MAT RATS SECTION 7AA 2012-2013 Preview
MAT RATS SECTION 7AA PREVIEW 2012-2013
FAVORITES: MILACA WOLVES and the MORA MUSTANGS
DARKHORSES: GRAND RAPIDS THUNDER HAWKS and the CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
MILACA WOLVES
Co-Head Coaches: Mitch Vedders/Clay Hoeck
Enrollment: 436
Section: 7AA
The Wolves will be under new leadership this season with new Co-Head Coaches. They did graduate five section place including four state qualifiers; so it will be tough to make a big improvement on those 30-10 dual marks and fifth place state tourney hardware. They will return five section place winners including three state tourney wrestlers and four others with a great deal of varsity experience. Their key leaders should be Joey Curtis and Jonah Gahm thru out the season. Look for the Wolves to challenge for both conference and section honors again this season. They could possibly challenge those dual meet marks.
30-10 Overall Duals
4-1 Granite Ridge Conference
Ten Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
Section 7AA Champions
Fifth Place Class AA State
Second Place Waconia "Wildcats" Duals
Second Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals
Second Moundsview "Mustang" Duals
Second Place Blaine "Bengal" Duals
Returning Wrestlers:
Joey Curtis 12th 40-5 1st Section/AC
Jonah Gahm 12th 41-7 2nd Sec./4th State/AC
Ray Hoffman 11th 28-18 2nd Section/AC
Brandon Merten 11th 25-15 3rd Section
Josh Otten 10th 17-13 6th Section
Mike Hoffman 12th 21-15
Hunter Noor 10th 12-2
Austin Weidner 10th 15-14
Dylan Czech 12th 15-22
Aaron Moscho 10th 3-7
Mason Haskins 10th 4-3
Jorgen Erickson 11th 2-5
Joe Frdricks 12th 2-17
Jake Merten 10th 1-4
Jack Barsody 10th 1-1
Jon Ladehoff 12th 1-1
Graduates:
Jake Earl 35-12 1st Section/AC (68-50 Career)
Justin Ladehoff 26-2 1st Section (83-25 Career)
Joe Moscho 39-6 1st Section/AC (107-45 Career)
Chris Newgard 32-13 3rd Section (64-40 Career)
Jordan Ahner 29-16 2nd Section/AC (46-29 Career)
Josh Majerus 13-20
Trevor Haskins 7-14
GRAND RAPIDS THUNDERHAWKS
Head Coach: Dan Jinks
Enrollment: 947
The Thunder Hawks posted excellent dual marks last season at 16-4 and they were a final four team in this very balanced section 7AA dual meet campaign. Back from that team are seven section place winners including one state place winner. They did graduate six section place winners including two state place winners it may be hard for them to make any improvement on those dual meet marks. But look for the Thunder Hawks to improve thru out the season and once again challenge for Conference and section honors. Jamison Evans, Jsef Palik, David Brenden, Jackson Schauer and Alex Seagner should be their key leaders thru out the season.
16-4 Overall Dual Meets
5-0 Mat King Conference Champions
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Three State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AA
First Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 248 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 195.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 126 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 102 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fifth Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jamison Evans 12th 44-2 1st Section/2nd State
Josef Palik 9th 31-6 5th Section
David Brenden 9th 29-13 4th Section
Jackson Schauer 10th 26-13 5th Section
Alex Seagner 12th 24-14 5th Section
Will Rusch 10th 19-16 5th Section
Jeremy Erickson 12th 18-21 6th Section
Graduates:
Tyler Jobe 43-6 1st Section/6th State
Pat Hopkins 37-4 1st Section/4th State
Zach Granda 23-17 5th Section
Austin Johnson 20-5 4th Section
Dan McGuire 17-11 5th Section
Aaron Smith 17-13 4th Section
MORA MUSTANGS
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 454
Section: 7AA
The Mustangs should improve on those dual meet marks from last season despite the graduation of four very good seniors last spring. They will return seven section place winners; including one state qualifier along with two others with a great deal of varsity experience. Cody LaFromboise and Ken Kastenbauer should be two of their key leaders thru out the season. Look for the Mustangs to challenge both conference and section honors.
16-11 Overall Dual Meets
2-3 Granite Ridge Conference
Twelve Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Section 7AA
First Place Maple Grove "Grovers" Tourney: 201 Pts. (11 Placers)
First Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 216 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 159 Pts. (12 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Cody LaFromboise 12th 31-6 1st Sec./4th State
Ken Kastenbauer 12th 30-6 3rd Section
Austin Richard 12th 24-19 5th Section
Nick Kastenbauer 11th 23-17 5th Section
Brandon Lucking 10th 22-15 5th Section/AC
Thomas Hischer 10th 26-14 5th Section
Jordan Tober 10th 17-10 5th Section
Brady Beier 10th 17-16
Reed Gmahl 11th 15-12
Blake Poole 10th 5-5
Jake Hruska 11th 3-1
Tyler Reinke 10th 5-7
Chandler Henrichs 10th 3-1
Harley Spencer 10th 2-1
Colten Smith 10th 1-2
Graduates:
Brent Schroder Nelson 42-5 1st Section/AC (113-33 Career)
Sam Lawrence 16-6 2nd Section (62-48 Career)
Zach Smith 28-14 3rd Section (76-36 Career)
Tony Jenson 15-10 6th Section (39-31 Career)
Jon Clifford 0-3
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 1,057
Section 7AA
The Wildcats had a very good season last year as they posted 18-10 dual meet marks and they won the North Suburban Conference. Back from that team are six section place winners; including five state qualifiers and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including three section place winners; two were state qualifiers. Look for the Wildcats to challenge those dual meet numbers. This young team should also make a strong challenge to defend their conference honors. With continued improvement thru out the season this crew should push for a final four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign. Quade Zupko, Dylan Connell, Jonah Westbury, Kyle Schoenecker, Joe Virga and Mark Sontag to be their key leaders thru out the season.
18-10 Overall Dual Meets
9-0 North Suburban Conference Champions
Nine Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
Second Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 177.5 pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 170 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 110 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fifth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusader" Tourney: 93 Pts. (9 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jonah Westbury 12th 37-10 1st Section/AC
Quade Zupko 12th 39-10 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Dylan Connell 10th 41-6 2nd Section/AC
Kyle Schoenecker 9th 38-10 1st Section/AC
Joe Virga 10th 30-15 2nd Section/AC
Mark Sontag 11th 28-13 4th Section/AC
Joe Olinger 11th 8-11
Carson Velaski 11th 7-8
Nathan Graeve 8th 7-8
Kevin Schmidt 11th 6-25
Jake Frascone 10th 4-15
Dustin Kluge 9th 4-4
Austin Hable 10th 3-5
Eric Brown 12th 2-4
Mike Bliskowski 9th 3-3
Jaryd Young 12th 2-11
Kyle Merry 9th 1-4
Graduates:
Bobby Sontag 31-17 2nd Section/AC (78-83 Career)
Chase Kammerer 40-6 1st Section/AC (57-24 Career)
William Pool 31-15 5th Section/AC (51-29 Career)
David Barwin 7-22
Mike Shaleen 2-14
HIBBING BLUEJACKETS
Head Coach: Eric Wojciehowski
Enrollment: 634
The Blue Jackets will return six section place winners, including two state qualifiers and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of two seniors look for this young team to improve a great deal over the course of the season. Tone Fuenffinger, Josh Sinnot, Levi Ballek, Owen Philbrink and Jaben Weber should be their key leaders thru out the season.
Dual Meet Records Not Available
Six Section Place Winners
Third Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 162 Pts. (8 Placers)
Twenty-Fifth Place Cass Lake "Big "Bear" Tourney: 47 Pts.
Returning Wrestlers:
Tone Fuenffinger 11th 26-6 2nd Section
Josh Sinnot 11th 27-18 2nd Section
Levi Ballek 11th 23-16 3rd Section
Owen Philbrink 11th 22-19 6th Section
Jaben Weber 11th 21-19
Glade Rybachek 12th 18-23 4th Section
Doug Fillbrandt 10th 23-14
Tanner Nowak 10th 17-15 6th Section
Jon Rupp 10th 6-11
Zack Gustanson 12th 6-22
Tyler Platt 11th 4-10
Tyler McClain 11th 5-14
Will Macki 11th 4-26
Ryan Pierson 10th 2-16
Graduates:
Carver Brownlee 18-10
Kyle Weber 16-19
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
Head Coach: Jim Hoard
Enrollment: 945
Section: 7AA
The Vikings had a bit of down season last year, they should be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Back from last year's team are nine section place winners; including one state qualifier and four with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five wrestlers last spring including one place winner. This young team should make steady progress thru out the season. Look for the Vikings to improve on those dual meet numbers. They should also move up in the North Suburban Conference standings. Reid Johnson, Seamus Hunter, Jake Pitz and Aaron Senne should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-17 Overall Dual Meets
5-4 North Suburban Conference Duals
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 159 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 191.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Tourney: 96 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Reid Johnson 11th 32-14 2nd Section/AC
Seamus Hunter 11th 31-13 3rd Section
Jake Pitz 12th 29-14 4th Section/AC
Aaron Senne 11th 27-12 3rd Section/AC
Zack Sundly 12th 19-8 3rd Section
Eric Bergstrom 12th 19-22 4th Section
Aaron Gistrunk 9th 16-18 4th Section
Mitch Anderson 8th 8-10
Levi Eastwood 12th 8-14 6th Section
Tristan La Belle 11th 7-17 6th Section
Luke Brown 12th 4-3
Tom Anderson 8th 3-9
Mason Niederkorn 12th 3-20
John Fletcher 12th 1-3
Thomas Steele 10th 2-0
Alex Fitcher 12th 1-3
Kody Strohmayer 10th 1-7
Cameron Sampson 10th 1-4
Graduates:
Patrick Mork 39-5 2nd Section/AC (118-40 Career)
Bert Luedtke 8-7
Dalton Horak 10-15
Mike Vogel 7-14
Jordan Mold 4-10
PINE CITY/HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON DRAGONS
Head Coach: Milo Allen
Enrollment: 248 Hinckley-Finlayson/395 Pine City/190 East Central High School/833 Total
Section: 7AA
The Jaguars posted very good dual meet marks of 16-9; back from that team are five section place winners; including two state qualifiers and seven others with some varsity experience. Despite the graduation of six senior including two state qualifiers. The Jaguars should challenge those dual meet marks. Also look for them to challenge for conference honors. Kyle Opsahl, David Lange, Zain Hunter and Beau Hunter should be their key leaders thru out the season
16-9 Overall Dual Meets
4-2 Great River Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 182 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Hopkins "Paul Bengston" Tourney: 171 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Great River Conference Tourney: 169 Pts. (10 Placers)
First Place Northwestern "Mackey" Duals" (5-0)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Opsahl 12th 38-5 1st Section/AC
David Lange 12th 31-6 2nd Section
Zain Hunter 12th 28-9 4th Section/AC
Beau Hunter 9th 27-11 3rd Section
Jeremiah LeTourneau 12th 22-18 3rd Section
Joe Favoreto 12th 15-17
Jordan Hecht 12th 14-16
Gunner Bontjes 12th 12-8
Sam Kossan 10th 7-13
Chet Westin 10th 4-4
Trevor Robinson 9th 2-2
Jesse Olson 11th 3-1
Andy Lyseth 12th 2-1
Kevin Wilson 11th 2-0
Graduates:
David Lange 33-6 2nd Section/AC
Damon Schwartz 31-10 2nd Section
Bobby Noreen 19-17
Chase Rueger 15-11
Rico Horton 5-4
Jeremy Anderson 5-7
NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN/GREENWAY TITANS
Head Coach: Russ Smith
Enrollment: 133 (N-K) 263 (Greenway) 396 Total
The Titans had a very good season as they posted 13-8 dual meet marks. Back from that team are five section place winners and eleven others with varsity experience. With the graduation of just one senior the Titans are looking forward to this season; they will have nine wrestlers with seventeen or more wins returning. Look for this team to improve on their dual meet marks and possibly challenge for one of those top four spots in this very balanced dual meet campaign. Aaron Trunt, Nick Bruss, Mitch Bonderson, Orrin Holmbeck and Jake Lelonke should be their key leaders thru out the season.
13-8 Overall Dual Meets
Six Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 160.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Fosston "Alfred Olson" Tourney: 110.5 Pts (5 Placers)
Eight Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 79 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 22.5 Pts (2 Placers)
Twenty-Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 41 Pts.
Returning Wrestlers:
Aaron Trunt 12th 30-7 3rd Section
Nick Bruss 12th 28-13 4th Section
Mitch Bonderson 11th 28-10 5th Section
Orrin Holmbeck 12th 26-16 6th Section
Jake Lelonke 12th 26-14 6th Section
Jaden Erkkila 11th 18-13
Zac Wright 12th 21-15
Dylan Aas 12th 17-12
Ian Owens 12th 14-16
Mark Cobb 12th 17-18
Tyler Peterson 11th 12-21
Justin Bruss 8th 5-19
Steve Weller 8th 3-18
Gabe Newman 9th 5-3
Mason Graves 8th 3-2
Marrius Cobb 8th 3-4
Dalton Feldhaus 8th 0-2
Graduate:
Wayne Greesky 12-18
RUSH CITY TIGERS/BRAHAM BOMBERS
Co-Head Coaches: Josh Moulton/Jake Shockman
Enrollment: 236 Rush City/217 Braham/553 Total
Section: 7AA
The coop posted their best dual meet marks since forming their coop. Back from that team are four section place winners and six others with some varsity experience. They did graduate four seniors including one state qualifier. Look for them to challenge those dual meet marks this season. Johnathan Mielke, Logan Johnson, and Jacob Lynch should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-12 Overall Dual Meets
3-2 Great River Conference Duals
Four Section Place Winners
Third Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 133 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 139 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 120 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 116 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 88 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 73 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 88 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Johnathan Mielke 12th 22-9 4th Section/AC
Logan Johnson 10th 21-13 3rd Section
Jacob Lynch 10th 22-10 3rd Section/AC
Isaiah Johnson 9th 15-19 3rd Section
Dan Johnson 12th 15-14
Tyler Girtz 11th 10-15
Dillon Arispe 12th 8-20
Dylan Mielke 8th 4-20
Nick Kost ` 11th 3-17
Bryce Bodell 8th 2-10
Hunter Leigland 10th 1-9
Dominic Montgomery 10th 1-10
Chase Grant 11th 1-3
Bryce Lanhart 12th 2-3
Graduates:
Brady Anderson 18-11 2nd Section
Patrick Sendlhofer 7-16
Dan Taylor 7-7
Jordan Nelson 4-7
VIRGINIA/MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHl/EVELETH-GILBERT BLUE DEVILS
Head Coach: Joe Mellgren
Enrollment: 460 Virginia/113 Mountain Iron/-Buhl/294 Eveleth-Gilbert (867 Total)
The Blue Devils will have back twelve wrestlers with varsity experience from last year's team. They did graduate five seniors last spring; including three section place winners. Look for this young team to improve thru out the season. Kyle Starr should be their key leader thru out the season.
Dual Meet Records not Available
Three Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 83 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ninth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 44 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Starr 9th 16-20
Dakotah Greyoul 11th 6-14
Brandon Wellman 10th 6-11
Hunter Thorne 9th 5-18
Jake Weston 8th 7-21
Gabe Lund 12th 5-12
Alex Felten 12th 3-22
Blake Collins 10th 3-26
Josh Weston 8th 5-3
Chris Weston 12th 1-5
Preston Cunningham 11th 3-5
Josh Volk 10th 1-11
Graduates:
Jessie Williams 28-12 6th Section
Josh Klander 14-24 6th Section
Dalton Richard 4-3 6th Section
Matt Lieby 6-23
Noah Chaplin 3-4
CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
Head Coach: Al Denman
Enrollment: 614
Section: 7AA
The Lumberjacks will be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. They will return two section place winners and four others with varsity experience. Mitchell Borcherdt and Reid Borcherdt should be their key leaders thru out the season.
2-18 Overall Dual Meets
0-5 Great River Conference Duals
Fifth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 76 Pts. (6 Placers)
Tenth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 9pt.
Ninth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 66.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Mitchell Borcherdt 9th 31-6 4th Section/Ac
Reid Borchardt 11th 14-8 5th Section
Jordan Baker 12th 11-18
Conner Denman 8th 12-7
Cohen Nelson 10th 7-20
Trevor Lowther 11th 6-12
Graduates:
Jolynne Denman 10-15
Jake Stevens 0-23
FAVORITES: MILACA WOLVES and the MORA MUSTANGS
DARKHORSES: GRAND RAPIDS THUNDER HAWKS and the CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
MILACA WOLVES
Co-Head Coaches: Mitch Vedders/Clay Hoeck
Enrollment: 436
Section: 7AA
The Wolves will be under new leadership this season with new Co-Head Coaches. They did graduate five section place including four state qualifiers; so it will be tough to make a big improvement on those 30-10 dual marks and fifth place state tourney hardware. They will return five section place winners including three state tourney wrestlers and four others with a great deal of varsity experience. Their key leaders should be Joey Curtis and Jonah Gahm thru out the season. Look for the Wolves to challenge for both conference and section honors again this season. They could possibly challenge those dual meet marks.
30-10 Overall Duals
4-1 Granite Ridge Conference
Ten Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
Section 7AA Champions
Fifth Place Class AA State
Second Place Waconia "Wildcats" Duals
Second Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals
Second Moundsview "Mustang" Duals
Second Place Blaine "Bengal" Duals
Returning Wrestlers:
Joey Curtis 12th 40-5 1st Section/AC
Jonah Gahm 12th 41-7 2nd Sec./4th State/AC
Ray Hoffman 11th 28-18 2nd Section/AC
Brandon Merten 11th 25-15 3rd Section
Josh Otten 10th 17-13 6th Section
Mike Hoffman 12th 21-15
Hunter Noor 10th 12-2
Austin Weidner 10th 15-14
Dylan Czech 12th 15-22
Aaron Moscho 10th 3-7
Mason Haskins 10th 4-3
Jorgen Erickson 11th 2-5
Joe Frdricks 12th 2-17
Jake Merten 10th 1-4
Jack Barsody 10th 1-1
Jon Ladehoff 12th 1-1
Graduates:
Jake Earl 35-12 1st Section/AC (68-50 Career)
Justin Ladehoff 26-2 1st Section (83-25 Career)
Joe Moscho 39-6 1st Section/AC (107-45 Career)
Chris Newgard 32-13 3rd Section (64-40 Career)
Jordan Ahner 29-16 2nd Section/AC (46-29 Career)
Josh Majerus 13-20
Trevor Haskins 7-14
GRAND RAPIDS THUNDERHAWKS
Head Coach: Dan Jinks
Enrollment: 947
The Thunder Hawks posted excellent dual marks last season at 16-4 and they were a final four team in this very balanced section 7AA dual meet campaign. Back from that team are seven section place winners including one state place winner. They did graduate six section place winners including two state place winners it may be hard for them to make any improvement on those dual meet marks. But look for the Thunder Hawks to improve thru out the season and once again challenge for Conference and section honors. Jamison Evans, Jsef Palik, David Brenden, Jackson Schauer and Alex Seagner should be their key leaders thru out the season.
16-4 Overall Dual Meets
5-0 Mat King Conference Champions
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Three State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AA
First Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 248 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 195.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 126 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 102 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fifth Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jamison Evans 12th 44-2 1st Section/2nd State
Josef Palik 9th 31-6 5th Section
David Brenden 9th 29-13 4th Section
Jackson Schauer 10th 26-13 5th Section
Alex Seagner 12th 24-14 5th Section
Will Rusch 10th 19-16 5th Section
Jeremy Erickson 12th 18-21 6th Section
Graduates:
Tyler Jobe 43-6 1st Section/6th State
Pat Hopkins 37-4 1st Section/4th State
Zach Granda 23-17 5th Section
Austin Johnson 20-5 4th Section
Dan McGuire 17-11 5th Section
Aaron Smith 17-13 4th Section
MORA MUSTANGS
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 454
Section: 7AA
The Mustangs should improve on those dual meet marks from last season despite the graduation of four very good seniors last spring. They will return seven section place winners; including one state qualifier along with two others with a great deal of varsity experience. Cody LaFromboise and Ken Kastenbauer should be two of their key leaders thru out the season. Look for the Mustangs to challenge both conference and section honors.
16-11 Overall Dual Meets
2-3 Granite Ridge Conference
Twelve Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Section 7AA
First Place Maple Grove "Grovers" Tourney: 201 Pts. (11 Placers)
First Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 216 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 159 Pts. (12 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Cody LaFromboise 12th 31-6 1st Sec./4th State
Ken Kastenbauer 12th 30-6 3rd Section
Austin Richard 12th 24-19 5th Section
Nick Kastenbauer 11th 23-17 5th Section
Brandon Lucking 10th 22-15 5th Section/AC
Thomas Hischer 10th 26-14 5th Section
Jordan Tober 10th 17-10 5th Section
Brady Beier 10th 17-16
Reed Gmahl 11th 15-12
Blake Poole 10th 5-5
Jake Hruska 11th 3-1
Tyler Reinke 10th 5-7
Chandler Henrichs 10th 3-1
Harley Spencer 10th 2-1
Colten Smith 10th 1-2
Graduates:
Brent Schroder Nelson 42-5 1st Section/AC (113-33 Career)
Sam Lawrence 16-6 2nd Section (62-48 Career)
Zach Smith 28-14 3rd Section (76-36 Career)
Tony Jenson 15-10 6th Section (39-31 Career)
Jon Clifford 0-3
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 1,057
Section 7AA
The Wildcats had a very good season last year as they posted 18-10 dual meet marks and they won the North Suburban Conference. Back from that team are six section place winners; including five state qualifiers and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including three section place winners; two were state qualifiers. Look for the Wildcats to challenge those dual meet numbers. This young team should also make a strong challenge to defend their conference honors. With continued improvement thru out the season this crew should push for a final four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign. Quade Zupko, Dylan Connell, Jonah Westbury, Kyle Schoenecker, Joe Virga and Mark Sontag to be their key leaders thru out the season.
18-10 Overall Dual Meets
9-0 North Suburban Conference Champions
Nine Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
Second Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 177.5 pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 170 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 110 Pts. (14 Placers)
Fifth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Saint Croix Lutheran "Crusader" Tourney: 93 Pts. (9 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jonah Westbury 12th 37-10 1st Section/AC
Quade Zupko 12th 39-10 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Dylan Connell 10th 41-6 2nd Section/AC
Kyle Schoenecker 9th 38-10 1st Section/AC
Joe Virga 10th 30-15 2nd Section/AC
Mark Sontag 11th 28-13 4th Section/AC
Joe Olinger 11th 8-11
Carson Velaski 11th 7-8
Nathan Graeve 8th 7-8
Kevin Schmidt 11th 6-25
Jake Frascone 10th 4-15
Dustin Kluge 9th 4-4
Austin Hable 10th 3-5
Eric Brown 12th 2-4
Mike Bliskowski 9th 3-3
Jaryd Young 12th 2-11
Kyle Merry 9th 1-4
Graduates:
Bobby Sontag 31-17 2nd Section/AC (78-83 Career)
Chase Kammerer 40-6 1st Section/AC (57-24 Career)
William Pool 31-15 5th Section/AC (51-29 Career)
David Barwin 7-22
Mike Shaleen 2-14
HIBBING BLUEJACKETS
Head Coach: Eric Wojciehowski
Enrollment: 634
The Blue Jackets will return six section place winners, including two state qualifiers and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of two seniors look for this young team to improve a great deal over the course of the season. Tone Fuenffinger, Josh Sinnot, Levi Ballek, Owen Philbrink and Jaben Weber should be their key leaders thru out the season.
Dual Meet Records Not Available
Six Section Place Winners
Third Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 162 Pts. (8 Placers)
Twenty-Fifth Place Cass Lake "Big "Bear" Tourney: 47 Pts.
Returning Wrestlers:
Tone Fuenffinger 11th 26-6 2nd Section
Josh Sinnot 11th 27-18 2nd Section
Levi Ballek 11th 23-16 3rd Section
Owen Philbrink 11th 22-19 6th Section
Jaben Weber 11th 21-19
Glade Rybachek 12th 18-23 4th Section
Doug Fillbrandt 10th 23-14
Tanner Nowak 10th 17-15 6th Section
Jon Rupp 10th 6-11
Zack Gustanson 12th 6-22
Tyler Platt 11th 4-10
Tyler McClain 11th 5-14
Will Macki 11th 4-26
Ryan Pierson 10th 2-16
Graduates:
Carver Brownlee 18-10
Kyle Weber 16-19
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
Head Coach: Jim Hoard
Enrollment: 945
Section: 7AA
The Vikings had a bit of down season last year, they should be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Back from last year's team are nine section place winners; including one state qualifier and four with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five wrestlers last spring including one place winner. This young team should make steady progress thru out the season. Look for the Vikings to improve on those dual meet numbers. They should also move up in the North Suburban Conference standings. Reid Johnson, Seamus Hunter, Jake Pitz and Aaron Senne should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-17 Overall Dual Meets
5-4 North Suburban Conference Duals
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Third Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 159 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 191.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Eight Place Foley "Tom Keating Memorial" Tourney: 96 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Reid Johnson 11th 32-14 2nd Section/AC
Seamus Hunter 11th 31-13 3rd Section
Jake Pitz 12th 29-14 4th Section/AC
Aaron Senne 11th 27-12 3rd Section/AC
Zack Sundly 12th 19-8 3rd Section
Eric Bergstrom 12th 19-22 4th Section
Aaron Gistrunk 9th 16-18 4th Section
Mitch Anderson 8th 8-10
Levi Eastwood 12th 8-14 6th Section
Tristan La Belle 11th 7-17 6th Section
Luke Brown 12th 4-3
Tom Anderson 8th 3-9
Mason Niederkorn 12th 3-20
John Fletcher 12th 1-3
Thomas Steele 10th 2-0
Alex Fitcher 12th 1-3
Kody Strohmayer 10th 1-7
Cameron Sampson 10th 1-4
Graduates:
Patrick Mork 39-5 2nd Section/AC (118-40 Career)
Bert Luedtke 8-7
Dalton Horak 10-15
Mike Vogel 7-14
Jordan Mold 4-10
PINE CITY/HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON DRAGONS
Head Coach: Milo Allen
Enrollment: 248 Hinckley-Finlayson/395 Pine City/190 East Central High School/833 Total
Section: 7AA
The Jaguars posted very good dual meet marks of 16-9; back from that team are five section place winners; including two state qualifiers and seven others with some varsity experience. Despite the graduation of six senior including two state qualifiers. The Jaguars should challenge those dual meet marks. Also look for them to challenge for conference honors. Kyle Opsahl, David Lange, Zain Hunter and Beau Hunter should be their key leaders thru out the season
16-9 Overall Dual Meets
4-2 Great River Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 182 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Hopkins "Paul Bengston" Tourney: 171 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Great River Conference Tourney: 169 Pts. (10 Placers)
First Place Northwestern "Mackey" Duals" (5-0)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Opsahl 12th 38-5 1st Section/AC
David Lange 12th 31-6 2nd Section
Zain Hunter 12th 28-9 4th Section/AC
Beau Hunter 9th 27-11 3rd Section
Jeremiah LeTourneau 12th 22-18 3rd Section
Joe Favoreto 12th 15-17
Jordan Hecht 12th 14-16
Gunner Bontjes 12th 12-8
Sam Kossan 10th 7-13
Chet Westin 10th 4-4
Trevor Robinson 9th 2-2
Jesse Olson 11th 3-1
Andy Lyseth 12th 2-1
Kevin Wilson 11th 2-0
Graduates:
David Lange 33-6 2nd Section/AC
Damon Schwartz 31-10 2nd Section
Bobby Noreen 19-17
Chase Rueger 15-11
Rico Horton 5-4
Jeremy Anderson 5-7
NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN/GREENWAY TITANS
Head Coach: Russ Smith
Enrollment: 133 (N-K) 263 (Greenway) 396 Total
The Titans had a very good season as they posted 13-8 dual meet marks. Back from that team are five section place winners and eleven others with varsity experience. With the graduation of just one senior the Titans are looking forward to this season; they will have nine wrestlers with seventeen or more wins returning. Look for this team to improve on their dual meet marks and possibly challenge for one of those top four spots in this very balanced dual meet campaign. Aaron Trunt, Nick Bruss, Mitch Bonderson, Orrin Holmbeck and Jake Lelonke should be their key leaders thru out the season.
13-8 Overall Dual Meets
Six Section Place Winners
Fourth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 160.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Fosston "Alfred Olson" Tourney: 110.5 Pts (5 Placers)
Eight Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 79 Pts. (6 Placers)
Ninth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 22.5 Pts (2 Placers)
Twenty-Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 41 Pts.
Returning Wrestlers:
Aaron Trunt 12th 30-7 3rd Section
Nick Bruss 12th 28-13 4th Section
Mitch Bonderson 11th 28-10 5th Section
Orrin Holmbeck 12th 26-16 6th Section
Jake Lelonke 12th 26-14 6th Section
Jaden Erkkila 11th 18-13
Zac Wright 12th 21-15
Dylan Aas 12th 17-12
Ian Owens 12th 14-16
Mark Cobb 12th 17-18
Tyler Peterson 11th 12-21
Justin Bruss 8th 5-19
Steve Weller 8th 3-18
Gabe Newman 9th 5-3
Mason Graves 8th 3-2
Marrius Cobb 8th 3-4
Dalton Feldhaus 8th 0-2
Graduate:
Wayne Greesky 12-18
RUSH CITY TIGERS/BRAHAM BOMBERS
Co-Head Coaches: Josh Moulton/Jake Shockman
Enrollment: 236 Rush City/217 Braham/553 Total
Section: 7AA
The coop posted their best dual meet marks since forming their coop. Back from that team are four section place winners and six others with some varsity experience. They did graduate four seniors including one state qualifier. Look for them to challenge those dual meet marks this season. Johnathan Mielke, Logan Johnson, and Jacob Lynch should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-12 Overall Dual Meets
3-2 Great River Conference Duals
Four Section Place Winners
Third Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 133 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 139 Pts. (12 Placers)
Sixth Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 120 Pts. (12 Placers)
Fifth place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 116 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 88 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 73 Pts. (4 Placers)
Seventh Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 88 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Johnathan Mielke 12th 22-9 4th Section/AC
Logan Johnson 10th 21-13 3rd Section
Jacob Lynch 10th 22-10 3rd Section/AC
Isaiah Johnson 9th 15-19 3rd Section
Dan Johnson 12th 15-14
Tyler Girtz 11th 10-15
Dillon Arispe 12th 8-20
Dylan Mielke 8th 4-20
Nick Kost ` 11th 3-17
Bryce Bodell 8th 2-10
Hunter Leigland 10th 1-9
Dominic Montgomery 10th 1-10
Chase Grant 11th 1-3
Bryce Lanhart 12th 2-3
Graduates:
Brady Anderson 18-11 2nd Section
Patrick Sendlhofer 7-16
Dan Taylor 7-7
Jordan Nelson 4-7
VIRGINIA/MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHl/EVELETH-GILBERT BLUE DEVILS
Head Coach: Joe Mellgren
Enrollment: 460 Virginia/113 Mountain Iron/-Buhl/294 Eveleth-Gilbert (867 Total)
The Blue Devils will have back twelve wrestlers with varsity experience from last year's team. They did graduate five seniors last spring; including three section place winners. Look for this young team to improve thru out the season. Kyle Starr should be their key leader thru out the season.
Dual Meet Records not Available
Three Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 83 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ninth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 44 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Starr 9th 16-20
Dakotah Greyoul 11th 6-14
Brandon Wellman 10th 6-11
Hunter Thorne 9th 5-18
Jake Weston 8th 7-21
Gabe Lund 12th 5-12
Alex Felten 12th 3-22
Blake Collins 10th 3-26
Josh Weston 8th 5-3
Chris Weston 12th 1-5
Preston Cunningham 11th 3-5
Josh Volk 10th 1-11
Graduates:
Jessie Williams 28-12 6th Section
Josh Klander 14-24 6th Section
Dalton Richard 4-3 6th Section
Matt Lieby 6-23
Noah Chaplin 3-4
CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
Head Coach: Al Denman
Enrollment: 614
Section: 7AA
The Lumberjacks will be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. They will return two section place winners and four others with varsity experience. Mitchell Borcherdt and Reid Borcherdt should be their key leaders thru out the season.
2-18 Overall Dual Meets
0-5 Great River Conference Duals
Fifth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 76 Pts. (6 Placers)
Tenth Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 9pt.
Ninth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 66.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Mitchell Borcherdt 9th 31-6 4th Section/Ac
Reid Borchardt 11th 14-8 5th Section
Jordan Baker 12th 11-18
Conner Denman 8th 12-7
Cohen Nelson 10th 7-20
Trevor Lowther 11th 6-12
Graduates:
Jolynne Denman 10-15
Jake Stevens 0-23
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