GAYLORD---For a while there, it looked like there would be no Yoopers competing in the Northern Michigan Wrestling Championships in Gaylord.
The Mackinac Bridge was closed due to falling ice all afternoon and evening Friday, and throughout the overnight hours into Saturday. The Gladstone Braves made it as far as St. Ignace, then had to cancel their hotel rooms in Gaylord. Then, they couldn't find any rooms in St. Ignace and had to drive another hour north to Sault Ste. Marie.
Finally, at 7:30 Saturday morning, the Bridge re-opened. The Braves, Escanaba Eskymos, and Marquette Redmen all made it to Gaylord, and turned in nice performances.
Gladstone finished as runners-up to the powerhouse Gaylord Blue Devils (313-165), while the Redmen finished fourth overall (125 points) and Escanaba was fifth (113 points).
Gladstone's Adam Bruce was the only Yooper to win an individual championship, taking the 130-pound title after pinning Marquette's Griffin Moore and Gaylord's Rico Brown in the final.
Escanaba's Hunter Larson finished runner-up at 140 pounds, and Gladstone's Jared Demeuse was runner-up at 215. Marquette's Joe Lagrou was runner-up at 103.
All of the results are posted below.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHIGHTS box above to see photos and videos, and to hear interviews with Gladstone Coach Dan Seronko, Escanaba Coach Jeff Wright, Adam Bruce, and Hunter Larson.
The Mackinac Bridge was closed due to falling ice all afternoon and evening Friday, and throughout the overnight hours into Saturday. The Gladstone Braves made it as far as St. Ignace, then had to cancel their hotel rooms in Gaylord. Then, they couldn't find any rooms in St. Ignace and had to drive another hour north to Sault Ste. Marie.

Gladstone finished as runners-up to the powerhouse Gaylord Blue Devils (313-165), while the Redmen finished fourth overall (125 points) and Escanaba was fifth (113 points).
Gladstone's Adam Bruce was the only Yooper to win an individual championship, taking the 130-pound title after pinning Marquette's Griffin Moore and Gaylord's Rico Brown in the final.
Escanaba's Hunter Larson finished runner-up at 140 pounds, and Gladstone's Jared Demeuse was runner-up at 215. Marquette's Joe Lagrou was runner-up at 103.
All of the results are posted below.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHIGHTS box above to see photos and videos, and to hear interviews with Gladstone Coach Dan Seronko, Escanaba Coach Jeff Wright, Adam Bruce, and Hunter Larson.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Gaylord 313 2 Gladstone 165.5 3 Gladwin HS 139 4 Marquette 125 5 Escanaba 113 6 Traverse City West101.5 7 Grayling 98.5 8 Oscoda 93 9 Whittemore-Prescott 76 10 Onaway 67.5 11 Ogemaw Heights 60.5 12 Pinconning Area 53 13 Roscommon 47 13 Traverse City Central 47 15 Boyne City 36.5 16 TC St Francis 35 17 Mancelona 33 18 Charlevoix 31.5 19 Kingsley 30.5 20 Alpena 30 21 Rogers City 26 22 Benzie Central 25 22 Mio-Au Sable 25 24 Standish-Sterling 24.5 25 Frankfort 23 26 St. Ignace LaSalle 15 26 Sault Ste. Marie 15 28 Elk Rapids 4 29 Tawas Area 0 |
NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (trackwrestling.com) 189 1st Place - Christian Ward of Oscoda HS 2nd Place - Kole Thurlow of Gladwin HS 3rd Place - Nick Brewster of Gaylord 4th Place - Tyler Withers of Grayling HS 5th Place - Spencer Joles of Boyne City HS 6th Place - Cody Hanson of Benzie Central HS 1st Place Match Christian Ward (Oscoda HS) 29-5, So. over Kole Thurlow (Gladwin HS) 25-13, . (Fall 2:19) 3rd Place Match Nick Brewster (Gaylord) 14-5, Sr. over Tyler Withers (Grayling HS) 27-10, Sr. (Dec 7-6) 5th Place Match Spencer Joles (Boyne City HS) 30-6, Sr. over Cody Hanson (Benzie Central HS) 19-12, So. (MD 9-1) Cons. A Champ Devon Eickhoff (Gladstone) 9-7, Jr. over Izaak Huhn (Elk Rapids HS) 11-9, Fr. (Fall 2:37) 215 1st Place - Reece Ferrigan of Grayling HS 2nd Place - Jared Demeuse of Gladstone 3rd Place - Maximus Hinkle of Charlevoix HS 4th Place - Aurelius Krumholz of Gaylord 5th Place - Zach Albright of Marquette 6th Place - Andrew Palmer of Traverse City West HS 1st Place Match Reece Ferrigan (Grayling HS) 33-1, Sr. over Jared Demeuse (Gladstone) 33-2, Sr. (Dec 9-3) 3rd Place Match Maximus Hinkle (Charlevoix HS) 29-9, Jr. over Aurelius Krumholz (Gaylord) 26-15, So. (MD 12-1) 5th Place Match Zach Albright (Marquette) 14-16, Sr. over Andrew Palmer (Traverse City West HS) 2-2, Jr. (SV-1 5-3) Cons. A Champ Isaiah Olson (Escanaba) 7-13, Jr. over kadin Crosley (Traverse City Central HS) 3-5, Fr. (Fall 3:20) 285 1st Place - Charlie Prescott of Whittemore-Prescott HS 2nd Place - Joe Markham of Gaylord 3rd Place - Nathan Ames of Kingsley Area HS 4th Place - Richard Sneller of Marquette 5th Place - Noah Connon of Alpena HS 6th Place - Storm DuLac of St Francis HS 1st Place Match Charlie Prescott (Whittemore-Prescott HS) 28-2, . over Joe Markham (Gaylord) 36-3, Sr. (Dec 5-2) 3rd Place Match Nathan Ames (Kingsley Area HS) 21-5, . over Richard Sneller (Marquette) 8-7, Jr. (Fall 0:31) 5th Place Match Noah Connon (Alpena HS) 26-12, Jr. over Storm DuLac (St Francis HS) 17-20, Sr. (Fall 0:58) Cons. A Champ Cole Dawson (Gladstone) 28-8, Jr. over Zachery Wojda (Pinconning Area HS) 14-8, Sr. (For.) 103 1st Place - Will Sides of Gaylord 2nd Place - Joe Lagrou of Marquette 3rd Place - Colin Arnt of Escanaba 4th Place - Lane Matzke of Gladstone 5th Place - Zach Duncan of Grayling HS 6th Place - A.J. South of Boyne City HS 1st Place Match Will Sides (Gaylord) 35-8, So. over Joe Lagrou (Marquette) 21-6, So. (MD 12-3) 3rd Place Match Colin Arnt (Escanaba) 18-6, Fr. over Lane Matzke (Gladstone) 24-7, So. (Dec 9-5) 5th Place Match Zach Duncan (Grayling HS) 29-7, Fr. over A.J. South (Boyne City HS) 30-3, So. (Dec 8-6) Cons. A Champ Aidan Fry (Onaway Area HS) 19-9, Fr. over Paytin Curns (LaSalle HS) 15-9, Fr. (Fall 0:21) 112 1st Place - Chayse LaJoie of Gaylord 2nd Place - Tristan Dycewicz of Pinconning Area HS 3rd Place - Will Dubke of Ogemaw Heights HS 4th Place - Brodey Bevins of Escanaba 5th Place - Thomas May of Grayling HS 6th Place - Zach Ouillette of Oscoda HS 1st Place Match Chayse LaJoie (Gaylord) 30-3, So. over Tristan Dycewicz (Pinconning Area HS) 32-4, So. (TF-1.5 4:24 (17-1)) 3rd Place Match Will Dubke (Ogemaw Heights HS) 25-5, . over Brodey Bevins (Escanaba) 17-11, Fr. (Dec 4-1) 5th Place Match Thomas May (Grayling HS) 28-9, Fr. over Zach Ouillette (Oscoda HS) 26-10, Fr. (Dec 4-2) Cons. A Champ Coleton Fredrickson (Mancelona HS) 14-3, Jr. over Ian Kuschelle (Traverse City West HS) 12-16, Fr. (MD 12-2) 119 1st Place - John Sosa of Gaylord 2nd Place - Damien Ballan of Traverse City West HS 3rd Place - Colton Kanyo of Gladwin HS 4th Place - Vadym Torvinen of Gladstone 5th Place - Sam Sobeck of Rogers City HS 6th Place - Zea Kartes of Ogemaw Heights HS 1st Place Match John Sosa (Gaylord) 23-5, So. over Damien Ballan (Traverse City West HS) 36-5, So. (Dec 3-2) 3rd Place Match Colton Kanyo (Gladwin HS) 29-8, Jr. over Vadym Torvinen (Gladstone) 22-6, Jr. (Fall 3:17) 5th Place Match Sam Sobeck (Rogers City HS) 28-5, Sr. over Zea Kartes (Ogemaw Heights HS) 30-7, Fr. (Fall 3:09) Cons. A Champ Collin Fure (Marquette) 16-11, Sr. over Mason Hensley (Whittemore-Prescott HS) 19-10, . (Dec 7-1) 125 1st Place - Derek Giallombardo of Gaylord 2nd Place - Brenden Spencer of Roscommon HS 3rd Place - Dylan Kolbiaz of Standish-Sterling HS 4th Place - Nick Dawson of Gladstone 5th Place - Tyler Currie of Sault Area HS 6th Place - Tyler Lawson of Escanaba 1st Place Match Derek Giallombardo (Gaylord) 35-4, Sr. over Brenden Spencer (Roscommon HS) 24-2, Sr. (Dec 10-6) 3rd Place Match Dylan Kolbiaz (Standish-Sterling HS) 31-1, So. over Nick Dawson (Gladstone) 34-4, Jr. (Dec 4-0) 5th Place Match Tyler Currie (Sault Area HS) 19-5, Sr. over Tyler Lawson (Escanaba) 14-13, Fr. (Dec 5-1) Cons. A Champ Austin Bielas (Rogers City HS) 23-9, Fr. over Trent Martin (Marquette) 10-14, So. (Fall 2:26) 130 1st Place - Adam Bruce of Gladstone 2nd Place - Rico Brown of Gaylord 3rd Place - Teddy Peters of Onaway Area HS 4th Place - Griffin Moore of Marquette 5th Place - Cole Hibbard of Grayling HS 6th Place - Clayton Hooper of Traverse City Central HS 1st Place Match Adam Bruce (Gladstone) 28-0, Jr. over Rico Brown (Gaylord) 22-8, So. (Fall 2:00) 3rd Place Match Teddy Peters (Onaway Area HS) 27-8, So. over Griffin Moore (Marquette) 17-12, So. (Fall 0:21) 5th Place Match Cole Hibbard (Grayling HS) 25-9, Sr. over Clayton Hooper (Traverse City Central HS) 19-15, Jr. (Dec 6-2) Cons. A Champ Sam Ross (Benzie Central HS) 14-14, Fr. over Isaac Hein (Rogers City HS) 18-17, Fr. (Dec 4-3) 135 1st Place - Matthew Grant of Onaway Area HS 2nd Place - Hunter Derry of Traverse City West HS 3rd Place - Jonny Dubke of Ogemaw Heights HS 4th Place - Cody Starks of Gaylord 5th Place - Richard Weycker of Marquette 6th Place - Hunter Johnston of Mancelona HS 1st Place Match Matthew Grant (Onaway Area HS) 34-3, So. over Hunter Derry (Traverse City West HS) 37-1, Jr. (Dec 10-3) 3rd Place Match Jonny Dubke (Ogemaw Heights HS) 31-4, Jr. over Cody Starks (Gaylord) 21-10, Jr. (Dec 6-4) 5th Place Match Richard Weycker (Marquette) 14-7, Sr. over Hunter Johnston (Mancelona HS) 9-6, Jr. (Dec 7-4) Cons. A Champ Jacob Ingleston (Benzie Central HS) 14-17, Sr. over Anthony Barkley (LaSalle HS) 17-10, Sr. (Fall 4:16) 140 1st Place - Jacob McKnight of Gaylord 2nd Place - Hunter Larson of Escanaba 3rd Place - Cole Hansen of Gladstone 4th Place - Ethan Noreyko of Roscommon HS 5th Place - Elias Sanchez of Traverse City West HS 6th Place - Brendan Fenstermaker of Onaway Area HS 1st Place Match Jacob McKnight (Gaylord) 27-4, So. over Hunter Larson (Escanaba) 21-4, So. (Dec 8-4) 3rd Place Match Cole Hansen (Gladstone) 32-4, So. over Ethan Noreyko (Roscommon HS) 24-2, Sr. (For.) 5th Place Match Elias Sanchez (Traverse City West HS) 29-12, Sr. over Brendan Fenstermaker (Onaway Area HS) 26-12, Fr. (Fall 2:12) Cons. A Champ Xavier Ahluwalia (St Francis HS) 12-14, So. over Josh Green (Whittemore-Prescott HS) 21-9, . (MD 13-4) 145 1st Place - Austin Palmateer of Gladwin HS 2nd Place - Wylie Edick of Traverse City West HS 3rd Place - Hunter Eurich of Mio-Au Sable HS 4th Place - Andrew Simaz of St Francis HS 5th Place - Jeremy Chernauckas of Charlevoix HS 6th Place - Dimitri Smith of Gaylord 1st Place Match Austin Palmateer (Gladwin HS) 34-1, Sr. over Wylie Edick (Traverse City West HS) 36-4, So. (Fall 2:32) 3rd Place Match Hunter Eurich (Mio-Au Sable HS) 30-7, Sr. over Andrew Simaz (St Francis HS) 34-5, So. (Dec 6-1) 5th Place Match Jeremy Chernauckas (Charlevoix HS) 32-9, Sr. over Dimitri Smith (Gaylord) 21-10, Jr. (Dec 7-1) Cons. A Champ Jacob Walrad (Frankfort HS) 17-15, So. over Matthew Barrett (Alpena HS) 18-16, So. (For.) 152 1st Place - Anthony Johnson of Oscoda HS 2nd Place - Brady Schulz of Gaylord 3rd Place - Victor Edick of Gladwin HS 4th Place - Brody Sanville of Gladstone 5th Place - Jacob Johnson of Marquette 6th Place - Tyler Short of Ogemaw Heights HS 1st Place Match Anthony Johnson (Oscoda HS) 34-2, Sr. over Brady Schulz (Gaylord) 30-9, Sr. (Dec 9-2) 3rd Place Match Victor Edick (Gladwin HS) 33-5, . over Brody Sanville (Gladstone) 23-8, Jr. (Dec 7-2) 5th Place Match Jacob Johnson (Marquette) 17-10, Sr. over Tyler Short (Ogemaw Heights HS) 19-8, So. (Fall 4:32) 8th Place Match Kyle Gendron (Escanaba) 10-10, Jr. over Jacob Hickey (Traverse City West HS) 23-19, Jr. (Bye) Cons. A Champ Dakota Gagnon (Whittemore-Prescott HS) 24-9, . over Isaiah Groesser (Mancelona HS) 14-9, So. (Dec 6-4) 160 1st Place - Dillon Kroening of Gladwin HS 2nd Place - Zackery Backus of Pinconning Area HS 3rd Place - Scout Wunder of Escanaba 4th Place - Andy Dault of Oscoda HS 5th Place - Kenny Smith of Gaylord 6th Place - Alex Chouinard of Gladstone 1st Place Match Dillon Kroening (Gladwin HS) 35-4, . over Zackery Backus (Pinconning Area HS) 31-5, Sr. (Dec 4-2) 3rd Place Match Scout Wunder (Escanaba) 17-6, Sr. over Andy Dault (Oscoda HS) 28-6, So. (Dec 11-5) 5th Place Match Kenny Smith (Gaylord) 18-11, Sr. over Alex Chouinard (Gladstone) 30-7, Sr. (MD 11-1) Cons. A Champ Dakota Perry (Traverse City Central HS) 13-10, Sr. over Brennnan Nickodemus (St Francis HS) 19-20, Jr. (Fall 4:20) 171 1st Place - Cade Foster of Gaylord 2nd Place - Ridge Schutte of Whittemore-Prescott HS 3rd Place - Logan Joseph of Grayling HS 4th Place - Damien Leddy of Gladwin HS 5th Place - Cooper Holferty of Marquette 6th Place - Will Ciske of Mio-Au Sable HS 1st Place Match Cade Foster (Gaylord) 38-2, Jr. over Ridge Schutte (Whittemore-Prescott HS) 29-3, . (Dec 6-3) 3rd Place Match Logan Joseph (Grayling HS) 29-9, Jr. over Damien Leddy (Gladwin HS) 31-9, . (Dec 5-3) 5th Place Match Cooper Holferty (Marquette) 16-4, Sr. over Will Ciske (Mio-Au Sable HS) 32-8, Jr. (Fall 3:22) Cons. A Champ Cam Case (Traverse City Central HS) 20-18, Sr. over Caleb Brown (LaSalle HS) 19-7, So. (Fall 0:46) |