Bedford and Dundee head to Battle Creek this weekend with one goal in mind: to come back with a state wrestling title.
The Mules and Vikings are tired of accepting less than the best.
Dundee has not won a state championship since 2007. Bedford has not been on top since 2001.
A five-year state championship drought would be nothing for most schools, but standards are different for Dundee. The Vikings have finished as state runner-up four times in those five years.
Bedford has a pair of runner-up finishes since 2001 and a number of close calls like last year when the Mules tied Hartland in the quarterfinals, but lost on criteria.
Both teams begin their journey with quarterfinal matches Friday. All the action will take place at the Kellogg Arena.
Niles Kruger will be reporting from Battle Creek this weekend and will provide a “live blog” for anyone who wants to follow the matches. The live blog is below. For those of you who want to participate, just enter your comments in the “reply” box to ask questions, etc.
Evening News Photo by Tom Hawley
Bedford’s head coach Kevin Vogel and assistant coach Bill Regnier watch as their lead slips away at the 160lbs weight class in the quarterfinals.
215: Brandon Sunday of Bedford (45-1) vs. Luke Haynes (6-8).
A 31-second pin by Sunday makes the final score: Rochester 37, Bedford 24.
189: Codie Bettencourt of Bedford (32-12) vs. Shawn Shadaia (29-5).
No points were scored in the first perod.
171: David Lijewski of Bedford (35-10) vs. Shane Shadaia (29-5).
Shadaia leads 2-1 after one period.
160: Bean Beallas of Bedford (26-14) vs. Dean Vettese (37-1). Vettese scores the first takedown.
Vettese leads 7-1 in the second period.
152: Jordan Snyder of Bedford (34-11) vs. Aaron Morgan (27-13). Morgan grabs a 4-1 lead.
Morgan leads 7-1 after one period.
145: Trent Turshon of Bedford (25-22) vs. Dillon Maier (23-21).
Maier’s pin in 1:46 gives Rochester its first lead of the day, 22-18.
140: Jake Lohr of Bedford (37-12) vs. Kaelan Richards (47-2). Richards scores an early takedown for a 2-0 lead.
Richards leads 5-0 after one period.
135: Blake Montrie of Bedford (26-9) vs. Ryan Morgan (23-13).
Montrie leads 2-1 after one period.
130: Jake Helminski of Bedford (30-13) vs. Joseph Gunther (34-16).
Gunther takes a 2-0 lead with a takedown.
It is strange to see the Bedford fans decked out in yellow shirts. It must be to go with the blonde hair the wrestlers are sporting.
125: Mitch Pawlak of Bedford (43-1) vs. Josh Wood (10-0). Pawlak notches an early takedown for a 2-0 lead.
Pawlak leads 5-2 after one period.
119: Mitch Rogaliner of Bedford vs. Seth Birchmeier. Rogaliner pins in 34 seconds.
112: Cam Fornwald of Bedford (22-21) vs. Justin Kim (43-7). Kim scores an early takedown for a 2-0 lead. Kim pins in 1:58 to slice Bedford’s lead to 9-6.
103: Tyler Rogaliner of Bedford (39-9) vs. Andrew Sare. Rogaliner pins in 13 seconds for a 9-0 Mule lead.
285 pounds: Adam Ortman (33-10) of Bedford vs. Cameron Daniels (33-20)
No scoring in the first period.
Ortman gets back points for a 3-1 lead after two, then builds his lead to 6-1 in the third period. Bedford leads the match 3-0.
Starting weight for the Division 1 quarterfinals is 285 pounds
Bedford is ready to begin its Division 1 quarterfinal against Rochester. I will keep you updated on all of the action here.
-Evening News photo by Tom Hawley
Bedford’s Mitch Rogaliner ready for the match.
-Evening News Photo by Tom Hawley
Bedford wrestlers with their new hair color “yellow” at the Division 1 quarterfinals.
I apologize for an earlier error. They had the wrong number on the scoreboard. Teddy Warren wrestled for Dundee at 189, not Tye Thompson.
DUNDEE 51, BELDING 19
135:Brad Scholl, D, p. Devin Bailey, 2:21
140: Doug Rojem, D, p. Brady Phelps (B), :57
145: Zach Motylinski, D, d. Dakota Foster, 5-0
152; Michael Walker, B, d. Liam Grantham, 3-1
160: Noah Newhouse, D, p. Blake Rodarmer, 4:37
171: Todd Olson, D, accepted a void.
189: Robert Neil McCully, D, md. Teddy Warren, 15-4
215: Todd Maxon-Haller, D, d. Jay Sroufe, 1-0
285: John Marogen, D, accepted a void.
103: Kenny Reinhart, D, p. Michael Hunter, 1:14
112: Zach Blevins, D, p. James Douglas (B), :51
119: Nathan Cooley, B, d. Sean Keilitz, 7-2
125: Brendan O’Connor, D, p. Connor Barker, 1:42
130: Jesse Scheidel, B, p. Logan Grantham, 2:40
Birch Run wins the final match to nip Chippewa Hills 28-25.
-Evening News photo by Tom Hawley
Dundee’s head coach Tim Roberts talks with Monroe Evening News Sports Editor Niles Kruger after winning the Division 3 quarterfinal match.
Birch Run and Remus Chippewa Hills are going right down to the wire for the right to face Dundee in the semifinals. It is tied 25-25 heading into the final match.
-Evening News photo by Tom Hawley
Dundee’s Brendan O’Connor controls Belding’s Connor Barker at 125lbs and went on to pin him at the Division 3 quarterfinals. Dundee won the match 51-19..
Final score: Dundee 51, Belding 19. The Vikings move on to the semifinals at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The other quarterfinals are still going on. I will update with Dundee’s opponent in a few minutes.
130: Logan Grantham of Dundee (11-10) vs. Jesse Scheidel (34-6).
Scheidel leads 9-0 after one period.
125: Brendan O’Connor of Dundee pins Connor Barker in 1:42. It’s 51-13 Dundee.
Sean Keilitz of Dundee trails Nathan Cooley 3-2 after two periods at 119.
There is a delay. Keilitz is shaken up.
The live blog has now started. Niles Kruger will keep you updated! Good luck teams!
Let’s get it on!
135: Brad Scholl of Dundee (16-4) vs. Devin Bailey (26-13). Scholl trails 2-1 after one period. A second-period pin at 2:21 gives Dundee a 6-0 lead.
140: Doug Rojem of Dundee (44-1) vs. Brady Phelps (20-7). Rojem needs just 57 seconds lot record a pin, giving Dundee a 12-0 lead.
145: Zach Motylinski of Dundee vs. Dakota Foster. After a scoreless first period, Motylinsk scores an escape seconds into the second period.
The second period ends with Moylinski leading 1-0.
Motylinski gets back points for a 4-0 lead.
That’s the final, 4-0. Dundee leads 15-0.
152: Liam Grantham of Dundee (28-3) vs. Michael Walker (33-10).
Grantham trails 2-0 after one period.
Walker lets Grantham go to start the second period. The Belding wrestler leads 2-1 at the end of two.
An escape puts Grantham in a 3-1 hole. That’s the final score, slicing Dundee’s lead to 15-3.
I watched Dundee live last year through MHSAA and this year they’re not being shown today but it looks like Bedford is.
I thought the MHSAA.com had all the matches on live. There are cameras filming the match.
I thought so, too. They did last year. Have checked using multiple browsers.
it’s on.. http://mhsaa.playonsports.com/events/54826
oops wrong one…it looks like they are only showing this one and the richmond match.
Yes, those are the 2 I have also.
That sucks. It was up on the screen earlier, but when I clicked on it the Richmond match came up. Closed it out, came back and Dundee was no longer an option, only 2 matches. Bummer!!
It is a bummer, but I will keep you updated
Thank goodness for you, Niles!
160: Noah Newhouse of Dundee vs. Blake Rodarmer )21-13).
Newhouse trails 2-1 early.
Newhouse leads 6-5 in the second period.
Thethird period begins with Newhouse nursing a 6-5 lead on in the bottom position.
Newhouse pins in 4:37. Dundee now leads 21-3.
Belding voids 171. Dundee leads 27-3.
Keep up the good work Dundee!
Sorry I had technical difficulties. Jay Sroufe lost a 1-0 match to Todd-Maxon Haller and John Marogen accepted a void. Dundee leads 33-10.
103: Kenny Reinhart of Dundee pins Michael Hunter, pushing Dundee’s lead to 39-10. The time was 1:14.
Zach Blevins logs a 51-second pin at 119. Dundee now leads 45-10.
119: Sean Keilitz of Dundee (18-14) vs. Nathan Cooley (27-13)
Come on the Dees !! … Derry Rumba !!
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189: Tye Thompson of Dundee (25-6) vs. Robert Neil McCully (36-8). Thompson trails 2-0 at the end of one period.
Thompson scored a reversal to tie it 2-2. Neil McCully leads 8-2 after two.
A 13-3 win by Neil McCully pulls Belding within 27-7.