Osterman, Mayfield, Nagel take first place at sections

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets wrestling team didn’t just leave their mark on the section individual tournament on Saturday, they left a path of destruction in Crookston. Eight Frazee wrestlers qualified for the state tournament and the team was just a few points away in true second matches from having two other wrestlers punch their ticket to St. Paul.

Cash Osterman, Blake Sonnenberg, Bailey Peichel, Tyler Moe, Jake Nagel, Preston Mayfield. Max Rue and Xander Kohler will compete at the state individual wrestling tournament this week as the Hornets wrapped up one of their best individual tournaments in a number of years.

In the finals, Osterman upset top seeded and eighth ranked Ian Phrakonkham of Fosston/Bagley. Osterman took a 4-2 lead after the first period when he secured a takedown and earned a two-point near fall with just 25 seconds remaining in the period. However, Phrakonkham earned a reversal with 22 seconds remaining to make the score 4-2. Phrakonkham dominated most of the wrestling in the second period as he secured a pair of two-point near falls, along with a reversal and three-point near fall. Osterman earned a reversal of his own, but entered the third period trailing by a score of 11-6. 

Osterman started the final period in the down position and secured a reversal with 1:31 left in the match, before flipping Phrakonkham to his back and winning the match by a fall at the 4:37 mark to win the 106 lbs. championship. 

At 120 lbs., Sonnenberg fell to the eventual champion Conrad Koll of United North Central in the semi-finals, before working his way through the consolation bracket and earning a true second match when he pinned Kadin Harwood of Fosston-Bagley in the third place match. 

In one of the most exciting third periods of the day, Sonnenberg took a 1-0 lead into the final period and was able to hold on for a 7-5 decision over Owen Lund of Badger-Greenbush-Middle River to win second place. Sonnenberg actually trailed 5-3 with just 1:22 remaining in the match when Lund earned a reversal and three-point near fall. However, the seventh grader made a reversal of his own and earned a two-point near fall with just 1:17 to go in the match to take a 7-5 lead. He was able to ride Lund out for the remainder of the match to punch his ticket to state. 

Bailey Peichel punched his ticket to the state tournament after defeating Wyatt Olson of United North Central in the true second match at 138 lbs. Peichel took an 8-4 lead heading into the final period, but Olson earned an escape to start the period and Peichel was called for two late stalling warnings to earn 2 more points, but the Hornet wrestler was still able to come out on top by a score of 8-7. 

The close finish in the true second match came on the heels of a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in the championship match to Zach Thompson of Fosston-Bagley. Tied at 2-2 heading into the third period, Peichel chose the bottom position in the third period and earned a quick reversal to take a 4-2 lead. Thompson made the score 4-3 when he earned an escape at the 1:38 mark of the third period and took the lead for good when he earned a takedown as time expired to overtake Peichel for the section title. 

At 152 lbs., Tyler Moe pinned his way to the championship match, before falling to Carter Coauette of Crookston by a 5-1 decision to take second place. 

Jake Nagel, who is currently ranked second in the state at 160 lbs., punched his ticket to the state tournament with an 11-0 major decision win over Zach Davidson in the semi-finals, before securing a pin over Blake McMullen of Mahnomen/Waubun in the finals at the 2:46 mark of the championship match to take first place. 

Preston Mayfield made it three straight weight classes with a state tournament berth for the Hornets as he captured first place at 170 lbs. Mayfield secured a tech fall shortly into the second period over Hunter Blilie of Barnesville in the semi-finals, before pinning Eli Roiko of United North Central at the 5:56 mark of the championship match to come away with the individual championship. 

Not to be outdone, Max Rue punched his ticket to the state tournament with a pin over Cooper Hasbargen of United North Central in the true second match. Rue fell to Hunter Knutson of Crookston by a 4-1 decision in the championship match, before the Frazee senior was able to pin Hasbargen at just the 1:08 mark of the true second match to qualify for state at 182 lbs. 

The final Hornet to qualify for state was Xander Kohler who defeated Tim Wells of Barnesville in the semi-finals by a 4-2 overtime decision by earning a takedown with just 24 seconds left to advance to the finals. Kohler fell to second ranked Marcus Peterson of United North Central at the 5:06 mark of the match, but was trailing just 3-0 at the time of the fall. 

Kohler made quick work of Alex Hagen of Fosston-Bagley in the true second match as he secured a pin at the 1:03 mark of the match to come away with the second place finish. 

Two other Frazee wrestlers came up just short of advancing to state when they fell in the true second match. 

At 126 lbs., Brady Borah just missed out on a chance to state after he fell to Zach Hendrickson of United North Central in the true second match by a 9-1 major decision. 

Cade Nagel also just missed out on making a return to state as he fell to top seeded Aiden Wolfe of Fosston/Bagley by a 3-0 decision in the true second match. All of the scoring in the match came in the second period when Wolfe made an escape and earned a takedown. Nagel chose the bottom position in the third period but was not able to get the escape. 

At 195 lbs., Daniel Graham wrapped up his Frazee wrestling career with a third place finish after he won a 5-2 decision over Hunter Kresl of Crookston in the third place match. Graham finished his senior year with a record of 21-9 overall. 

In addition to the state qualifiers, the Hornets were the Section 8A academic champions as a team. Daniel Graham, Jake Nagel Derek Zitzow and Cade Nagel were selected as four of the 15 academic all-stars in the section as well. 

There will be plenty of action for Frazee wrestling fans when the state individual tournament kicks off on Friday morning at the Xcel Energy Center as eight wrestlers will be competing for a chance at a state championship.

Osterman will be the first Hornet to take the mat as he will take on ninth ranked Miklo Hernandez of Pipestone in the opening round. Osterman comes into the match with a record of 32-8 and Hernandez comes into the match with a record of 26-4. The winner of the match will take on either second ranked and top seeded Reggie George of Osakis, who has a record of 39-1 overall or Ryan LaCanne of Kenyon-Wanimengo, who has a record of 25-9 overall. 

At 120 lbs., Sonnenberg will take his 13-26 record against second ranked and undefeated Donovan Schmid of Mille Lacs in the opening round. The winner of the match will take on either seventh ranked Benito Diaz of Sibley East, who is 37-3 overall, or Carson Othoudt of Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial, who is 30-13 overall.

Tenth ranked Peichel will take his 30-10 record against third ranked and top seeded Thomas Freking of Jackson County Central, who is 45-7 overall, in the opening round of the 138 lbs. weight bracket. The winner of the match will take on either Reese Lentsch of Norwood-Young America, who is 18-12 overall, or Ryan Palmer of Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial, who is 35-10 overall. 

At 152 lbs., Moe, who is 31-11 overall, will take on second ranked and seeded Zack Fier of Minneota, who is 38-2 overall, in the opening round. The winner will take on either Levi Miest of St. James, who is 31-15 on the season, or sixth ranked Mitchell Mallak of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winstead, who is 39-6 on the season. 

Second ranked and seeded Jake Nagel will take his 35-4 record against fourth ranked Tucker Zigan of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville, who comes into the match with a 37-7 record in the opening round of the 160 lbs. tournament. The winner will take on either seventh ranked DJ Rock of Luverne, who is 44-5 overall, or Kade Gaydon of Blue Earth, who is 27-15 on the season. 

Eighth ranked Mayfield will take his 34-3 record into the 170 lbs. tournament against Hudson Mann of Mille Lacs, who is 16-4 overall, in the opening round. The winner will take on either third ranked Maximus Hanson of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, who is 44-1 on the season, or Sam Rock of Luverne, who is 39-7 on the season.

At 182 lbs., Max Rue will take his 29-10 record into the 182 lbs. tournament against Tate Twardowski of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville, who is 38-3 overall and ranked third in the state, in the opening round. The winner will take on either Justin Koehn of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie, who is 23-19 on the season, or sixth ranked Peyton Hemmesch of Paynesville, who is 32-6 on the season. 

The final Hornet to take to the mat will be Kohler who will enter the state tournament with a record of 21-12 and will take on third ranked Makota Misgen of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, who is 37-4 on the season. The winner will take on either eighth ranked Justin Blascyk of West Central Area, who is 33-9 on the season, or sixth ranked Brandon Mugg of Royalton-Upsala, who is 32-5 on the season.

106- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 32-8 won by fall over Carter Thompson (Mahnomen-Waubun) 10-18 (Fall 2:00), Semifinal – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 32-8 won by decision over Levi Olson (United North Central Warriors) 16-24 (Dec 7-0), 1st Place Match – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 32-8 won by fall over Ian Phrakonkham (Fosston-Bagley) 34-7 (Fall 4:37)

113- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Drew Rasch (Fertile-Beltrami) 27-17 won by decision over Liam Hamm (Frazee) 19-20 (Dec 6-0), Cons. Round 1 – Liam Hamm (Frazee) 19-20 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Shane Thompson (Fosston-Bagley) 24-12 won by decision over Liam Hamm (Frazee) 19-20 (Dec 6-4), 5th Place Match – Drew Rasch (Fertile-Beltrami) 27-17 won by fall over Liam Hamm (Frazee) 19-20 (Fall 3:38)

120- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 13-26 won by fall over Cade Walz (Mahnomen-Waubun) 10-21 (Fall 3:54), Semifinal – Conrad Koll (United North Central Warriors) 19-2 won by fall over Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 13-26 (Fall 3:12), Cons. Semi – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 13-26 won by major decision over Jaron Knutson (Crookston) 4-9 (MD 9-0), 3rd Place Match – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 13-26 won by fall over Kadin Harwood (Fosston-Bagley) 12-24 (Fall 4:55), 2nd Place Match – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 13-26 won by decision over Owen Lund (Badger-GB-MR) 29-15 (Dec 7-5)

126- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Brady Borah (Frazee) 16-25 won by fall over Elliott Isane (Badger-GB-MR) 17-18 (Fall 5:55), Semifinal – Gavyn Hlucny (Crookston) 30-11 won by fall over Brady Borah (Frazee) 16-25 (Fall 1:32), Cons. Semi – Brady Borah (Frazee) 16-25 won by decision over Domanick Thompson (Fosston-Bagley) 11-26 (Dec 5-1), 3rd Place Match – Brady Borah (Frazee) 16-25 won by fall over Quincy Morey (Barnesville) 20-13 (Fall 1:51), 2nd Place Match – Zach Hendrickson (United North Central Warriors) 26-14 won by major decision over Brady Borah (Frazee) 16-25 (MD 9-1)

132- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 22-13 won by fall over Henry Geray (Mahnomen-Waubun) 4-10 (Fall 2:40), Semifinal – Ayden Hauck (Barnesville) 31-6 won by decision over Cade Nagel (Frazee) 22-13 (Dec 6-0), Cons. Semi – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 22-13 won by fall over Emmitt Isane (Badger-GB-MR) 20-19 (Fall 1:48), 3rd Place Match – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 22-13 won by decision over Fordyce Johnson (United North Central Warriors) 5-6 (Dec 4-0), 2nd Place Match – Aiden Wolfe (Fosston-Bagley) 38-4 won by decision over Cade Nagel (Frazee) 22-13 (Dec 3-0)

138- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 30-10 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 30-10 won by major decision over Casey Weiland (Crookston) 25-18 (MD 15-6), 1st Place Match – Zach Thompson (Fosston-Bagley) 38-7 won by decision over Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 30-10 (Dec 5-4), 2nd Place Match – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 30-10 won by decision over Wyatt Olson (United North Central Warriors) 35-13 (Dec 8-7)

145- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Josh Mellema (Frazee) 12-9 won by fall over Jack Erickson (Fertile-Beltrami) 17-29 (Fall 0:33), Semifinal – Hank Tellers (United North Central Warriors) 37-10 won by fall over Josh Mellema (Frazee) 12-9 (Fall 3:12), Cons. Semi – Josh Mellema (Frazee) 12-9 won by fall over Jaekub Larson (Fosston-Bagley) 2-18 (Fall 4:24), 3rd Place Match – Josh Mellema (Frazee) 12-9 won by decision over Brogn Betio (Badger-GB-MR) 20-19 (Dec 8-1), 2nd Place Match – Hank Tellers (United North Central Warriors) 37-10 won by no contest over Josh Mellema (Frazee) 12-9 (NC)

152- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 31-11 won by fall over William Rotz (Barnesville) 17-24 (Fall 3:40), Semifinal – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 31-11 won by fall over Riley Livingston (United North Central Warriors) 15-17 (Fall 1:00), 1st Place Match – Carter Coauette (Crookston) 41-6 won by decision over Tyler Moe (Frazee) 31-11 (Dec 5-1), 2nd Place Match – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 31-11 won by no contest over Riley Livingston (United North Central Warriors) 15-17 (NC)

160- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Jake Nagel (Frazee) 35-4 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Jake Nagel (Frazee) 35-4 won by major decision over Zach Davidson (United North Central Warriors) 19-19 (MD 11-0), 1st Place Match – Jake Nagel (Frazee) 35-4 won by fall over Blake McMullen (Mahnomen-Waubun) 27-14 (Fall 2:46)

170- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 34-3 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 34-3 won by tech fall over Hunter Blilie (Barnesville) 10-15 (TF-1.5 2:16 (16-0)), 1st Place Match – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 34-3 won by fall over Eli Roiko (United North Central Warriors) 15-19 (Fall 5:56)

182- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Max Rue (Frazee) 29-10 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Max Rue (Frazee) 29-10 won by decision over Luke Sannes (Fosston-Bagley) 16-24 (Dec 6-0), 1st Place Match – Hunter Knutson (Crookston) 28-13 won by decision over Max Rue (Frazee) 29-10 (Dec 4-1), 2nd Place Match – Max Rue (Frazee) 29-10 won by fall over Cooper Hasbargen (United North Central Warriors) 19-8 (Fall 1:08)

195- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Daniel Graham (Frazee) 21-9 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Jonny Robideau (Barnesville) 10-13 won by decision over Daniel Graham (Frazee) 21-9 (Dec 9-4), Cons. Semi – Daniel Graham (Frazee) 21-9 won by fall over Tristan Werre-Lenz (Badger-GB-MR) 1-12 (Fall 0:14), 3rd Place Match – Daniel Graham (Frazee) 21-9 won by decision over Hunter Kresl (Crookston) 21-16 (Dec 5-2), 2nd Place Match – Jonny Robideau (Barnesville) 10-13 won by no contest over Daniel Graham (Frazee) 21-9 (NC)

220- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 15-10 won by fall over Jack Leiser (Fertile-Beltrami) 9-15 (Fall 3:40), Semifinal – Jordan Kroll (Barnesville) 30-7 won by fall over Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 15-10 (Fall 3:03), Cons. Semi – Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 15-10 won by fall over Jonathan Rose (Fosston-Bagley) 15-15 (Fall 2:48), 3rd Place Match – Ryan Peterson (United North Central Warriors) 13-14 won by fall over Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 15-10 (Fall 5:06)

285- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Xander Kohler (Frazee) 21-12 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Xander Kohler (Frazee) 21-12 won in sudden victory – 1 over Tim Wells (Barnesville) 25-12 (SV-1 4-2), 1st Place Match – Marcus Peterson (United North Central Warriors) 38-4 won by fall over Xander Kohler (Frazee) 21-12 (Fall 5:06), 2nd Place Match – Xander Kohler (Frazee) 21-12 won by fall over Alex Hagen (Fosston-Bagley) 22-23 (Fall 1:03)