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The Faribault Falcon wrestling team is still in the Guillotine Class 3A state rankings. The Falcons are in the lean and mean category. Shakopee is rated No. 1, Apple Valley is second, Owatonna is sixth, Eagan 10th and Eastview 11th. In Class 2A, Kasson-Mantorville is still atop the poll with Albert Lea Area fifth...

Faribault Coach Jesse Armbruster thought it would be about a three-point match at Nomeland Gym on Thursday night as they faced the Rochester Mayo Spartans. The Falcons did better than that as they won 40-22. At 106, Marshall Peters started things off for the Spartans with a 12-3 major decision, then at 113 Sam Lacanne got the first of only two Falcon pins on the night as he pinned Jayden Engelkin,

The Faribault Falcons and Austin Packers gave fans a thrilling dual meet in Nomeland Gym on Thursday night. The Falcons had to hang on for a 37-30 win. Before the match, Faribault head coach Jesse Armbruster told KDHL he was not happy with how his team had been practicing throughout the week and was afraid it would carry over into the match with Austin...

It took me about as long to drive to Kenyon and back to Faribault on Tuesday night as it took the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights to defeat Cannon Falls 69-9 in the Castle. The No. 1 rated Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights were behind 9-0 before they reeled off 69 points, 30 of them came from forfeits...

The defending state champions from Class A and Class 2A are atop the Guillotine rankings this young season. Kenyon-Wanamingo tops the Class A poll and the Kasson-Mantorville Komets are tops in Class 2A. Kenyon-Wanamingo will unveil their state championship banner before tonight's dual meet against Cannon Falls and the meet will be broadcast on KDHL Radio 920AM...

The Class A state champion Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling team held their welcome home about the time the high school play got done with their performance of "Fiddler on the Roof." The Knights played sweet music for their fans with three thrilling wins at state in the team competition and came home with five of their 11 state qualifiers placing in the individual portion of the tournament...

Five of the 11 Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestlers who qualified for the state tournament are coming home with some hardware. 106-pound freshman Jeron Matson led the way with a Class A state title. Defending 106-pound champ senior Ethan Cota placed fourth at 113 pounds ... Read More ...

Three Faribault Falcons are still in the hunt for a medal at the Minnesota State High School Wrestling Tournament. Senior Ryan Mullenex at 160 pounds, 195-pound junior Felipe Ramirez and 285-pound senior Edwin Santiago are in the wrestle backs...

The Kssson-Mantorville KoMets are Minnesota Class 2A State Wrestling champs and finished their dual team season unbeaten. The KoMets throttled Mora in their first match 64-3, then defeated Scott West 36-18 before dumping Foley 37-21. The Foley Falcons were a surprise in the finals after beating Simley 31-28...

The smile on Kenyon-Wanamingo head coach Matt Ryan's face said it all after his Knights won a grueling final 26-24 against the Frazee Hornets. The Knights captured their quarterfinal match 39-26 over Caledonia, then defeated Pierz in the semifinals 34-21 to advance to the title match...