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Prep Wrestling: Gators capture WDC Invitational; ‘Jackets runner-ups
Mike Isola
12/03/2011 - 11:12pm
Wadena-Deer Creek's Sam Waln strains while tangling with Staples-Motley's Alex Erpelding during the 113lb quater-finals Saturday. Waln scored a fall moments later and went on to finish as runner-up in his weight class.
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Prep Wrestling: The Mat Rat: 2011-12 Section 6A Preview (New York Mills, Wadena-Deer Creek, Parkers Prairie, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale and Ottertail Central)
Mike Isola
11/18/2011 - 3:54pm
 

2011-12 MAT RATS SECTION 6A PREVIEW

by Roger Mischke/The Mat Rat

FAVORITES: BORDER WEST BUCCANEERS and the BARNESVILLE TROJANS

DARKHORSES: BERTHA HEWITT/VERNDALE RAIDERS and the NEW YORK MILLS EAGLES

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Prep Wrestling: The Mat Rat: 2011-12 Park Region Conference Preview
Mike Isola
11/18/2011 - 2:17pm
 
2011-12 MAT RATS PARK REGION CONFERENCE PREVIEW

by Roger Mischke/The Mat Rat

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MSHSL: State Wrestling Tournament Wrap-up and Summaries: Three teams repeat, McCauley wins fifth title
Mike Isola
03/06/2011 - 7:21am

Apple Valley, Simley and Jackson County Central successfully defended their team wrestling titles. All three teams were seeded No. 1 in their respective classes. The three schools, each with strong winning traditions, now share a collective 32 state titles in the past 36 years — Apple Valley with 19, Simley with eight, and Jackson County Central with 5.

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Prep State Wrestling: Four area wrestlers earn medals at state (UPDATED)
Mike Isola
03/05/2011 - 11:37pm

Kody LaFraniere-Sorenson of Frazee was the highest placer in the Beyond the Bleachers coverage area with a state championship in the State Individual Wrestling Tournament that wrapped up at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday night.

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Prep State Wrestling: Area wrestlers still alive at state tournament
Mike Isola
03/04/2011 - 10:40pm

12 wrestlers in the Beyond the Bleachers coverage area are still alive in the State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul as of Friday night.

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Prep Wrestling: State Tournament Preview: All three teams return to defend titles; Twenty-one individual champions return; New three-day format to debut
Mike Isola
02/28/2011 - 3:52pm

All three of the 2010 team champions return to defend their respective titles: the Jackson County Central Huskies in Class A; the Simley Spartans in Class AA; and the Apple Valley Eagles in Class AAA. Jackson County Central is looking for its second consecutive title, Simley of Inver Grove Heights is looking for its fourth consecutive title, and Apple Valley is seeking its sixth consecutive title.

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Prep Wrestling: State Wrestling: Coaches seed state wrestling teams
Mike Isola
02/22/2011 - 1:22pm

Coaches have completed the seeding process for the top four seeds of the 2011 State Wrestling Tournament and the pairings have been drawn for their opponents in the team competition, the Minnesota High School League (MSHSL) announced this afternoon.

Defending state champions Jackson County Central (Class A), Simley (Class AA) and Apple Valley (Class AAA) all return and received the number one seeds in their respective classes.

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Prep Wrestling: Staples-Motley pins back the Raiders, 52-27
Mike Isola
01/14/2011 - 1:11pm

Second-ranked Colin Turchin scored a pin at 1:12 over David DeYoung in the heavyweight match, but Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale still fell to the host Staples-Motley Cardinals 52-27 in a dual meet Thursday night.

The Cardinals picked up six pins and two forfeits during the key section showdown.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale’s only lead of the night came from Justin Gordan, who notched five points with a technical fall over the Cardinals’ Austin Pogreba in the opening match.

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Prep Wrestling: Wolverines handle section rival Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, 56-15
Mike Isola
01/07/2011 - 12:13pm

Wadena-Deer Creek racked up 10 victories to easily dispatch section rival Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 56-15 on Thursday night.

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