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Tartan High School's Justin Burg made the most of his final trip to the state high school wrestling tournament.The senior won
his first three matches to advance the championship final.
Burg, making his third appearance in the state tournament,went home from the tournament with the highest finish of his
career. He was runner-up to top-seeded Colten Carlson of Willmar.
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3/9/2016 Tartan senior Justin Burg takes 2nd at state wrestling tournament I Lillie Suburban Newspapers-Li IIieNews.com
Seeded second at 160 pounds, Burg breezed through his first-round match by pinning Forest Lake freshman Grant Parrish in
a mere 42 seconds.
His quarterfinal opponent,St. Michael-Albertville senior Donnie Leuer, put up more of a challenge, but Burg advanced with a
7-4 decision.
In the semifinals, Burg squared off against St. Francisjunior Tony Struntz and the two battled through three periods without a
winner emerging.Tied at 5-5 after regulation, Burg scored a takedown with 13 seconds left in overtime to advance to the
championship match.
Carlson and Burg engaged in a scoring-fest in the finals as the points came fast and furious for both competitors. In the end,
Carlson took home the gold via a 23-15 major decision as the pair averaged more than six points per minute in the match.
Burg qualified for state by going 3-0 and winning the 160-pound championship at the Section 3AAA tournament. He scored
falls in his first two matches and beat Cretin-Derham Hall's Josh Goldberg 6-1 in the final.
This was Burg's third trip to the state tournament. He went 0-1 at 145 pounds as a sophomore;then was 2-2 at 152 pounds as
a junior,and 3-1 this year as a senior.
That gives him a career state-tournament record of 5-4.Throw in his matches as part of the team tournament in 2014 and
Burg is 6-5.
Burg capped his senior season with a record of 37-4.
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The Polars' Louie Varland also made a state appearance in this his senior season.Varland,wrestling at 160 pounds, lost in
the first round and that ended his tournament matches.
Varland closes out his prep wrestling career as a three-time state qualifier. He went to state first as a freshman wrestling at
106 pounds.Two years later, he went back to state as a junior at 152 pounds.
Varland qualified for state this season by winning the 160-pound title at the Section 4, Class 3A tournament.
Brian Meyers can be reached atbmeyers&lillienews.com or 651-748-7819. Follow him on Twitter @BMeyersNews.
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