MAT RATS SECTION 7AA
2010-2011 Season Preview
2010-2011 Season Preview
FAVORITES: MILACA WOLVES AND THE GRAND RAPIDS THUNDERHAWKS
DARK HORSES: HIBBING BLUE JACKETS AND THE NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
MILACA WOLVES
Head Coach: Randy Zimmer
Enrollment: 505
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Randy Zimmer
Enrollment: 505
Section: 7AA
The Wolves had another great season with their 30-7 dual meet marks and their Section 7AA championship and four place spot in State Class AA. They will be hard pressed to improve on those marks with the graduation of nine seniors with twenty wins or more including three state qualifiers, two of which were had state honors. But look for the Wolves to reload once again, with the return of five section place winners, including three state qualifiers and six others with a great deal of experience. They should defend many of those honors from last season and make to make a strong challenge once again for section honors and possibly some state honors. Joe Hemmerich, Joe Moscho, Justin Ladehoff, Joey Curtis and Jonah Gahm to be their key leaders this upcoming season.
30-7 Overall
4-3 West Central North Conference Duals
Fourth Place State Class AA
Section 7AA Champions
Twelve Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: No. 7
First Farmington "Tiger" Duals: (3-0
First Waconia "Wildcats" Duals: (3-0)
Third Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 175 Points (14 Placers)
Second Place Mounds View "Mustang" Duals (3-1)
First Place Blaine "Bengals" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Milaca "Wolves" Duals: (3-0)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jonah Gahm 10th 41-5 2nd Section/AC
Joey Curtis 10th 29-15 1st Section
Justin Ladehoff 11th 19-15 2nd Section
Joe Moscho 11th 31-13 5th Section
Joe Hemmerich 12th 24-11 3rd Section
Jake Earl 11th 11-17
Jordan Warren 11th 5-5
Travis Bertram 12th 5-4
Jr. Paterson 11th 3-4
Chris Newgard 11th 5-6
Brandon Eggen 9th 3-1
Graduates:
Marshall Ash 41-5 1st Section/State Champion/AC (Career 110-24)
Mike Kelly 41-7 1st Section/5th State/AC (Career 82-29)
Ripp Baker 39-8 1st Section/AC (Career 73-27)
Jordy Rogalla 35-13 4th Section (Career 84-63)
Jason Rogalla 33-13 3rd Section (Career 72-28)
John Crain 23-20 4th Section (Career 48-39)
Clinton Sampson 21-18 3rd Section
Marshall Hopp 13-10
Jim Peterson 7-3 Injured (Career 32-18)
HIBBING BLUE JACKETS
Head Coach: Ellis Wojceihowski
Enrollment: 665
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Ellis Wojceihowski
Enrollment: 665
Section: 7AA
The Blue Jackets of Hibbing posted a solid 15-11 dual meet mark last season, back from that that team are six section place winners including two state tourney wrestlers one of which is a returning state champion and six others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors including three section place winners look for the Blue Jackets to make a strong challenge to improve on those dual meet numbers from last season. Look for this team to make a strong challenge for section dual meet honors and for conference honors. Mike Fuenffinger, Cody Benz, Jake Puller, Antony Warner, Jared Greenwood, Tone Funffinger, Carver Brownlee and Lexus Lustila should be their key leaders thru out the season.
15-11 Overall
Second Place Mat King Conference
Final Four Section 7AA
Eight Section Place Winners
Second Place Park Rapids "Panther" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Hibbing "Blue Jacket" Duals: (3-1)
Third Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 141 Points (9 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Mike Fuenffinger 12th 39-4 1st Section/State Champion/AC
Cody Benz 12th 28-12 1st Section/AC
Jake Puller 12th 10-4 3rd Section
Anthony Warner 11th 25-12
Jared Greenwood 12th 20-14
Tone Fuenffinger 9th 23-16 5th Section
Carver Brownlee 11th 19-15 5th Section
Lexus Lustila 11th 14-12
Brad Tinzeitig 11th 11-8
Kevin Wilcox 12th 3-6
Tommy Pretasky 12th 3-10
Graduates:
Zach McComb 27-11 4th Section/AC (Career 75-41)
Joe Tichy 27-12 5th Section/AC (Career 108-81)
Mike Belich 16-6 Injured (Career 116-48
Kyle Jackson 15-15 6th Section (Career 35-40)
GRAND RAPIDS THUNDERHAWKS
Head Coach: Dan Jinks
Enrollment: 978
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Dan Jinks
Enrollment: 978
Section: 7AA
The Thunder Hawks of Grand Rapids had a very good season last year, back from that team they have nine section place winners including five state qualifiers and two others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of three seniors, look for the Thunder Hawks to make a very strong challenge for section dual meet honors. They should defend those regular season honors from last season and likely earn some additional ones. Jamison Evans, Zac Bainville, Tyler Jobe, Nick Hopkins, Mitch Jobe, Ryan Bowers, Pat Hopkins and Caleb Happy to be their key leaders thru out the season.
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No Dual Meet Records
Ten Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: Lean and Mean
First Place Montevideo "Dave Roder" Tourney: 195 Points (11 Placers)
Second Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 210 Points (12 Placers)
First Place Northwestern, WI "Robert Mackey" Duals: (5-0)
First Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 246 Points (14 Placers)
Fourth Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 148 Points (13 Placers)
Sixth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 117.5 Points (6 Placers)
Fourth Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (1-2)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jamison Evans 10th 36-8 1st Section/6th State
Nick Hopkins 12th 28-12 2nd Section
Mitch Jobe 12th 28-8 1st Section
Ryan Bowers 12th 23-10 1st Section
Zac Bainville 12th 37-6 2nd Section
Tyler Jobe 11th 34-9 3rd Section
Pat Hopkins 11th 26-12 3rd Section
Caleb Happy 11th 25-12 3rd Section
Dan McGuire 11th 18-19 4th Section
Cody Carlisle 11th 7-29
Jackson Schauer 8th 5-13
Graduates:
Nick Ruder 26-14 4th Section
Alex Sukanen 16-23
Toby Lanum 1-5
MORA MUSTANGS
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 493
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 493
Section: 7AA
The Mustangs had a great season last year despite all the injuries that they had to work thru, yet posted a 20-5 dual meet mark and a Section 7AA runner up showing, along with a number of other regular season titles. But despite the graduation of fifteen seniors, including seven with twenty wins over more, of which three were state tourney wrestlers. The Mustangs should challenge those dual meet marks from last season, if their younger wrestlers continue to improve thru out the season. They should make a strong challenge for a top four spot in this very balanced section dual meet campaign and likely will defend many of their regular season honors too. Tyler Carlson, Alex Dahms, Brent Schroeder, Ken Kastenbauer and Cody LaFromboise should be their key leaders thru out the season.
20-5 Overall
5-2 West Central North Conference Duals
Section 7AA Runner Up
Nine Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: No. 11
First Place Delano "Tigers" Tourney: 240.5 Points (13 Placers)
First Place Mora "Mustang" Tourney: 224 Points (12 Placers)
Fourth Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 154 Points (11 Placers)
First Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 198 Points (11 Placers)
First Place Mora "Mustang" Quadrangular: (3-0)
Returning Wrestlers:
Tyler Carlson 12th 35-7 3rd Section
Alex Dahms 12th 24-11
Brent Schroeder 11th 14-4
Ken Kastenbauer 10th 20-8
Cody LaFromboise 10th 10-7 6th Section
Tony Jenson 11th 10-7
Zach Smith 11th 11-7
Sam Lawrence 11th 11-11
Nick Kastenbauer 9th 11-4
Thomas Hischer 8th 9-11
Brandon Lucking 8th 13-17
Jordan Koch 10th 5-4
Kalten Doty 10th 2-7
Mitch Bliss 11th 2-4
Graduates:
Andrew Youngblom 42-1 1st Section/State Champion/AC (Career 201-31)
Derek Carlson 37-4 2nd Section/6th State/AC (Career 82-26)
Blake Menard 37-5 2nd Section/AC (Career 130-65)
Seth Sanftner 35-2 3rd Section/AC (Career 153-62)
Dusty Thorhauer 24-8 3rd Section/AC (Career 95-32)
Zane VanVleet 24-12 5th Section (Career 73-62)
Nick Muehlberg 21-15 4th Section (Career 96-49)
Jon Koehn 8-6
Quade VanVleet ` 8-8
Cody Rundle Injured
Blake Patnoe 2-2
Quentin VanVleet 0-3
Bryan Hanson 0-5
Mike Thompson 0-4
Ross Belkholm 0-6
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
Head Coach: Tony Aho
Enrollment: 1,035
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Tony Aho
Enrollment: 1,035
Section: 7AA
The Vikings posted a 13-11 dual meet mark last season, they have back from the squad five section place winners including three state qualifiers and eight others with a great deal of experience. They graduated one senior, a state place winner, so look for the Vikings to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. They should challenge for a top four spot in this balance section 7AA dual meet campaign as well make a strong challenge for conference honors. Jake Kostik, Patrick Mork, Justin Bergerson, Stuart Frink, Jake Pilz, Andy Freel and Reid Johnson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
13-11 Overall
7-2 North Suburban Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 167 Points (12 Placers)
Second Place Tartan "Clash of the Titans" Tourney: 186.5 Points (11 Placers)
Second Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 178 Points (12 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jake Kostik 12th 39-5 1st Section/3rd State/AC
Patrick Mork 11th 30-11 2nd Section/AC
Justin Bergerson 12th 29-11 2nd Section/AC
Stuart Frink 12th 22-16 5th Section
Jake Pilz 10th 23-14
Andy Freel 12th 25-16 Injured/AC
Reid Johnson 9th 21-19 4th Section
Luke Levasseuer 12th 15-12
Jimmy Juntunen 12th 20-16
Evan Silver 12th 9-12
Zach Sundby 10th 6-18
Sam Pellier 10th 6-20
Aaron Seme 9th 2-7
Graduates:
John Morrison 38-2 1st Section/2nd State/AC (Career 117-44)
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 1,073
Section 7AA
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 1,073
Section 7AA
The The Wildcats of Chisago Lakes have back eight section place winners including one two state qualifiers from last year's team that posted 13-13 dual meet marks. Despite the graduation of two seniors including one state place winner they should make big improvement on those dual meet marks from last year. Look for them to challenge for a top four spot in this very balance section 7AA dual meet campaign and challenge for conference honors. Travis Kammerer, Quade Zupko, Jake Nase, Dylan Hoyt, Mark Sontag and Joe Virga should be key leaders thru out the season.
13-13 Overall
6-3 North Suburban Conference
Ten Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
First Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 219 Points (12 Placers)
First Meadow Creek/Spectrum "Fighting Saints" Tourney: 183.5 Place (11 Placers)
First Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 189 Points (14 Placers)
Fourteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 57 Points (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Travis Kammerer 12th 30-11 1st Section/AC
Quade Zupko 10th 35-6 2nd Section/AC
Jake Nase 12th 30-9 4th Section
Dylan Hoyt 12th 28-13 3rd Section/AC
Mark Sontag 11th 24-15 6th Section/AC
Joe Virga 8th 18-11 5th Section
Chase Kammerer 11th 16-16 6th Section
Bobby Stontag 11th 15-25 5th Section
Tyler Heckel 12th 11-25
Ben Minderman 12th 11-27
Cody Fugleberg 10th 5-10
Brandon Oberg 10th 7-16
Graduates:
Clay Olson 37-5 1st Section/4th State/AC (Career 102-31)
Riley Myers 21-17 6th Section
DEER RIVER WARRIORS
Head Coach: Mark Motherway
Enrollment: 248
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Mark Motherway
Enrollment: 248
Section: 7AA
The Warriors of Deer River have back from last year's team three section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of three, including two section place winners, look for the Warriors to have a competitive season. Bruce Ortloff, Cole Serfling and Neil Baumgarner should be their key leaders thru out the season.
No Dual Meet Records
Fifth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 151.5 Points (13 Placers)
Sixth Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 89 Points (8 Placers)
Seventh Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 61 Points (6 Placers)
Twenty First Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 66 Points (2 Placers)
Tied for Third Hibbing "Blue Jacket" Duals: (3-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
Bruce Ortloff 10th 26-16 4th Section
Cole Serfling 12th 24-17 5th Section
Neil Baumgarner 12th 23-17 6th Section
Spencer Tibbetts 8th 9-19
Keith Grife 10th 5-3
Eric Ortloff 8th 6-11
Devon Pehrson 12th 8-22
Mitchell Mann 8th 2-12
Graduates:
Cody Mentges 33-9 2nd Section (Career 132-63)
Scott Mickle 21-13 3rd Section (Career 140-59)
Zach Beatty 2-8
PRINCETON TIGERS
Head Coach: Mark Hayes
Enrollment: 977
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Mark Hayes
Enrollment: 977
Section: 7AA
The Tigers had a good season with their 13-9 dual meet marks from last season. The Tigers should be looking to challenge those dual meet numbers with the return of four section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five good seniors last season, but this young team should improve during the course of the season. Karl Eichinger, Zach Pederson and Cory Messer should be their key leaders during the season.
13-9 Overall
5-3 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Eight Section Place Winners
First Place Zimmerman "Thunder" Tourney: 233 Points (14 Placers)
Second Place Andover "Husky Holiday Classic" 178 Points (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Faribault "Dick Shiels" Tourney: 145 Points (9 Placers)
Third Place Hibbing "Blue Jacket" Duals: (3-1)
First Place MC/Spectrum "Fighting Saints" Quadrangular" (3-0)
Returning Wrestlers:
Karl Eichinger 12th 21-4 5th Section/AC
Zach Pederson 12th 24-12 5th Section/AC
Cory Messer 11th 17-18 6th Section
Andrew Barthel 12th 14-19
Josh Lubrecht 10th 9-17
Jake Pramann 8th 8-22
Billy McClay 9th 10-23 6th Section
Andrew Merten 12th 5-5
Graduates:
Adam Swenson 19-9 3rd Section
Matt Zdrazil 23-17 6th Section/AC
Levi Cuny 26-12 6th Section/AC
Luke Belair 17-7 6th Section/AC
Joel Wiedewitsch 13-13
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUAR
Head Coach: Jerry Perrotti
Enrollment: 278 Hinckley-Finlayson/445 Pine City/117 Willow River/840 Total
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Jerry Perrotti
Enrollment: 278 Hinckley-Finlayson/445 Pine City/117 Willow River/840 Total
Section: 7AA
The Jaguars will be looking to improve on their dual meet numbers from last season. They have back two section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience from last season. With no one graduating last spring they should improve on those dual meet numbers and possible be a factor for conference honors. Keegan Edgerton, Cody Hanson, Chase Rueger and Kyle Opsahl should be their key leaders thru out the season
1-19 Over All
1-5 Great River Conference Duals
Seventh Place Hopkins "Paul Bengston" Tourney: 74 Points (5 Placers)
Sixth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 85.5 Points (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 86 Points (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Keegan Edgerton 12th 26-3 4th Section/AC
Cody Hanson 12th 17-14 3rd Section
Chase Rueger 11th 15-10 AC
Kyle Opsahl 10th 10-5 AC
David Lange 11th 8-13
Zane Hunter 10th 7-7
Duran Auers 12th 3-1
Colton Klar 11th 4-7
Franky Villereal 12th 2-4
Mike Scott 12th 4-24
RUSH CITY TIGERS/BRAHAM BOMBERS
Co-Head Coaches: Josh Moulton/Jake Shockman
Enrollment: 261 Rush City/227 Braham/488 Total
Section 7AA
Co-Head Coaches: Josh Moulton/Jake Shockman
Enrollment: 261 Rush City/227 Braham/488 Total
Section 7AA
The Coop has eleven wrestlers back with a great deal of experience, including one section place winner. Despite the graduation of six seniors, including four section place winners they should improve on those dual meet marks of last season. Mat Bialka, Jamin Strolie and Brady Anderson should be their leaders thru out the season.
3-10 Overall
1-4 Great River Conference Duals
Third Place Great River Conference Tourney: 147 Points (10 Placers)
Third Place Ogilvie "Lions" Tourney: 149 Points (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 140.5 Points (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Meadow Creek/Spetrum "Fighting Saints" Tourney: 119 Points (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 111.5 Points (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Chisago Lakes "Wildcat" Tourney: 88 Points (7 Placers)
Eighth Place Big Lake "Hornets" Tourney: 67 Points (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Matt Bialka 12th 23-18 4th Section
Jamin Strolie 11th 12-10
Brady Anderson 11th 12-15
Jonathan Mielke 10th 8-20
Dan Johnson 10th 10-24
Codi Kruse 12th 10-25
Logan Johnson 8th 5-6
Hunter Leigland 8th 5-9
Dylan Niemela 11th 3-9
Jacob Lynch 9th 4-12
Francis Lorzel 8th 6-20
Graduates:
Josh Welna 28-13 2nd Section
Frank Smith 26-15 2nd Section
Kevin Johnson 29-9 4th Section/AC
Seth Barnes 9-14 5th Section
Codi Jakowski 4-11
David Meyer 3-1
VIRGINIA BLUE DEVILS
Head Coach: Rich Erickson
Enrollment: 475
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Rich Erickson
Enrollment: 475
Section: 7AA
The Blue Devils of Virginia posted a solid 9-13 dual meet mark last season, back from that team are one section place winner and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including three section place winners, which two were state qualifiers, look for them to make some improvement on those dual meet marks from last season. Kyle Nanti, Jesse Williams, Richard Holweger and Ben Johnson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
9-13 Overall
Four Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Hinckley-Finlayson "Jaguar" Tourney: 179.5 Points (11 Placers)
Seventh Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 88 Points (8 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 65 Points (2 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Nanti 12th 20-7
Jesse Williams 11th 21-18 6th Section
Richard Holweger 12th 12-8
Ben Johnson 12th 13-9
Tyler Wallner 12th 8-16
Nathan Fox 12th 6-20
Kyle Eilola 9th 4-21
Noah Chapin 12th 2-2
Dalton Richard 11th 2-3
Graduates:
Alex Flannigan 26-11 2nd Section (Career 104-57)
Bailey Felix 25-10 2nd Section (Career 82-73)
Kane Wallner 26-9 6th Section (Career 82-66)
Ryan Prysbluski 15-14
Tyler Jensrud 3-7
NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SPARTANS
Head Coach: Russ Smith
Enrollment: 158
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Russ Smith
Enrollment: 158
Section: 7AA
The Spartans will return two section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience, look for the Spartans to have a competitive season. Nick Bruss, Orrin Hholmbeck and Aaron Trunt should be their key leaders thru out the season.
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No Dual Meet Records
Sixth Place Walker "Wolf Pack" Tourney: 99 Points (1o Placers)
Seventh Place Bemidji "Rick Lee" Tourney: 88 Points (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Fosston "Alfred Olson" Tourney: 84 Points (6 Placers)
Eleventh Place Grand Rapids "Skip Nalan" Tourney: 40 Points (4 Placers)
Twenty-Seventh Place Cass Lake "Big Bear" Tourney: 24 Points
Returning Wrestlers:
Nick Bruss 10th 27-14 4th Section
Orrin Holmbeck 10th 23-16 6th Section
Aaron Trunt 10th 22-15
Zach Wright 10th 16-23
Mitchel Bonderson 9th 12-25
Jake LeLonick 10th 4-22
Tyler Peterson 9th 2-23
Graduate:
Jared Becicka 5-21
CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
Head Coach: Al Denman
Enrollment: 645
Section: 7AA
Head Coach: Al Denman
Enrollment: 645
Section: 7AA
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