Central Minnesota Mat Rats JANUARY Report (19th Annual)

Home / Central Minnesota Mat Rats JANUARY Report (19th Annual)

Central Minnesota JANUARY Mat Rats Report (19th Annual)

By Roger Mischke JANUARY 2014

 

Coaches, please keep me informed of your team’s success throughout the season. With each edition, I would like to share their success in The Central MN Report. Please send relevant information for Class A individual and team ratings as well. I will also report your results to The Guillotine results page  [email protected]/fax 612- 605-0159 or if you would like, please either fax (1-320-363-7412) or email [email protected]  those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. (Email preferred) Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.

 

 

MAT RATS AA TEAMS

 

 

FOLEY FALCONS

The Falcons topped Section 6AA rival Becker 49-16 on the night that Head Coach Lyle Fruedenburg announced his retirement after this season. They topped three foes to win the Frazee ” Les Kerstscher” Duals to win the championship. They topped North Dakota’s No. 2B ranked Lisbon in the quarterfinals 60-13, in the semifinals they topped now No. 5A ranked Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 35-20. In the championship they defeated the No. 3A ranked Frazee 36-29, in a very close dual that was decided with the heavy weight match. Tyler Beehler, Tyler Midas, Mitch Keeler and Mitch Struffert were all 3-0 at the Frazee event. The Falcons had a very good tournament performance; despite missing a number of their starting wrestlers, with 135.5 points to earn fifth place at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational with five place winners. Tyler Funk and Tyler Midas both earned second place, Mitch Keeler and Mitch Struffert both earned fourth place and Carter Nielsen earned sixth place. Taylor Jurek also had a very good tourney performance as he went 3-2. This tournament is the largest individual high school tournament in the country with over sixty teams participating. They were short a number of their starters and yet they had a good tourney performance with 128 points and nine place winners to earn third place at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Tyler Midas and Mitch Keeler both won championships at 195 and 220 and Randy Jenson earned third place. John Garceau and Mitch Struffert both earned fourth place. Noah Lefebvre, Nathan Goulet, Spencer Elwell and Jon Olson all took sixth place at this sixteen team event. The Falcons went 1-2 at the St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals. They topped Elk River in the quarterfinals, in the semifinals they dropped a dual to the No. 3AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 42-17. Their third place match was a very good dual as they tied the No. 5AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 28-28 and they lost on  criteria 29-28 as Cambridge-Isanti won one more match. Carter Nielsen, Tyler Midas and A. J. Belanger were all 3-0 at the Tech. event.

 

 

 

 

 

MILACA WOLVES

The Wolves topped Section 7AA and Granite Ridge rival Princeton 35-34 and Mille Lacs 52-21. In a quadrangular hosted by the Wolves they topped two foes including Cloquet 64-15 and Granite Ridge rival Albany 59-18. They dropped a close dual to No. 12A ranked Pierz 36-27. Dru Kuchenbacker, Josh Otten and Austin Weidner were all 3-0 at the quadrangular. They topped AAA Bloomington Kennedy 40-27 and class A Lake City 53-13. They dropped duals to Chatfield No. 9A ranked Chatfield 52-15 and to No. 11AAA ranked Farmington 47-21. Brandan Merten and Austin Weidner both were 4-0 and Colton Sailor went 3-1 at the Farmington “Kado” duals. The Wolves earned second place at the Mounds View “Mustang” Duals with wins over Dassel Cokato 53-15, Maple Grove 53-15 and North Branch 34-33. They did drop the championship dual to the No. 6AAA ranked Owatonna 49-20. Jon Hall and Josh Otten went 4-0 and Colton Sailor, Ray Hoffman and Dru Kuchenbaker were all 3-1 at the Mounds View event.

 

 

GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE PANTHERS

The Panthers topped a pair of Wright County rivals at the New London-Spicer triangular event, they topped ranked foes New London-Spicer 37-21 and Annandale-Maple Lake 31-30. They topped St. Peter 45-31 and WEM/JWP 43-23 at the St. Peter triangular. The Panthers earned third place at the Richfield “Charlie Turner” Duals with wins over AAA Lean and Mean Roseville 44-24 and AAA Hopkins 64-20. They dropped a very close dual to AAA ranked Eastview 32-31. Jacob Jewett, Aaron Donnay, Brandon Richter and Dalton Clause were all 3-0 at the Richfield event. They topped Watertown-Mayer in a Wright County Conference encounter 36-30.

 

 

 

 

PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER-BACKUS ROAD CREW

The Road Crew topped a pair of Class A foes in a triangular at Pequot Lakes; Royalton 52-33 and Crosby-Ironton 64-18. In a triangular hosted at Pine River; they topped Deer River 51-16 and WHAN 57-9. The Road Crew earned sixth place with 117 points and five place winners at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Brandon Mager earned second place, Anthony Phillpson and Nick Gravdahl both earned fourth place. Tristan Rubner and Ozzie Miller both earned fifth place in this field of thirty-sixth teams. At the Park Rapids triangular they topped Park Rapids 60-7 and Staples-Motley 51-9. The Road Crew topped Kimball 45-27 and Ottertail Central 54-18 and they dropped a dual to No. 12A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 41-27 to earn second place at the Osakis “Silverstreaks” Duals. Anthony Philipson, Nick Gravdahl, Ozzy Miller, Jared Adkins and Justin Machenthun were al 3-0 at the Osakis event.

 

 

ANNANDALE/MAPLE LAKE LIGHTNING

The Lightning dropped a pair of duals to Wright County conference foes; No. 5AA ranked Hutchinson 43-20 and to Class AA Lean and Mean Glencoe-Silver Lake 31-30. The Lightning had a good tourney performance with 169 points and ten place winners to earn second place at the Mora “Mustang” Invitational. Joe Mosley, Tanner Vassar, Holden Young and Derek Tomberlin all won championships. Nate Carlson, Hunter Malachek, Cory Schmids, Hunter Hick  and Spencer Odgen all earned third place and Cullen Gallagher took fifth place. They topped a pair of Wright County Conference and Section 6AA rivals Dassel Cokato 33-25 and Litchfield 48-18 at the Dassel Cokato triangular. The Lightning went 1-3 at the Monticello “Magic” Duals, they topped Minneapolis Roosevelt 84-0 and they dropped a pair of close duals to AA Lean and Mean Monticello 36-27 and to Lean and Mean AAA Alexandria 30-28 and to No. 2 nationally ranked Apple Valley 56-9. Cullen Gallagher and Hunter Manka were both 4-0 at the Monticello event.

 

 

 

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS

The Wildcats topped Section 7AA rival North Branch 42-33. They had a great tournament performance with 214.5 points and twelve place winners to win their Wildcat Holiday Invitational. Teddy Pierce, Dylan Connell, Aaron Sistrunk, Kyle Schoenecker and Mark Sontag all won championships. Soloman Lunde, Carson Velaski and Joe Olinger all earned third place, Gabe Taylor and Bill Mechelke both earned fourth place.  They earned fifty-eight points and had two place winners at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red”. Dylan Connell earned fifth place and Mark Sontag earned eighth place. Kyle Schoenecker and Carson Velaski both went 3-2 in this event that included over sixty schools. They earned fourth place at the Hibbing duals with a 2-2 mark. They topped a junior varsity team 64-6 and Mound Westonka 41-31 and they dropped duals to AAA Centennial 34-26 and to Section 7AA rival Princeton 40-27. Dylan Connell and Joe Virga were both 4-0 and Aaron Sistrunk, Mark Sontag, Kyle Schoenecker, Adam Klick and Teddy Pierce were all 3-1 at the Hibbing duals. They topped Section and Mississippi 8 Conference rival Princeton 35-30. The Wildcats topped the field of teams with 195 points and ten place winners to win the Saint Croix Lutheran “Crusaders” Invitational. Carson Veleski, Joe Virga, Mike Bliskowski and Solomon Lunde all won championships. Jacob Klein, Carson Veleski and Dustin Kluge all earned second place and Al Harrington earned third place. Bill Mechelke earned fourth place andJax Ebbenger took fifth place.

 

 

 

MONTICELLO MAGIC

The Magic topped Mississippi 8 Conference rival Rogers 39-25 and at the Princeton triangular they topped Mississippi 8 Conference rival Princeton 40-34, Elk River 46-25 and Zimmerman 51-21. Tevin Zavadil, Jack Bourgeois, Zach Beaumaster, Jake Berthiaume and Brent Riddle were all 3-0 at the Princeton event. They had a great tourney performance with 154 points and eight place winners to earn second place at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Trevin Zavadil and Zach Beaumaster both won championships, Jack Bourgeois, Jake Berthiaume and Carter Barnes all earned second place. Luke Palmer earned third place and Cooper Hanson took sixth place at this sixteen team event. The Magic topped Annandale/Maple Lake and dropped duals to AAA ranked Farmington 41-27 and nationally ranked Apple Valley 56-7. Zach Beaumaster was the only Magic wrestler that was 3-0 at the Magic Duals.

 

 

 

NEW LONDON-SPICER WILDCATS

The Wildcats dropped a pair of duals at the Wildcat triangular; they lost to 5AA ranked Hutchinson 45-27 and to AA Lean and Mean Glencoe/SL 37-31. They earned third place with 176 points and eleven place winners at the Perham “KLN Family Brands” Invitational. Jakob Stageberg, Treyton Ausvold, Logan Eckhoff and Brandon Knisley all won championships. Thomas Stageberg, Jarrett Hatlestad and Noah Walsh all earned second, Jared Travis and Zach Swigerd earned third place. Ben Tiffany and Luke Gould both earned fourth place at the Perham event. The Wildcats topped a pair of Wright County Conference rivals at the Dassel Cokato triangular. Dassel Cokato 31-30 and Litchfield 48-18.

 

 

 

 

DAWSON BOYD/LQPV/MONTEVIDEO UNITED

The United crew earned 142 points and had seven place winners to take third place at the Redwood “River Riot” Invitational. Keith Abraham earned third place, Peyton Mortenson earned fourth place, Joe Weeding, Anthony Quigley and Jake Lehnmann all earned fifth place.

Spencer Sulflow and Jordan Bothun both took sixth place at the this twenty-seven team event.

 

 

 

BECKER BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs have been struggling thus far with several wrestlers not yet in the lineup. They did have two return to the lineup and they did have good showings at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational; which includes over sixty schools from all over the mid-west. Mason Olson earned sixth place, Bobby Lee had a 3-2 mark, Casey Vesledahl had a 3-2 mark and Caleb Vekved had a 3-2 mark. They dropped a Conference and Section dual to No. 1AA ranked Foley 49-16. The Bulldogs are starting to get healthy once again, they earned 130.5 points and had eight place winners to earn third place at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa “Jaguar” Invitational. Bobby Lee, Cody Ferris and Caleb Vekved all won championships and Zack Zimmer, Mason Olson and Chris Weberg all earned second place. Casey Vesledahl earned third place and Tyler France earned fourth place. The Bulldogs topped two foes at their Becker Duals; Delano 49-22 and Fergus Falls 49-25.

 

 

 

 

PRINCETON TIGERS

The Tigers dropped a very close dual to Section 7AA rival Milaca 35-34 and topped Mille Lacs 57-18 at the Milaca triangular. They went 1-2 at the Tigers quadrangular with a win over Zimmerman 58-12, they dropped duals to Mississippi 8 Conference Monticello 40-34 and the beat Elk River 46-21. The Tigers split duals at the St. Cloud Tech triangular as they topped AAA St. Cloud Apollo 52-25 and dropped a dual to St. Cloud Tech 42-27. The Tigers had a awesome performance with their 3-1 dual meet mark, they earned the championship at the Hibbing Duals. They topped a pair of 7AA rivals Hibbing 44-24 and Chisago Lakes 36-33 along with a big win over AAA Centennial 36-33. They lost a close one to AAA Mound-Westonka 38-33. Tim Bialka, Dylan Auren, Cole Warren and Wyatt Ross were all 4-0 and Nathan Hellman, Jake Praman, Billy McClay and Brent Chambers were all 3-1 at the Hibbing event. The Tigers  dropped a big Section 7AA and Mississippi 8 Conference to Chisago Lakes 35-30. The Tigers had a great tourney performance with 206.5 points and twelve place winners to win the Zimmerman “Thunder” Invitational. Nathan Hellman and Brent Chambers both won championships, Billy McClay, Eric Elsner, Wyatt Ross and Elliot Arens all earned second place. Dylan Auran, earned third place, Jake Pramann, Jesse McClay and Justin Robillard fourth place and Cole Warren took fifth place.

 

 

 

 

 

MORA MUSTANGS

The Mustangs topped Section 7AA rival North Branch 51-24. They topped two foes at the Virginia triangular with big wins over Virginia 61-18 and Asland, WI 79-0. At the Tartan triangular they topped a pair of metro foes Tartan 49-21 and St. Paul Harding 54-18. The Mustangs earned 119 points and they had eight place winners to earn fourth place at their “Mustang” Invitational. Jordan Tober and Brady Beier both won championships, Colten Smith and Tyler Tober both earned third place. Thomas Hischer, Brandon Lucking and Tyler Reihkie all earned fourth place, Kevin Brocner earned fifth place. The Mustangs dropped a Section 7AA and Granite Ridge Conference 43-22.

 

 

 

BIG LAKE HORNETS

The Hornets had two place winners and earned 59 points to take twenty-second place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Josiah Brown earned second place and Logan Donais earned seventh place. They had three place winners Logan Donais earned fourth place, Josiah Brown earned third place and Drew Kern earned fifth place as they earned 12th place with sixty-six points at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. The Hornets had a tourney performance with 161.5 points and twelve place winners to earn fifth place in this twelve team field of teams at the Richfield “Rick Turner” Invitational. Logan Donais and Josiah Brown both earned second place and Dillon O’Leary earned third place. Patrick Liebl, Derek Helgoe, Tonner Snar, Parker Millam and Dylan Pothen all earned fourth place and Drew Kern, Alex Neeser, Heath Foster and Garret Moran all took fifth place.

 

 

 

DASSEL COKATO CHARGERS

The Chargers topped a pair of Section 6AA rivals; Becker 46-25 and Litchfield 46-26. They did drop a dual to AAA ranked Shakopee 35-16. The Chargers earned 67 points with four place winners to take eleventh place at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Mike Leffler and Tom Halonen both earned third place, Tom Kesky earned fourth place and Zach Brost took fifth place. They dropped duals to Class Lean and Mean Canby 48-22 and Pipestone Area 44-24. They did drop a pair of very close Wright County Conference duals to New London-Spicer 31-30 and to Annandale/Maple Lake 33-25. The Chargers went 2-2 at the Mounds View “Mustangs” Duals. They topped AAA metro foes Maple Grove 44-19 and Park Center 25-18 and they drop a close dual to North Branch 36-31 and to the No. 12AA ranked Milaca 49-18.

 

 

 

MORRIS AREA/HANCOCK/CHOKIO ALBERTA TIGERS

The Tigers had two place winners at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational; Travis Ostby earned fourth place and Dillan Johnson took earned sixth place. They split West Central Conference duals as they topped Minnewaska 46-33 and lost to Dawson/Boyd/LQPV/Monti 62-7. The Tigers had a good tournament performance with 133 points and eight place winners to earn fourth place at the Paynesville “Bulldogs” Invitational. Dillan Johnson won their lone championship and Travis Ostby earned second place. Matt Munsterman, Myles Smith and Alex Gausman all earned third place, Mitch Ascheman and Jordan Thooft both earned fourth place and Jacob Speer took fifth place.

 

LITCHFIELD DRAGONS

The Dragons dropped a Section 6AA and Wright County Conference dual to Highway 12 rival Dassel Cokato 46-26. They had two place winners at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. Tyler Jones earned second place and Max Kaping earned fourth place. The Dragons dropped a pair of Wright County Conference and Section 6AA duals to rivals Annandale/Maple Lake 48-18 and New London-Spicer 48-18 at the Dassel Cokato triangular.

 

 

MAT RATS A TEAMS

 

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS

The Falcons topped a pair of West Central Conference and Section 3A rivals in a triangular hosted at Grove City. They defeated BOLD 64-3 and Benson 73-4. They topped three 5A rivals at the Eden Valley Triangular, Eden Valley-Watkins 53-12, Osakis 59-12 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 68-3. Jordan Fester, Lucas Damm, Larry Bomstad, Logan Peterson and Tyler Berghuis were all 3-0 at the Eden Valley Triangular. The Falcons had an awesome performance with 262.5 points and all fourteen wrestlers placing in the top six to win the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Tyler Berghuis, Larry Bomstad, Logan Peterson, Maverick Whitcomb and Lucas Damm all won championships. Rylan Molinaro, Brennen Holien and Jordan Nelson all had impressive performances to earn second place. A. J. Schmidt and Derek Dengerud both earned third place and Jordan Fester earned fourth place. Cameron Whitcomb and Sheldon Rasmussen both earned fifth place and Cody Berghuis took sixth place to overwhelm the sixteen teams at the Foley event. They topped a pair of Section 5A and West Central Conference rivals Paynesville 58-9 and Minnewaska 44-10. The Falcons topped three foes at the Wabasso Quadrangular with wins over No. 4A ranked Adrian 43-17 and No. 6A ranked Wabasso/Red Rock Central 49-19 and Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazeppa 55-9 in a very impressive performance. Brennan Holien, Tyler Berghuis, Larry Bomstad, Logan Peterson and Maverick Whitcomb were all 3-0 at the Wabasso event.

 

 

PIERZ PIONEERS

The Pioneers topped a pair of Central Minnesota rivals Eden Valley-Watkins 58-15 and Rockford 58-6. In a triangular hosted by Milaca, they defeated No. 10AA ranked Milaca 36-27 and AA Cloquet 76-3. They topped a pair of Section 7A rivals Royalton 59-9 and Mille Lacs 78-3. They topped Class A Lean and Mean and Section 7A foe Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 48-6 and No. 10AAA ranked Little Falls 38-24.

 

 

KERKHOVEN MURDOCK SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS

The Saints topped Kimball Area 52-19 and they lost to No. 7A Minneota 33-25. They earned 133.5 points and had four place winners to take fourth place at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. Zach Carlson won their only championship and Jordan Engler earned second place. Cody Peters earned third place and Chase Norton took fifth place in this twenty-four field of teams. The Fighting Saints edged out Class Lean and Mean Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale by two points to win the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa “Jaguar” Invitational with 175 points and twelve placing in the top four. Cody Peters, Jordan Engler, Zach Carlson and Karter VanHeuvlen all won championships. Jonathan Tostenson and Aaron Collins both earned second place, Dylan Rudningen, Casey Thorson, Travis Lamacker and Chase Norton all earned third place. Fred Mansfield and Israel Rodriguez both earned fourth place at the Belgrade event. The Fighting Saints topped three foes a the Osakis “Silverstreaks” Duals with wins over Class AA Lean and Mean Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 41-27, Osakis 44-20 and Ottertail Central 59-6. Cody Peters Jordan Engler, Aaron Collins, Chase Nortan, Zach Carlson and Carter VanHeuveln were all 3-0 at the Osakis event.

 

 

 

BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS

The Raiders topped Park Region Conference rival Ottertail Central 58-15. The Raiders had a good tourney performance with 105 points and four place winners to earn ninth place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Dillon Card won the championship at 220, Anthony Kern earned third place and Justin Gordon and Dalton Baker both earned sixth place at this thirty-six field of teams event. The Raiders are starting to get their lineup in order as they had a great performance with 175 points and eleven place winners to earn second place at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa “Jaguar” Invitational by just two points by the No. 10A ranked team. Anthony Kern, Andy Bounds and Dillon Card all won championships, Marshall Willis, Dalton Baker and Hayden Truax all earned second place, Justin Gordon, Holton Truax, Ethan Kimber and Andrew Cihlar all had great performances to earn third place and Zack Waln earned fourth place at the Belgrade event. Dillon Card was voted by the coaches as the Outstanding Wrestling of the Tournament. The Raiders topped Section 6A and Park Region Conference rival New York Mills 42-19.

 

 

 [1] 

Click Here: New Zealand rugby store

 

UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS

The Warriors had a good tournament performance with 101 points and four place winners to take 12th place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Taylor Carlson earned second place, Tristan Palmer earned fourth place, Dylan Huttonen earned fourth place and Sam Tellers took eight place in this thirty-six field of teams event. The Warriors had a great tournament performance with 178 points and twelve place winners to earned second place at the Perham “KLN Family Brands” Invitational. Taylor Carlson won their only championship at 220, Ben Johnson, Tommy Tellers, Logan Walz, Sam Tellers, Dylan Huttunen, Tanner Bacon and Tristan Palmer all earned second place. Austin Bacon earned third place and Toby Hintzman, Wyatt Puttonen and Landon Oshie all took fourth place at the Perham event. They topped Park Region Conference rival Osakis 44-24. They earned third place at the Mahnomen “Cougar” Duals with wins over Red Lake County Central 60-16 and for third place Crookston 51-27 and they lost to Class A Lean and Mean Badger/Greenbush/Middle River 44-21. Tommy Tellers, Tristan Palmer, Taylor Carlson and Dylan Huttunen were all 3-0 at the Mahnomen Duals.

 

 

 

WEST CENTRAL AREA KNIGHTS

The Knights earned 73 points and had three place winners to take seventeenth place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Jake Nohre earned fourth place, Royal Crow earned fifth place and Jake Larkin earned sixth place at this thirty-six team event. The Knights topped Minnewaska 57-14 and Ortonville 74-6.

 

 

AITKIN GOBBLERS

The Gobblers earned 23 points and had two place winners at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Jerod Novak earned second place and Jack Braton earned fifth place. They a great tournament performance with 134.5 points and ten place winners to earn third place at the Mora “Mustang” Invitational. Jerod Novak won their only championship at 152, Jack Braton, and Dan Nordean both earned third place. Tyler Bare, Ethan Groatt, Chris Jackson and Danny Christian all earned fourth place and Kyle Lynn, Sam Roring and Kenny Hesse all took fifth place. The Gobblers topped Great River Conference rival Cloquet 57-21.

 

 

 

KIMBALL AREA CUBS

The Cubs topped Section 5A rival Paynesville 39-36 and they lost to the No. 10A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 52-19. The Cubs are getting some of their wrestlers healthy once again, look for them to have a strong second half. They earned 113 points and had six place winners to take fifth place at the Cannon Falls “Boombers” Invitational. Blane Tschida and Quiten Berres both won championships at 126 and 132. Marku Mehr earned third place, Austin Schiefelbein, Brady Mehr and Payton Schiefelbein all earned fourth place. The Cubs topped Section 5A rival Osakis 42-33 and AA Albany 50-27 before losing to AA Lean and Mean Pequot Lake/Pine River-Backus 45-27 at the Osakis “Silverstreaks” Duals. Blane Tschida, Quinten Berres, Brady Mehr, Markus Mehr and Austin Schieflebein were all 3-0 at the Osakis event.

 

 

 

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs topped West Central Conference rival Melrose/Sauk Centre 39-31 and they dropped a dual to Conference foe Quad County 39-34. They did drop a very close dual to Section 5A rival Kimball Area 39-36. They went 1-3 at the Farmington “Koda Classic” Duals with a win over AAA Northfield 42-32. They dropped duals to three AAA foes, No. 11AAA Farmington 53-21, Lean and Mean Lakeville North 53-18 and to Bloomington Kennedy 42-30. Michael Ludwig and Derek Ludwig were both 4-0 and Jacob Mages went 3-1 at the Farmington event. The Bulldogs earned 99 points and had five place winners to earn seventh place at the “Bulldog” Invitational. Mike Ludwig won the championship at 220, Derek Ludwig earned second place, Jacobs Mages earned third place, Devin Meagher and Anthony Wendlandt both earned fourth places.

 

 

 

OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS

The Silverstreaks topped two section 5A rivals at the Eden Valley Quadrangular; they topped Eden Valley-Watkins 53-21 and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 50-22. They dropped one to the No. 2A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 59-12. They dropped a dual to Park Region Conference rival United North Central 44-24. They dropped a pair of duals to No. 9A ranked Pierz 54-19 and  

Class A Lean and Mean Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 34-39. They lost a Park Region Conference dual to United North Central 44-24. They dropped duals to Section 5A rival Kimball 42-33 and to No. 12A ranked Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 44-20.

 

 

NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

The Eagles topped two Section 6A rivals Wadena-Deer Creek 45-30, Prairie Valley 48-24 and Pelican Rapids 57-22. The Eagles earned 80.5 points and had a pair place winners at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Jermiah Harper and Tyler Patron both earned third place in this thirty-sixty field of team event. They dropped a dual to Section 6A rival West Central Area 46-24. The Eagles had a good tournament performance with 145.5 points and ten place winners to earn fourth place at the Perham “KLN Family Brands” Invitational. Jeremiah Harper, Tyler Ehnert and Tyler Patron won championships at 113, 132 and 195. Austin Haman, Taylor Ericksrud, Gunner Flynn and Cole Grabow all earned third place, Nick Hendrickx, Maison Fredrichs and Sam Erckenbrak all earned fourth place at the Perham event. The dropped a pair of duals to Section 6A and Park Region Conference rival Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 42-19 and to No. 10AA ranked Perham 52-7.

 

 

 

HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS

The Huskers topped Section 5A rival Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 35-33. They went 1-2 to earn sixth place at the Frazee ” Les Kerstscher” Duals with a win over AAA Brainerd 46-26. They dropped duals to No. 3A Frazee 54-18 and No. 9AA Perham 49-18. Jake Knettel and Kyle Gerads were both 3-0 at the Frazee event. They had a good tournament performance with five place winners and 91.5 points to take ninth place in a field of sixteen teams at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Kyle Gerads won their only championship at 160, Jake Knettel earned second place, Zach Scott earned third place, Nathan Brinker took fourth place and Clem Gerads earned fifth place at the Foley event. The Huskers earned 120 points and had nine place winners to earn fifth place at the Paynesville “Bulldogs” Invitational. Zach Scott and Kyle Gerads both won championships at 132 and 160. Jake Knettel and Nathan Brinker both earned second place and Clem Gerads earned fourth place. Jeremy Koetter and Ryan Skroch both took fifth place.

 

 

BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS

The Buccaneers topped South Dakota border rival Sisseton 52-27. They had two Buccaneers with good tourney performances at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red”. Cameron Sykora won the championship at 120 over this field of over sixty-five teams. Austin Maanum earned seventh place at 170 and Dylan Pullis had a good showing as he went 3-2 at the Fargo event.

 

 

 

MAT RATS AAA TEAMS

 

 

SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS

The Knights topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe Buffalo 59-9. They had a very good tournament performance with 152.5 points and five place winners to earn fourth place at the Minnesota “Christmas” Invitational hosted by Rochester. Tommy Thorn and Mitchell McKee both won championships at 126 and 120. Jake Briggs earned second place, Mark Voss earned third place and Aaron Dick earned fifth place. The Knights went 4-2 at the National Duals “The Clash” hosted by Rochester. They topped Alburnett, IA 43-10 and Hononegah, Ill 31-22, Timberland, Missouri 33-30 and No. 2AAA ranked Prior Lake 36-22. They dropped duals to Marist, ILL 44-17 and Vacaville, California 30-29. Tommy Thorn was 6-0 and Mitchell McKee, Jacob Briggs, Mark Voss and Aaron Dick were all 5-1 at The Clash. They topped Mississippi 8 Conference rival Big Lake 70-3. The young Knights team step up to another level and they topped the field of teams at the St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals. They defeated St. Cloud Tech in the quarterfinals 69-6 and No. 1AA Ranked Foley 42-17. In the championship they defeated the No. 4AAA ranked Hastings 34-22. Jake Briggs, Aaron Dick and Colten Schoen were all 3-0 along with several that were 2-0 at the St. Cloud Tech. event.

 

 

 

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS

The Bluejackets had a good tournament performance with 108.5 points and three place winners to take 12th place at the 36 team Minnesota “Christmas” Invitational hosted by Rochester. Kyle Chromy earned fourth place, Travis Swanson earned fifth place and Dakota Johnson took sixth place. They had a  very good tournament performance with 1335.5 points and five place winners to earn fourth place at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational. Kyle Chromy earned second place, Travis Swenson and Cody Skog both earned third place, Dakota Johnson earned sixth place and Monty Frederiksen earned seventh place at this huge invitational involving over sixty-five teams. They topped Section 7AAA rival St. Francis 50-19 and AAA Bemidji 49-24. The Bluejackets had an awesome performance with 241.5 points and twelve place winners to win the championship of their “BlueJacket Invitational. David Kent, Cody Skog, Kyle Chromy and James Frederiksen all won championships. Jake Pasch, Dakota Johnson, Tanner Torgerson, Brady Kuntz and Carlo Holmberg all earned second place. Spencer Simon earned third place and Reegan Lane earned fourth place at their invitational. They topped Mississippi 8 Conference foe North Branch 43-27. The Bluejackets had a very good tourney where they went 2-1 to earn third place at the St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals. They defeated No. 8AA ranked Albert Lea 37-23, and for third place they defeated the No. 1AA ranked Foley 29-28. They did drop a dual to No. 4AAA ranked Hastings 33-29.

 

 

WILLMAR CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped a pair of metro teams at the Minnetonka triangular with wins over Section 6AAA foe Minnetonka 45-15 and Champlin Park 54-15. They had a great tournament performance with 170.5 points and nine place winners to earn second place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Vaughn Johnson, Travis Deegan, Estevan Navarro, Austin Miley and Colten Carlson all earned third place. Matt Hennes and Logan Walkow both earned fourth place, Juan Resendez earned fifth place and Jacob Bollig took sixth place. This invitational includes thirty-six teams, considering the size of this event makes this a very good performance. They topped Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Tech 50-18. The Cardinals went 2-2 at the Monticello “Magic” Duals, they topped Lean and Mean Farmington 48-23 and Minneapolis Roosevelt 82-0. They dropped duals to nationally ranked Apple Valley 60-6 and to No. 11 ranked Shakopee 40-31. Colten Carlson and Leon Richards were both 4-0 and Estevan Navarro, Matt Hennes and Jalen Cabrera were all 3-1 at the Monticello.

 

 

 

LITTE FALLS FLYERS

The Flyers topped Granite Ridge Conference foes at their triangular; Zimmerman 61-12 and Albany 58-14. At the Frazee triangular they had a huge win over Section 8AAA rival Moorhead 41-24 and they lost to No. 3A ranked Frazee 36-25 in a very good dual. The Flyers had a great tournament performance with 188.5 points and eleven place winners to earn second place. Axel Lange and Tyler Gastecki both won championships, Logan Kapphahn and Josh Beack both earned second place. Dan Mushel and Trysten Ross both earned third place, Leo Wilczek, A. J. Jenks, Derek McMahan  and Trevin Larson all earned fourth place and Lane Rutten took fifth place. The Flyers dropped a dual to their big rival and No. 9A ranked Pierz 38-24.

 

 

MOORHEAD SPUDS

The Spuds dropped two duals at the Frazee triangular; they lost to Section  No. 10AAA ranked Little Falls 44-24 and to No. 3A ranked Frazee 34-27 in a very good dual. The Spuds had two place winners at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational. Samual Grove earned sixth place and Kenny Mark earned seventh place. They topped AA Lean and Mean Detroit Lakes 51-15 and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 54-18. The Spuds topped the field at their invite the Gadberry Duals; Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 49-14, Grand Forks Central 55-7, Jamestown 60-12 and Mandan 57-18. Grant Brendemuhl, Matt Solid, Wyatt Hanson, Joseph Grove, Ryan Schock and Brody Jerome were all 4-0.

 

 

ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS

The Cardinals topped Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Brainerd 37-28. They earned 113.5 points and had five place winners to earn ninth place at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. Justin Cumberbatch earned second place, Ben Bogart earned third place and Dylan Kriese earned fourth place. Trent Piepenburg earned fifth place and Dustin Neu took sixth place in this twenty-four field of teams. They had a very tournament performance with 121.5 points and eight place winners to earn fourth place at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Trent Piepenburg and Justin Cumberbatch both earned second place and Dustin Neu earned third place. Ben Bogart, Adam Johnson and Blake Olhausen all earned fourth place and Ben Johnson and Jacob Schiltgen both took sixth place in this sixteen team event at Foley. They topped Central Lakes Conference rival Rocori in a very close dual 30-27. The Cardinals went 2-2 at the Monticello “Magic” Duals. They defeated AA Lean and Mean Annandale/Maple Lake 33-25 and Minneapolis Roosevelt 78-3. They dropped duals to No. 11AAA Shakopee 45-24 and to AAA Lean and Mean Coon Rapids 33-28. Justin Cumberbatch went 4-0 at the Magic duals.

 

 

SARTELL SABRES

The Sabres topped Central Lakes Conference rival Fergus Falls 50-22. They earned 100 points and had three place winners to take thirteenth place at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. Rylee Molitor won the championship at 106, Jake Fernholz earned third place and Zach Motschke earned fourth place. They went 2-1 at the Buffalo “Bison” Duals to earn second place. They topped Section 8AAA rival Bemidji 33-32 and Park Center 65-9. They dropped the championship to Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazeppa 45-26. Rylee Molitor, Drew Bienusa and Dan Vitale all were 3-0 at the Buffalo event. They topped their big rival; Central Lakes and Section 8AAA foe Sauk Rapids 50-24. The Sabres had a very good performance with 164.5 points and eleven place winners to earn second place at the Paynesville “Bulldog” Invitational. Rylee Molitor and Daniel Vitale both won championships at 106 and 170. Jake Fernholz and Nick Jenson both earned second place and Dan Nyguen, Jon Pelach and Ryan Zayas all earned third place. Noah Piechal and Zach Motschke both earned fourth place and Tyler Hubert and Abe Anderson both took fifth place.

 

 

 

ROCORI SPARTANS

The Spartans topped Central Lakes Conference rival Brainerd 39-29. They had a good tourney performance with 104 points and five place winners to take 12th place at the Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational. Adam Kunz, Nick Warne and Tyler Hoffman all earned second place, Seth Klein earned third place and Cody Buermann earned fourth place in this field of twenty-four teams. They dropped a very close dual to Central Lakes Conference rival Alexandria 30-27. The Spartans had a very good tournament performance with 143.5 points and nine place winners to earn third place at the Paynesville “Bulldog” Invitational. Adam Kunz, Nick Warne andTyler Hoffman all won championships and Cody Buermann and Ben Hoffman both earned second place. Max Court earned fourth place and Dalton Calfus, Ryan Vigil and Seth Klein all took fifth place.

 

 

 

 

ROGERS ROYALS

The Royals dropped a Mississippi 8 Conference dual to Monticello 39-25. They had a very good tournament performance with 172.5 points and eleven place winners to earn second place at the Chisago Lakes “Wildcats” Holiday invitational. Brett Wilson, Philip Anderson and Andrew Piehl all won championships and Jake Owens, Tyler Eicher and Jordan Bond all earned second place.  Dominic Skawiniak and Connor Larson both earned third place, Jordan Lemcke and Jeremiah Rademacher both earned fourth place and Cruz Martinez took fifth place. They went 1-2 at the Buffalo “Bison” Duals to earn fourth place. They topped Richfield/Edina 46-30 and dropped duals to Zumbrota-Mazeppa 60-6 and to Bemidji 36-24. Jake Owens was the Royals only wrestler that was 3-0 at the Buffalo event. The Royals had a very good tourney performance with 172.5 points and eleven place winners to earn second place at the Chisago Lakes “Wildcat” Invitational. Brett Wilson, Philip Anderson and Andrew Piehl all won championshps. Jordan Bond, Tyler Eicher and Jake Owens all earned second place. Connor Larson and Dominic Skawiniak both earned third place, Jeremiah Rademar. 

 

Central Minnesota Mat Rats (19th Annual)
January 2014

Central Minnesota Mat Rats JANUARY Report (19th Annual)

Correction in the Central Minnesota Mat Rats January Column

ROGERS ROYALS

The Royals attended a quadrangular in Spring Lake Park where they came away with three big wins over Spring Lake Park 55-22, Mounds View 44-22 and Irondale 50-12. Philip Anderson, Bret Wilson, Jordan Bond and Jordan Lemcke were all 3-0. The Royals were 3-0 at the Buffalo quadrangular with wins over Mississippi 8 Conference foe Buffalo 39-28, Fridley 61-12 and Howard Lake Waverly/Winsted 45-21. Cruz Martinez, Philip Anderson, Connor Larson and Jordan Lemcke were all 3-0 at the Buffalo quad.

Edited by Roger Mischke, Today, 6:10 AM.

 

 

 

BEMIDJI LUMBERJACKS

The Lumberjacks had a good tourney performance with 124 points and four place winners to earn fourth place at the Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational. Brian Maas and Kade Johnson both won championships over the thirty-sixth team field of teams. Gannon Strain and Wyatt Yoemans both took sixth place.  They topped AAA Lean and Mean St. Francis 39-24 and lost to the No. 5AAA ranked Cambridge-Isanti 49-24 at the Cambridge triangular. The Lumberjacks had a good tourney performance with a 2-1 mark to earn third place at the Buffalo “Bison” dual invitational. They topped AAA foes Rogers 36-24 and Buffalo 48-17 before dropping a very close dual to Section 8AAA rival Sartell 33-32. Brian Maas, Dillan Saucede and Kade Johnson were all 3-0 at the Buffalo event. They topped Class A Lean and Mean Barnesville 39-25 in a very good dual for the Lumberjacks. They had a great tournament performance with 186 points and ten place winners. Kade Johnson, Brian Maas and Dylan Sauceda all won championships. Robert Treuer earned second place, Wyatt Yoemans, Gannon Strain, Chance Henricks and Brady Wilander all earned third place. Tyler O’Beirn and Lucas Gast both earned fourth place to give them second place at their Bemidji “Rick Lee” Invitational.

 

 

ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS

The Tigers had an impressive showing at the Spectrum Quadrangular with big wins over Spectrum 50-22, Mille Lacs 42-31 and Trinity of River Ridge 72-12. Grant Nistler, Noah Voight, Austin Brenner and James Prince were all 3-0 at the Spectrum event. They topped Section 8AAA and Central Lakes Cross town rival St. Cloud Apollo 55-18 and highly regarded 7AA team Princeton 42-27 at a triangular event hosted by Tech. They dropped a Central Lakes conference dual to No. 9AAA ranked Willmar 50-18. They had Austin Brenner earn a 4-2 mark at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational. The Tigers earned 110.5 points and they had six place winners to earn sixth place at the Mora “Mustangs” Invitational. Noah Voight won the championship at 220 and Austin Brenner earned second place. Luke Dorn earned third place, Graham Nistler earned fourth place and Alex VanHeel took fifth place. The Tigers went 1-2 at the Kiffmeyer duals hosted by the Tigers. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to No. 2AAA ranked Saint Michael-Albertville 69-6, consolation semifinals they lost to Elk River 51-13 and in their final dual they topped Hammond Baptist of Indiana 58-15.

 

 

BRAINERD WARRIORS

The Warriors dropped a pair of duals to Central Lakes Conference rivals Rocori 39-29 and Alexandria 37-28. They dropped a pair of duals at the Frazee “Les Kerstscher” Duals to No. 7A Minneota 51-22 and to class A Holdingford 46-26. The Warriors had a good tourney performance with 106 points to earn seventh place at the Cambridge-Isanti “Bluejacket” Invitational. James Weiss was their top place winner as he earned second place, Sam Adam, Andy Schlosser, Drew Breun, Isaiah Stewart and Chris Laber all earned fourth place and Andy Schlosser took fifth place. They topped Central Lakes Conference rival Fergus Falls 48-34. The Warriors earned third place at the Moorhead “Gadberry” Duals as they went 3-1 with wins over North Dakota teams; Jamestown 54-24, Fargo South 63-15 and Grand Forks Central 44-28. They did drop a dual to Section 8AAA rival Moorhead 49-14. Cole Kubesh, Andy Schlosser and James Weiss were all 4-0 and Jake Zelinske, Isaiah Stewart and Sam Adams all went 3-1 at the Moorhead event.

 

 

BUFFALO BISON

The Bison topped a pair of metro foes as they 2-1 to earn fifth place at their Dual Invitational. They topped Park Center 44-23 and Richfield/Edina 45-30. They dropped their quarterfinal dual to AAA Bemidji 48-17. Adam Treptau was the lone Bison to go 3-0 at the Buffalo duals. The Bison went 2-1 at their quadrangular with wins over Fridley 68-9 and Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 48-12; they did drop a dual to Mississippi 8 rival Rogers 39-28. Adam Treptau, Jared Meyer, Wyatt Jacobson Hanson, Jacob Scherber and Matt Ruhr were all 3-0 at the quadrangular.

 

 

 

 

SAUK RAPIDS STORM

The Storm topped Central Lakes Conference, Section 8AAA cross town rival St. Cloud Apollo 39-34. They earned eighth place with 96.5 points and five place winners at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Taylor Rau earned second place, Tony Bemboom earned third place, Richard Carriveau earned fourth place and Hunter Rajkowski and Dylan Vait both earned fifth place at this sixteen team event. The Storm dropped a dual to cross town Central Lakes Conference and Section 8AAA rival Sartell 50-24.

 

 

 

ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES

The Eagles dropped a pair of duals to cross town and Central Lakes Conference section 8AAA rivals St. Cloud Tech 55-18 and  Sauk Rapids 39-34. They lost to highly regarded Section 7AA Princeton 52-25. They had one place winner at the Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational; Bryce Kirchner earned fifth place with a 5-2 mark. Alex Pachan was 4-2 and Peter Nelson was 3-2 at the sixty-five team event at the Fargo Dome. The Eagles earned 70.5 points to take tenth place at the Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational. Peter Nelson won their only championship at 126 and Bryce Kirchner earned second place at 285. Alex Pachan earned third place and Nick Graham earned fifth place at this sixteen team event. The Eagles dropped a pair of Central Lakes Conference duals to No. 9AAA ranked Willmar 64-6 and to Brainerd 48-24.


 [1]

About Author