Middleton-Fulton had a place finisher last weekend in the Division 4 state finals at Auburn Hills. Trevor Hilgendorf was seventh at 112 pounds. He was 3-2 for the tournament. In his final match, Hilgendorf beat Jordan Stone of Pine River 9-1.
Fulton also had Clint Kupiece at the tourney at 130 pounds. He was 0-2.
Ryan Droscha of Mason was fifth at 171 pounds in the Division 2 state wrestling finals last weekend at Auburn Hills. Droscha won his first two matches with a pin over Wayne Williams of Ferndale and a decision over Brandon Deszell of Goodrich. He lost his next two matches. But to finish the tournament, he took fifth place with a pin over Mason Litz of Fowlerville.
Lowell boasted three individual state champions last week in Division 2 at Auburn Hills. Lucas Hall took first at 112 pounds. He pinned Bryan LaVearn of Ortonville-Brandon in the title match. Max Dean was first at 171 pounds. He took a 14-8 decision in the finals over Devon Pingel of North Branch. Josh Colegrove at 215 took first place. He pinned Jacob Alarie of Auburn-Bay City Western in 1:50 in the finals. Garett Stehley was second at 189, Jordan Hall third at 135 and Kanon Dean fifth at 160 and Zeth Dean fifth at 119. Bailey Jack was third at 130 and Derek Krajewski fourth at 125.
Both wrestlers for Lansing Waverly placed last weekend in the Division 1 state finals at Auburn Hills. David Leija was 3-2 at 125 pounds. He won his first two matches but lost his next two. In the battle for fifth place, he beat Brandon Greseman of Zeeland East in a 3-1 decision. Cameron Lee at 215 ponds was 3-2. He won his seventh place match with a pin in 2:42 over Robert Walker of Croswell-Lexington.
Lansing Eastern had one state qualifier at the Division 1 finals last week at Auburn Hills. He lost to Gunner Harrison of Stevensville Lakeshore 32-9, then defeated Dakota Burke of Croswell-Lexington with a pin in 49 seconds. In his last match, Crims lost 6-4 to Dierren Perkins of Warren-Lincoln 6-4.
Both Lakeview wrestlers at the state finals in Division 3 at Auburn Hills last week took home all-state performances. Nolan Saxton was seventh at 112 pounds. He went 3-3 for the weekend and in his last match, he decisioned Anthony Pizzo of Clawson 13-7. Terry Grieser placed eighth at 152 pounds. He was 1-3 for the weekend. In his final match, he lost 8-2 to Cody Sanders of Linden-Lake Fenton.
Jordon Bennett at 140 pounds was the only wrestler for Lakewood at the Division 3 state finals last week at Auburn Hills. He won his first match by fall then lost a decision to Doug Rojem of Dundee. Bennett then took the next three matches with one major decision and two regular decisions. He’s 48-3 for the season.
Kevin Koenig of Laingsburg at 215 pounds is a Division 4 state champion in wrestling. He was 4-0 at the state finals last weekend at Auburn Hills. Koenig got pins over Noah Thompson of Manton and Jon Rodriquez of Jonesville and then won in overtime over Andrew Selke of Rogers City in the semifinals. He won in the finals by major decision over Patrick Harbin Jr. of Detroit Loyola.
Nick McGahn led Tri County with a fourth-place finish in the Division 3 state finals last weekend at The Palace of Auburn Hills. He won his first two matches by technical fall and decision but then lost a decision in the semifinals. He came back to beat Jared Hasenauer of Armada to get to the third-place match. He lost to Richie Ostrander of Chippewa Hills in the consolation finals.
Martin Rodriguez led Holt’s effort last weekend at the Division I state finals at Auburn Hills. He took second at 119 pounds. He won his first three matches and then lost a 3-0 decision to Trevor Zdebski of Detroit Catholic Central 3-0. Ben Gomez took third place at 112 pounds. In the consolation finals, he beat Jared Bennett of Rockford 8-3. Mino Trevino was sixth at 130 pounds with a 3-3 record.
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