212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY
1947 - 1974
WRESTLING
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The Bird Island Panthers won more 212 Conference wrestling titles than other school in conference history with ten championships. They won five conference wrestling tournament titles and five dual meet championships during the first fifteen years of wrestling in the conference. The Panthers won their first title in 1968 and then claimed ten of the fourteen championships.
The Buffalo Lake Bison dominated the conference in the early years of 212 Conference Wrestling. The Bison were the first team in the league to start a wrestling program in 1956. They won the conference tournament for the first five years of tournament competition. In 1966 212 Conference officials decided to have a dual meet competition to supplement the year end wrestling tournament. BLHS won the dual meet schedule for the first two years. They won the tournament for seven titles and two dual meet championships for a total of nine championships.
The Brownton Bears won one tournament championship in 1971 and two dual meet championships in 1970 and 1971. The Hector Bulldogs won one dual meet championship in 1965 and the Renville Indians claimed one tournament championship in 1973.
Year |
Tournament Bird Island Renville Bird Island Brownton Bird Island Bird Island Bird Island Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake Hector Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake |
Dual Bird Island Bird Island Bird Island Brownton Brownton Bird Island Bird Island Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake |
Brownton High School won the only District 12 Championship in 1970.
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Top Five Wrestling Winners in
Conference History Keith Holien, Sacred
Heart, 1968-1973 |
109 |
Two Time Conference Champs Bill Bulau, Buffalo Lake Del Steinhaus, Buffalo Lake Larry Mackey, Buffalo Lake Larry Eitel, Stewart Gary Leff, Hector Wayne Henschke, Buffalo Lake Mike Starret, Buffalo Lake Wayne Sell, Buffalo Lake Dave Fosland, Hector Andy Forceir, Stewart Larry Baumgardt, Buffalo lake Larry Radloff, Hector Steve Baumgardt, Buffalo Lake Roger Hennessy, Hector Burt Schafer, Buffalo Lake Pete Kasal, Stewart Pat Roiger, Buffalo Lake Dave Roiger, Stewart Tim DeGroat, Hector Bruce Rosenow, Brownton Paul Setzephant, Bird Island Mark Miller, Hector Curt Henschke, Buffalo Lake Jeff Beckler, Bird Island Wayne Anderson, Sacred Heart Bob Erickson, Bird Island Mike Walter, Hector Lee Hochsprung, Brownton Rick Beckler, Bird Island Scott Setzephant, Bird Island Paul Olson, Renville Bill Schmidt, Renville Jerry Frieborg, Renville Jim Stein, Bird Island Dale Hotovec, Danube Gary Carnes, Renville Bob Windschitl, Stewart Keith Holien, Sacred Heart Lon Holien, Sacred Heart |
3-60,61,62 2-60,61 3-60,61,62 2-60-61 2-60,62 2-61,62 3-61,63,64 2-61,62 2-61,62 2-62,65 3-62,63,64 3-62,63,64 3-63,64,66 2-63,64 2-63,64 2-64,65 3-65,66,67 3-65,66,67 3-65,66,67 2-64,65 2-66,67 2-66,67 2-67,68 3-68,69,70 2-69,70 2-69,70 2-69,70 2-69,70 6-69--74 3-71,72,73 3-71,72,73 3-71,72,73 3-71,73,74 3-72,73,74 2-72,73 2-73,74 2-73,74 2-73,74 2-73,74 |
District 12 Champs Bill Bulau, Buffalo Lake Larry Eitel, Stewart Wayne Henschke, BL Mike Starret, Buffalo Lake Del Steinhaus, Buffalo Lake Ron Stockman, Steweart Steve Johnson, Hector Larry Mackey, Buffalo Lake Larry Radloff, Hector Gary Leff, Hector Larry Baumgardt, BL Ken Youngkrantz, BI Mike Starret, Buffalo Lake Tim DeGroat, Hector Walt Milbrandt, Hector Dave Lehman, Buffalo Lake Doug Bulau, Brownton Dave Roiger, Buffalo Lake Larry Kiovoja, Hector Jim Bartels, Brownton Steve Williams, Sacred Heart Curt Henschke, Buffalo Lake Dave Skolberg, Sacred Heart Ben Dykema, Danube Dave Aalderks, Sacred Heart Mike DeGroat, Hector Lee Hochsprung, Brownton Fred Bipes, Brownton Marv Poortvielt, Danube Wayne Anderson, SH Bill Schmidt, Renville Bob Siedl, Bird Island Jim Stein, Bird Island Rick Beckler, Bird Island Keith Holien, Sacred Heart Dale Hotovec, Danube Kim Kapeson, Renville Lon Holien, Sacred Heart |
60,62 60 61 61 61 61 62 62 62,63,64 62 63 63 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 95,69,70 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71,72 71,72,73 71 72 73,74 73 74 74 74 |
Region 3 Champions Larry Mackey, Buffalo Lake Roger Hennessy, Hector Larry Baumgardt, Buffalo Lake Mike Starret, Buffalo Lake Larry Radloff, Hector Bruce Schmidt, Stewart Larry Kiovoja, Hector Bill Schmidt, Renville Wayne Anderson, Sacred Heart Paul Olson, Renville Rick Beckler, Bird Island Kim Kapeson, Renville Lon Holien, Sacred Heart |
62 63,64 63 63 64 65 67 73 72 73 73 74 74 |
Bill Schmidt of Renville won the only State Championship at the 145 pound weight class in 1973. He placed 5th in 1972 at 133. Rick Beckler of Bird Island is the only wrestler in 212 Conference History to win five straight conference titles. Brothers Jeff and John were also outstanding wrestlers for BIHS. Bruce, Donnie and Jim Bartels of Brownton were conference champions in the 1960’s. Jim won three District 12 championships. Keith Holien (1968-1973) won 109 matches in his career at SHHS. Rick Beckler of Bird Island won 102 matches. |