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Central Minnesota Mat Rats Report

Season Summary

April 6, 2010

By Roger Mischke

A special thanks to all the coaches and statisticians that sent me their results throughout the season. That is what makes these columns possible to be able to be put together. Again this is for the wrestlers, parents, schools and community. Please either fax (1-320-363-4192) or email matrat@charter.net and thematrat@live.com those season summaries if you haven’t already done so. If you have a booklet please contact me for my address.

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2009-2010 TEAM RECORDS

West Central North Conference, Conference, Overall
Foley Falcons     8-0  30-3
New London-Spicer Wildcats       7-1  17-4
Mora Mustangs       6-2  20-5
Milaca Wolves       4-3  30-7
Albany Huskies       NA  NA
Sauk Centre Mainstreeters     NA  NA
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder   1-7  3-15
Melrose Dutchmen       0-8  0-12

West Central South Conference, Conference, Overall
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons  8-0  21-4
BOLD Warriors        7-1  17-8
Dawson-Boyd/ Lac Qua Parle Valley  6-2  18-5
Paynesville Bulldogs      5-3  21-10
Yellow Medicine East Sting     4-4  15-12
Minnewaska Lakers        3-5    8-8
Benson Braves       2-6    5-7
Montevideo Thunder Hawks   0-8    4-14
Morris Area/Hancock Chokio Alberta Tigers 1-8   2-12

Mississippi 8 Conference, Conference, Overall
Saint Michael-Albertville Knights    8-0  32-3
Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets   7-1  24-4
Monticello Magic        6-2  20-7
Princeton Tigers      5-3  13-9
Big Lake Hornets        3-5  10-13
Becker Bulldogs       3-5    6-14
Zimmerman Thunder   3-4  10-13
Buffalo Bison       1-7    4-18
Rogers Royals        0-8    4-12

Central Lakes Conference, Conference, Overall
St. Cloud Apollo Eagles     9-0  26-4
Little Falls Flyers       8-1  26-6
Fergus Falls Otters       7-2  15-8
Brainerd Warriors        6-3  13-5
Sauk Rapids Storm      4-5  13-23
Rocori Spartans       4-5  10-16
Willmar Cardinals      4-5    7-11
St. Cloud Tech Tigers    2-7  10-14
Sartell Sabres        1-8    2-17
Alexandria Cardinals     0-9    2-18

Central Minnesota Conference, Conference, Overall
Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles    7-0  13-5
Kimball Cubs    5-2  22-6
Royalton Royals       5-2  17-8
Pierz Pioneers    5-2  16-15
Holdingford Huskers     3-4  18-14
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars    2-5    7-16
Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted Lakers 1-6    7-17
Rockford Rockets      0-7    4-16

Park Region Conference, Conference, Overall
New York Mills Eagles     7-0  15-5
Osakis Silverstreaks      6-1  16-10
Browerville/Eagle Valley Broncos     4-2    9-11
Ottertail Central Bulldogs     3-3    8-8
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders       2-4    9-16
Parkers Prairie Panthers      1-5    3-15
United South Central Warriors           1-5    4-11

Great River Conference, Conference, Overall
Mille Lacs Raiders       5-0  20-9
Aitkin Gobblers      4-1  10-8
Ogilvie Lions        3-2  11-10
Cloquet Lumberjacks    3-2  3-19
Rush City/Braham   1-4  3-10
Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City Jaguars 0-5  1-19

Wright County Conference, Conference, Overall
Dassel-Cokato Chargers  7-1  24-4
Watertown-Mayer Royals   7-1  21-4
Annandale/Maple Lake Lightning  7-1  17-8
Delano Tigers       5-3  12-7
Litchfield Dragons       4-4  10-13
Waconia Wildcats       4-4    8-10
Glencoe-Silver Lake/LP Panthers      2-6    5-20
Orono Spartans       1-7    5-21
Mound-Westonka White Hawks   0-8    6-19

Camden Conference, Conference, Overall
Minneota Vikings       6-0   19-6
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints 5-1  16-2
Tracy-Milroy/Balaton Panthers   4-2  15-12
Canby Lancers     3-3  10-13
Renville County West Jaguars   2-4    4-14
MACCRAY Wolverines      1-5    2-15
Ortonville Trojans        0-6        0-9

North Suburban Conference, Conference, Overall
St. Francis Fighting Saints      9-0  16-13
Totino Grace Eagles      8-1  18-7
North Branch Vikings     7-2  13-11
Chisago Lakes Wildcats      6-3  13-13
Irondale Knights      5-4    8-15
Spring Lake Park Panthers     4-5  13-19
Fridley Tigers       2-7    6-9
Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks    2-7    6-7
St. Benilde St. Margaret Red Knights  2-7  3-18
Columbia Heights Hylanders   0-9  NA

South Central Conference, Conference, Overall
St. James Saints   4-1  19-3
Blue Earth Area Buccaneers  4-1  24-4
Waseca Bluejays   3-2  19-3
New Ulm Eagles   2-3    7-13
Fairmont Cardinals   1-4    6-20
St. Peter Saints   0-5    9-18

Northwest Conference, Conference, Overall
Centennial Cougars    8-1  25-7
Elk River Elks    8-1  19-4
Coon Rapids Cardinals    8-1  19-8
Anoka Tornados       6-3  10-8
Maple Grove Crimson  5-4  18-9
Blaine Bengals     4-5  11-12
Osseo Orioles    3-6    4-16
Champlin Park Rebels     2-7    6-15
Park Center Pirates       1-8  11-16
Andover Huskies       0-9    3-10

Gopher Conference, Conference, Overall
Medford Gophers   3-1  13-8
WEM/JWP Grizzlies   3-1  19-8
United South Central Rebels  2-2  15-10
NRHEG Panthers   2-2    6-13
Blooming Prairie Blossoms  0-4    4-8

Mid-State Conference, Conference, Overall
Staples-Motley Cardinals  5-0  20-3
Detroit Lakes Lakers     4-1  15-9
Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines    3-1    8-9
Park Rapids Panthers      2-3    9-13
Pequot Lake/Pine River/Backus Road Crew 1-4   6-14
Crosby-Ironton Rangers       0-5    NA

Valley Conference, Conference, Overall
Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial Knights  6-0  22-3
Saint Clair/Mankato Loyola Cyclones  4-2  11-10
River Valley Wildcats     4-2  NA
Maple River Eagles     4-2  NA
Martin County West Mavericks   2-4  5-8
Madelia-Truman/Martin Luther Blue Jays  1-5  NA
Nicollet Raiders     0-6  2-11

Southwest Conference, Conference, Overall
Jackson County Central Huskies 6-0  22-3
Windom Area Eagles   5-1  17-8
Pipestone Area Arrows   4-2  15-5
Marshall Tigers   3-3  11-12
Redwood Valley Cardinals  2-4    8-20
Worthington Trojans   1-5    4-16
Luverne Cardinals   0-6    2-13

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Mat Rats' Class AAA Team of the Year:

SAINT MICHEAL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
32-3 Overall
8-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Championship
Second Class AAA State
Section 7AAA Champions
Fourteen Section Place Winners
Ten State Qualifiers
Kiffmeyer Dual Champions
First Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 273 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Minnehaha "Knight Hawks" Tourney: 251 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Coon Rapids "Cardinals" Duals

Mat Rats Class AAA Most Improved Team:

ELK RIVER ELKS
19-4 Overall
8-1 Northwest Conference (Tied for Second)
Final 4 Section 7AAA
Nine Section Place Winners
Two State Qualifiers
First Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney; 233 pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Richfield Duals (3-0)
Second Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 180 Pts. (11 Placers
Fourth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 147 Pts. (10 Placers)
Second Place Milaca "Wolf" Duals (2-1)

Mat Rats' Class AAA Individual Team of the Year:

103 Cole Sladek STMA      9th  38-10  5th State/Sec. Champion
112 Mitch Bengston St. Cloud Apollo 9th  49-0  State Champion
119 Tommy O'Brien    St. Cloud Tech     10th  30-6  Section Champion
125 Grant Nehring St. Cloud Apollo  9th  30-8  6th State/2nd Section
130 Nam Nyuyen St. Cloud Apollo 10th  43-6  4th State/Section Champion
135 Tyler Stevens Elk River      12th 41-6  5th State/2nd Section
140 Timmy Ruter Buffalo      12th 40-2  4th State/Section Champion
145 Shane Fensenmaier Sauk Rapids    12th  32-9  Section Champion
152 Ben Gaughan Moorhead      12th 32-6  Section Champion
160 Jordan Campa STMA       12th 44-2  3rd State/Section Champion
171 Chad Ohman Brainerd                12th 35-9  Section Champion
189 Scott Gifford Cambridge            12th 38-7  Third State/2nd Section
215 Chris Rocheleau  St. Cloud Apollo  12th  31-9  Section Champion
285 Mark Wychor Moorhead       12th 39-3  4th State/Section Champion

Mat Rats' Class AA Team of the Year:

FOLEY FALCONS
30-3 Overall
7-0 West Central North Conference Champions
Class AA 2nd State
Section 6AA Champions
West Central Conference Tournament Champions
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers
Seven State Place Winners
Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tournament Champions
Second Place "Rumble on Red" West Fargo
Buffalo "Bison" Duals Champions (4-0)
STMA "Knights" Duals Champions (4-0)

Mat Rats Class AA Most Improved Team:

MONTICELLO MAGIC
20-7 Overall
Second Section 5AA
Third Place Mississippi 8 Conference (6-2)
Twelve Section Place Winners
Ten State Qualifiers
One Champion/One Runnerup
First Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tournament (14 Placers)
First Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tournament (12 Placers)
Monticello "Magic" Duals (1) Third Place (4-1)
Monticello "Magic" Duals (2) Second Place (3-1)

Mat Rats' Class AA Individual Team of the Year:

103 John Weeding (DB/LQPV) 10th  38-4  4th State Section Champion
112 Max Anderson Dassel-Cokato 12th  36-3  4th State Section Champion
119 Jake Kostik North Branch 11th  39-5  3rd State Section Champion
125 Matt Nelson Big Lake 11th  38-3  2nd State Section Champion
130 Mike Kelly Milaca  12th  43-5  5th State  Section Champion
135 Mark Gehling Foley  12th  38-12  5th State  Second Section
140 Andrew Youngblom Mora 12th  42-1  State Champion 2nd Section
145 Tyler Mergen  Monticello 11th  39-1  State Champion Sec. Champ
152 Zach Jackson Foley  12th  38-8  Section Champion
160 Dan Revering Fergus Falls 12th  42-2  Second State Section Champ
171 Justin Bowland Foley  12th  42-4  3rd State Section Champion
189 Kody Kalkbrenner Litchfield 12th  32-4  3rd State Section Champion
215 Tyler Lewandowski Foley 12th  41-4  5th State Section Champion
285 John Morrison North Branch 12th  35-2  State Champion Sec. Champ.

Mat Rats' Class A Team of the Year:

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
21-10 Overall
Six Class A State
Section 5A Champions
Ten Section Place Winners
Three State Qualifiers
First Paynesville "Bulldog" Duals  (3-0)
Second Place Foley "Falcon" Duals (2-1)
Third Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals (2-1)

Mat Rats Class A Most Improved Team:

KIMBALL CUBS
22-6 Overall
Final Four Section 5A
Tied Second Central Minnesota Conference
Nine Section Place Winners
Five State Qualifiers
First Place Rush City "Tiger" Tourney
First Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney

Mat Rats' Class A Individual Team of the Year:

103 Kurt Timmons KMS  12th  40-7  3rd State/1st Section
112 Hayden Zillmer  CI  11th  42-2  State Champion/1st Sec.
119 Travis Borchert B/EV  12th  45-0  State Champion/1st Sec.
125 Larry Bomstad ACGC    8th  38-8  5th State/1st Section
130 Brad Hofstrand CI  12th  34-8  5th State/1st Section
135 Clint Poster Pierz  11th  38-3  3rd State/1st Section
140 Cam Schafer Minnewaska   12th  29-7  3rd State/2nd Section
145 Jake Long  WCA  12th  42-2  2nd State/1st Section
152 Ryan Thompson Benson 12th  36-1  State Champion/1st Sec.
160 Stephen Erlandson Breckenridge 10th  38-3  2nd State/1st Section
171 Michael Doom  Paynesville 12th  32-5  Section Champion
189 Joel Bauman KMS  12th  45-1  State Champion/1st Sec.
215 Brandon Manderschied Minnewaska 12th 34-2  State Champion/1st Sec.
285 Dustin Caspers BOLD  12th  33-4  State Champion/1st Sec.