212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY

1947 - 1974

YEAR BY YEAR:
1973 - 1974

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1973 212 Conference Football Champions:  Bird Island Panthers

Front Row: Mike Knisley, Randy Billmeier, Keith Hauer, Roger Kienholz, Mark Sing, Robin Buboltz, Jon Lingl, Rick Beckler, Todd Aaseth, Dean Schulte, Bruce Bunker, Mgr. John Clouse. 
Back Row: Coach Jack Gomarko, Jerry Keemper, Rick Meyer, Brad Aaseth, Jeff Anderson, Paul Herrly, Mike Sagness, Keith Christensen, Mike Vanderhagen, Bob Ryan, Tom Wertish, John Schultz, Brad Manderschied, Jon Vanderhagen, Asst. Coach Don Hughes.

     The Bird Island Panthers won the 1973 football championship by going a perfect 7-0 in conference play and 9-0 during the whole season.  The Panthers upset Renville 22-0 in the 5^th conference game of the season.  Renville finished the season with an 8-1 record.  The Sacred Heart Vikings finished 3^rd in the conference and 6-3 over all. It was their first winning season since the fall of the 1955.  Bird Island clinched the championship on the last conference game of the schedule when they beat Sacred Heart, 26-12.  They also had close encounters with Stewart, 16-14, and Buffalo Lake, 16-12.  Bird Island scored 152 points on offense for a 21.7 point per game average. On defense they gave up 44 points in conference play for 6.3 points per game average.  Renville scored 150 on offense for a 21.4 average, and gave up only 28 points on defense for a 4.0 average. Bird Island would go on to meet the Tomahawk Champion, Gaylord, for the right to advance to Class C State Tournament Play Offs.  Both teams were 9-0 on season and would meet at Redwood Falls.  Gaylord was the defending Class C State Champion.  Both the Panthers and Spartans played an excellent game with Gaylord winning, 29-12. Gaylord's Bob Bandemir scored all 29 points for Gaylord.  He scored 63 touchdowns in his brilliant career at Gaylord.  Gaylord went on to win the State Championship.

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1974 212 Conference Wrestling Champion:  Bird Island Panthers

Front Row: Lynn Plumley, Jim Stein, Rick Beckler, Keith Hauer, John Lingl, Gary Youngkrantz.
Second Row: Asst. Coach Ron Pool, Head Coach Tom Campanaro, Dean Youngkrantz, Mark Bauman, Dennis Erickson, Randy Billmeier, Jerry Kuemper, Brad Manderschied, Keith Christensen.

     The Bird Island Panthers walked away with the 212 Conference Tournament held at Renville High School.  They also won the dual meet conference championship with a 7-0 record.  The Panthers scored 91 ½ points compared to runner up Renville's 68 ½ points. Lynn Plumley, Jim Stein, Rick Beckler and Brad Manderscheid won championships for the Panthers.  Six wrestlers were repeat champions from 1973; Jim Stein, Rick Beckler, Gary Carnes, Bob Windschitl, Keith Holien and Lon Holien.  Rick Beckler of Bird Island won his 5th^th straight conference championship.  Beckler went on to place 2^nd in the State Meet.

212 Conference Tournament Place Winners
98-1st-Lynn Plumley, Bird Island pinned Jim Nyquist, Danube 4.43
    3rd-M.Ashburn, Sacred Heart
103-1st-Jim Stein, Bird Island dec. Anthony Krandt, Buffalo Lake 9-4
    3rd-R.Sampson, Hector
112-1st-Kapseon Kim, Renville dec. K.Hauer, Bird Island 3-0
    3rd-G.Spiering, Brownton
119-1st-Rick Beckler, Bird Island dec. Doug Allen, Sacred Heart 4-0
    3rd-Paul Windschitl, Stewart
126-1st-K.Fischer, Buffalo Lake dec. Dick Eekhoff, Renville 3-0
    3rd-T.Sindelir, Danube
132-1st-Bob Windschiitl, Stewart dec. Scott Katzenmeyer, Brownton 8-0
    3rd-K.Rosaasen, Renville
138-1st-Gary Carnes, Renville pinned Brad Meyers, Danube 5.19
    3rd-K.Augeson, Hector
145-1st-Arlen Freiborg, Renville dec. Randy Zaske, Brownton 6-4
    3rd-M.Bauman, Bird Island
155-1st-Keith Holien, Sacred Heart pinned Martin Koepp, Brownton 3.30
    3rd-B.Voelz, Danube
165-1st-Lon Holien, Sacred Heart pinned Jack Miller 2.12
    3rd-R.Billmeier, Bird Island
180-1st-Paul Anderson, Sacred Heart dec. Gary Link, Renville 6-4
    3rd-J.Heerdt, Hector
Hwt.1st-Brad Manderscheid, Bird Island pinned Phil Standfuss, Danube >45
    3rd-G.Wiehr, Hector
 

Basketball        Back To Top

1974 212 Conference Basketball Champions:  Renville Indians

Front Row: Asst. Coach Rick Toso, Head Coach Rob Anderson.
Back Row: mgr.J.Zaske, M.Eckstrom, D.Dolan, F.Fischer, R.Santjer, R.Mulder, K.Mulder, G.Mulder, D.Wolter, K.Prodoehl, B.Zaske, B.Peterson, K.Proddoehl, T.Eekhoff, mgr. J.Wacholz.

     The Renville Indians once again dominated the 212 Conference with a 14-0 record and an 18-0 regular season record.  Led by the Mulder boys, Greg, Kevin and Roger, and the steady play of veteran point guard Don Dolan, the Indians sailed through the season with relative ease.   The Sacred Heart Vikings finished the season with a 12-2 record in the conference and 17-3 for the season.  It was the best record in SHHS basketball history. In District 12 action Renville beat Bird Island, Norwood and Olivia in the district finals.  Sacred Heart was upset by Olivia, 49-48 in the semi final round.  In the first game of the Region 3 tournament at Montevideo, Renville was upset by Clara City, 66-65.  Both teams were undefeated going into the region tournament.  The game was considered to be one of the all time classic games in Region Three history.  Marshall beat Clara City in the finals to win the region.  Senior, Greg Mulder, finished his career with 1,480 points, the most points scored by any Renville basketball player in school history.  Senior point guard, Don (Skip) Dolan finished his career with 1,017 points.  In the four years that Dolan and Mulder competed at the varsity level, Renville had an 89-8 record.

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1974 212 Conference Track Champion:  Renville Indians

First Row: B.Peterson, T.Mullaney, T.Smith, T. Rothchild, K.Rosaasen, D.Wolter. 
Second Row: K.Prodoehl, R.Zaske, K.Sturlaugson, T.Raske, B.Derksen, T.Smith, N.Wohlman, L.Nemitz, mgr. J.Bach. 
Third Row: T.Rosaasen, C.Raske, T.Berger, K.Mulder, G.Mulder, T.Feldman, T.Sturlaugson, Coach Dave Sorenson.

     The Renville Indians won their seventh straight 212 Conference Track meet by once again dominating the annual meet held at Winthrop's all weather track.  No conference records were broken in the meet.  Hector's Rick Estenson was the leading point scorer in the meet by placing first in the High and Low Hurdles, and also winning the High Jump.

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1974 212 Conference Baseball Co-Champions:  Bird Island Panthers-Brownton Bears

Front Row: Tood Aaseth, Mike Vanderhagen, John Lingl, Roger Kienholz, Mark Bauman, Dale Mahlow, Rick Beckler.
Second Row: Coach Jack Gomarko, Brad Schmoll, Dan Nuebauer, John Schultz, Kevin Brettin, Paul Spreeken, Brad Aaseth, Dan Billingmeier.

Front Row: J.Hochsprung, D.Vollmer, R.Kujas, M.Schuette, A.Koepp, R.West, J.Zaske.
Second Row: D.Polzin, S.Katzenmeyer, G.Schwartz, D.Karg, T.Hardel, D.Schuette, J.Todd
Third Row: Coach Wendlandt, T.Hochsprung, L.Lade, M.Schuette, M.Koepp, B.Todd, W.Kujas, M.Schwarze, M.Dohmeier, Coach West.

     The Bird Island Panthers and Brownton Bears tied for the 212 Conference Championship with 5-1 records.  Brownton won the head to head game against Bird Island, 2-1.  Brownton's only loss in the conference was to third place Renville, 14-13.  The Bears held a 10-14 lead going into the bottom of the 8^th inning, but Renville scored five runs to win the game.  On a make up game, Bird Island defeated Danube, 11-1, on the last game of regular season action. Glencoe won their second consecutive District 12 Championship by defeating arch rival, Hutchinson, in the championship game held before a packed crowd at Brownton.  In the quarter final round of the tournament, co-champions Bird Island and Brownton met at the ball park in Plato.  Bird Island scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Brownton, 3-2.  The Panthers were defeated by Glencoe in the semi finals.  Glencoe would go on to win the Region 3 tournament and advance to the state tournament.