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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report (15th Annual)

By Roger Mischke

February 15, 2010

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 / thematrat@live.com those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.
MAT RATS TOP CLASS AAA TEAMS

1. SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights topped Mississippi 8 Conference foes Princeton 58-3  and Becker 67-4 to claim the Conference championship. They topped a pair of foes AA New Prague 58-9 and AAA Northfield 50-9. They topped three foes at the Knights dual meet invitational with big wins over Prior Lake 49-12, Kenyon-Wanamingo 53-12 and Orono 63-7. They dropped a dual to rival and No. 2AA ranked Foley 31-21 in a very exciting match. The Knights closed out their regular season with a very solid performance to top Class AA No. 8 ranked Milaca 38-14.

2. CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUE JACKETS

The Blue Jackets topped three Mississippi 8 Conference foes Big Lake 49-10, Princeton 50-22 and Becker 72-3. They topped two foes at the Tornado Duals hosted by Anoka; in the quarter finals they topped AA Lean and Mean Fergus Falls 41-25 and in the semifinals they  topped Grand Rapids 47-13. In the championship dual they dropped a very close dual to highly ranked Hastings 33-31. Tyler Tischer, Ty Torgerson, Adam Kelling, Clayton Jennissen, Derek Swanson and Scott Gifford were all 3-0 at the Tornado duals.

3. ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles topped Central Lakes Conference rival and Section 8AAA foe Rocori 60-8, they had seven big falls to lead the way. The Eagles earned their first Central Lakes Conference championship by topping Conference and Section rival Brainerd 30-29. The Eagles topped Section 8AAA foe Bemidji 54-24. Nolan Rial won his 100th career match against Brainerd to help secure their big win. The Eagles closed out their regular season with a great showing at the Purple Pride tourney hosted by Albany with 164 points and nine place winners to earn third place. Mitch Bengtson, Nam Nguyen and Nolan Rial all won championships and Grant Nehring, Grant Dullinger, Clayton Athman and Chris Rocheleau all earned second place. Alex Lawwell earned fourth place and Nick Lawwell took fifth place.

4. ELK RIVER ELKS

The Elks topped Northwest Suburban conference foe Park Center 46-26. They topped rival district ISD 728 foes Zimmerman 49-25 and Rogers 66-6. The Elks topped AA Lean and Mean and rival Monticello 29-25 in a very good dual. At the Bengal Duals hosted by Blaine they topped Irondale 78-0 and Rosemount 41-32 and dropped a  dual to Coon Rapids 42-20. Jake Staffenhagen, Eric Stevens, Holton Lubinski and Jory Linbinski were all 3-0 at the Bengal Duals. They topped AA Lean and Mean and possibly one of their biggest rivals Monticello 29-25 in a very exciting dual.

5. BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors topped Central Lakes Conference foe Willmar 39-22. They topped Section 8AAA rival Bemidji 50-14 and came up just short in their dual with St. Cloud Apollo 30-29 in a huge Section 8AAA dual.  They closed out their regular season with a loss to Central Lakes Conference rival Little Falls 40-24.

6. MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds continue to have a great season with a pair of wins over Section 8AAA foes Sauk Rapids 30-24 and Alexandria 43-27. They earned fourth place at the Laker duals hosted by Detroit Lakes; in the quarterfinals they topped Pequot Lakes/Pine River/Backus 39-26. The Spuds dropped their semifinal dual to Fergus Falls 43-30 before dropping their third place dual to Little Falls 42-27. Jacob Rositas, Brock Tallakson and Mark Wychor were all 3-0 at the Laker Duals. The Spuds dropped a dual to cross town rival and highly ranked North Dakota team Fargo South 38-18. They had a great showing at the "Big Ole" Tournament hosted by Alexandria with 158 points and thirteen place winners to earn third place. Ben Gaughan, Mark Wychor and Chase Morlock all won championships and Brock Tallakson earned second place. Earning third place was Jacob Rositias; Brett Morlock, Mitchel Moe, Jame Golling and A. J. Wheeler all earned fourth place. Evan Gary, Jacob Throwbridge and Mike Holtan all took fifth place. They had yet another great showing as they topped Class AA foe East Grand Forks 52-24. The Spuds closed  out their regular season with a win over Section 8AAA rival Bemidji 40-28 and a loss to another Section 8AAA foe St. Cloud tech 42-21.

7. SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm topped Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Alexandria 46-27. They dropped a dual to Section 8AAA foe Moorhead in a very good dual 30-24. They topped AA Becker 41-25 and came up short against AA Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple Lake 54-13. The Storm took on the Number two nationally ranked Apple Valley at the Ranger Duals hosted by Forest Lake in their quarter final dual and they came up short 55-6. They dropped their consolation semifinal dual to Lean and Mean Class A foe LeSueur-Henderson 34-18. In the seventh place match they lost to AA New Prague 42-25. The Storm continue to struggle in their effort to get their whole team all the mat at the same time. They dropped duals to a pair of rivals; Central Lakes Conference foe Little Falls 58-25 and to Foley 55-9.

8. WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals dropped a dual to  Central Lakes Conference foe and Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 39-22. They dropped a to dual to Class A ranked Bold 35-9 in a dual that had a couple of double forfeits. The Cardinals had a huge win over Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Rocori 34-31.

9. ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans dropped  duals to Central Lakes Conference foes and Section 8AAA rivals St. Cloud Apollo 60-18 and Willmar 34-31. They had a great tourney at the Big Ole  with 143 points and eleven place winners; including two wrestlers that  earned second place; Kyle Lieser and Alex Weiman. Levi Olivier, Jordan Hemmesch, Tim Solder and Dylan Gertken all earned third place. Nate Ness earned fourth place and taking fifth place were  Zavier Grooper, Tony Phillips and Adam Liestman. The Spartans topped Central Lakes Conference rival Alexandria to close out the regular season.

10. ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers dropped a dual to Central Lakes Conference rival and Section 8AAA foe Little Falls 40-35. They dropped a dual to Lean and Mean Class A Mille Lacs 45-25. They had a great dual against Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Alexandria as they defeated them 41-33. The Tigers dropped a dual to Class AA Lean and Mean and Central Lakes Conference rival Fergus Falls 51-19. They came back with possibly their performance of the season to topped Class A Lean and Mean Kimball 36-32. They closed out their regular season with a great wins over a pair of Section 8AAA rival; as they topped a tough Moorhead team 42-21 and Bemidji 58-16.

11. BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The Lumberjacks dropped a dual to Class A ranked Greenbush-Middle River/Badger 51-9. They were 1-2 at the Alexandria quadrangular with a big win over Section 8AAA foe Alexandria 43-22. They dropped duals to Class AA Lean and Mean Detroit Lakes 37-28 and to Class A Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 45-35. Logan Crosby, Craig Maas, Dale Norton, Josh Dreyer and Corey Huber were all 3-0 at the Alexandria Quad. The Lumberjacks traveled to Blaine for the Bengal Duals where they dropped their quarterfinal match to Coon Rapids 56-18, won the consolation semifinal over Irondale 45-30 and in their final dual dropped a close one to the host Blaine 36-35. Dale Norton, Alex Johnson, Craig Maas, Leroy Pacheco and Corey Huber wall unbeaten at the Blaine event. They split duals at their triangular as they  topped rival Blackduck/Cass Lake/Bena 62-18 and dropped a very exciting dual to Fosston/Bagley. They closed out their regular season with a pair losses to Section 8AAA rivals Moorhead 40-28 and St. Cloud Tech 58-16.

12. BUFFALO BISON

The Bison dropped  duals to Mississippi 8 Conference rivals Monticello 64-3 and Zimmerman 60-9. They scored  seventy-nine points to earn seventh place at the Totino Grace Tourney with four place winners including; Timmy Ruter won the lone championship, Mike Simeon earned second place, Tanner Robasse earned third place and Cedric Jeminez took fourth place. They closed out their regular season with 86.6 points and six place winners at the White Hawk Invitational hosted by Mound. Timmy Rutter won the lone championship and Lucas Mock earned second place. Hunter Thiel and Tanner Maus both earned third place. Gus Koppi earned fourth place and Matt Ruhr took fifth place.

13. ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals dropped a pair of duals to Section 8AAA foes Moorhead 43-27 and Sauk Rapids 46-27. They dropped three duals at the quadrangular: Bemidji 43-22, Detroit Lakes 52-24 and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 37-32. Lucas Betterman and Andy Bouressa were both 3-0 at the quad. The Cardinals dropped a Central Lakes Conference dual to St. Cloud Tech 41-33. They earned 109.5 points at their "Big Ole" Invitational with nine place winners. Cole Ellison and Lucas Betterman both earned second place and Andy Bouressa and Ross Carlson both earned third place. Nick Hammje and Kyle Fulghum both earned fourth place and Zach Carlson and Anthony Hubbard both took fifth place.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS AA TEAMS

1. FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped West Central Conference foe and Section 6AA rival New London-Spicer 39-13 to earn the Dual Meet Championship for the West Central North Conference. They had a very impressive tourney with two hundred and fifty six points and fourteen place winners to win the West Central North Conference Tournament Championship. Keith Thell, Mitch Dunlap, Taylor Rothfork, Brandon Seppelt, Zach Jackson and Tyler Lewandowski all won championships and Sam Keeler, Will Sustercich, Taylor Lewandowski, Justin Bowland and Jordan Bialke all earned second place to take All WCN Conference Honors. Earning third place were Mark Gehling and Tyler Bemboom also earned Honor Mention All WCN Honors. Matt Beehler wrestled a great tourney to earn fourth place thus all fourteen wrestlers placed in the top four. They topped AAA rival Sauk Rapids 55-9. The Falcons had a very good showing at the Knight Duals hosted by Saint Michael-Albertville with big wins over Class A state ranked Kenyon-Wanamingo 48-19, AAA Prior Lake 58-3 and Orono 68-5. The biggest match of the day was they topped No. 2AAA ranked and a their huge rival Saint Michael-Albertville 31-21. Sam Keeler, Zach Jackson and Tyler Lewandowski were all 3-0, Jordan Bialke was 3-1 and Brandon Seppelt and Justin Bowland were both 3-0 at the Knight duals.

2. NEW LONDON SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats dropped a West Central North Conference rival and Section 6AA foe Foley 39-13. They had a very impressive tourney where they earned one hundred and eighty eight points and had thirteen place winners to earn second place at the West Central North Conference Tournament. Earning All Conference honors were champions; Chase Austvold and John Nething and Ben Henle, Shaun Hatlestad and Tanner Tobkin all earned second place. Tom Duscher and Logan Brink both took third place to earn Honorable Mention All Conference. Taking four place for the Wildcats were Treyton Austvold, Elliot Eckhoff, Dylan Hanson, Cody Haugen, Chris Pfau and Zach Borka. They had a huge day at the Tornado Duals hosted by Anoka with a big win over Section 6AA foe Little Falls 31-30, the Wildcats dropped their semifinal dual to No. 4AAA ranked Hastings 33-27. They topped AA Lean and Mean Grand Rapids 46-23 to earn third place. Ben Henle, Chase Austvold, Shaun Hatlestad and John Nething were all 3-0 at the Tornado Duals. The Wildcats closed out their regular season with a big win over Section 6AA foe Annandale/Maple Lake 40-17  they also  topped Class A No. 10 ranked BOLD 33-24.

3. MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs are starting to get most of their wrestlers back from the injured list. They had most of their wrestlers competing at the West Central North Conference tournament where they earned one hundred and fifty four points and eleven place winners to take fourth place. Earning All Conference Honors were Seth Sanftner, Andrew Youngblom, Blake Menard and Derek Carlson all won championships and Dusty Thorhauer, and Tyler Carlson both earned second place. Tony Jenson earned fourth place and taking fifth place were Thomas Hischer, Alex Dahms, Zach Smith and Brian Hanson. The Mustangs topped a pair section 7AA rivals with big wins over Princeton 46-18 and Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 69-11. The Mustangs had most of their wrestlers back in the lineup as they closed out their regular season with a very strong showing at the Purple Pride Tournament hosted by Albany. They scored 198 points and had ten place winners including five championships by Andrew Youngblom, Zane VanVleet, Blake Menard, Tyler Carlson and Derek Carlson. Dusty Thorhauer, Ken Kastanbauer, Cody LaFraomboise and Nick Muehlberg all earned second place and Thomas Hischer took fifth place.

4. DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers topped Wright County Conference rival Watertown-Mayer 39-34. The Chargers had a great tourney as they topped the field of teams at the Laker Duals hosted by Detroit Lakes. They topped Crosby-Ironton in the quarterfinals 50-13 and in the semifinals they topped section 6AA foe Little Falls 38-34. In the championship the Chargers topped AA Lean and Mean foe Fergus Falls in a very exciting dual 33-28. Max Anderson, Brandon Fiedler, Brett Abrahamson, Tyler Dobmeir and Sam Pokonowski. They topped Wright County Conference foe Orono 63-13, before falling to  No. 5AA ranked Scott West  41-23. The Chargers closed out their regular season with a win over Wright County Conference foe Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP 64-9.

5. MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves had a great tourney performance with one hundred and seventy five points and twelve place winners to earn third place at the West Central North Conference Tournament. Earning All Conference honors were Mike Kelley their lone championship and Ripp Baker, Marshall Ash and Jonah Gahn all earned second place. Joey Curtis, Joe Moscho, Jordan Rogalla, John Crain, Justin Ladehoff and Joe Hemmerich all earned third place to take Honorable Mention All Conference honors. Jordy Rogallo and Jake Earl both took fifth place for the Wolves. The Wolves topped Section 7AA rival Grand Rapids 36-24 in a important section dual. They topped three foes at the Bengal Duals hosted by Blaine with huge wins over all AAA foes Spring Lake Park 71-4, Rosemount 62-7 and Coon Rapids 43-10. The Wolves won 36 of 42 matches in their three duals at the Bengal duals.  The Wolves closed out their regular season with a dual with the No. 2AAA ranked St. Michael- Alb

rtville Knights; they came out on the short end 38-14.

6. FERGUS FALLS OTTERS

The Otters topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sartell 60-18.  The Otters earned second place at the Detroit Lakes "Laker" Duals with their quarterfinal win over Detroit Lakes 46-13 and Semifinal win over Moorhead 43-30. In the championship their dropped a very close dual to top twelve ranked Dassel Cokato 33-28. Alex Hensch, Tyler Giza, Bryant Marquedant, Dan Revering, Jesse Laugen, Tylor Garding and Colton Thorson were all 3-0 at the Laker Duals. The Otters had a huge win over Section 8AA foe Perham 32-31; this may have given them the number one seed in the Section 8AA tournament. They traveled to Anoka to participate in the Tornado duals where they dropped three duals to AAA foes Cambridge-Isanti No. 3AAA ranked 41-25, Anoka 39-30 and St. Francis 48-25. Dan Revering was the lone Otter to go 3-0 at the Tornado duals as most of the wrestlers only competed in two matches. The Otters closed out their regular season with a very impressive performance with their efforts they topped Central Lakes Conference St. Cloud Tech. 51-19. They also topped Class A Lean and Mean foe Kimball in a very exciting dual 36-22.

7. LITTLE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Central Lakes Conference rivals St. Cloud Tech 40-35 and Class A Lean and Mean foe Mille Lacs 49-30. They earned third place the at the Laker Duals hosted by Detroit Lakes as they topped AA Lean and Mean foe Thief River Falls 42-34 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals they dropped a dual to top twelve ranked Dassel Cokato in a very hotly contested dual 38-34. The Flyers topped Moorhead 42-27 in their third place dual. Frank Wilczek, Dillon Kifer, Derik Jendro, Cody Bue, Autin Scherping and Brandon Heimenz were all 3-0 at the Laker Duals. They topped Central Lakes Conference foe Sauk Rapids 48-25. The Flyers earned fifth place at the Tornado duals; in the quarterfinal dual they dropped a very exciting dual to Section 6AA foe New London-Spicer 31-30. In the consolation semifinals they  dropped this one to St. Francis 48-23. The Flyers did topped AAA and host Anoka for fifth place 41-25. Conner Scherping, Dillon Kifer, Joe Tuholsky and Austin Scherping were all 3-0 at the Tornado duals. The Flyers topped Central Lakes Conference rival Brainerd 40-24 to close out their regular season.

8. MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic continue to have a great season with yet another big win over a Mississippi 8 Conference rival Buffalo 64-3. They really turned some heads with their performance at the Pete Veldman tournament hosted by South Saint Paul with two hundred and fifty one and half points and twelve place winners in this sixteen team field of teams to claim the championship. Tyler Mergen, Logan Draack, Jake Schmitz, Eric Bourgeois and Sebastian Garnder all won championships. Randy Ashcer and Jacob Barker both earned third place and Joe Jude earned fourth place. Ben Fehn and Jacob Kohler both earned fifth place and Jake Berthiame and Ryan Michaelis both took sixth place. The Magic dropped a dual to their rival and No. 12AAA ranked Elk River 29-25.

9. ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

The Lightning continue to roll over their foes including a very convincing win over Mound-Westonka a Wright County Conference foe 70-7. They topped AA Becker 58-15 and AAA Sauk Rapids 54-13 both very impressive efforts. The Lightning split a pair of duals as they topped AAA Buffalo 51-21 and they dropped a big Wright County Conference dual to Watertown-Mayer 42-32. They will now share the Wright County Conference Championship with Dassel-Cokato. They  had a very strong showing as they scored 208 points and twelve place winners to earned the championship of the Cougar Invitational hosted by Mankato East. Matt Fuller, Alex Couette and Jesse Puncochar all won championships and Derek Rachel, Chris Salveson, Jordan Hanan, Tyler Pipo and Teddy Erickson all earned second place. Peter Nordlie earned third place, Isaac Hendrickson and Austin Kalla both earned fourth place and Kevin Salveson took fifth place. The Lightning closed out their regular season with a tough loss to Class AA No. 6 ranked New London-Spicer 40-17.

10. DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED

The United topped Murray County Central 51-18 and Class A ranked Jackson County Central 30-29. They had a very impressive showing at the West Central South Conference tournament with one hundred and seventy six and half points and eight placing in the top four to earn third place. John Weeding, Ryan Swenson, Lane Mitchell and Christian Olson all won championships.  Dylan Croatt, Jake Bothun and Sam Haas all earned second place; all finalists  earned All Conference honors and Codie Weeding earned four place in this very tough tourney. The United crew had a great tourney with 224 points and twelve place winners to earn second place; as they were edged by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg by just one point. Ryan Swenson and Christian Olson both won championships and Sam Haas, John Weeding, Dylan Croat, Lane Mitchell, Jake Bothun and Codie Weeding all earned second place and Brandon Schmidt earned third place. Josh Staab, Bo Stensrud and J. D. Strukness all earned fourth place.

11. STAPLES-MOTLEY CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Class A Lean and Mean Pierz 36-28 in a very exciting dual. They also crushed former Section 6A foes Parkers Prairie 57-9 and Breckenridge 61-11. They  topped Class A rival and former Mid-State Conference foe Aitkin 44-21. The Cardinals dominated the Wolf Pack Tourney hosted by Walker with 253 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top five. Blake Miller, Jordan Bendson, Dylan Shequen, David DeYonge and Brady Killian all won championships. Blake Patrich, Ryan Detloff, Chandler Trout and Brent Lisson all earned second place.  A Trio of Cardinals earned third place; Brandon Flickinger, Sam Duberowski and Jordan Heldman. Ryan Kobliska earned fourth place and Tyler Poguba took fifth place. The Cardinals earned second place at the Cowboy Duals hosted by Breckenridge with big wins over Breckenridge 59-16 and Browerville/Eagle Valley 40-30. They were defeated in the championship by Border West 39-33. They did sit three regulars because of their match count in this dual. Jordan Bendson, Dylan Shequen, Blake Petrich, Ryan Detloff and David DeYonge were all 3-0 at the Cowboy duals. The Cardinals complete their regular season with a 19-2 dual meet mark.

 12. PRINCETON TIGERS

The Tigers dropped a dual to Mississippi 8 Conference foe and No. 2AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 58-3.

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons topped Wright County Conference foe Waconia 37-34 in a very close dual. The Dragons had a strong showing at the Totino Grace Invitational with one hundred and forty and half points and eight place winners. Kyle Ballard, Dan Cox and Kody Kalkbrenner all won championships and Tyler Jones earned second place. Dylan Reiner and Austin Jones both earned third place and Shane Gutormson and Derek Celander both took fourth place. The Dragons closed out their regular season with a loss to Wright County Conference foe Delano 44-24.

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped North Suburban Conference foe Spring Lake Park 47-28.  They had a great tourney performance with one hundred and eighty  three and half points and eleven place winners to claim the championship of the Meadow Creek Christian "Saints" Invitational. Quade Zapko, Clay Anderson and Jake Nase all won championships and Chase Kammerer, Nick Meyer, Josh Linman and Riley Meyers all earned second place. Ben Hinderman earned third place, Sean McConville fourth place and Sean Hoyt and Bobby Sontag both took fifth place. They dropped a Section 7AA and Suburban North Conference dual to North Branch 36-23.

NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

The Vikings topped North Suburban Conference rival Columbia Heights 76-3. They had a very good tourney with 178 points and ten place winners to earn second place at the Skip Nalan tournament hosted by Grand Rapids. John Morrison and Justin Bergerson both won championships and Jake Kostick, Pat Mork and Luke LaVasseuer all earned second place. Jake Pitz and Stuart Frink both earned third place, Reid Johnson fourth place and Evan Silver and Dalton Horak both took fifth place. They topped Section 7AA and North Suburban Conference foe Chisago Lakes 36-23. The Vikings closed out their regular season with a win over North Suburban Conference foe Spring Lake Park 58-12.

MAT RATS TOP CLASS A TEAMS

1. ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons had a good tournament as they earned 181 points and eleven place winners to earn second place at the West Central South Conference Tournament. Hayden Rouser and Larry Bomstad both won championships and Ryan Larson earned second place to All Conference honors. Matt Lee, Logan Peterson and Matt Meyer all took third place to earn Honorable Mention All Conference. Jesse Whitcomb, James Nelson and Dylan Nelson all earned fourth place and Nate Meyer and Mike Kramer took fifth place. The Falcons top three foes at the Lakers Quadrangular with huge wins over Class A Lean and Mean Medford 55-6, Rockford 61-13 and the host and Section 5A foe Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 59-14. Jesse Whitcomb, Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomstad, Matt Meyer, Mike Kramer and Ryan Larson were all 3-0 at the Lakers quad. The Falcons closed out their regular season with a great tourney showing with 191 points and thirteen place winners to earn second place at the Purple Pride Tourney hosted by Albany. Hayden Rouser, Matt Lee and Ryan Larson won championships and Matt Meyer earned second place. James Nelson, Michael Kramer, Lucas Damm, Larry Bomstad and Nate Meyer all earned third place. Dylan Nelson, Colin Kragenbring, Logan Peterson and Jesse Whitcomb all earned fourth place.

2. BOLD WARRIORS

The Warriors had an outstanding team performance to claim the West Central South Conference Tournament championship with 218.5 points and thirteen place winners. Kyle Schulte won their only championship and Dustin Caspers and Jacob Revier both took second place to earn All Conference Honors. Cody Hatch, Alex Steffel, Brent O'Halloran, Zach Revier and Tyler Minkel all earned third place to gain Honorable Mention All Conference. Logan Erickson, Jacob Mikosch and Andrew Brooks all earned fourth place and Ricky Morales and Brett Grund both took fifth place. The Warriors closed out their regular season with two losses to No. 6AA ranked New London-Spicer 33-24 and to AA Lean and Mean rival Wabasso/Red Rock Central 29-27.

3. KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBERG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Fighting Saints topped section 3A foes Yellow Medicine East 34-30 and Redwood Valley 57-9. They had a good tourney showing with 193 points and thirteen place winners to earned second place at the Camden Conference tourney. Joel Bauman and Kurt Timmons both won championships and Zach Carlson, Jordan Rothers, Tyler Carlson, Klinton VanHeuveln, Trevor Mahlum and Matt Stassen all earned second place. Kyle Baker, Aaron Doraska, Jessie Engler and Fredrich Lorentzen all earned third place and Casey Krieger took fourth place. The Fighting Saints had a great tourney showing with 200.5 points and thirteen place winners to earn second place behind  No. 1A ranked Frazee. Joel Bauman, Matt Stassen, Jordan Rothers and Klinton Vanheuveln  all won championships. Joel Bauman was named by the coaches  the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. Kurt Timmons, Zach Carlson, Tyler Carlson and Casey Krieger all earned second place and Jessie Engler earned third place. Frederik Lorentzen earned fourth place and Kyle Baker, Stuart Johnson and Trevor Mahlum all took fifth place. The Fighting Saints topped Section 3A rival Benson 32-31 and AA foe Litchfield 43-23. They closed out the regular season with a outstanding showing with 225 points and ten place winners  at the Morris Invite.   Kurt Timmons, Jordan Rothers, Klinton VanHeuveln, Joel Bauman and Matt Stassen all won championships. Tyler Carlson earned second place, a pair of third places were earned by Trevor Mahlum and Zach Carlson.  Jesse Engler earned fifth place and Casey Krieger took fifth place.

4. EDEN VALLEY WATKINS EAGLES

The Eagles for the second year straight won the Central Minnesota Conference championship with a very exciting win over rival Kimball 38-31. They also topped another section 5A foe Sauk Centre 46-22.

5. PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs earned 145 points and had seven place winners at the West Central South Conference Tournament to claim sixth place in this very tough field of individuals. Andrew Moser and Michael Doom both won championships and All Conference Honors. Taking Honorable Mention All Conference by earning third place were Trevor Spanier and Dominick Platow. Eric Wolbeck and Jon Dorf both earned fourth place and Devin Meagher took fifth place. The Bulldogs topped three foes at the dual event hosted by Sauk Centre with a huge win over AA ranked Perham 31-18 and Section 5A rival Sauk Centre 52-11 and Parkers Prairie 57-10. The Bulldogs closed  out the regular season with a very dominating performance.

6. YELLOW MEDICINE EAST STING

The Sting are finally getting back some of their wrestlers from the injured list as they did top section 3A foe Redwood Valley 64-9 and they dropped a very close dual to Section 3A rival Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 34-30 in a very exciting dual. The Sting had an  impressive performance at the West Central South Conference Tournament with 164.5 points and ten place winners to earn fourth place. Justin Tongen was their lone champion and Dylan Hoffman, Evan Knudson, Derek Dyrdahl and Mason Hegna all earned second place. All of these wrestlers thus earned All Conference Honors. Cody Sander earned third place for Honorable Mention All Conference . Justin Stock and Holdyn Sand both earned fourth place and Dustin Baker and Logan Johnson both took fifth place.

7. KIMBALL CUBS

The Cubs continue to have a great season with a huge Central Minnesota Conference dual meet win over Royalton 46-21. They  crushed three foes at their quadrangular with wins over AAA foes Mound-Westonka 48-6, Robbinsdale Armstrong 63-15 and Richfield 56-16. The Cubs came up a little short in their quest for higher section seed and a share of the Central Minnesota Conference championship as they dropped a very close dual to their biggest rival Eden Valley-Watkins 38-31.  They did bounce back to top another Section 5A foe Sauk Centre 53-12. The Cubs had a few wrestlers that sat out of the Purple Pride Tournament hosted by Albany. They earned 98.5 points and had six place winners including one championship by Marcus Hamer. Alex Thurber and Tyler Kuechle both earned second place and Tanner Mills earned third place. Travis Schiefelbein and Travis Wills both took fourth place to conclude the regular season for the Cubs.

8. BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers topped Section 6A foe Parkers Prairie 49-22 in a very convincing matter. They  topped four Section 5A foes Osakis 59-13, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 42-27, Holdingford 53-15 and Browerville/Eagle Valley 59-14. The Buccaneers topped South Dakota rivals Grotan 49-25 and Milbank 58-15. They topped a pair of Section 6A foes Bertha Hewitt/Verndale 51-18 and Breckenridge; in a very close dual with Perham they game up a little short 33-29 at the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Quadrangular. Mitch Andrews, Will McCarthy, Austen Gray, Austin Maanum, Charlie Maanum were all unbeaten at the quad. The Buccaneers closed out the regular season with three big dual meet wins over East Grand Forks 81-0, Yellow Medicine East 39-26 and Staples-Motley 39-33 to win the Cowboy Duals hosted by Breckenridge.  Gus McCarthy, Mitch Andrews, Ryan Murphy, Will McCarthy and Austin Maanum all 3-0 at the Cowboy Duals.

9. PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped Central Minnesota Conference foes Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 42-20 and Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 53-12. They dropped a very exciting dual to AA Lean and Mean Staples-Motley 36-28. The Pioneers had a great tourney as they earned 145.5 points and had eight place winners in the sixteen team event at the Veldman Invitational hosted by South St. Paul to claim fifth place. Considering the fact they held three starters out of this event that was an impressive showing. Clint Poster won the lone championship and Brett Brausen and Dylan Peterson both earned second place. Cody VanZee and Chris Ortman both earned third place; Sean Huls fourth place and Nathan Tomala and Brad Meyer took sixth place. The Pioneers closed out their regular season with a big win over Section 7A rival Aitkin 47-22.

10. NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped two Section 6A foes; Wadena-Deer Creek 42-30 and Barnesville 35-27. They had a solid performance with 176.5 points and twelve wrestlers placing in the top five to earn second place at the Park Region Conference. Shane Novak, Jordan Novak and Landyn Saewert all won championships and Tommy Selander and Jarrod Norton earned second place. Michael Meyer earned third place; Josh Bernu, Seth Hofland, Max Carlson and Noah Pesola all earned fourth place. Tyler Patron and Jake Hessig both took fifth place.  The Eagles topped two Park Region Conference with very impressive performances over Browerville/Eagle Valley 42-32 and United North Central 57-9. The Eagles closed out their regular season with a huge win over Walker-Hackensack-Ackley-Nevis 58-16.

11. MILLE LACS RAIDERS

The Raiders topped Section 7A rival Royalton 42-26; this should give the Raiders the number one seed in the section team tourney. They topped AAA St. Cloud Tech 45-24 and came up short against AA Lean and Mean Little Falls 49-30. They topped Great River Conference rival Rush City/Braham 60-18. They split with their foes at the Royal Rumble hosted by Rogers; they topped St. Paul Johnson 60-16 and dropped a very close dual to Holdingford 33-31. The Raiders completed their regular season with the Great River Conference championship with 222 points and thirteen place winners. Mark Francour, Dylan Young, Ian Pratt and Bradley Brown all won championships. Nik Borchert, Matthew Pett, Cody Whitney, Chase Niesen, Andy Sammis, Bobby Kulhanke and Gabe Tramm all earned second place. Tyler Knudson earned third place and Ozzie Miller tooked fifthed place.

12. ROYALTON ROYALS

The Royals topped two Central Minnesota Conference foes Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 36-28 and Rockford 63-12. They dropped a big Section 7A dual to rival Mille Lacs 42-26; this dual should determine the number one seed in the section team tourney. The Royals topped Central Minnesota Conference rival Howard Lake Waverly/Winsted 50-15 to close out the regular season.

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS

The Broncos topped the field of teams at the Park Region Conference Tournament with 188 points and twelve place winners. Head Coach Any Lancaster was named Park Region Conference coach of the Year. Travis Borchert was named the Outstanding wrestler of the year in the Park Region Conference. Travis Borchert, Randy Shamp and Lucas Kalina all won championships and Nate Becker and Preston Irsfeld both earned second place. Dominic Eckel, Justin Bollin and Jacob Shauer all earned third place and Adam Sutleif and Tyler Kent  both earned fourth place. Brent Sadlo and Cody Middendorf both took fifth place. The Broncos topped Park Region Conference rival United North Central 54-24. They came up a little short against Park Region Conference rival New York Mills 42-32.