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MIGHTYAXE
The 2025-2026 Minnesota Wrestling Season is just around the corner. Thanks to the MSHSL, 7A is once again the largest section in Class A, with 12 teams.
For this 2–Year Cycle, The Teams Are:
Aitkin Gobblers
BCLB Bears
Crosby-Ironton Rangers
Deer River Warriors
Holdingford Huskers
Mille Lacs (Isle/Onamia) Raiders
NKG Titans
Northeast Range/Ely Nighthawks
Pillager Huskies
Royalton/Upsala Royals
Staples-Motley Cardinals
W-H-A/Nevis Wolves
Anyone have any preview thoughts individually wise
dj63
Chatfield vs Holdingford
107 6-0 Chat. Bonus
113 4-0 “”
121 5-0 “”
127 5-0 “”
133 3-0 possibly bonus
139 0-3 toss up
145 3-0
152 4-0
160 0-6 Patrick
172 0-6 Boek.
189 0-6 Bark.
215 3-0 possibly bonus, Boelter vs Haren
hwt. 0-3 tossup. Lichy
33-24 Chatfield that’s giving you both tossups. Now both teams could move guys to try and get an advantage so it’s not perfect. But my guess is if Holdinford bumps so would Chatfield.
Tilted
Baseline for individuals, tried to put anyone who has been ranked anywhere at any time as a starting point but I’m sure there’s a few overlooked.
Feel free to fill in some spots or correct any weights, I know there’s a couple that are a bit up in the air still.
107 – Bjerga SM, Theis HOLD, Moritz AITK, Schmid ML
114 – Schmid ML
121 – Kramer SM
127 – Beachy SM, Kresal ML
133 – Neisen SM, Pilarski HOLD, Thorton ML
139 – Bjerga SM
145 – Greenwaldt SM, Patrick HOLD, Adickes ML
152 – Carlson SM, Whitney WHAN
160 – Tappe SM, Patrick HOLD
172 – Boeckman HOLD, Reese SM, Peacock PIL
189 – Leners RU, Harren HOLD, Bjerga SM
215 – Bartkowicz HOLD, Tabatt SM
285 – Gomez SM, Leners RU, Lichy HOLD
Team Section Picture As of Now..
1) Staples-Motley (13-3, win over Holdingford)
2) Holdingford (15-1, section win over WHAN, Deer River, Royalton, Class A win over Canby, Paynesville)
3) Mille Lacs (23-1, section win over Pillager, Deer River, Royalton, BCLB)
4) WHAN (8-10, section win over Deer River, BCLB, NER/Ely, Crosby-Ironton)
5) Aitkin (4-10, section win over Pillager, BCLB)
6) Pillager (4-4, head to head over C-I; beat WDC)
7) Crosby-Ironton (4-10, section win over BCLB, Deer River, NER/Ely, lost to WDC)
8) Deer River (2-10, section win over BCLB)
9) Royalton/Upsala (1-11, section win over BCLB)
10) BCLB (1-11, section win over NER/Ely)
11) NER/Ely
Projected Matchups
#1 Staples-Motley vs Winner of #8 Deer River and #9 Royalton/Upsala
#4 WHAN vs #5 Aitkin
#3 Mille Lacs vs Winner of #6 Pillager and #11 NER/Ely
#2 Holdingford vs Winner of #7 Crosby-Ironton and #10 BCLB
- On January 29, 2026 at 10:06 am Push the pace said
Believe Schmid has beaten Moritz. Not sure who he ticked off to not be ranked this year he only has two losses and has had a heck of a season. He’d beat the 5-10 ranked wrestlers and likely also beat Brunkow. I wouldn’t be surprised if Moritz went 114.
Beat him twice in the same tournament
Pick at Top 2s for Individual
107: Bjerga (SM), Schmid (ML)
114: Schmid (ML), Moritz (Aitkin)
121: Kramer (SM), Kresal (ML)
127: Beachy (SM), Kresal (ML)
133: Neisen (SM), Pilarski (HOLD)
139: Bjerga (SM), Perucho (WHAN)
145: Greenwaldt (SM), Adickes (ML)
152: L. Patrick (HOLD), Carlson (SM)
160: M. Patrick (HOLD), Tappe (SM)
172: Boeckman (HOLD), Bjerga (SM)
189: Leners (R/U), Harren (HOLD)
215: Bartokowicz (HOLD), Tabbatt (SM)
HWT: Gomez (SM), Leners (R/U)
iplaywrestling
Is Patrick going back up to 160? I know he has weighed in quite a bit few times for sure at 152. Assuming he is at 160, I certainly wouldn’t count Chase Whitney out of the race for top 2, not sure if him and Lane Patrick have wrestled or not. Whitney had a 7-5 match with Carlson at Jackhammer.
Also, have Leners and Lichy wrestled this year? If they haven’t, I might lean Lichy for that HWT spot.
Team Pre-Season Rankings
#1 Staples-Motley
#2 Mille Lacs
#3 Holdingford
#4 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis/Laporte
#5 Aitkin
#6 Pillager
#7 Royalton/Upsala
#8 Crosby-Ironton
#9 BCLB
#10 Deer River
#11 Northeast Range/Ely
Individual Projections Top 3 (dont know many JV wrestlers coming up)
107: Ayden Wendt (AIT), Max Crowder (RU), John Henry (BCLB)
114: Garrett Bjerga (SM-So), Benjamin Schmid (ML-Fr), Joel Theis (HOLD-Jr)
121: Vincent Schmid (ML-Sr), Rylan Moritz (AIT-Fr), Justin Olson (SM-Sr)
127: Caden Kramer (SM-Sr), Jackson Dietman (RU-Jr), Kruz Kresal (ML-Sr)
133: Logan Lund (PIL-So), Ian Villeneuve (DR-Sr), Terrance Robinson (BCLB-Sr)
139: Cayden Niesen (SM-So), Coates Thornton (ML-So), Cash Bullock (WHANL-Jr)
145: Gage Bjerga (SM-Jr), Lane Patrick (HOLD-Jr), Evan Remer (ML-Jr)
152: Beau Carlson (SM-Jr), Noah Perowitz (HOLD-Sr), Brendan Mack (RU-Sr)
160: Kadin Martin (WHANL-Sr), Casey Knettel (HOLD-So), Garrett Trotter (AIT-Jr)
172: Chase Whitney (WHANL-So), Caden Peacock (PIL-Jr), Deacon Larson (CI-Jr)
189: Damien Maciel (AIT-Sr), Scott Hamer (BCLB-8th), Wyatt Adams (PIL-Sr)
215: Zach Tabatt (SM-Sr), Benjamin Heabird (BCLB-So), Logan Vivant (ML-Jr)
HWT: Earl Monchamp (ML-Sr), John Frahm (CI-Jr), Landon Beard (WHANL-Fr)
Team Pre-Season Rankings
#1 Staples-Motley
#2 Mille Lacs
#3 Holdingford
#4 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis/Laporte
#5 Aitkin
#6 Pillager
#7 Royalton/Upsala
#8 Crosby-Ironton
#9 BCLB
#10 Deer River
#11 Northeast Range/Ely
Individual Projections Top 3 (dont know many JV wrestlers coming up)
107: Ayden Wendt (AIT), Max Crowder (RU), John Henry (BCLB)
114: Garrett Bjerga (SM-So), Benjamin Schmid (ML-Fr), Joel Theis (HOLD-Jr)
121: Vincent Schmid (ML-Sr), Rylan Moritz (AIT-Fr), Justin Olson (SM-Sr)
127: Caden Kramer (SM-Sr), Jackson Dietman (RU-Jr), Kruz Kresal (ML-Sr)
133: Logan Lund (PIL-So), Ian Villeneuve (DR-Sr), Terrance Robinson (BCLB-Sr)
139: Cayden Niesen (SM-So), Coates Thornton (ML-So), Cash Bullock (WHANL-Jr)
145: Gage Bjerga (SM-Jr), Lane Patrick (HOLD-Jr), Evan Remer (ML-Jr)
152: Beau Carlson (SM-Jr), Noah Perowitz (HOLD-Sr), Brendan Mack (RU-Sr)
160: Kadin Martin (WHANL-Sr), Casey Knettel (HOLD-So), Garrett Trotter (AIT-Jr)
172: Chase Whitney (WHANL-So), Caden Peacock (PIL-Jr), Deacon Larson (CI-Jr)
189: Damien Maciel (AIT-Sr), Scott Hamer (BCLB-8th), Wyatt Adams (PIL-Sr)
215: Zach Tabatt (SM-Sr), Benjamin Heabird (BCLB-So), Logan Vivant (ML-Jr)
HWT: Earl Monchamp (ML-Sr), John Frahm (CI-Jr), Landon Beard (WHANL-Fr)
Depending on where Tabatt and Hedley come in at, Hedley would up there at 215 and Tabatt HWT for favorites
Larson311
On October 27, 2026 at 11:11 am Yep saidUhhh no, they won’t be at the same weight.
What weights will they be at?
Shawn Larson
The Guillotine HS Rankings Input
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lol… uhhh maybe just look at big buck… didn’t have to do a bunch of digging.. Neisen just wrestled 158 for who’s #1. Bjerga just wrestled 138 at super 32. Carlson is listed at 180 for football…. Headly is probably HVY. Also, pretty sure Carlson beat Whitney twice last year. So I’m guessing….
neisen 52carlson 72
cossentine 89
tabat 215
headly HVY.
they all win their section. Maybe niesen goes down if Bjerga goes 39Also Garrett just wrestled super 32 at 20. Fairly certain if he could make 14 he would. So Garrett will probably be 121. Hate to break it to the rest of section 7 but SM is probably still going to rule the roost for 2 more years. That also doesn’t include if they can’t get the Tappes to come out again. IMO section winners undisputed will be:
Bjerga
kramer
Bjerga
Neisen
cossentine
tabat
Headly
could win : 107 (not sure who anyone has)
carlson – it’ll be a match
Well, if Martin would’ve come 30 miles south like he was rumored to they’d would’ve had Martin @160. Adding a legit state finalist probably. And if that kid from LP would’ve transferred to SM instead of Sartell. He’s probably another finalist. But they didn’t.
SM will be good this year, it’ll probably just be matchup dependent. Their schedule is probably the toughest in the state besides STMA. my guess is they’ll actually have to coach this year with the lineup. The last 2 years they’ve basically been set and forget. Now you’ll probably have kids double weighing at some weights and playing matchups.
anamod77
On October 29, 2026 at 3:09 am Yep saidWell, if Martin would’ve come 30 miles south like he was rumored to they’d would’ve had Martin @160. Adding a legit state finalist probably. And if that kid from LP would’ve transferred to SM instead of Sartell. He’s probably another finalist. But they didn’t.
SM will be good this year, it’ll probably just be matchup dependent. Their schedule is probably the toughest in the state besides STMA. my guess is they’ll actually have to coach this year with the lineup. The last 2 years they’ve basically been set and forget. Now you’ll probably have kids double weighing at some weights and playing matchups.
Who supposedly transferred to Sartell?
Big Boss Man
Push the pace
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