I am here at the State Individual Wrestling Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. You can follow the action in the comments below this post.
Individual State Wrestling Finals
March 6th, 2010Dundee in state finals
February 27th, 2010Dundee is preparing to wrestle Richmond for the Division 3 state wrestling title.
I will be providing updates on the match here. Check the comments on this message for the latest posts.
Dundee in state semifinals
February 27th, 2010Dundee is preparing for the Division 3 state wrestling semifinals against Allendale.
I will be reporting on the match here. Check in the comments section below this post for the updates.
Dundee in state quarterfinals
February 26th, 2010I am sitting at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek awaiting the start of Dundee’s Division 3 state wrestling quarterfinal match against Remus Chippewa Hills.
I will posting updates here throughout the match. Look at the comments section of this post for the updates.
Thrilling win for U.S.
February 22nd, 2010It was no Miracle on Ice this time, but Sunday’s 5-3 win over Canada by the United States men’s hockey team was pretty compelling.
This was the third time I’ve seen this American team at the Olympic Games and I’ve been more impressed each time. The squad doesn’t have as many big names as the Canadians, Finns or Russians, but they play an exciting brand of hockey.
And the U.S. has been getting nice contributions from it’s Michigan players, especially Dearborn native and Detroit Red Wing Brian Rafalski and East Lansing native and former Michigan State star Ryan Miller. Rafalski had two goals and as assist Sunday and Miller was phenomenal in goal.
Sunday’s game was riveting and it’s just an appetizer for this Olympic tournament. We haven’t even reached the medal round yet.
Weathering the storm
February 10th, 2010Tuesday’s snowstorm could create a major problem for high school wrestling.
As of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, there was still no word on whether two Districts involving Monroe County Region teams (Monroe and Bedford in Division 1 at Woodhaven and Dundee, Ida and Erie Mason in Division 3 at Mason) could be held as scheduled.
Flat Rock planned to go ahead with its District, but Summit Academy dropped out. Athletic Director Eric Painter was still trying to get in touch with Willow Run.
The state is urging host schools to hold the Districts Wednesday if at all possible. The state already divides Districts over two days to make sure that there are enough officials for all the tournaments, so pushing Wednesday’s meets back to Thursday is not possible.
And Individual Districts are scheduled for Saturday, so Friday is out of the question as well. There is even some talk of Districts on Sunday or Monday.
There are a lot of nervous wrestling coaches around the state.
Huron League Wrestling
February 6th, 2010Results in the Huron League wrestling meet:
TEAM SCORES
Riverview 199, Milan 196, New Boston Huron 176, Airport 163.5, Jefferson 88.5, SMCC 70, Flat Rock 50, Grosse Ile 46.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
103: Tyler Foland, J, d. John Price, R, 4-1.
112: Chris Carroll, R, d. Joe Ferguson, H, 7-5, 2 OT.
119: Brandon Hernandez, R, d. Devon Pauwels, H, 4-2.
125: Kevin Gallagher, J, p. Mitchell Lehmann, SMCC, 4:50.
130: Curtis French, A, md. James Kreklau, H, 10-0.
135: Cody O’Keefe, M, d. Robbie Luciani, R, 8-6.
140: Stephen Warrington, R, d. Shawn Brewer, H, 5-3.
145: Tim Sims, M, tf. Mike Camanvon, R, 16-1, 4:38.
152: Alex Perry, H, d. Justin Cooper, A, 7-3.
160: R.J. Gaskill, M, d. Tyler Banas, H, 6-5.
171: Marcus Copley, A, p. Chris Gaskill, M, 2:45.
189: Matt Schultz, M, p. Kyle Burkhardt, SMCC, 1:56.
215: Sean Domas, M, p. Jeff Tyburski, GI, 3:24.
285: Evan Epoch, A, d. Ron Dively, R, 4-2.
THIRD-PLACE
103: David Wickenheiser, SMCC, p. Brandon Brooks, H, 1:51.
112: Alex Huling, M, d. Cody Volker, J, 4-2.
119: Chris Laffery, M, d. Derrek Williams, A, 12-6.
125: Ben Fick, M, p. Gibson Whited, H, 2:30.
130: Eric Zapata, FR, d. Matthew Rossi, R, 5-3.
135: Bryan Reyes, A, p. Ryan Skura, H, 2:42.
140: Bryan White, A, md. Ricky Sheardown, GI, 9-0.
145: Jason VanWasshenova, H, md. Alex Lancina, A, 15-4.
152: David Wilson, M, d. Nate Johnston, SMCC, 8-2.
160: Marcel Pop, FR, d. Mike Tarbutton, R, 3-2.
171: Matt Ciacelli, J, d. Joey Jimenez, R, 8-3.
189: Jake Martin, R, d. Tyler Ridenour, FR, 8-1.
215: Jake DeWeese, A, md. Mike Caswell, J, 10-1.
285: Sherwood Harris, H, p. David Ritchie, FR, :57.
No choice for Tigers
February 5th, 2010The five-year, $80 million contract the Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlander announced Thursday was a good deal for both sides.
Verlander gets long-term security and becomes one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball.
The Tigers avoid what could have been a nasty arbitration case and kept one of their cornerstones in place.
Eighty million is a lot of money, but Verlander actually was kind to the Tigers. He had all the power in these negotiations. After letting Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney, Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson get away with offseason, they simply could not have afforded the public relations hit they would have taken if they could not sign Verlander.
SMCC in state finals
November 27th, 2009We are just five minutes from kick-off at Ford Field for the Division 6 state finals pitting St. Mary Catholic Central against Montague.
The public address announcer announced Montague’s starting offensive lineup and SMCC’s defense. It appears that Wildcats will have the ball first.
Happy Thanksgiving
November 26th, 2009Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Enjoy the food and the football and take time to give thanks for your blessings.