Apr 15, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com MONTAGUE—Montague senior Cale Coppess has signed his national letter of intent and will be joining the wrestling team at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois next fall. Coppess owns the all-time record for wrestling victories at Monta... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT -- Nothing like facing the biggest challenge in the biggest match of the year in the MHSAA individual state wrestling finals at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday. Which is what Mason County Central senior Andrew Quinn did. Quinn, who eclipsed 100... READ MORE
Mar 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com DETROIT -- The first female state individual wrestling champions wrote their names into the history books at Detroit's Ford Field on Saturday. Wrestling in their own state finals for the first time, the girls drew center stage when they took the mat at th... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com It's time for the big show in Michigan high school wrestling, the MHSAA individual state finals, and once again the area has a bulging contingent of wrestlers vying for titles in all four divisions at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday and Saturday. A to... READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com For the first time ever, the girls have their own MHSAA individual state wrestling tournament in all four classes, and West Michigan will be represented by a total of 13 grapplers this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit. Yes, it's the same site where the bo... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO -- Whitehall's journey ended one step away from competing in the MHSAA Division 3 state championship match with a 41-24 loss to Goodrich in the semifinals at the Wings Event Center. Goodrich has made the trip to the state finals five of the l... READ MORE
Feb 26, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO -- Whitehall trailed by seven at one time in the match, but finished strong to pull out a tight 39-28 victory over St. Joseph in the MHSAA Division 3 state quarterfinal. St. Joseph went up, 6-0 to start the night, but the Vikings scored the next... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KALAMAZOO -- Had a couple of matches gone the other way, it's difficult to guess just how the dual would have shaken out for the Hart wrestling team Friday night. But, as it is that didn't happen, and the Pirates saw their season come to an end with a ... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HARTLAND -- History was recorded by Mason County Central female wrestler Nyveah Wendt when she qualified for the first ever MHSAA individual state finals at the regional in Hartland on Saturday. And she's only a freshman. Â Competing in the 105-pound... READ MORE
Feb 23, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com Whitehall and Hart return to the MHSAA wrestling state tournament this weekend, beginning with Friday's quarterfinal matches at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. The Vikings are certainly no strangers to the big dance. In fact, they've ... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWARD CITY--Montague senior Cale Coppess made it to the championship match of the 135 pound division at the Division 3 regional at Howard City-Tri County on Saturday, and carries a 42-1 record into the state finals next month at Ford Field in Detroit. Al... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com FREMONT--In the Division 2 regional at Fremont the host team crowned one regional champion as sophomore Tee Ward pinned Jeremiah Brown of Flint Kearsley in 3:22 at 119 pounds for the title. Fremont also had sophomore Killian Prewitt qualify for state with... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com HOWELL--Grand Haven brought home an individual regional champion as senior Dayne Arnett battled his way through the 215-pound bracket in the Division 1 regional at Howell Saturday for the title, defeating Andrew VanDyke of West Ottawa by a pin in 1:04. He ... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com CHARLEVOIX--Mason County Central is sending three wrestlers to the MHSAA Division 3 state finals next month, including two regional champions, while Hart crowned two regional champions and qualified two others for the finals and Shelby had two qualifiers. ... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com ITHACA--Hesperia crowned an individual regional champion at the Division 4 tournament in Ithaca on Saturday. Panthers senior River Roberson defeated Zeke Foster of Sandusky by a pin in 2:22 to bring home the title at 135 pounds. He improved his record to ... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY -- Hart's wrestling team won its third straight MHSAA regional championship Wednesday night by sweeping both of its matches at Kent City. The Pirates went against Orchard View in the semifinal match and dominated the Cardinals for a 66-9 victory... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Kent City and Grant each had two individual district champions crowned, while Montague had one titlest Saturday at the MHSAA Division 2 district tournament at Orchard View. Eagles sophomore Carson Gorton won the 103-pound weight class with ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND HAVEN -- Mona Shores and Grand Haven each crowned an MHSAA Division 1 individual district champion at the tournament in Grand Haven on Saturday. Aiden Pike of Grand Haven won the district championship at 119 pounds. He opened with a pin in 55 sec... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITEHALL -- Seven area wrestlers were crowned individual district champions at the MHSAA Division 2 district held at Whitehall on Saturday. Home cooking proved beneficial for the Vikings, who had four individual champions on the day. Fruitport had two... READ MORE
Feb 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GAYLORD -- Fremont had eight wrestlers push on from the MHSAA Division 2 individual district at Oscoda on Saturday, including 119-pound champion Tee Ward. Ward received a first-round bye, and then recorded a technical fall in the second round after buil... READ MORE