CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAT RATS 18th ANNUAL SECTION and STATE TOURNAMENT REPORT
By Roger Mischke
March 15, 2013
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GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE
There were 29 State Qualifiers and 10 State place winners from the Granite Ridge Conference.
FOLEY FALCONS (24-5)
Class AA Third Place
Quarterfinals
Foley 35 Totino-Grace 23
Semifinals
Simley 42 Foley 23
Third Place
Foley 33 New Prague 24
The Falcons had one wrestler that went 3-0 in the state dual meets; Keith Thell.
State Place Winners
Foley
Tyler Funk 11th 120 Pounds 37-7 2nd Place
Tyler Midas 11th 182 Pounds 41-12 4th Place
Tristan Manderfeld 12th 126 Pounds 41-7 4th Place
Keith Thell 12th 132 Pounds 30-6 5th Place
Mitch Struffert 11th 195 Pounds 31-9 5th Place
Becker
Zach Zimmer 11th 145 Pounds 31-16 5th Place
Colton Vekved 12th 160 Pounds 42-10 6th Place
Bobby Lee 11th 170 Pounds 33-18 6th Place
Mora
Codie LaFromboise 12th 170 Pounds 38-2 2nd Place
Zimmerman
Mitch Robinson 12th 182 Pounds 39-7 5th Place
Albany
Carter Holthaus 11th 152 Pounds 35-10 5th Place
FOLEY FALCONS
Section 6AA Champions
Quarterfinals
Foley 55 Dassel-Cokato 7
Semifinals
Foley 53 Annandale-Maple Lake 16
Championship
Foley 35 Becker 13
The Falcons had six wrestlers win all three section dual matches: including Tyler Funk, Tristen Manderfeld, Keith Thell, Tyler Midas, Mitch Struffert and Cameron Svihla.
The Falcons had twelve section place winners including nine state qualifiers; Section champions Tristan Manderfeld, Keith Thell, Randy Jenson, Tyler Midas, Mitch Struffert and Cameron Svihla. Earning trips to the state tourney were: Tyler Funk, Mitch Keeler and Luke Kelvington. Brandon Halverson earned fourth place and Mitch Rothfork and Nathan Beehler both earned sixth place.
BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Litchfield in their section 6AA quarterfinal dual and they topped New London-Spicer in the Semifinals 41-22. They came up short for their quest for a section championship as they lost to Foley 35-13. The Bulldogs had two wrestlers win all three section dual matches: including Eric Dudek and Colton Vekved.
The Bulldogs had nine section place winners including four state qualifiers; section champions were Colton Vekved and Bobby Lee. Earning trips to the state tourney were Zack Zimmer and Eric Dudek. Lee Schmitz and Dustin Peterson both earned third place, Casey Vesledahl earned fourth place and Luke Schmalz and Brdy Kurtz both took sixth place.
MILACA WOLVES
The Wolves topped North Branch 27-25 in their Section 7AA quarterfinal dual and in the semifinals they topped Grand Rapids 40-27. They fell short of their quest for a section championship as they lost the championship to Chisago Lakes 40-23. The Wolves had three wrestlers win all three of their section dual matches; including Ray Hoffman, Joey Curtis and Austin Weidner.
The Wolves had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers; including Ray Hoffman, Joey Curtis, Austin Weidner and Brandon Merten all earned second place for their trip to the state. Mike Hoffman earned third place, Dru Kuchenbaker and Aaron Moscho both earned fourth place, Jack Barsody and Zach Peterson both earned fifth place and Jorgen Erickson took sixth place.
LITTL FALLS FLYERS
The Flyers topped St. Cloud Apollo 46-27 in their Section 8AAA quarterfinal duals and in the semifinals they topped Bemidji 58-28. Their quest for a section championship came up short as they were defeated by Moorhead 37-28. The Flyers had five wrestlers win all three of their section dual meet matches; including Josh Beack, Justin Jenks, Conner Scherping, Jordan Petrone and Conor Swanson.
The Flyers had thirteen section place winners including four state qualifiers; including Conner Scherping, Conor Swanson, Tyler Gastecki and Joe Reis. Josh Beack and Jordan Petrone both earned third place, Justin Jenks, Axell Lange and Derek McMahan all earned fourth place, Keith Yurek and Tyrsen Ross both earned fifth place and A. J. Jenks took sixth place.
MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustangs topped Pine City/Hinckley-Finlayson 50-19 in their quarterfinal dual in Section 7AA and they dropped their semifinal dual to Chisago Lakes 40-24. The Mustangs had four wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; including Codie LaFromboise, Jordan Tober, Brady Beier and Austin Richards.
The Mustangs had twelve section place winners including three state qualifiers; Codi LaFromboise and Reed Gmahl both won section championships and Jordan Tober earned second place. Ken Kastenbauer, Thomas Hischer and Brady Beier all earned third place, Austin Richard earned fourth place, Ethan Pracher, Tyler Tober, Jordan Koch and Brandon Lucking all earned fifth place and Kameron Dzuirs took sixth place.
ZIMMERMAN THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their Section 6AA preliminary dual to Dassel-Cokato 48-25. They had five section place winners including two state qualifiers; Mitch Robinson and Hunter Smith both earned second place. Austin May earned fourth place, Mitch Gagne earned fifth place and Trenton Milless took sixth place.
PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers topped Sauk Centre in their Section 6AA preliminary dual and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to New London-Spicer 51-17. They had three wrestlers that won both of the section dual meet matches; Tim Bialka, Billy McClay and Brent Champers.
The Tigers had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers; Timmy Bialka was section champion and Billy McClay earned second place. Brent Chambers earned third place, Justin Robbillard, Dylan Auren and Cole Warren all earned fourth place, Wyatt Ross earned fifth place and Bailey West took sixth place.
ALBANY HUSKIES
The Huskies dropped their Section 6AA preliminary dual to Litchfield 46-21. The Huskies had four section place winners; including one section championship by Carter Holthaus, Eric Schmitt earned third place, Matt Schlangen earned fourth place and Brady Winkels took sixth place.
MISSISSIPPI EIGHT CONFERENCE
There were 32 State Qualifiers and 14 State place winners including one state champion from the Mississippi 8 Conference.
SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS (32-1-1)
Class AAA Co-Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 53 Willmar 9
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 40 Owatonna 21
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 28 Apple Valley 28
The Knights had three wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state dual meets: Tommy Thorn, Mitchell McKee and Mark Voss.
STATE CHAMPIONS
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTIVLLE
Tommy Thorn 11th Grade 120 Pounds 51-1
Jordan Joseph 10th Grade 170 Pounds 47-6
State Place Winners
Saint Michael-Albertville
Cole Sladek 12th 138 Pounds 49-6 2nd Place
Mark Voss 11th 132 Pounds 48-7 2nd Place
Lincoln Mallinger 12th 145 Pounds 40-12 2nd Place
Mitchell McKee 9th 106 Pounds 49-5 3rd Place
Michael Kessler 12th 285 Pounds 51-8 4th Place
Ricky Briggs 12th 182 Pounds 49-7 4th Place
Tanner Mills 12th 126 Pounds 40-14 5th Place
Cambridge-Isanti
Travis Holt 12th 145 Pounds 52-5 4th Place
Travis Swanson 11th 120 Pounds 41-18 6th Place
Monticello
Logan Stiller 12th 120 Pounds 39-11 4th Place
Zach Beaumaster 11th 138 Pounds 43-9 5th Place
Big Lake
Colton Pollock 12th 285 Pounds 35-17 5th Place
SAINT MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Section 7AAA Champions
Quarterfinal
Saint Michael-Albertville 69 Elk River 0
Semifinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 65 Coon Rapids 3
Championship
Saint Michael-Albertville 47 Cambridge-Isanti 17
The Knights had eight wrestlers that won all three of their section dual matches: including: Mitchell McKee, Aaron Dick, Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek, Jordan Joseph, Ricky Briggs, Mitchell Eull and Michael Kessler.
The Knights had fourteen section place winners including twelve state qualifiers; Tommy Thorn, Mark Voss, Cole Sladek, Jordan Joseph, Jacob Briggs, Ricky Briggs, Mitchell Eull and Mitchell McKee all won section championships and Aaron Dick, Lincoln Mallinger and Michael Kessler all earned second place. Mitchel Herian earned third place and Thor Hostad took sixth place.
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
The Bluejackets topped Forest Lake 49-23 in their quarterfinal Section 7AAA dual and in the semifinals they topped Anoka 59-9. Their quest for a section championship came up a little short as they dropped the championship to Saint Michael-Albertville 47-17. The Bluejackets had two wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches including Travis Holt and Ty Torgerson.
The Bluejackets had thirteen section place winners including five state qualifiers; winning a section championship was Travis Holt and earning second place and their trip to the state were Travis Swanson, Ty Torgerson, Cody Skog and Kyle Chromy. Brady Kuntz, Monty Frederickson, Reegan Lane, Dakota Johnson and Derick Damars all earned third place, Kyle Willette, C. J. Schlictmann and James Frederickson all took sixth place.
MONTICELLO MAGIC
The Magic topped Richfield 67-12 in their section 5AA quarterfinal dual and in the semifinals they topped Benilde-St. Margaret 41-21. Their quest to defend their section 5AA title came up a little short as they dropped the championship to Totino-Grace 50-20. The Magic had two wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches including Jack Bougeais and Zach Beaumaster.
The Magic had ten section place winners including eight state qualifiers; including section champions Logan Stiller, Zach Beaumaster and Brent Riddle. Earning second place and their trip to the state were Tevin Zavali, Jack Bourgeois, Jake Berthiaume, Carter Barnes and Seth Gardner. Mitch Hanson earned fourth place and Cooper Hanson earned fifth place.
BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets dropped their quarterfinal Section 6AA dual to Annandale-Maple Lake 34-32. The Hornets had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers. Josiah Brown, Michael Blume and Colton Pollock all earned second place for their trips to the state. Derek Helgoe, earned third place, Cody Knaeble earned fourth place, Tristan Jaques and Brandon Holthaus both earned fifth place and Logan Donais took sixth place.
ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals dropped their first Section 5AAA dual to Mounds View 43-21. The Royals had eight section place winners including three state qualifiers Phillip Anderson was section champion, Kyler Swanson Jake Owens both earned second place. Jordan Lemcke and Andrew Piehl both earned third place and Cruz Martinez and Conner Larson both earned fourth place and Tyler Eicher earned fifth place.
BUFFALO BISON
The Bison dropped their first section 6AAA dual to Willmar 77-6. The Bison had seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Adam Treptau was section champion. Robert Sahli earned third place, Jonathan Wirkkala earned fourth place, Ian Scherber and Wyatt Jacobson-Hanson both earned fifth place and Josh Skarin and Hunter Durand both took sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE
There were 28 State Qualifiers and 7 State place winners including one championship from the West Central Conference.
ATWATER COSMOS GROVE CITY FALCONS (24-2)
Quarterfinals
Sibley East 30 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 21
Consolation Semifinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 41 Pierz 25
Fifth Place
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 28 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 21
The Falcons had three wrestlers that were 3-0 in the state duals including; Larry Bomstad, Logan Peterson and Robert Rassmussen.
STATE CHAMPIONS
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Larry Bomstad 11th Grade 145 Pounds 52-0
Lucas Damm 11th Grade 220 Pounds 46-5
State Place Winners
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Logan Peterson 11th 138 Pounds 51-4 3rd Place
Maverick Whitcomb 11th 170 Pounds 44-8 4th Place
Dawson-Boyd/LQPV
J. D. Struxness 12th 220 Pounds 13-1 2nd Place
Brandon Schmidt 12th 285 Pounds 30-4 4th Place
Benson
Tyler Jenson 12th 285 Pounds 36-13 4th Place
Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio Alberta
Conner Metzger 12th 170 Pounds 38-10 5th Place
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
Section 5A Champions
Quarterfinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 70 Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 3
Semifinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 61 Paynesville 9
Championship
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 34 Kimball Area 27
The Falcons had seven wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Rylan Molinaro, Derek Dengerud, Logan Peterson, Larry Bomstad, Lee Whitcomb, Maverick Whitcomb and Lucas Damm.
The Falcons had fourteen section place winners including ten state qualifiers; section championships by Larry Bomstad, Logan Peterson, Maverick Whitcomb, Jacob Peterson, Lee Whitcomb, Lucas Damm and Mathew Whitcomb. Jordan Fester, Tyler Berghuis and Derek Dengerud all earned second place for their trips to the state. Robert Rasmussen, Cameron Whitcomb and Jordan Nelson all earned third place and Rylan Molinaro earned fifth place.
DAWSON-BOYD/LQPV UNITED
The United topped Morris Area in their section 3AA quarterfinals and in the semifinals they topped Worthington 41-27. In the championship they came up just a little short as they lost to Adrian 36-24. The United had four wrestlers win all three of their section dual meet matches; Brandon Schmidt, J. D. Struxness, Keith Abraham and Jordan Bothun.
The United had nine section place winners including six state qualifiers; including section championships by Jordan Bothun, Keith Abraham, Garth Ostendorf, J. D. Struxness and Brandon Schmitt. Jordan Staab earned second place for his trip to the state tourney. Joe Weeding earned third place, Donny Bothun earned fourth place and Action Herman took sixth place.
PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs topped Osakis 40-31 in the quarterfinal section 5A dual and in the semifinals they lost to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 61-9. The Bulldogs had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Caleb Burris, Michael Ludwig and Anthony Wendlandt.
The Bulldogs had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers; Michael Ludwig and Caleb Burris both earned second place. Tanner Harder earned third place, Anthony Wendlandt and Alex Whitcomb earned fourth place, Derek Ludwig earned fifth place and Jared Knustleben, Jordan Karets and Nathan Stang all took sixth place.
MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK/CHOKIO ALBERTA TIGERS
The Tigers topped Montevideo 33-28 in their quarterfinal Section 3AA dual and then they dropped their semifinal dual to Dawson-Boyd/LQPV 34-29. The Tigers had four wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Connor Metzger, Myles Smith, Dillan Johnson and Evan Nelson.
The Tigers had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers; Dillan Johnson was section champion and Conner Metzger earned second place. Travis Ostby and Joel Harrison both earned third place, Evan Nelson and Miles Smith both earned fourth place, Seth Nelson earned fifth place and Mitchell Ascherman took sixth place.
QUAD COUNTY STING
The Sting topped Redwood Valley in their Section 3AA preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they did top Marshal 43-27. In the Semifinals they lost to Adrian 48-28. They had three wrestlers that won all three of their dual meet matches; Aaron Lalim, Colten Specht and Wyatt Hatch.
The Sting had eleven section place winners including one state qualifier; Kirby Winson earned second place. Colten Specht and Trevor Fagen both earned third place and Dylan Johnson earned fourth place. Wyatt Hatch, Aaron Lilam, Trey Cox and Brier Bossman all earned fifth place and Zach Kluver, Brandon Bratsch and Zach Fisher all took sixth place.
BOLD WARRIORS
The Warriors dropped their first Section 3AA dual to Minneota 49-13. They did have eleven section place winners; including four state qualifiers. Manuel Garcia was section champion and Brady Zitzman, Alex Hatch and Trevor Nissen all earned second place. Brett Grund earned third place, Ben Steffell and Chaz Roush both earned fourth place. Martin Minkel and Joel Erickson both earned fifth place and Chris Carnes and Benny Garcia both took sixth place.
MONTEVIDEO THUNDERHAWKS
The Thunderhawks dropped their first section 3AA dual to Morris Area 33-28. They had eight section place winners including two state qualifiers. Spencer Suflow and Logan Kroshal both earned second place for their trip to the state. Mason Kwilinski earned fourth place, Bailey Eickhoff and David Nelson both earned fifth place and Christan Kanten, Joe Schomaker and Jordan Finn all took sixth place.
BENSON BRAVES
The Braves dropped their first Section 3A Dual To Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 62-15. They have five section place including one state qualifier; Tyler Jensen earned second place. Grant Ascheman and Bryce Goff earned third place, Ben Lundebrek earned fourth place and Trevor Berreau took sixth place.
MINNEWASKA LAKERS
The Lakers dropped their first Section 5A dual to Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 44-30. They had seven section place winners, Joseph Weaver, Taylor Lundebrek and Brad Jacobs all earned fourth place. Ryan Stottler, Spencer Winter and Caleb Blaisdell all earned fifth place and J. R. Fromo took sixth place.
MELROSE/SAUK CENTRE
They dropped their first section 6AA dual to Princeton 44-25. They had three section place winners; Will Funk earned third place and Tommy Latzka and Saul Ellering both earned fifth place.
CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
There were 29 State Qualifiers and 8 State place winners from the Central Lakes Conference.
WILLMAR CARDINALS (15-11)
Section 6AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Saint Michael-Albertville 53 Willmar 9
Consolation Semifinals
Willmar 32 Centennial 31
Fifth Place
Moorhead 36 Willmar 22
The Cardinals had two wrestlers that won all three of their state dual meet matches; Colten Carlson and Travis Deegan.
STATE CHAMPIONS
St. Cloud Apollo
Mitch Bengtson 12th Grade 138 Pounds 48-0
State Place Winners
Willmar
Colten Carlson 9th 152 Pounds 44-7 2nd Place
St. Cloud Apollo
Grant Nehring 12th 145 Pounds 39-3 3rd Place
Bryce Kirchner 11th 220 Pounds 34-14 5th Place
Fergus Falls
Abbot Aho 12th 113 Pounds 45-1 2nd Place
Tyler Giza 12th 120 Pounds 45-4 5th Place
Alexandria
Justin Cumberbatch 10th 220 Pounds 2nd Place
St. Cloud Tech
Jared Nieland 12th 285 Pounds 38-8 5th Place
WILLMAR CARDINALS
Section 6AAA Champions
Quarterfinals
Willmar 77 Buffalo 6
Semifinals
Willmar 47 Mound-Westonka 32
Championship
Willmar 32 Wayzata 31
The Cardinals had four wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Austin Miley, Colten Carlson, Augustine Hahn and Cass Herzog.
The Cardinals had fourteen section place winners including eight state qualifiers; Austin Miley and Cass Herzog both won section championships. Colten Carlson, Nate Mittag, Travis Deegan, Estervan Navardo, Vaughn Johnson and Augustine Hahn all earned second place for their trips to the state. Juan Resenlez, Zach Lueders, Jalen Cabrera and Matt Hennes all earned third place, Kory Welgraven earned fifth place and Jacob Bollig took sixth place.
ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
The Cardinals topped Sartell 40-27 in their quarterfinal section 8AAA dual and they dropped their semifinal dual to Moorhead 41-24. The Cards had three wrestlers that won both of their dual meet matches; Trent Pipenburg, Blake Olhausen and Tony Hubbard.
The Cardinals had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Justin Cumberbatch and Blake Olhausen both won section championships and Tony Hubbard earned second place for his trip to the state. Mike Schluter earned third place, Trent Piepenburg and Dustin Neu both earned fourth place. Tristan Johnson, Jacob Neinaber and Ben Bogard all earned fifth place.
FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
The Otters topped Staples-Motley in their quarterfinal section 8AA dual and they dropped their semifinal dual to Detroit Lakes 34-31. The Otters had six wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Abbot Aho, Tyler Giza, Dane Ringquist, Gus Makousky, Abram Aho and Tommy Weaver.
The Otters had eight section place winner including four state qualifiers; Abbot Aho and Tyler Giza both won section championships and Gus Makovsky and Dane Ringquist both earned second place for their trips to the state. Abam Aho earned third place, Spencer Sikink and Walker Heinen both earned fourth place and Ben Schlindler earned fifth place.
SARTELL SABRES
The Sabres dropped their quarterfinal section 8AAA dual to Alexandria 40-27. They had eleven section place winners including one state qualifier; Daniel Vitale. Drew Biernusa and Zach Motschke both earned third place, Nick Jansen, Zach Pederson and Brady Goebel all earned fourth place. Jacob Fernholz, Garrett Counter and Theodore Deuel both earned fifth place. Jonathan Pelch and Sam Krauel both took sixth place.
BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warrior dropped their first section 8AAA dual to Bemidji 39-24. They had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers; Jeff Flickinger and Luke Boran both earned second place. Dan Babineau and Sam Adams both earned fifth place, Bryton Mutz, Dillon Solid, Jace Engelman, James Weiss and Chris Laber all took sixth place.
ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
The Eagles dropped their first Section 8AAA dual to Little Falls 46-27. They had six section place winners including four state qualifiers; Mitch Bengston, Grand Nerhing and Peter Nelson all won section championships and Bryce Kirchner earned second place. Matt Braun earned third place and Drew VanVleet took sixth place.
SAUK RAPIDS STORM
The Storm topped St. Cloud Tech in their Section 8AAA preliminary dual and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Moorhead 52-20. The Storm had four wrestlers win both of their section dual matches; Taylor Rau, Korey Keske, Austin Walz and Chris Keske.
The Storm had nine section place winners including four state qualifiers; Chris Keske was section champion and Taylor Rau, Kory Keske and Austin Walz all earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Charley Rudy earned third place, McKinley Lain, Dylan Vait and Trent Klejeski all earned fifth place and Richard Carriveau took sixth place.
ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their Section 8AAA preliminary dual to Sauk Rapids 37-32. They had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Jarrad Nieland was section champion and Austin Klaverkamp earned second place for his trip. Noah Voit and Patrick Neihaus both earned third place, Austin Brenner and Joseph Reed earned fourth place and Justin Kilanowski took sixth place.
ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans dropped their first section 6AAA dual to Mound-Westonka 47-32. They had seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Tyler Hoffman earned second place. Cody Buermann earned third place, Gunner Feldhege and Adam Kunz both earned fourth place. Nick Warne and Ryan Vigil both earned fifth place and Dalton Galfas took sixth place.
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE
There were 29 State Qualifiers and 8 State place winners including two State champions from the Central Minnesota Conference.
PIERZ PIONEERS (28-5)
Section 7A Champions
Quarterfinals
Frazee 47 Pierz 12
Consolation Semifinals
Atwater-Cosmos-Gove City 41 Pierz 25
STATE CHAMPION
Kimball Area
Quinten Berres 10th 126 Pounds 43-1
State Place Winners
Kimball Area
Blane Tschida 10th 113 Pounds 46-6 3rd Place
Marcus Hamer 12th 138 Pounds 42-10 4th Place
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Patrick Rooney 12th 182 Pounds 43-2 2nd Place
Tyler Tensen 12th 126 Pounds 42-6 2nd Place
Holdingford
Trevor Scott 12th 145 Pounds 43-8 4th Place
Rockford
Ty Griffin 11th 126 Pounds 24-9 5th Place
Eden Valley-Watkins
Zach Blonigan 12th 120 Pounds 31-15 6th Place
PIERZ PIONEERS
Section 7A Champions
Quarterfinal
Pierz 77 Washington Tech. 6
Semifinals
Pierz 51 Aitkin 21
Championship
Pierz 39 Holdingford 18
The Pioneers had five wrestlers win all three of their section dual meet matches; Evan Woitalla, Chris Ortman, Travis Johnson, Brad Meyer and Brandon Sullivan.
The Pioneers had fourteen section place winners including seven state qualifiers; Brad Meyer, Chris Ortman, Brandon Sullivan all won section championships. Evan Woitalla, Travis Johnson, Curtis Brisk and Ryler Smude all earned second place for their trip to the state. Nick Lochner, Jordan Goebel and Brandon Ortman all earned third place and Andrew Tomala earned fifth place. Ted Dehler, Brett Kapsner and Josh Lanners all took sixth place.
HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS
The Huskers topped Mille Lacs 70-3 in their first section 6A dual and in the semifinals they topped Royalton 36-27. Their quest for a section championship fell a little short as they lost to Pierz in the championship 39-18. Kyle Kolstad won all three of his section dual meet matches.
The Huskers had twelve section place winner including seven state qualifiers; Zach Scott, Trevor Scott, Jordan Gombos and Mitch Messman all won section championships. Kyle Kolstad, Kyle Gerads and Clem Gerads all earned second place for their trip to the state. Mitch Merten and Jake Knettel both earned third place, Jason Jarnot earned fourth place, Bryan Scepaniak earned fifth place and Jamey Koetter took sixth place.
KIMBALL AREA CUBS
The Cubs topped Eden Valley-Watkins 48-29 in their section 5A quarterfinal dual; in the semifinals they topped Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 35-27. Their request to defend their title fell short as they were defeated by Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 34-27. Quinten Berres, Austyn Schlueter and Austin Schiefelbein all won their three section dual meet matches.
The Cubs had eleven section place winners; including five state qualifiers, Tim Konz, Quinten Berres and Blane Tschida all won section championships. Marcus Hamer and Travis Wills earned second place for their trip to the state. Troy Filzen, Brady Mehr and Austin Schiefelbein all earned third place, Austyn Schlueter earned fifth place and Markus Mehr and Payton Schielbein both took sixth place.
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS
The Jaguars topped Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 57-15 in their quarterfinal section 5A dual, in the semifinals they came close, but dropped the dual to Kimball Area 35-27. The Jaguars had five wrestlers that won both of their dual meet matches; Patrick Rooney, Alex Schramel, Austin Jaeger, Tyler Tensen and Kaleb Voss.
The Jaguars had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Patrick Rooney, Tyler Tensen and Josey Tensen. Matt Schmitz and Austin Jaeger earned third place, Colby Schramel and Jordan Lewis both earned fifth place and Ben Feuerhake and Alex Schramel both took sixth place. The Jaguar coaching staff was name the top Coaching Staff in Section 5A for 2012-2013 season.
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Browerville in their first round Section 5A dual 33-15 and in the quarterfinals they lost to Kimball 48-29. They had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches including Luke Kuechle, John Salzl, Cain Renner, Zach Blonigan and Tyler Donnay.
The Eagles had seven section place winners including four state qualifiers; Zach Blonigan won the section championship and Luke Kuechle, Austin Peterson and Cain Renner all earned second place for their trip to the state. Hunter Mathies earned fourth place and Tyler Donnay and Grant Winter both took sixth place.
HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY/WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers topped Minnewaska in the preliminary section 5A dual 44-30 and they dropped their quarterfinal dual to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 70-3. Jeff Hausladen won both of his dual meet matches for the Lakers. The Lakers had nine section place winners including one state qualifier; Chris Cox was section champion. Dylan Youngren and Jeff Hausladen both earned third place, Riley Gruenhagen and Garrett Schanus both earned fourth place. Tyler Miller, Dylan Pelnis and Nathan Marschell all earned fifth place and Liam Fury took sixth place.
ROCKFORD ROCKETS
The Rockets dropped their section 5AA preliminary dual to Orono 39-37. The Rockets had six section place winners including two state qualifiers, Ty Griffin was section champion and Bradley Johnson earned second place. Sasha Galka earned third place Jacob Clouse earned fourth place, Duquetto Cano earned fifth place and Joe Heffeman took sixth place.
PARK REGION CONFERENCE
There were 22 State Qualifiers and 6 State place winners from the Park Region Conference.
State Place Winners
New York Mills
Shane Novak 12th 120 Pounds 42-6 2nd Place
Tyler Patron 11th 195 Pounds 35-8 3rd Place
Osakis
Brendon Coyer 9th 106 Pounds 44-5 3rd Place
Royalton
Mitch Lange 11th 160 Pounds 46-5 4th Place
United North Central
Taylor Carlson 11th 220 Pounds 40-8 5th Place
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale
Dillon Card 10th 182 Pounds 48-5 5th Place
NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES
The Eagles topped Ottertail Central 41-22 in their section 6A quarterfinal dual and they lost to Border West 44-36 in the semifinals. They had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Shane Novak, Kacee Skoog, Noah Pesola, Tyler Patron and Max Carlson.
The Eagles had ten section place winners including six state qualifiers; Shane Novak, Tyler Patron and Max Carlson all won section championships and Kacee Skoog, Tyler Ehnert and Noah Pesola all earned second place for their trip to the state. Austin Haman and Cole Grabow both earned fourth place and Gunner Flynn and Sam Erckenbrach both took sixth place.
UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS
The Warriors topped Fertile-Beltrami 55-15 in section 8A quarterfinals and they topped Badger/Greenbush-Middle 36-30 in the semifinals. They dropped the section championship to Frazee 47-9. They had three wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Jacob Malone Taylor Carlson and Dylan Huttunen.
The Warriors had twelve section place winners including three state qualifiers; Jake Malone and Taylor Carlson both won section championships and Max Pajari earned second place for his trip to the state. Tommy Tellers, Mike Johnson and Tanner Bacon all earned fourth place, Sam Tellers, Austin Bacon, Dylan Huttunen and Tristan Palmer all earned fifth place. Josh Nevela and Logan Walz both earned sixth place.
BERHTA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDIERS
The Raiders topped Pelican Rapids 43-27 in their section 6A quarterfinal dual and in the semifinals they lost to Barnesville 44-24. They had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Hayden Truax, Dillon Card and Dalton Baker.
The Raiders had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers; Dillon Card was section champion and Anthony Kern and Hunter Truax both earned second place for their trip to the state tourney. Hayden Truax and Dalton Baker both earned third place, Ethan Kimber and Justi Gordon both earned fourth place. Nick Bennett and Zach Waln both earned fifth place and John French and Marshall Willis both took sixth place.
OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS
The Silverstreaks lost to Paynesville 40-31 in their section 5A quarterfinal dual. They had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Brendon Coyer was section champion, Trenton Coyer and Barrett Scherr both earned second place for their trip to the state. Ryan Engfer and Austin Rollag both earned third place, Peter Hagen and Nils Hagen both earned fifth place and Mitch Sunder and Colton Waldvogel both earned sixth place.
ROYALTON ROYALS
The Royals topped Minneapolis Patrick Henry 41-25 in the Section 7A quarterfinal dual and in the semifinals they lost a close one to Holdingford 36-27. The Royals had seven wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Joe Jenson, Brady Moulzolf, Brad Kroll, Tyler Hegna, Mitch Lange, Tony Gadacz and Cory Wensmann.
The Royals had eleven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Mitch Lange and Cory Wensmann both won section championships. Brady Moulzolf, Brad Kroll, Tyler Hegna, Joe Jensen, Michael Petron and Kyle Lang all earned fourth place. Tony Gadacz, Matt Neu and Shawn Urbanski all took sixth place.
OTTERTAIL CENTRAL BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs dropped their Section 6A quarterfinal dual to New York Mills 41-22. The Bulldogs had ten section place winners including one state qualifier; Darius Erlandson. Sam Noddy earned third place, Gavin Brendefur and Jordan Nolen both earned fourth place. Coy Thorson, Dylan Schwartz, Sashiro Tachilama, Aaron Bengston and Austin Montgomery all earned fifth place, Brandon Danielski and Dylan Schleskie both took sixth place.
WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS
The Knights topped Prairie Valley 50-29 in the section 6A preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they dropped to Border West 51-17. They had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Jake Larkin, Tyler Onstad, Royal Crow, Braeden Long and Hunter Fick.
The Knights had eight section place winners including state qualifiers; Royal Crow and Hunter Fick both earned second place. Jake Larkin earned fourth place and Jake Hohre, Tyler Onstad, Kyle Mickelson, Braedon Long and Sam Kamrath all took sixth place.
PRAIRIE VALLEY
They dropped their section 6A preliminary dual to West Central Area 50-29. They had four section place winners including one state qualifier; Tyler Schlosser earned second place. Josh McKeown and Logan Nibbe both earned third place and Bryce Looker earned fifth place.
LONG PRAIRIE/GREY EAGLE THUNDER
The Thunder dropped their section 5A preliminary dual to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 57-15. They had six section place winners; including Devin Roering, Nicholas Middendorf, Miguel Armbriz, Creg Donabauer and Tim Jackson all earned fourth place and Remington Meagher earned fifth place.
BROWERVILLE TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their section 5A preliminary dual to Eden Valley-Watkins 33-15. The Tigers had three section place winners; Noah Becker earned third place, Jordan Statema earned fourth place and Jackson Wollenburg took sixth place.
GREAT RIVER CONFERENCE
There were 10 State Qualifiers and 2 State place winners from the Great River Conference.
State Place Winners
Aitkin
Brian Wold 12th 138 Pounds 35-10 6th Place
Jerod Novak 9th 145 Pounds 29-12 6th Place
AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers topped Crosby-Ironton in the section 7A preliminary dual and they lost to Pierz in the quarterfinals 51-21. They have five wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Tyler Bare, Brian Wold, Jerod Novak, Isaac Novak and Alan Bast.
The Gobblers had twelve section place winners including six state qualifiers; Noah Landrus, Brian Wold and Alan Bast won section championships and Jerod Novak, Isaac Novak and Tyler Bare earned second place for their trip to the state. Jack Braton earned third place, Dan Nordean and Kyle Lynn both earned fourth place. Caleb Curtis and Chris Jackson both earned fifth place and Roy Wigton took sixth place.
PINE CITY/HINCKLEY FINLAYSON DRAGONS
The Dragons dropped their section 7AA preliminary dual to Mora 50-19. They had eight section place winners; including two state qualifiers; Kyle Opsahl was section champion and Zain Hunter earned second place. Vince Farvorito and Joe Favorito both earned fourth place, Jeremiah LeTourneau earned fifth place and Gunnar Bontjes and Jordan Hecht both took sixth place.
MILLE LACS RAIDERS
The Raiders topped Columbia Heights 51-21 in their section 7A preliminary dual and they lost to Holdingford 70-3 in the quarterfinals. Nik Borchert won both of his section dual meet matches. The Raiders had seven section place winners including one state qualifier; Nik Borchert earned second place for his trip to the state. Matthew Petty earned third place, Zac Virnig and Tyler Enudson both earned fourth place, Robert Fetters and Kris Skohlgrast both took sixth place.
GLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks topped Virginia 42-17 in their section 7AA preliminary dual and they lost to Grand Rapids in the section quarterfinal dual. They had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Seth Stevens, Reid Borchardt and Trevor Lowther.
The Lumberjacks had six section place winners including; Mitchell Borchardt earned third place, Seth Stevens and Reid Borchardt both earned fourth place. Conner Denman earned fifth place and Trevor Lowther took sixth place.
RUSH CITY/BRAHAM TIGERS
The Tigers dropped their section 7AA preliminary dual to North Branch 62-18. They had one state qualifier; Jacob Lynch was section champion and Isaiah Johnson earned third place and James Keeling took sixth place.
OGIVLIE LIONS
The Lions dropped their section 7A preliminary dual to Washington Tech 47-27. They had four section place winners; Jake Hickerson and Zach Anderson both earned third place and Dylan DeVlaminck and Tristan Berg both earned fifth place.
AT LARGE TEAMS
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS (17-4)
Class A 6th Place
Quarterfinals
Chatfield 38 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 24
Consolation Semifinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 28 Barnesville 27
Fifth Place
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 28 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 21
The Fighting Saints had two wrestlers that won all three of the state tourney dual meet matches; Zach Carlson and Jordon Rothers.
MOORHED SPUDS (15-6)
Class AAA Fifth Place
Quarterfinal
Apple Valley 55 Moorhead 9
Consolation Semifinals
Moorhead 51 Woodbury 21
Fifth Place
Moorhead 36 Willmar 22
The Spuds had three wrestlers that won all three of their state tourney dual meet matches; Kenny Mark, Joseph Carpenter and Tom Wychor.
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS (21-8
Class AA Fifth Place
Quarterfinals
Simley 45 Chisago Lakes 23
Consolation Semifinals
Chisago Lakes 41 Totino Grace 19
Fifth Place
Chisago Lakes 33 Perham 30
The Wildcats had five wrestlers that won all three of state dual meet matches; Kyle Schoenecker, Dylan Connell, Joe Virga, Eric Brown and Jonah Westbury.
STATE CHAMPIONS
Border West
Cameron Sykora 10th Grade 113 Pounds 37-0
Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie Panthers
Mitchell Hartwig 12th Grade 145 Pounds 46-2
State Place Winners
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Zach Carlson 10th 152 Pounds 51-2 2nd Place
Jordon Rothers 12th 160 Pounds 51-3 2nd Place
Chase Norton 11th 220 Pounds 37-9 2nd Place
Border West
Gus McCarthy 12th 132 Pounds 34-6 5th Place
Austin Maanum 11th 160 Pounds 38-6 5th Place
Moorhead
Chase Morlock 12th 195 Pounds 44-2 2nd Place
Joseph Carpenter 12th 160 Pound 43-7 3rd Place
Chisago Lakes
Dylan Connell 10th 120 Pounds 46-8 6th Place
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus
Drey Loge 12th 145 Pounds 45-5 4th Place
Annandale/Maple Lake
Jordan Hanan 12th 145 Pounds 47-4 3rd Place
Glencoe/Silver Lake/Lester Prairie
Jacob Jewett 11th 106 Pounds 39-10 6th Place
New London-Spicer
Jacob Stageberg 11th 113 Pounds 45-7 5th Place
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
Section 3A Champions
Quarterfinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 62 Benson 15
Semifinals
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 39 Minneota 22
Championship
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 30 Wabasso/Red Rock Central 26
The Fighting Saints had five wrestlers that won all three section dual meet matches; Nick Meyer, Cody Peters, Chase Norton, Zach Carlson and Jordon Rothers.
The Fighting Saints had thirteen section place winners including eight state qualifiers; Jordan Rothers, Zach Carlson and Chase Norton won section championships. Jorge Munoz-Peterson, Kyle Baker, Cody Peters, Nick Meyer and Jordan Engler all earned second place for their trip to the state. Karter VanHeuveln and Austin Rothers both earned third place, Caleb Collins and Aaron Collins both earned fifth place and Freddy Mansfield took sixth place.
MOORHEAD SPUDS
Section 8AAA Champions
Quarterfinal
Moorhead 52 Sauk Rapids 20
Semifinals
Moorhead 41 Alexandria 24
Championship
Moorhead 37 Little Falls 28
The Spuds had six wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Grant Brendemuhl, Kenny Mark, Sam Grove, Joe Carpenter, Chase Morlock and Tom Wychor.
The Spuds had ten section place winners including; Chase Morlock, Joseph Carpenter and Kenny Mark were section champions and Jacob Rositas and Grant Brendemuhl both earned second place for the state trip. Joseph Grove and Skyler Berry both earned third place, Brody Jerome earned fourth place, Ethan Tallakson earned fifth place and Tom Wychor took sixth place.
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Section 7AA Champions
Quarterfinal
Chisago Lakes 40 Mora 24
Semifinals
Chisago Lakes 54 Hibbing 16
Championship
Chisago Lakes 40 Milaca 23
The Wildcats had six wrestlers that won all three section dual meet matches; Aaron Sistrunk, Kyle Schoenecker, Dylan Connell, Quade Zupko, Joe Virga and Mark Sontag.
The Wildcats had ten section place winners including seven state qualifiers; Kyle Schoenecker, Dylan Connell, Quade Zupko, Joe Virga and Jonah Westbury all section championships and Eric Brown and Mark Sontag both earned second place for their trip to the state. Aaron Sistrunk earned third place and Mike Bliskowski and Mike Sampson both took sixth place.
PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew topped East Grand Forks 69-9 in the Section 8AA quarterfinal; before dropping the semifinal dual to Detroit Lakes 33-22. They had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Anthony Philipson, Brandon Mager, Triston Rubner, Drey Loge and Jared Atkins.
The Road Crew had nine section place winners including two state qualifiers; Anthony Philipson was section champion and Drey Loge earned second place for his trip to the state. Justin Mackenthun and Jared Adkins both earned third place, Nate Adkins and Spencer Richards both earned fifth place and Nick Gravdahl, Jace Loge and Cadel Roeder all took sixth place.
NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS
The Wildcats topped Princeton 51-17 in their section 6AA quarterfinal dual and in the semifinals they lost to Becker 41-22. The Wildcats had five wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Tom Stageberg, Jakob Stageberg, Treyton Austvold, Logan Brink and Grant Vagle.
The Wildcats had eleven section place winners including three state qualifiers; Jakob Stageberg and Tom Stageberg both won section championships and Treyton Austvold earned second place for his trip to the state. Grant Vagle and Brandon Kinsley both earned third place and Logan Brink earned fourth place. Jarrett Hatlestad, Cameron Steffen , Corbin Schwartz and Rick Berry all earned fifth place and Luke Gould took sixth place.
ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING
The Lightning topped Big Lake 34-32 in the quarterfinals of Section 6AA and in the semifinals they lost to Foley 53-16. They had two wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches including Jordan Hanan and Tanner Vassar.
The Lightning had seven section place winners including three state qualifiers; Jordan Hanan was section champion and Nate Carlson and Tanner Vassar both earned second place for their trip. Teddy Erickson earned third place, Spencer Odgen and Joe Mosely both earned fourth place and Nick Anderson took sixth place.
GLENCOE/SILVER LAKE/LESTER PRAIRIE PANTHERS
The Panthers topped Mankato East 58-18 in the section 2AA preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they lost to Hutchinson 43-22. They had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual matches; Jacob Jewett, Nate Tesch and Mitchell Hartwig.
The Panthers had seven section place winners including two state qualifiers; Mitchell Hartwig and Jacob Jewett both won section championships. Nate Tesch an Dalton Clouse both earned third place, Brandon Richter earned fifth place and Michael Donney and Nick Brejle took sixth place.
BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS
The Buccaneers topped West Central Area 51-17 in the section 6A quarterfinals and in the semifinals they topped New York Mills 44-36. They came up short against Barnesville in the championship as they were defeated 49-17. They had four wrestlers that won all three of their section dual meet matches; Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy, Nick Stafford and Trace Lee.
The Buccaneers had nine section place winners including six state qualifiers; Cameron Sykora, Gus McCarthy, Nick Stafford and Austin Maanum all won section championships and Tracer Lee and Dylan Pullis both earned second place for their trip to the state. Carter Behrens and Braden Krump both earned fourth place and Wyatt Tritz earned fifth place.
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
The Vikings topped Rush City, Braham in the section 7AA preliminary dual 62-18, in the quarterfinals they loss to Milaca 27-25. They had seven wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Kody Strohmayer, Reid Johnson, Cameron Sampson, Jake Pilz, Zach Sundly, Eric Bergstrom and Seamus Hunter.
The Vikings had ten section place winners including four state qualifiers; Zach Sundly was section champion. Sam Peltier, Reid Johnson and Eric Bergstrom all earned second place for their trip to the state. Jake Pilz and Seamus Hunter both earned third place, Aaron Senne, Tristan LeBelle and Levi Eastwood all earned fourth place and Kody Strohmayer took sixth place.
BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks topped Brainerd 39-24 in the Section 8AAA quarterfinals and in the semifinals they lost to Little Falls 58-28. They had two wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Brian Maas and Kade Johnson.
The Lumberjacks had nine section place winners including three state qualifiers; Brian Maas, Logan Crosby and Kade Johnson all won section championships. Craig Maas and Alex Johnson both earned third place, Dylan Sauceda and Josh Dreyer both earned fourth place, Lucas Sust and Larimee Martel both took sixth place.
LITCHFIELD DRAGONS
The Dragons topped Albany 46-21 in the section 6AA preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they lost to Becker 64-12. Tyler Jones and Max Kaping won both of their section dual meet matches.
The Dragons had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; Max Kaping was section champion. Cody Klabunde earned third place, Sam Tibbits earned fourth place. Tyler Jones and Walker Kaping both earned fifth place and Jake Kalkbrenner, Devan Nelson and Corey Pritchett all took sixth place.
DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS
The Chargers topped Zimmerman 48-25 in their section 6AA preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they lost to Foley 55-7. Brett Abrahamson and Tommy Halonen won both of their section dual meet matches.
The Chargers had eight section place winners including; Brett Abrahamson, Alex Bapp, Jack Anderson and Hans Aho all earned third place. Joey Wvaspir and Tom Halonen both earned fourth place, Tom Keskey earned fifth place and Michael Leffler too sixth place.
ELK RIVER ELKS
The Elks topped Andover 42-24 in their section 7AAA preliminary dual and in the quarterfinals they lost to Saint Michael-Albertville 69-0. They had eight section place winners including one state qualifier; Evan Caldon earned second place. Cole Moening and Ryan Usberg both earned fourth place, Andy Perry, Ben Gibas, Bobby Schmitz and Garrett VanEps all earned fifth place and Kyle Ziemer took sixth place.
BRECKENRIDGE COWBOYS
The Cowboys topped Wadena-Deer Creek in their section 6A preliminary dual and they lost to Barnesville 63-12 in the quarterfinals. They had three wrestlers that won both of their section dual meet matches; Josh Struenrenberg, Josh Peterson and Treyton Hought.
The Cowboys had five section place winners including three state qualifiers; Josh Struehrenberg was section champion and Conrad Kondos and Derick Nordick both earned second place for their trip. Josh Peterson and Michael Whitney both earned fourth place.
CROSBY-IRONTON RANGERS
The Rangers dropped their quarterfinal section 7A dual to Aitkin 63-17. They had five section place winners including three state qualifiers. Caleb Krietter was section champion and Caleb Voss and Brett Nelson both earned second place for their trip. Cole Grinsteinner earned third place and Cody Lasher earned fifth place.
WADENA-DEER CREEK WOLVERINES
The Wolverines dropped their section 6A preliminary dual to Breckenridge 45-36. They had six section place winners including one state qualifier; Sam Waln earned second place. Josh Lawson and Devin Barthel both earned third place, Carter Wright earned fifth place and Tristen Godel and Brandon Monson both took sixth place.
STAPLE-MOTLEY CARDINALS
The Cardinals dropped their section 8AA preliminary dual to Fergus Falls 48-26. They had five section place winners including two state qualifiers; Blake Miller and Jordan Heldman both won section championships. Tyler Progreba and Alex Espelding both earned fourth place and Josh Robben took sixth place.
ORTONVILLE TROJANS
The Trojans dropped their quarterfinal section 3A dual to Wabasso/Red Rock Central 75-3. They had four section place winners including; Jordan Roggenbuck and Derrick Pilatzki both earned fourth place and Tristan Eastman and Isaac Cloos both took sixth place.
