CLASS A
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA JAGUARS
The Jaguars earned the Section 5A Dual championship with three convincing wins. They defeated Benson 77-6 (13-1) in the quarterfinals and in the Semifinals they defeated Minneota 46-23 (9-5). In the championship they defeated their Central Minnesota Conference rivals, No. 8A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45-17 (9-5). Brett DeRoo (106), Ryan Jensen (126), Wyatt Engen (132), Walker Bents (138), Blaine Fischer (152/160), Maximus Hanson (160/170), Carlson Gilbert (182/195) and Ethan Spanier (220) all went 3-0. Louie Tensen (106) and Ethan Mueller (120) both went 2-1. The Jaguars had a good Section 5A Individual tournament, they earned thirteen medals. This includes six that punched their ticket to the State Individual tournament. Ryan Jensen 126 (41-3), Walker Bents 132 (40-1) and Blaine Fischer 152 (40-1) all earned section championships. Maximus Hanson 160 (34-8), Carson Gilbert 182 (35-8) and Ethan Spanier 220 (31-8) all earned second place medals and punched their tickets to the state. Brett DeRoo 113 (33-10) earned third place, Tyler Jensen 138 (15-9) and Bryce Feuerhake 285 (27-19) both earned fourth place medals. Ethan Mueller 120 (12-11) and Talen Kampsen 170 (16-21) both earned fifth place, Louie Tensen 106 (20-21) earned sixth place and Tanner Viessman 145 (18-18) took eighth place.
ROYALTON-UPSALA ROYALS
The Royals defended their Section 7A dual title with three big wins. In the quarter-final they defeated Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 55-21 (10-4) and the semifinals they defeated Staples-Motley 54-21 (10-4). In the championship they defeated their Central Minnesota Conference rival Holdingford 40-23 (8-6). Alex Diederich (126/32-4), Will Gorecki (132/20-8), Jacob Leibold (160/39-1), Gabe Gorecki (170/182/29-4), Bryce Holm (220/23-9 and Jeremy Mugg (285/33-6) all went 3-0. Hunter Novitzki (170/24-17), Tucker Simmons (106/32-8) and Bryce Binek (120/21-18) all went 2-1 and Lane Olson (113/32-9) went 2-0. The Royals had a very good Section 7A Individual tournament with eight state qualifiers and total of twelve place winners. They earned four section championship by: Alex Diederich 126 (38-4), Gabe Gorecki 170 (35-4), Bryce Holm 220 (38-9) and Jeremy Mugg 285 (38-6). Those also earning their tickets to the state tournament were: Tucker Simmons 106 (38-10), Jacob Leibold 152 (44-2) and Hunter Novitzki 182 (26-17). Will Gorecki 132 (26-9) earned his ticket by coming back to a challenge match to defeat the No. 6A ranked wrestler to earn his ticket to the state. This was one of two of the toughest weights in the section tournament. Kaden Holm 195 (20-12) earned third place,Brady Yourczek 138 (16-21) earned fourth place, Lane Olson 113 (37-4) and Bryce Binek 120 (25-21) both earned fifth place medals.
KIMBALL AREA CUBS
The Kimball Cubs defended their Section 4A Dual title with three big wins over Norwood-Young America 78-0 in the quarterfinals and in the semifinal they defeated their Central Minnesota Conference rivals Eden Valley-Watkins 70-7 (12-2). They defeated Lean and Mean Howard Lake/Waverly-Winsted 55-8 (12-2) in the championship. Mark Schiefelbein (113/32-10), Jack Bollman (126/29-9), Blake Brutger (132/19-13), Lucas Jurek (138/33-9), Gavin Winter (145/18-0), Logan Kuseske (152/160/28-17), Hank Meyer (170/182/24-17), Ashton “Shuggs” Hanan (170/182/25-3), Carter Holtz (195/38-3) and Haden Rosenow (220/22-6) all went 3-0. Connor Carlson (106/12-18), Cade Guggisberg (152/160) and Ace Meyer (285/27-16) all went 2-1. The Cubs had a very impressive Section 4A Individual tournament with ten earning their tickets to the state tournament and a total of thirteen earning medals. The Cubs won four section championships by: Carter Holtz 182 (41-3), Ashton Hanan 170 (28-3), Haden Rosenow 195 (24-6) and Blake Brutger 132 (22-13). Earning their tickets to the state individual tournament were: Mark Schiefelbein 113 (33-11), Jack Bollman 126 (21-10), Lucas Jurek 138 (36-10), Gavin Winter 145 (20-1), Logan Kuseske 152 (29-18) and Hank Meyer 160 (26-18) all earned second place medals. Ace Meyer 285 (30-17) earned third place, Connor Carlson 106 (14-20) and William Serbus 120 (9-21 both earn fourth place medals.
WEST CENTRAL AREA/ASHBY/BRANDON-EVANSVILLE KNIGHTS
The Knights earned the Section 6A Dual championship with thee big wins. They defeated Park Region Conference foe Wadena-Deer Creek 76-0 and Conference rival New York Mills 66-12 (12-2. In the championship they advenge a very close lost in the championship last year with a 57-21 (10-4) win over BHV/PP. Owen Gruchow, Adam Lohse, Carter Lohse, Hunter Gruchow, Soloman Wales, Reubens Swanson, Ashton Danner, Anthony Sykora, Beau Robinson and Will Rustan all went 3-0. Special Note: Solomon Wales earned his 75th Career Match/Ashton Danner Earned his 75th Career Match. The had a very good Section 6A Individual tournament with all fourteen earning medals. This includes eight that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Hunter Cruchow 132 (40-10), Solomon Wales 138 (35-10), and Anthony Sykora 170 (40-5) all earned section championships. Reubens Swanson 145 (40-6), Ashton Danner 160 (30-9), Beau Robinson 182 (29-12), Will Rustan 195 (30-15) and Colton Lindquist 220 (36-9) all earned second place medals. Owen Gruchow 106 (32-17) and Justin Blascyk 285 (27-16) all earned third and Adam Lohse 120 (35-12) earned fourth place. Carter Lohse 113 (26-16), Mason Richter 126 (11-19) and Ezekiel Sieckert 152 all earned fifth place.
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS
The Falcons defeated Central Minnesota Conference foe Paynesville in the Section 5A quarterfinals 53-10 (10-4) and in the semifinals they defeated Class A Lean and Mean Minnewaska Area 49-21 (10-4). They were defeated by their conference rivals the No. 2A ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 45-17 (9-5). Jevon William, Brady Holien, Logan Straumann and Terrell Renee all went 3-0. Edwyn Gonzales, Cole Holien, Mason Strudeman, Jake Mortensen, Isaiah Renne and Jaxon Behm all went 2-1. The Falcons had a very good Section 5A Individual tournament with thirteen Section medal winners, including six that punched their tickets to the individual state tournament. Jaxon Behm 220 (37-4) earned the championship and earning second place medals were: Cole Holien 132 (38-9), Brady Holien 145 (45-3), Jake Mortensen 170 (34-9), Isaiah Renne 195 (29-15) and Terrell Renee 285 (32-12) all punched their tickets to the state. Edwyn Gonzalez 126 (33-14) Jevon Williams 138 (36-11), Mason Studemann 152 (37-10) and Logan Straumann 182 (32-6) all earned third place medals. Trey Schmidt 113 (8-11) and Ethan Whitcom 160 (7-7) both earned fifth place and Braxton Kragenbring 106 (12-16) took eighth place.
HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS
The Huskers defeated Mille Lacs 62-15 in the Section 7A quarterfinals and No. 6A ranked LPGE/BR 33-32 (7-7) (Criteria) in the semifinals. In the championship they were defeated by their Central Minnesota Conference rival and No. 3A ranked Royalton-Upsala 40-23 (8-6). Wyatt Novitzki (106/27-3), William Pilarski (138/145/22-6), Drew Lange (138/145/37-6), Jaxon Bartkowitz (152/22-9) and Sam Harren (195/33-5) all went 3-0. Evan Petron (120/25-9) and Masyn Patrick (126/28-5) both went 2-1. The Huskers had a good Section 7A individual tournament with four earning their tickets to the state tournament and eleven medals were earned. Wyatt Novitzki 106 (33-3) earned the section championship and Masyn Patrick 120 (32-7), Drew Lange 138 (43-7) and Sam Harren 195 (38-6) all earned second place section medals. Simon Boeckman 126 (26-14), William Pilarski 145 (28-7) and Jaxon Bartkowicz 152 (28-11) all earned third place medals. Luke Bieniek 160 (23-12) and Evan Litchy 182 (21-26) both earned fourth place, Kolton Harren 170 (9-5) earned fifth place and Alex Sanchez-Mohs 285 (9-24) took sixth place.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE/BROWERVILLE WOLVES
The Wolves defeated Ogilvie in their section quarterfinal Section 7A dual 54-16 (10-4). They were defeated by No. 9A ranked Holdingford 33-32 (7-7) on criteria. Gavin Albers, Braden Thom, Landon Gode, Tate Twardowski, Shawn Houdek and Trey Lancaster all went 2-0. The Wolves had a very successful Section 7A Individual tournament, including seven that punched their tickets to the State Individual tournament eleven that earned medals. Gavin Albers 120 (41-2), Braden Thom 132 (38-5), Landon Gode 152 (31-1) and Tate Twardowski 182 (33-10) all section championships. Mason Bruder 126 (38-6), Tucker Zigan 160 (23-21) and Trey Lancaster 285 (35-9) all earned second place medals and their tickets to the state tournament. Paul Stacey 170 (17-22) earned fourth place, Omar Zamora 145 (27-16), and Shawn Houdek 195 (22-25) all earned fifth place and Connor Flan 113 (29-9) took sixth place.
UNITED NORTH CENTRAL WARRIORS
The Warriors earned the Section 8A Dual championship with three convincing wins. They defeated Fertile-Beltrami 64-9 (12-2) in the quarterfinals and Fosston-Bagley 55-19 (10-4) in the semifinals. In the championship they defeated long time rival Frazee 44-19 (9-5). Conrad Koll, Hank Tellers,Ethan Hendrickson, Eion Ness and Torrey Carlson all went 3-0 and Mason Plautz went 2-0. Special Note: Eion Ness 12th 160 Earned his 150th Career Match. The Warriors had a very good Section 8A Individual tournament with thirteen medals winners including eight that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Ethan Hendrickson 145 (45-1), Eion Ness 160 (41-5) and Torrey Carlson 195 (34-11) all earned Section championships. Conrad Kroll 106 (20-8), Zach Hendrickson 120 (17-14), Aaron Lake 126 (26-10), Hank Tellers 152 (34-8) and Marcus Peterson 285 (26-13) all earned second place medals and their tickets to the state. Shawn Hendrickson 182 (16-21) earned third place and earning fourth place were: Wyatt Olson 132 (13-20) and Dylan Rasmussen 138 (9-14) and Zach Davidson 113 (10-26) took sixth place.
MINNEWASKA AREA LAKERS
The Lakers defeated Canby 33-27 (9-5) in their Section 5A quarterfinal dual. They were defeated by No. 8A ranked Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 49-21 (10-4). Chase Smith, Nick Ankeny and Jacob Blair all went 2-0. The Lakers had all fourteen earned medals and two that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Chase Smith 113 (30-4) earned the section championship and Jacob Blair 152 (30-6) earned second place after a very intense true second match. Nick Ankeny 120 (31-8), Easton McCrory 132 (23-8) and Nathan Rankin 195 (23-15) earned third place medals. Torii Johnson 106 (26-10) and Jayce Kovarik 126 (16-10) both earned fourth place medals. Mason Schiffler 138 (25-15), Nathan Dell 160 (14-17), Dalton Friedrichs 170 (23-9), Chase Boelke 182 (23-14), Noah Jensen 220 (5-8) and Brady Blair 285 (11-13 all took sixth place. The Minnewaska Lakers program ran an excellent tournament.
HOWARD LAKE/WAVERLY-WINSTED LAKERS
The Lakers won by Forfeit over Trinity @ River Ridge in their Section 4A quarterfinal dual. They defeated Sibley East 62-15 (11-3) in their semifinal Section 4A dual. In the Section 4A championship the Lakers were defeated by No. 4A ranked Kimball Area 55-8 (12-2). Raydon Graham was their lone wrestler that went 2-0. The Lakers had a very good Section 4A Individual tournament with eleven medal winners, this includes six that punched their tickets to the state individual tournament. Raydon Graham 106 (28-14), Mitch Mallak 138 (34-11), Isaac Busse 160 (20-15) and Colton Long 220 (27-15) all earned championship medals. Collin Boese 170 (38-8) andTyler Graczyk 195 (19-18) both earned second place medals and their tickets to the state. Tony Baumann 132 (24-22) earn third place, Tegan Miller 113 (21-18), Steve Huber 152 (13-12) and Jakob Duske 285 (15-21) all earned fourth place section medals and Matt Busse 182 (6-9) took sixth place.
BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNALE/PARKERS PRAIRIE RAIDERS
The Raiders defeated Pelican Rapids 69-8 (13-1) in their quarterfinal Section 6A dual. They defeated Border West 41-35 (8-6) in the semifinals and in the championship they were defeated in a rematch of last years championship. West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 51-21 (4-10) defeated the Raiders. David Revering, Reese Thompson and Gideon Ervasti all went 3-0. Justin Olson, Landen Kimber and Justin Koehn all went 2-1 and Hunter Strom went 2-0. The Raiders had a good Section 6A Individual tournament, they earned eleven section medals including five that punched their tickets to the state Individual tournament. Gideon Ervasti 220 (16-1) earned the championship medal and earning second place medals were: Justin Olson 106 (30-20), Bennet Arceneau 120 (25-13), David Revering 126 (34-11) and Deagan Captain 132 (34-14). Preston Captain 113 (17-25) earned third place, Reese Thompson 138 (39-12) and Hunter Strom 285 (16-16) all earned fourth place medals. Holden Truax 145 (12-25), Justin koehn 170 (16-30) and Braden Shamp 195 (11-30) all earned fifth place medals.
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK SUNBURG FIGHTING SAINTS
The Fighting Saints were defeated in their Section 5A quarterfinal dual by Minneota 51-15. Special Note: Trey Gunderson 8th 106 Earned his 75th Career Match. The Fighting Saints a very good Section 5A Individual tournament with thirteen section medal winners, including two that punched their ticket to the state tournament. Trey Gunderson 106 (44-1) and Coy Gunderson 160 (43-3) both earned section championship medals. Jason Jones 285 (29-19 earned third place and Notch Johnson 120 (25-210, Jett Olson 145 (33-17) and Ely Johnso 152 (25-20) all earned fourth place medals. Masyn Olson 195 (29-18) and Collin Johnson 220 (16-22) both earned fifth place. Cole Froelich 113, Tayton Nielsen 126 (8-13), Logan Johnson 138 (9-22) and Aaron Jones 170 (14-18) all took eighth place.
CLASS AA
BECKER BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs defeated three rivals on their way to the Section 6AA Duals Championship. They defeated Rocori 47-12 (10-4) in the quarterfinal and in the semifinals they defeated the defending champions DC/Litch 46-14 (10-4). In the championship they defeated No. 6AA ranked Big Lake 45-21 (9-5). Landen Kujawa (120/126), Ethan Anderson (138), Mason Douette (152), Adam Jurek (160) and Bryce Kuschel (285) all went 3-0. Bennett Kujawa (106), Kaden Nicolas (113), Drew May (132), Owen Angel (145), Dylan Weber (182/195 and Dylan Kolby (220) all went 2-1. The Bulldogs will take a 19-0 dual meet record into the state tournament. The Bulldogs had a good team performance with fourteen medal winners at the Section 6AA individual tournament. The Bulldogs had four that punched their ticket to the individual tournament; Landen Kujawa 120 (35-4) and Mason Doucette 152 (39-7) both earned championship medals and Kaden Nicolas 113 (34-5) and Bryce Kuschel 285 (32-8) both earned second place medals to earn their tickets to the state. Ethan Anderson 138 (26-10), Adam Jurek 160 (33-10), Tyson Ricker 170 (32-10), Dylan Weber 195 (27-11) and Dylan Kolby 220 (22-5) all earned third place medals. Bennett Kujawa 106 (22-13) earned fourth place, Drew May 126 (29-15) and Ethan Duncombe 145 (18-10) both earned fifth place. Nolan Muellner 132 (6-11) and Ryan Nelson 182 (10-9) both took eighth place.
PEQUOT LAKES/PINE RIVER-BACKUS ROAD CREW
The Road Crew defeated Albany 63-9 (12-2) in their Section 8AA quarterfinal dual. In the semifinals they defeated Detroit Lakes 55-15 (10-4). In the championship they were defeated by Thief River Falls 36-33 (8-6). Parker Zutter, Caleb Ruhl, Owen Carlson, Conner Tulenchik and Corbin Knapp all went 3-0. Traten Mick, Chance Abraham and Austin Staricha all went 2-1. They finished their season with an impressive 28-2 dual meet mark. The Road Crew in a very good Section 8AA Individual tournament with all fourteen earning medals and seven that punched their tickets to the state Individual tournament. The Road Crew earned six section championships by: Parker Zutter 106 (44-2), Owen Carlson 132 (22-4), Connor Tulenchik 170 (44-2), Corbin Knapp 195 (40-4) and Austin Staricha 220 (35-2) and Easton Miller 113 (23-6) earned second place. Trey Tuchtenhagen 182 (31-17) earned third place, Caleb Ruhl 126 (36-12) and Chance Abraham 152 (38-11) both earned fourth place medals. Tayton Mick 120 (13-14), Korey Kinyon 145 (21-13) and Riley Peters 285 (26-9) all earned fifth place and Karsen Kinyon 138 (21-13) earned sixth place and Earl Stockman 160 (21-14) took eighth place.
WATERTOWN-MAYER ROYALS
The Royals defeated Mankato West 58-10 (11-3) in their Section 2AA quarterfinal dual. In the semifinals they defeated Scott West 42-20 (9-5) and in the championship they defeated then the No. 7AA ranked New Prague 31-30 (8-6). Titan Friedrichs, Aaron Bury, Bryce Burkett, Tanner Burmeister, Jackson Drahos and Ashton Congdon all went 3-0. Jonah Hamberger, Jack Entinger, Hunter Stein all went 3-1. The Royals had a very good Section 2AA individual tournament with twelve medal winners, including six that punched their ticket to the state individual tournament. Titan Friederichs 106 (38-2) and Bryce Burkett 160 (39-3) both earned championship medals. Jonah Hamberger 132 (23-8), Jackson Drahus 195 (33-8), Asthon Congdon 220 (34-8) and Hunter Stein 285 (25-10) all earned second place medals and their ticket to the state. Eli Hamberger 120 (16-32) and Tanner Burmeister 182 (31-8) both earned third place medals. Parker Jackson 113 (25-11, Aaron Bury 126 (31-11), Steven Duske 145 (23-15 and Patrick Duske 152 (23-15) all earned fifth place medals.
BIG LAKE HORNETS
The Hornets defeated Class AA Lean and Mean Princeton in the Section 6AA quarterfinals 58-12. In the semifinals they defeated then ranked No. 12AA ranked Annandale/Maple Lake 56-22 (10-4). In the finals they were defeated by the Mississippi 8 Conference and No. 3AA ranked Becker 45-21 (9-5). Ivan Lapointe, Cash Sixberry, Christian Noble and Nolan Reiter all went 3-0. Tyler Dehmer and Kane Lapointe both went 2-1 and Johnathon Murphy went 2-0. Special Note: Tyler Dehmer Earned HIs 100th Career win. The Hornets had twelve earn section medals, with five earning their ticket to the state individual tournament. Cash Sixberry 113 (39-2), Christian Noble 126 (45-1), Dillon Browen 145 (35-11) and Johnathon Murphy 170 (38-7) all earning first place medals and Nolan Reiter 132 (43-6) earning a second place medal. Cash Stortz 120 (21-9), Tyler Dehmer 160 (36-15) and Kane Lapointe 285 (29-18) all earning fourth place medals. Ivan Lapointe 106 (24-13) earned fifth place, Carson Gellerman 152 (18-13) earned sixth place and Peter Duncombe 195 (19-20) took eighth place.
ANNANDALE-MAPLE LAKE LIGHTING
The Lightning defeated St. Francis 51-16 (10-4) in their Section 6AA quarterfinal dual. They were defeated by No. 6AA ranked Big Lake 56-22 (10-4). Noah Gindele, Zach Pribyl and Nathan Klatt all went 2-0. The Lighting had a good Section 6AA Individual tournament with fourteen earning medals and two punching their tickets to the state tournament. Noah Gindele 120 (36-4) and Zach Pribyl 138 (29-5) both earning second place medals. Mitch Loss 132 (33-7) earned third place and Nathan Klatt 195 (15-10) earned fourth place. Xavier Jones 113 (28-12), Riley Hall 182 (30-10) and James Meuwissen 220 (14-27) all earned fifth place medals. Cole Lafavre 145 (22-11), Carson Cooper 160 (22-16) and Alex Klatt 170 (21-18) all earned sixth place. Cassen Brumm 106 (20-13), Wesley Zuelke 126, Jake Vassar 152 and Adam Klatt 285 all took eighth place.
DASSEL-COKATO/LITCHFIELD COOP
The Coop defeated AA Lean and Mean Foley 44-25 (9-5) in the Section 6AA quarterfinals. They were defeated by No. 3AA ranked Becker in the semifinals 46-14 (10-4). Gabe Nelson, Jude Link, Tate Link and Hayden Hoernemann all went 2-0. The Coop had ten earn Section 6AA medals, including four that punched their tickets to the state Individual tournament. Tate Link 182 (31-5) and Hayden Hoernemann 195 (24-4) both earned championships and Juke Link 160 (30-3) and Spencer Henke 220 (11-8) both earned second place medals. Victor Franco 120 (37-6), Gabe Nelson 126 (29-18) and Brandon Rokala 285 (26-14) all earned third place medals. Devin Steinhaus 145 (23-11) earned fourth place, Sam Marx 170 (26-12 both earned fifth place and Isaac Stead 138 took eighth place.
MORA MUSTANGS
The Mustangs defeated Pierz 46-24 (9-5) in the Section 7AA quarterfinals and in the semifinals they defeated Grand Rapids 54-12 (11-3). The Mustangs defeated AA Lean and Mean Aitkin 34-27 (7-7). Anthony Nelson, Mason Nelson, Nathan Nelson, Connor Gmahl and Jared Yates all went 3-0. Dyllon Adams, Carter Gmahl, Brock Folemca and Tucker Hess all went 2-1. The Mustangs had a very good Section 7AA Individual tournament with thirteen earning medals and six punching their tickets to the state Individual tournament. Mason Nelson 120 (38-2), Nathan Nelson 132 (40-1) and Connor Gmahl 160 (26-3) all earned championship medals. Anthony Nelson 113 (28-7), Carter Gmahl 126 (29-13) and Brock Folkema 138 (33-11) all earned second place medals and their tickets to the state tournament. Avery Nelson 145 (35-9), Jared Yates 195 (31-9) and Dyllon Adams 220 (39-6) all earned third place medals. Tucker Hass 152 (18-5), Brock Peterson 182 (12-20) and Josh Gardner 285 (12-8) all earned fourth place medals and Cael Sjodin 170 (17-12) took eighth place.
AITKIN GOBBLERS
The Gobblers defeated Milaca-Faith Christian 49-12 (11-3) in the Section 7AA quarterfinal. In the Semifinals they defeated Rock Ridge 59-8 (12-2) and in the championship they were defeated by AA Lean and Mean Mora 34-27 (7-7). Nathan Trotter, Marshall Larson, Kenny Erickson, Carson Kullhem, Jacob Williams and Craig Ashton all went 3-0. Jacob Benson-Vick, John Pilarski, James Erickson, Zach Leitinger and Daniel Decent all went 2-1. Special Note: James Erickson Earned HIs 25th Career Fall. The Gobblers had a very good Section 7AA Individual tournament with thirteen medal winners and five that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Nathan Trotter 126 (36-11), Marshal Larson 138 (46-5) and Craig Ashton 285 (38-6) all earned championship medals. Ken Erickson 145 (31-15) and Carson Kullhem 152 (36-14) both earned second place medals. Jacob Benson-Vick 106 (19-18), John Pelarski 113 (27-11) and James Erickson 132 (31-12) all earned fourth place, Jacob Williams 160 (31-11 earned fifth place and Dane Larson 120, Dan Decent 182 (18-13) and Nathan Stifter 220 (21-13) all took sixth place.
FOLEY FALCONS
The Falcons earned eleven Section 6AA medals, including three that punched their ticket to the state tournament. Cyler Ruhoff 106 (24-3) and Elijah Novak 285 (45-0) both earned championships and Cole Rudnitski 145 (25-11) earned his ticket thru a challenge match. Colton Rothfork 220 (20-16) earned fourth place and Alex Jennissen 152 (29-11) and Zach Jennissen 160 (15-19) both earned fifth place medals. Wyatt Wall 113 (17-13) and Josiah Peterson 182 (30-12) both earned sixth place and Tyler Wilhelmi 120 (3-15), Cayden Hansmeier 132 (13-29) and Aiden Micholski 195 (17-14) all took eighth place
ROCORI SPARTANS
The Spartans defeated Monticello 36-34 in their Section 6AA quarterfinal dual 36-34. The Spartans were defeated by the No. 3AA ranked Becker in the semifinals 47-12. Evan Moscho (145/27-9), Mason Orth (182/26-7), Matthew Goebel (195/25-10) and Grady Minnerath (220/28-10) all went 2-0. The Spartans had nine Section 6AA medal winners and two that punched their ticket to the state tournament. Grady Minnerath 220 (33-10) earned the championship and Austin Moscho 152 (41-5) earned second place for their ticket to the state. Evan Moscho 145 (32-10) earned third, and Mason Orth 182 (30-9) earned fourth place. Kameron Moscho 106 (23-11), Luke Hemmesch 138 (16-13) and Matt Goebel 195 (29-13) both took sixth place and Jack Major 126 (24-17) and Ryan Rose 170 (25-21) both took eighth place.
PIERZ PIONEERS
The Pioneers defeated Rush City/Braham 70-3 (13-1) in the Section 7AA quarterfinal dual. They were defeated by AA Lean and Mean Mora 46-24 (9-5). Carter Young, Trevor Radunz, Caleb Koch, Nathan Nash and Daniel Hoffman all went 2-0. The Pioneers earned twelve medals at the Section 7AA Individual tournament, with three punching their tickets to the state tournament. Carter Young 106 (32-4) and Trevor Radunz 145 (40-0) both earned championship medals and Chase Becker 132 (26-10) earned second place for his ticket to the state. Liam Hennessy 120 (30-8) earned third place and Derek Stang 126 (26-13) and Jacob LeBlanc 138 (34-7 both earned fourth place. Caleb Koch 170 and Daniel Hoffman 220 (22-16) both earned fifth place, Frank Tomberlin 152 (22-21) and Nathan Nash 195 (21-13) both earned sixth place. Kyle Stangl 113 (13-18) and Alex Gerwing 285 both took eighth place.
PRINCETON TIGERS
The Tigers defeated Zimmerman in the first Section 6A dual 60-17 (11-3) and in the quarterfinals they were defeated by No. 6AA ranked Big Lake 58-12 (10-4) Tyler Wells, Noah Vanderbeek and Kaden Olson all went 2-0. The Tigers earned ten medals at the Section 6AA Individual tournament, with three punching their tickets to the state tournament. Tyler Wells 132 (43-0) and Ethan Ballweber 138 (36-4) both earned championship medals and Kaden Olson 195 (27-8) earned second place to punch his ticket to the state tournament. Levi Thompson 106 (29-16) and Parker Adkins 152 (28-12) both earned third place medals and Tim Kohl 120 (20-18) earned fifth place. James Kohl 126 (28-18) and Kevin Boeke 285 (16-20) both earned sixth place and Dalton Vanderbeek 160 (18-9) and Riley Paetznick-Hutala 170 (20-14) both took eight place.
MILACA-FAITH CHRISTIAN WOLVES
The Wolves had a good Section 7AA Individual tournament with eleven medal winners and two that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Colbee Zens 195 (21-12) and Logan Ash 285 (24-9) both punched their tickets to the state tournament by earning second place medals. Jack Schoenborn 138 (22-13) and Clay Anderson 170 (12-9) both earned third place medals. Lincoln Starr 106 (14-13), Austin Linder 120 (15-17), Caleb Sahlstrom 152 (19-12) and Jack Hanson 182 (22-12) all earned fifth place medals. Jack Nord 160 (20-12) earned sixth place and Chance Parroh 126 and Hunter Bockoven 220 (14-18) both took eighth place.
CLASS AAA
SAINT MICHEAL-ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
The Knights had three big wins in their defending of their Section 5AAA Dual title. They defeated Hopkins 82-0 and Rogers 67-3 in their first two duals. They defeated AAA Lean and Mean Wayzata 49-20 (10-4). Chase Mills, Mason Mills, Ian Schultz, Landon Robideau, Caleb Thoennes, Cole Becker, Jimmy Heil, Jed Wester and Owen Barthel all went 3-0. Eli Davis, Bryon Sauvy and Marcus Moeller all went 2-0 and Tate Lidberg went 2-1. The Knights had an outstanding Section 5AAA Individual tournament, they earn fourteen medals, with eleven punching their tickets to the state tournament. Mason Mills 113 (35-3), Landon Robideau 126 (39-1), Caleb Thoennes 132 (33-1), Cole Becker 145 (41-2), Jimmy Heil 152 (33-8), Jed Wester 160 (36-2) and Owen Barthe 285 (29-9) all earned championship medals. Chase Mills 106 (35-8), Eli Davis 138 (31-14),and Bryon Sauvy 170 (18-13) all earned second place medals to punch their tickets to the state. Tyson Hentges 195 (19-14) and Marcus Mueller 220 (11-12) both earned fourth place and Tate Lidberg 182 (7-6) earned fifth place.
WILLMAR CARDINALS
The Cardinals had three impressive wins to earn the Section 8AAA Dual Championship. They defeated Buffalo 51-15 (10-4) in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals they defeated No. 11AAA ranked St. Cloud Crush 47-21 (10-4). In the championship they defeated their northern rival No. 7AAA ranked Bemidji 29-25 (9-5). Cavin Carlson, Ivan Mares, Sully Anez, Conlan Carlson, Braeden Erickson and Joe Kallevig all went 3-0. Eli Heinen, Jorge Zelaya-Velasquez, Jonas Agnes, Mason Swanson and Daunte Castellano all went 2-1. Mason Swanson state ranked at 220 defeated Bemidji’s 285 to decide the dual. The Cardinals earned ten Section 8AAA medals with six punching their ticket to the state tournament. . Sulley Anez 120 (33-7) and Conlan Carlson 126 (48-1) both earned championship medals. Cavin Carlson 106 (42-6), Ivan Mares 113 (33-12), Jonas Anez 160 (38-7) and Mason Swanson 220 (41-6) all earned second place medals and their tickets to the state tournament. Joe Kallevig 170 (35-16) earned third place and Braeden Erickson 152 (41-9) and Mario Sanchez 138 (8-7) both earned fourth place medals and Eric Garcia 132 earned sixth place.
BEMIDIJI LUMBERJACKS
The Lumberjacks defeated Moorhead 83-0 in their Section 8AAA quarterfinal dual. In the semifinals they defeated Little Falls 55-9 (11-3) and in the championship they were defeated by their southern rival No. 8AAA ranked Willmar 29-25 (9-5). Hunter Heim, Rylee Roxbal, Dane Jorgensen and Nate Schwighammer all went 3-0. Nick Strand, Brody Costonguay, Alex Newby, Thade Osborn, Coy Olsen, Seth Newby and Jared Frenzel all went 2-1. The Lumberjacks had a very good Section 8AAA Individual tournament with fourteen earning medals, including five that punch their tickets to the state tournament. Nick Strand 106 (27-6), Dane Jorgensen 145 (31-5), Seth Newby 170 (3-3 and Nate Schwinghammer 220 (40-0) all earned championship medals and Barrick Nelson 182 (20-3) earned second place for their tickets to the state tournament. Gavin Osborn 120 (27-12) Alec Newby 132 (19-17), Thade Olson 152 (36-6) and Dylan Headbird 285 (26-11) all earned third place medals. Gabe Morrin 113 (32-7), Hunter Heim 126 (23-8), Coy Olson 160 (23-4) and Logan Willard 195 (24-14) all earned fourth place medals and Jared Page 138 (7-14) earned fifth place.
ST. CLOUD CRUSH
The Crush defeated the Brainerd Warriors in their quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual 42-26 (8-6). They were defeated in the semifinal Section 8AAA dual by No. 8AAA ranked Willmar 47-21 (10-4). Jaxon Kenning (138/36-2), Sutton Kenning (195/32-8) and Tucker Hugg (220/31-6) all went 2-0. The Crush had a season dual meet record of 22-5. The Crush earned eleven section 8AAA medals, including four that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Jaxon Kenning 138 (41-2) and Cody Brott 182 (32-8) both earn section championships. Tucker Hugg 285 (35-7) and Sutton Kenning 195 (33-9) both earned second place. Noah Neuman 113 (16-18) earned third place and Jack Hamak 106 (25-17), Koda Nelson 132 (19-13) and Patrick Njoya 220 (13-21) all earned fourth place. Tanner Hugg 126 (20-23 and Sam Long 160 (21-21) both earned fifth place and Aidan Orth 145 (22-20) earned sixth place.
CAMBRDIGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
The Bluejackets defeated Elk River 45-27 (8-6) in their quarterfinal section 7AA dual. In the semifinals they were defeated by AAA Lean and Mean Forest Lake 50-22 (9-5). Leo Edblad, Carter Wothe, Treytin Beyers, Darren Spencer and Scott Simpson all went 2-0. The Bluejackets had a good Section 7AAA Individual tournament with twelve medal winners, including two that punched their ticket to the state tournament. Leo Edblad 106 (38-3) earned the section championship and Scott Simpson 285 (37-13) earned second place to punch his ticket to the state. Blaine Wald 120 (27-19), Jacob Henderson 160 (28-24), Darren Spencer 182 (24-22) and Shawn Henderson 195 (19-27) all earned third place medals. Sam Rodriguez 132 (14-19) Caleb Sachs 138 (12-24) and Maverick Henderson 160 (28-24) all earned fifth place. Austen Wood 126 and Dillon Sommerfeld 220 both earned sixth place.
SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SABRES
The Sabres were defeated in the quarterfinal Section 8AAA dual by Little Falls 45-28. They were minus two of their ranked wrestlers in this dual. The Sabres had a very good Section 8AAA tournament; they earned eleven medals, including three that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Spencer Johnson 126 (38-6), Dylan Enriquez 138 (31-8) and Ashton Lipinski 152 (26-6) all earned second place medals. Will Budge 195 (27-7) earned third place and Donovan Lund 182 (10-19) earned fourth place. Alex Hendrickson 106 (15-24), Zaccory Anderson 120 (15-24), Dutch Nordby 132 (19-15) and Kaden Brooks 145 (23-15) all earned fifth place and Ryan Joyce 160 (5-14) and Ben Karasch 220 (5-18) both earned sixth place. The Sartell Sabres did have a very smoothly runner tournament, good job guys.
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
The Flyers defeated Sartell-St. Stephen 45-28 (9-5) in their Section 8AAA quarterfinal dual. They were defeated in the semifinals by No. 7AAA ranked Bemidji 55-9 (11-3). Noah Cameron, Ivan Petrich and Eli VanRisseghem all went 2-0. The Flyers earned eleven Section 8AAA medals, including one that punched his ticket to the state tournament. Austin Litke 132 (31-6) earned the championship and his ticket to the state. Noah Cameron 126 (31-7), Beau Bobinson 138 (23-15), and Ryan Kloecki 160 (26-16) all earned third place medals. Kobi Cameron 120 (22-9), Joey Wilczek 145 (15-8) and Hank LeClair 170 (23-17) all earned fourth place medals. Jack Schmidt 113 (11-16), Ivan Petrich 182 (23-9) and Eli VanRisseghem 285 (28-11) all earned fifth place medals and Dominic Scepurek 152 took sixth place.
BRAINERD WARRIORS
The Warriors were defeated in their first round Section 8AAA dual by St. Cloud Crush 42-26. The Warriors had eight Section 8AAA medal winners, including four that punched their tickets to the state tournament. Easton Dircks 113 (44-1), Gabe Wagner 152 (42-4) and Dalton Barrett 285 (40-2) all earned championships medals and Damien Bentho 170 (24-14) earned second place to punch their tickets to the state tournament. Isaiah Germann 120 (36-12) and Isaiah Jillson 145 (37-11) both earned third place medals. Shane Carlson 182 (24-18) and Ethan Kosloski 195 (17-23) both took sixth place.
ROGERS ROYALS
The Royals defeated Maple Grove 42-34 (7-7) in their quarterfinal dual. They were defeated in the their next round by No. 1AAA ranked St. Michael-Albertville 67-3. Isaiah Brown was the lone Royal to go 2-0. The Royals had a good Section 5AAA individual tournament with ten medal winners, including one that punched his ticket to the state tournament. Isaiah Brown 195 (35-8) earned second place to punch his ticket to the state. Grady Weinbrenner 106 (21-13), Ty Cassidy 152 (31-13) and Cole Hamilton 182 (17-19) all earned third place medals. Mason Lund 113 (14-25), Navarro Kornwolf 120 (23-23) and Ryan Lund 132 (27-17) all earned fourth place medals. Brian Ramola 126 and Chris Dietl 138 (21-14) both earned fifth place and Sehrab Zhkil 170 took sixth place.