The Gladstone High School wrestling team juggled its lineup and those match-ups worked well as the Braves beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 49-24, in a dual meet Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos from the match.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos finished second and fourth, respectively, at the 30-team Northern Michigan Wrestling Championships Saturday in Gaylord. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves had five wrestlers make it to the finals, and three of them won championships to lead the Braves to the Upper Peninsula Wrestling title Saturday in Marquette. Click the above headline to see all of the results, and photos from the day.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the championship of the Kalkaska Super Dual on Saturday in Lower Michigan. The Braves beat Sault Ste. Marie (48-33), Mancelona (69-12), Rogers City (64-18), Kalkaska (72-12), and Alpena (84-0) to finish with a 5-0 record. Senior Bobby Beauchamp picked up his 100th career victory at 145 pounds.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team had four guys win championships, helping the Braves to rally past Escanaba to win the Eskymo Elks Invitational on Saturday. Twenty teams were on hand for the event. Click the above headline to read the results, and to see photos and videos.
Two dozen wrestling teams from across Michigan competed in the Marquette Challenge on Saturday. While two western Michigan teams were at the top of the team standings, the Gladstone Braves made a strong showing with two wrestlers reaching the finals. Click the above headline to read details.
Three Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site weightlifters competed at the USA Weightlifting National Championships, over the weekend, in Dallas. Vanessa McCoy led the way with a second place finish at 63kg. Click the above headline for more details.
Twenty-nine wrestlers from downstate Allendale High School are in Marquette learning a new style of the sport at the United States Olympic Training Site. WJMN Local Three Sports reports that the wrestlers are being taught the Greco-Roman style of wrestling which tests both the strength and mental toughness of the sport. Click the above headline to see the report. (WJMN Local Three Sports photo)
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday that the state wrestling finals will move to Central Michigan University starting in 2016. The team finals have been held in Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena ever since the MHSAA started offering the sport in 1988. Click the above headline for all of the details. (Pictured: Kellogg Arena)
There were no Upper Peninsula state wrestling champions, but ten U.P. boys finished in the top eight of their weight classes Saturday at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to see the results for the U.P. boys.
Ten Upper Peninsula high school wrestlers have survived the first two days of the MHSAA Individual state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. They all have at least one loss, so they can't win a state championship, but all can finish as high as third in their weight classes on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula will be well-represented at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The regionals were held on Saturday across the state, and ten U.P. wrestlers won regional championships. Another 19 boys qualified for the state finals by finishing in the top four in their weight classes. Click the above headline for the results for all of the U.P. wrestlers. Pictured above: Gladstone's Jeremy Kadish won a regional championship at 171 pounds on Saturday.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team had its season come to an end Wednesday night, as the Braves lost to the Roscommon Bucks, 39-36, in a regional semifinal in Grayling. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team had its season come to an end Wednesday night as the Clio Mustangs posted a 44-29 win at the MHSAA Division Two Regionals in Mt. Pleasant. Mohammed Hoque and Denham Miron had pins for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read the results, and see photos taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Hoque pinned Clio's Josh Coffel at 215 pounds in 28 seconds Wednesday night.
The Gladstone Braves had four wrestlers reach the finals at Saturday's MHSAA Division Three district tournament in Grayling. A total of eight Braves wrestlers made the top four to qualify for regionals. Kingsford and Menominee will each send two wrestlers to the regionals. Click the above headline to read Saturday's results. Pictured: Gladstone's Jeremy Kadish with his bracket. (Renee Kadish photo).
Three Escanaba High School wrestlers qualified for next week's regional tournament by finishing in the top four in their weight classes Saturday at the individual districts in Gaylord. Two wrestlers from Marquette and six from Sault Ste. Marie advanced to the regioanls as well. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team rolled to a pair of lopsided victories Wednesday night to win the MHSAA Division Three District Championship in Negaunee. The Braves beat Kingsford, 60-6, and then after Negaunee topped Menominee (36-30), the Braves overwhelmed Negaunee, 60-6.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team fought off a huge challenge from the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in the MHSAA Division Two District championship match Wednesday night in Marquette. Breyden Papineau's pin in the final match of the night gave Escanaba the needed six points, leading to a 39-36 Eskymo victory, and a trip to the regionals. Click the above headline for more details, and to see pictures taken by Sheila Olsen.
Scout Wunder, Ean Bevins and Nick Onate had pins in the lower weight classes, and the Escanaba Eskymos took advantage of three Gladstone forfeits to beat the Braves, 41-39, Wednesday in Gladstone. The Braves swept the upper weight classes. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to hear coach's comments.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team followed up its win at last weekend's Upper Peninsula Championships by winning a tri-meet at home on Tuesday. Escanaba beat Negaunee, 72-12, and Menominee, 74-3, at the Escanaba High School Gym. Click the above headline to see photos taken be Sheila Olsen.
The Escanaba High School wrestling won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday at Marquette High School. The Eskymos had 210 points, while the Gladstone Braves were second with 175. Click the above headline for all of the results.
It took less than a half-hour for the Gladstone Braves to win their wrestling dual meet over the Ishpeming Hematites, 41-24, Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team won four matches in two days during a pair of tri-meets in Bark River and Negaunee. On Tuesday, Escanaba beat Munising, 58-16, and then topped Bark River-Harris, 70-12. Then on Wednesday, Escanaba had a perfect score of 84-0 against Negaunee, and the Eskymos also routed Kingsford, 76-6. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the championship of the annual Ray Mariucci Invitational Saturday afternoon in Kingsford. The Braves had three individual champions: Jeremy Kadish, Bradley Gagnon, and Diego Mileski.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team won the Battle of Delta County Thursday night, beating the Gladstone Braves, 48-21, in a dual meet in Escanaba. Gladstone had to forfeit matches at 103, 112, 119, and 130 pounds, giving Escanaba 24 free points. Click the above headline to see the match scores, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Ean Bevins (top) pins Gladstone's Diego Mileski in 59 seconds.
For the second year in a row, the Escanaba High School wrestling team turned in a strong showing at the Merrill (Wis.) Bluejay Challenge. Escanaba took sixth place out of 24 teams competing in the event. Click the above headline to see the team's top finishers, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team easily won a dual meeting over the Marquette Redmen, 76-6, Wednesday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos, taken by Sheila Olsen. Pictured above: Escanaba's Hunter Sadler won on a pin.
The Escanaba High School wrestling team battled hard, but fell just short of the championship of the Elks Invitational Wrestling on Saturday. Escanaba ended up a point-and-a-half behind Reedsville, Wis. The Gladstone Braves finished fifth and the Bark River-Harris Broncos were 14th in the 23-team field. Click the above headline to see all of the details.
It was a big Saturday for high school wrestling in the area as the Marquette Challenge was held, as well as the Tomahawk Invitational in northern Wisconsin. There were 20 teams on hand in Marquette, and 17 in Tomahawk. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the championship of the St. Ignace Invitational on Saturday, taking four individual weight classes and getting a pair of runners-up. Gladstone won despite giving away four weight classes on forfeits. Click the above headline to read more details.
