Grapplers tied for second place in the OAA I league meet at Lake Orion High School on Saturday.
Clarkston, Lake Orion, and Rochester Adams entered the tournament in a three-way tie, each with 7-1 league records.
Lake Orion’s grapplers came in first, earning 221 points.
Clarkston and Rochester Adams tied for second place with 142 points.
‘It was probably the toughest league meets we have had in years,? said coach Joe DeGain. ‘It was good to get them ready for the post season.?
This was the second time in six years the Wolves lost first place to Lake Orion.
Clarkston walked away with three champions, Adam Lauzun (171), Bryant Craft (189), and Matt Deitz (125).
Lauzun beat Rochester’s Pete Wasziewicz, 9-3, while Craft defeated Lake Orion’s Evan Gros, 9-5. Deitz won his match with two points against Rochester Adams.
In third place were Jeff Sloney (103), Matt Vandermeer (152), Eric Butterfield (160) and Sloan Hadsall (215),
Sloney defeated Lake Orion’s Lance Grzadzinski by two points, 16-14.
Vandermeer defeated Nick Parrett from Troy by one point, 3-2.
Butterfield won by major decision, 12-1, over Nick Heiple from Rochester Adams.
Hadsall won his match against Avondale’s Brandon Miklja, 5-3.
Ty Foltz (112) placed in fourth.
The Wolves are now in the post season and will wrestle in MHSAA Team Districts on Thursday at Waterford Mott High School. The competition begins at 6 p.m.
‘We have beaten both teams we are wrestling against,? said DeGain. ‘If we perform like we can, we should be all set.?
They will continue on Saturday in the individual competition of districts. This competition will be at Walled Laked Western High School, beginning at 10 a.m.
If they do well at district, they go on to regionals next week.