212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY

1947 - 1974

 

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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
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960

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
Rick Beckler, Bird Island, 1968-1973
Wayne Anderson, Sacred Heart, 1969-1973
Paul Olson, Renville, 1968-1972
Bill Schmidt, Renville, 1968-1972
 

 

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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.

 

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