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Fertile captures firstRegion 8 team mat titleby JIM CARRINGTON The Fertile Falcons lived up to their Number 2 rating in state wrestling circles Thursday, sweeping to the first Region 8 team tournament championship at Bagley high school.The Falcons ousted Bemidji 25-16 in the semi-finals and topped District 32 champ Greenbush 32-11 in the title match. Greenbush had beaten Crookston 27-15 in the semifinals.The Falcons used their season-long formula to win, getting successive wins from its solid six and adding another pair of triumphs in the other weights. Against Bemidji these came at 105 and 180 Against the Tigers they were at 112 and heavyweight.The Jacks -Fertile battle was generally conceded as the key match in the regional and turned out to be just that. The Jacks took a 7-3 lead in the first three weights as Tom Grimes won 5-0at 98 and Nestle Grimes recorded a superior decision 18-3 at 112. However, neither could gain a pin and in between Kevin Oien stopped Dwight Lewis 7-2 in a key match.Then came the solid six with Leon Sulerud, Darrell Larson, Jeff Dale, Don Morvig, Mark Langved and Kevin Lmdberg all winning in order, giving up only four points, all on escapes, among the sixThis gave the Falcons a 22-7 lead. Gerry Oman sliced six from the bulge with a first period pin of Norm Eide. This left the Jacks needing a pin and superior decision in the last two bouts to win. It was not to beFINALFertile 32 Greenbush 1198 Mark Novacek,LeRoy Halstad salted away the win with a 7-0 verdict overCraig Newby at 180 so thatMark Wilcox's 7-2 heavyweight win only served to narrow the score.Fertile held a wide 13-5 takedown lead and 4-2 ride advantage Oman's was the only pin.Tigers roarGreenbush took a 14-0 lead after four matches and went on to oust Crookston The Tigers held an 8-4 match split including superior decisions from Bemie Brazier, Bruce Anderson and Les Rigstad.Kevin Theil, Crookston 180 pounder, had the lone pin of the match Fertile followed the same pattern in the title match. Dicisions by Mark Novacek and Brazier staked the Tigers to a 6-0 lead This time it was Marlin Halstad who broke through with a 9-5 decision over Anderson at 112.Along came the solid six, this time recording two pins and four decisions to take a 27-6 lead. Morvig and Llnd-berg got the falls. The key win, however, was l-angved’s 2-0 decisionGSEMI-FINAL Fertile 25 Bemidii 1698 Tom Grimes, B decisioned Brad Mosher 5 0105 Kevin Oien, F. decisionedDwight Lewis 7 2112 Nestle Grimes, B decisionedMarlin Halstad 18 3119 Leon Sulerud, F. decisionedGary Stay 7 0126 Darrell Larson, F.decisioned Steve Hendricks 5-1 132 Jeff Dale, F. decisioned Mike Schmitt 6 1 138 Don Morvig, G. decisioned Doug Zarling 4 1 145 Mark Langved, F.decisioned Mark Erhart 6 0 155 Kevin Lindberg, F.decisioned Kevin Okerman 12-1 167 Gerry Oman, B pinned Norm Eide 1:50180 LeRoy Halstad, F.decisioned Criag Newby 7 0 Hwt Mark Wilcox, B. decisioned Dave Broden 7-2over Jon Agre at 145. A second period predicament was the difference. Agre had beaten Langved in the opening match of the year, one of his only two defeats of the vear.t33Rigstad broke the string with an 8-7 win at 167 and Halstad and Tim Sovde battled to a 4-4 draw at 180 before Dave Broden cemented the win with a 4-0 heavyweight decisionFertile led 9-6 in takedowns but trailed 3-2 in rides. The winners held an 8-3-1 matchsplit.avJJEhFertile now advances to the state team tournament. The region win was its third in the last four years. Those wrestlers who qualified in the district meets will return to Bagley for the individual championships Saturday.FIfrttsIrPairings anmDistrict cageDistrict 29 basketball action will get underway at the BSC gymnasium Monday and Tuesday night.Monday's opener will find Laporte facing Cass Lake at 7 p.m. while Walker meets Kelliher at 8:45. On Tuesday, Nevis goes against Akeley at 7 while Redlake battles Nor-thome at 8:45.The tourney resumes March 3 with Remer meeting the Import e-Cass Lake winner at 7 and Blackduck taking on the Walker-Kelliher winner at 8:45. On March 4, Park Rapids goes against the Nevis-i!Carew, Fosstin baseballc
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Fri, Feb 21, 1975
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