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League Tournaments in the
books, Districts coming up...
2/8 - High School conference tournaments
wrapped up the regular season, which means
that individual and team state title runs will begin
this week all over the state with Districts.  Check
out the conference tournament results on our
results page and check back this week for Team
and Individual District previews!
Conference Tournament Results
SEC Championships Photo Gallery
(by Gary Williams)





Chipps down Spartans 23-10
2/5 - 6th ranked CMU held strong tonight against Michigan State, winning 7 of 10 matches at Rose Arena to defeat Michigan State 23-10.  The Rock the Rose event attracted over 3,000 fans to see the interstate dual.  Click more for a full recap from CMU Sports Information.
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Lowell takes national power Graham to the wire
2/2 - Returning state champs Lowell, currently ranked #1 in Division 1, made a statement on the national scene, winning 6 of 14 matches against the #3 ranked team in the country, St. Paris Graham of Ohio on Sunday.  Graham
came in fresh off a 36-21 win over the current #1 Blair Academy and will likely be the #1 when the new National High School Team Rankings  out.  Lowell lost the dual 38-25 but scored  a handful of big wins, including Jackson Morse and brother Andrew, who both knocked off returning state champs.  Jackson defeated Kyle Ryan with a dominant 10-1 major decision at 160lbs while Andrew edged Brian Stephens 9-8 at 145lbs.  Click more for the full boxscore.
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2009-2010 Recruiting Central
Recruiting Rankings:
Recent Commitments:
  • Kristi Garr (Goodrich) - Oklahoma State Univ.
  • Ian McClain (B Woodhaven) - UW-White Water
  • Dan Flowers (Dexter) - Brown University
  • Derrick Marry (Hudson) - Eastern Michigan
  • Jake Dorulla (Rockford) - Eastern Michigan
  • Joe Stefanski (Rockford) - Eastern Michigan
  • Collin Zeerip (Hesperia) - Michigan
  • Zeb Hilyard (Hudson) - Michigan
  • Nathan Spieth (Hillsdale) - Oakland University
  • Garrett Schaner (Big Rapids) - Stanford
Feb 5 - EMU vs Northern Illinois
(Ypsilanti)
Feb 5 - Michigan State @ Central Michigan
(Mt. Pleasant)
Feb 5 - Michigan vs Ohio State
(Columbus, OH)
Feb 6 - High School Conference Tournaments
Feb 7 - Michigan vs Penn State
(State College, PA)
Feb 7 - MSU vs Purdue
(East Lansing)
Feb 10-11 - MHSAA Team Districts
Feb 13 - MHSAA Individual Districts
#2 Leon Shannon (Wyandotte) vs #6 Christian Oguinn (Grand Blanc)....Visit The Grappler Video Page for more Videos
#1 Dundee fends off Greenville 32-28
2/1 - D3's top ranked Dundee fended off Greenville, ranked #4 in D2, with a 32-28 win.  Click the headline for photos from the event and go to the results page to see the box score.

Chipps run through pair of ranked squads
2/1 - #7 ranked Central Michigan scored two wins over ranked opponents this weekend in their Virginia roadtrip.  Friday night CMU downed #15 Virginia Tech 21-17 in Blacksburg before routing #25 Old Dominion 23-14 last night.  Click the headline to see the full box scores.

#12 Muskegon goes 2-1 at Harper Duals
2/2 - Muskegon Community College went 2-1 at the Harper College Duals, knocking off #8 Lincoln College and losing to #1 Harper College.  Click the headline for full results.

MSU fends off Michigan 17-15
1/30 - Michigan State and Michigan split 5 matches a piece last night in Ann Arbor, however, the Spartans edged the Wolverines behind bonus points by Franklin Gomez at 133lbs and David Cheza at 149lbs. Click the headline for a full recap.

Michigan preps eligible for FloNationals!
1/27 - It is official. After speaking with FloWrestling's Martin Floreani has has reassured that Michigan high school athletes will be eligible to compete at the FloNationals, because it is an "Open" event.  Floreani says that he has confirmed this with the MHSAA and they are excited to have Michigan's best in attendance.

Cheza named Big 10 Wrestler of the Week
1/27 - MSU Sophomore David Cheza was named Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week yesterday after his 2-0 weekend with a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents.  Click more to read the full story.

College conference season kicks off
1/22 - The heart of the college season is here as all of Michigan's schools got their conference schedules underway last weekend.  MSU and UM both dropped their opening two Big Ten Duals while CMU started out with a win over EMU.  Click headline for dual recaps from the weekend.
Power 15 Individual Rankings
Top ranked wrestlers, all-divisions
February 4, 2010
Team: Lowell
103 - Jacob Schmitt (St.  Johns), Fr.
112 - Tyler Daniel (Lakeshore), So.
119 - Conor Youtsey (Mason), Jr.
125 - Jake Byers (Rockford), Sr.
130 - Joe Rendina (Dundee), Jr.
135 - Ryan Nieman (Bullock Creek), Sr.
140 - Roger Wildmo (Durand), Jr.
145 - Josh Houldsworth (Holly), Sr.
152 - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), So.
160 - Jackson Morse (Lowell), Sr.
171 - Jake Dorulla (Rockford), Sr.
189 - Ryan Olep (Lowell), Sr.
215 - Nick McDiarmid (Hartland), Sr.
285 - Devin Pommerenke (Rogers City), Jr.
Rankings Page
Bedford freshman Mitchell Rogaliner won the 103lb title to help push his Mules to the SEC Championship