ALEXANDRIA -- Minnewaska Area's three champions and three runners-up gave the Lakers enough points to edge two other teams for the Big Ole Invitational title Saturday.
The Lakers collected 177½ points, followed by Moorhead with 173 and Wadena-Deer Creek with 172½. Willmar took seventh (81½) and Morris/Hancock eighth (57).
Jon Tatro at 119 pounds, Trevor Larson at 145 and Alan Lutterman at 215 captured titles for the Lakers. All three won at least one match by fall, with Larson collecting three.
Justin Frederick (112), Sam Goracke (140) and Colin Cihlar (152) all finished in second place.
Willmar's Trent Molacek finished second in the 160-pound bracket, losing to Jay Thoreson, the No. 1 wrestler in Class AAA. Nick Braun (112), Brandt Haglund (125) and Martin Munoz (171) took third.
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Jake Nohl took second at 145 pounds to lead Morris/Hancock.
Big Ole Invitational
Team scoring
(1) Minnewaska Area 177½ (2) Moorhead 173 (3) Wadena-Deer Creek 172½ (4) Frazee 143 (5) Alexandria 117½ (6) Rocori 113 (7) Willmar 81½ (8) Morris/Hancock 57
How area wrestlers fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, falls)
Minnewaska Area
103: Andy Goracke 0-2 ... 112: Justin Frederick 2-1, 2nd place .... 119: Jon Tatro 3-0 (2), 1st place ... 125: David Bond 0-2 ... 130: Dan Braaten 1-2 (1), 4th place ... 135: Collin Jergenson 2-1 (2), 3rd place ... 140: Sam Goracke 2-1, 2nd place ... 145: Trevor Larson 3-0 (3), 1st place ... 152: Colin Cihlar 2-1, 2nd place ... 160: Jonathan Erickson 0-2, 4th place ... 171: Jared Jordahl 2-2, 4th place ... 189: Jamie Linman 0-2 ... 215: Alan Lutterman 2-0 (1), 1st place ... 275: Shane Cowen 1-3 (1)
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Morris/Hancock
103: Josh Nelson 2-2 (1), 4th place ... 112: Tanner Berning 0-2 .... 119: open ... 125: Eric Goette 2-2 ... 130: Travis Thooft 1-2 (1) ... 135: Kyle Feuchtenberger 0-3 ... 140: open ... 145: Jake Nohl 2-1 (1), 2nd place ... 152: Max Koehntop 0-2 ... 160: open ... 171: open ... 189: Travis Moser 1-2 (1), 4th place ... 215: open ... 275: open
Willmar
103: Erik Borgos 2-2 ... 112: Nick Braun 3-1 (1), 3rd place .... 119: Nick Dahlke 0-3 ... 125: Brandt Haglund 3-1, 3rd place ... 130: open ... 135: open ... 140: open ... 145: Josh Dahlke 0-3 ... 152: Brandon Rieckman 2-2 (1) ... 160: Trent Molacek 1-1, 2nd place ... 171: Martin Munoz 3-1, 3rd place ... 189: open ... 215: open ... 275: Adam Kremer 0-2
Paynesville Duals
PAYNESVILLE --BOLD/BLH overcame a 21-17 deficit by winning the last five matches to top Grand Rapids 41-21 for third place at the Paynesville Duals.
The Warriors picked up decisions from Mark and Kyle Pietig and 160 and 171 pounds, respectively, then Zach Kopel (189), Brian Hagen (215) and Ben Aaseth (275) won their matches by fall.
The host Bulldogs finished with a 41-36 win over Watertown-Mayer for fifth place. Milaca won the title, beating Perham 33-19.
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Team results
Quarterfinals
Grand Rapids 36, Paynesville 28
BOLD/BLH 48, LPGE 22
Milaca 64, Sauk Centre 4
Perham 49, Watertown-Mayer 20
Semifinals
Milaca 64, Grand Rapids 16
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Perham 30, BOLD/BLH 26
Consolation Semifinals
Paynesville 41, Sauk Centre 32
Watertown-Mayer 46, LPGE 20
Championship
Milaca 33, Perham 19
Third place
BOLD/BLH 41, Grand Rapids 21
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Fifth place
Paynesville 41, Watertown-Mayer 36
Seventh place
Sauk Centre 41, LPGE 36
How area wrestlers fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, falls)
BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector
103: Alex Steffel 1-2 ... 112: Pat LeVasseur 3-0 (1) .... 119: Tom Brenner 1-2 ... 125: Ross Neubauer 2-1 ... 130: Chris Harmon 1-2 ... 135: Cole Neubauer 1-2 ... 140: Nick Bauman 0-1; Mark Revier 2-0 ... 145: Mark Revier 0-1; Nick Bauman 0-1; Jon Kramer 1-0 (1) ... 152: Jon Kramer 2-0 (1); Tony Kramer 0-1 ... 160: Mark Pietig 3-0 (1) ... 171: Kyle Pietig 2-1 ... 189: Zach Kopel 2-1 (1) ... 215: Brian Hagen 3-0 (3) ... 275: Brent Christenson 0-1; Ben Aaseth 2-0 (1)
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Paynesville
103: Jeff Albright 2-1 (1) ... 112: Jordan Christian 1-1; Hayden Spaeth 1-0 (1) .... 119: Cody Fuchs 0-2; Jordan Christian 1-0 ... 125: Dillion Christianson 0-2; Cody Fuchs 0-1 ... 130: Tyler Hemmesch 0-3 ... 135: Calvin Weber 0-2; Keith Kline 1-0 ... 140: Keith Klein 1-1 (1) ... 145: Ryan Gale 1-2 (1) ... 152: Sean Glenz 3-0 (3) ... 160: Aaron Bachman 0-2; Aaron Burris 0-1 ... 171: Aaron Burris 2-0 (1); Brad Toborg 0-1 ... 189: Dustin Utsch 3-0 (3) ... 215: Kevin Klein2-1 ... 275: Luke Frank 2-1 (1)
Martin CW Invite
SHERBURN -- Lac qui Parle Valley had four individual champions Saturday as the Eagles finished second in the Martin County Wetst Invite.
Colton Kanstrup at 119 pounds, Zach Zinda at 125, Matt Brehmer at 152 and Derek Miller at 275 all won their weight class for LQPV. Miller went 2-1 -- as did two other wrestlers-- but 275 had a round-robin format and Miller won on criteria by having the most pins (two).
The Eagles also got a second-place finish from Brett Tostenson at 130 and a third-place finish from Nick Hanen at 112.
Team scoring
(1) Pipestone 204.5 (2) Lac qui Parle Valley 129 (3) Lakeville South 121 (4) Nicollet 96 (5) Fairmont 77 (6) Redwood Valley 71 (7) Martin County West 70 (8) Luverne 24
How area wrestlers fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, falls)
Lac qui Parle Valley
103: Tanner Avelsgard 1-2 ... 112: Nick Hanen 3-1 (3), 3rd place .... 119: Colton Kanstrup 2-0 (2), 1st place ... 125: Zach Zinda 2-0, 1st place ... 130: Brett Tostenson 2-1 (1), 2nd place ... 135: Chavis Bornhorst 1-2 (1), 4th place ... 140: Jack Massee 2-1 (1), 3rd place ... 145: open ... 152: Matt Brehmer 3-0 (2), 1st place ... 160: Justin Rice 0-2 ... 171: Fritjof Engebretson 1-2 (1), 4th place ... 189: open ... 215: open ... 275: Derek Miller 2-1 (2), 1st place
Redwood Valley
No statistics available
Anoka Duals
ANOKA -- Yellow Medicine East (18-2) captured fifth place Saturday after falling to Eagan 38-28 in the opening round. The Sting then beat Rosemount 45-17 and Sauk Rapids 42-18
Casey Field at 125 pounds and Jordan Stock at 171 both won all of their matches for the Sting. Austen Cole at 103, Landen Cole at 135, Nick Rolfing at 140, Eric Dubbelde at 145, Tom Jacobson at 152, Spenser Sannerud at 160, Evan Stock at 189 and Jordan Gaffaney at 215 all went 2-1.
Team scores
Eagan 35, YME 28
YME 45, Rosemount 17
Fifth-Place
YME 42, Sauk Rapids 18
How area wrestlers fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, falls)
Yellow Medicine East
103: Austen Cole 2-1 (1) ... 112: Tanner Aus 1-2 .... 119: Matt Williams 1-1 (1) ... 119: Justin Tongen 0-1 ... 125: Casey Field 3-0 (1) ... 130: Wyatt Sand 1-2 ... 135: Landen Cole 2-1 (1) ... 140: Nick Rolfing 2-1 ... 145: Eric Dubbelde 2-1 ... 152: Tom Jacobson 2-1 (1) ... 160: Spenser Sannerud 2-1 (2) ... 171: Jordan Stock 3-0 (1) ... 189: Evan Stock 2-1 ... 215: Jordan Gaffaney 2-1 ... 275: Tim Palm 1-2
Rogers Quad
ROGERS -- Renville County West won its first two matches before falling to Mille Lacs Saturday. The Jaguars (5-13) beat Minnehaha Academy 64-12 and Rogers 48-16 before losing 44-29 to cap the day.
Dakota Freiborg at 112 pounds, Trent Novotny at 119 and Zach Freiborg at 125 both went 3-0 for RCW, which also got 2-1 records from Tyler Fangen at 103, Cole Gigstad at 145, Jake Freiborg at 152, Joe Dambroten at 160/171, Bob Huseby at 171/189, Aaron Adamski at 215 and D.J. Weilage at 275.
Team scores
RCW 64, Minnehaha Academy 12
RCW 48, Rogers 16
Mille Lacs 44, RCW 29
How area wrestlers fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, falls)
Renville County West
103: Tyler Fangen 2-1 (1) ... 112: Dakota Freiborg 3-0 (1) .... 119: Trent Novotny 3-0 (1) ... 125: Zach Freiborg 3-0 (2) ... 130: Jordan Schwantes 1-2 ... 135: Eric Mertens 1-2 ... 140: Adam Schorn 1-2 ... 145: Cole Gigstad 2-1 ... 152: Jake Freiborg 2-1 ... 160-171: Joe Dambroten 2-1 (1) ... 160: Drew Hultquist 1-0 (1) ... 171-189: Bob Huseby 2-1 (1) ... 189: Will Lerud 1-1 (1) ... 215: Aaron Adamski 2-1 (1) ... 275: D.J. Weilage 2-1
