212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY
1947 - 1974
YEAR BY YEAR:
1969 - 1970
Football Back To Top
1969 212 Conference Champions: Renville Indians
Row One: L.Bratsch, R.Steinkamp, P.Olson, M.Maquire, B.Schmidt, M.Kashmark,
C.Johnson, C.Johnson, mgr. F.Fischer.
Row Two: Z.Zaske, R.Berger, L.Abbas,
P.Degree, R.Schmidt, D.Randleman, D.Wertish, D.Reetz, Asst. Coach Sylvester.
Row Three: P.Haug, D.Smith, M.Dolan, J.Smith, M.Santjer, L.Throngard, J.Peterson,
P.Peterson.
Row Four: S.Kleinhuizen, R.Blankenship, K.Raske, S.Mulder, P.Brettin,
L.Hoffman, D.Agre, L.Mulder, Head Coach Vanek.
The Renville Indians won their first 212 Conference Championship since the fall of 1954. Basketball Coach, Jerry Vanek took over the football duties for the season and finished the 212 league schedule 7-0 and 8-1 for the year. Renville's toughest game of the year was an 8-0 victory against runner-up Brownton on the first game of the conference schedule. Great team depth and outstanding running speed allowed the Indians to dominate conference statistics and standings. Speedy halfbacks Doug Wertish and Dan Smith led the running game, and quarterback Mike Dolan passed for 1044 yards on the season. The Indians scored 274 points on offense for a 30.5 points per game average. On defense they gave up 48 points for a 5.3 per game average. Brownton finished up with a 7-2 season record. They averaged 25.1points of offense and gave up 5.8 points of defense. Brownton's only losses of the season came to an undefeated Gaylord team in the Tomahawk Conference and an 8-0 loss to Renville.
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Final Conference Standings Renville Brownton Hector Bird Island Buffalo Lake Danube Stewart Sacred Heart 1969 All-Conference Team Offense Ends Glen Alsleben, Brownton Dan Smith, Renville Backs Keith Sharpe, Bird Island Doug Wertish, Renville Mike Dolan,Renville Bill West, Brownton Steve Bussler, Brownton Linemen Mark Peterson, Hector Garry Severson, Stewart Lonnie Carrigan, Buffalo Lake Bob Tepfer, Danube Bob Erickson, Bird Island Bob Kienholz, Bird Island Tom Vacek, Stewart Defense Lineman Rich Roste, Sacred Heart Tom Vacek, Stewart Greg Bauman, Bird Island Glen Bulthuis, Danube LeRoy Abbas, Renville Lee Hochsprung, Brownton Linebackers Bob Tepfer, Danube Mark DeGroat, Hector Mark Katzenmeyer, Brownton Defensive Backs Dave Aalderks, Sacred Heart Steve Frank, Hector Mark Coil, Bird Island Honorable Mention Erv Knutson, Sacred Heart Steve Mulder, Renville Larry Ewert, Stewart Steve Hackbarth, Buffalo Lake Al Klammer, Stewart Mark Schwiderski, Hector Pichard Penkert, Hector Wayne Buboltz, Buffalo Lake Kevin Peterson, Sacred Heart Ron Trail, Brownton Chuck Dahlgren, Bird Island Lowell Hoffman, Renville, Bob Wiehr, Hector Jeff Schwarze, Brownton Kevin Raske, Renville Ron Knick, Brownton Mark Dokken, Buffalo Lake |
7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 |
Conference Scoring Doug Wertish, Renville Dan Smith, Renville Otto Naujokas, BI Al Klammer, Stewart Mark Schwiderski, Hector Steve Bussler, Brownton Mark DeGroat, Hector Gaylord's Ken Rodning led the New Ulm Area in scoring with 28 touchdowns. Rushing Leaders Steve Bussler, Brownton Doug Wertish, Renville Keith Sharpe, Bird Island Greg Bauman, Bird Island Mark Schwiderski, Hector Rich Penkert, Hector Dave Aalderks, SH Mark DeGroat, Hector Al Klammer, Stewart Otto Naujokas, Bird Island Galen Swoboda, Danube Passing Leaders Mike Dolan, Renville Kandy Kaugn, Danube Bill West, Brownton Mark Katzenmeyer, Brownton Neil Nyhus, Stewart Jerry Vandervoort, Hector Mark Olson, Bird Island Dave Loe, Sacred Heart Pass Receiving Dan Smith, Renville Glen Alsleban, Brownton Galen Swoboda, Danube Steve Mulder, Renville Kevin Raske, Renville Scott Johnson, Hector Larry Severson, Stewart |
12 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 597 589 585 557 502 490 481 464 433 418 409 905 426 419 343 305 300 208 158 447 310 286 219 213 170 100 |
TP 90 56 81 91 110 89 74 106 67 82 75 61 140 57 86 26 63 25 25 17 94 32 70 32 49 15 63 24 14 16 11 11 19 14 16 |
Wrestling Back To Top
1970 212 Conference Wrestling Champions: Bird Island-Tournament, Brownton-Dual Meet
Front Row: Rick Beckler, Mark Bauman, Larry Plumley, Jeff Beckler, John
Beckler, Greg Buboltz.
Second Row: Bob Erickson, Greg Bauman, Bob Kienholz,
Mike Clancy, Jeff Erickson, Mike Sing, Mgr. Rick Hendrickson
Front Row: S.Alsleban,
J.Bartels, J.Guerrero, R.Guerrero, B.Dwinnell, B.Decker.
Back Row:
Coach
Beshey, J.Lietz, M.Katzenmeyer, J.Schwarze, G.Alsleban, L.Hochsprung,
F.Bipes
The Brownton Bears won the 1970 Dual Meet Conference Championship with a perfect 7-0 record in the conference and a 13-0 over all record. Top wrestlers for the Bears were Lee Hochsprung, 175, Fred Bipes, Hwt., Glen Alsleben, 165, Mark Katzenmeyer, 145 and Jeff Guerro, 112. Bird Island won its third straight conference championship by rolling up 96 points. Brownton finished a distant second with 75 points. The Panthers, coached by Jerry Smith, put seven wrestlers in the final round. Brownton put six wrestlers in the final round, but only two came out with a championship.
The Bears from Brownton also made history by winning their first District 12 Wrestling Tournament. Coach Jim Beshey's boys put together their finest outing by outscoring 1969 champion, Olivia, and Bird Island, Hutchinson and Glencoe. Olivia was leading the meet with two matches remaining. Brownton's Lee Hochsprung won over arch rival Steve Hackbarth of Buffalo Lake, 5-3. The heavyweight match would then decide the District 12 championship as number one seed, Brownton's Fred Bipes and number two seed, Curt Draheim of Olivia, would wrestle in a winner-take-all match, Bipes won, 1-0 in overtime.
Canby won the Region 3 meet held at Hutchinson. It came only a week after Canby dethroned perennial champion Tracy in the District 9 meet.
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212 Dual Meet Standings Brownton Bird Island Hector Sacred Heart Renville Buffalo Lake Danube Stewart |
7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 1-6 0-7 |
212 Tournament Standings Bird Island Brownton Hector Sacred Heart Renville Buffalo Lake Danube Stewart |
96 75 70 44 33 27 25 0 |
1970 212 Wrestling
Tournament Results
95-1st-Rick Beckler, Bird Island dec. Leo Schwiess, Hector 2-0
3rd-Keith Holien, Sacred Heart dec. Greg Kodet, Danube 4-2
103-1st-Marv Pootvilet, Danube dec. Paul Dokken, Buffalo Lake 7-2
3rd-Curt Johnson, Renville dec. Mark Bauman, Bird Island 4-0
112-1st-Larry Plumley, Bird Island dec. Jerry Guerro, Brownton 4-2
3rd-Jim Kodet, Danube dec. Dale Frieborg, Hector, 2-1
120-1st-Jeff Beckler, Bird Island dec. Paul Olson, Renville 5-4
3rd-Roy Guerro, Brownton dec. Dan Frank, Hector 4-2
127-1st-Gary Abel, Hector dec. John Beckler, Bird Island 9-6
3rd-Wayne Anderson Sacred Heart dec. Brent Dwinnell, Brownton
133-1st-Dave Aalderks, Sacred Heart dec. Bob Decker, Brownton 6-4
3rd-Greg Buboltz, Hector dec. Bill Schmidt, Renville 3-1
138-1st- Bob Erickson, Bird Island dec. Dave Skolberg Sacred Heart 4-1
3rd-Wayne Walter, Hector dec. Ron Kurtz, Buffalo Lake 2-0
145-1st-Mark Katzenmeyer, Brownton, dec. Greg Bauman, Bird Island 4-1
3rd-Gary Anderson, Sacred Heart dec. Gary Frieborg, Renville,
6-2
154-1st-Mark Peterson, Hector dec. Bob Kienholz, Bird Island 4-0
3rd-Rick Zenk, Danube dec. Jeff Schwarze, Brownton, 3-2
165-1st-Mark DeGroat, Hector dec. Glen Alsleben, Brownton 6-4
3rd-Jim Smith, Renville pinned Mike Clancy, Bird Island 5;14
175-1st-Lee Hochsprung, Brownton dec. Gary Neuberg, Hector 3-1
3rd-Jeff Erickson Bird Island dec. LeRoy Abbas, Renville, 2-0
Hwt.-1st-Steve Hackbarth, Buffalo Lake pinned Fred Bipes, Brownton 2.52
3rd-Rich Roste, Sacred Heart pinned Bruce Lentz, Renville
4.48
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District 12 Standings Brownton Olivia Bird Island Hutchinson Glencoe Hector Sacred Heart Cosmos Norwood Danube Renville Buffalo Lake Stewart 212 Place Winners in District 12 Rick Beckler, Bird Island, 3rd-95 Jim Bartels, Brownton, 1st-103 Larry Plumley, BI, 3rd-112 Roy Guerrero, Brownton, 3rd-120 Paul Olson, Renville, 4th-120 Gary Abel, Hector, 3rd-127 John Beckler, Bird Island, 4th-127 Dave Aalderks, SH 1st-133 Steve Frank, Hector, 4th-133 Dave Skolberg, SH, 3rd-138 Greg Bauman, Bird Island-4th-145 Mark Katzenmeyer, Brownton. 3rd-145 Mark Peterson, Hector, 2nd-154 Rick Zenk,Danube, 3rd-154 Mark DeGroat, Hector, 1st 165 Glenn Alsleben, Brownton., 2nd 165 Mike Clancy, Bird Island, 3rd-165 LeRoy Abbas, Renville, 4th-175 Lee Hochsprung, Br., 1st-175 Steve Hackbarth, BL 2nd-175 Rich Roste,SH 4th, Hwt. Fred Bipes, Brownton, 1st-Hwt. |
78 74 53 53 45 40 40 32 30 15 11 11 1 |
Region 3 Standings Canby Appelton Olivia New Ulm Redwood Falls Tracy Hutchinson Glencoe Gaylord Hector 212 Place Winners in Region 3 Dave Aalderks, SH, 3rd-133 Bob Erickson, Bird Island 2nd-138 Mark Peterson, Hector 1st-154 Mark DeGroat, Hector 4th-165 Lee Hochsprung,Brownton 4th -175 |
55 40 39 35 31 28 28 26 23 21 |
Basketball Back To Top
1969-70 212 Conference Champions: Bird Island Panthers
Back Row: Jon Coil, Randy Manderschied, Jeff Stien, Mark Coil, Chuck
Dahlgren, Mark Olson, Bryan Flann, Otto Naujokas, Dan Smith, Keith Sharpe.
Front Row: Coach Wohler, Mgr. Dale Lidbeck, Coach Gomarko
The Bird Island Panthers won its second 212 Conference Championship in the 24 year history of the league. The other title came in 1957. The Panthers clinched the title with two weeks remaining on the schedule when Danube beat the only challenger left, Buffalo Lake, 68-57. With four Panthers averaging in double figure, BIHS averaged 83.1 points per game on offense. Their average winning spread was 26 points per game. Hector led the league on defense with a 52.5 average per game.
In District 12 Tournament action, Bird Island was upset by Danube, 60-59, in the quarter final round. Bird Island had beaten Danube by 22 and 19 points during the season. Renville got by Danube, 56-49 in the semi-finals, with Glencoe beating Hutchinson, 66-49, in the semi finals. Glencoe went on to win the District Tournament by winning over Renville 69-44. Glencoe lost to Redwood Falls in the first round of the Region 3 Tournament. Marshall won the Region Tournament.
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Final Conference Standings Bird Island Renville Buffalo Lake Danube Hector Brownton Sacred Heart Stewart 1970 All-Conference Mark Olson, Bird Island Bryan Flann, Bird Island Keith Sharpe, Bird Island Doug Wertish, Renville Steve Mulder, Renville Mike Dolan, Renville Bill West, Brownton Daryl Lippert, Danube Shawn Specht, Hector Lonnie Carrigan, Buffalo Lake Paul Williams, Buffalo Lake Paul Williams and Daryl Lippert were All-Area selection. |
13-1 16-3 11-3 17-5 10-4 11-8 9-5 14-7 7-7 9-10 3-10 3-16 2-12 4-15 1-13 3-15 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 |
Scoring Leaders Daryl Lippert, Danube Paul Williams, BL Mark Olson, Bird Island Doug Wertish, Renville Bill West, Brownton Lonnie Carrigan, BL Brian Flann, Bird Island Terry Dombrowski, SH Otto Naujjokas, BI Shawn Specht, Hector Keith Sharpe, Bird Island Bob Swanson, Hector Lowell Hoffman, Renville Al Klammer, Stewart Dan Rickert, Brownton Scott Johnson, Hector Mike Knapper, SH Steve Mulder, Renville Mike Dolan, Renville Dave Schwartz, Brownton |
324 23.1 303 23.3 272 19.4 266 19.0 214 16.5 206 15.8 191 13.6 189 13.5 184 13.1 172 15.6 171 12.2 166 11.9 158 11.3 157 11.2 155 11.1 153 11.8 150 10.7 147 10.5 145 10.4 141 10.1 |
Track Back To Top
1970 212 Conference Track Champion: Renville Indians
Row One:
T.Smith, D.Reetz, M. Santjer, D.Smith, P.Haug, L.Abbas, S.Mulder, T.
Hemingsen.
Row Two: J. Smith, L.Hemingsen, J. Ruter, P.Brettin,
L.Hoffman, L.Throngard, S.Dueth, D.Reetz.
Row Three: K.Mulder,
T.Berger, D.Wertish, A.Rosaasen, L.Mulder, S. Kleinhuizen, S.Link,
G.Eekhoff.
Row Four: R.Mulder, G.Mulder, D.Wolter, M. Rosaasen,
C.Raske, P.Olson, K.Branick, L. Bratsch, J.Feldman, Coach Sorenson.
The Renville Indians won their 3rd straight conference champion at the Buffalo Lake track. Under new head coach, Dave Sorenson, the Indians scored a record setting 141 points. The other seven schools in the conference totaled 114 points together. Renville took first place in 11 of 16 events and placed second in 10 of 16 events. Dan Smith led the scoring with four first places and 24 points. He set the only record in the 180 Yard Low Hurdles with a 20.3 time, breaking the old record, 20.9, held by Denton Jakobitz of Buffalo Lake set in 1962.
Glencoe won the District 12 Track Meet held at Hutchinson with Renville finishing second. Glencoe also won the Region 3 meet that was held at Winthrop's all weather, rubberized track. Renville finished in 11th place, which was the highest of any 212 conference school.
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1970 Conference Track Meet Results Renville Hector Bird Island Buffalo Lake Stewart Brownton Danube Sacred Heart Track Meet Results 120 Yard High Hurdles 1. Dan Smith, Renville 2. Ruter, Renville 3. Agre, Renville 4. DeGroat, Hector 5. Klammer, Stewart 100 yard Dash Jim Smith, Renville Hemingsen, Renville Dahlgren, Buffalo Lake Heerdt, Hector Rosaasen, Renville Mile Run Lipke, Stewart Reetz, Renville Swanson, Hector and Hoberg, Sacred Heart Tie Sindear, Danube 880 Yard Relay Hector Renville Buffalo Lake Bird Island Stewart 440 Yard Dash Peterson, Hector J.Smith, Renville Dahlgren, Sacred heart M.Wertish, Renville Berger, Renville 180 Yard Low Hurdles D. Smith, Renville Ruter, Renville Kleinhuizen, Renville Nicolai, Hector DeGroat Hector Sprint Medley Relay Hector Renville Stewart Buffalo Lake Sacred Heart 212 Place Winners in District 12 Meet D.Wertish, Renville, 4th-PV Kalenberg, Hector, 5th PV Brettin Renville, 2nd Discus S.Mulder, Renville, 3rd-Discus Dan Smith, Renville, 1st-HH Ruter, Renville, 4th-HH Lipke, Stewart, 2nd-Mile Santjer, Renville, 3rd-Mile D.Wertish, Renville, 4th, HJ S.Mulder, Renville, 3rd-SP Brettin, Renville, 4th-SP Hector, 1st-880 Yard Relay Renville, 3rd-880 Yard Relay Bird Island, 5th-880 Yard Relay Dan Smith, Renville, 1st-LH D.Wertish, Renville, 3rd-LJ Peterson, Hector, 3rd-440 J.Smith, Renville, 5th-440 180 Yard Low Hurdles D.Smith, Renville, 1st LH Phil Williams, Buffalo Lake, 2nd-880 Fischer, Buffalo Lake, 3rd-880 Hector, 2nd-Sprint Medley Renville, 4th Sprint Medley K.Branick, Renville, 3rd, 2 Mile P.Branick, Renville, 4th-2 Mile Smith, Renville, 3rd-220 Renville, 2nd Mile Relay Buffalo Lake, 5th Mile Relay |
141 38 26 ½ 22 12 7 5 3 1/2 15.8 10.7 4.54.2 1.39.9 53.7 20.3 4.03.5 |
220 Yard Dash D.Smith, Renville Dahlgren, BL and Hemingsen, Renville tie Bratsch, Renville Paul Williams, BL Two Mile Run Kevin Branick, Renville Pat Branick, Renville R.Setzephant, BI Voltz, Danube Buboltz, BL Mile Relay Renville Buffalo Lake Bird Island Hector Stewart Shot Put Brettin, Renville St. Mulder, Renville Bipes, Brownton L.Mulder, Renville Lofgren, Hector Discus S.Mulder, Renville Ryan, Buffalo Lake Bipes, Brownton Brettin, Renville Wiehr, Hector High Jump S.Mulder, Renville D.Wertish, Renville L.Mulder, Renville Phil Williams, BL DeGroat, Hector Long Jump Dan Smith, Renville D.Wertish, Renville Hemingsen, Renville Schwiderski, Hector Warner, Brownton Pole Vault D.Wertish, Renville Kalenberg, Hector Link, Renville Slagter, Sacred Heart Region 3 Team Standings Glencoe Madison Montevideo New Ulm Morton Hutchinson Gaylord Ortonville Tracy Winthrop Renville 212 Place Winners in Region 3 Dan Smith, Renville, 2nd, LJ Dan Smith, Renville, 3rd, HH Dan Smith, Renville, 5th, LH Hector, 880 Yard Relay, 4th |
23.3 10.39.5 3.51.6 43’0 121’0 5’9 19’10 9’9 40 21 21 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 8 |
Baseball Back To Top
1970 212 Baseball Champions: Bird Island Panthers
Front Row:
Dale Lidbeck, Tom Smith, Paul Weis, Keith Buboltz, Randy
Manderschied, Mike Flann.
Second Row: John Maier, Jerry
Peterson, Jim Ryan, Greg Bauman, Bryan Flann, Darrell Peterson,
Steve Koehlerr.
Third Row: Coach Gomarko, Jerry Lingl, Dan Smith,
Wayne Weis, Mark Olson, Mark Coil, Otto Naujokas
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The Bird Island Panthers won the 1970
212 Conference Championship with a 7-0 record. The Panthers
toughest game of the conference season was the first game of the
year when Paul Weis of Bird Island and Renville's Mike Dolan
matched up in a battle of the two best lefties in the
conference. Bird Island managed an unearned run late in game
for a 1-0 win. Pitchers Paul Weis and Bryan Flann, catcher Jerry Lingl, infielders Keith Sharpe and Mark Coil, and outfielder Darly Peterson led the Panthers to a 13-1 season record. Their only loss came to eventual region champion, New Ulm. The top seeds in District 12 were; Bird Island #1, Olivia #2, Norwood #3, and Hutchinson #4. All of the top seeds advanced to the semi final round. In the semi-finals Bird Island beat Hutchinson, 5-4, and Norwood beat Olivia, 4-1. In the finals Norwood scored a 5-0 victory over the Panthers. Norwood's Steve Knight threw his 5th no-hitter of the season against BIHS. Norwood would lose to eventual Region Champion, New Ulm, in the first round. |
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1970 212 Final Standings Bird Island |
7-0 |