
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.