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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface .............................................................................................................. 1 Looking Back ..................................................................................................... 2 Gerald Sutherland ............................................................................................. 5 Gerald Sutherland Composite (1966-1968) ....................................................... 6 Stan Hendrickson .............................................................................................. 7 Stan Hendrickson Composite (1968-1976) ....................................................... 15 Tom Lamphere (1976-1977) ............................................................................. 16 Dick Ostroot ...................................................................................................... 17 John Holler ........................................................................................................ 20 John Holler Composite (1980-1983) ................................................................. 22 Dick Ostroot ...................................................................................................... 23 Dick Ostroot Composite (1977-1980, 1983-1984) ............................................. 24 George Fraik ..................................................................................................... 25 George Fraik Composite (1984-1993) ............................................................... 34 Pete Benedix ..................................................................................................... 35 Chad Snider ...................................................................................................... 36 Chad Snider Composite (2017-2018) ................................................................ 37 Season Records and Team Scoring Composite (1966-1993, 2017-2018) ........ 38 Individual Team Composite (1966-1993, 2017-2018) ....................................... 39 Coaches’ Records (1966-1993, 2017-2018) ..................................................... 39

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PREFACE

This book is dedicated to wrestlers, coaches, and fans of Bronco wrestling to

whom over the years have been supporters of the great sport of wrestling. It is the hope

that this book will be a source of history of the Bronco wrestling program, and to be a

guide to the many great memories of triumphant matches and also to the difficult

memories of heart-breaking defeats of the past.

I wish to thank the following people for their help with putting this information

together. First, the people at the International Falls Library who took the time to assist

with finding many past newspapers and yearbooks. Second, the coaches, and

especially George Fraik, who retained the vital information needed for this book. Third,

the many people who helped with the “little” problems, but found “big” solutions. Finally,

Stuart Nordquist, who kindled my interest in the history of all Bronco athletics and

without whose original vision and love for Bronco athletics, this book would not have

been possible.

Timm Ringhofer

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LOOKING BACK

The history of wrestling at Falls High School is a disjointed one. The first team

took to the mat in the fall of 1966 and the “last” team in the winter of 1993 before being

revived in the fall of 2014. Gerald Sutherland (1966-1968) was the first coach, and the

Broncos were the first school in District 27 to have a wrestling team. The Broncos were

part of Region 7 which included teams from Hibbing, Grand Rapids, and Forest Lake

among others. The first interscholastic meet was contested on December 10, 1966

against Cass Lake in Cass Lake. The Broncos came away with a 28-28 tie. The first

home meet was on January 3, 1967, versus Greenway. The first victory would come in

a rematch at home with Cass Lake on January 14, 1967, by a score of 35-22. In the

1967-1968 season, the Broncos took part in their first Iron Range Conference meet.

The meet was a team meet for three seasons and then changes to an individual meet

until 1977 when it is held for the final time. The Broncos hosted the IRC meet twice, in

1969 and 1976.

Stan Hendrickson (1968-1976) became the second head coach in the fall of

1968. In the 1969-1970 season, the Broncos sent their first wrestler to the Minnesota

State Wrestling meet as Garrett Bacon wins the Region 7 title. John Holler made the

state meet in each of the next two seasons. In 1975-1976 as with most sports, the

Minnesota State High School League created two classes for wrestling. The Broncos

are placed in Region 7AA. Also for 1975-1976 season, the MSHSL institutes a team

state wrestling meet and a state individual meet to be held at the same time.

After the 1975-1976 season, Stan Hendrickson stepped down, and Tom

Lamphere (1976-1977) took on the head coaching duties. Paul Tessier became the

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third Bronco to qualify for the state meet during Lamphere’s only season as head coach.

Longtime assistant coach Dick Ostroot (1977-1980, 1983-1984) took over for

Lamphere and had an interrupted tenure. Ostroot was head coach for three seasons

and then stepped aside as John Holler (1980-1983) was named the fifth head coach in

Bronco wrestling history for three seasons. Ostroot then returned for one final season

as head coach in the fall of 1983. The Broncos won their first ever team invitational in

December of 1978 as they defeat Centennial, Chisago Lakes and Virginia at the

Chisago Lakes Invitational. Four wrestlers made it to the state wrestling meet during

Ostroot’s head coaching time: John Levene and Tim Ostroot in 1978 and Jim Levene

and Brian Smith in 1980. Jim Levene also qualifies in 1981 under Holler’s tutelage. In

February of 1983, International Falls High School hosted the Region 7AA team

tournament.

Another longtime assistant George Fraik (1984-1993) became the sixth head

wrestling coach in fall of 1984. The Broncos joined the Mat King Conference beginning

in the 1984-1985 season along with Bemidji, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Superior, and

Virginia. In February of 1986, International Falls High School hosted the Region 7AA

individual tournament. Jerry Levene in 1985, Keith Crandall in 1987 and 1989, Tracy

Everett in 1989 all qualified for the state wrestling meet. In 1990, the Broncos had three

wrestlers qualify for the state wrestling meet in the same season: Chad Hell, Kevin

Crandall, and Ken Scholler. Pete Benedix qualified for state in 1991. In Janaury of

1992, the school board voted to cut the wrestling program. The Broncos wrestled

against the Virginia Blue Devils in their final home wrestling meet on February 13, 1992.

The Broncos are able to field a team for the 1992-1993 season through fundraising by

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the Falls Wrestling Club, but did not have enough wrestlers to fill all the weight classes

as many of the wrestlers had moved onto other activities.

Through the efforts of the Mighty Mustang feeder program and many individuals,

the Falls High wrestling program was reborn for the 2014-15 season. Although the

Broncos were unable to field an entire team and therefore did not participate in any dual

or invitational meets, the groundwork was laid for future teams. International Falls was

placed in Section 7A. Beginning in the 2017-18 season, the Bronco wrestling program

formed a cooperative program with Nashwauk-Keewatin-Greenway wrestling program.

This allowed both programs to better fill out team rosters to compete more fully in dual

meets. The head coach was Chad Snider, a faculty member at Nashwauk-Keewatin

schools. Three wrestlers won Section 7AA individual titles: Kole Platt (160), Matt Jeska

(170), and Bryce Smith (182). The 2017-18 season concluded the 31 seasons of

Bronco wrestling.

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GERALD SUTHERLAND (1966-1968) 1966-67 (3-3-1)

WE TEAM THEY 28 Cass Lake 28 15 Hibbing 39 23 Greenway 24 35 Cass Lake 22 26 Grand Rapids 24 12 Hibbing 33 48 Greenway 7

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS International Falls is the first school in District 27 to field a wrestling team. George Fraik is runner-up in the heavyweight division and Merle Burnell places third at 165 pounds at the Region 7 meet held at Forest Lake.

1967-1968 (4-9)

WE TEAM THEY 16 Hibbing 32 28 Roseau 19 16 Greenway 34 6 Bemidji 38 33 Cass Lake 16 20 Pine City 29 36 Roseau 14 3 Hibbing 39 11 Greenway 33 35 Cass Lake 18 21 Greenway 26 13 Grand Rapids 35 7 Hibbing 40

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Gerald Sutherland 1966-1968

YEARLY COMPOSITE SUMMARY

Year Record IRC WIN%

1966-67 3-3-1 2-3 .500 1967-68 4-9 0-4 .692 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% Seasons 7 12 1 20 .375 .350

TEAM COMPOSITE SUMMARY

Bemidji 0-1-0 Hibbing 0-5-0 Cass Lake 3-0-1 Pine City 0-1-0 Grand Rapids 1-1-0 Roseau 2-0-0 Greenway 1-4-0

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STAN HENDRICKSON (1968-1976) 1968-1969

(6-8)

WE TEAM THEY 20 Roseau 40 15 Hibbing 32 42 Rainy River, Ont. 17 9 Bemidji 42 21 Greenway 29 20 Hibbing 32 28 Rainy River, Ont. 13 50 Fort Frances 10 29 Roseau 21 25 Greenway 21 48 Fort Frances 5 15 Hibbing 25 11 Grand Rapids 37 19 Greenway 23

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

International Falls hosts the Iron Range Conference meet.

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STAN HENDRICKSON (Continued) 1969-1970

(4-7)

WE TEAM THEY 21 Cass Lake 29 21 Hibbing 29 51 Virginia 3 10 Greenway 34 16 Hibbing 27 6 Bemidji 34 42 Virginia 8 37 Roseau 11 61 Fort Frances 0 23 Greenway 24 15 Grand Forks Central 29


Garrett Bacon wins the Iron Range Conference meet at 103 pounds. Garrett Bacon wins the Region 7 championship at 103 pound and is the first Bronco to ever advance to the state wrestling meet. Garrett’s record after the region meet is 15-3. Freshman John Holler is the runner-up at 175 pounds and Gene Hendrickson places third at 154 pounds at the Region 7 meet.

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(7-4-2)

WE TEAM THEY 38 Roseau 18 31 Rainy River 31 47 Virginia 7 32 Greenway 18 21 Hibbing 26 2 Bemidji 45 31 Roseau 23 30 Rainy River 16 28 Virginia 28 48 Fort Frances 15 29 Greenway 21 11 Grand Forks Central 31 8 Hibbing 40


Randy Blake wins at 112 pounds at the Park Rapids Invitational John Holler wins at 180 pounds at the Iron Range Conference meet. John moves on to the Region 7 meet with 17-1 record with 17 pins. Terry Feldt at 103 pounds and Jeff Hardwig at 133 pounds are the runner-ups at the Iron Range Conference meet. Terry Feldt is the runner-up at 103 pounds at the Region 7 meet.

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(9-4)

WE TEAM THEY 32 Rainy River, Ont. 17 29 Virginia 26 27 Roseau 24 54 Fort Frances 24 39 Greenway 14 16 Hibbing 36 23 Roseau 30 6 Bemidji 51 41 Virginia 20 41 Rainy River, Ont. 14 12 Hibbing 41 31 Greenway 28 57 Fort Frances 8


Terry Feldt at 103 pounds and John Holler at 180 pounds win their weight classes at the Park Rapids Invitational. The Broncos have five runner-ups at the Iron Range Conference meet: Terry Feldt, Randy Blake, Jeff Hardwig, John Holler, and Neil Bruce. John Holler wins the Region 7 title at 180 pounds and becomes the second Bronco wrestler to make it to the state meet. Randy Blake and Curt Johnson have runner-up results. John Holler completes the state meet with a 1-2 record.

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(2-7-1)

WE TEAM THEY 30 Roseau 30 18 Virginia 39 51 Greenway 18 21 Rainy River 42 11 Hibbing 42 17 Bemidji 37 10 Blackduck 51 9 Hibbing 51 34 Greenway 25 18 Rainy River 48


Terry Feldt at 119 pounds and John Holler at 180 pounds win their weight classes at the Park Rapids Invitational. John Holler wins the Iron Range Conference title at 180 pounds. Terry Feldt takes second place at 119 pounds. John Holler wins the Region 7 title at 180 pounds with 3 pins. Holler moves on to the state wrestling meet with a 20-0 record, and is the third appearance by a Bronco at state. He is also the first Bronco to make a return trip to the state meet. John Holler wins two matches and loses two at the state meet.

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(5-5)

WE TEAM THEY 3 Virginia 57 36 Roseau 15 41 Rainy River 32 29 Greenway 21 8 Hibbing 47 18 Blackduck 39 26 Rainy River 23 25 Greenway 28 7 Hibbing 42 30 Remer 25


Invitational meets cancelled due to energy sanctions imposed by the Minnesota State High School League. Jeff Williams places third at the Region 7 meet at 167 pounds.

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(6-6-1)

WE TEAM THEY 39 Deer River 24 20 Virginia 35 33 Roseau 33 36 Greenway 24 57 Rainy River 16 24 Hibbing 39 25 Blackduck 30 36 Rainy River 31 12 Deer River 37 8 Hibbing 36 34 Greenway 20 39 Remer 21

DISTRICT 27 TEAM TOURNAMENT 12 Virginia 43

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Minnesota is the first state to implement a team tournament in addition to the individual tournament. Virginia and the Broncos are the only teams in District 27 and face each other for the right to advance to the Region 7 team meet. John Levene, Delorne Hell, and Paul Tessier place second in their weight classes at the Roseau Invitational. John Levene places first and Scott Griffith and Blake Hardina place second in their weight classes at the Park Rapids Invitational. Tom Paulson at 98 pounds and Blake Hardina at 167 pounds place second at the Iron Range Conference meet. Paul Tessier at 126 pounds and Blake Hardina at 167 pounds place third at the Region 7 individual meet. Blake Hardina ends the season with an overall record of 17-3.

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(9-3)

WE TEAM THEY 27 Deer River 29 37 Virginia 19 51 Roseau 17 42 Greenway 20 12 Virginia 37 29 Blackduck 25 27 Deer River 24 43 Rainy River, Ont. 12 27 * Greenway 26 56 Rainy River, Ont. 6 8 Hibbing 54 40 Remer 15


The Minnesota State High School League changes wrestling from one class to two classes. The Broncos are placed in Region 7AA. From 1976-1983, to qualify as a team for the Region 7AA team tournament, a school must place in the top four as a team in the individual tournament. *Scott Couture pins his opponent from Greenway in the heavyweight match with 1:29 left in the match to score 6 points and give the Broncos a one-point team victory. John Levene places first at the Park Rapids Invitational at 98 pounds. International Falls hosts the Iron Range Conference meet. Tim Ostroot and Paul Tessier place second and John Levene places third. John Levene and Tim Ostroot place third at the Region 7 meet.

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Stan Hendrickson 1968-1976


Year Record Tournament IRC Overall WIN%

1968-69 6-8 ----- 1-3 6-8 .429 1969-70 4-7 ----- 2-4 4-7 .364 1970-71 7-4-2 ----- 3-2-1 7-4-2 .538 1971-72 9-4 ----- 4-2 9-4 .692 1972-73 2-7-1 ----- 2-3 2-7-1 .200 1973-74 5-5 ----- 1-4 5-5 .500 1974-75 5-6-1 0-1 2-3 6-6-1 .500

Year Record IRC “A” “AA” Overall WIN% 1975-76 9-3 3-2 6-1 3-2 9-3 .750 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% Iron Range Conf. 18 23 1 42 .440 .429 Seasons 48 43 4 95 .375 .350 Tournament 0 1 0 1 ------ .000 Overall 48 44 4 96 .521 .500


Bemidji 0-5-0 Greenway 12-5-0 Blackduck 1-3-0 Hibbing 0-16-0 Cass Lake 0-1-0 Remer 3-0-0 Deer River 2-2-0 Rainy River, Ontario 11-2-1 Fort Frances 6-0-0 Roseau 7-2-2 Grand Forks Central 0-2-0 Virginia 6-5-1 Grand Rapids 0-1-0

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TOM LAMPHERE (1976-1977) 1976-1977

(3-6)

WE TEAM THEY 19 Virginia 39 29 Deer River 18 20 Blackduck 35 31 Roseau 22 31 Virginia 20 17 Hibbing 37 23 Deer River 33 21 Hibbing 34 16 Northland-Remer 35


John Levene, Tim Ostroot, and Paul Tessier all take first place in their weight classes at the Roseau Invitational. John Levene and Paul Tessier take first place and Willi Kostiuk and Scott Couture take second place in their weight classes at the Iron Range Conference meet. Paul Tessier places second at the Region 7AA meet, and becomes only the third different Bronco to qualify for the state wrestling tournament. John Levene and Dan Griffith both take third place at the same meet.

YEAR COMPOSITE SUMMARY

Year Record IRC “A” “AA” WIN% 1976-77 3-6 1-3 2-3 1-3 .333 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% Iron Range Conf. 1 3 0 4 .250 .250 “A” Record 2 3 0 5 .400 .400 “AA” Record 1 3 0 4 .250 .250 Season 3 6 0 9 .333 .333


Blackduck 0-1-0 Northland-Remer 0-1-0 Deer River 1-1-0 Roseau 1-0-0 Hibbing 0-2-0 Virginia 1-1-0

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DICK OSTROOT (1977-1980, 1983-1984) 1977-1978

(3-5-1)

WE TEAM THEY 30 Deer River 34 26 Virginia 25 20 Blackduck 35 25 Hibbing 34 9 Grand Rapids 36 30 Roseau 18 36 Virginia 20 26 Deer River 26 24 Hibbing 31


Tim Ostroot at 140 pounds and John Levene at 119 pounds take first place at the Roseau Invitational. Jim Levene at 98 pounds, Brad Bacon at 126 pounds, and Willi Kostiuk at 155 pounds take second place. John Levene at 112 pounds takes first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Tim Ostroot takes second place at 140 pounds. Jim Levene at 98 pounds and John Levene at 112 pounds take first place at the Walker Invitational. Dan Griffith at 105 pounds takes second place. John Levene at 112 pounds takes first place at the Region 7AA meet. Tim Ostroot at 140 pounds takes second place. Both wrestlers qualify for the state meet. Willi Kostiuk at 155 pounds takes third place. John Levene enters the state meet with a 21-0 record and finishes the season at 24-2.

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DICK OSTROOT (Continued) 1978-1979

(8-6)

WE TEAM THEY 18 Deer River 42 44 Northland-Remer 11 26 Virginia 23 33 Centennial 18 29 Chisago Lakes 25 39 Virginia 21 33 Roseau 27 21 Blackduck 31 58 Superior 8 24 Hibbing 25 21 Virginia 41 19 Bemidji 36 30 Deer River 28 7 Grand Rapids 47


Broncos win the Chisago Lakes Invitational. This is the first ever Bronco invitational team championship. Jim Levene at 105 pounds takes first place at the Walker Invitational.

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(13-2)

WE TEAM THEY 28 Deer River 31 42 Blackduck 21 40 Virginia 14 29 Hibbing 27 59 Brooklyn Park 6 30 Willmar 26 16 Mound-Westonka 34 33 Roseau 22 28 Hibbing 26 53 Ironwood, Michigan 9 66 Duluth Cathedral 3 60 Superior 12 38 Virginia 5 34 Bemidji 12 29 Grand Rapids 23


Broncos get first ever win against Hibbing and then do it again during the season. Jim Levene at 144 pounds, Brian Smith at 169 pounds, and Warren Balcom at 185 pounds all take first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Broncos win the team title at the Super Spartan Invitational. Jim Levene and Dan Griffith take first place at the Walker Invitational while Warren Balcom takes second place. Jim Levene at 112 pounds takes first place at the Region 7AA meet. Brian Smith at 167 pounds takes second place and become the fourth and fifth Bronco wrestlers to qualify for the state meet. Dick Ostroot’s information continues on page 23.

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JOHN HOLLER (1980-1983) 1980-1981

(6-8)

WE TEAM THEY 36 Virginia 21 9 Moorhead 49 6 Canby 54 9 Sioux City East, Iowa 50 Forfeit White Bear Lake 49 Brooklyn Park 47 38 Willmar 58 22 Hibbing 33 15 Bemidji 49 29 Virginia 14 37 Roseau 22 19 Deer River 33 29 Blackduck 27 12 Grand Rapids 35


Jim Levene named Outstanding Wrestler at the Canby Invitational. Jim Levene at 112 pounds takes first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational and is named the invitational’s Outstanding Wrestler. Jim Levene at 112 pounds, Tim Ostroot at 119 pounds, and Greg Scholler at 167 pounds all take first place at the Walker Invitational. Andy Kochaniuk at 155 pounds takes second place. Jim Levene at 112 pounds repeats as Region 7AA champion and qualifies for the state meet for a second time. Jim Levene becomes the first Bronco wrestler to win his first two matches at the state meet and finishes in fifth place with a state meet record of 3-1 and overall season record of 24-4.

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JOHN HOLLER (Continued) 1981-1982

(4-8)

WE TEAM THEY 30 Virginia 28 42 Northland-Remer 27 26 Hibbing 28 21 Blackduck 35 35 Lake Park 23 14 Barnesville 40 9 Bemidji 51 19 Hibbing 28 24 Roseau 28 39 Virginia 21 6 Deer River 60 6 Grand Rapids 60

1982-1983 (5-6)

WE TEAM THEY 42 Virginia 27 37 Northland-Remer 20 23 Roseau 36 15 Hibbing 48 36 Barnesville 19 38 Bemidji 20 26 Roseau 36 19 Grand Rapids 39 21 Deer River 33 36 Blackduck 30 15 Cass Lake 45

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John Holler 1980-1983


Year Record IRC “A” “AA” WIN%

1980-81 6-8 2-2 3-2 3-6 .429 1981-82 4-8 2-3 2-4 2-4 .333 1982-83 5-6 1-2 3-4 2-2 .454 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% Iron Range Conf. 5 7 0 12 .417 .417 “A” Record 7 10 0 17 .412 .412 “AA” Record 8 12 0 20 .400 .400 Season 15 22 0 37 .405 .405


Barnesville 1-1-0 Lake Park 1-0-0 Bemidji 1-2-0 Moorhead 0-1-0 Blackduck 2-1-0 Northland-Remer 2-0-0 Brooklyn Park 1-0-0 Roseau 1-3-0 Canby 0-1-0 Sioux City East, Iowa 0-1-0 Cass Lake 0-1-0 Virginia 5-0-0

Deer River 0-3-0 White Bear Lake 1-0-0 Grand Rapids 0-3-0 Willmar 0-1-0 Hibbing 0-4-0

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(2-11)

WE TEAM THEY 28 Northland-Remer 38 27 Virginia 34 0 Hibbing 57 21 Roseau 43 54 Virginia 17 21 Bemidji 38 5 Hibbing 43 19 Roseau 42 24 Grand Rapids 29 19 Deer River 37 41 Cass Lake 19 22 Blackduck 43

REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 13 Princeton 46


Sam Barker at 112 pounds takes second place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Sam Barker at 112 pounds takes second place at the Walker Invitational. Pat Holler at 155 pounds, Bryan Schneider at 167, and Noel Hoppe at heavyweight take second place at the Hibbing Invitational.

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Dick Ostroot 1977-1980, 1983-1984


Year Record Tournament IRC “A” “AA” Overall WIN%

1977-78 3-5-1 ----- 2-3 1-2-1 2-3 3-5-1 .333 1978-79 8-6 ----- 1-4 3-2 5-4 8-6 .571 1979-80 13-2 ----- 5-0 4-1 10-1 13-2 .867 1983-84 2-10 0-1 1-4 1-5 1-5 2-11 .154 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% Iron Range Conf. 9 11 0 20 .450 .450 “A” Record 9 10 1 30 .475 .450 “AA” Record 18 13 0 31 .581 .581 Season 26 23 1 50 .530 .520 Tournament 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 Overall 26 24 1 51 .520 .510


Bemidji 1-2-0 Hibbing 2-5-0 Blackduck 1-3-0 Ironwood, Michigan 1-0-0 Brooklyn Park 1-0-0 Mound-Westonka 0-1-0 Cass Lake 1-0-0 Northland-Remer 1-1-0 Centennial 1-0-0 Princeton 0-1-0

Chisago Lakes 1-0-0 Roseau 3-2-0 Deer River 1-4-1 Superior 2-0-0 Duluth Cathedral 1-0-0 Virginia 7-2-0 Grand Rapids 1-3-0 Willmar 1-0-0

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GEORGE FRAIK (1984-1993) 1984-1985

(6-10)

WE TEAM THEY 33 Northland-Remer 35 38 Virginia 30 9 Chisago Lakes 51 46 St. Thomas Academy 21 18 North Branch 45 2 Hibbing 55 16 Roseau 36 48 Virginia 24 22 Bemidji 41 18 Hibbing 47 20 Roseau 35 33 Deer River 24 18 Grand Rapids 35 35 Cass Lake 19 45 Blackduck 12

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 24 Grand Rapids 31


The Broncos become part of the Mat King Conference. Other teams in the conference are Bemidji, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Superior, and Virginia. Bryan Schneider at 185 pounds takes first place, and Jerry Levene at 119 pounds takes second place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Bryan Schneider at 185 pounds takes first place, and Dave Vohler at 145 pounds takes second place at the Superior Invitational. Jerry Levene at 119 pounds comes through the wrestlebacks at the Section 7AA Indvidual Tournament and becomes the sixth Bronco to qualify for the state wrestling meet.

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GEORGE FRAIK (Continued) 1985-1986

(7-9)

WE TEAM THEY 37 Virginia 28 37 Nashwauk-Keewatin 27 24 Deer River 37 21 Chisago Lakes 42 30 Mound-Westonka 37 39 Centennial 27 16 Hibbing 45 21 Roseau 41 40 Virginia 27 9 Bemidji 51 33 St. Paul Harding 27 23 Roseau 29 14 Grand Rapids 45 53 Blackduck 12 33 Cass Lake 30

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 11 Hibbing 46


The Broncos win the Superior Invitational lead by Keith Crandall at 98 pounds and Mike Curran at 145 pounds taking first place. Also, Bob Misner at 112 pounds, Jerry Levene at 126 pounds, and Jason Hell at 132 pounds take second place.

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(5-9)

WE TEAM THEY 28 Deer River 33 18 Chisago Lakes 37 30 Mound Westonka 38 43 Pine City 19 17 Hibbing 46 30 Virginia 27 21 Bemidji 33 27 Roseau 35 34 Nashwauk-Keewatin 25 9 Grand Rapids 42 57 Cass Lake-Bena 9 34 Blackduck 29 14 Hibbing 38

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 21 Hibbing 36


Rod Scholler at 138 pounds takes second place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Keith Crandall at 105 pounds and Steve Boyum at 112 pounds take first place at the Hibbing Invitational. Andy Nellis at 187 takes second place. Keith Crandall at 105 pounds and Steve Boyum at 112 pounds take first place at the Superior Invitational. Derrik Olson at heavyweight takes second place at the Bemidji Invitational. Keith Crandall at 98 pounds takes second place at the Region 7AA Individual meet and becomes the seventh Bronco to qualify for the state wrestling meet. Steve Boyum at 105 pounds and Mike Curran at 155 pounds both take third place. Keith Crandall goes 1-2 and takes seventh place at the state wrestling meet and ends the season with a 22-6 record.

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(0-15)

WE TEAM THEY 26 Deer River 33 13 Chisago Lakes 45 28 Mound-Westonka 34 27 Centennial 35 18 Hibbing 45 17 Virginia 43 8 Bemidji 50 15 Roseau 40 21 Virginia 43 21 Nashwauk-Keewatin 41 15 Grand Rapids 40 23 Cass Lake-Bena 31 24 Blackduck 33 10 Hibbing 44

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 27 Nashwauk-Keewatin 33


Keith Crandall at 98 pounds takes first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Chad Hell at 105 pounds and Dale Copeman at 185 pounds take second place. Keith Crandall at 98 pounds and Chad Hell at 105 pounds take first place at the Hibbing Invitational. Keith Crandall at 98 pounds takes first place at the Superior Invitational. Keith Crandall at 98 pounds takes first place at the Bemidji Invitational. Keith Crandall ends his season with a 31-1-1 record.

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(6-10)

WE TEAM THEY 29 Virginia 36 12 Chisago Lakes 52 32 Mound Westonka 26 24 Pine City 39 11 Hibbing 48 42 Deer River 24 37 Roseau 34 21 Bemidji 40 12 Hibbing 42 46 Nashwauk-Keewatin 18 17 Grand Rapids 45 21 Virginia 36 19 Blackduck 44 42 Cass Lake 33

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 33 Nashwauk-Keewatin 30 6 Grand Rapids 56


Wrestlers from Littlefork-Big Falls High School join the Broncos in competition. The Minnesota State High School League increases the number of weight classes from 12 to 13. Keith Crandall at 112 pounds takes first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Kevin Crandall at 119 pounds and Ken Scholler at 145 pounds take second place. Keith Crandall at 112 pounds, Chad Hell at 126 pounds, and Ken Scholler at 145 pounds all take first place at the Hibbing Invitational. Keith Crandall at 103 pounds takes first place at the Superior Invitational. Keith Crandall at 103 pounds takes first place at the Bemidji Invitational. Chad Hell at 119 pounds takes second place. Tracy Everett at 126 pounds takes first place at the Region 7AA Individual meet. Keith Crandall at 103 pounds takes second place and become the eighth and ninth Broncos to qualify for the state wrestling meet. Chad Hell at 119 pounds, Thanh Vo at 135 pounds, and Ken Scholler at 140 pounds all take third place.

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(1-13)

WE TEAM THEY 25 Virginia 39 27 Chisago Lakes 36 29 Centennial 38 48 Pine City 24 8 Hibbing 51 24 Nashwauk-Keewatin 40 17 Deer River 41 27 Bemidji 36 30 Roseau 40 12 Hibbing 50 21 Grand Rapids 50 27 Cass Lake-Bena 31 30 Nashwauk-Keewatin 47

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 28 Virginia 29


Ken Scholler at 152 pounds takes first place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Lyle Ruport at 103 pounds, Chad Hell at 119 pounds, and Kevin Crandall at 125 pounds all take second place. Lyle Ruport at 103 pounds, Chad Hell at 119 pounds, and Ken Scholler at 152 pounds all take second place at the Hibbing Invitational. Kevin Crandall at 125 pounds and Mark Gagnier at 160 pounds take first place at the Superior Invitational. Lyle Ruport at 103 pounds takes second place. Chad Hell at 119 pounds takes first place at the Region 7AA Individual meet. Kevin Crandall at 125 pounds and Ken Scholler at 145 pounds take second place. The three wrestlers become the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth Broncos to qualify for the state wrestling meet. Mark Gagnier at 170 pounds takes third place. Chad Hell takes fifth place at the state wrestling meet.

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(6-13)

WE TEAM THEY 15 Virginia 55 6 Hibbing 58 25 Chisago Lakes 42 25 Mound-Westonka 39 42 Pine City 34 29 Nashwauk-Keewatin 40 14 Deer River 48 18 Bemidji 50 37 Roseau 36 43 St. Thomas Academy 21 6 Minneapolis North 59 36 St. Paul Highland Park 32 24 Virginia 38 9 Hibbing 49 19 Grand Rapids 39 48 Walker-Hackensack 24 14 Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena 47 30 Virginia 22

NORTH SUB-REGION 7AA TEAM TOURNAMENT 27 Nashwauk-Keewatin 28


Pete Benedix at 125 pounds takes second place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Ken Scholler at 160 pounds takes second place at the Bemidji Invitational. Pete Benedix at 119 takes first place at the Region 7AA Individual meet and becomes the thirteenth and last Bronco to qualify for the state wrestling meet.

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(2-15)

WE TEAM THEY 27 Virginia 35 27 Chisago Lakes 32 21 Blaine 47 26 Pine City 51 21 Nashwauk-Keewatin 51 24 Deer River 44 30 Bemidji 39 21 Roseau 44 8 Badger-Greenbush 52 37 Virginia 31 18 Minneapolis North 45 30 St. Thomas Academy 36 18 Grand Rapids 43 46 Walker-Hackensack 24 15 Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena 52 5 Hibbing 57 32 Virginia 38


The Broncos change from Class AA to Class A and now compete in Region 7A. Joe Batdorf at 130 pounds and Josh McMahon at 140 pounds take second place at the Grand Rapids Invitational. Lyle Ruport at 125 pounds takes second place at the Superior Invitational. The wrestling program is cut by the school district along with swimming at the January board meeting. The program survives to compete for one more season. The last home meet in the history of Bronco wrestling takes place on February 13th against the Virginia Blue Devils and the night before the teachers go on strike. Gordy Dault and Dale Hallquist coach the wrestlers at the Subsection 1 Individual meet. Brian Smuda at 145 pounds takes first place, Josh McMahon at 140 takes second place, and Joe Batdorf at 130 pounds, Mike Gray at 152 pounds, and Chad Larson at heavyweight all take third place. All the wrestlers advance to the Region 7A Individual meet.

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(2-10)

WE TEAM THEY 40 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 36 6 Menahga-Sebeka 69 9 Fosston-Bagley 61 20 Pequot Lakes-Pine River-Backus 52 36 *Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 36 3 Little Falls 63 20 Crookston 54 6 Hibbing 63 loss loss loss 24 Roseau 41


*Broncos win the dual by winning seven of the thirteen matches during the dual. The Falls Wrestling Club raises the funds needed to have a varsity wrestling team. There are no home meets during the 1992-1993 season. Josh McMahon at 140 pounds takes second place at the Bemidji Invitational. Josh McMahon at 145 pounds takes second place, and Allen Youso at 152 pounds and Justin Harriman at 189 pounds both take fourth place at the North Subsection wrestling meet and qualify for the Region 7A meet.

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George Fraik 1984-1993


Year Record Tournament “A” “AA” Overall WIN%

1984-85 6-9 0-1 3-3 3-6 6-10 .375 1985-86 7-8 0-1 3-3 4-5 7-9 .438 1986-87 5-8 0-1 4-2 1-6 5-9 .357 1987-88 0-14 0-1 0-4 0-10 0-15 .000 1988-89 5-9 1-1 3-2 2-7 6-10 .375 1989-90 1-12 0-1 1-3 0-9 1-13 .071 1990-91 6-12 0-1 4-1 2-11 6-13 .316 1991-92 2-15 ---- 1-6 1-9 2-15 .118 1992-93 2-10 ---- 2-5* 0-2* 2-10 .167 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% “A” Record 21 29 0 50 .420 .420* “AA” Record 13 65 0 78 .167 .167* Season 34 97 0 131 .260 .260 Tournament 1 7 0 8 .125 .125 Overall 35 104 0 139 .252 .252


Badger-Greenbush 0-1-0 Menahga-Sebeka 0-1-0 Bemidji 0-8-0 Minneapolis North 0-2-0 Blackduck 3-2-0 Mound-Westonka 1-4-0 Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena 0-2-0 Nashwauk-Keewatin 4-6-0 Blaine 0-1-0 North Branch 0-1-0 Cass Lake 2-0-0 Northland-Remer 0-1-0 Cass Lake-Bena 2-2-0 Pequot Lakes-Pine River-Backus 0-1-0 Centennial 1-2-0 Pine City 3-2-0 Chisago Lakes 0-8-0 Roseau 2-9-0 Crookston 0-1-0 St. Paul Harding 1-0-0 Deer River 2-6-0 St. Paul Highland Park 1-0-0 Fosston-Bagley 0-1-0 St. Thomas Academy 2-1-0 Grand Rapids 0-10-0 Virginia 7-10-0 Hibbing 0-18-0 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2-0-0 Little Falls 0-1-0 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 2-0-0 *Missing 3 duals from 1993 Hibbing tourney

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PETE BENEDIX (2014-17)

2014-2015


Falls High School resumes their wrestling program after a 22-year hiatus with 3 wrestlers completing the season. There are no home meets during the 2014-2015 season.

2015-2016

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS There are no home meets during the 2015-2016 season.

2016-2017

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS There are no home meets during the 2016-2017 season.

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CHAD SNIDER (2017-2018) 2017-2018

(0-23)

WE TEAM THEY 36 Proctor-Hermantown 54 20 Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl-Eveleth-Gilbert 54

18 Crosby-Ironton 66 24 Ogilvie 54 30 Proctor-Hermantown 48 30 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 51 29 Ashland 36 18 Aitkin 63 24 Grand Rapids 60 18 Pine City-Hinckley-Finlayson 52 24 Chisago Lakes 60 10 Mound Westonka-Southwest Christian-Holy Family Catholic 64 19 Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl-Eveleth-Gilbert 60

18 Coon Rapids 63 18 Princeton 66 15 Hibbing 57 18 Grand Rapids 66 21 Hibbing 54 17 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 57 24 Deer River 60 16 Mille Lacs (Isle-Onamia) 60 18 Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl-Eveleth-Gilbert 60

SECTION 7AA TOURNAMENT 30 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 54


The Bronco wrestlers form a co-operative with the Nashwauk-Keewatin-Greenway Titans wrestling team. Three wrestlers win Section 7AA individual titles: Kole Platt (160 lbs.), Matt Jeska (170 lbs.), and Bryce Smith (182 lbs.). Kole Platt goes 4-2 at the state meet at 160 lbs. and takes 5th place. Matt Jeska goes 1-2 at 170 lbs. Bryce Smith goes 0-1 at 182 lbs.

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Chad Snider 2017-2018

YEAR COMPOSITE SUMMARY

Year Record Tournament “A” “AA” “AAA” Overall WIN% 2017-18 0-22 0-1 0-6 0-14 0-2 0-23 .000 WON LOSS TIE TOTAL TIE % WIN% “A” Record 0 6 0 6 .000 .000 “AA” Record 0 14 0 14 .000 .000 “AAA” Record 0 2 0 2 .000 .000 Season 0 22 0 22 .000 .000 Tournament 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 Overall 0 23 0 23 .000 .000


Aitkin 0-1 Ashland 0-1 Chisago Lakes 0-1 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 0-2(0-1)

Coon Rapids 0-1 Crosby-Ironton 0-1

Deer River 0-1 Grand Rapids 0-2 Hibbing 0-2 Mille Lacs (Isle-Onamia) 0-1 Mound Westonka-Southwest Christian-Holy Family Catholic 0-1 Ogilvie 0-1 Pine City-Hinckley-Finlayson 0-1 Princeton 0-1 Proctor-Hermantown 0-2 Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl-Eveleth-Gilbert 0-3 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 0-1

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SEASON RECORDS/TEAM SCORING COMPOSITE 1966-1993, 2017-2018

SEASON POINTS POINTS YEAR MATCHES RECORD SCORED AVERAGE AGAINST AVERAGE 1966-67 7 3-3-1 187 26.7 177 25.3 1967-68 13 4-9 245 18.8 373 28.7 1968-69 14 6-8 357 25.5 347 24.8 1969-70 11 4-7 303 27.5 228 20.7 1970-71 13 7-4-2 356 27.4 319 24.5 1971-72 13 9-4 408 31.4 333 25.6 1972-73 10 2-7-1 219 21.9 383 38.3 1973-74 10 5-5 223 22.3 339 33.9 1974-75 13 6-6-1 375 28.8 389 29.9 1975-76 12 9-3 399 33.3 284 23.7 1976-77 9 3-6 207 23.0 273 30.3 1977-78 9 3-5-1 226 25.1 259 28.8 1978-79 14 8-6 402 28.7 383 27.4 1979-80 15 13-2 585 39.0 271 18.1 1980-81 14 6-8 310 23.8 492 37.8 1981-82 12 4-8 271 22.6 429 35.8 1982-83 11 5-6 308 28.0 353 32.1 1983-84 13 2-11 294 22.6 486 37.4 1984-85 16 6-10 425 26.6 541 33.8 1985-86 16 7-9 441 27.6 551 34.4 1986-87 14 5-9 383 27.4 447 31.9 1987-88 15 0-15 293 19.5 590 39.3 1988-89 16 6-10 404 25.3 603 37.7 1989-90 14 1-13 353 25.2 552 39.4 1990-91 19 6-13 467 24.6 761 40.1 1991-92 17 2-15 406 23.9 721 42.4 1992-93 12 2-10 164 18.2* 475 52.8* 2017-18 23 0-23 468 20.3 1319 57.3 *Divided by 9 instead of 12, 3 match scores missing.

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM COMPOSITE (1966-1993, 2017-2018) Aitkin 0-1-0 Ashland 0-1-0 Barnesville 1-1-0 Bemidji 2-18-0 Blackduck 7-10-0 Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena 0-2-0 Blaine 0-1-0 Brooklyn Park 2-0-0 Canby 0-1-0 Cass Lake 6-2-1 Cass Lake-Bena 2-2-0 Centennial 2-2-0 Chisago Lakes 1-9-0 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 0-2-0(0-1) Coon Rapids 0-1-0 Crookston 0-1-0 Crosby-Ironton 0-1-0 Deer River 6-17-1 Duluth Cathedral 1-0-0 Fort Frances 6-0-0 Fosston-Bagley 0-1-0 Grand Forks Central 0-2-0 Grand Rapids 2-20-0 Greenbush 0-1-0 Greenway 13-9-0 Hibbing 2-52-0 Ironwood, Michigan 1-0-0 Lake Park 1-0-0 Little Falls 0-1-0 Menahga-Sebeka 0-1-0

Mille Lacs (Isle-Onamia) 0-1-0 Minneapolis North 0-2-0 Moorhead 0-1-0 Mound-Westonka 1-5-0 Mound-Westonka-SW Christian- Holy Family Catholic 0-1-0 Nashwauk-Keewatin 4-6-0 North Branch 0-1-0 Northland-Remer 6-3-0 Ogilvie 0-1-0 Pequot Lakes-Pine River-Backus 0-1-0 Pine City 3-3-0 Pine City-Hinckley-Finlayson 0-1-0 Princeton 0-2-0 Proctor-Hermantown 0-2-0 Rainy River, Ontario 11-2-1 Roseau 16-16-2 St. Paul Harding 1-0-0 St. Paul Highland Park 1-0-0 St. Thomas Academy 2-1-0 Sioux City East, Iowa 0-1-0 Superior 2-0-0 Virginia 26-18-1 Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl- Eveleth-Gilbert 0-3-0 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2-0-0 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis 2-1-0 White Bear Lake 1-0-0 Willmar 1-1-0

COACHES’ RECORDS

YEARS SEASONS COACH RECORD WIN% 1966-1968 2 Gerald Sutherland 7-12-1 .350 1968-1976 8 Stan Hendrickson 48-44-4 .500 1976-1977 1 Tom Lamphere 3-6-0 .333 1977-1980, 1983-1984 4 Dick Ostroot 26-24-1 .510 1980-1983 3 John Holler 15-22-0 .405 1984-1993 9 George Fraik 35-104-0 .252 2014-2017 3 Pete Benedix 0-0-0 .000 2017-2018 1 Chad Snider 0-23-0 .000 31 134-235-6 .357

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