt all won championships and Jaron Faber, Mike Downham, Tyler Magedanz and Blain Meierhofer all earned second place. Kevin Kramer and Jake Asfeld both took fourth place.

11. WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES

The Wolverines  earned third Place at the Mahnomen-Waubun duals with their quarterfinal win over Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena 48-27, in the semifinals they dropped their dual to No. 6A ranked Greenbush-Middle River/Badger 40-27. They topped Crookston in a very close dual 36-31 in the third place dual. Mitch Steffens was the only Wolverine that was unbeaten at the Mahnomen duals. The Wolverines topped two Mid-State Conference foe Park Rapids 40-29 and Crosby-Ironton. They dropped a Mid-State Conference dual and Section 6A foe Staples-Motley 40-26.

12. BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

The Broncos earned third place at the Osakis duals with a win over Ottertail Central 51-15. They dropped their semifinal dual to Dassel-Cokato 39-22. Randy Shamp, Julius Stone, Tyler Spycalla, Mitch Schumann, Lucas Kalina and Nate Becker won both of their matches at the Osakis duals. They topped three foes with a impressive showings over Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 43-25, Hawley 68-6 and Crosby-Ironton 62-5.  The Broncos earned fourth place at the Don Dravis duals in Staples with their quarterfinal win over Fertile-Beltrami 54-21, they dropped their semifinal dual to host Staples-Motley 37-35. They dropped the third place match to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 39-30. Julius Stone, Tyler Spychalla, Travis Borchert, Randy Shamp, Lucas Kalina and Brian Denny were all unbeaten at the Don Dravis duals.

BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders were 1-3 at the Minnewaska duals with a win over Section 6A foe Border West 41-36. They dropped duals to Minnewaska 40-30, Hutchinson 39-25 and to Minneota 50-13. Wade Moenkedick was 4-0 and Amos Schmidt, Jake Braaten and Matt Moenkedick were all 3-1. The Raiders topped Park Region Conference and Section 6A foe Ottertail Central 51-26. They defeated AAA Bemidji 41-31 and dropped a dual to AAA ranked Alexandria 39-28. The Raiders dropped a dual to rival and Section 6A foe Staples-Motley 43-25. They had a good showing at the Don Dravis duals with a quarterfinal win over Lon g Prairie-Grey Eagle 63-9, they dropped their semifinal dual to No. 2AA ranked Perham 48-25. They earned third place with a  win over Browerville/Eagle Valley 39-30. No other details were available.

ROYALTON ROYALS

The Royals earned fifth place at the Rick Lee tourney in Bemidji with 121.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four. Peter Borash and Jordan Wentland both earned second place, Odin Guerar earned third place. Mitch Lang, Dan Gadac, Jacob Kasella, Criag Lensing and Kyle Wendtland all took fourth place. They topped two section 6A foes with wins over Rush City 40-34 and Saint Croix Lutheran 73-4. The Royals topped two Central Minnesota Conference foes Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 44-27 and Osaki 44-15. They dropped a close dual to Holdingford 42-34. Mitch Lange, Jordan Wendlandt and Dan Gadacz were all were 3-0 at their quadrangular. The Royals continue to have great showings as they topped two section 7A foes with a huge win over Aitkin 28-24 and Braham 72-12.

MILLE LACS RAIDERS

The Raiders topped three section 6A foes with big wins over Aitkin 33-30, Pierz 44-30 and Crosby-Ironton 57-22. They topped AA Princeton 33-31 and dropped a dual to AA ranked Milaca 69-9.

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers earned fourth place at the Rick Lee tourney at Bemidji with 122.5 points, with five wrestlers placing in the top four. Keith Wasserzieher and Dalton Stevens both won championships and Jordan Chouanrd earned second place. Craig Leathers and Taylor Wilke both took fourth place. The Gobblers split a pair of duals with section 7A foes, they topped Braham 78-4 and they dropped a very close dual to Royalton 28-24.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AA TEAMS

1. FOLEY FALCONS

The Foley Falcons made an impressive showing at the Kiffmeyer Duals defeating St. Cloud Tech 69-6 in the quarterfinals, 3 in AAA ranked Albert Lea 40-12 in the semifinals and losing to 2 in AAA  and nationally ranked Hastings 33-24 in the finals.  The 3-0 unbeaten for the Falcons were Mark Gehling, Tyler Lewandowski, Jordan Linn and Kris Olson.  The Falcons defeated two West Central North Conference foes Long Prairie 69-3, Mora 49-7, and at the St. Francis Triangualar, they defeated former Rum Rum River Conference foe Chisago Lakes 66-0 and No. 10 AAA ranked St. Francis 49-15.

2. SAINT MICHEAL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights earned fourth place at the Kiffmeyer duals with quarterfinal win over St. Cloud Apollo 46-15. They dropped their semifinal dual to No. 2AAA ranked Hastings 32-23, in a very good dual. They battled another AAA foe for third place, No. 3 ranked Albert Lea and they came up short 40-20. David Thorn and Jake Horn were both unbeaten at the Kiffmeyer Duals. The Knights topped the field of teams at the Hutchinson tourney with 219.5 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four. David Thorn, Jordan Campa, Shaun Little and Kraig Schumm all won championships. Jake Horn, Parker Betts and Ryan Kessler all earned second place and taking third place were Dustin Kottke, Carl Salonik, Kyle Salonek, Ben Horn and Jordan Sherber. Jake Lillie took fourth place in this very strong performance by the Knights.

3. MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves earned second place at the Moundsview “Mustang” Duals where they topped Park Center 70-0, Columbia Heights 81-0 and Little Falls 58-18 in their pool. They dropped the championship dual to No. 8AAA ranked Owatonna 49-19. David Fradette, Justin Albertson, Ripp Baker and Marshall Ash were all 4-0 and Jason Rogalla, Jordy Rogalla, Mike Kelley, John Crain, Jake Moscho and Ammoren Dohm were all 3-1 at the Mustang duals. They topped Mille Lacs 69-9 and Section 7AA foe Princeton 59-7. The Wolves topped West Central North Conference foe Sauk Centre 54-13.

4. NEW LONDON SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped section 6AA foes Monticello 48-12 and Willmar 52-19 and West Central North Conference foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 51-18. They topped the field at their Wildcat invitational with 200 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top four. Chase Austvold won one of the championships and he was also voted by the coaches as the Outstanding Wrestler as he defeat a highly ranked wrestler for the championship. Shawn Hatlestad, Billy Dean and John Nething all won championships and Dylan Hanson, Ben Henle and Luke Reiter all earned second place. Tom Duscher, Chris Pfar and Cody Haugen all earned third place.

5. MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped two West Central North Conference foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 59-15 and Melrose 67-6. They crushed three other foes including Ogilvie 70-4, Mille Lacs 60-9 and Pierz 59-15. The Mustangs dropped a dual to West Central Conference and No. 2AA ranked Foley 49-7. The Mustangs topped No. 6AAA ranked Centennial 38-29 in the quarterfinals of the Cambridge dual meet tourney. They dropped a very close match to AA Lean and Mean Delano 36-33 and in the third place dual they defeated yet another AAA ranked foe No. 11 Prior Lake 45-24. Dusty Thorhauer, Seth Sanftner, Andrew Youngblom and Derek Carlson were all 3-0 at the Bluejacket duals.

6. DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers had a very good showing at the Osakis Duals with their quarterfinal win over Albany 42-28 and the semifinals over Browerville/Eagle Valley 39-22. They dropped the championship to No. 1A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 45-26. Max Anderson, Brandon Fiedler, Tyler Dobmeier and Sam Pokonowski were all 3-0 at the Osakis duals. Max Anderson was voted by the coaches as the Outstanding Wrestler of the tourney. They topped Wright County Conference foe Mound-Westonka 69-6 and non-conference foe New Prague 32-30. They dropped a very close dual to Wright County Conference foe Waconia 37-33. The Chargers had 188
Points to earn second place at the Elk River “Elks” Invitational. They eleven wrestlers place in the top four, including championships by Max Anderson and Sam Pokornowski. Earning second were Brandon Fiedler, Zach Peterson, Tyler Dobmeier and Kyle Johnson, Brendan Ospahl, Tyler Nelson and Dakota Hanson all earned third place. Spencer Broberg and Tyler Irvin both took fourth place.

7. LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons earned fourth place at the Monticello Magic Duals with their over Alexandria 57-18. They lost duals to section 6AA foe Monticello 40-32, AAA ranked Prior Lake 38-22 and to Eagan 39-27. Kody Kolbrenner and Damian Heairet were both 4-0 and David Cox, Kyle Ballard and Dustin Jones were all 3-1. They earned fourth place at the New London-Spicer tourney with 136 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Kyle Ballard and Kody Kalkbrenner both won championships and David Cox and Austin Jones both earned second place. Damian Heairet, Dan Cox and Mark Shepard all earned third place and John Binsfeld and Alex Mauer both took fourth place. They topped Wright County Conference foe Mound-Westonka 60-12 and non-conference foe St. Thomas Academy 62-9. The Dragons had a very good tourney as they earned fourth at the New London-Spicer Tourney with 136 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four including two championships by Kyle Ballard and Kody Kalkbrenner. Austin Jones and David Cox both earned second place and Damian Heairet, Dan Cox and Mark Shepard all earned third place. John Binsfeld and Alex Mauer both took fourth place.

8. DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV

The Crew continue to have a strong season with dual meet wins over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 56-13, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 50-15 and Red Rock Central 44-26. They topped West Central South Conference foe Morris Area/CA 65-6. They dropped a very close dual to West Central South Conference foe Yellow Medicine East 35-30 and BOLD 36-19. They lost a close dual to Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazappa 30-25. They earned third place at the Plum Creek tourney in Westbrook with 155 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Jake Bothun and Matt Brehmer both won championships and Sam Haas and Ryan Swenson both earned second. Dylan Croat and Codie Weeding both earned third place and Brandon Schmitt, Colton Kantrup and John Weeding all took fourth place.

9. LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers have topped three Central Lakes Conference foes, Brainerd 36-33, St. Cloud Tech. 37-34 and Sauk Rapids 59-12. They earned third place at the Moundview “Mustang” Duals with win in their pool over Columbia Heights 77-0 and Park Center 51-21. They dropped one pool match to AA ranked Milaca 58-18. They Flyers topped Moundview 54-23 in the third place dual. Frank Wilczek, Charlie Wilczek and Cody Bue were all 4-0 and Sam Marcus, Bryant Bue and Dilan Satecki were all 3-1.

10. FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sartell 66-9 and non-conference class A Holdingford 42-30. They dropped a dual to highly ranked Frazee 40-24 and to a pair of Section 8AA foes No. 2AA ranked Perham 41-25 and to No. 7AA Thief River Falls 40-32. The Otters earned third place at the Lake Park “Terry Teikin” Tourney with 188 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Alex Hensch, Colton Thorson and Josh Campion all won championships and Jesse Laugen earned second place. Abbot Aho, Jordan Ringquist and Dan Revering all earned third place and Bryant Marquedant and Derek Teberg both took fourth place.

11. MONTICELLO MAGIC
The Magic topped Section 6AA foes Willmar 48-25 and Big Lake 39-27. They dropped a Section 6AA dual to New London-Spicer 48-12. They topped Mississippi 8 foe Zimmerman 56-15. The Magic earned fifth place at their dual meet invitational with a win over Litchfield 40-32, they dropped pool duals to Alexandria 44-24 and Prior Lake 44-25. They dropped their fifth place dual to Rocori 45-36. Ryan Michaelis, Tyler Mergen and Ben Schwartz were all 4-0 and Logan Draak and Sabastian Garnder were both 3-1.

12. NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings topped non-conference foe Benilde St. Margaret 75-5 and North Suburban Conference foe Irondale 51-21. They dropped three duals at the Cambridge-Isanti dual meet tourney, Delano 41-28, Centennial 40-24 and Forrest Lake 43-33. No other details were available.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AAA TEAMS

1. CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUE JACEKTS

The Blue Jackets topped section 7AAA rival St. Francis 37-29, they topped Mississippi 8 foe Becker 52-22. They earned fifth place at the Kiffmeyer duals as they dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 3AAA ranked Albert Lea 36-21. They topped St. Cloud Tech 51-13 and for fifth place they topped AAA Lean and Mean St. Cloud Apollo 35-27. Tony Nelson was their only wrestlers that was 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer duals. The Blue Jackets topped the field of teams at their own dual meet invitational with wins over Forest Lake 49-20 in the quarterfinal. They topped No. 11 AAA ranked Prior Lake 34-19 and for the Championship they topped a very good Lean and Mean AA team Delano 37-30. Tony Nelson, Scott Gifford, Kyle Hay and Tyler Tischer were all unbeaten at the Bluejacket duals.

2. ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Section 8AAA foe Bemidji 45-33 and non-conference foe Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 39-28. They dropped duals to No. 11 Prior Lake 37-24 and Litchfield 57-28 in pool duals at the Monticello Magic duals.. They topped Monticello 44-24 and for seventh place they topped Hopkins 43-25. They defeated Section 8AAA foe Moorhead 44-28 and they dropped a dual to Anoka 44-22. The Cardinals Celebrated their 50th year of their wrestling program.

3. SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sartell 47-18 and in a huge win and they topped AAA Lean and Mean Section 8AAA foe Buffalo 36-15. They earned sixth place at the Kiffmeyer duals. In the quarterfinal they dropped a dual to No. 6AA ranked St. Michael-Albertville 45-15, in the consolation semifinals they topped the No. 6 ranked North Dakota team Wahpeton 45-29. They dropped their fifth place match to No. 4AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 35-27 in a very good dual. Mitch Bengston, Matt Spoden and Sam Koetter were all 3-0 at the Kiffmeyer Duals. The Eagles earned sixth place at the Cambridge duals with a consolation semifinal win over Forest Lake 36-29. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 11AAA ranked Prior Lake 29-27 and their fifth place match to the No. 6AAA ranked Centennial 44-25. Mitch Bengston, Nam Naugyen and Matt Shaver were all unbeaten.

4. BUFFALO BISON

The Bison topped Sartell 52-19 and they dropped to section 8AAA dual to St. Cloud Apollo 36-15. No details on their Big Lake and their Watertown duals. The Bison claimed fifth place at the Annandale Lightning duals with wins over Annandale/Maple 42-24 and Willmar 59-9. They dropped a dual to AA Lean and Mean Windom Area 38-25. James Niedemeyer and Bruce Manz were the only Bison they were 3-0.

5. BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Central Lakes Conference foe Rocori 42-19 and they dropped a very close dual to Central Lakes Conference rival Little Falls 36-33. They topped the field of teams at the Moorhead “Gadberry” Duals with a wins over North Dakota foes West Fargo 51-20, Grand Forks Central 45-19 and Mandan for the championship 34-28. Luke Boran, Brandon Mutz, Tyler Kohlmeier and Chad Ohmann were all 3-0 at the Gadberry duals. The Warriors topped the field of teams at the Elk River “Elks” invitational with 190 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four with Brandon Mutz and Chad Ohman winning championships. Jesse Franzen, Mack Glasby and Tyler Kohlmeier all earned second place. Pat Metzler and Aaron Padrnos both earned third place and Levi Rubin, Nick Grausam, Dan Babineau and Luke Boran all took fourth place.

6. ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks dropped a pair of Section 7AAA duals to No. 5AAA ranked Anoka 44-27 and to Andover 35-34. The Elks earned fifth place at their tourney with 129 points and they had five wrestlers place in the top four at the their invitational. Tyler Stevens, Holton Lubinski and Wade Forde all won championships, Robert Erickson earned third place and Kyle Wiemann took fourth place.

7. SAINT CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers topped Central Lakes Conference rival Sauk Rapids 40-30 and they dropped a very close conference dual to Little Falls 37-34. The Tigers hosted one of the strongest fields of teams at their Kiffmeyer duals where they dropped their quarterfinal dual to no. 3AA ranked Foley 69-6, in the consolation semifinals they lost to No. 4AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 61-13 and for seventh place they dropped their dual to No. 6 ranked North Dakota foe Wahpeton 43-21. Grant Forsythe, Peter Kalla, Ben Lortz and Luke Laudenbauch were all 3-1 at the Kiffmeyers. The Tigers traveled to St. Paul Humboldt where they earned second place in the Hawk duals with wins over Mahtomedi 48-25, St. Paul Humboldt 37-14 and Lakeville South 34-33. They dropped the championship dual to Northfield 47-26. Mitch Voigt and Charlie Leathers were both 4-0 and Grant Forsythe, Peter Kalla, Ben Lortz and Luke Laudenbach were all 3-1 at the Hawk duals.

8. SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm dropped a pair of Central Lakes Conference duals to St. Cloud Tech 40-30 and to Little Falls 59-12. They earned sixth place at the Apple Valley tourney with 85.5 points and four place winners. Shane Fessemeier won a championship and Mitchell Mehrwerth earned third place and Caleb Studenski and Tyler Rudy both took fourth place.

9. BEMIDJI LUMBER JACKS

The Lumberjacks lost to a Section 8AAA  Alexandria 45-33 and to non-conference Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 41-31. They earned third place at their invitational the Rick Lee with 141 points and six wrestlers placing in the top three. Cory Huber won a championship at 160, Evan Olson earned second place.  Colton Doty, Drew Peterson, Derek Lofgren and Travis Utley all earned third place. The Lumberjacks earned seventh place at the Great Northern tourney at Thief River Falls with 112.5 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top four. Corey Huber won the championship at 160 and Colton Doty earned second place. Jake Crosby and Derek Lofgren both earned third place and Andrew Cable, Drew Peterson and Luke Burns all took fourth place.

10. MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds dropped duals to No. 5AAA Anoka 51-15 and to No. 12AAA Alexandria.
They dropped duals to old district 23 rival Detroit Lakes 46-16 and their neighbor Class A lean and mean Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 52-15. The Spuds hosted the Gadberry duals in honor of the Spud long time coach during their power house days. They dropped three duals to North Dakota foes Grand Forks Central 40-31, West Fargo 45-33 and Mandan 55-15. Mark Wychor and Joey Carpenter were both 3-0 at the duals. The earned eighth place at the Lake Park tourney with 54 points and they had two place winners including Mark Wychor and James Golling.