Preview: Wings Awaits Challengers Chasing Champions, Record-Setting Opportunity
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 26, 2026
Detroit Catholic Central. Lowell. Dundee. Hudson.
Together, they have won 20 of the 24 MHSAA Team Finals championships awarded this decade. And all are seeded first in their respective divisions again this weekend at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo.
While their winning streaks remain storylines of note, one more definitely deserves attention. Hudson coach Scott Marry will bring a 980-216 career record into this weekend. One more win will tie him with retired Stevensville Lakeshore coach Bruce Bittenbender for the most in MHSAA wrestling history. A second victory in Saturday’s Semifinal would send Marry to the top of the list.
Competition begins Friday at noon with the first of four sets of Quarterfinals. Semifinals are 9:30 a.m. and noon Saturday, with championship matches on four adjacent mats at 3:45 p.m. Brackets for all four divisions, links to buy tickets and watch online can be found on the Wrestling page. See below for glances at all 32 hopefuls, listed by division and seed.
Division 1
#1 DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL
Record/rank: 17-5, No. 1
League finish: First in Catholic High School League
Coach: Mitch Hancock, 19th season (422-68)
Championship history: Eighteen MHSAA championships (most recent 2025), four runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Gavin Boller (30-10) fr., 113 Gabriel Ryzyi (35-8) fr., 120 Brent Coak (23-17) fr., 126 Jamison Gregory (27-7) jr., 126 Ryan Totten (35-9) jr., 132 Wyatt Lees (37-3) sr., 132 Meyer Murray (23-14) soph., 138 Mack Moscovic (33-10) jr., 150 Grayson Fuchs (22-1) jr., 157 Alexander Buskirk (30-7) sr., 175 Braxten Roche (21-7) soph., 190 Caden Krueger (36-4) jr., 215 Collin Payne (30-15) sr.
Outlook: Detroit Catholic Central will attempt to win a fourth-straight Division 1 championship for the second time and run its total to eight Finals titles over the last decade. There are still only three seniors among 13 Individual Finals qualifiers, and two reigning individual champions in Lees and Fuchs. Totten finished runner-up to Lees at 120 pounds last year, while Moscovic, Gregory, Murray, Buskirk, Roche and Krueger all are returning Individual Finals placers as well. Lees will be wrestling for a fourth individual title and Fuchs for his third next weekend.
#2 HARTLAND
Record/rank: 24-1, No. 2
League finish: First in Kensington Lakes Activities Association West
Coach: Kyle Summerfield, fifth season (138-8)
Championship history: Division 1 champion 2016, seven runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Brodie Dunbar (37-11) soph., 113 Jase Sensor (40-8) soph., 120 Jonah McPherson (38-11) soph., 138 Bohdan Abbey (43-1) sr., 144 Ashton Jewell (46-9) jr., 144 Braydon Tougas (36-5) jr., 150 James Kozsa (40-11) sr., 157 Dallas Korponic (45-2) sr., 165 Joseph Cappellano (40-10) sr., 175 Jacen Pocock (34-9) jr., 215 Lucas Bates (36-9) sr.
Outlook: Hartland is back at the Finals for the fourth time in five seasons under Summerfield and after winning a league that included two other top-10 teams. Abbey are Korponic are reigning Individual Finals champions and both seeking to finish their high school careers next weekend with third individual titles. Hartland defeated No. 4 Clarkston 52-18 in their Regional Final.
#3 BRIGHTON
Record/rank: 24-2, No. 3
League finish: Second in KLAA West
Coach: Matt Wisniewski, first season (24-2)
Championship history: Division 1 champion 2015, runner-up 2018 and 2019.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Bronson Shinkonis (33-7) soph., 126 Drake Pollins (31-8) (sr.), 132 Ethan Smith (33-9) sr., 144 Xander Courneya (33-9) sr. 150 Kaden Tindall (34-7) sr., 175 Mason Gardner (30-13) sr., 190 Dominic Nauss (33-4) soph., 215 Sullivan Haas (31-7) jr., 285 Alexander Salmon (32-9) sr., G-140 Alexis Lazar (23-0) sr.
Outlook: Brighton is seeking to take the next step again after falling by just a point in last year’s Semifinals. Wisniewski took over the program this season after seven as an assistant and has returning Individual Finals placers in Shinkonis, Courneya, Tindall, Nauss, junior Jameson Woods (19-10, 113) and sophomore Beck Yurkunas (35-10, 138). Woods was the runner-up at 106 last season. The Bulldogs defeated No. 6 Grand Ledge, No. 10 Howell and No. 15 Hastings on the way to this weekend.
#4 TEMPERANCE BEDFORD
Record/rank: 29-5, No. 8
League finish: First in Southeastern Conference
Co-coaches: Kevin Vogel, 15th season (375-69) & Logan Rimmer, first season (29-5)
Championship history: Eleven MHSAA championships (most recent 2001), seven runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Cody Duvendack (41-5) jr., 126 Maxim Benore (37-13) sr., 132 Tristan King (43-6) sr., 138 Nolan King (41-8) sr., 157 George Yockey (28-13) jr., 175 Zach Miracle (43-2) sr.
Outlook: Bedford has moved up a seed from last season after just missing making the 2025 Semifinals with a one-point Quarterfinal defeat. Miracle was the individual runner-up last season at 165 pounds and is one of five senior starters. Duvendack also was a Finals placer a year ago. Bedford advanced to this weekend with a 42-21 Regional Final win over No. 7 Westland John Glenn.
#5 ROCKFORD
Record/rank: 26-4, No. 9
League finish: First in Ottawa-Kent Conference Red
Coach: Brian Richardson, 17th season (392-139)
Championship history: Two MHSAA championships (most recent 2009), three runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Brody Compau (43-0) fr., 120 Layne Martin (43-0) jr., 126 Keagen Elliott (39-6) jr., 132 Logan Welmerink (25-7) soph., 144 Liam Fitzpatrick (44-0) sr., 175 Logan Hammingh (42-1) sr., G-155 Ashton Wright (18-7) soph., G-170 Easton Wright (15-5) sr.
Outlook: The Rams are back at Finals weekend after defeating No. 13 Grandville 44-30 in their Regional Final, and also moved up a seed from a year ago. This team could be on the verge of something more over the next few seasons with only three seniors and six underclassmen in the starting lineup. Martin is the reigning champion at 113, and Elliott, Welmerink, Fitzpatrick and Hammingh all are returning individual placers.
#6 DAVISON
Record/rank: 10-6, No. 11
League finish: First in Saginaw Valley League
Coach: Jason Mester, second season (27-10)
Championship history: Ten MHSAA championships (most recent 2022), seven runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jacob Holley (29-7) fr., 113 Brice Hamlin (22-16) soph., 120 Bryce Holt (26-8) sr., 126 Steve Vaughn (24-11) jr., 144 Calvin Martz (24-12) sr., 150 Wyatt Cross (22-12) soph., 157 Julius Pacheco (30-3) jr., 215 Brandon Glisson (27-11) sr., G-110 Aubrey Bowman (25-3) soph.
Outlook: Just like two years ago, when Davison nearly made the championship match as a No. 6 seed, the Cardinals could be dangerous from this spot also coming off finishing runner-up a year ago. Vaughn was an Individual Finals champion as a freshman and placer last year, along with Martz, Pacheco, Glisson and Tobias Pacheco (4-4, 157).
#7 ROCHESTER ADAMS
Record/rank: 15-4, No. 12
League finish: Third in Oakland Activities Association Red
Coach: Mike Holtz, 19th season (289-129)
Championship history: Division 1 champion 1998, runner-up 1999.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 126 John David Quinlan (38-5) jr., 132 Will Eastin (28-17) soph., 144 Deacon Morgan (24-1) jr., 150 Demetrious Thomas (31-12) jr., 165 Dominic Beccari (35-6) sr., 190 Jackson Harris (19-6) jr., 215 Maxim Vostryakov (39-9) sr.
Outlook: Adams has won four straight District titles and taken the next steps this time with its first Regional championship since 1999, thanks in part to a 37-35 win over No. 14 Romeo in their Regional Semifinal. Holtz was an all-stater for the Highlanders and part of the teams that finished champion and runner-up during the late 1990s. Morgan was the individual runner-up last season at 126, and Beccari and Quinlan were placers.
#8 MACOMB DAKOTA
Record/rank: 23-4, unranked
League finish: First in Macomb Area Conference Red
Coach: Ed Skowneski III, 14th season (358-76)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Kevin Shamblin (35-17) soph., 113 Kayson Spens (37-16) fr., 138 Carl Nihranz (49-2) sr., 144 Lucas Harper (38-7) sr.
Outlook: Dakota has made it 12 Regional titles under Skowneski, and a third straight with a lineup featuring only four seniors but a large group of juniors through the mid to heavier weights. Nihranz has placed at the Individual Finals his first three seasons and should be a championship contender next weekend.
Division 2
#1 LOWELL
Record/rank: 32-3, No. 1
League finish: First in River Cities Alliance
Coach: Kyle Slocum, first season (32-3)
Championship history: Fifteen MHSAA championships (most recent 2025), six runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 John Carter McKay (40-9) soph., 120 Jarrett Smith (42-2) sr., 126 Carson Blum (40-8) soph., 138 Cole Cichocki (36-10) jr., 144 Logan Dawson (42-7) sr., 150 Cody Foss (36-12) sr., 157 Trevor Boone (33-8) sr., 175 Seth Harvey (32-7) sr., 215 Weston McFarland (21-8) jr., 285 Braylen Meeuwsen (35-16) soph., G-100 Veronica Tapia (26-3) sr., G-110 Tatianna Castillo (30-1) soph.
Outlook: Lowell will be seeking a 13th-straight Division 2 title and first under Slocum, who was promoted after 18 years as an assistant for the Red Arrows and was an individual champion at Belding in 2004. Smith will be wrestling for his third individual championship next weekend and defeated Blum to win last year’s, and Cichocki and Dawson also were Division 2 placers. Castillo is the reigning champion in the girls 105 class and Tapia was the runner-up at 100 last season.
#2 THREE RIVERS
Record/rank: 35-4, No. 2
League finish: First in Wolverine Conference
Coach: Jeff Smith, 10th season (182-86)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Owen Moreland (41-13) fr., 120 Kyler Snellenbarger (36-15) soph., 126 Brody Morrill (42-10) jr., 138 Jak Monroe (42-11) sr., 144 Ethan Moreland (45-11) jr., 150 Carter Hensley (42-6) sr., 165 Braylon Faile (49-5) jr., 175 Louis Smith (53-0) sr., 190 Jaxon Smith (46-8) sr., G-140 Stella Eachen (37-7) fr., G-145 MacKenna Webster (38-1) sr.
Outlook: Three Rivers reached the Semifinals last season and will look to continue climbing led by four seniors who all have topped 40 wins this season. The Wildcats are making a third-straight trip to Finals weekend and have a combined record of 91-6 during that time. Both Louis and Jaxon Smith were Finals placers last season, and Moreland was as a freshman.
#3 ALGONAC
Record/rank: 29-3, No. 3
League finish: Second in Bluewater Area Conference
Coach: Brian Ranger, 14th season (354-109)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Jack Reyes (38-12) sr., 126 Christian Brown (37-11) soph., 132 Vincent Finn (43-6) jr. 150 Nate Clemons (33-18) jr., 165 Julian Walker (48-2) sr., 175 Andrew Brown (42-6) sr., 215 Trevor Jarvi (45-7) soph.
Outlook: Algonac – which moved into Division 2 this season – earned its first Regional title since making a run to the Division 3 Semifinals in 2023 and after emerging from what remains one of the strongest wrestling leagues in the state. Walker was the runner-up at 165 in Division 3 a year ago, and Reyes and sophomore TJ Landrum (27-10, 126) also are returning Finals placers.
#4 LINDEN
Record/rank: 25-4, No. 4
League finish: First in Flint Metro League
Coach: Aaron Lawrence, third season (102-15)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Ethan Hunt (34-9) soph., 113 Tyler Sage (46-2) soph., 120 Luciano Luna (41-12) soph., 144 Wyatt Devasher (39-14) sr., 150 Parker Makela (38-14) jr., 157 Adoniah Delgado (46-5) sr., 190 Lucas Lewandowski (15-3) soph.
Outlook: Linden jumped up two seeds for its second-straight trip to Finals weekend, and after defeating No. 8 Fenton along the way. The future continues to look bright; although five seniors start, so too do eight sophomores. Among them, Sage was an individual placer last season and is a combined 102-5 over his first two seasons.
#5 NEW BOSTON HURON
Record/rank: 25-3, No. 5
League finish: First in Huron League
Coach: Logan Ritchie, fifth season (95-32)
Championship history: Class B champion 1978 and 1981.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Caleb Frazier (31-4) sr., 113 Max Banas (33-15) soph., 126 Daniel Gemmel (47-3) jr., 150 Nathan Matsos (42-9) sr., 165 Joshua Hubbard (40-9) sr., G-130 Hailey Wisler (22-4) sr., G-190 Madelyn Grube (26-5) fr.
Outlook: Huron advanced to the Semifinals last season with only one senior individual qualifier, and has just four senior starters this time. Gemmel is a returning Finals placer and one of 10 starters who have topped 30 wins this winter – with three sophomores included in that group.
#6 EATON RAPIDS
Record/rank: 37-5, No. 7
League finish: First in Capital Area Activities Conference White
Coach: Devin Milheim, fourth season (102-33)
Championship history: Eight MHSAA championships (most recent 1999), seven runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Jameson Onstott (53-5) fr., 120 Nicholas Wade (38-6) soph., 144 Logan Adleman (50-9) soph., 175 Gavin Sebastian (43-11) fr., 190 Donny Hoyt (43-8) jr., 285 Jamison Brown (53-7) jr.
Outlook: The Greyhounds are making their first trip to Finals weekend under Milheim, who formerly coached at Jackson Northwest and was an individual placer for Eaton Rapids during his time on the mat. The Greyhounds defeated No. 14 Fowlerville and No. 6 Portland to win their Regional.
#7 FREELAND
Record/rank: 25-7, No. 11
League finish: First in the Tri-Valley Conference
Coach: Jon Rosebush, second season (47-10)
Championship history: Division 2 runner-up 2024.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Easton Rosebush (44-9) sr., 126 Maddox Wilson (39-10) jr., 132 Michael Wilson (43-8) jr., 144 Nolan Cunningham (41-10) jr., 190 Colton Winchell (37-10) fr., 285 Brigham Smith (46-5) sr.
Outlook: The Falcons made the Semifinals two seasons ago and enter this weekend with twice as many individual qualifiers as last year even with only four senior starters. Smith also was an Individual Finals qualifier last season. Freeland defeated No. 12 Bay City John Glenn in the Regional Final to advance.
#8 FRUITPORT
Record/rank: 24-6, No. 13
League finish: First in O-K Silver
Coach: Chad Johnson, fourth season (record N/A)
Championship history: Class B runner-up 1975.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 126 Zachary Aardema (42-5) jr., 132 Murphy Lengkeek (46-7) fr., 138 Alex Aardema (39-17) soph., 215 Chase Rosema (36-11) sr.
Outlook: Fruitport has won four District and two league titles under Johnson, and now will make its first trip to the Quarterfinals in program history. The Trojans defeated No. 10 Greenville and annual contender Gaylord in the Regional. Rosema is one of six senior starters.
Division 3
#1 DUNDEE
Record/rank: 23-3, No. 1
League finish: First in Lenawee County Athletic Association
Coach: Garrett Stevens, fourth season (77-10)
Championship history: Seventeen MHSAA championships (most recent 2025), eight runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Dom Sindone (29-8) fr., 113 Ryan Williams (32-10) soph., 120 Mason Haines (33-7) sr., 126 Bryan Sterling (33-6) sr., 132 Mason Katschor (35-7) jr., 144 Braden Broderick (38-7) sr., 150 Stone Redmon (16-4) soph., 157 Blake Cosby (37-2) sr., 165 Donny Beaufait (33-1) sr., 175 Avery Lane (32-10) jr., 190 Owen Motylinski (25-12) sr., 215 Rocco Redmon (28-11) sr., 285 Austin Miller (32-10) soph.
Outlook: Dundee’s pursuit of a ninth-straight team title rides on the shoulders of eight senior starters including four who are among the team’s five returning Individual Finals champs from a year ago – Haines, Broderick, Cosby and Beaufait. Katschor also won his individual bracket last season, both Redmons were runners-up, and Sterling and Lane were placers. The Vikings also have a dual win this season over Detroit Catholic Central, giving them again a claim as the state’s overall top team.
#2 WHITEHALL
Record/rank: 30-0, No. 2
League finish: First in West Michigan Conference Lakes
Coach: Justin Zeerip, eighth season (218-21)
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2021, 2023 and 2024, Class C runner-up 1984.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Robert Belinger (41-8) soph., 113 Blake Wallace (40-11) soph., 120 Dominic Zygmuntowski (47-5) fr., 126 Cody Manzo (42-7) sr., 126 Issac O’Boyle (31-16) soph., 132 Max Krukowski (41-8) sr., 150 Kolten Weiler (35-15) sr., 157 Liam Leeke (47-2) jr., 190 Tanner Woodworth (34-8) soph., 215 Billy Darke Jr. (39-13) soph., G-115 Miley Manzo (32-10) soph., G-130 Kassie Sapp (35-1) soph.
Outlook: Whitehall has reached Finals weekend the last six seasons and finished runner-up three of those six, most recently in 2024. The Vikings defeated No. 5 Kent City 38-30 in the Regional Final to advance this time and will make this run with six senior starters including three who advanced to the Individual Finals as well. Whitehall graduated two individual champions from a year ago, but Leeke was a Finals placer and Sapp was the runner-up in the girls 115-pound division last winter.
#3 YALE
Record/rank: 26-6, No. 3
League finish: First in BWAC
Co-coaches: Rob Majcher, 13th season (216-173) & Adam Sopha, second season (58-9)
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2025.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Pierce Moran (40-11) soph., 113 William Lawson (41-12) jr., 120 Kason Soucy (34-13) fr., 126 Mackey McClelland (50-5) soph., 132 Logan Rhodes (46-6) jr., 138 Chase Sopha (45-12) jr., 144 Kersten McClelland (8-3) sr., 144 Austin Rhodes (51-3) fr., 150 Levi Frazer (34-20) jr., G-110 Gianna Hoskins (27-8) jr., G-125 Adriana Murray (35-3) soph., G-130 Lydia Stevens (41-1) fr.
Outlook: The Bulldogs reached the championship match last season for the first time and should challenge again. As noted with Algonac above, the BWAC is one of the state’s best leagues, and Yale finished ahead of Algonac and had to get through Imlay City, No. 12 Armada and Richmond again during the postseason. Mackey McClelland was an individual runner-up last season, and Rhodes, Kersten McClelland and Hoskins were Finals placers.
#4 LAKE ODESSA LAKEWOOD
Record/rank: 22-7, No. 4
League finish: Third in CAAC White
Coach: Anthony Harmer, eighth season (149-44)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Dakota Harmer (37-4) soph., 113 Austin Rohrbacher (27-14) soph., 132 Vincent Stamm (28-11) jr., 157 Bryson Boucher (39-2) jr.
Outlook: Lakewood has moved up two seeds for the second-straight Finals weekend with close wins over Delton Kellogg and Bronson among the most notable of this postseason run. Boucher was an individual runner-up last season, and Stamm also was a Finals placer.
#5 MONTROSE
Record/rank: 28-3, No. 9
League finish: Second in Mid-Michigan Activities Conference
Coach: Jason Perrin, ninth season (195-67)
Championship history: Nine MHSAA titles (most recent 2005), five runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Brysen Briggs (41-11) soph., 113 Jonathan Kreider (29-16) soph., 113 Colt Robbins (33-10) fr., 132 Ivin Perior (40-18) soph., 150 Noah Szwed (38-3) sr., 157 Gauge Vincke (49-4) sr., 165 Richard Cummings (37-12) sr., 215 Lucas Viar (45-11) jr., 285 Owen Perior (23-5) sr.
Outlook: The Rams are back after claiming their first Regional title since 2022 thanks in part to postseason wins over No. 10 Birch Run and No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley. A strong group of six seniors and one junior – including five Finals qualifiers – anchors the heavier side of the lineup, with Szwed a returning individual placer.
#6 OGEMAW HEIGHTS
Record/rank: 38-6, No. 6
League finish: First in Jack Pine Conference large-school division
Coach: Dominic Goulette, 13th season (267-121)
Championship history: Division 2 champion 1998.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Roman Goulette (43-9) jr., 132 Apollo Goulette (36-11) fr., 138 Gage David (48-7) fr., 144 Landon Lauria (35-10) soph., 150 Jackson Ziegler (45-8) jr., 190 Conner Lambert (46-9) sr., 215 Calvin Marshall (52-1) sr., G-105 Addison Wenkel (13 1) fr.
Outlook: Ogemaw Heights returned to the Quarterfinals last season for the first time since 1998, and this year has moved up two seeds for its repeat trip. The Falcons also remain young with three senior starters and also five freshmen and four sophomores in the probable Friday lineup. Roman Goulette and Lambert were Individual Finals placers last season.
#7 HART
Record/rank: 26-6, No. 7
League finish: First in WMC Rivers
Coach: Rocky Smith, third season (81-16)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jude Salazar (28-7) soph., 126 Kole Thomas (39-3) jr., 138 Logan Jorissen (39-10) sr., 138 Caden VanGelderen (31-18) jr., 144 Halen Boos (41-10) sr., 175 Haegan Hansen (42-7) jr., 285 Adrian Lara (33-5) sr.
Outlook: Hart has won seven straight Regional titles, this time doubling up or more all four postseason opponents to return to Wings. Thomas and Lara both were individual placers a year ago.
#8 ALLEGAN
Record/rank: 31-4, No. 11
League finish: First in Southwestern Athletic Conference
Coach: Chase Beard, fifth season (89-47)
Championship history: Two MHSAA titles (most recent 2007), two runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 150 Treydan Vanderkooi (53-0) sr., 157 Ryan Sparks (47-6) sr., 175 Rysten Williams (50-3) sr., G-130 Annabell Roden (19-14) soph.
Outlook: Allegan is coming off a second-straight Regional title and up to a combined 62-7 over the last two seasons. Sparks and Williams were Finals placers a year ago.
Division 4
#1 HUDSON
Record/rank: 34-3, No. 1
League finish: Second in LCAA
Coach: Scott Marry, 38th season (980-216)
Championship history: Twelve MHSAA championships (most recent 2025), four runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jaxton Kimling (35-10) jr., 113 Royce Beal (43-5) fr., 120 Liam McClain (38-7) fr., 132 Ethan Rising (23-7) jr., 132 Nicholas Sorrow (47-2) sr., 138 Colt Perry (40-7) sr., 144 Chase Clark (22-10) jr., 150 Beckett Campbell (49-0) soph., 157 Wyatt Kimble (45-4) fr., 165 Owen Loop (29-14) jr., 190 Devon Brigman (37-10) sr., 285 Malachi Marshall (34-14) sr., G-105 Grace Miller (13-6) jr.
Outlook: It’s easy to understand why the LCAA is another of the strongest leagues in the state when Hudson has won four straight Division 4 titles but finished runner-up to Dundee and just ahead of Clinton, another contender. The Tigers defeated No. 7 Springport to advance to this weekend and continue to have a star-studded lineup led by two-time reigning individual champion Sorrow and Campbell coming off his first title. Kimling and Perry were runners-up last season and Brigman also was a placer.
#2 ST. LOUIS
Record/rank: 23-3, No. 2
League finish: First in Jack Pine Conference small-school division
Coach: Kevin Kuhn, 19th season (399-111)
Championship history: Division 4 runner-up 2024, Class C-D runner-up 1995.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Rudy Clapp (36-10) soph., 120 Alex Rodriguez (39-0) sr., 126 Owen Fogel (48-3) sr., 126 Cole Grollimund (38-16) soph., 138 Laythan Haworth (41-8) sr., 165 Karson Tweh (37-17) jr., 190 Drew Challender (44-6) sr., 190 Carson Zacharko (34-20) soph., 285 Tiger Russell (30-24) sr.
Outlook: St. Louis finished runner-up in 2024 and just missed making the championship match again as the second seed last season. The Sharks will make another run at reaching Saturday afternoon with four returning Individual Finals placers, led by Fogel who won 113 a year ago. Rodriguez was the runner-up at 120 after winning 113 in 2024, Challender was runner-up at 165, and Haworth also was an individual placer last winter.
#3 CLINTON
Record/rank: 28-8, No. 3
League finish: Third in LCAA
Coach: Casey Randolph, 12th season (346-79)
Championship history: Two MHSAA championships (most recent 2021), one runner-up finish.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Hudson Miller (37-13) jr., 113 Zach Taylor (42-8) jr., 150 Tanner Bolton (36-16) sr., 157 Braxton Randolph (32-9) soph., 165 Cliff Jones (36-8) sr., 175 Landon Lakatos (25-13) sr., 190 Bryce Randolph (46-2) sr., 190 Owen Wright (19-17) jr., 215 Gradyn Whelan (39-3) soph.
Outlook: After reaching the Semifinals as a fifth seed a year ago, Clinton is up to a third seed this weekend coming off its 10th-straight Regional title. The Redwolves have defeated No. 12 Riverview Gabriel Richard and No. 10 Manchester on the way to Kalamazoo. Bryce Randolph is the reigning champion at 190, and Jones also was an individual placer last season.
#4 DECATUR
Record/rank: 37-6, No. 5
League finish: First in Southwest 10 Conference
Coach: Mitchell Kennedy, ninth season (167-81)
Championship history: Has never appeared in an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Colton Cady (37-13) fr., 120 Kolton Burns (46-2) jr., 157 Tyler Morales (51-2) soph., 165 Brody Mead (22-4) sr., 165 Aidan Wiggins (43-11) jr., 175 Parker Wiggins (39-14) jr., 190 Rowan Bradford (36-1) sr., G-130 Elyse Morales (24-0) sr.
Outlook: Decatur is returning to Finals weekend for the first time since 2022 and with its winningest season during Kennedy’s successful run that’s also included three straight league and seven consecutive District titles. Decatur defeated No. 4 Martin to advance to this weekend. Burns was the runner-up at 113 last season, Bradford was the runner-up at 190, and Wiggins and Mead also were individual placers.
#5 UNION CITY
Record/rank: 27-8, No. 9
League finish: Third in Big 8 Conference
Coach: Jason Counterman, eighth season (168-46)
Championship history: Division 4 runner-up 1997, Class C-D runner-up 1972.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 126 Kaden Russell (42-8) soph., 132 Blayne Crance (36-8) jr., 138 Mitchell Graham (33-6) jr., 157 Isaiah Waidelich (41-15) soph., G-105 Onalee Taylor (16-5) fr.
Outlook: Union City has moved up one seed for this return trip to Kalamazoo and could make a run at reaching Saturday with five seniors and four juniors anchoring the lineup. The Chargers graduated three Individual Finals placers and five qualifiers total after last season, but Crance, Russell and Graham all will be making repeat trips to Ford Field.
#6 ROSCOMMON
Record/rank: 32-7, No. 8
League finish: Second in Highland Conference
Coach: Drake Lewandowski, second season (49-16)
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2006.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Kasen Spencer (43-4) soph., 132 Kayden Miller (40-11) soph., 138 Heath Varner (36-10) soph., 165 Cael Tyler (52-0) fr., 190 Toby Bigford (49-4) sr., 285 Walker Borchers (40-16) sr.
Outlook: Roscommon has moved up two seeds from last season, and with a lineup featuring just four seniors after graduating just one starter a year ago. Cael Tyler has been an immediate standout, and senior Crew Tyler (8-0, 175) was a Finals placer last season.
#7 NEW LOTHROP
Record/rank: 19-9, No. 11
League finish: Fourth in MMAC
Coach: Jeff Campbell, 25th season (590-135)
Championship history: Sixteen MHSAA championships (most recent 2016), eight runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Christian Hansen (31-12) fr., 113 Cameron Naessens (27-11) soph., 138 Conner Eickholt (33-19) jr., 157 Kyler Campbell (41-1) jr., 165 Evan Ostrander (33-14) soph., 215 Tony Ingersoll (27-12) sr.
Outlook: After two years away, New Lothrop is headed back to the Quarterfinals and with a lineup with only three seniors that could continue to make noise in 2027. Kyler Campbell leads a group of five starters who have won at least 30 matches.
#8 POWERS NORTH CENTRAL
Record/rank: 17-5, unranked
League finish: Does not compete in a league.
Coach: John Raab, third season (27-20)
Championship history: Has never appeared in an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Praxton Labonte (43-6) fr., 138 Cooper Raab (39-7) jr., 215 Myles Nehring (29-18) soph., G-105 Maizy Olson (26-7) soph.
Outlook: North Central will wrestle in a Quarterfinal for the first time and with plenty to look forward to while bringing a lineup with no seniors but four freshmen and four sophomores. Cooper Raab and Olson were both Individual Finals placers last season.
(Photo of Roscommon/LeRoy Pine River match by Tonya Holmes.)
Preview: Era of Wrestling Dominance Opens Opportunities for Suspense
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 20, 2025
We’re experiencing an era of unmatched dominance in Michigan high school team wrestling.
Lowell has won a record 11 straight Division 2 Finals championships. Dundee is up to seven in a row in Division 3, Hudson has won three straight in Division 4, and Detroit Catholic Central is seeking its third consecutive in Division 1. And all four are seeded first again in their respective divisions for Team Finals weekend at Wings Event Center.
It’s something to behold – and would make any potential challenges that much more spectacular.
Competition begins Friday at noon with the first of four sets of Quarterfinals. Semifinals are Saturday morning and noon, with championship matches on four adjacent mats at 3:45 p.m. Brackets for all four divisions, links to buy tickets and watch online can be found on the Wrestling page. See below for glances at all 32 hopefuls, listed by division and seed.
Division 1
#1 DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL
Record/rank: 24-5, No. 1
League finish: First in Catholic High School League
Coach: Mitch Hancock, 18th season (407-65)
Championship history: Seventeen MHSAA championships (most recent 2024), four runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Cadon Waatti (29-12) jr., 120 Wyatt Lees (32-5) jr., 120 Ryan Totten (41-10) soph., 126 Mack Moscovic (21-8) soph., 126 Jamison Gregory (33-5) soph., 132 Nathan Walkowiak (25-10) sr., 132 Meyer Murray (27-10) fr., 144 Grayson Fuchs (36-1) soph., 150 Alexander Buskirk (33-10) jr., 157 Braxten Roche (30-12) fr., 165 Andrew White (31-10) sr., 175 Caden Krueger (28-11) soph., 190 Lee Krueger (34-8) sr., 215 Connor Bercume (41-0) sr.
Outlook: DCC has won two straight Division 1 team championships and six of the last eight with runner-up finishes the other two seasons during that time, and it’s tough to imagine the dominance ending with only four seniors among 14 Individual Finals qualifiers. Lees and Bercume will both wrestle next week for third individual championships, and Fuchs will wrestle for his second straight. White, Lee Krueger, junior Ben Eziuka (5-1), Totten, Gregory, Moscovic and Walkowiak all were Finals placers as well last season.
#2 BRIGHTON
Record/rank: 27-0, No. 2
League finish: First in Kensington Lakes Activities Association West
Coach: Shawn Scott, fifth season (109-27)
Championship history: Division 1 champion 2015, runner-up 2019 and 2018.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jameson Wood (40-2) soph., 113 Bronson Shinkonis (43-2) fr., 126 Drake Pollins (35-9) jr., 132 Beck Yurkunas (33-12) fr., 144 Xander Courneya (30-9) jr., 150 Kaden Tindall (40-5) jr., 165 Dominic Nauss (40-9) fr., 165 Mason Gardner (39-9) jr., 175 Nate Stark (41-5) sr., 190 Sullivan Haas (37-3) soph., 215 Sean O’Keefe (33-1) sr., Girls-120 Rayna Richardson (30-6) soph., Girls-125 Emme Delisle (32-9) jr.
Outlook: Brighton is making its second-straight Quarterfinals appearance under Scott and after just missing making the Semifinals last year with a one-point Friday loss. Stark, O’Keefe and Jackson Johnson (132, 16-5) are the only senior starters, making this another team that should continue to be in the mix. The Bulldogs won three of four playoff matches by shutout, with only No. 10 Grand Ledge scoring on them during this run. Junior Ethan Smith (120, 33-4) was the individual runner-up at 106 last season, and O’Keefe and Pollins also were Finals placers.
#3 DAVISON
Record/rank: 17-3, No. 3
League finish: N/A, Saginaw Valley League
Coach: Jason Mester, first season (17-3)
Championship history: Ten MHSAA championships (most recent 2022), six runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Steve Vaughn (25-10) soph., 132 Dominic Perez (22-10) sr., 138 Calvin Martz (12-2) jr., 144 Tanner McDunnah (29-7) sr., 144 Tobias Pacheco (23-13) fr., 150 Julius Pacheco (29-7) soph., 157 Kyle Jelinek (26-5) sr., 165 Race Eckles (24-12) sr., 175 Brayden Bundy (13-6) jr., 190 Cameron Savage (24-9) jr., 215 Brandon Glisson (29-8) jr., Girls-105 Aubrey Bowman (18-4) fr.
Outlook: Davison is returning to Kalamazoo after posting one of the most impressive runs of the 2024 Finals weekend, when as a No. 6 seed the Cardinals upset third-seeded Brighton in the Quarterfinal and fell to second-seeded Hartland only 37-31 in the Semifinal. Seeded much higher this time, Davison will make its move with Vaughn the reigning individual champion at 106, McDunnah the returning runner-up at 144 and Julius Pacheco, Jelinek and Martz also Individual Finals placers a year ago.
#4 CLARKSTON
Record/rank: 25-2, No. 5
League finish: First in Oakland Activities Association Red
Coach: Brian Gibbs, fifth season (90-20)
Championship history: Class A champion 1991, runner-up 1995.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Joseph Hahn (28-12) fr., 106 Jay Wilson (23-9) fr., 113 Gavin Culloty (34-6) soph., 126 Archer Anderson (40-2) sr., 138 Preston Lefevre (43-1) sr., 144 Ayden Mutter (30-9) jr., 150 Nathaniel Carter (36-6) jr., 165 Trey Setter (30-10) jr., 285 Camden Neumann (30-4) sr.
Outlook: Clarkston is back at Finals weekend for the first time since 2021 and another team that looks good to stick around with only four senior starters and only three among nine Individual Finals qualifiers. The Wolves defeated Hartland 42-35 to advance, ending the Eagles’ run of 23 straight Regional titles. Anderson was the individual champion at 120 last season and Lefevre the runner-up, and Carter also is a returning Finals placer.
#5 TEMPERANCE BEDFORD
Record/rank: 33-1, No. 6
League finish: First in Southeastern Conference
Coach: Kevin Vogel, 14th season (343-70)
Championship history: Eleven MHSAA championships (most recent 2001), seven runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Cody Duvendack (46-7) soph., 120 Griffin Tibai (43-10) soph., 126 Tristan King (49-8) jr., 138 Lucas Gerber (34-10) sr., 144 Noah Benore (53-5) sr., 165 Zach Miracle (51-3) jr., 175 Connor Hall (40-13) sr., 285 Chase Norbury (49-4) sr..
Outlook: Bedford is making its fourth-straight Finals trip and advanced with a 43-24 Regional Final win over Westland John Glenn. The lone dual loss came to Clarkston on Dec. 4. A group of six seniors and five juniors anchor the lineup, and Benore, Norbury and Duvendack all were Individual Finals placers in 2024.
#6 ROCKFORD
Record/rank: 26-6, No. 8
League finish: First in Ottawa-Kent Conference Red
Coach: Brian Richardson, 16th season (366-135)
Championship history: Two MHSAA championships (most recent 2009), three runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Layne Martin (39-3) soph., 120 Keagen Elliott (13-9) soph., 126 Logan Welmerink (28-13) fr., 138 Liam Fitzpatrick (35-9) jr., 157 Braylenn Aulbach (40-2) sr., 190 Logan Hammingh (40-6) jr.
Outlook: Make it six trips to the Finals over the last seven seasons for Rockford, which reached the Semifinals a year ago. While Aulbach is the only senior Individual Finals qualifier, he’s also one of five senior starters anchoring the upper weights. Fitzpatrick and Hammingh were Finals placers last season.
#7 MACOMB DAKOTA
Record/rank: 20-6, unranked
League finish: First in Macomb Area Conference Red
Coach: Ed Skowneski, 13th season (335-72)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Landon Smith (27-18) sr., 126 Carl Nihranz (41-6) IV jr., 138 Ozia Wilson (40-6) sr., 144 Ryan Tucker (33-13) sr., 150 Lucas Harper (39-10) jr., 215 Logan Criteser (40-1) sr., 285 Brady Hamby (40-4) sr.
Outlook: Dakota is another Finals weekend regular, with this the Cougars’ second-straight trip but 11th total during Skowneski’s 13 seasons. Wilson, Criteser, Hamby and Nihranz all were Individual Finals placers a year ago.
#8 ROMEO
Record/rank: 26-13, unranked
League finish: Second in MAC Red
Coach: Jim Cali, 33rd season (754-338-7)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Nico Adamo (43-13) fr., 113 Justin Rizzo (32-20) jr., 120 Valentino Adamo (40-12) soph., 126 Bryce Holt (36-12) jr., 144 Owen Perry (19-2) jr., 157 Jake Turley (37-11) sr., 190 Thomas Jaynes (50-5) jr.
Outlook: Excitement should be brewing for Romeo. Not only did the Bulldogs earn a second Regional title over the last three seasons, but they’ve won District championships five straight years and defeated No. 7 Rochester Adams 45-26 as part of this run. There are only four senior starters, all at upper weights, and Perry, Valentino Adamo and Holt are all returning Individual Finals placers.
Division 2
#1 LOWELL
Record/rank: 27-4, No. 1
League finish: First in River Cities Alliance
Coach: R.J. Boudro, 11th season (220-34)
Championship history: Fourteen MHSAA championships (most recent 2024), six runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 John McKay (34-12) fr., 113 Jarrett Smith (36-3) jr., 113 Carson Blum (31-6) fr., 120 Cole Cichocki (23-15) soph., 126 Carter Cichocki (31-10) sr., 132 Jackson Blum (41-0) sr., 144 Logan Dawson (35-9) jr., 150 Trevor Boone (31-13) jr., 165 Owen Segorski (38-4) sr., 190 Casey Engle (35-8) sr., 215 Juan Acosta (23-13) sr., Girls-100 Veronica Tapia (28-1) jr., Girls-105 Tatianna Castillo (24-0) fr.
Outlook: Lowell’s record championship streak continues to have plenty of fuel with another crew of younger standouts joining the seven seniors including Blum, who will wrestle next weekend for a fourth Individual Finals title. Segorski won titles last year and as a freshman, and Smith and Carter Cichocki also are returning champions from 2024. Cole Cichocki was the runner-up last season to Smith at 106, and Boone, Dawson, Engle, senior Braddock King (120, 30-9) and Tapia also were Individual Finals placers.
#2 FREELAND
Record/rank: 22-3, No. 6
League finish: Second in Tri-Valley Conference
Coach: Jon Rosebush, first season (22-3)
Championship history: Division 2 runner-up 2024.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 144 Buddy Leonard (43-2) sr., 175 Fabian Facundo (37-1) sr., 215 Brigham Smith (32-4) jr.
Outlook: Freeland reached the season’s final dual last year for the first time, but there should be plenty of good times to come as Leonard and Facundo are among only four seniors on a roster with 13 underclassmen among 22 wrestlers total. Rosebush previously coached Saginaw Heritage and has a 365-176 record total over 17 seasons. Facundo was the runner-up at 150 last season, and junior Easton Rosebush (106, 37-7) was eighth at 106. Leonard was the Division 3 runner-up at 130 competing for Alma.
#3 NEW BOSTON HURON
Record/rank: 25-2, No. 7
League finish: First in Huron League
Coach: Logan Ritchie, fourth season (73-29)
Championship history: Class B champion 1981 and 1978.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Caleb Frazier (37-9) jr., 126 Daniel Gemmel (45-3) soph., 132 Jason Downs (47-6) jr., 138 Cayden Banko (41-9) soph., 144 Braydon Hall (53-5) soph., 157 Drew Ladach (50-3) sr., 157 Nathan Matsos (45-9) jr., 165 Garrett Marentette (30-16) fr., Girls-130 Hailey Wisler (20-1) jr.
Outlook: Huron has made a solid jump in its fourth season under Ritchie – an Individual Finals champion for the Chiefs in 2014 and 2015 – winning their first league, District and Regional titles under his leadership. Huron had to navigate a tough road to return, with three of its four postseason wins coming by six points or fewer, but did so with only two senior starters and eight underclassmen in the lineup. Ladach and Wisler were Individual Finals placers last season.
#4 THREE RIVERS
Record/rank: 25-0, No. 2
League finish: First in Wolverine Conference
Coach: Jeff Smith, ninth season (146-81)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 126 Jak Monroe (44-6) jr., 132 Gaven Babcock (38-10) soph., 138 Ethan Moreland (43-8) soph., 144 Ayden Keller (46-6) sr., 165 Braylon Faile (42-7) soph., 175 Louis Smith (41-6) jr., 215 Jaxon Smith (42-6) jr.
Outlook: Three Rivers has firmly established itself among the best in Division 2 the last two seasons, missing the Semifinals last year with a one-point Quarterfinal loss but bouncing back to bring a combined 55-1 record over the last two campaigns into this weekend. The Wildcats still have just four senior starters but six sophomores bolstering the lineup including Ethan Moreland, who finished sixth at 126 to cap his freshman season.
#5 GREENVILLE
Record/rank: 32-8, No. 8
League finish: Third in River Cities Alliance
Coach: Stephen Hilliker, first season (32-8)
Championship history: Division 2 champion 2008, runner-up 2011.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 157 Chayson Eberspeaker (24-12) soph., 215 Case Johnson (53-1) sr.
Outlook: After a decade away, Greenville has reached Finals weekend the last two seasons and this time under Hilliker, a two-time individual placer for the Yellowjackets before graduating in 2017. He’ll bring 28 wrestlers to Kalamazoo with six seniors including five who start. Johnson was the individual runner-up at 215 last season.
#6 LINDEN
Record/rank: 45-0, No. 4
League finish: First in Flint Metro League
Coach: Aaron Lawrence, second season (77-11)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Tyler Sage (55-1) fr., 113 Luciano Luna (49-8) fr., 144 Adoniah Delgado (56-2) jr., 165 Lucus Lewandowski (41-12) fr., 175 Jordan Brennan (37-12) sr., 190 Josh Ezell (49-9) sr.
Outlook: This will be Linden’s first Finals weekend appearance since 2007 – and keep an eye on this team moving forward. Lawrence took over last season after most recently assisting at Lake Fenton for nearly a decade, and he will graduate only three from an undefeated league champion – with the majority of his top reserves freshmen.
#7 FOWLERVILLE
Record/rank: 33-4, No. 3
League finish: First in Capital Area Activities Conference Red
Coach: Dan Coon, 28th season (record N/A).
Championship history: Class B champion 1994.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Matt Jeffrey (46-10) sr., 132 Connor Stankov (36-16) jr., 144 Levi Baker (17-4) sr., 150 Jacob Hodge (47-5) fr., 165 Waylon Lamkin (42-13) sr., 175 Brock Foster (24-6) jr., 190 Brayden Packer (28-8) jr., 215 Layne O’Neil (42-6) jr., 285 Liam O’Neil (39-4) fr., Girls-105 Cayden Taylor (25-17) jr., Girls-115 Anna Buurma (35-7) soph., Girls-130 Hannah Blyveis (36-4) sr., Girls-145 Margaret Buurma (34-3) sr.
Outlook: Fowlerville has won Regional titles two of the last three seasons, this time defeating formerly-ranked Mason 36-34 along the way. Layne O’Neal is a returning Individual Finals placer and Margaret Buurma is three-time individual champion in the girls division, with Blyveis and Anna Buurma also returning placers.
#8 WARREN WOODS TOWER
Record/rank: 10-7, unranked
League finish: Third in MAC Red
Co-coaches: Greg Mayer, 25th season (439-295); Russell Correll, 12th season (202-83)
Championship history: Division 2 runner-up 2017.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 138 Dominic Gumtow (19-1), 190 Amari Richardson (43-1), 215 Joshua Golding (34-10).
Outlook: Warren Woods Tower is headed back to the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2021, coming off also its 12th-straight District title and emerging from a MAC Red that also has two teams in the Division 1 bracket. Gumtow was the individual runner-up at 120 last season, and Richardson and Golding also are returning placers.
Division 3
#1 DUNDEE
Record/rank: 20-0, No. 1
League finish: First in Lenawee County Athletic Association
Co-coaches: Nate Hall & Garrett Stevens, third seasons (34-7)
Championship history: Sixteen MHSAA championships (most recent 2024), eight runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Mason Katschor (28-5) soph., 120 Haydn Nutt (27-6) jr., 120 Mason Haines (31-5) jr., 126 Bryan Sterling (28-12) jr., 132 Braden Broderick (28-10) jr., 138 Wyatt Burns (31-9) soph., 144 Stone Redmon (38-13) fr., 144 Avery Lane (29-7) soph., 150 Blake Cosby (30-0) jr., 157 Jeremy Amrhein (38-6) jr., 165 Donny Beaufait (40-1) jr., 175 Kole Katschor (38-4) sr., 175 Owen Motylinski (22-11) jr., 190 Rocco Redmon (21-4) jr., Girls-100 McKenzie Mantei (25-2) fr.
Outlook: Dundee has an argument as the state’s best team this season thanks to a championship at the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational last month. The Vikings haven’t had a single-digit Division 3 championship match during their seven-year title run since 2019. The scariest part? Kole Katschor is the only senior starter. Cosby, Mason Katschor and Kole Katschor are reigning individual champions, and Kole Katschor actually will wrestle next weekend for a third Individual Finals title, while Nutt also won at the 2023 event. Beaufait was the runner-up at 150 last year, Nutt was the runner-up at 113, and Amrhein, Haines, Broderick and Burns all were placers.
#2 YALE
Record/rank: 30-2, No. 3
League finish: Second in Blue Water Area Conference
Co-coaches: Rob Majcher & Adam Sopha, 12th seasons (188-166)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Mackey McClelland (39-2) fr., 120 Landon Sopha (51-4) sr., 120 Logan Rhodes (26-11) soph., 132 Kersten McClelland (47-8) jr., 144 Caiden Hackett (29-11) jr., 165 Cole McLaughlin (48-7) sr., 190 William Spain (38-16) sr., 285 Shawn Coarse (33-18) soph., Girls-105 Gianna Hoskins (25-5) soph., Girls-190 Ember Marriott (20-10) sr.
Outlook: The Blue Water Area Conference continues to be one of the strongest wrestling leagues in the state, and Algonac and Yale entered the postseason ranked Nos. 2 and 3, respectively in Division 3, with Yale edging their league rival 32-31 in the Regional Final. Yale as a sixth seed missed upsetting third-seeded Clinton in the Quarterfinals last year, falling 34-27, and brings back Individual Finals placers Sopha, McLaughlin and Hoskins. Sopha and McLaughlin are among eight senior starters.
#3 WHITEHALL
Record/rank: 28-5, No. 5
League finish: First in West Michigan Conference Lakes
Coach: Justin Zeerip, seventh season (188-20)
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2024, 2023 and 2021, Class C runner-up 1984.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Cody Manzo (42-9) jr., 138 Caden Varela (29-17) sr., 157 Liam Leeke (46-7) soph., 190 Gavin Craner (53-0) sr., 215 Wyatt Jenkins (49-2) sr., 215 Billy Darke Jr. (22-13) fr., Girls-115 Kassie Sapp (12-2) fr.
Outlook: Whitehall has become an annual contender under Zeerip, and that should continue as this roster has only five seniors among 28 wrestlers total. Craner was the champion at 175 pounds last season and hasn’t lost since sophomore year. Junior Kolten Weiler (132, 32-18) also was an Individual Finals placer last winter.
#4 ALLEGAN
Record/rank: 30-2, No. 4
League finish: Tied for first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
Coach: Chase Beard, fourth season (57-42)
Championship history: Two MHSAA titles (most recent 2007), two runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jacob Collier (43-13) soph., 113 Sullivan Morgan (41-14) fr., 138 Luke Wedge (46-13) sr., 144 Treydan Vander Kooi (52-6) jr., 150 Landon Coulson (46-11) sr., 157 Ryan Sparks (41-6) jr., 175 Rysten Williams (50-6) jr. Girls-135 Dawn DeGood (28-5) sr.
Outlook: Allegan won its first Regional title since 2016 and has made a jump every season under Beard, a 2017 grad. The Tigers went from just three dual wins his first season to 10, then 14 and now 30 this winter. A 33-30 Regional Semifinal win over Constantine was especially key to this run. Four seniors anchor the lineup including as well Aiden Pearce (157, 41-14) and Sylar Bush (215, 28-25).
#5 HART
Record/rank: 29-4, No. 7
League finish: First in WMC Rivers
Coach: Rocky Smith, second season (55-10)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jordan Thies (36-9) fr., 113 Kole Thomas (42-8) soph., 113 Michael Chavira (22-9) soph., 132 Halen Boos (31-11) jr., 138 Ty Thomas (41-5) sr., 144 Logan Jorissen (38-15) jr., 165 Haegan Hansen (40-12) soph., 175 Alex Hicks (49-2) sr., 285 Adrian Lara (42-7) jr.
Outlook: Hart has reached the Quarterfinals both seasons under Smith, both times as the fifth seed but this time with nearly twice as many Individual Finals qualifiers. Of nine who will wrestle next weekend at Ford Field, only two are seniors, and four more seniors help fill out the starting lineup. Hicks is a returning individual placer from a year ago.
#6 LAKE ODESSA LAKEWOOD
Record/rank: 39-7, No. 6
League finish: First in CAAC White
Coach: Anthony Harmer, fifth season (123-37)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 126 Vincent Stamm (30-3) fr., 150 Bryson Boucher (41-7) soph., 285 Joel Simon (44-4) sr.
Outlook: Lakewood also is making a return trip to Kalamazoo, but seeded two spots higher than a year ago. The Vikings also moved up one spot to win their league and have their most wins of Harmer’s five seasons. Simon and Stamm were Individual Finals placers last year.
#7 ADRIAN MADISON
Record/rank: 25-8, No. 10
League finish: Fourth in LCAA
Coach: Scott Hall, 17th season (240-167)
Championship history: Five MHSAA titles (most recent 1979)
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Jacob Byrd (37-9) sr., 126 Malaki Mosher (38-9) sr., 132 Paul McClure (33-10) jr., 150 Landon Mohr (33-13) sr., 165 Jalonn Borders (46-5) sr., 285 Logan Russell (41-13) sr.
Outlook: One of the most senior-heavy lineups at Wings this weekend has Madison making the trip to the Quarterfinals for the first time since the present-day MHSAA Team Tournament was created in 1988 (although Madison’s first three championships came via an abbreviated dual format from 1974-76). The five seniors who advanced to the Individual Finals are part of a group of 10 senior starters total. Mosher, Borders and senior Lukas Leonard (144, 33-16) were individual placers in 2024.
#8 OGEMAW HEIGHTS
Record/rank: 23-8, unranked
League finish: Fourth in Jack Pine Conference
Coach: Dominic Goulette, 12th season (229-115)
Championship history: Division 2 champion 1998.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Roman Goulette (30-9) soph., 120 Charles Bruder (28-22) jr., 138 Jackson Ziegler (41-11) soph., 175 Conner Lambert (44-9) jr., 215 Calvin Marshall (29-1) jr.
Outlook: Ogemaw Heights is celebrating a historic accomplishment as well as this trip to the Quarterfinals will be the team’s first since its championship season of 1998. The Falcons have won District titles five straight seasons and seven of the last nine, but they’ve achieved this run with only one senior starter – which should mean more good things to come.
Division 4
#1 HUDSON
Record/rank: 26-5, No. 1
League finish: Second in LCAA
Coach: Scott Marry, 37th season (943-210)
Championship history: 11 MHSAA championships (most recent 2024), four runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Jaxton Kimling (33-15) soph., 126 Nicholas Sorrow (46-1) jr., 132 Colt Perry (35-10) jr., 138 Julien Kimling (17-2) sr., 144 Beckett Campbell (45-3) fr., 144 Owen Loop (28-17) soph., 157 Jacob Pickford (39-10) sr., 165 Devon Brigman (29-19) jr., 190 Barron Mansfield (29-16) sr., 215 Kenny Sledge (23-12) jr., 285 Malachi Marshall (31-20) jr.
Outlook: Hudson has won at least three team championships in a row three times and this weekend can add a second streak of at least four. The Tigers have defeated five teams competing at Wings this time, including Dakota and Romeo from Division 1, and their losses were to Dundee, Clarkston, Davison and two Ohio teams. Sorrow defeated Perry in the 120-pound individual championship match last season, and Julian Kimling was the champ at 126. Pickford, Jaxton Kimling and sophomore Chase Clark (120, 35-10) also are returning placers.
#2 ST. LOUIS
Record/rank: 28-0, No. 2
League finish: First in Jack Pine Conference
Coach: Kevin Kuhn, 18th season (375-108)
Championship history: Division 4 runner-up 2024, Class C-D runner-up 1995.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Rudy Clapp (35-12) fr., 113 Owen Fogel (42-2) jr., 120 Alex Rodriguez (48-3) jr., 120 Cole Grollimund (30-11) fr., 132 Colin Kuhn (49-3) sr., 138 Laythan Haworth (10-0) jr., 150 Maddox Cline (34-7) sr., 165 Drew Challender (46-7) jr., 175 Justin Rodriguez (29-16) sr., 215 Ray Frye (31-16) sr.
Outlook: St. Louis will be seeking to return to the championship match for the second-straight season and defeated No. 7 Lakeview to advance to Finals weekend for the fourth year in a row. All but three starters are seniors or juniors. Alex Rodriguez is the reigning champion at 113 pounds, and Challender, Fogel and Colin Kuhn were all Individual Finals placers as well last winter.
#3 CLIMAX-SCOTTS/MARTIN
Record/rank: 24-1, No. 5
League finish: Tied for first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
Co-coaches: Logan Curry & Mike Reitz, third seasons (79-11)
Championship history: Martin was Class D champion in 1998, with three runner-up finishes.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Urijah Joostberns (29-11) fr., 120 Logan Gilbert (37-5) sr., 132 Cole Reitz (31-12) sr., 138 Jayce Ritchie (38-13) sr., 144 Haylen Buell (47-4) jr., 157 Jack Bagwell (34-16) sr., 165 Jakub Tomyslak (38-17) sr., 215 Sam Bleeker (36-14) sr.
Outlook: CSM has jumped up four seeds from a year ago, with its only loss this season to Division 3 quarterfinalist Allegan – and CSM then shared the SAC title by winning the league tournament. All six seniors in the starting lineup also will compete next weekend at Ford Field. Gilbert (106) and Buell (132) are reigning individual champions, and Bagwell, Reitz and Ritchie are returning placers as well.
#4 OTISVILLE LAKEVILLE MEMORIAL
Record/rank: 35-1, No. 4
League finish: First in Mid-Michigan Activities Conference
Coach: Dan Huggler, 12th season (273-133)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 120 Izayah Richards (25-19) sr., 126 Tommy Heatwole (45-8) sr., 132 Adam Hoch (46-6) soph., 138 Adrian Wing (35-18) sr., 144 Andrew Tucker (32-15) soph., 157 Gavin Bodnar (29-11) jr., 165 Fred Hammond (49-1) jr., 165 Randy Loewen (21-7) jr., 190 Aiden Tucker (47-2) sr., 215 Jake Hascall (39-9) jr., 285 Doug Hoyt (43-10) sr.
Outlook: Otisville LakeVille has reached the Quarterfinals for the first time since 1993, with its only loss to Division 3 second seed Yale and four commanding postseason wins by a combined score of 297-21. Hammond was a Finals placer last year and is one of five Falcons with at least 40 wins this season.
#5 CLINTON
Record/rank: 26-10, No. 6
League finish: Third in LCAA
Coach: Casey Randolph, 11th season (318-71)
Championship history: Two MHSAA championships (most recent 2021), one runner-up finish.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 113 Zach Taylor (41-9) soph., 126 Brock Worden (33-22) fr., 132 Braylon Long (33-2) sr., 157 Cliff Jones (31-3) jr., 190 Bryce Randolph (37-4) jr., 215 Owen Wright (24-18) soph.
Outlook: Tough competition pays off as Clinton is making its ninth-straight trip to Finals weekend, emerging as one of four teams from the LCAA. The Redwolves reached the Semifinals in Division 3 a year ago, as Bryce Randolph finished individual runner-up in that division at 175 pounds and Long also placed.
#6 UNION CITY
Record/rank: 26-4, No. 9
League finish: Second in Big 8 Conference
Coach: Jason Counterman, seventh season (141-37)
Championship history: Division 4 runner-up 1997, Class C-D runner-up 1972.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Blayne Crance (34-15) soph., 120 Kaden Russell (34-14) fr., 126 Mitchell Graham (35-9) soph., 132 Mason Hawthorne (37-8) sr., 138 Logan Mears (36-3) sr., 144 Aidan Taylor (42-5) sr., 150 Alex Boyer (40-3) sr., 157 Montana Connell (20-7) sr.
Outlook: Often a factor in the Big 8 and a District winner for the fourth time in six seasons, Union City broke through for its first Regional title since 2000 in part thanks to a District Semifinal win over rival Bronson. The Chargers load five straight seniors through the middle weights, and all five are Individual Finals qualifiers as well. Connell is the reigning champion at 150, Mears was runner-up at 132 last year, and Taylor and Boyer also were placers.
#7 CHARLEVOIX
Record/rank: 15-8, unranked
League finish: First in Northern Shores Conference
Coach: Mike Hinkle, 12th season (record N/A)
Championship history: Has never advanced to an MHSAA Final.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 150 Collin Jess (44-12) fr., 157 Logan Wilks (32-10) sr., 175 Brady Warchol (37-17) sr., 190 Ryan Glass (26-14) soph., 215 Sawyer Blaszczyk (48-5) jr., 285 Connor Ortiz (35-15) sr.
Outlook: Charlevoix is making its first trip to Finals weekend coming off a dominating run to its first Regional title. The Rayders will have to take a void at 113, but have a foundation that could see them back in the hunt the next few seasons with six freshman starters and only three seniors in the lineup.
#8 ROSCOMMON
Record/rank: 17-9, unranked
League finish: Second in the Highland Conference
Coach: Drake Lewandowski, first season (17-9)
Championship history: Division 3 runner-up 2006.
Individual Finals qualifiers: 106 Kasen Spencer (34-15) fr., 120 Mason Hodnett (29-10) soph., 165 Crew Tyler (41-3) jr., 175 Toby Bigford (37-10) jr.
Outlook: Roscommon has reached the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2012, Lewandowki’s junior season on the team. He was an assistant the last two years as the Bucks won two straight District titles – an incredible rise as the program had only six wrestlers four seasons ago. The starting lineup will graduate only one senior but could have six returning senior starters next winter.
PHOTO Hudson accepts its Division 4 championship trophy last season at Wings Event Center. (Click for more from High School Sports Scene.)