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WRESTLING: State champs lead All-Oakland County team
Updated: 4/7/2013 4:36:07 PM EST

While hundreds of wrestlers around the state sought the elusive individual state championship, there...

WRESTLING: Hartland handles two state finalists in same weight class WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/3/2013 1:09:55 PM EST

What’s a coach to do? Getting to the state wrestling finals is what most coaches want their wrestle...

WRESTLING FINALS: Six take home individual state titles WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/3/2013 5:30:17 PM EST

AUBURN HILLS — While state titles have been elusive for most wrestlers, Ken Bade of Novi Detroit Cat...

WRESTLING: Holly duo leads a large contingent of Oakland County medalists WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/3/2013 1:40:44 PM EST

AUBURN HILLS – Wrestling in the same weight class and with the same dreams, Holly’s Mason Cleaver an...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central sends five into individual state finals WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/2/2013 1:03:28 AM EST

AUBURN HILLS -- Andrew Napieraj of Birmingham Brother Rice was caught between a rock and a hard plac...

WRESTLING: Wrestlers get started in opening round of state tournament WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/1/2013 12:22:51 PM EST

AUBURN HILLS — Hannah Hosking hit the right notes and Noah Hosking hit the right moves. Together, th...

WRESTLING FINALS - 2013: Track your teams and your wrestlers here LIVE
Updated: 3/2/2013 7:02:07 AM EST

Follow your favorite school or wrestler at this weekend's MHSAA Individual Wrestling Finals by click...

WRESTLING: Toth's last-match pin gives Catholic Central Division 1 state title WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/24/2013 1:16:34 AM EST

BATTLE CREEK – Just when it appeared as if Novi Detroit Catholic Central would fall, the Shamrocks g...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central too much for Rochester to handle
Updated: 2/24/2013 1:40:46 AM EST

BATTLE CREEK – Rochester was looking for a momentum-changer during its Division 1 team wrestling sem...

WRESTLING: Rochester advances to semis with win over Bedford
Updated: 2/23/2013 2:19:07 AM EST

BATTLE CREEK – Temperance Bedford had the name but Rochester had the fire. The Falcons, in their fir...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central rolls past Grandville to advance to semifinals
Updated: 2/22/2013 7:45:21 PM EST

BATTLE CREEK – Novi Detroit Catholic Central put its foot on the pedal and never let up in its Divis...

WRESTLING: Lafferty had to warm up to Rochester job
Updated: 2/21/2013 1:25:52 PM EST

With the wrestling team ready to make its first appearance Friday at the Division 1 team state quart...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central top-seeded going into team state quarterfinals
Updated: 2/18/2013 1:46:03 PM EST

The seedings have been set for Friday’s Division 1 team wrestling quarterfinals at Kellogg Arena in ...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central qualifies 12 wrestlers to individual state tournament WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/16/2013 11:40:33 PM EST

CANTON — The going was tough in a packed gymnasium Saturday at Canton High School, where wrestlers w...

WRESTLING: Rochester, Oxford shine at individual regional WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/17/2013 12:44:43 PM EST

ROCHESTER HILLS — While Rochester has a date at the team state wrestling finals later this week, the...

WRESTLING: Athletes gear up for Saturday's individual regionals
Updated: 2/16/2013 2:01:40 AM EST

Had St. Johns not been at last week’s Division 2 individual district tournament at Ortonville Brando...

WRESTLING: Clawson bows out of state tournament, as Richmond rolls to regional title
Updated: 2/14/2013 5:08:30 PM EST

Richmond took care of business at home. Now the Blue Devils head for their wrestling home away from...

WRESTLING: Rochester makes it to team state quarterfinals WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/13/2013 11:30:55 PM EST

OXFORD — The competing teams at the Division 1 team wrestling regional Wednesday at Oxford had a fee...

WRESTLING: Lincoln picks up regional title at Lamphere
Updated: 2/14/2013 1:38:28 AM EST

MADISON HEIGHTS – Warren Lincoln’s wrestling program has been consumed by thoughts of returning to B...

WRESTLING: Clarkston in struggle to get to team state quarterfinals
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:07:48 PM EST

With the individual wrestling districts done, now the emphasis is Wednesday’s team regionals, and a ...

WRESTLING: Oxford leads way in a talented district field at Groves
Updated: 2/10/2013 4:41:33 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM – With perennial powerhouse wrestling programs like Oxford, Lake Orion, Rochester Adams a...

WRESTLING: Rochester shines at individual district wrestling tournament
Updated: 2/9/2013 10:54:36 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM — Rochester, riding the momentum from its team district title last week, tallied six indi...

WRESTLING: Wrestlers tough it out at WL Central individual district tournament WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/9/2013 10:23:42 PM EST

COMMERCE TWP. — There were battles brewing between wrestlers Saturday at the Division 1 individual d...

WRESTLING: Avondale sews up team district wrestling championship WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/8/2013 12:35:30 PM EST

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Avondale may have its traditional Yellow Jackets logo on its sports gear but on T...

WRESTLING: Holly captures fourth straight team district title WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/7/2013 10:58:50 PM EST

HOLLY — Holly’s wrestling team has only one day to get ready for Saturday’s individual district tour...

WRESTLING: Lamphere routs Hazel Park for second straight district title
Updated: 2/8/2013 4:45:58 AM EST

HAZEL PARK – To the uninitiated, Hazel Park’s gym looks like a pretty tough place to wrestle. On on...

WRESTLING: F.H. Harrison tops Walled Lake Central to win district title WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/6/2013 11:55:56 PM EST

Farmington Hills Harrison is beginning to get a handle on this team district wrestling thing. The H...

WRESTLING: Rochester wins tight match over Oxford for district title
Updated: 2/6/2013 10:23:52 PM EST

LAKE ORION — During the regular season, Rochester wrestling coach Frank Lafferty was just waiting fo...

WRESTLING: Clawson captures third-straight district championship
Updated: 2/6/2013 10:07:18 PM EST

CLAWSON – Rob MacCallum clung to a slim 9-7 lead as the final period of his 130-pound match was abou...

WRESTLING: Holly has the edge in Thursday's team district
Updated: 2/5/2013 7:56:46 PM EST

Coming off a dominating performance at the Flint Metro League tournament, Holly will look to keep it...

WRESTLING: Hartland dominates KLAA tournament
Updated: 2/4/2013 11:34:42 AM EST

With league wrestling tournaments finished, the action heats up again with even more at stake as tea...

WRESTLING: Warren De La Salle wrestler a double amputee WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/3/2013 5:31:39 AM EST

BIRMINGHAM — Jesus Villa of Warren De La Salle is accustomed to challenges so when he ventured onto ...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central dominates Catholic League tournament again
Updated: 2/3/2013 12:15:48 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM — Novi Detroit Catholic Central’s varsity wrestling squad took the day off. But the Sham...

WRESTLING: Oxford takes first place at OAA Red/White tournament WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/3/2013 6:52:09 PM EST

OXFORD — Titles were at stake at Saturday’s OAA Red/White wrestling tournament at Oxford High, but m...

WRESTLING: Southfield staves off Pontiac to win OAA Blue/Gold title WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/2/2013 12:54:31 PM EST

By MARVIN GOODWIN Of The Oakland Press SOUTHFIELD — The OAA Gold/Blue wrestling tournament may n...

WRESTLING: League meets signify beginning of championship season WITH VIDEO
Updated: 2/1/2013 12:50:48 PM EST

Now that the regular season dual meets are over, the intensity is increased a notch now that league ...

WRESTLING: Brandon knocks off Lapeer West, Lapeer East WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/30/2013 12:25:59 PM EST

ORTONVILLE — By a slim margin, Ortonville Brandon put itself into position for a chance at the Flint...

WRESTLING: Holly completes unbeaten Flint Metro League dual meet season WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/30/2013 12:30:05 PM EST

FENTON — Holly’s varsity wrestlers were running sprints and doing jumping jacks, shortly after their...

WRESTLING NOTEBOOK: Pontiac squeezes out victory at Flint invitational
Updated: 1/29/2013 5:20:21 AM EST

Pontiac High’s wrestling team has a definite comfort zone at the Al Minert Invitational tournament, ...

WRESTLING: Latest individual state rankings
Updated: 1/27/2013 3:10:34 PM EST

Here are the latest state individual wrestling rankings, from Steve Widzinski of a href="http://www...

WRESTLING: Updated team state rankings
Updated: 1/27/2013 3:07:06 PM EST

Here are the latest state wrestling rankings, from a href="http://www.michigangrappler.com/rankings...

WRESTLING: Macomb roughs up Oakland at Macomb-Oakland duals WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/27/2013 3:35:45 PM EST

Wrestlers gathered in the gymnasium bleachers Saturday at Waterford Kettering High School for photo ...

WRESTLING: Lamphere drops pair of matches to Roseville and MAC White champ Lincoln
Updated: 1/24/2013 11:44:15 PM EST

Let’s try to name the ways a high school wrestling team could celebrate its third division champions...

WRESTLING: Saqallah a willing participant despite blindness WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/25/2013 1:56:08 PM EST

West Bloomfield senior Seif Saqallah is still trying to get a handle on wrestling. “This is my seco...

WRESTLING: Catholic Central can't keep up with St. Johns
Updated: 1/20/2013 2:37:11 AM EST

ANN ARBOR — Novi Detroit Catholic Central and St. Johns, two wrestling programs with gaudy reputatio...

WRESTLING: Lamphere sweeps tri-meet with Marysville, Port Huron Northern
Updated: 1/17/2013 11:54:02 PM EST

MADISON HEIGHTS – The Madison Heights Lamphere wrestling team can trace its success to a youth progr...

WRESTLING: Kettering shines during Military Appreciation Night at WL Northern WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/20/2013 2:40:45 AM EST

COMMERCE TWP. — A KLAA double dual wrestling meet was on the agenda Wednesday at Walled Lake Norther...

WRESTLING: North Farmington picks up pair of wins in OAA Blue quad
Updated: 1/17/2013 12:32:45 PM EST

SOUTHFIELD – Greg Castle had a dilemma. The job of the first-year North Farmington wrestling coach ...

WRESTLING: Walled Lake Northern to host military appreciation night
Updated: 1/14/2013 8:40:02 PM EST

Wednesday’s KLAA double dual wrestling meet at Walled Lake Northern will take on a different tone wh...

WRESTLING: Area schools struggle at Super Duals tourney WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/13/2013 12:29:54 PM EST

NOVI — Novi Detroit Catholic Central, the defending Division 1 state champion, lost its first dual m...

WRESTLING: Nationally-ranked squads travel to Super Duals tourney
Updated: 1/11/2013 6:06:41 PM EST

Novi Detroit Catholic Central has already taken on the top wrestling teams in the state. But it gets...

WRESTLING: Third-ranked Oxford tops No. 5 Rochester in OAA Red battle
Updated: 1/11/2013 6:10:54 PM EST

ROCHESTER HILLS — Wesley Maskill picked up a steal Wednesday evening. The Oxford junior stunned sta...

WRESTLING: Clarkston, Adams post OAA Red victories WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/10/2013 12:35:04 PM EST

FARMINGTON HILLS — Seven or eight years ago, Farmington Harrison barely had a wrestling squad. Hawks...

WRESTLING: State rankings for Jan. 7
Updated: 1/9/2013 8:23:51 PM EST

Here are the latest state wrestling rankings, from MichiganGrappler.com/MWA, for Dec. 20 a href=...

WRESTLING: Individual state rankings for Jan. 3
Updated: 1/7/2013 5:54:15 PM EST

Here are the latest state individual wrestling rankings, from Steve Widzinski of MichiganGrappler...

WRESTLING: Adams captures its own invitational WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/5/2013 10:57:04 PM EST

ROCHESTER HILLS — In the friendly confines of its own gymnasium, the Rochester Adams wrestling team ...

WRESTLING: Lamphere nabs another West Bloomfield Invitational title WITH VIDEO
Updated: 1/8/2013 2:22:48 AM EST

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Another year and another successful effort was turned in Saturday by the Madison H...


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