Wrestlers advance to state meet
Published 11:16 am Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pictured here are the members of the Edwardsburg Wrestling Club. They are from in front from left: Keller Mecklenburg, Andrew Castelucci, Caedin Pulling, Maxx Szucs, Jacob Reece, Caden Reece, Nathan Adrina, Kain McCord, Bryce Guernsey and Dylan Guernsey; second row: Nick Buysee, Noah Szucs, Andrew Flick, Michael Higley, Lucas Pierce, Brayden Burgess, Jarrett Tighe, Drew Bidwell, Jackson Hoover, Sam Kaczar and Nick Vanderheyden; third row: Jaxan Disher, Austin Cline, Steven Harris, Joshua Harris, Jacob Andrina, Chase Sager, Josh McMann, Jordan Tevlin, Ethan Griffin, Joey Hess, Cody Adkins, Bradley Bentley and Devin Pulling; back row: coach Jason Tighe, coach Todd Guernsey, Austin Guernsey, coach Mike Higley, coach Mike Hoover, coach Joe Hess and coach Pat Disher. Missing from photo: Braden Waggoner, Mac Gaideski, Dillon Cline, Nathan Buysee, Colton Creed, Cameron Demler, GavinGolba, Jacob Herman, Grant Hoover, Cole Krupp, Bailey McGivern, Edward Mozader, Blake Parsons, Brett Bowman, Michael Tatay, Bo Thomas and Noah Tinkham. (Vigilant/Argus photo/Provided)
The Edwardsburg Wrestling Club consists of 52 wrestlers this year and it has been another outstanding season.
Several of the wrestlers have competed in 13 tournaments through the Michigan Youth Wrestling Association.
On Saturday, March 20, 26 wrestlers competed in the Regional Tournament at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek and 17 of the wrestlers advanced to the state tournament, which will be held this weekend at the Kellogg Arena as well.
Those qualifiers are Caedin Pulling, Caden Reece, Jacob Reece, Noah Tinkham, Mac Gaideski, Jarrett Tighe, Lucas Pierce, Devin Pulling, Joshua Harris, Steven Harris, Andrew Flick, Michael Higley, Joey Hess, Blake Parsons, Michael Kempton, Dillon Cline and Terry Brasfield.
At the regionals, Reece, Tinkham, Flick, Kempton and Higley all won weight class championships.
Finishing second were Pulling, Reece, Harris and Parsons.
Placing third was Joshua Harris. Earning fourth place finishes were Tighe, Pierce, Pulling, Joey Hess, Cline and Brasfield. Taking fifth were Cody Adkins, Austin Cline, Devon McGrath, Bo Thomas and Michael Borden. Finishing sixth was Bradley Brasfield.
