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Glenz won the title at 152, and Klein won the title at 189. Senior Joe Sheridan (112), ninth grader Jon Kerzman (125), and senior Dustin Utsch (171) all reached the finals but lost at their weights, taking second and also earning All Conference honors.

The Dogs finished fifth at the conference meet, despite wrestling with two open weights. Minne-waska won the conference tourney and the overall conference title.

Glenz earned All Conference honors for the fourth straight year, pinning his way to the title at 152. He finished as a conference runner-up as a ninth grader, won a title as a sophomore, and was chosen for All Conference honors last year (when a conference meet was not held due to the weather).

In the final this year, he pinned Kurt Schlangen of Albany and set a new school record for career wins. (See story.)

Klein won two matches at 189 - by pin in his first match and by decision in the final - to claim the conference title and earn All Conference honors for the first time.

Sheridan, who earned All Conference honors for the second straight year, lost in the final to Matt Dowell of Albany, 2-1. Kerzman also lost a close final, 7-6 to Brad Maciejewki of Albany. Utsch lost in the final by fall to Mitch Ainali of LPGE. Both Kerzman and Utsch earned All Conference honors in wrestling for the first time.

Two Dogs narrowly missed earning All Conference honors, by placing third. Sophomore Jeff Albright lost to the eventual champion in the first round and came back to take third at 103.

Senior Keith Klein also his opening match, yielding a takedown and near fall in the last five seconds when he paused to look at the referee's stalling call, said coach Tim Woehler. Klein won his next two matches but placed third.

Four other Bulldog wrestlers placed at the tourney: sophomore senior Aaron Bachman (fifth at 160), junior Joe Fry (fifth at 275), senior A.J. Christian (sixth at 135), and Calvin Weber (sixth at 130).

Minnewaska wrapped up the overall conference title by winning the conference meet. Teams are awarded two points for each dual win, and then eight points for placing first at the conference meet, seven for second, sixth for third, etc. Minnewaska (5-1) finished with 18 points in the final conference standings. NL-S (4-2) finished second with 15 points, LPGE third with 14 points, and Paynesville fourth with 12 points. Albany was fifth with nine points, Sauk Centre sixth with seven, and Melrose seventh with two.

Minnewaska and LPGE each had three conference champions, while Albany, NL-S, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre each had two. Paynesville was third with five finalists, while Minnewaska and LPGE had six each. This week, the Dogs (15-7) will host section rival Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on Friday night. ACGC is ranked fourth in Class A, while the Dogs are ranked eighth. The Dogs have moved into Section 5A this year, which includes ACGC.

On Saturday, the Dogs will host their annual Paynesville Duals, with matches starting at 10 a.m. with three rounds of varsity action. Matchups will not be set until the seeding meeting that morning, but participating teams are: BOLD (rated #5 in Class AA); Grand Rapids; LPGE, Milaca (#3 in AA); Paynesville; Perham (#2 in AA); Sauk Centre; and Watertown-Mayer.

Team Scores
1. Minnewaska 204.5
2. New London-Spicer 181.0
3. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 173.0
4. Albany 148.5
5. Paynesville 144.5
6. Sauk Centre 127.0
7. Melrose 50.0

Individual Results
103-Jeff Albright (P)Šlost to Chad Henle (NL-S), 16-3Špinned Timber Holmquist (LPGE), 2:57Špinned Nate Jopp (A), 5:32ŠThird Place;
112-Joe Sheridan (P)Štech. falled Dan Middendorf (LPGE), 17-2Šmaj. dec. Shwn Hatlestad (NL-S), 10-2Šlost to Matt Dowell (A), 2-1ŠSecond Place;
119-Open;
125-Jon Kerzman (P) Šdec. David Bond (Mw), 8-7Šlost to Brad Maciejewski (A), 7-6ŠSecond Place;
130-Calvin Weber (P)Špinned by Dan Braaten (Mw), 1:26Šlost to Brandon Keller (NL-S), 12-0ŠJacob Sand (A), 11-3ŠSixth Place;
135-A.J. Christian (P)Špinned John Busewelle (SC), 3:34Špinned by Sam Schd (LPGE), 0:44Špinned by Collin Jergenson (Mw), 3:37Špinned by Busewelle, 5:02ŠSixth Place;
140-Keith Klein (P)Šlost to Sam Goracke (Mw), 5-1Špinned Chad Mergen (A), 5:46Šdec. Adam Luberts (NL-S), 3-1 (OT)ŠThird Place;
145-Open; 152-Sean Glenz (P) Špinned Tony Tobkin (NL-S), 3:04Špinned Tyson Molitor (SC), 3:08Špinned Kurt Schlangen (A), 1:19ŠFirst Place;
160-Aaron Bachman (P)Šdec. Levi Schultz (NL-S), 8-4Špinned by Jake Uphus (SC), 3:45Šlost to Tyler Petermeier (Mel), 6-4ŠFifth Place;
171-Dustin Utsch (P) Šdec. Jared Jordahl (Mw), 9-7Špinned by Mitch Ainali (LPGE), 5:24 ŠSecond Place;
189-Kevin Klein (P)Špinned Wade Persson (A), 5:12Šdec. Brian Ruegemer (SC), 9-6ŠFirst Place;
215-Luke Frank (P)Šlost to Paul Peterson (NL-S), 6-4Šlost to Justin Messer (SC), 9-5ŠDid Not Place;
275-Joe Fry (P)Špinned by Shane Cowen (Mw), 1:43Špinned by Tim Wolbeck (LPGE), 0:21ŠFifth Place