212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY

1947 - 1974

YEAR BY YEAR:
1965 - 1966

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Football        Back To Top

1965 Co-Champions:  Stewart Gophers and Hector Bulldogs

Row One: T.Kivioja, B.Schwidershi, R.Phillips, M.Ness, H.Hallquist, S.Johnson, R.Smith R.Ryan, L.Hable 
Row Two:G.Ginsburg, D.Cunningham, J. Phipps, J.Johnson, D. Hartung, B.Rockeman, W. Johnson, K. Dickman, H. Heller, T. DeGroat, L. Kivioja, S.Radloff, J.Sandgren. 
Row Three:Coach Hage, Mgr. J. Krentz, M.Miller, D. Johnson, A. Roepke, A. Houck, R.Rouna, R.Carlson, G.Kragenbring, D. Nicolai, J.Roebke, D.Clark, R.Wehking, D. Ness, Mgr. Hable, Coach Lund

     The Stewart Gophers and Hector Bulldogs tied for the 212 Conference Championship with 6 and 1 records.  In the second conference game of the year, Stewart beat Hector 31-7.  Stewart's only loss in the conference was to Renville in the fourth week of the season, 7-6.  Renville finished the conference season with a 5-1-1 record.  Their only loss was to Hector in the third week of the season, 7-6.  Renville and Buffalo Lake tied 13-13 in the first game of the year.  Hector averaged 20.8 points per game on offense, Stewart 17.2 and Renville 11.3. On defense, Renville only gave up a record setting 12 points on the season for a 1.3 points per game average.  Stewart gave up 5.0 points per game, and Hector 7.1. The 1965 season ended with the fewest offensive points scored since 11 man football started in 1954.  Hector's league leading 20.8 per game average was the lowest offensive average in conference history. Stewart's Ted Burke led the conference in scoring with 10 touchdowns and 4 extra points, and rushing with 768 yards.

     At the annual fall conference meeting, discussions took place of the possibility of a football playoff game with another conference.  Stewart had been playing a ninth game of the season for several years against Cosmos, who was the prominent team in the Cro-Hawk Conference.  It was suggested to the committee of Ken Gulbrandson of Stewart, Grady Rostberg of Brownton, Carl Heilzen of Sacred Heart, to investigate the possibility of a championship game with another conference.

1965 Conference Standings Stewart Hector Renville Buffalo Lake Brownton Danube Sacred Heart Bird Island   Leading Scorers Ted Burke, Stewart Warren West, Brownton Tom Richards, Buffalo Lake

8-1-0 7-1-0 7-1-1 3-4-1 4-5-0 2-6-0 2-7-0 1-7-0     10 TDs   6 TD’s   6 TD’s

1965 All-Conference Team Ends Richard Mattson, Danube Merril Zieman, Stewart Linemen Dave Schlattman, Buffalo Lake Gerald Mulder, Renville Ron Hoff, Sacred Heart Stan Hahn, Brownton Lane Bryan, Renville Quarter Backs Buster West, Brownton Running Backs Tom Richards, Buffalo Lake Howard Dahlager, Sacred Heart Ted Burke, Stewart Defensive Ends Steve Johnson, Hector Brad Danielson, Bird Island Linemen Mike Ness, Hector Mark Schultz, Buffalo Lake Allan Schwarze, Brownton Linebackers Duane Lenz, Stewart Mike Scott, Renville Preston Mattke, Danube Denny Garberich, Bird Island Defensive Backs Buster West, Brownton Rob Anderson, Renville   Honorable Mention Offensive Backs Larry Maurice, Danube Preston Mattke, Danube Karl Dickman, Hector Tim DeGroat, Hector Doug Krienke, Stewart Mike Pray, Sacred Heart Offensive Linemen Doug Bulau, Brownton Brad Danielson, Bird Island Dennis Runke, Buffalo Lake Dave Schoek, Renville Defensive Backs Doug Krienke, Stewart Bruce Karl, Buffalo Lake Defensive Linemen Sam Smith, Renville Richard Mattson, Danube Randy Kandt, Buffalo Lake Dale Todmen, Brownton Ron Hoff, Sacred Heart Larry Kivioja, Hector Mike Bomsted, Bird Island Marlowe Kottke, Stewart

12 12   11 12 12 12 11   11   12 12 12   12 11   12 12 11   12 11 12 12   11 11

Wrestling        Back To Top

1966 212 Conference Wrestling Champion-Buffalo Lake Bison

                                                      Row One: Steve Baumgardt, Richard Kurth, Bruce Karl, Wayne Carrigan, Steve Richards, Bruce Markgraf, Eugene Lehman. 
                                                      Row Two: Mr. Solberg, Doug Kadelbach, Dave Roiger, Neil Richards, Pat Roiger, Mike Richards, Mr.Menssen. 
                                                      Row Three: Tom Werner, Kermit Hillman, Curt Henschke, Lee Jenison, Alan Schweikert, Chuck Schlattman, Richard Leske.
                                                      Row Four: Gordon Binger, Doug Rath, Alan Stanton, Dave Karl, Carl Markgraf, Earl Fischer, Brad Michelson, Richard Hoverstein.

     The Buffalo Lake Bison won the 1966 Wrestling Championship in both dual meet competition and the annual 212 Conference Tournament.  This was the first year of the dual meet competition that counted for a conference championship.  The Bison went 6-0 for the regular season.  Dave and Pat Roiger of Buffalo Lake, Dave Setzephant of Bird Island and Tim DeGroat of Hector repeated as conference champions.  Steve Johnson of Hector was upset by Bruce Markgraf of Buffalo Lake at 154 pounds to swing the total points in favor of Buffalo Lake.  Doug Bulau of Brownton remained undefeated for the season by winning the 145 pound class.  Lane Bryan of Renville lost his first match of the season by getting upset in the semi-finals to Mike Bomstad of Bird Island.

Conference Place Winners
95-1st-Pat Schmidt, Brownton, dec. John Wittman, Bird Island, 4-0
3rd-Mike Richards, Buffalo Lake pinned Bob Markus, Renville, 1.58
103-1st-Pat Roiger, Buffalo Lake pinned Steve Williams, Sacred Heart, 5.24
3rd-Mark Katzenmeyer, Brownton, dec. Dave Volkenant, Hector 5-2
112-1st- Paul Setzephant, Bird Island dec. Dennis Clark, Hector, 3-0
3rd-Gene White Renville dec. Jim Eitel, Stewart, 5-2
120-1st- Dave Roiger, Buffalo Lake dec. Don Bartels, Brownton, 2-0
3rd-Larry Vohlson, Renville, dec. Jerry Ginsburg, Hector
127-1st-Steve Baumgardt, Buffalo Lake pinned Steve Hanson, Bird Island 3.28
3rd-Oather Martin Brownton dec. Kurt Kulberg, Hector
133-1st-Mark Miller, Hector dec. Doug Kadelbach, Buffalo Lake 4-2
3rd-Doug Minnick, Bird Island dec. Larry Kull, SH
138-1st-Eugene Lehman, Buffalo Lake dec. Stan Messner, Brownton, 4-0
3rd-Eugene Joecks Bird Island dec. Keith Kulberg, Hector
145-1st-Doug Bulau, Brownton dec. Larry Kiovia, Hector 3-0
3rd-Greg Johnson, pinned Richard Kurth Buffalo Lake, 2.12
154-1st-Bruce Markgraf, Buffalo Lake pinned Steve Johnson, Hector 3.15
3rd-Lonnie Lindamen, Brownton dec. Dale Rettig, Stewart
165-1st-Mike Ness, Hector pinned Stan Hahn, Brownton, 3.20
3rd-Bruce Karl, Buffalo Lake dec. Glen Hopman, Bird Island
175-1st-Tim DeGroat, Hector dec. Steve Richards, Buffalo Lake, 6-3
3rd-Myron Rushmeyer, Brownton, dec. Jim Grabow, Stewart
Hwt.-1st-Mike Bomstad, Bird Island dec. Wayne Johnson, Hector 7-2
3rd-Lane Bryan, Renville, dec. Allen Schwarze, Brownton
 

212 Conference Place Winners-District 12 Wrestling Meet
103-Pat Roiger, Buffalo Lake 3rd
        Steve Williams, Sacred Heart 4th
112-Paul Setzephant, Bird Island 2nd
        Dennis Clark, Hector 3rd
        Jim Eitel, Stewart 4th
120-Dave Roiger, Buffalo Lake 2nd
        Don Bartels, Brownton 3rd
127-Steve Baumgardt, Buffalo Lake 4th
133-Mark Miller, Hector, 2nd
        Dave Minnick, Buffalo Lake 4th
138-Dave Lehman, Buffalo Lake 1st
        Gene Jakes, Bird Island 4th
145-Doug Bulau, Brownton 1st
        Larry Kivioja, Hector 3rd
154-Bruce Markgraf, Buffalo Lake 3rd
165-Stan Hahn, Brownton 2nd
       Mike Ness, Hector 3rd
175-Tim DeGroat, Hector 2nd
Hwt-Wayne Carrigan, Buffalo Lake 1st
         Lane Bryan, Renville 2nd

Hutchinson won the Region 3 Championship. Gaylord and Olivia tied for 2nd.
212 Conference Place Winners-Region 3 Wrestling Meet
112-Dennis Clark, Hector 3rd
       Paul Setzephant, Bird Island 4th
120-Dave Roiger, Buffalo Lake, 2nd
        Don Bartels, Brownton, 3rd
133-Mark Miller, Hector, 4th
145-Doug Bulau, Brownton, 3rd
165-Mike Ness, Hector 2nd
       Stan Hahn, Brownton, 3rd
Hwt-Lane Bryan, Renville, 3rd

 

Basketball        Back To Top

1966 212 Conference Basketball Champions:  Renville Indians

                                         Back Row: M. Scott, G. Lenz, S. Smith, P. Estenson, D. Schoek, B. Throngard, A. Feldman, M Vanden Einde, G. Mulder, D. Gens, R. Anderson, T. Mulder.
                                         Kneeling: G. Eekhoff, mgr., Coach Vern Meehl, Coach Gordon Berquist, R. Lenz, mgr.

     The Renville Indians continued their rich tradition of winning basketball by winning the 1966 212 Conference Basketball Championship.  It was 5^th conference championship in the 1960’s.  Junior guard, Rob Anderson led a balanced scoring attack with 18.6 scoring average.  Forward, Mark Den Einde was the second leading scorer with a 16.8 average.  Dave Schoek, Gerald Mulder and Bob Throngard also averaged more than 10 points a game for the season.  The Indians finished the conference schedule with a 13-1 record with their only loss being to runner-up Danube, who finished with an 11-3 record.  The pre-season favorite, Bird Island finished in 3^rd place with a 9-5 record. The conference was said to be as balanced from top to bottom as any year in history.  Many upsets took place in the year of 1966.

     Stewart's Ted Burke led the conference in scoring for the 3^rd straight year with a 26.1 average per game.  Burke finished with 1,801 points in his career at Stewart.  Danube's 5’8 guard, Larry Maurice, scored 51 points in a game against Sacred Heart.  This broke the conference record of 49 points that Bob Bruggers scored against Brownton on February 9^th, 1962.  Maurice made 23 of 37 field goals and added 5 free throws.  His quarter scores were 6, 17, 10 and 18.  Coach Rod Black left Maurice in the game when he learned he was close to the record.  With 50 seconds left in the game, Maurice had the record and was removed from the game amid a thunderous applause from the Danube crowd.  In a regular season game Bird Island scored 105 points in a win over Stewart.  It was the second highest amount of points scored in the history of conference.

     In District 12 competition, Renville was the 2^nd seed behind the 1965 champion, Hutchinson.  They won games over Sacred Heart and Danube, but lost to Hutchinson in the finals.  Hutchinson went on to win the Region 3 Championship and the first round of the State Tournament.

1966 Final Standings Renivlle Danube Bird Island Sacred Heart Stewart Buffalo Lake Brownton Hector   1966 All-Conference Team Brad Danielson , Bird Island Roger Gaulke, Brownton John Engelsmeier, Brownton Larry Maurice, Danube Preston Mattke, Danube Tom Richards, Buffalo Lake Rob Anderson, Renville Mark Van Den Einde, Ren. Howard Dahlager, SH Ted Burke, Stewart Honorable Mention Dennis Garberich, BI Dick Matteson, Danube Bob Schwartz, Buffalo Lake Dennis Runke, Buffalo Lake Karl Dickman, Hector Harlan Hallquist, Hector Dave Schoeck, Renville Geral Mulder, Renville Duane Holmgren, SH   All-Area Team First Team Ted Burke, Stewart Brad Danielson, Bird Island

13-1 11-3   9-5   7-7   5-9   5-9   4-10   2-12     C F F G G F G G F C                           6’6 6’4

11 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12                           12 11

6’4 5’10 6’4 5’9 5’9 6’0 5’7 6’1 5’11 6’6                           C C

Top Scorers Ted Burke, Stewart Brad Danielson, BI Larry Maurice, Danube Howard Dahlager, SH Rob Anderson, Renville Dennis Runke, BL Mark Van Den Einde, Ren Tom Richards, BL John Engelsmeier, Brwt. Bob Schwartz, BL Duane Holmgren, SH Harlan Hallquist, Hector Preston Mattke, Danube Dick Mattson, Danube Ron Hoff, Sacred Heart Dennis Garberich, BI Karl Dickman, Hector Richard Smith, Hector Buster West, Brownton Bob Throngard, Renville Dave Schoeck, Renville Gerald Mulder, Renville Dean Slagter, Danube Gene Manderschied, BI Neil Schendel, Danube Merril Zieman, Stewart Ken Dwyer, Stewart Dean Maquire, Brownton Jim Peterson, SH Doug Swenson, BI Tom Frazee, BI New Ulm Top Scorers Tom Masterson, WG Mike Tate, Morton Ted Burke, Stewart Brad Danielson, BI Larry Maurice, Danube

470  26.1 452  25.1 472  23.6 350  19.4 390  18.6 343  18.0 354  16.8 290  15.3 314  14.9 274  14.4 240  14.1 243  13.5 262  13.1 261  13.0 240  14.1 218  12.1 204  11.3 189  11.1 232  11.0 208  10.9 226  10.8 220  10.5 202  10.1 175  10.3 193  10.1 181  10.1 169    9.9 207    9.8 168    9.3 153    9.0 159    8.8   30.1 27.0 26.1 25.1 23.6

Track             Back To Top

1966 212 Conference Track Champions:  Hector Bulldogs

                                           First Row: Coach Schlichter, D. Streeter, B. Phillips, S. Johnson, L. Anderson, D. Hauer, Mgr.S. Krentz. 
2^nd Row: T. Hauer, B. Lidberg, R. Kulberg, D. Peterson, D. Hartung, H. Heller, T. DeGroat, J. Sandgren. 3^rd Row: J. Phipps, D. Clark, B. Schwiderski, K. Dickman, G. Kragenbring, H. Hallquist, R. Ryan, R. Phillips, J. Sing, K. Kulberg.

     The Hector Bulldogs won the 1966 212 Conference Track Championship, replacing defending champion, Bird Island.  Hector won the championship in 1964.  The Bulldogs won only two first places, but team depth carried them to the championship. Willie Sing of Bird Island won three first places, including a record breaking 220 yard dash time of 22.5.  Jim Macik held the record of 22.8, set in 1964.  Ted Burke won the shot put and discus.

212 Conference Place Winners in the Region 3 Meet
Ted Burke, Stewart, 1st Place-Discus-149’1
Steve Johnson, Hector, 5th
Dennis Runke, Buffalo Lake, 1st-Place-High Jump-5’9
Ted Burke, Stewart, 3rd-Shot Put-50’9
Lane Bryan, Renville, 4th-Shot Put
Larry Maurice, Danube, 4th-440
Doug Gens, Renville, 5th-880
Brad Danielson, Bird Island, 1st-High Hurdles-15.7

Madison was the winner of the Region 3 track meet that was held on Marshall's cinder track.

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1966 212 Conference Baseball Champion:  Renville Indians

                                                   Front Row: S. Mulder, B. Marcus, T. Mulder, P. Estenson, R.Anderson, R. Ziegelman, M. Scott,L. Klienhuizen, J. Mulder, D. Dolan.
                                                   Back Row: Coach Schnieder,, M. Kashmark, J. Johannsen, D. Reetz, L. Eckhoff, R. Kuiken, P. Haug, R. Schmidt, D. Randleman, Coach Meehl.

     The Renville Indians won the 212 Conference Baseball Championship with a perfect  7-0 record.  Renville ended the regular season with a 9-1 record, with their only loss a    1-0 loss to District 11 champion, Granite Falls.  The Indians were led by outstanding left handed pitcher, Rich Ziegleman.  No other pitcher dominated the conference since the season of 1961 with Stewart's Dick Barnes. (Dick Barnes of South Dakota State and New Ulm's ace lefty, Roger Zahn, were both drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the spring of 1966).  Other standout players for Renville were 2^nd basemen/pitcher, Mark Van Den Einde and shortstop/pitcher, Rob Anderson.

     Renville also won the District 12 Championship by beating Cosmos, Danube and Hutchinson in the Tournament.  Norwood was the 1965 district champion.

     In the Region 3 Tournament held at Brownton, Renville beat District 9 Champion, Minneota, 1-0, on a no hitter by Rich Ziegleman.  The Indians scored their only run in the 2^nd inning on a botched play.  With Gerald Mulder on 2^nd base, the bunt play was put on by coach Meehl.  The pitch was taken by the hitter, but Mulder raced for 3^rd thinking the steal sign was given.  The throw from the catcher sailed into left field and Mulder scored the only run of the game.  In the other Region 3 game New Ulm beat Granite Falls, 7-0.

     New Ulm won the region tournament by beating the Indians 2-0 in the final game.  New Ulm pitcher, Roger Zahn, allowed only 1 hit and struck out 19 out of 21 hitters he faced.  Mark Van Den Einde lined a single into right field with one out in the seventh inning to break up the no hitter, but was promptly picked off first base.  Then Zahn K’d the next hitter to face the minimum 21 batters.  Zahn won 6 games in District and Region play, allowing just 5 hits in 36 innings.  Ziegleman allowed 8 hits and gave up only 2 runs.

Renville finished the year with a 13-2 record.