Saginaw Swan Valley edged Grand Rapids Catholic Central 31-27 on Friday in the Division 3 state quarterfinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg’s Arena. Swan Valley will be in Saturday’s semifinal round. Winners for Swan Valley, 41-1, were Gerad Bott at 130, Collin Dole at 135, Josh Flores at 145, Sam McLean at 152, Brody Noykos at 160, Edwin Hernandez at 103, K.J. Suitor at 112 and Matt Dantos at 125.
St. Johns’ wrestling team beat Bay City Western 40-23 on Friday in the Division 2 state quarterfinals and will wrestle in the semifinals at Battle Creek today. St. Johns is 19-2. Winners for St. Johns were Jake Gnegy at 285, Emilio Sanchez at 103, Ian Parker at 112, Zac Hall at 140, Drew Wixson at 152, Logan Massa at 160, Angus Arthur at 189 and Ty Wildmo at 215.
Lowell’s wrestling team beat Warren Lincoln 58-16 in the Division team quarterfinals on Friday and will wrestle in the regionals today. Lowell got wins from Sam Russell at 103, Lucas Hall at 112, Zeth Dean at 119, Derek Krajewski at 125, Bailey Jack at 130, Jordan Hall at 135, Dan Kruse at 140, Kanon Dean at 160, Max Dean at 171, Garrett Stehley at 189 and Josiah Buys at 215. Lowell is 22-1.
Saginaw Valley Lutheran fell 85-77 to undefeated Millington on Wednesday and now has a 16-2 record. Josh Appold scored 23 points while Marcon Anchondo, Logan Gatza and Rylan Appold had 12 points apiece. Valley Lutheran trailed 20-18 after the first quarter, but was up 40-34 at halftime and 55-48 after the third quarter. Millington had a 15-7 scoring advantage in the third.
Saginaw Valley Lutheran clinched the Tri-Valley West Conference championship on Tuesday with a 77-36 win over Merrill. All 15 players for Valley Lutheran scored. Josh Appold scored 15 points and Ryan Weiss had 10 points for Valley Lutheran. The Chargers are 12-0 in the league and 16-1 overall.
Brad Osterman’s wrestling career for the Carson City-Crystal Eagle wrestling team ended at the Division 4 team finals on Feb. 21 at Battle Creek.
In the Eagles’ quarterfinal match with Hesperia, Osterman, wrestling at 285 pounds, decisioned Josh Erke 3-1 in overtime. With five matches left, Osterman’s win cut Hesperia’s lead to 23-18. But the Panthers won the next four matches to clinch a 44-21 win and end the Eagles’ strong season at 25-3.
Osterman, a senior, ended a two-year career and brought back memories of his brother Dan, who had a stellar three-year stint with the Eagles before wrestling at St. Johns and later at Michigan State University.
Brad, a heavyweight, finished with a 31-11 record this year. He did not advance to the state individual finals.
“He’s wrestled well for us this year,” said coach Kacy Datema. “He’s beaten some real good kids, and he’s had some close matches with some ranked kids.” He had several second places at tournaments.
Brad wrestled until seventh grade then decided to take a break and focus on football.
“I started back up my sophomore year and got an injury,” he said. “So I’ve only wrestled last year and this year. Last year was sort of a ‘getting-back-into it’ year. I forgot some things. I won some matches and lost some matches. It was a matter of getting it all back.
“This year, I’ve excelled at heavyweight. I have more endurance than most of the guys I’ve wrestled.”
He’s definitely improved this season. “My brother comes down and helps us in practices; he brings one of his friends and helps out,” Brad said. “He showed me a lot.”
Brad said he likes the individual aspect of wrestling but tends to be more team-oriented.
Datema’s current assistant, Trent Ward, was coaching when Dan Osterman wrestled for the Eagles.
“I’ve had Brad the last two years,” Ward said. “Danny lived and breathed and ate and slept wrestling. Both are great kids, kids you want around. They’re very quiet and do not say a whole lot. Danny, I remember his freshman year winning the state title. He probably wasn’t expected to win a state title that year. But he was an extremely hard worker and very goal-oriented. He had his mind set on what he wanted to do, and he did it.
“Brad had to come up in the shoes of Danny, and I think some of that pressure might have gotten to Brad a little bit, trying to fill the shoes of a brother who’s a three-time state champion and a state runner-up. Quality-wise, Brad has all the intangibles Danny had. He’s a very solid wrestler and a very hard worker. They’re totally different, with their body styles.”
Dan was with the Eagles three seasons and was at St. Johns as a senior. He was state runner-up as a sophomore and was state champ the other three years. He started at 103 pounds as a freshman and finished his high school career at 135.
Dan wrestled four seasons at MSU and qualified for NCAA tournament action three times.
“We have a great relationship,” Dan said. “We’re really close. This year, I’ve really got to be a part of his senior year. My eligibility is up for MSU. During the season, I was coming up a couple of times a week to help with practice. During his matches, I coach him. We’re pretty close.”
Both Ostermans got into wrestling at a young age.
They’re at different weight classes, “but I almost wrestled like a bigger guy,” Dan said. “I was good at Greco, so I like to lock up and go upper body. That’s something [Brad] does. We both have that type of a style.”
“I like to pace myself and see how the guy is moving,” Brad said. “I’m normally quicker than my opponent. They have size on me. I use my speed and strength to my advantage. I can normally break them down.”
Brad remembers watching Dan as a wrestler. “He was good, Brad said. “I always looked up to him as the wrestling standout. He put 110 percent into it. He’s quicker than I am. I’m more laid back and he’s more aggressive.”
“Both were super good kids,” Ward said. “I would put the trust in my kids with both of them. They’re very respectful, very hard workers…very good in school, both of them.”
From MHSAA
EAST LANSING – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 14 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Nate Fisher of Midland was among the Class A boys fnalists.
Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 25th year of sponsoring the award, will give $1,000 college scholarships to 32 individuals who represent their member schools in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament. The first 30 scholarships are awarded proportionately by school classification and number of student-athletes involved in those classes; also, there are two at-large honorees who can come from any classification.
Each of the scholarship recipients will be honored at halftime ceremonies of the Class C Boys Basketball Final game March 22 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing. Commemorative medallions will be given to the finalists in recognition of their accomplishments.
The Class A Scholar-Athlete Award honorees are: Paige Blakeslee, Gibraltar Carlson; Kirsten Avery Chambers, Riverview; Elizabeth Cowger, Fenton; Caroline Ann Hagan, East Lansing; Anna Haritos, Auburn Hills Avondale; Grace Kao, Okemos; Elianna Shwayder, Saline; Ryan S. Fischer, Grandville; Rami Kadouh, Dearborn; Cody James McKay, Utica Ford; Samuel A. Mousigian, Dearborn; Vikram Shanker, Midland Dow; Jalal Taleb, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; and Tanner Vincent, Novi.
Other Class A boys finalists for the Scholar-Athlete Award were: Stone Manczak, Bay City Central; Zachary Segall, Berkley; Andrew Barton, Birmingham Seaholm; Jared Hagan, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; Brad King, Garden City; Kenneth Elkin, Grosse Pointe North; Chris Kruger, Holt; David Doyle, Linden; Craig Ekstrum, Marquette; David Walter III, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg; Nate Fisher, Midland; Trevor Denoyer, Petoskey; Kellen Scott Michael, South Lyon; Kyle Dotterrer, Traverse City Central; Devin Kimberlin, Walled Lake Northern; Mitchell Dennis, Walled Lake Western; and David J. Walczyk, Walled Lake Western.
From MHSAA
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 18 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 14 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Chris Kruger of Holt was among the Class a boys fnalists.
Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 25th year of sponsoring the award, will give $1,000 college scholarships to 32 individuals who represent their member schools in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament. The first 30 scholarships are awarded proportionately by school classification and number of student-athletes involved in those classes; also, there are two at-large honorees who can come from any classification.
Each of the scholarship recipients will be honored at halftime ceremonies of the Class C Boys Basketball Final game March 22 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing. Commemorative medallions will be given to the finalists in recognition of their accomplishments.
The Class A Scholar-Athlete Award honorees are: Paige Blakeslee, Gibraltar Carlson; Kirsten Avery Chambers, Riverview; Elizabeth Cowger, Fenton; Caroline Ann Hagan, East Lansing; Anna Haritos, Auburn Hills Avondale; Grace Kao, Okemos; Elianna Shwayder, Saline; Ryan S. Fischer, Grandville; Rami Kadouh, Dearborn; Cody James McKay, Utica Ford; Samuel A. Mousigian, Dearborn; Vikram Shanker, Midland Dow; Jalal Taleb, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; and Tanner Vincent, Novi.
Other Class A boys finalists for the Scholar-Athlete Award were: Stone Manczak, Bay City Central; Zachary Segall, Berkley; Andrew Barton, Birmingham Seaholm; Jared Hagan, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; Brad King, Garden City; Kenneth Elkin, Grosse Pointe North; Chris Kruger, Holt; David Doyle, Linden; Craig Ekstrum, Marquette; David Walter III, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg; Nate Fisher, Midland; Trevor Denoyer, Petoskey; Kellen Scott Michael, South Lyon; Kyle Dotterrer, Traverse City Central; Devin Kimberlin, Walled Lake Northern; Mitchell Dennis, Walled Lake Western; and David J. Walczyk, Walled Lake Western.
From MHSAA
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 18 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 14 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Stone Manczak of Bay City Central was among the Class a boys fnalists.
Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 25th year of sponsoring the award, will give $1,000 college scholarships to 32 individuals who represent their member schools in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament. The first 30 scholarships are awarded proportionately by school classification and number of student-athletes involved in those classes; also, there are two at-large honorees who can come from any classification.
Each of the scholarship recipients will be honored at halftime ceremonies of the Class C Boys Basketball Final game March 22 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing. Commemorative medallions will be given to the finalists in recognition of their accomplishments.
The Class A Scholar-Athlete Award honorees are: Paige Blakeslee, Gibraltar Carlson; Kirsten Avery Chambers, Riverview; Elizabeth Cowger, Fenton; Caroline Ann Hagan, East Lansing; Anna Haritos, Auburn Hills Avondale; Grace Kao, Okemos; Elianna Shwayder, Saline; Ryan S. Fischer, Grandville; Rami Kadouh, Dearborn; Cody James McKay, Utica Ford; Samuel A. Mousigian, Dearborn; Vikram Shanker, Midland Dow; Jalal Taleb, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; and Tanner Vincent, Novi.
Other Class A boys finalists for the Scholar-Athlete Award were: Stone Manczak, Bay City Central; Zachary Segall, Berkley; Andrew Barton, Birmingham Seaholm; Jared Hagan, Dearborn Heights Crestwood; Brad King, Garden City; Kenneth Elkin, Grosse Pointe North; Chris Kruger, Holt; David Doyle, Linden; Craig Ekstrum, Marquette; David Walter III, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg; Nate Fisher, Midland; Trevor Denoyer, Petoskey; Kellen Scott Michael, South Lyon; Kyle Dotterrer, Traverse City Central; Devin Kimberlin, Walled Lake Northern; Mitchell Dennis, Walled Lake Western; and David J. Walczyk, Walled Lake Western.
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