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Davison muscles its way to regional wrestling crown over Saginaw Heritage
Created on: Thu, Feb 16th 2012, 10:23
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by Ross Maghielse
MIDLAND - Davison wrestling coach Roy Hall leisurely watched as his team coasted to a regional championship and continued its quest for a state title, defeating Bay City Central and Saginaw Heritage, respectively, Wednesday night.
Hall, between swigs of Mountain Dew and jabs with a referee on whether or not he looks like actor Colin Farrell, calmly applauded as the Cardinals won match after match to secure their spot in Battle Creek ...
Birch Run wrestlers dominant in regional final against Lake Fenton, advance to state final
Created on: Thu, Feb 16th 2012, 10:16
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by Taylor Hooper
Twelve of fourteen Birch Run wrestlers won their bouts in the regional final on Wednesday night: Jerry Fenner (103 pounds), Adam Bishop (112), Josh Hobson (119), Preston Hogan (125), Lake Bennett (130), Damian Johnson (135), Jared Elliot (140), Mitch Franklin (145), Caleb Slavik (160), Tyler Sova (171), Kyle Spencer (189), and Hunter Emery (285).
Birch Run defeated Lake Fenton in the regional final 73-6. The Panthers advanced to the ...
Caro ends five-game wrestling regional losing streak with 43-23 win over Saginaw Swan Valley
Created on: Thu, Feb 16th 2012, 09:34
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by Hugh Bernreuter
CARROLLTON - The Caro Tigers have been to 19 consecutive regional tournaments, but the last five have not been kind.
It took the toughest regional in Caro coach Steve Ley's memories to end the streak.
After edging Bullock Creek 33-31 in the semifinal, the Tigers defeated Swan Valley, 43-23, in a Division 3 regional championship Wednesday at Carrollton High School.
The Tigers will wrestle in the state quarterfinals at ...
Area Wrestlers claim 4 Titles at Division 3 Individual districts at Caro - results
Created on: Mon, Feb 13th 2012, 07:45
weight - place - name - school - grade - season record
103lb. 3rd - Graham Fitkin - Freeland - (fr) 42-10
112lb. 2nd - Josh Schlak - Freeland - (so) 36-5
3rd - Dylan Ewald - Swan Valley - (jr) 47-6
4th - ...
Division 3 Individual wrestling results - Mt Morris
Created on: Mon, Feb 13th 2012, 07:35
Birch Run claims four individual titles while Hemlock grabs one at the individual wrestling districts at Mt Morris Saturday.
weight - place - name - school - grade - season record
103lb. 1st - Jerry Fenner - Birch Run - (fr) 42-4
112lb. 3rd - Adam bishop - Birch Run - (jr) 37-8
4th justin Honsinger - H ...
John Glenn and Bay City Western Division 2 Individual Wrestling results at Gaylord
Created on: Mon, Feb 13th 2012, 06:53
weight - place - name - school - grade - season record
119lb 1st - Mike Rojas - BCJG (So.) 40- 6
2nd - Jacob Wibirt - BCWESTRN (So.) 26- 8
130lb. 3rd - Christian Schoenherr - BCWES (Fr.) 36- 6
135lb. 2nd ...
Division 1 Individual Wrestling results at Davison
Created on: Mon, Feb 13th 2012, 06:44
weight - place - name - school - grade - season record
125lb. 3rd Collin Richard BAYCCENT (Sr.) 30- 6
135lb. 1st Tyler Balderstone SAGHERIT (Sr.) 41- 2
140lb. 2nd Jacob Powers BAYCCENT (Jr.) 29- 14
4th Dareus Boddie SAGHERIT &nb ...
Bay City Central wrestling comes back for first district championship since 2006
Created on: Fri, Feb 10th 2012, 06:21
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by Cory Butzin
BAY CITY — Its been six years since Bay City Central won a district championship in wrestling.
And Midland Dow didn’t make it easy ending the drought.
The Wolves hosted Dow on Thursday in a Division 1 district final and despite jumping out to an early lead, Central saw the Chargers climb back to take a 24-23 advantage before Wolves senior Collin Richard got a pin at 130 pounds to give the ...
Birch Run wrestlers swamp Montrose for Division 3 district title
Created on: Fri, Feb 10th 2012, 06:18
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by Steve Ungrey
A little experience and a lot of preparation helped Birch Run to a 67-9 win over Montrose for its third district title in a row.
"We had seen all the teams so we knew what we had to do to win," Birch Run coach Bart Bennett said. "Montrose is very much improved, but we were able to move our lineup around and we were just better."
Bennett hopes individual districts this weeken ...
Saginaw Swan Valley wins Division 3 wrestling district against Frankenmuth
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 06:03
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by Tom Mitsos
Saginaw Swan Valley won its Division 3 wrestling district at Frankemuth by defeating Vassar 54-24 in the first round and Frankenmuth 51-24 in the championship round.
"The guys came together as a team and wrestled as a team," Saginaw Swan Valley coach Darryl Birchfield said. "Overall, the team came together and did very well."
Zack Ross, a backup for Saginaw Swan Valley, got a ...
Saginaw Nouvel wrestling defeats Breckenridge, 66-28, to win district championship on Wednesday
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 04:47
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by Jake Gerard
Saginaw Nouvel won its fourth consecutive district title with pins from Sean Kennedy, Austin Hughes, Chase Drumhiller, Clae Henderson, and Tucker Themm.
Senior Clae Henderson led his team with a 38 second pin in the 215 pound bout.
Nouvel coach Scott VanLuven was proud to see his team bring home another district championship. He was especially proud of his three seniors, Kyle Gioallnardo, Clae H ...
Bay City Western earns third straight district title with 48-27 win over Mt. Pleasant
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 04:44
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by Jon Rzepecki
Christian Schoenherr pinned Alex Murray at 130 pounds in 1:35 to lead Bay City Western over host Mount Pleasant to its third straight Division 1 district title.
Schoenherr's pin was the fastest of the day. Teammates Tyler Kuch (140), Gil Franco (160) and Andrew Coplaukin (215) also recorded pins in the championship match.
Jacob Wibirt (119) and Mickey Gosselin (135) each won by techni ...
Saginaw Heritage wins fourth straight district wrestling title with 47-27 win over Flushing
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 04:41
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by Steve Vedder
Saginaw Heritage, with help from 14 seniors, won its fourth straight Division 1 title.
Five Hawks won two matches against Flint Carman-Ainsworth in the semifinal and then against Flushing in the final in Chris Miller at 103, Jared Keifer at 130, Tyler Balderscone at 140, Michael Fee at 160 and Brandon Kolka at 215.
Saginaw Heritage, which beat Carman-Ainsworth 33-30 in the semifinals, improved its record to 32-4.
Fir ...
Swan Valley Grapples to Wins Over Chesaning and John Glenn
Created on: Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 11:29
THOMAS TWP - Swan Valley wrestling defeated Chesaning and Bangor John Glenn Wednesday at their own triangular. The Vikings beat Chesaning 42-30 and John Glenn 60-18.
Swan Valley double winners: Dylan Ewald (112), Sam McClean (119), Zach Roethlisberger (130), Matt Somers (140), Leontay White (145) and Mike Borzi (152).
The Vikings are now 21-6 on the season.
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Bullock Creek Lancers clinch second straight TVC Central wrestling title
Created on: Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 11:00
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Host Bullock Creek beat Hemlock 59-18 on Wednesday evening to clinch its second straight Tri-Valley Conference Central wrestling championship.
“It was bittersweet, because we dropped a couple matches we could have won,” Lancers’ coach Nick Wardell said. “But regardless, the guys earned this. They really deserve the title of TVC Central champs.”
The Huskies’ Justin Tomasek moved ...
Heritage Clinches Saginaw Valley League Wrestling Duals Title
Created on: Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 10:56
SAGINAW - Heritage wrestling won it's second straight Saginaw Valley League duals championship with a 81-0 win over host Arthur Hill and Midland Dow 45-19 on Wednesday. Last years dual title was the first in school history for the Hawks.
Double winners for the Hawks were, Luciano Lopez (112), Jared Keifer (130), Phil Wachowiak (135), Dareus Boddie (140), Michael Fee (152), Kenny Bellmore (160), Tre Jackson (171), Ian Schmidt (189), Brandon Kolka (215) and Ray Delgado.& ...
Michigan Wrestling Association and www.michigangrappler.com rankings 1-23
Created on: Mon, Jan 23rd 2012, 14:32
Michigan Wrestling Association and www.michigangrappler.com rankings:
Power 15
1. St. Johns (1)
2. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) (2)
3. Lowell (3)
4. Davison (4)
5. Brighton (8)
6. Temperance Bedford (10)
7. Richmond (5)
8. Hudson (6)
9. Hartland (9)
10. Dundee (11)
11. Rochester (NR)
12. Oxford (7)
13. Tecumseh (12)
14. Greenville (13)
15. Allegan (14)
Division 1
1. Detroit Catholic Cen ...
Carrollton picks up pair of wins over Valley Lutheran and Michigan Lutheran Seminary at home wrestling quad
Created on: Thu, Jan 12th 2012, 06:54
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by Sean lutz
CARROLLTON — Eight wrestlers for Carrollton went 2-0 on the night as the Cavaliers picked up a pair of wins in their home quadrangular Wednesday night.
Carrollton was the only team to go 2-0 at the meet, defeating Valley Lutheran 66-18 and then Michigan Lutheran Seminary 45-33.
The Cardinals (9-4 overall) and Chargers (4-14) each finished 1-1, both topping Merrill.
"It was a tough match with Carrollton, ...
Bulllock Creek Shines while Hemlock and Freeland finish 1-1 at Hemlock Wrestling quad
Created on: Thu, Jan 12th 2012, 06:50
HEMLOCK - Bullock Creek defeated a determined Freeland squad 43-30 and crushed Ovid-Elsie 71-3 on Wednesday at the Hemlock wrestling quad to finish at 2-0. Both Hemlock and Freeland finished 1-1 on the night.
After the tough match against Bullock Creek, the Falcons beat the host Huskies 48-24, while Hemlock beat Ovid-Elsie 35-21.
Bullock Creek's Chris March won his 100th carrer match, while Freeland's Jarred Pitts surpassed 100 wins recording his 101st win. Hemlocks Chan ...
Freeland Wrestling Invitational Results
Created on: Wed, Dec 28th 2011, 22:54
Championship matches
103lb - Shane Herrmann (Caro) p. John Hollingshead (Dow), :49
112lb - Cody Hall (Caro) dec. Shane Parisi (Meridian), 6-4
119lb - Marshall Conley (Caro) p. Nick Torres (Bullock Creek), 4:38
125lb - Matt Mata (Marlette) tech. fall Tom Schoenherr (BC Western), 18-1
130lb - Chris March (Bullock Creek) dec. Travis Webster (Marlette), 6-3
135lb - Bruce Hubbard (Alma) dec. Mickey ...
Chance Lisik finishes 5-0 at Montrose Wrestling Invite
Created on: Tue, Dec 27th 2011, 23:27
Hemlock wrestler Chance Lisik finished 5-0 Wednesday to lead the Huskies to a 2-3 finish at the Montrose Invitational.
Lisik had 5 wins at 125lbs for the Huskies who beat Bentley (43-12) and Montroe (37-18), while falling to Owosso (50-34), Lansing Waverly (50-21) and Flint Carman Ainsworth (61-12).
Justin Honsinger finished at 3-2 (119 lbs), Chris Berger was 3-2 (130 lbs), Justin Tomasek finished 4-1 (152 lbs), Mitchell Kenney was 3-2 (160 lbs) and Nathan Moore fi ...
Meridian Mustangs win Hemlock Invite
Created on: Sun, Dec 18th 2011, 15:54
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HEMLOCK — Chase Robinson, Damon Walter and Eric Fader all won individual championships Saturday as the Meridian wrestling team took home first place at the Hemlock Invitational for the first time ever.
“We preached bonus points all week to the team, taking a decision and making it a major decision or taking a major decision and pinning your opponent,” said Mustangs’ coach Jeremy Sampson. “If we could do that, we could be ...
Dylan Ewald wins 100th match of career, Swan Valley wrestling goes 5-0 in home invite
Created on: Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 20:49
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by Sean Lutz
TEAM SCORES
Saginaw Swan Valley... 5-0
Capac.............................. 4-1
Alpena.............................. 3-2
Ogemaw Heights........... 2-3
Byron................................ 1-4
Saginaw High..................0-5
SAGINAW — The Swan Valley wrestling team won all five of its matches in their own Invite Saturday.
Swan Valley defeated Byron (54-21), Sagina ...
Bay City Western wrestling dominates at Bay County Championships, wins second straight title
Created on: Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 20:41
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by Dan Gentner
TEAM SCORES
Bay City Western 4-0
Bay City John Glenn 3-1
Bay City Central 2-2
Essexville Garber 1-3
Pinconning 0-4
ESSEXVILLE — Bay City Western wrestling coach Steve Goss wants to return his program to dominace.
After his team crowned eight champions en route to their second straight Bay County Championship on Saturday, it appears his team is on the right track.
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Heritage wrestling takes all five matches at Hawk Invite, eight individuals go 5-0
Created on: Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 20:34
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by Sean Lutz
SAGINAW — Heritage started and ended strong in its Hawk Invite Saturday, winning all five of its matches.
The Hawks (9-0) defeated Mt. Morris, 68-12, Midland Dow, 48-28 and then Clarkston, 71-9. Heritage then tied a school-record with 84 points - the most a team can earn in a match - in a win over Tawas. The Hawks also had 84 in a match against Saginaw High earlier in the week. Finally, Heritage ended the day with an 81-0 ...
Midland High, Dow, BC Western wrestlers compete in SVL action
Created on: Thu, Dec 15th 2011, 11:28
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BAY CITY -- Midland High beat Saginaw Arthur Hill 72-6 and beat Bay City Central 37-36 on the eighth tiebreaker Wednesday in Saginaw Valley League wrestling.
"All the kids stepped up," Chemics' coach Carl Hoffman said. "They all did their jobs. I'm very proud of their effort. They're getting better every time they step on the mat."
Winning two matches for the Chemics were Zach Potter (103), Z ...
Standish-Sterling wrestling finishes as lone undefeated team at Carrollton Quad
Created on: Wed, Dec 14th 2011, 19:56
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by Adam Bouton
CARROLLTON — Standish-Sterling swept its two matches Wednesday at a Carrollton Quad, beating both Ithaca and Carrollton.
Nouvel Catholic Central and host Carrollton each also finished 1-1. The Panthers beat Ithaca, 54-21 and the Cavaliers beat Nouvel, 54-28.
Standish earned wins over Carrollton, 43-24 and Ithaca, 53-27.
Severino Agular was the lone double winner for Carrollton.
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Heritage wrestling scores school-record 84 points in win over Saginaw High during home quadrangular
Created on: Wed, Dec 14th 2011, 19:51
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by Sean Lutz
TEAM SCORES
Heritage 2-0
Swan Valley 2-0
Lapeer East 1-1
Saginaw 0-2
SAGINAW — The Heritage wrestling team went 2-0 in its home quadrangular Wednesday night.
The Hawks defeated Saginaw High, 84-0, to break a school-record for most points in a match. The previous record was 83 points back in 2000. Heritage then took down Lapper East in its second match by a 72-10 score.
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Bay City Central Notches a pair of Wrestling win at Quad
Created on: Thu, Dec 8th 2011, 04:05
Bay City Central opened their wrestling season with a pair of huge wins over Saginaw High and Flint Powers Wednesday.
The Wolves had twelve wrestlers notch double wins defeating the Trojans 69-9 and blanking Flint Powers 84-0.
Bay City Central double winners:
103 - Tyler Vincent; 112 - Jose Lopez; 119 - Alfred Garza; 125 - Tyler Imker; 130 - Collin Richard; 145 - Jacob Powers; 152 - Vincenti Flores; 160 - Devon Jackson ...
Heritage & Bay City Western finish 2-0 at Wrestling Quad
Created on: Thu, Dec 8th 2011, 03:55
Both Heritage and bay City Western opened the wrestling season with a pair of win Wednesday at Heritage.
The Hawks crushed Flint Northern 71-6 and Midland High 66-15, while The Warriors pounced all over Midland High 51-21 and Northern 58-18.
Heritage double-winners:
103 - Anthony Schiavone; 112 - Luciano Lopez; 119 - Tyler Rose; 125 - Trey McMiller; 130 - Jared Keifer; 135 - Phil Wachowiak; 140 - Tyler Balderstone; 160 - Michael Fee; 215 - Brandon Kolka; 285 - Ray ...
Frankenmuth Finishes with a pair of Wrestling wins over Hemlock and Sandusky
Created on: Thu, Dec 8th 2011, 03:40
Frankenmuth started the wrestling season on a good foot beating both Hemlock and Sandusky Wednesday evening at home.
The Eagle had 10 wrestlers finish the night with two wins. They defeated Hemlock 48-24 and Sandusky 64-18. hemlok beat Sandusky 40-18 to finish at 1-1 on the night.
Double winners for the Eagles were:
103 - Cameron Helwer
119 - Christian Lambeth
130 - Brenden Helwer
140 - Ricky Schurr
145 - Quin Hoffman
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Carrollton Splits Wrestling Wins at John Glenn
Created on: Thu, Dec 8th 2011, 03:11
Carrollton opened the wrestling season with a 1-1 record at John Glenn on Wednesday.
The Cavaliers lost to the Bobcats 42-34 but followed it up with a 63-10 win over Pinconning. John Glenn finished the night with a 2-0 record after downing Pinconning also.
Double winners for the cavs were:
135 - Severino Agular
160 - Malik Vasquez
189 - Ben Holm
215 - Justin Fabin
285 - Austin Morley
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