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Youth Links
Arthur crowned double champ at Asics Kids Nationals
7 Michigan youths earn double all-american status in Freestyle & Greco Roman
7/9 - Angus Arthur of Laingsburg swept through
the Asics Kids Freestyle & Greco Roman
Nationals last weekend in Orem, Utah as he won
the National Championship in both styles at
100lbs in the Novice division. There were six
other Michigan youths that earned double
all-american status by placing in both styles.
Click more for a full recap as well as complete match-by-match results for all Michigan athletes that competed.
Michigan Schoolboys finsish 3rd in both styles
6/23 - If this weekend's schoolboy national duals is a sign of things to come than the
future looks bright for Michigan wrestling. Michigan sent two full squads down to the
schoolboy duals in Indianapolis to compete in both greco roman and freestyle with the
Michigan Red squad finishing third in both styles. Click more for full recap and results.
1st season of Fab 50 officially in the books
5/31 - The innagural season of the Michigan Grappler "Fab 50" Youth Tournament Series has been a great sucess. Almost all the top in-state tournaments and
championships were included as well as some of the most notorious youth national tournaments. The first season is now offically complete and the winners of the Fab 50 will be announced in late June/early July. Michigan Grappler is asking that all points and results for the Fab 50 be reported by June 15th, 2008. Email results to fab50@michigangrappler.com.
7 Michigan youths make W.O.W. All-Star Team
Hall and Whitford named Wrestlers of the Year
4/30 - The World of Wrestling announced their 2008 All-Star Team this week and a number of Michigan youths made the cut. Among those making the First Team were Trinity Award Winners Mark Hall and Ben Whitford, who were named the wrestler of the year for their respective age divisions. Click more to read full story.
11 Michiganders claim TOC Crowns in Ohio
The state of Michigan was well represented in Columbus, OH this weekend for the always tough Ohio Tournament of Champions. The TOC, which fields competitors from 8 and under Bantams through high school Elite and Open divisions, is renowned as the largest one day tournament in the world. 11 Michigan grapplers claimed tournament titles this weekend, click more to view the full list of placers.
Fab 50 Update: End is near - only a few events remain!
4/14 - The heart of the Fab 50 season has concluded and with only a few events remaining Mark Hall has pulled ahead into sole possesion of first in the Fab 50 standings. With a win at the Reno Worlds Hall is now 4 points ahead of his CMS teammate Dominic Sutermeister. To see the rest of the top 20 in the Fab 50 race, click more.
Hall and Whitford win Trinity Award with Reno Titles
4/11 - Mark Hall and Ben Whitford did something last weekend that few youth wrestlers in the country are capable of doing as they won the prestigous Trinity Award. Hall and Whitford won the Reno World Championships last weekend to complete the final leg of the Trinity award. Whitford won at 89lbs in the 15-18 year old division while Hall was named outstanding wrestler of the 9-10 year old division as he racked up five falls en route to the 90lb title. Click more for full results.
Team Michigan dominates Middle School Duals
4/10 - The Michigan CK Next Level middle school squad went a perfect 7-0 two weeks ago in Danville, IL to win the Middle School National Duals. The Michigan team beat squads from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Oregon en route the title and defeated Indiana Gold 51-23 in the finals. 8th grader Taylor Massa of St Johns was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament as he went 7-0 to lead Michigan. Also going 7-0 and earning All-American honors were Jacob Schmidt, Ben Whitford, Alec Mooridian, Freddie Rodriguez, Gabe Morse, Jordan Thomas, Mason Courtright, and Martaz Crutchfield. Also scoring at least 5 wins on the weekend were Justin Oliver, Brandt Schafer, Tyler Simaz, Andrew Morse, Jordan Wolfert, Patrick Eldred, CJ Dominguez, and Kyle Spear.
Wild weekend wraps up in East Lansing
Michigan's top youths crowned MYWAY State Champions
3/30 - The best youth wrestlers in Michigan did battle this weekend in East Lansing with MYWAY State Titles on the line. The dust is beginning to settle at Jenison Fieldhouse after a wild weekend of youth wrestling. Results are being posted as they become available.
Fab 50 Update: Hall, Sutemeister still the ones to beat
3/16 - Mark Hall and Dominic Sutemeister have continued their dominance on the national youth wrestling scene as of late with wins at Liberty and the WOW Classic. Both Hall and Sutemeister have won every Fab 50 tournament they have entered this year and they are currently tied for 1st in the latest MI Grappler Fab 50 standings. To view the full standings, click more.
Rochester wins Oakland County MS Championships
3/19 - The future of Oakland County was on display last weekend as 23 middle school teams competed in the Oakland County Middle School Wrestling Championships in Lake Orion. Rochester Van Hoosen edged Waterford Pierce by a point to win the crown. For full results, click more.
Lowell, Shelby win MYWAY State Duals titles
3/9 - It was a sign of things to come last weekend in Battle Creek the day after the High School Team State finals as the best elementary and middle school school-based teams duked it out for MYWAY State Titles. Lowell won the elementary and Shelby won the middle school division. To view full results, click more
5 Michigan youths claim Liberty titles
3/9 - Mark Hall of Davison continued his reign over the national youth wrestling scene at the Liberty Nationals last month February 23-24. Hall, who has already won titles BorderWars and Tulsa National titles this year, added a Liberty National title to that list, garnering Outstanding Wrestling honors for his age group as well. Other Michigan wrestlers claiming titles were Dominic Sutemeister, Freddie Rodriguez, Patrick Eldred, and Eric Rogers. To see all of Michigan's placers click more.
Clio & Hartland win MYWAY Regional Duals
2/12 - Clio showed a promising future for their program as their elementary squad won the MYWAY Regional Duals at Clarkston last weekend. Clio bested some of the elite programs in the state like Eaton Rapids, Holt, Davison, Clarkston, and Hartland to win the elementary division. While Hartland failed to place in the elementary division, they came away with the title in Middle School, defeating Oxford 29-26 in the final round. For full results of each division, click the links below.
4 Michiganders crowned champions in Tulsa
1/23 - A slew of Michigan's top youths made the trip to Tulsa last weekend for the 53rd annual Cliff Keen Tulsa Nationals and four came back to Michigan with national titles. CMS wrestling club crowned three champs of the four with Brenden McGrill in 7-8 75lbs, Dominic Sutermeister in 9-10 76lbs, and Mark Hall in the 9-10 90lb division. The other MI champ was Holt's Ben Whitford who won the 13-15 82lb bracket. 14 total Michigan grapplers came home with hardware, to view them all click more.
Lowell youths sweep MYWAY Duals
1/23 - The MYWAY Dual system got started last weekend with the Ionia Regional Duals. In both the elementary and Middle School division it was Lowell that came away with wins. In Middle School, Lowell defeated Hesperia in the finals 45-30., meanwhile the Lowell elementary grapplers knocked off Holt in the finals 42-30. For more results, click more.
Upcoming MYWAY Duals:
Hall & Sutermeister sit atop early Fab 50 standings
1/17 - The first year of the Michigan Grappler Fab 50 youth tournament series is well underway and two of Michigan's most accomplished youngsters, Mark Hall II and Dominic Sutermeister, sit atop the standings heading into to Tulsa this weekend. Hall and Sutermeister, who both train and compete for CMS, have won every Fab 50 event they have attended and are currently tied with 56 points each. To read more about the current top 5 in the Fab 50, click more.
For full standings, click here.
MYWA Duals get underway this weekend in Ionia
1/17 - The first MYWAY Duals State Championship qualifier will take place this weekend in Ionia. Among those clubs attending will be Belding, Ionia, Lowell, Hesperia, Hamilton, Lawton, Sparta, and Holt. Other upcoming Dual state qualifiers will be Clarkston on Feb 10th and New Lothrop on Feb 24th. Click the links below for fliers on those events.
Spartan Country gives early look at states best youths
1/9 - The MYWAY Season kicked off last weekend with the Spartan Country tournament in East Lansing. The tournament is the only event of the year that brings all the regions together in one venue until the state tournament. Spartan Country served as an early season indicator of whos who in the state as most of the top youth wrestlers were in attendance. Among those claiming gold at Spartan Country was last year's All Future Team member Angus Arthur of Laingsburg (pictured), who won at 95lbs in the 96-97 age group. To view the results from Spartan Country, click here.
Winter Nationals feature MI top youths
12/31 - Many of Michigan's top youth grapplers were in action over the holidays at the BorderWars Winter Nationals in Battle Creek. The Winter Nationals attracted many of the top 5 to 14 year olds from not only Michigan, but surrounding states as well. Click more for full results.
Grenawalt wins CK Reno national crown
12/8 - Taylor Grenawalt of Haslett captured the 13/14 age division,105 pound crown at the prestigious Cliff Keen Reno Nationals held last weekend December 1st in Reno, Nevada.
The lone Michigan wrestler entered in the tournament, Grenawalt posted wins over state champions from California, Nevada, Idaho and Oregon. He was a runner up for the Tournament Outstanding Wrestler award with two 1st period pins, surrendering a total of only 3 points throughout the entire tournament. To view full results, click more.
Hall and Massa earn OW at Tulsa Kickoff
11/20 - Michigan was well represented at the Tulsa Kickoff last weekend as 6 Michiganders came away with tournament titles. Mark Hall of Davison and Taylor Massaof St Johns were both named outstanding wrestler in their respective age divisions. Hall won the 10&under 90lb bracket with 4 falls and Massa won the 15&under 130lb weight with 5 falls. Others winning titles were Davian Gowens, Dominic Sutermeister, Martin Rodriguez, and Ben Whitford. To see how all the Michigan kids fared, click more.
Arthur & Rodriguez win titles at Big Horn Nationals
11/19 - A handful of Michigan youths traveled to Loveland, CO for the Big Horn Nationals last weekend and came away with medals. Leading the way were
Angus Arthur of Laingsburg and Freddie Rodriguez of Holt, who each won gold in 12&under and 14&under at 90lbs. Two other Michigan kids attendend and both placed as Martin Rodriguez took 2nd at 70lb in 13/14 and Shabo Gorial took 3rd at 75lbs in 11/12. The Big Horn Nationals are the first leg in the America Crown Wrestling Championships and are also a part of the MI Grappler Fab 50. To view full results from Big Horn, click more.
Spartan Classic marks start of Fab 50 era
The first points of the Fab 50 season were scored last weekend in East Lansing at the Borderwars Spartan Classic. The next Fab 50 event will be the BorderWars Nationals, which is a platinum scored event. For Sparan Classic results and info on the BorderWars Nationals, go to the BorderWars Website.
Good turnout for Eagle smackdown
The EMU Eagle Smackdown gave youth wrestlers their first oppurtunity to get on the mats this fall. For results from the smackdown, click here.
MI Grappler announces "Fab 50" youth tournament series
8/30 - Michigan Grappler is pleased to announce that this year will mark the first season of the Michigan Grappler Fab 50 Youth Tournament series. Any youth wrestler who is not yet in high school is eligible for the Fab 50. If one places at a Fab 50 sponsored event he or she will earn points and at the end of the season the 50 wrestlers with the most points will earn a spot in the Fab 50, with the top 10 guaranteeing themselves a spot on the Youth Dream Team. The highest overall point getter from the Fab 50 will be the 2007-08 Michigan Grappler youth wrestler of the year. Click more for full details on the Fab 50, including event schedule and scoring system...More...
Zac Hall named TheMat.com wrestler of the week
7/11 - 5th grader Zac Hall of Ithaca was named "Wrestler of The Week" by TheMat.com. TheMat is a national wrestling news website that is also the offical website of USA Wrestling. Hall earned the honor for his performance at the Asics Kids Nationals last week. Click here to view the article from TheMat.com
New wrestling novel showcases benefits of wrestling
When you hear about wrestling on tv, in movies, or in books you usually hear about the over-exaggerated "negative" side of our sport: weight cutting, skin diseases, cauliflower ear, crazy parents, etc. Well there is finally some good publicity as the novel entitled Nearfall, authored by Joe Reasbeck, is now availailable. The novel follows the life of two brothers and showcases how the sport of wrestling can build character to tackle life issues such as bullying, peer pressure, fitting in, as well as family and social struggles, among many other things
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Michigan Grappler All-Future Team announced
6/3 - Take a look at the future of Michigan Wrestling with MI Grappler's youth team of the future. There were 10 wrestlers selected in the Elementary grades and Middle School grades, respectively. We would like to thank all who sent in nominations, this team is only a glimpse at the talent that Michigan has at the youth level as many, many well deserved athletes failed to make the cut.
Sutermeister, Hall headline Michigan's TOC champs
4/24 - Michigan had 7 youth wrestlers claim Tournament of Champions Titles last weekend. Dominic Sutermeister, Mark Hall II, Tyler Hunt, George Gonzales Jr., Jake Hardaker, Queen Smith, and Dakota Pike all won their respective weight classes. Therre were many other Michigan placers as well, click here to view them all.
'Bad Boyz' elementary team takes 2nd at AAU Duals
4/18 - Thw top 32 elementary dual teams from all over the country gathered last weekend in Kingston, Teneseee for the AAU Elementary Duals. The Michigan Bad Boyz finished the tournament as National Runners-up after falling 38-34 to an Iowa squad in the finals.
The team dominated pool competion to qualify for the Gold Bracket. They then toppled 2 Illinois squads to advance to the finals with Iowa. 5 Bad Boyz went undefeated on the tournament: Davlan Gavens (50lbs), Zac Hall III (80lbs), Logan Marcicki (85lbs), Angus Arthur (90lbs), and Dakota Juarez (125lbs) all finished with perfect 8-0 records. Click here to view entire Michigan Bad Boyz Team with individual results
Michigan well represtented at Folkstyle Nationals
4/3 - The Asics/USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals were held last weekend in Cedar Falls, IA and many Michiganders of all ages came away with medals. Three michigan natives, midgets Mark Hall and Dominic Sutermeister, along with schoolboy Freddie Rodriguez all came home with National Titles. Sutermeister won the 70lb midget division, Hall won the 80lb midget weight class, and Rodriguez won at 80lbs in schoolboy. For full Michigan results, click here.
Michigan squad takes 4th at Middle School National Duals
Whitford is tournament Outstanding Wrestler
Team Michigan - Cliff Keen Next Level finished 4th last weekend at the NHSCA
Middle School National duals in Danville, IL. Ben Whitford of Holt was voted Outstanding Wrestler of tournament, and 7 other Michigan wrestlers earned All-American Honors...more
Rockford, Hesperia claim MYWAY dual State Titles
3/5 - Rockford's high school team won the Division 1 State title on Saturday and their middle school squad followed suit Sunday by claiming the MYWA Middle School State Championship in Battle Creek. Rockford dominated the competetion with wins over Dansville, Lowell, and Davison. In the elementary division Hesperia made up for their high school teams quarterfinal loss to Addison by claiming the elementary state crown. Hesperia outlasted Davison and Lowell to earn the championship. Full results, click here.
