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WRESTLING: Rochester stuns Oxford for district crown
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — During the regular season, Rochester wrestling coach Frank Lafferty was just waiting for his entire starting lineup to be healthy on the same night. That finally happened Wednesday night — on the big stage. Seventh-ranked Rochester posted one of the biggest wins in the history [...]
WRESTLING: MHSAA Team District Pairings
MHSAA WRESTLING TEAM DISTRICTS PAIRINGS Below are the 2013 MHSAA Wrestling Team Districts pairings for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Call host school for more details. DIVISION 1 NO. 116 AT WATERFORD KETTERING (Feb. 6) Match 1 — Clarkston vs. Waterford Mott, 6 p.m.; Match 2 — Pontiac vs. Waterford Kettering, 6 [...]
WRESTLING: No. 3 Oxford sticks fifth-ranked Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Wesley Maskill picked up a steal Wednesday evening. The Oxford junior stunned state-ranked Aaron Morgan of Rochester in a 160-pound match, which helped provide some pivotal points in third-ranked Oxford’s 43-29 OAA Red Division wrestling victory over host and fifth-ranked Rochester. In a [...]
Palace Crowning: Grajdzik, Line, Scott, Gonzales all claim wrestling titles to gain royalty
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Standing on center stage, Nick Gajdzik accomplished something Saturday night that no one else in his school’s 10-year history had done before. The Rochester Stoney Creek senior claimed an individual state championship in wrestling. Gajdzik took down Logan Rimmer of Temperance Bedford, 2-1, in the final [...]
Sweet Revenge: Catholic Central topples Oxford to reclaim D-1 state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Mitch Hancock claims he was the first one to duck out of Kellogg Arena following last year’s Division 1 state final wrestling match. This year, he departed in a different fashion. Hancock guided his Novi Detroit Catholic Central team to a No. 1 ranking all season [...]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 47, OXFORD 9 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 130: Malik Amine (NDCC) d. Mike Willits 3-0; 135: Andrew Thompson (NDCC) 8-4; 140: Rocco Borg (O) d. Riley Hanson 2-1; 145: Logan Marcicki (NDCC) maj. dec. Wesley Maskill 9-0; 152: Alec Mooridian (NDCC) p. Zeb Throne 2:32; 160: [...]
Then there were two: Oxford hammers previously unbeaten Brighton, earns date with No. 1 CC in state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Oxford’s Matt Anger missed virtually the whole wrestling season. In fact, a severe knee injury in Week 3 of the prep football season has caused the Oxford senior most of his senior year of athletics. Anger, however, returned to the Wildcats’ wrestling lineup recently and has [...]
WRESTLING: MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS OXFORD 52, BRIGHTON 13 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 125: Kyle Hill (O) maj. dec. Jackson Pizzo 11-2; 130: CJ Brish (B) d. Mike Wilits 5-3 (plus penalty point); 135: Noah Cantera (O) d. Evan Hoshaw disqualification; 140: Rocco Borg (O) maj. dec. Ryan Foley 15-3; 145: Wes Maskill (O) [...]
Flair for the dramatic: Oxford rallies past Davison for fifth straight Final Four appearance
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — When it comes to the postseason, Oxford’s wrestling program sure has a flair for the dramatic. The Wildcats, the defending state champions in Division 1, have made a living off a late-night rallies, and did so again on the big stage Friday night. Oxford, which [...]
Final destination: Can Oxford, Holly matmen spring upsets to advance to final day?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Tough road ahead. If Oxford or Holly are to advance to the second day of the MHSAA Team Wrestling State Sournament at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, they’ll both have to pull a pair of upsets in Friday’s state quarterfinals. Both the Wildcats (Division 1) and [...]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS Below are the pairings for the 2011-12 MHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament. All matches are set for Feb. 24-25 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. STATE QUARTERFINALS (Friday, Feb. 24) Division 1 — 5:30 p.m. No. 1 Novi Detroit Catholic Central (22-3) vs. No. 8 Roseville (13-15) No. 4 Temperance [...]
Oxford avenges Rochester, wins fifth straight regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UTICA — Jacob Peasley sat on the sidelines on Jan. 12, as his Oxford wrestling team dropped a 37-29 heartbreaker to Rochester. Peasley had an injury that kept him out of action for a couple of weeks. With the senior in the lineup, the Wildcats are a different [...]
SEEKING BATTLE CREEK: Clarkston, Holly, Rochester, Oxford matmen all hoping to land berth in Cereal City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Holly has accomplished something on the wrestling mats that it has not done before in school history this season: Win back-to-back Flint Metro League wrestling championships. That was the first of many goals in the postseason for the Bronchos this season. Ranked sixth in the [...]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING REGIONAL PAIRINGS
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING REGIONAL PAIRINGS Below are the 2012 MHSAA Team Wrestling regional pairings involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. All regionals are set for Feb. 15 across the state. Contact host school for all pertinent details. DIVISION 1 REGION NO. 106 HOSTED BY UTICA FORD Match 1 — Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse vs. [...]
Oxford qualifies 11 for regionals, Rochester produces seven champs at D-1 district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS— For Nick Gajdzik, it’s not about a perfect record. It’s about being perfect at the right time. The Rochester Stoney Creek senior continued his pursuit of perfection and first state championship in school history by winning an individual Division 1 district championship at Rochester High School. [...]
Rochester wins first wrestling district since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UTICA — The drought is over. Rochester captured its first team wrestling district title since 1993 Thursday night, taking down district host Utica in the finals in convincing fashion, 54-15. The Division 1 sixth-ranked Falcons, who have already recorded a school record for wins, are now [...]
WRESTLING — Team Districts Results
Wrestling DIVISION 1 TEAM DISTRICTS ROCHESTER 54, UTICA 15 (District Finals at Utica) 103: Double void; 112: Justin Kim (R) Andrew Powerski 1:54; 119: Kyle Keller (U) d. Seth Birchmeier 11-7; 125: Josh Wood (R) p. Jeremy Stewart 0:54; 130: Tyler Dukart (R) p. John Rhegume 1:44; 135: Kaelen Richards (R) tech. fall [...]
District dandy: Oxford pins down Adams, Lake Orion for eighth straight district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — The way Kyle Hill sees it, the Oxford senior and his teammates received a wake-up call last month. The Wildcats, the defending Division 1 state champions in wrestling, were upset by then unranked Rochester, 37-29, in an OAA Red Division dual meet. Oxford has been [...]
