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Central Minnesota Mat Rats End of the Regular Season

 By Roger Mischke

February 16, 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 AAA TEAMS

1. CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUE JACEKTS

The Bluejackets topped a pair of Mississippi 8 Conference foes Princeton 63-3 and Big Lake 58-14. They did drop the Conference Championship to Saint Michael-Albertville 40-13. The Jackets topped two non-conference foes Totino Grace 46-24 and Robinsdale Cooper 43-30. The Jackets topped three foes at the Blaine “Bengal” Duals with wins over Bemidji 61-6,Rosemount 33-27 and for the championship over Section 7AAA rival Coon Rapids 36-29. Adam Kelling, Derek Swanson and Tony Nelson were 3-0 at the Blaine duals.

2. ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped three Central Lakes Conference foes Sartell 48-20, Sauk Rapids 51-15 and Willmar 47-27. They dropped a key Central Lakes Conference dual to St. Cloud Tech 32-30. The Cardinals had a very strong showing at their invitational the “Big Ole” with 200.5 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top four to earn second place. Lucas Betterman, Isaac Meyer, Tom Bouressa, Charlie Kirscht and Taylor Morical all won championships. Josh Hobbs earned second place and Josh Betterman, Adam Patrick and Adam Klinkner all earned third place. Cole Ellison took fourth place for the Cardinals. Tom Bouressa was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. They topped Central Lakes Conference foe Fergus Falls 30-27 to win the Central Lakes Conference Dual meet title.

3. SAINT CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped three Central Lakes Conference foes Little Falls 39-18, Sauk Rapids 49-18 and Willmar 53-10. They also crushed two section 8AAA foes Bemidji 61-7 and Moorhead 51-21. The Eagles dropped a very close dual to a Central Lakes Conference foe Fergus Falls by a very close margin of 36-35. They had a very strong showing at the Purple Pride Tourney in Albany with 143.5 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top four to earn third place. Despite not having a couple of their starters not wrestling. Mitch Bengston, Matt Spoden and Matt Shaver all won championships and Nam Nguyen earned second place. Chris Rocheleau and Sam Koetter had very good performances as they both earned third place and David Then took fourth place.

4. BUFFALO BISON

The Bison topped topped Section 8AAA foe Brainerd 39-23 and Mississippi 8 Conference foes Monticello 39-26 and Zimmerman 51-18. In a non-conference dual they topped Willmar 51-18. The Bison got one win at the Paynesville “Bulldog” Duals with a win over the host Paynesville 34-28. They dropped matches to No. 2AA ranked Perham 38-16 and to highly ranked Class A Canby 33-29. Bruce Manz was the lone Bison wrestler to win all his matches. The Bison had a strong showing at the White Hawk invitational at Mound where they had 174.5 points and nine wrestlers in the top four to earn third place. They had two potential finalists that didn’t compete in this event. Zach Smith, David Baker and Bruce Manz all won championships. Nick Viner, Tanner Robasse, Cody Maus and James Neddermeyer all earned second place. Tim Kunze and Tanner Maus both earned third place.

5. BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped four Central Lakes Conference foes Sauk Rapids 45-18, Willmar 43-26, St. Cloud Tech 41-30 and Sartell 41-19. They topped non-conference rival Aitkin 37-28 in a very good dual. They dropped a dual to Section 8AAA Lean and Mean Buffalo 39-23. They dropped a Central Lakes Conference and Section dual to Lean and Mean St. Cloud Apollo 45-21.

6. SAINT CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers topped pair of Central Lakes Conference foes Alexandria 32-30 and Willmar 49-25. They dropped a Central Lakes Conference duals and Section 8AAA foes Brainerd 40-31 and Fergus Falls 34-30. They did top non-conference rival Kimball in a very good dual 41-32. In a section 8AAA dual they topped Bemidji 48-27

7. BEMIDJI LUMBER JACKS

The Lumber Jacks dropped duals to non-conference rival No. 6A ranked Greenbush-Middle River/Badger 40-31 and Little Falls 54-17. They dropped duals to Section 8AAA rivals St. Cloud Apollo 61-7 and St. Cloud Tech 48-27. The Lumberjacks topped one foe at the Blaine Duals Elk River 41-37. They dropped duals to Blaine 46-34 and Cambridge-Isanti 61-6. Colton Doty and Derek Lofgren wee both 3-0 at the Blaine duals. They dropped a non-conference dual to Willmar 40-27. The Lumber Jacks ended their regular season with a big win over Section 8AAA foe Moorhead 38-34

8. ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks topped a pair of Northwest Suburban Conference foes Park Center 26-24 and Maple Grove. The Elks participated at the Blaine duals the only details I was able to gather was their lost to Bemidji 41-37.

9. MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds dropped a dual to cross town rival Fargo South 51-19. They dropped two duals at the Detroit Lakes duals, Little Falls 56-22, Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 44-30 and they topped Crosby-Ironton 61-15. Ben Gaughan and Brock Tallakson both were 3-0 at the Detroit Lakes duals. The Spuds split their Section 8AAA duals, they topped Sauk Rapids 28-23 and they lost to St. Cloud Apollo 51-21. They had a good showing at the “Big Ole” Tourney in Alexandria with 80.5 points and four place winners. Nick Cullom and Ben Gaughan both earned second place. Brock Tallakson earned third place and Jeff Knoblach took fourth place. The Spuds topped East Grand Forks 46-26 and they dropped a dual to Section 8AAA foe Bemidji 38-34.The Spuds went 1-2 at the Cowboy Duals at Breckenridge with a win over Breckenridge 62-12. They dropped duals to Border West 45-24 and Yellow Medicine East 67-6. Ben Gaughan was the lone Spud to go 3-0 at the Cowboy duals.

10. SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm dropped duals to Central Lakes Conference foes Brainerd 45-18, Rocori 45-23, Alexandria 51-15 and Apollo. They took eighth place at the Forest Lake duals as they dropped duals to Henry Sibley 49-25, Tartan 52-20 and to Forest Lake 60-17. They were missing several of their starters for the Forest Lake duals. The Storm dropped duals to Section 8AAA foes Moorhead Spuds 28-23 and St. Cloud Apollo 49-18. They dropped three duals to Class AA No. 3 ranked Foley 67-7, Becker 56-15 and to AAA ranked Centennial 54-7.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AA TEAMS

1. SAINT MICHEAL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights topped a pair of Mississippi 8 Conference foes including Cambridge-Isanti to win the Conference championship 40-13, Becker 58-18 and Princeton 69-3. They topped four foes at their dual meet invitational with wins over AAA ranked Prior Lake34-27, AAA Lean and Mean Mounds View 53-15, Annandale-Maple 49-23 and in a huge match a win over No. 3AA ranked Foley 24-21. The Knights completed their regular season with a win over AA ranked Milaca 33-17.

2. FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons crushed the field of teams at the West Central North Conference tourney with 270 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top four. The Falcons won nine championships including Cory Foss, Tyler Lewandowski, Mike Seigler, Mitch Dunlap, Will Sustercich, Brandon Seppelt, Jordan Linn and Kris Olson. Also earning all conference honors was Taylor Lewandowski as he earned second place. Earning honorable mention all conference were Jeremy Weber and Sam Keeler as there both earned third place and Mark Gehling and Justin Bowland both took fourth place. They topped Section 6AA and West Central North Conference foe New London-Spicer 49-15. The Falcons won the West Central Conference Dual meet championship over West Central South Conference champions No. 3A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 49-15. They topped three foes at their quadrangular AAA ranked Centennial 50-13, Sauk Rapids 67-6 and Becker 57-15. Mitch Dunlap, Sam Keeler and Tyler Lewandowski were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. The Falcons went 3-1 at the Saint Michael-Albertville duals with wins over AAA ranked Prior Lake 38-25, Lean and Mean Mounds View 57-9 and Annandale-Maple Lake 67-6. They dropped a very close dual to Saint Michael-Albertville 24-21. Jordan Linn went 4-0, Taylor Lenwandowski, Kris Olson, Mike Siegler and Dustin Gilyard and Mitch Dunlap went 3-1 at the Saint Michael-Albertville.

3. MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped a pair of West Central North Conference Albany 55-17 and Melrose 81-0. The Wolves had an excellent tourney where they earned second place at the West Central North Conference tourney with 162 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top four. They had three all conference wrestlers including champion David Fradette and Marshall Ash and Justin Albertson as they both earned second place. A trio of Wolves wrestlers earned honorable mention all conference as they earned third place; Rip Baker, Ammeron Dohm and Jason Rogalla. Jake Moscho, John Crain, Jordy Rogalla, Mike Kelly and Jesse Warren all took fourth place. The Wolves topped Section 7AA foe Grand Rapids 32-23. The Wolves ended their regular season dropping a dual to AA rival no. 3 ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 33-17.

4. MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped four Section 8AAA foes, huge win over North Branch 45-9, Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City, Virginia and Zimmerman. They topped West Central North Conference foe New London-Spicer 33-24 and non-conference rival Rush City 68-3. The Mustangs had a great tourney as the earned third place at the West Central North Conference tourney with 159 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. Five wrestlers earned all conference honors including a championship by Andrew Youngblom and seconds by Tyler Carlson, Alex Dohms, Dusty Thorhauer and Derek Carlson. A trio of wrestlers earned honorable mention all conference including Seth Sanftner, Blake Menard and Brett Drews as they all earned third place. Ethan Purdy took fourth place and a pair of fifth place and one sixth place to finish just three points behind runner up Milaca. The Mustangs topped three Section 7AA foes Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 62-9, Princeton 53-15 and Virginia 64-6. Dusty Kastenhauer, Ken Kastenhauer, Seth Sanftner, Andrew Youngblom, Blake Menard and Tyler Carlson were all 3-0 at the Mora quadrangular. The Mustangs had an excellent showing at the “Purple Pride” Tourney at Albany as they earned 228 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four to win the championship over No. 3A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. Dusty Thorhauer and Seth Sanftner both won championships and Alex Dahmn, Andrew Youngblom, Britt Drews, Zane Van Vleet, Derek Carlson and Blake Menard all earned second place. Brent Schroeder, Sam Lawrence, Ethan Purdy and Codie LaFrombosies all took fourth place and Bryan Hanson took fifth place.

5. NEW LONDON SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped Section 6AA foes Dassel Cokato 34-28 and Annandale/Maple Lake 53-8. They dropped a pair of duals to Section 6AA and West Central North rival Foley 49-15 and West Central North Conference foe Mora 33-24. The Wildcats earned fourth place at the West Central North Conference tourney with 146 Points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. They had four wrestlers earn all conference honors including one championship by Chase Austvold. Shawn Hatlestad, Dylan Hanson and John Nething all earned second place. Earning honorable mention all conference were Tanner Tobkin, Luke Reiter and Ben Henle. Tom Duscher and Chris Pfau both took fourth place. The Wildcats topped rival BOLD 36-22. They earned fourth place at the Anoka duals with a win over AAA ranked St. Francis 36-32. They dropped dual to host Anoka 34-23 and Yellow Medicine East 31-25. Chase Austvold, Shawn Hatlestad, John Nething and Tom Duscher were all 3-0 at the Anoka duals.

6. FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters topped two Central Lakes Conference foes St. Cloud Apollo 36-35 and St. Cloud Tech. They earned second place at the Detroit Lakes duals with two big wins over Detroit Lakes 41-27 and Dassel Cokato 37-34. They dropped the championship dual to Section 8AA and No. 7AA ranked Thief River Falls 49-21. Josh Campion, Colton Thorstad, Jesse Laugen and Matt Laugen were all 3-0 at the Detroit Lakes duals. The Otters dropped three duals at the Anoka invitational to host Anoka 54-18, St. Francis 52-23 and Eagen 33-31. Jesse Laugen and Ryan Jacobson were both 3-0 at the Anoka tournament. They dropped a dual to Central Lakes Conference foe Alexandria 30-27. The Otters completed their regular season with a win over Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Tech 34-30.

7. LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Section 8AA foe Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 42-29 and non-conference rival Bemidji 54-17. They topped a Central Lakes Conference foe Rocori 38-31. They dropped duals to Central Lakes Conference rivals St. Cloud Apollo 39-18 and Alexandria 34-26. They dropped a dual to Section 8AA and No. 2AA ranked Perham 50-16. The Flyers earned third place at the Detroit Lakes duals with a win over Moorhead 56-22 in the quarterfinals. They dropped their semifinal dual to Section 8AA and No. 7AA ranked Thief River Falls 45-15. In a very good dual they topped Dassel Cokato 42-30. Cody Bue and Dillon Kifer were both 3-0 at the Detroit Lakes duals.

8. DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers topped three Wright County Conference foes with wins over Watertown-Mayer 42-22, Orono 58-15. The dropped a very close dual to Section 6AA foe New London-Spicer 34-28. They earned fourth place at the Detroit Lakes duals with their quarterfinal win over Crosby-Ironton 48-19. They dropped their semifinal dual to Fergus Falls 37-34 and their third place match to Little Falls 42-30. Brandon Fiedler, Zach Peteron and Tyler Dobmeier were all unbeaten at the Detroit Lakes Duals. They topped Section 6AA foe Monticello 39-28 to clinch a number three seed in the section duals. The Chargers ended their regular season with three big wins at the Glencoe Quadrangular. They topped Wright County Conference foe Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 67-11, Section 6AA foe Rocori 44-20 and AAA Faribault 48-14. Brandon Fiedler, Dan Wanha, Max Anderson, Kevin Johnson, Brendan Opsahl and Dakota Hanson were all 3-0 at the Glencoe Quadrangular.

9. DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV

They earned fifth place at the West Central South Conference tourney with 145.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four. They had three all conference wrestlers, including Sam Haas, Jake Bothun nd Dylan Croat all earned second. A pair of wrestlers earned honorable mention all conference John Weeding and Ryan Swenson both earned third place. Colton Kanstrup, Matt Behmer and Jack Massee all took fourth place. They topped section 3A foe Renville County West 48-23, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 64-12 and non-conference foe Marshall 43-18. They topped Canby for the first time in many years 33-25. They earned fifth place at the Tiger Invitational at Morris despite having two potential finalists sitting out. The 116 points and five wrestlers place in the top four. Zac Zinda and Christian Olson both earned second place and Tanner Avelsgard, Delaney Brown and Nate Stottler all earned third place.

10. LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragon topped three Wright County Conference foes with wins over Waconia 33-33 (Criteria most Falls),Watertown-Mayer 37-30 Annandale/Maple Lake 39-26 and Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 58-15. The topped one foe at the Paynesville duals; that was the host 34-33 in a very close dual. They lost duals to Sauk Centre 32-29 and BOLD 35-25. Kyle Ballard, Dan Cox, Kody Kalkbrenner and David Cox were all 3-0 at the Paynesville duals. They dropped a dual to Wright County Conference rival Delano 40-27.

11. MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic earned third place at the Pete Veldman Invitational at South St. Paul with 138 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top five of this sixteen team event.

Tyler Mergen won the lone championship, Ben Schwartz earned second place, Eric Bourgeois earned third place. Joe Jude and Randy Ascher both earned fourth place and Ryan Michaels, Jake Schmitz and Sebastian Gardner all took fifth place. The Magic topped Mississippi 8 Conference rivals Becker 39-32 and Rogers 65-6. They defeated Elk River 35-28 and Park Center 51-27. They dropped a Mississippi 8 Conference dual to Buffalo 39-26. The Magic completed their regular season with as they drop a dual to Section 6AA foe Dassel Cokato 39-28.

12. NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings had an impressive showing at the Skip Nalan tourney in Grand Rapids as they won the championship with 237.5 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top five in this thirteen team field. Boyd Suparat and Justin Bergerson both won championships and John Bergerson earned second place. Erik Chounard, Andy Freel, Stuart Frink and Tom Mork all earned third place. Jake Kostik earned fourth place and Reid Johnson, Nick Salo and Chad Anderson all took fifth place. They topped Rush City 63-12 and Section 7AA foe Chisago Lakes 38-24. They dropped a dual to Section 7AA rival Mora 45-9. They topped North Suburban Conference foes Spring Lake Park and Columbia Heights.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS A TEAMS

1. KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints had a very good showing as they won the Camden Conference Championship with 227.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top four. They won seven championships including Adam Wentzel, Kurt Timmons, Aaron Zimmer, Joel Bauman, Mitch Hagen and Kevin Steinhaus. Brad Kneisl also won a championship and for his performance he was voted by the coaches as the outstanding wrestler of the tourney. Klinton VanHeuveln earned second place, Tyler Carlson, Aaron Dorask and Trevor Mahlum all earned third place. Casey Krieger took fourth place. They topped two foes Lean and Mean AA Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 49-14 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 55-15. The Fighting Saints continue to improve as they topped No. 8A ranked and Section 3A foe Yellow Medicine East 54-10 and Benson 48-28. Another great showing they topped the field of teams at the “Big Ole” Tourney at Alexandria with 240.5 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four. They won six championships by Tyler Carlson, Jordan Rothers, Aaron Zimmer, Mitch Hagen, Joel Bauman and Kevin Steinhaus. Jacob Engler had a great tourney, as Jacob and Brad Kneisl both earned second place. Kurt Timmons and Klinton VanHeubeln both earned third place. A trio of fourth places were earned by Aaron Doraska, Trevor Mahlum and Adam Wentzel. The Fighting Saints turned in another strong performance to end the regular season with 240.5 points and thirteen wrestlers placing in the top four at the Morris Tiger Invitational.  Tyler Carlson, Klinton VanHeuveln, Aaron Zimmer, Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Joel Bauman, Brad Kneisl and Adam Wentzel all won championships. Jacob Engler and Jordan Rothers both earned second place.

2. ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY

The Falcons topped two West Central Conference South foes Montevideo 60-9 and Morris Area/CA 66-6. They had a great showing to earn the West Central South Conference tourney with 215.5 points and nine wrestlers placing in the top four. The Falcons had six wrestlers earn all conference honors, including championships by Hayden Rouser, Scott Litzau, Matt Meyer, Micah Larson and Deron Buboltz and Travis Frederikson earned second place. Deron Buboltz was voted by the coaches as the outstanding wrestler of the tourney with his performance. Travis Whitcomb earned third place to be name honorable mention all conference. Matt Lee and Michael Kramer both took fourth place. The Falcons earned second place at the “Purple Pride” tourney at Albany with 172 points and thirteen place winners. One championship by Micah Larson and seconds by Hayden Rouser, Travis Frederiksen and Michael Kramer. Scott Litzau, Matt Meyer, Travis Whicomb and Deron Buboltz all earned third place. Ryan Larson, James Nelson and Dylan Nelson all took fourth place and Matt Lee and Jesse Whitcomb both took fifth place.

3. BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped non-conference foe Willmar 34-18. They earned third place at the West Central South Conference tourney with 174.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four. Cody Goldschmidt, Sam Steffel and Dustin Caspers all won championships and all conference honors. Kyle Schulte earned second place and also all conference honors. Cody Hatch and Zach Revier both earned third place and honorable mention all conference. Ricky Morales and Alex Steffel both took fourth place. They dropped a dual to AA ranked New London-Spicer 36-22. They topped two foes at the Paynesville duals to earn second place. They beat Litchfield 35-25, Watertown-Mayer 44-21. They dropped the championship to No. 2AA ranked Perham 39-12. Kyle Schulte and Cody Goldschmidt were both 3-0 at the Paynesville duals.

4. YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

The Sting topped three foes at the Glencoe-Silver Lake quadrangular with wins over AA New Ulm 51-15, Glencoe-Silver Lake 62-12 and over AA Lean and Mean Delano 34-26. Casey Field, Dylan Hoffman, Evan Knutson and Levi Specht all were 3-0 at the quadrangular. The earned second place at the West Central South Conference tourney with 178 points and eight wrestling that place in the top four. Casey Field, Austen Cole and Evan Stock all won conference championships to earned all Conference honors and Dylan Hoffman and Justin Tongen both earned second place to also earned all conference honors. Levi Specht earned third place to give him honorable mention all conference. Evan Knutson and Derek Dyrdahl both took fourth place. The Sting topped Section 3A foe Pipestone 47-23 and they dropped a dual to Section 3A rival Canby 32-26. The Sting earned second place at the “Cowboy Duals” at Breckenridge with big wins over Breckenridge 64-9 and Moorhead 67-6. They dropped their final to Browerville/Eagle Valley 31-29. Austin Cole, Justin Tongen, Derek Dyrdahl, Cody Sander and Evan Stock were all 3-o for the Sting. With Casey Field back in the lineup for Sections will make the Sting a force to be dealt with.

5. PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs had a good showing at the West Central South Conference tourney with 14.5 points and eight wrestlers placing in the top four. They earned fourth place with this showing including five wrestlers earning all conference honors by Dylan Sheridan, he won the lone championship and Jon Kerzman, Tyler Hemmesch and Michael Doom. Andrew Moser, Justin Wendlandt and Dominick Platow all earned third place to take honorable mention all conference honors. The Bulldogs dropped three very close duals at the dual meet invitational; Buffalo 34-28, Canby 35-28 and Litchfield 33-32. Matt Doom, Justin Wendlandt and Andrew Moser were all 3-0 at the Bulldog duals. They closed out their regular season with hug wins at the Belgrade Quadrangular. They topped Section 5A foes BBE 52-22, Sauk Centre 37-24 and Parkers Prairie 65-15. Cole Woehler, Dylan Sheridan, Brent Schlangen, Jon Kerzman, Justin Wendlandt, Tyler Hemmesch and Andrew Moser were all 3-0 at the BBE Quad.

7. BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

The Broncos topped section 5A foes Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 53-21, Eden Valley-Watkins 32-27 and Sauk Centre 44-12. They had a great dual with there win over Park Region Conference foe Berth-Hewitt/Verndale 40-27. The Broncos topped the field of teams at the B/EV duals with wins over a pair of section 5A teams Holdingford 56-15 and Howard Lake Waverley Winsted 46-15. They topped West Central Area 55-9 to win the championship at the B/EV “Bronco” Duals. Randy Shamp, Julius Stone, Travis Borchert, Mitch Schumann and Nathan Theilen were all 3-0 at the Bronco Duals. The Broncos had a great tourney as they earned the Park Region Conference Tourney championship with 218 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the topped four. Travis Borchert won a championship, with his excellent performance he was named the Outstanding Wrestler. Andy Lancaster was voted by his fellow coaches the Coach of the Year. Julius Stone, Tyler Spychalla and Brian Denny all won championships. Nate Becker, Lucas Kalina, Mitch Shuman and Ridge Quistorff all earned second place. Nathan Thielen earned third place and Randy Shamp and Ethan Norwood both took fourth place. They topped Park Region Conference foes New York Mills 41-27 and United North Central 66-11. The Broncos had a very impressive showing to close out the regular season by earning three big wins at the “Cowboy Duals” at Breckenridge. They topped East Grand Forks/Sacred Heart 60-12, Lean and Mean Class A Border West 44-27 and Class A No. 8 ranked Yellow Medicine East 31-29. Lukas Kaline, Brian Denny, Keith Pudwell, Julius Stone, Tyler Spychall and Brad Schettler were all 3-0 at the Breckenridge duals.

6. BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers continue to turn in strong showings with big wins over section 6A teams Wadena-Deer Creek 42-25 and Breckenridge 60-18. They topped two class A foes at the Browerville/Eagle Duals Holdingford 45-23 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 64-12. They dropped a dual to Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 39-31. Will McCarthy, Zack Fridgen and Luke Schmitz all were all 3-0 at the Bronco Duals. They topped South Dakota rival Sissiston 50-21. They topped Ortonville 62-9, Milbank, SD 45-25 and Groten, SD 47-23. No further details were made available on the triangular. The Buccaneers earned third place at the “Cowboy Duals” at Breckenridge with wins over Moorhead 45-24 and East Grand Forks/Sacred Heart 60-12 and they dropped a dual to Lean and Mean Class A Browerville/Eagle Valley 44-27. Mitch Andrews and Reece Hanson were both 3-0 at the Cowboy duals.

8. EDEN-VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES

The Eagles topped a pair of Section 5A teams Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 53-21 and Osakis 51-15. They dropped a very close dual to Browerville-Eagle Valley 32-27. Jeff Dockendorf, Mike Sullivan and Joe Holdvogt were all 3-0 at the Bronco quadrangular. The Eagles dropped a dual to Section 5A foe Paynesville 42-17. The Eagles won the Central Minnesota Conference Dual meet Championships with their wins over conference foes Pierz 36-28 and Rockford 48-19 and they topped Section 5A foes Minnewaska 30-25 and Sauk Centre 46-22.

9. MINNEWASKA LAKERS

The Lakers earned 143 points and seven wrestlers place in the top four at the West Central South Conference tourney to take sixth place. They had four that earned all conference honors Colin Jergenson won their lone championship and Jacob Braaten, David Cowen and Brandon Manderschied all earned second place to all conference honors. Grant Winter and Cam Schafer both earned third place to make honorable mention all conference. Micah Klemme took fourth place. Colin Jergenson was voted by the coaches as the outstanding wrestler of the tourney for his performance. The dropped a West Central South Conference dual to Benson 35-31.The Lakers topped Section 5A rival Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 41-12. They had a great tourney at the “Big Ole” Tourney at Alexandria with 134 points and ten wrestlers placing in the top four. They earned third place with their showing including one championship by Collin Jergenson. Jacob Braaton and Grant Winter both earned second place and Cam Schafer earned third place. Anderson Clare, Zach Steffenson, Justin Roggenkamp, Gary Steffensen, Pat Krueger and Micah Klemme all took fourth place. The Lakers closed out their regular season as they hosted their quadrangular; they topped two foes they wins over Section 5A foes Sauk Centre 55-18 and Kimball 42-32. They dropped a very close dual Eden Valley-Watkins 30-25. Cam Schafer, Collin Jorgensen, David Cowen and Brandon Manderschied were all 3-0 at the Lakers quad.

10. STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped two Section 6A foes Parkers Prairie 45-15 and Breckenridge 56-19. The Cardinals had a great tourney performance with 224.5 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top four to win the championship at the Wolfpack Invitational at Walker. Jordan Bendson, Devin Becker and Jordan Heldmen all won championships. Trent Carlson, Nick Trout, Chandler Trout, Blake Patrich and Andrew Robben all earned second place. Taylor Bendson, Ryan Detloff, Gavin Kadec and Sam Duberowski all earned third place and Dylan Sheaquen and Brent Lisson both took fourth place. The Cardinals split their final to duals to Section 6A rival Pelican Rapids 33-30 and they topped Mid-State Conference foe Crosby-Ironton 45-15.

11. BENSON BRAVES

The Braves topped West Central South Conference foe Minnewaska 35-31. The earned seventh place at the West Central South Conference tourney with 117 points and four place winners. Ryan Thompson won the lone championship and earned all conference honors. Dalton Staton earned second place to be named all conference. Chris Corruth earned third place for honorable mention all conference honors and Justin Gold took fourth place. The Braves topped Red Rock Central 45-28 in a very good dual. They dropped a Section 3A duals No. 2A ranked Minneota 45-25 and KMS 48-28.

12. ROYALTON ROYALS

The Royals topped three Central Minnesota Conference foes Rockford 48-23, Belgrade 48-20 and Pierz 39-27. No details were made available on the Rockford dual. The Royals topped Section 7A and Central Minnesota Conference rival Pierz 39-27. With this win the Royals secured the number one seed in Section 7A.

BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders topped two foes including Section 6A rival New York Mills 39-38 and Park Region Conference foe United North Central 57-22. They dropped a pair of duals to Park Region Conference foe Browerville/Eagle Valley 40-27 and West Central area 33-32. The Raiders earned third place at the Park Region Conference tourney with 145 points and seven wrestlers placing in the top four. Jake Braaten, Matt Moenkedick, Wade Moenkedick and Nathan Wiese all won championships. Amos Schmidt and Jackie Swenson both earned third place and Justin Kern took fourth place. They topped Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in a good dual 33-28.

MILLE LACS RAIDERS

The Raiders topped two Great River Conference foes Hinckley-Finlayson/PC 42-33 and Rush City. They dropped a section 7A dual to Trinity 36-32 and they topped AA St. Thomas 46-27. They topped two foes at the “Royal Rumble” at Rogers with wins over Minnehaha Academy 58-15, Rogers 49-11. They dropped the championship dual to Renville County West 46-25. The Raiders topped the field with their performance at the Great River Conference with 211 points and twelve placing in the four. Ryan Jones and Bobby Kulhanek both won championships and Bradlee Brown, Chase Niesen, Zach Olson, William Ellies and Dillon Whitney all earned second place. Cody Whitney, Mark Francour, Matt Gingery and Ian Pratt all earned third place and Seth Kuntz took fourth place.

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers earned fifth place at the Skip Nalan tourney in Grand Rapids with 160 points and eight place winners in this thirteen team field. Levi Stifter earned second place, Keith Wasserzchier, Jordan Chouanard and Dalton Stevens all earned third place. Taylor Wilke, Craig Luthers, Travis Taenge and T. J. Landrus all took fourth place. They dropped a dual to AAA rival Brainerd 37-28. The Gobblers earned second place at the Great River Conference with 204.5 points and eleven wrestlers placing in the top three. Dalton Stevens and Taylor Wilke both won championships and Keith Wasserzieher, Jordan Chouanard and Travis Tuenge all earned second place. Jeff Moe, Isaac Novak, Taylor Bitker, Kevin Handt, Levi Stifter and Doug Kommer all earned third place.

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped Wadena-Deer Creek 34-33 and they dropped a dual to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 39-38. The Eagles took fifth place at the Park Region Conference tourney with 130 points and six wrestlers that place in the top four. Shane Novak won the lone championship, Jordan Novak and Myrone Bell both earned second place. Nathan Burg and Tommy Sealander both earned third place and Ty Bell took fourth place. The Eagles topped Walker--Hackensack-Ackley 52-17 to close the regular season.

WADENA DEER CREEK WOLVERINES

The Wolverines topped Section 6A foes Parkers Prairie 38-33, Ottertail Central 54-19, Breckenridge 54-20 and Barnesville 59-12. They dropped Section 6A foes Border West 42-25 and New York Mills 34-33. In their Mid-State Conference Quadrangular they topped Crosby-Ironton 51-19 and they lost to Detroit Lakes 48-23 and Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 41-33. Jordan Rentz and Eddie Lustila were both 3-0 at the quad. They earned fourth place at the “Big Ole Tourney” Alexandria with 106 points and six wrestlers placing in the top four, including one championship by Mitch Steffens. Jared Wegscheid earned second place and Eddie Lustila, Jacob Wegscheid and Zach Bernu all earned third place and Jordan Rentz took fourth place.