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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report
State and Section Tournaments Report
By Roger Mischke
March 15, 2009Coaches,
Please send me a season summary including the following information:
If you want to share your end of the season booklets, I do enjoy seeing those, but I am mainly interested in the above information.
Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net / cmmatrat@hotmail.com
Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke
MISSISSIPPI 8 CONFERENCE
There were a total of 31 state qualifiers and 13 state place winners from the Mississippi 8 Conference.
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (23-10 Overall)
Class AA Fourth Place
Quarterfinal
Saint Michael-Albertville 31 Adrian Area 15
Semifinals
Simley 31 Saint Michael-Albertville 15
Third Place
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 28 Saint Michael-Albertville 25
(The Knights had three wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
David Thorn, Jordan Campa and Ryan Kessler
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
Fourth Place
Quarterfinals
Cambridge-Isanti 41 Wayzata 15
Semifinals
Albert Lea 30 Cambridge-Isanti 21
Third Place
Bloomington Kennedy 37 Cambridge-Isanti 30
(The Bluejackets had three wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
Tony Nelson, Tyler Tischer and Scotty Gifford
State Champions
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
David Thorn 12th 125 47-2
Jordan Campa 11th 160 41-7
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
Tony Nelson 12th 215 47-0
BECKER
Brady Schrupp 12th 140 41-0
PRINCETON
Billy Frank 12th 285 34-2
Place Winners
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Kraig Schumm 11th 189 42-6 Second Place
Jake Horn 12th 152 35-16 Fourth Place
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
Dalton Lilledahl 12th 160 32-19 Sixth Place
BECKER
Kevin O’Brien 12th 152 38-3 Second Place
Daniel Woiwor 8th 119 28-6 Sixth Place
BIG LAKE
Matt Nelson 10th 119 37-1 Second Place
ZIMMERMAN
Jeff Nielsen 11th 189 36-4 Fourth Place
BUFFALO
Zach Smith 12th 119 32-14 Sixth Place
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Section 5AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 79 DeLaSalle 0
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 76 Rockford 0
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 41 Totino Grace 16
The Knights had ten wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section duals. Parker Betts, Ryan Kessler, Kraig Schumm, Shawn Little, Jake Horn, Jordan Scherber, Ben Horn, Kyle Salonek, David Thorn and Mike Lindquist.
The Knights had fourteen section place winners including twelve state qualifiers. David Thorn, Kraig Schumm, Jordan Campa, Ben Horn, Shawn Little, Parker Betts, Carl Salonek all won section championships. Kyle Salonek, Jake Horn, Jordan Scherber, Dustin Kottke and Ryan Kessler all earned second to their trip to the state tourney.
Jake Lillie and Cole Sladek both earned third place for the Knights.
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
Section 7AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Cambridge-Isanti 69 Blaine 9
Semifinals
Cambridge-Isanti 43 Coon Rapids 22
Championship
Cambridge-Isanti 53 St. Francis 18
The Bluejackets had eight wrestlers that were unbeaten in the section duals. Kyle Hay, Ty Torgerson, Adam Kelling, Brett Groves, Clayton Jennissen, Derek Swanson, Scott Gifford and Tony Nelson.
The Bluejackets had thirteen section place winners including five state qualifiers; Tony Nelson and Scott Gifford both won section championships and Tyler Tischer, Kyle Hay, Dalton Lilledahl all earned second place for their ticket to the state tourney. Derik Swanson, Adam Kelling, Landon Chumley, Sherwood McKinnis, Cody Glines and Jared Vincent all earned third place. Clayton Jennissen earned fourth place and Ty Torgerson took fifth place.
BUFFALO BISON
The Bison won their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual over Sauk Rapids 45-21. They dropped their semifinal dual with St. Cloud Apollo 32-24. The Bison had four wrestlers that were 2-0 in the section duals. Mike Simeon, Zach Smith, David Baker and Tim Ruter.
The Bison had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers including David Baker, Mike Simeon and Tim Ruter all won section championships and Zac Smith earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Cody Maus earned third place, Brady Maus, Jame Neddermeyer, Bruce Manz and Simon Kutzer all earned fourth place and Eric Bergman took fifth place.
MONTICELLO MAGIC
The Magic topped Albany in the preliminary dual of the Section 6AA tourney 50-16. The Magic dropped the quarterfinal dual to Rocori 39-32. The Magic had three wrestlers winning two matches at the section duals, including Tyler Mergen, Ben Schwartz and Randy Ascher.
The Magic had eight section place winners including one state qualifier including a section championship by Tyler Mergen. Ben Schwartz, Jake Schmitz, Jeremiah Erickson and Sabastion Gardner all earend fourth place. Randy Ascher took fifth place and Eric Bourgeois and Ryan Michaelis both took sixth place.
BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Sartell in their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney 51-24. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Foley 51-15. The Bulldogs had three wrestlers that won two matches at the section duals including Jay Woiwor, Brady Schrupp and Kevin O’Brien.
The Bulldogs had four section place winners all state qualifiers. Jay Woiwor, Brady Schrupp and Kevin O’Brien all won section championships and Daniel Woiwor earned second place for his trip to the state tourney.
BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets topped Willmar in their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney 35-27. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to New London-Spicer 49-16. Matt Nelson, Dustin Rost and Andrew Bradley all won both of their matches at the section duals.
The Hornets had six section place winners including one section championship by Matt Nelson. Dalton Sonenstahl and Dustin Rost both earned third place and Dan Brown earned fourth place. Matt Weitzel and Andrew Bradley both took fifth place.
PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers topped Chisago Lakes in their preliminary dual in the Section 7AA dual Tourney 37-27. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to Milaca 55-13. Luke Belair, Adam Swenson and Bill Frank all won two matches in the section duals.
The Tigers had six section place winners including two state qualifiers, section champion Bill Frank and Adam Swenson earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Karl Eichinger earned place and Zach Peterson, Joel Wiedeursch and Matt Edrazil all took fifth place.
ZIMMERMAN THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 7AA tourney to North Branch 39-22.
The Thunder had four section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Jeff Nielsen and earning second place for his trip to the state tourney was Zach Stepen. Cole Tretbar and Andy Roelle both took fifth place.
ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals topped Minneapolis North 61-15 in their preliminary dual of the Section 5AA tourney. They dropped the quarterfinal dual to Orono 46-24.
The Royals had six section place winners including Mike Anderson, Kyle Zilke and Sam Hines all earned third place. Andrew List, Tyler Johnson and Jerrod Feist all earned fourth place.
WEST CENTRAL NORTH CONFERENCE
There were a total of 30 state qualifiers and 14 state place winners from the West Central North Conference.
FOLEY FALCONS (31-3)
Class AA Second Place
Quarterfinal
Foley 39 Perham 18
Semifinals
Foley 45 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 15
Championship
Simley 34 Foley 21
(The Falcons had three wrestlers go 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
Kris Olson, Cory Foss and Mike Siegler
MORA MUSTANGS
Class AA Sixth Place
Quarterfinal
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 44 Mora 15
Consolation Semifinals
Mora 27 Perham 26
Fifth Place
Scott West 53 Mora 8
State Champion
FOLEY
Kris Olson 12th 215 46-1
Place Winners
FOLEY
Jordan Linn 11th 189 29-3 Third Place
Justin Bowland 11th 160 38-12 Third Place
Cory Foss 11th 130 42-7 Third Place
Mitch Dunlap 9th 103 39-8 Third Place
Brandon Seppelt 11th 140 40-10 Fifth Place
MILACA
David Fradette 12th 119 41-2 Third Place
Marshal Ash 11th 215 33-7 Fifth Place
Ammoren Dohm 12th 171 31-7
MORA
Andrew Youngblom 11th 135 41-4 Fourth Place
Seth Sanftner 11th 130 42-6 Sixth Place
NEW LONDON-SPICER
John Nething 11th 160 31-8 Fourth Place
Billy Dean 12th 152 33-9 Fifth Place
SAUK CENTRE
John Gusewelle 11th 160 36-6 Third Place
FOLEY
Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinal
Foley 52 Becker 15
Semifinals
Foley 67 Rocori 3
Championship
Foley 44 New London-Spicer 15
The Falcons had six wrestlers win three matches at their section duals. Mitch Dunlap, Will Sustercich, Jeremy Weber, Jordan Linn, Kris Olson and Mike Siegler.
The Falcons had thirteen section place winner including nine state qualifiers including section championships by Kris Olson, Jordan Linn, Justin Bowland, Tyler Lewandowski. Brandon Seppelt, Cory Foss, Mark Gehling, Taylor Lewandowski and Mitch Dunlap all earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Jeremy Weber, Dustin Gilyard and Mike Siegler all earned third place and Will Sustercich took fifth place.
MORA MUSTANGS
Section 7AA Champions
Preliminary
Mora 70 Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 3
Quarterfinal
Mora 42 North Branch 20
Semifinals
Mora 34 Hibbing 24
Championship
Mora 32 Milaca 27
The Mustangs had three wrestlers that won four matches; Andrew Youngblom, Blake Menard and Seth Sanftner. Ethan Purdy, Codie Lafromboise, Zane Van Vleet, Tyler Calrson were all 3-1 and Alex Dohms was 3-0 at the section duals.
The Mustangs had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers with four section championships by Andrew Youngblom, Seth Ganftner, Blake Menard and Cody LaFromboise. Derek Carlson and Alex Dohms both earned third place and Dusty Thorhauer and Tyler Carlson both earned fourth place. Jon Koehn and Ethen Purdy both took fifth place.
NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Big Lake in their quarterfinal Section 6AA dual 49-16 and in the Semifinals they topped Dassel Cokato 40-25. They dropped their championship dual to Foley 44-15. Chase Austvold, Luke Reiter and John Nething were all 3-0 at the section duals.
The Wildcats had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers including one section championship by Chase Austvold. Luke Reiter, Billy and John Nething all earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Shawn Hatlestad earned third place and Tom Duscher and Dylan Hanson both earned fourth place. Ben Henle took fifth place and Tanner Tobkin and Chris Pfau both sixth place.
MILACA WOLVES
The Wolves topped Princeton in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 7AA tourney 55-13 and Grand Rapids in the semifinals 55-7. They dropped their championship match to Mora 32-27. David Fradette, Ammoren Dohm and Ripp Baker were all 3-0 at the section duals.
The Wolves had twelve section place winners including seven state qualifiers; two section championships by David Fradette and Ammoren Dohm. Jake Moscho, John Crain, Keith Larson, Ripp Baker and Marshal Ash all earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Jason Rogalla, Mike Kelley, Jordy Rogalla all earned third place, Jim Peterson earned fourth place and Jesse Warren took fifth place.
ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney to Monticello 50-16.
The Huskies had six section place winner including two state qualifiers including to section championships by John Bredeck and Jamie Holt. Taylor Holthaus earned third place and Luke Holt earned fourth place. Brandon Panek took fifth place and Bryan Schlangen took sixth place.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 5A tourney to Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 44-20.
The Thunder have five section place winners including two state qualifiers as both Daniel Schad and Brian Reece earned second place. Thomas Haugen earned fourth place and Chris Whalen and Timber Holmquist both took fifth place. The Thunder had the misfortune just before the section tourney as Joseph Pesta suffered a season ending injury.
SAUK CENTRE MAINSTREETERS
The Mainstreeters dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 5A tourney to Holdingford 43-25.
The Mainstreeters had five section place winners including two section championships by John Gusewelle and Shane Trattles. Aaron Helgeson earned third place, Lucian Grow fourth place and Jacob Achen took fifth place.
MELROSE DUTCHMEN
The Dutchmen dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney to Rocori 78-4.
The Dutchmen had two section place winners; Donaldo Marinez earned second place and Colton Braun took sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CONFERENCE
There were a total of 27 state qualifiers and 12 state place winners from the West Central South Conference.
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS (24-4)
Fourth Place State
Quarterfinal
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 56 Royalton 12
Semifinals
Kenyon-Wanamingo 42 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 17
Third Place
Medford 29 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 24
(The Falcons had three wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state duals)
Deron Buboltz, Micah Larson and Travis Frederickson
State Champions
BENSON
Ryan Thompson 11th 32-2 145
PAYNESVILLE
Jon Kerzman 12th 39-5 135
Dawson-Boyd/LQPV
Ryan Swenson 10th 41-5
Place Winners
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Hayden Rouser 9th 42-6 112 Third Place
Micah Larson 12th 42-4 171 Third Place
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Casey Field 12th 42-2 140 Third Place
Evan Stock 12th 35-6 215 Fourth Place
Austen Cole 12th 41-5 119 Fourth Place
MINNEWASKA
Collin Jergenson 12th 40-2 152 Fifth Place
Brandon Manderschied 11th 33-6 189 Sixth Place
DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV
Jake Bothun 11th 32-9 145 Fourth Place
BOLD
Cody Goldschmidt 12th 39-4 135 Third Place
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
Section 5A Champions
Quarterfinal
ACGC 62 Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 10
Semifinals
ACGC 50 Eden Valley-Watkins 9
Championship
ACGC 37 Browerville/Eagle Valley 20
The Falcons had seven wrestlers that won all three of their matches, including; Jesse Whitcomb, Hayden Rouser, Matt Meyer, Ryan Larson, Travis Frederickson, Micah Larson and Dylan Nelson.
The Falcons had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers; Micah Larson won the lone section championship and Travis Whitcomb and Hayden Rouser both earned second place. Travis Frederiksen, Scott Litzau, Matt Meyer and Mike Kramer all earned third place. Mathew Lee, Deron Buboltz and Dylan Nelson and Nate Meyer took fifth place.
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING
The Sting topped Benson in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 3A tourney 45-28 and in the semifinals they topped Minneota 34-21, before dropping the championship to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 45-16. The Sting had four wrestlers that won all three section matches including Justin Tangen, Austin Cole, Dylan Hoffman and Casey Field.
The Sting had nine section place winner including five state qualifiers; two section championships by Casey Field and Dylan Hoffman. Austin Cole, Evan Knudson and Evan Stock all earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Derek Dyrdahl and Justin Tongen both earned third place, Levi Specht earned fourth place and Mason Hegna took fifth place.
BOLD WARRIORS
The Warriors topped Madelia-Truman in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 4A tourney 51-17 and in the semifinals they topped LeSueur-Henderson 41-23. They dropped the championship in a very good dual to Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial 38-27. The Warriors had two wrestlers that won all three of their section matches including Alex Steffel and Dustin Caspers.
The Warriors had ten section place winners including three state qualifiers, section champion Cody Goldschmidt and Alex Steffel and Sam Steffel both earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Kyle Schulte, Brent O’Halloran, Cody Hatch and Dustin Caspers all earned third place. Zack Revier, Andrew Brooks and Tyler Minkel all earned fourth place.
DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV
They topped Marshall in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 3AA tourney 53-13 and they dropped their semifinal dual to Windom Area 30-29. They had five wrestlers that won both of their section matches including Christian Olson, Zac Zinda, Matt Brahmer, Ryan Swenson and Sam Haas.
They had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers, including a pair of section championships by Ryan Swenson and Ryan Bothun. Sam Haas and Dylan Croatt both earned second place to earn their trip to the state tourney. Christian Olson, John Weeding and Zac Zinda all earned third place and Nathan Stottler, Jack Massee and Joe Hutt all took fifth place.
PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Holdingford in their quarterfinal dual in the Section 5A tourney 41-19 and they dropped a very close dual to Browerville/Eagle Valley 29-23. They had three wrestlers that won matches in both duals including Justin Wendlandt, Andrew Moser and Dominick Platow.
The Bulldogs had six section place winners including three state qualifiers; two section championships by Jon Kerzman and Dylan Sheridan. Justin Wendlandt earned second place for his trip to the state tourney and Andrew Moser earned third place. Tyler Hemmesch earned fourth place and Michael Doom took fifth place.
MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Lakers topped Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in their preliminary dual in the Section 5A tourney 39-23 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual in a very close match to Eden Valley-Watkins 35-34. The Lakers had five wrestlers that won both of their section matches including Jacob Braaten, Grant Winter, Collin Jergenson, David Cowen and Brandon Manderschied.
The Lakers had five section place winners including four state qualifiers; three section championships by Collin Jergenson, Brandon Manderscheid and David Cowen. Jacob Braaten earned second place for his trip to the state tourney and Cam Schafer earned third place.
MONTEVIDEO THUNDER HAWKS
The Thunder Hawks dropped their preliminary dual to Marshall in the Section 3AA tourney 48-21.
The Thunder Hawks had three section place winners including one state qualifier Josh Anderson. Thomas Joyce earned third place and Tim Mecziewski earned fourth place.
MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK/CA TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their preliminary dual to MACCRAY in the Section 3A tourney 42-24.
The Tigers had three section place winners including Eric Goette earned third place, Josh Nelson earned fourth place and Tony Dominick took fifth place.
CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
There were a total of 29 state qualifiers and 9 state place winners from the Central Lakes Conference.
ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Sixth Place Class AAA
Quarterfinal
Bloomington Kennedy 38 St. Cloud Apollo 27
Consolation Semifinal
St. Cloud Apollo 37 Stillwater 28
Fifth Place
Wayzata 36 St. Cloud Apollo 31
(The Eagles had two wrestlers that were 2-0 in the State Tourney duals)
Matt Spoden and Mitch Bengston
State Champions
ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Mitch Bengston 8th 47-1 103
State Place Winners
ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Matt Shaver 12th 40-10 285 Sixth Place
Matt Spoden 12th 44-7 189 Sixth Place
ALEXANDRIA
Charlie Kirscht 12th 38-4 130 Fourth Place
Tom Bouressa 12th 36-2 285 Fifth Place
FERGUS FALLS
Pete Campion 12th 33-3 285 Second Place
Colton Thorson 11th 43-2 215 Third Place
LITTLE FALLS
Charlie Wilczek 12th 30-20 112 Fifth Place
SAUK RAPIDS
Codie Lane 12th 16-7 135 Sixth Place
ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
Section 8AAA Champions
Quarterfinal
St. Cloud Apollo 58 Bemidji 11
Semifinals
St. Cloud Apollo 32 Buffalo 24
Championship
St. Cloud Apollo 39 Brainerd 25
The Eagles had five wrestlers that won all three of their matches at the section duals including; Sam Koetter, Clayton Athman, Matt Shaver, Nolan Rial and Mitch Bengtson.
The Eagles had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers; section champions Matt Spoden and Mich Bengston and Matt Shaver earned second place. Sam Koetter, Chris Rochleau, Nolan Rial and Nam Nguyen all earned third place and David Then, Austin Young and Grant Nehring all earned fourth place and Clayton Athman took fifth Place.
BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors topped St. Cloud Tech in quarterfinals 40-24 and Alexandria 31-28 in the semifinals of the Section 8AAA tourney. They dropped the championship dual to St. Cloud Apollo 39-25. The Warriors had four wrestlers that won all three matches at the section duals, including; Chad Ohman, Sam Pagel, Jessen Franzen and Brandon Mutz.
The Warriors had ten section place winners including five state qualifiers; section champions Brandon Mutz and Mack Glasby and Chad Ohman, Luke Boran and Andrew Wachsmuth all earned second place. Nick Grausum, Jesse Frazen and Tyler Kohlmeier all earned third place.
ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals topped Moorhead in the quarterfinals of the section 8AAA tourney 56-19 before falling to Brainerd in a very close dual 31-28. Five Cardinal wrestlers won both of their matches, they were; Adam Klinkner, Josh Hobbs, Lucas Betterman, Tom Bouressa and Charlie Kirscht.
The Cardinals had ten section place winners including six state qualifiers, section championships by Tom Bouressa, Charlie Kirscht and Josh Betterman. Taylor Morical, Josh Hobbs and Adam Partick all earned second place. Lucas Betterman earned fourth place, Cole Ellison, Adam Klinkner and Isaac Meyer all took fifth place.
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
The Flyers topped Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AA tourney 43-30, before dropping their semifinal to Thief River Falls 52-21. Cody Bue and Brandon Hiemenz won both matches at the section duals.
The Flyer had nine section place winner including four state place winners including on section champion Cody Bue. Frank Wilczek, Charlie Wilczek, Dillon Kifer all earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Samuel Marcus, and Derik Jendro both earned third place. Bryant Bue earned fourth place and Austin Scherping and Eric Hegne both took fifth place.
FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters dropped their preliminary dual to Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 38-36 in a very tight dual.
The Otters had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; section champion Colton Thorson and second place for both Josh Campion and Jordan Ringquist for their trips to the state tourney. Alex Hensch, Ryan Jacobson and Tyler Giza all earned third place. Jesse Laugen earned fourth place and two fifths by Dustin Teberg and Matt Laugen.
ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans topped Melrose in their preliminary dual 78-4 and Monticello 39-32 in the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA tourney. They fall to top ranked Foley in the semifinals 67-3. Marcus Hammer won both all three of his matches at the section duals.
The Spartans had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Jeremiah Dorf earned second for his trip to the state. Ben Wittrock, Dylan Gertken and Chris Braun all earned fifth place and Alex Weiman and Cameron Hansen both took sixth place.
ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their quarterfinal dual to Brainerd in the Section 8AAA tourney 40-24.
The Tigers had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers; Tommy O’Brien, Ben Johnson and Luke Laudenbach got second place. Mitch Voigt earned third place and Garrett Leathers, Dieter Brenner and Grant Forsythe all earned fourth place. Nolan Lortz took fifth place for the Tigers.
SARTELL SABRES
The Sabres dropped their preliminary dual to Becker in the Section 6AA tourney 51-24.
The Sabers had four section place winners including one state qualifier Paul Plombon earned second place for his trip to the state. Adam Wenker earned third place and Josh Halicke and Kent Pierskalla both earned fifth place.
WILLMAR CARINDALS
The Cardinals dropped their preliminary dual to Big Lake in the Section 6AA tourney 35-27.
The Cardinals had five section place winners including Alex Johannes and Nathaniel Swoyer both earned fourth place. Adam Fagerstrom, Cody Milhausen both earned fifth place and Cody Stegeman took sixth place.
SAUK RAPIDS STORM
The Storm dropped their quarterfinal dual to Buffalo in the Section 8AAA tourney 45-12.
The Storm had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers; Shane Fesenmaier was section champion and Codie Lane and Stephen Bucholz both earned place for their trips to the state tourney. Caleb Studenski earned third place, Tyler Molitor fourth place and John Gans and Tyler Diederich both took fifth place.
PARK REGION CONFERENCE
There were a total of 22 state qualifiers and 9 state place winners from the Park Region Conference.
State Place Winners
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY
Julius Stone 12th 42-3 125 Fifth Place
Travis Borchert 11th 40-3 112 Fifth Place
BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE
Jake Braaten 11th 37-5 152 Third Place
Matt Moenkedick 12th 38-5 171 Fourth Place
NEW YORK MILLS
Jordan Novak 11th 37-5 135 Second Place
Shane Novak 8th 33-11 103 Fifth Place
Myron Bell 8th 26-16 125 Sixth Place
PARKERS PRAIRIE
Jason Arvidson 12th 33-11 140 Sixth Place
UNITED NORTH CENTRAL
Zack Nevala 12th 27-18 285 Sixth Place
BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS
The Broncos topped Kimball in their quarterfinal dual and they topped Paynesville in a very close dual in the semifinals 29-23 in the Section 5A tourney. They dropped the championship to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 37-20. Travis Borchert, Julius Stone, Tyler Spychalla, Brian Denny and Nate Thielen all won three matches in their section duals.
The Broncos had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers; three section championships by Travis Borchert, Julius Stone and Brian Denny. Tyler Spychalla earned second place to earned his trip to the state tourney. Lucas Kalina earned third place and Keith Pudwill and Nathan Thielen both took fifth place.
BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Wadena-Deer Creek in the quarterfinals in the Section 6A Tourney before falling in the semifinals to dropping the semifinals to Staples-Motley 39-26. Amos Schmidt, Wade Moenkedick, Matt Moenkedick and Jake Braaten all won two matches in the section duals.
The Raiders had nine section place winners including five state qualifiers; three section championships by Matt Moenkedick, Wade Moenkedick and Collin Turchin. Jake Braaten and Nathan Wiese both earned second place for the state tourney trip. Amos Schmidt and Kody Graba both earned third place, Justin Kern earned fourth place and Dakota Eieling took fifth place.
NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Breckenridge 63-12 in the preliminary section 6A dual 63-12 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Pelican Rapids 36-33. Tommy Selander, Jordan Novak, Michael Kumpula, Seth Hofland and Nathan Burg all won their two matches in the section duals.
The Eagles had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers, two section championships by Jordan Novak and Myron Bell. Shane Novak and Landyn Saewert both earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Seth Hofland earned fourth place and Tommy Selander and Kacee Skoog both took fifth place.
OSAKIS SILVERSTEAKS
The Silversteaks dropped their preliminary section 5A tourney to Kimball 37-27.
The Silverstreaks had five section place winners including one state qualifier by section champion Cody Torkelson. Cole Erie and Wendell Larson both earned third place, Derek Waldvogel earned fourth place and Derek Stoetzel took fifth place.
PARKERS PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers dropped the preliminary dual in the section 6A tourney to Ottertail Central 42-30.
The Panthers had five section place winners including four state qualifiers, Jason Arvidson, Kevin Hahn, Ryan Silbernick and Tyler Walsh all earned second place. Jake Fiedler took fifth place for the Panthers.
OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Parkers Prairie in their preliminary dual in the Section 6A tourney before falling to Staples-Motley 57-21. Zach Johnson and Jacob Mader both won their two matches at the section duals.
The Bulldogs have five section place winners including one state qualifier; Zach Johnson. Zach earned second place, Tanner Jorgenson earned third place, Brenden Hart and Tyler Olson both earned fourth place and Patrick Nilson took fifth place.
UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS
The Warriors dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 8A tourney to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 64-9.
The Warriors had five section place winners including three state qualifiers, section champion Josh Meech and runner ups Jacob Malone and Zach Nevela. Max Aho and Ben Meech both earned fourth place.
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
There were a total of 19 state qualifiers and 1 state place winners from the Central Minnesota Conference.
ROYALTON
Quarterfinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 56 Royalton 12
Consolation Semifinals
Frazee 49 Royalton 15
(The Royals had two wrestlers that were 2-0 at the state tourney duals)
Peter Borash and Jordan Wentland
Place Winners
HOLDINGFORD
Devin Scott 11th 39-3 130 Fifth Place
ROYALTON ROYALS
Section 6A Champions
Quarterfinals
Royalton 65 Crosby-Ironton 11
Semifinals
Royalton 35 Mille Lacs 31
Championship
Royalton 33 Aitkin 28
The Royals will have their team in the state team tourney for the first time in school history. They had four wrestlers that won all three of their matches at the section duals, including Odin Guerard, Dan Gadacz, Jacob Kasella and Anderw Plumski.
The Royals had eleven section place winners including four state qualifiers; Odin Guerard and Jordan Wentland both won section championships. Dan Gadacz and Jake Kasella both earned second place for their trips to the state. Peter Borash and Brian Schlichting both earned third place, Andy Poster, Dan Moulzolf and Ryan Brady all earned second place. Mitch Lange and Kyle Wentland both took fifth place.
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Minnewaska Area in the quarterfinals of the section 5A tourney 35-34 in an excellent dual. They dropped their semifinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 50-9. Mike Downham and Joe Holdvogt won both of their section matches.
The Eagles had six section place winners including two state qualifiers Jacob Forcier and Jeff Dockendorf both earned second place. Shawn Mattsen and Mike Sullivan both earned third place and Mike Downham and Joe Holdvogt both earned fourth place.
HOLDINGFORD HUSKIERS
The Huskiers topped Sauk Centre in their preliminary dual of the Section 5A tourney 43-25, before falling to Paynesville 41-19 in the quarterfinals. Four Huskier wrestlers won both of their matches including John Scepaniak, Luke Doll, Derek Scott and Devin Scott.
The Huskiers had four section place winners including three state qualifiers; Devin Scott section champion and Mike Jarnot and John Scepaniak both earned second place. Derek Doll earned third place for the Huskiers.
KIMBALL CUBS
The Cubs topped Osakis in their preliminary dual of the Section 5A tourney 37-27 before dropping their quarterfinal match to Browerville/Eagle 42-15.
The Cubs had five section place winners including two state qualifiers; Travis Schiefelbein section champion and Luke Schieflebein earned second place. Quentin Bryce earned fourth place and Tanner Mills and Tyler Kuechle both took fifth place.
BELGRADE BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS
The Jaguars dropped their preliminary dual to Minnewaska Lakers in the Section 5A tourney 39-23.
The Jaguars had seven section place winners including one state qualifier Cole Tensen; as he earned second place. Anthony Rooney earned third place. Travis Winter and Ross Rath both earned fourth place and Brent Goodenboer, Patrick Rooney and Josh Beier all took fifth place.
ROCKFORD ROCKETS
The Rockets topped Brooklyn Center in their quarterfinal dual of the Section 5AA tourney 36-33, before falling to Saint Michael-Albertville 76-0.
The Rockets had seven section place winners including three state qualifiers as Noah Patnode, Andrew Patnode and Roy Wordlaw all earned second place. Brandon Lethmers earned third place, Ryan Seamans earned fourth place and Zach Johnson and Brad Johnson both took fifth place.
HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY/WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers won their preliminary dual over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 44-20 in the Section 5A tourney, before falling to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 62-10 in the quarterfinal. Derek Youngren, John Long and Matt Marketon all won both of their section matches.
The Lakers had four section place winners including one state qualifier as John Long earned second place. Tony Hausladen and Tony Horstmann both earned fourth place and Derek Youngren took fifth place.
PIERZ PIONEERS
The Pioneers dropped their quarterfinal dual to Mille Lacs in the Section 7A tourney 44-25.
The Pioneers both had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Clint Poster and Sean Huls both won section championships and Josh Lanners earned second place. Dylan Peterson, Nathan Thomala, Brett Brausen, Brady Meyer and Shane Smallfield all earned third place and Mitch Boser took fifth place.
GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
There were a total of 15 state qualifiers from the Great River Conference.
MILLE LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Pierz in their quarterfinal dual of the section 7A tourney 44-25, before falling to Royalton in the semifinals 35-21. They had six wrestlers that won both of the section matches including; Cody Whitney, Mark Francour, Ryan Jones, Zach Olson, William Ellies and Ian Pratt.
The Raiders had nine section place including five state qualifiers; Bobby Kulhanke, Ian Pratt, Ryan Jones, Zach Olson and William Ellies all won section championships. Cody Whitney, Mark Francour and Chase Niesen all earned third place and Bradley Brown took fifth place.
AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers topped Saint Croix Lutheran in their quarterfinal dual in the section 7A tourney and in the semifinals they topped Trinity of River Ridge 48-12. The Gobblers dropped the Section 7A championship dual to Royalton 33-28. They had six wrestlers win all three matches in their section duals; Travis Bare, Keith Wasserzieher, Jordan Chounard, Dalton Stevens, Taylor Thomas-Bitker and Travis Truenge.
The Gobblers had ten section place winners including five state qualifiers; Keith Wasserzieher and Taylor Wilke both won section championshps. Ryan Skinner and Jordan Chouanard both earned second place for their trips to the state tourney. Isaac Novak and Tyler Bitker both earned third place and Dalton Stevens and Levi Stifer both earned fourth place and Doug Kommer took fifth place.
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUARS
The Jaguars dropped their preliminary dual to Mora in the Section 7AA tourney 70-3.
They had two section place winners including on state qualifier Keegan Edgerton as he earned second place. Jared Reiser earned fourth place for the Jaguars.
CLOQUET/ESKO LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks dropped their preliminary dual to Deer River in the Section 7AA tourney 58-15.
The Lumberjacks had two section place winners including one state qualifier; Jordan Land as he won a section championship and Simon Thill earned third place.
OGILVIE LIONS
The Lions dropped their quarterfinal dual to Trinity of Rivers Ridge 52-24 in the Section 7A tourney.
The Lions had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Matt Hickerson as he earned second place. Collin Mitchell and Mitch Sleeves both earned fourth place and Marshall Flattre-Wubbe, Aaron Carda and Keith Holznagel all took fifth place.
RUSH CITY TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their preliminary dual to Crosby-Ironton 37-36 in the Section 7A tourney.
The Tigers had five section place winners including three state qualifiers; Kevin Johnson, Jake Welna and Josh Conant all earned second place. Josh Welna earned fourth place and Frank Smith took fifth place.
BRAHAM BOMBERS
The Bombers dropped their preliminary dual to Saint Croix Lutheran in the Section 7A tourney 60-16.
The Bombers had three section place winners including two state qualifiers Cole Jokinen and Eric Jokinen both earned second place and Doug Deadrich took fifth place.
AT LARGE TEAMS
Class A State Champions
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG
Quarterfinal
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 40 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 21
Semifinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 33 Medford 26
Championship
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 32 Kenyon-Wanamingo 25
(The Fighting Saints had five wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state tourney duals)
Aaron Zimmer, Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Joel Bauman and Brad Kneisel
BORDER WEST
Quarterfinal
Medford 56 Border West 10
Consolation Semifinal
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 48 Border West 23
STATE CHAMPIONS
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG
Kevin Steinhaus 12th 50-0 160 (3X Time Champion)
Mitch Hagen 12th 49-0 171
Joel Bauman 11th 45-2 189
CROSBY-IRONTON
Hayden Zillmer 10th 43-0 103
WEST CENTRAL AREA
Jake Long 11th 42-1 140
PLACE WINNERS
STAPLES-MOTLEY
Jordan Bendson 11th 40-2 145 Second Place
NORTH BRANCH
Boyd Suparat 12th 37-4 135 Second Place
BORDER WEST
Mitch Andrews 10th 43-3 103 Third Place
PEQUOT LAKE/PINE RIVER/BACKUS
Nic Harrison 12th 37-2 135 Third Place
MACCRAY
Thomas Uttermark 12th 35-6 189 Third Place
DASSEL-COKATO
Max Anderson 11th 36-4 103 Sixth Place
BRECKENRIDGE
Stephen Erlandson 9th 35-9 152 Sixth Place
MOORHEAD
Mark Wychor 11th 28-17 215 Sixth Place
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG FIGHTING SAINTS
Section 3A Champions
Quarterfinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 78 Renville County West 0
Semifinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 35 Canby 31
Championship
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 45 Yellow Medicine East 16
The Fighting Saints had six wrestlers that won all three of their matches in the Section tourney including, Klinton VanHeuveln, Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Joel Bauman and Brad Kneisl.
The Fighting Saints had eleven section place winners including five state qualifiers; Kevin Steinhaus, Mitch Hagen, Joel Bauman and Brad Kneisl all won section championships. Aaron Zimmer earned second place for his trip to the state tournament. Adam Wentzel, Klinton Van Heuvelin, Jordan Rothers, and Kurt Timmons all earned third place, Jacob Engler earned fourth place and Tyler Carlson took fifth place.
DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS
The Chargers topped Litchfield 40-24 in the quarterfinal dual of the Section 6AA tourney before falling in the semifinals to New London-Spicer 40-25. Dakota Hanson, Sam Pokornowski, Brandon Fiedler and Max Anderson won both of the matches in the section duals.
The Chargers had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers; Max Anderson and Sam Pokonowski both won section championships and Dakota Hanson earned second place. Grant Peterson, Tyler Dobmeier and Brandon Fiedler all earned third place. Zach Peterson earned fifth place and Tyler Irvin took sixth place.
BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS
Section 6A Champions
Quarterfinals
Border West 57 West Central Area 21
Semifinals
Border West 36 Pelican Rapids 34
Championship
Border West 36 Staples-Motley 32-
The Buccaneers had five wrestlers win all three of their matches at the section tourney, including Gus McCarthy, Reese Hanson, Will McCarthy, Mitch Andrews and Jacob Poole.
The Buccaneers had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers including two section championships by Mitch Andrews and Will McCarthy. Reece Hanson and Billy Connelly both earned third place. Zach Fridgen, Gus McCarthy and Colter Combellick all earned fourth place and Jacob Poole took fifth place.
STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS
The Cardinals topped Ottertail Central in the quarterfinals of the Section 6A tourney 57-21 and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 39-26 in the semifinals. They dropped a heartbreaking dual to Border West in the championship 36-32. Jordan Bendson, Devin Becker and Trent Carlson all won three matches in the section duals.
The Cardinals had ten section place winners including three state place winners; Jordan Bendson, section champion and Trent Carlson and Devin Becker both earned second place. Dylan Shequen, Andrew Robben and Taylor Bendson all earned third place. Jordan Heldman, Chandler Trout and Ryan Detloff all earned four place and Nick Trout took fifth place.
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings topped Zimmerman in the preliminary dual of the Section 7AA tourney 39-22 before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Mora 42-20. Justin Bergerson, John Morrison, Clay Anderson, Nick Salo and Boyd Suparat all won both of their matches in the section duals.
The Vikings had six section place winners including five state qualifiers including two section champions Justin Bergerson and Jake Kostik. John Morrison, Tom Mork both earned second place for their trips to the state tournament and Jake Kalkbrenner took fifth place.
LITCHFIELD DRAGONS
The Dragons topped Annandale/Maple Lake in the their preliminary dual of the Section 6A tourney 42-31, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Dassel Cokato 40-24. Brian Malepsy, Dan Cox, Kody Kalkbrenner and Kyle Ballard won both of their matches at the section duals.
The Dragons had five section place winners including two state qualifiers Kody Kalkbrenner and Kyle Ballard both earned second place. Damien Heairet earned third place, David Cox earned fifth place and Dan Cox took sixth place.
WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 6A tourney to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 43-25.
The Wolverines had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Matt Hagen. Mitch Steffens and Derrick Rude both earned third place, Jordan Rentz and Tyler Wohlwend both earned fourth place. Josh Sweere, Jacob Wegscheid and Jared Wegscheid all took fifth place.
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
The Wildcats dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 7AA tourney to Princeton 37-27.
The Wildcats had six section place winners including one state qualifier; section champion Clay Olson. Travis Kammerer and Pao Thao both earned third place, Quade Zupko earned fourth and Jake Nase and Derek Sibernagel both took fifth place.
ANNANDALE-MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 6AA tourney to Litchfield 42-31.
The Lightning had section place winners including Matt Fuller earning third place, Jesse Poncochar, Alex Couette and Pete Nordlie all earned fourth place. Brian Redemske and Nick Anderson both earned sixth place.
BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKTS
The Lumberjacks dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 8AAA tourney to St. Cloud Apollo 58-11.
The Lumberjacks had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers including section champion Corey Huber. Evan Olson earned second place to earned his trip to the state tourney. Derek Lofgren and Colton Doty both earned third place and Jake Crosby, Kody Craft and Travis Utley all took fifth place.
PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew topped Fergus Falls in their preliminary dual in the Section 8AA tourney 38-36, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Little Falls 43-30. Drey Loge, Peter Harrison, Cody Schrupp, Zach Humphrey and Nic Harrison all won both of their matches at the section duals.
The Road Crew had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Nic Harrison and Zach Humphrey earned second place. Cody Schrupp, Peter Harrison and Dustin Campbell all earned fourth place and Levi Allen and Drey Loge both took fifth place.
ELK RIVER ELKS
The Elks dropped their quarterfinal dual in the Section 7AAA tourney to St. Francis 52-11.
The Elks had seven section place winners including one state qualifier Tyler Stevens earned second place. Wade Forde earned third place, Jacob Staffenhagen, Eric Stevens and Robert Erickson all earned fourth place. Austin Stevens and Jory Lubinski both took fifth place.
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST JAGUARS
The Jaguars topped Ortonville in their preliminary dual in the Section 3A tourney before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 78-0.
The Jaguars had six section place winners including Trent Novotny and Eric Mertens both earned third place. Tyler Fagen, Blaine Countryman and Cole Gigstad all earned fourth place and Mitch Algre took fifth place.
MOORHEAD SPUDS
The Spuds dropped their quarterfinal dual of the Section 8AAA tourney to Alexandria 56-19.
The Spuds had six section place winners including two state qualifiers; section championships by Ben Gaughan and Mark Wychor. Brock Tallakson earned third place and Joe Carpenter earned fourth place. Jacob Rositas and Chase Morlock both fifth place.
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE/LP PANTHERS
The Panthers dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 2AA tourney to Watertown-Mayer 53-22.
The Panthers had three section place winners including one state qualifier; Alex Jenson earned second place. Stephen Delwicke and Justin Nowak both took fifth place.
WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS
The Knights topped Barnesville in their preliminary dual of the Section 6A tourney 51-19, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Border West 57-21. Aaron Ray, Jake Long, Cody Biehr and Dayton Sternhagen all won both of their matches at the section duals.
The Knights had four section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Jake Long and Jordan Sternhagen earned second place. Cody Biehr and Nick Burton both took fifth place.
BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS
The Cowboys dropped their preliminary dual of the Section 6A tourney to New York Mills 63-12.
The Cowboys had four section place winners including section champion Stephen Erlandson. Greg Erlandson and Justin Goodijohn both earned third place and Brian Differding took fifth place.
MACCRAY WOLVERINES
The Wolverines topped Morris Area/Hancock/CA 42-24 in their preliminary dual of the Section 3A tourney, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Minneota 66-6. Brent Jaenisch and Thomas Uttermark won both of their matches in the section duals.
The Wolverines had four section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champion Levi Berends and Thomas Uttermark earned second place. Brent Jaenisch earned fourth place and Taylor Bodin took fifth place.
CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS
The Rangers topped Rush City in their preliminary dual of the Section 7A dual 37-36, before dropping their quarterfinal dual to Royalton 65-11.
The Rangers had five section place winners including two state qualifiers; section champions Hayden Zillmer and David Booth. Chris Rothstein earned fourth place and Nate Adams and Logan Patrick both took fifth place.
ORTONVILLE TROJANS
The Trojans dropped their preliminary dual in the Section 3A tourney to Renville County West 55-18.
The Trojans had one section place Jason Roggenbuck earned third place.
