Sizzling Start

Wayne Memorial Wolfpack surging
on mats and in the classroom

Dec. 6, 2009, 1:40 p.m.

  Wayne Memorial's wrestling team placed first at the 12-team Blissfield Invitational for the second consecutive year. Placing first were Jalen Jones and the big man, Chris Bowie.

  Taking home silver awards were Tristan Jarosicwicz, Terry McCartney, Anwar Oliver, Josh Mills, Dimitrus Renfroe and Dylan Korzetki.

  Finishing third were Devon Adams and Nate Cavanaugh, and newcomer Pablo Flores finished fourth.

  The Wolfpack's "B" team went 2-2 at a varsity event hosted by Livonia Clarenceville. Winning matches were Matt Scraggs, Allan Parker, Michiel Hood, Avery Barron, Cody Allen, Kyle Szalai, Sharif Hegazi, Doug Rutan, Chris Schmidt, Amanda Prough, Matt Hansen, Aman Brar and John McTigue.

16 of 19 medal at Ann Arbor Pioneer JV tourney
  The newcomers fared well at their first tournament as nine wrestlers reached the finals. Finishing first were Lucas Hofbauer, Kevin Newborn, Chris McCown, Alex Balli and Cameron Williams.

  Taking silver were Gabe Polgar, Colin Mullins and Mike Nicholson. Bronze medals went to Ryan Davis, Mike Sterling, Sam Ekanem, Jacob Turner and Sheldon Crummey. Placing fourth were Chet Hershey, Ricky Kolman and Greg Dowdell.

Academic excellence!
  In past years, the Wolfpack wrestlers have been plagued with academic problems. Last season, an effort was made to change that, and the effort has continued this year. Outstanding academic honors go to the following wrestlers:

4.0 GPA: Jacob Chiles, Kevin Newborn, Alex Balli and Dylan Korzetki;

3.5+ GPA: Sheldon Crummey, Sam Ekanem, Chris McCown, Cody Allen, Avery Barron, Micheil Hood, Kyle Szalai, Nate Cavanaugh, Chet Hershey and Matt Hansen.

3.0+ GPA: Monte Harris, Collin Mullins, Allen Parker, Gabe Polgar, Sharif Hegazi, Dimitrus Renfroe, Amanda Prough, Chris Bowie and Anwar Oliver.