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Hinckley-Finlayson Quadrangular

The Vikings dominated the Hinckley-Finlayson quadrangular, handily beating all three teams they faced. They rolled over the host team 58-9, pounded Cloquet 54-27 and hammered Nashwauk-Keewatin 57-24. The tournament was held at Hinckley last Tuesday, December 8.

Six Vikings went 3-0 for the evening: Jake Pilz (119), Jake Kostik (125), Pat Mork (140), Stuart Frink (189), Justin Bergerson (215) and John Morrison (285). Frink had a great evening, pinning all three of his opponents in the first period.

"This was a better week for us," said Viking head coach Tony Aho. "Though we didn't face the type of competition that we saw last week, the guys did wrestle harder."

North Branch 58, Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City/East Central 9

103 - Forfeit

112 - Reid Johnson won by forfeit

119 - Jake Pilz won by 13-8 dec.

125 - Jake Kostik won by fall

130 - Jimmy Juntunen lost by fall

135 - Steven Frich lost by 7-1 dec.

140 - Patrick Mork won by 9-4 dec.

145 - Dalton Horak won by 10-0 maj. dec.

152 - Joe Call won by fall

160 - Andy Freel won by fall

171 - Luke Levasseur won by forfeit

189 - Stuart Frink won by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson won by forfeit

285 - John Morrison won by fall

North Branch 54, Cloquet 27

103 - Forfeit

112 - Reid Johnson lost by fall

119 - Jake Pilz won by forfeit

125 - Jake Kostik won by forfeit

130 - Jimmy Juntunen won by fall

135 - Steven Frich won by fall

140 - Patrick Mork won by forfeit

145 - Dalton Horak won by fall

152 - Joe Call lost by fall

160 - Andy Freel lost by fall

171 - Luke Levasseur lost by 13-8 dec.

189 - Stuart Frink won by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson won by fall

285 - John Morrison won by forfeit

North Branch 57, Nashwauk-Keewatin 24

103 - Forfeit

112 - Reid Johnson won by 7-4 dec.

119 - Jake Pilz won by fall

125 - Jake Kostik won by fall

130 - Jimmy Juntunen won by fall

135 - Steven Frich won by fall

140 - Patrick Mork won by fall

145 - Dalton Horak lost by fall

152 - Joe Call lost by fall

160 - Andy Freel won by fall

171 - Luke Levasseur won by fall

189 - Stuart Frink won by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson won by fall

285 - John Morrison won by fall

Big Lake Hornets Invitational

John Morrison pinned his last two opponents to win the 285 pound championship at the Big Lake Hornets Invitational last Friday, December 11 at Big Lake. The Vikings finished a solid fourth place in the eight-team tournament, with 12 of 13 Vikings placing individually.

Morrison's wins came at the exact same time - 2:07 - in each of his final two matches. He pinned Zack Merkley of Big Lake in the semifinals and went on to pin Shane Kellner of St. Cloud Tech in the finals.

Justin Bergerson finished second at 215. Third place finishers included Jake Kostik (125), Patrick Mork (140), Andy Freel (160) and Stuart Frink (189). Jake Pilz (119), Zack Sundly (152) and Luke Levasseur (171) came in fourth. Finishing in fifth place were Reid Johnson (112), Jimmy Juntunen (130) and Sam Peltier (145).

Aho said "Jimmy Juntunen and Stuart Frink made good strides toward becoming solid wrestlers. John Morrison was dominant, while Jake Pilz showed why he is going to be very good."

Team Results

1. Monticello 205.5

2. St. Cloud Apollo 197

3. Big Lake 179

4. North Branch 167

5. Meadow Creek/Spectrum 119

6. Saint Cloud Tech 101.5

7. Sartell-Saint Stephen 86

8. Rush City/Braham 67

Individual Results

112 - Reid Johnson 5th

119 - Jake Pilz 4th

125 - Jake Kostik 3rd

130 - Jimmy Juntunen 5th

135 - Dalton Horak DNP

140 - Patrick Mork 3rd

145 - Sam Peltier 5th

152 - Zack Sundly 4th

160 - Andy Freel 3rd

171 - Luke Levasseur 4th

189 - Stuart Frink 3rd

215 - Justin Bergerson 2nd

285 - John Morrison Champion

The Vikings host Fridley tonight at 7 p.m. at North Branch. After tonight's match, they won't wrestle again till January 5 at the Mora Quadrangular at 5 p.m.

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