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North Branch 51, Irondale 21

The Vikings soundly defeated the undermanned Irondale Knights 51-21 in a dual meet last Friday, January 23 at North Branch High School. "This was a pretty decent performance from our team," said Viking head coach Tony Aho. "But we have a lot of things to improve upon. Tom Mork had a good pin against a pretty physical Irondale opponent. Erik Chouinard did a pretty good job in his 189 pound match."

Individual Results

103 - Reid Johnson lost by fall

112 - Jake Kostik won by fall

119 - Pat Mork lost by dec.

125 - Jake Kalkbrenner lost by dec.

130 - Tom Mork won by fall

135 - Boyd Suparat won by fall

140 - Steven Frich lost by fall

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145 - Stuart Frink won by forfeit

152 - Andy Freel won by forfeit

160 - Nick Salo lost by dec.

171 - Chad Anderson won by forfeit

189 - Erik Chouinard won by dec.

215 - Justin Bergerson won by fall

285 - John Morrison won by fall

Cambridge-Isanti Tournament

Wrestling against tough competition, the Class AA Vikings went 0-3 in the Cambridge-Isanti Tournament last Saturday, January 24. They lost to a tough Class AA Delano team 41-28, fell 40-24 to the sixth-ranked Class AAA team in the state, Centennial, then succumbed to another Class AAA squad, Forest Lake, 43-33 to finish the day.

"Although we did not win today," said Viking head coach Tony Aho, "it was a good learning experience for our young team. There were a lot of quality wrestlers at the Cambridge tournament and most of our kids looked like they could compete at that level. We just need to continue to work hard at practice and when the season ends, our guys need to lift weights intensely. John Morrison, Jake Kostik and Boyd Suparat all went undefeated on the day. Also, Joe Call, Mike Johnson, and Shawn Mukunza led the JV to a very nice showing in the junior varsity portion of the tournament."

Individual Results from Cambridge-Isanti Tournament

Delano 41, North Branch 28

103 - Reid Johnson won by forfeit

112 - Jake Kostik won by fall

119 - Pat Mork won by dec.

125 - Jimmy Juntunen lost by fall

130 - Tom Mork won by dec.

135 - Boyd Suparat won by maj. dec.

140 - Steve Frich lost by fall

145 - Stuart Frink lost by fall

152 - Andy Freel lost by dec.

160 - Nick Salo lost by fall

171 - Forfeit

189- Erik Chouinard lost by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson lost by dec.

285 - John Morrison won by fall

Centennial 40, North Branch 24

103 - Reid Johnson won by dec.

112 - Jake Kostik won by fall

119 - Pat Mork lost by maj. dec.

125 - Jimmy Juntunen lost by dec.

130 - Tom Mork won by dec.

135 - Boyd Suparat won by dec.

140 - Steve Frich lost by fall

145 - Stuart Frink lost by fall

152 - Andy Freel lost by fall

160 - Nick Salo lost by dec.

171 - Forfeit

189 - Erik Chouinard lost by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson won by dec.

285 - John Morrison won by fall

Forest Lake 43, North Branch 33

103 - Reid Johnson lost by fall

112 - Jake Kostik won by fall

119 - Pat Mork lost by fall

125 - Jimmy Juntunen won by fall

130 - Tom Mork lost by maj. dec.

135 - Boyd Suparat won by fall

140 - Steve Frich lost by fall

145 - Stuart Frink lost by fall

152 - Andy Freel won by dec.

160 - Nick Salo lost by dec.

171 - Forfeit

189 - Erik Chouinard lost by fall

215 - Justin Bergerson won by fall

285 - John Morrison won by fall

The Vikings have a busy weekend ahead of them. They'll head up to the Rush City Triangular to face Rush City and Mora tonight starting at 5 p.m. The Vikings will host Columbia Heights in a dual meet tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at North Branch. Tomorrow, Saturday, January 30, they'll wrestle at the Grand Rapids Tournament, with the festivities starting at Grand Rapids High School at 11 a.m.

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