MAT RATS SECTION 7AA

MAT RATS CLASS AA SECTION 7
2008-2009 SEASON

PREVIEWFAVORITES: MILACA WOLVES and MORA MUSTANGS

DARK HORESE: HIBBING BLUE JACKETS and NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS

MILCA WOLVES
Head Coach: Randy Zimmer
Enrollment: 445
Section: 7AA

The Wolves had a great season last year, back from their fourth place State Class AA showing and overall 34-7 dual meet mark are two state qualifiers, three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of nine seniors, including five state tourney wrestlers, two section place winners. Look for the Wolves to once again challenge those dual meet marks from last season and make a strong challenge for Section honors. Their key leaders include; David Fradette, Mike Kelly, Marshal Ash and Ammoren Dohm. They return seven wrestlers with double figure wins.

34-7 Overall
Fourth Place Class AA State
Section 7AA Champions
Final Guillotine Rating: # No. 8
Thirteen Section Place Winners
Seven State Qualifiers/Two State Place Winners
First Place Waconia “Wildcat” Duals: (3-0)
First Place Centennial “Cougar” Duals: (3-0)
First Place Mounds View “Mustang” Duals: (4-0)
Second Place Milaca “Wolf” Duals: (2-1)
Fourth Place Paynesville “Bulldog” Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Dave Fradette 12th 42-2 1st Sec./3rd State AC
Mike Kelly 11th 28-9 2nd Section
Marshal Ash 11th 34-9 4th Section AC
Ammoren Dohm 12th 27-16 4th Section
Jesse Warren 12th 18-12 AC
Jordy Rogalla 11th 12-12
Jake Moscho 12th 10-9 4th Section
Jason Rogalla 11th 9-7
Justin Albertson 12th 8-7

Graduates:
Carter Ash 46-2 1st Sec./2nd State (111-23 Career) AC
Denver Rogalla 34-8 2nd Section (113-47 Career) AC
Dennis Taute 40-6 1st Section (74-16 Career) AC
Roy Ash 40-7 2nd Section AC
Mike Crain 27-21 2nd Section
Mitch Nelsen 30-12 6th Section AC
Jared Loegering 23-17 5th Section
Josh Walters 4-2
Alex Haugen 4-1

MORA MUSTANGS
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 425
Section: 7AA

The Mustangs will be looking for some big things this season, back from their 22-11 season and section runner up showing. Despite the graduation of three seniors including two section place winners they should challenge for possible West Central Conference and for section honors. They have back one state place winner, eight section place winners and six others with a great deal of experience. Their key leaders will be Andrew Youngblom, Dusty Thorbouer, Seth Sanftner, Jayme Gallagher, Blake Menard and Tyler Carlson. They have thirteen wrestlers back with thirteen wins or more including nine with twenty-four or more wins.

22-11 Overall
Section 7AA Runner Up
Final Guillotine Rating: Lean and Mean
Ten Section Place Winners
Two State Qualifiers
First Place Northwestern, WI. “Mackey” Duals: (5-0)
First Place Mora “Mustang” Tourney: 209 Pts. (13 Place Winners)
Third Place Delano “Tigers” Tourney: 166 Pts. (12 Place Winners)
Fifth Place Albany “Purple Pride” Tourney: 137 Pts. (12 Place Winners)

Returning Wrestlers:
Andrew Youngblom 11th 43-4 2nd Sec./4th State
Dusty Thorhouer 11th 36-7 3rd Section
Seth Sanftner 11th 30-13 3rd Section
Jayme Gallagher 11th 29-10 3rd Section (Transfer from HF/PC) AC
Blake Menard 11th 30-13 5th Section
Tyler Carlson 10th 28-15 5th Section
Nick Muehlberg 11th 24-11 Injured
Brit Drews 12th 24-17 5th Section
Alex Dahms 10th 24-17 4th Section
Zane Van Vleet 11th 15-14
Derek Carlson 11th 13-9 Injured
Ethan Purdy 12th 19-19 6th Section
Quentin Van Vleet 11th 13-14
Brent Schroeder 9th 8-5
Chase Rueger 8th 4-0

Graduates:
Brad Koehn 36-5 2nd Section (134-48 Career Record)
Terry Ross 31-14 3rd Section
Viktor Kendal 1-1

HIBBING BLUE JACKETS

Head Coach: Curt Johnson

Enrollment: 650

Section: 7AA

The Blue Jackets had a pretty good season considering all the transitions they went thru with a solid 16-10 dual mark and part of the championship of the Mat King Conference. Back from that team are five section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors including a state place winner and a section place winner look for the Blue Jackets to improve on those dual meet marks. Their leaders will be Blake Stenstrom, Joe Tichy, Chirs Wiggins, Mike Bellich, Jake Pullar and Zach McComb. They should challenge for conference honors and a strong challenge for a top four spot in this very section dual meet campaign.

16-10 Overall Duals
4-1 Tri Champions Mat King Conference
Final Four Section 7AA
Nine Section Place Winners
Third Place Grand Rapids “Skip Nalan” Tourney: 157.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Tenth Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tourney: 120.5 Pts. (3 Place Winners)
Third Place Hibbing “Blue Jacket” Duals: 3-1
Champlin “Rebels” Duals: (2-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Blake Stenstrom 12th 26-13 3rd Section AC
Joe Tichy 11th 24-13
Chris Wiggins 12th 16-8 4th Section
Mike Bellich 11th 18-4 AC
Jake Pullar 10th 21-18 3rd Section
Zach McComb 11th 22-18
Cody Benz 10th 9-9
Mike Furenllinger 10th 17-20 6th Section
Lexuis Lustila 9th 12-16 6th Section
Travis Steinke 12th 14-22
Brad Umzeilig 9th 4-4
Carver Brownlee 9th 5-8
Kevin Wilcox 10th 5-7

Graduates:
Will Johnson 42-5 2nd Section/3rd State (185 Career Wins/99 Falls)
Forrest Brownlee 21-18
Tyler Gretski 11-26
Jared Greenwood 5-17
Aaron Grozdanich 8-1
Niko Vialkovich 1-1 3rd Section


NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
Head Coach: Tony Aho
Enrollment: 848
Section: 7AA

The Vikings had an outstanding season last year with 19-6 overall dual meet marks and a North Suburban Conference Championship. Back from that team they have two state tourney wrestlers, including a state champion, two section place winners and eight wrestlers with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of four very good seniors last spring including three section place winners and a state place winner, look for the Vikings to challenge those dual meet marks and challenge for North Suburban Conference honors. They should challenge for a top four spot in this very balanced Section 8AA dual meet campaign. Their key leaders include Boyd Suparat, Jake Kostik, Tom Mork and John Morrison. They have seven wrestlers with fourteen or more wins that are returning.

19-6 Overall
9-0 North Suburban Conference Champions
Seven Section Place Winners
Three State Qualifiers/Two Place Winners
First Place Tartan “Battle of Titans” Tourney: 198 Pts. (13 Place Winners)
Third Place Big Lake “Hornets” Tourney: 194.5 Pts. (14 Place Winners)
Fifth Place Grand Rapids “Skip Nalan” Tourney: (12 Teams) 139 pts. (9 Placers)
First Place Hinckley “Early Bird” Quadrangular: (3-0)
Fifth Place Cambridge-Isanti “Blue Jacket” Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Boyd Suparat 12th 38-3 1st Sec./State Champion AC
Jake Kostik 10th 31-8 2nd Section AC
Tom Mork 12th 29-10 5th Section AC
John Morrison 11th 26-9 3rd Section AC
Justin Bergerson 10th 22-15
Chad Anderson 12th 17-20
Matt Lutgen 11th 14-15
Mike Johnson 12th 6-3
Luke Levasseuer 10th 5-5
Jake Kalkbrenner 10th 9-10
Sean Mukunza 12th 5-6
Daub Barylla 12th 5-16

Graduates:
Greg Arnt 36-7 1st Section 6th State AC
Eric Kostik 29-4 3rd Section AC
Matt Newham 26-14 3rd Section AC
Jeremy Lacina 4-7

DEER RIVER WARRIORS

Head Coach: Mark Motherway

Enrollment: 236

Section: 7AA

The Warriors had a very good season posting 11-7 overall dual meet marks, back from that team are three state qualifiers, four section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. They didn’t graduate anyone, so look for the Warriors to improve on those dual meet marks and to make a strong challenge for a top four spot in the Section 7AA dual meet campaign. Their key leaders will be Kyle Wilson, Scott Mickle, Jamison Evans, Gary Perrington, Cody Mentges and Zach Olson.

11-7 Overall Duals
Three State Qualifiers
Seven Section Place Winners
Third Place Thief River Falls “Prowler” Tourney: 141.5 Pts. (9 Place Winners)
Third Place Walker “Wolf Pack” Tourney: 170.5 Pts. (10 Place Winners)
Seventh Place Grand Rapids “Skip Nalan” Tourney: 86.5 Pts. (6 Place Winners)
19th Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tourney: (33 Teams) 74 Pts. (5 Place Winners)
Seventh Place STMA “Knights” Tourney: 87 Pts. (4 Place Winners)

Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Wilson 12th 37-7 2nd Section AC
Scott Mickle 11th 34-9 2nd Section AC
Jamison Evans 8th 26-14 2nd Section AC
Gary Perrington 12th 33-11 3rd Section
Cody Mentges 11th 31-13 4th Section
Zach Olson 12th 15-4
Alvin Hines 11th 13-21 6th Section
Cody Mickle 10th 17-21
Cole Serfling 10th 10-18
Dylan Olson 11th 4-4 5th Section
Aaron Hawes 9th 4-8

Graduates:
NONE

CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixon
Enrollment: 847
Section 7AA

The Wildcats had a good season with 19-13 dual meet marks and 5-4 in the North Suburban Conference. They have back from that team three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six good seniors, including four section place of which one was a state qualifier, look for them to challenge those dual meet marks and improve in the North Suburban Conference. The Wildcats could challenge for a top four spot in the Section 7AA dual meet campaign. Their key leaders include; Pao Thao, Travis Kammerer, Derek Silbernagel and Clay Olson.

19-13 Overall
5-4 North Suburban Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners
First Place Hinckley-Finlayson “Jaguar” Tourney: 193.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Henry Sibley “Warriors” Tourney: 111.5 Pts. (9 Place Winners)
Fourth Place Chisago Lakes “Wildcat” Duals: (1-2)
Fourth Place Hibbing “Blue Jacket” Tourney: (3-2)
Returning Wrestlers:
Pao Thao 12th 30-12 4th Section AC
Travis Kammerer 10th 31-12 6th Section AC
Derek Silbernagel 12th 26-17 4th Section
Clay Olson 11th 23-18
Jacob Bowersox 11th 12-19
Tyler McConville 12th 9-10
Dylan Hoyt 10th 8-14

Graduates:
Troy Montague 32-10 1st Sec. (80-45 Career Record) AC
Mike Michaelson 30-11 5th Section (94-59 Career Record) AC
Tony Gall 29-4 5th Section (66-40 Career Record) AC
Shane Hultman 22-20 4th Section AC
Kenny LaPlante 13-12
Adam Bettcher 1-1


HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON/PINE CITY JAGUAR
Head Coach: Jerry Perrotti
Enrollment: 240 Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 402/Willow River 92 (Total 734)
Section: 7AA
The Jaguars had a pretty good year posting a 10-16 dual meet mark and 4-2 in the Great River Conference. Back from that team are four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. They had no graduations last season, so the Jaguars should improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Their key leaders will be Cody Auers, Jared Reiser, Keegan Edgerton, Ryan Opsahl and Joe Claus. The have nine wrestlers back with eleven wins or more from last season.
10-16 Overall
4-2 Great River Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Second Place Great River Conference Tourney: 175 Pts. (13 Place Winners)
Fourth Place Hinckley-Finlayson “Jaguar” Tourney: 143 Pts. (10 Place Winners)
Third Place Northwestern, WI. “Mackey” Duals: (3-2)
Eight Place Henry Sibley “Warriors” Tourney: 80 Pts. (7 Place Winners)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Auers 12th 25-11 AC
Jared Reiser 12th 24-18 6th Section
Keegan Edgerton 10th 20-14 5th Section
Ryan Opsahl 9th 20-18 6th Section
Joe Claus 12th 18-14 AC
Kyle Opsahl 8th 18-13 AC
Ben Splett 12th 11-10 AC
Jake LeTourneau 12th 16-18 5th Section
Dillon Jacobson 10th 11-17
Duran Auers 10th 8-9
Alex Stelle 10th 6-10

Graduates:
None

CLOQUET LUMBERJACKS
Head Coach: Al Denmen
Enrollment: 497
Section: 7AA

The Lumberjacks had a pretty good season with their 11-7 overall dual meet marks, back from that team are two state qualifiers and seven others with a great deal of experience. Look for the Lumberjacks to continue to make progress despite the graduation of a state qualifier. Their key leaders will be Jordan Land and Simon Thill.

7-11 Overall
2-4 Great River Conference Duals
Three Section Place Winners
Three State Qualifiers
Sixth Place Great River Conference Tourney: 105.5 Pts. (9 Place Winners)
Seventh Place Walker “Wolf Pack” Tourney: 109 Pts. (7 Place Winners)
Sixth Place Ogilvie “Lions” Tourney: 105 Pts. (9 Place Winners)
Nine Place Bemidji “Rick Lee” Tourney: 58 Pts. (4 Place Winners)
Eleventh Place Grand Rapids “Skip Nalan” Tourney: (14 Teams) 48.5 Pts. (3 Placers)
Sixth Place Foley “Falcons” Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Land 11th 35-5 1st Section AC
Simon Thill 12th 30-12 1st Section
Jeremy Cambell 12th 17-20
Jake Baker 10th 16-24
Nick Harms 10th 13-22
Patrick Kruchten 11th 13-26
Mike Wilson 9th 9-27
Gage Savage 10th 8-17
Nathan Schulz 11th 7-29

Graduate:
Mike Land 26-4 1st Section AC

VIRGINIA/MOUNTIAN IRON/BUHL BLUE DEVILS

Head Coach: Rick Erickson

Enrollment: 379 Virginia/106 Mountain Iron/Buhl (485 Total)

Section: 7AA

The Blue Devils had a pretty good season last year posting a solid dual meet mark of 11-13, back from that team are three section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. They graduated three seniors, including one state qualifier, so look for the Blue Devils to challenge those dual marks. Their key leaders will be Alex Flannigan, Bailey Felix, Kyle Nanti and Tim Holweger.

11-13 Overall Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Hinckley-Finlayson “Jaguar” Tourney: 97pts. (5 Place Winners)
Ninth Place Grand Rapids “Skip Nalan” Tourney: 79 Pts. (7 Place Winners)
31st Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Tourney: (33 Teams) 22 Pts. (1 Place Winner)
Fifth Place Hibbing “Blue Jacket” Duals: (3-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Alex Flannigan 11th 29-11 5th Section AC
Bailey Felix 11th 22-17 5th Section
Kyle Nanti 10th 24-15
Tim Holweger 12th 18-8
Tyler Wallner 10th 14-16
Kane Wallner 11th 18-21 6th Section
Luke Lustila 9th 7-5

Graduates:
A. J. Arntz 33-8 2nd Section AC
Sam Paakkonen 10-7
Ethan Stachovich 5-8

GRAND RAPIDS TUNDERHAWKS

Head Coach: Dan Jinks

Enrollment: 877

Section: 7AA

NO REPORT

NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN/GREENWAY SPARTANS

Head Coach: Jake Stalboeger

Enrollment: 165 Nawhwauk-Keewatin/275 Greenway (435 Total)

Section: 7AA

NO REPORT

PRINCETON TIGERS

Head Coach: Mark Hayes

Enrollment: 763

Section: 7AA

NO REPORT

(Please note that several different types of efforts were made to get the info to write this summary; so I do apologize for not getting all of them.)