Grass Lake Wrestling Club Coach Dave Allen reported that George Long Elementary School 1st Grader, Trenton Holden, won the NUWAY National Championship held at the Kellogg Center in Battle Creek on Saturday April 17th. Wrestlers competed from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Trenton wrestled 5 matches and won with 5 PINS! Trenton is the National Champion!! Great Wrestling Trenton!!

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Congratulations to Cody Radaugh, Dylan Radabaugh, John Vuocolo, Justin Hagar and Paul Rankin for being named to the Citizen Patriot's All-Area Wrestling Team. Cody and Dylan were both named to the Cit Pat Dream Team, which encompasses all divisions. John was named to the All-Area Division 4 team. Justin and Paul were both honorable mentions on the divisional team. John is the only senior of the group, which leaves us with an excellent core for an exciting season next year.

Citizen Patriot All-Area Wrestling Team
Division 4 Team
• Nick Ballinger, Jonesville sophomore, 112 pounds — Third in Big Eight, regional qualifier, 37-12 record
• Darrin Crandall, Springport freshman, 112 pounds — Big Eight champ, regional qualifier, 31-16 record
• Tyler Hicks, Jonesville sophomore, 145 pounds — Big Eight champ, regional qualifier, 28-12 record
• Aaron Lammers, Springport junior, 160 pounds — Big Eight champ, 38-10 record, including 19 pins
• Nick Lammers, Springport junior, 152 pounds — Second at district, third in Big Eight, 32-23 record
• John Vuocolo, Grass Lake senior, 189 pounds — State qualifier, Cascades champ, 48-4 record

Honorable mention
Nick Barnhill, Jonesville sophomore; Kyle Bastien, Hillsdale senior; J.J. Berkeypile, Lumen Christi sophomore; Michael Cagney, Western sophomore; Zac Carpenter, Western senior; Shawn Chase, Hanover-Horton senior; Justin Hagar, Grass Lake sophomore; Kaleb Hartman, Leslie freshman; Kage Johnson, Jonesville freshman; Trevor Kelley, Jonesville senior; Nathan McUmber, Western freshman; Devon Miller, Columbia Central junior; Dalton Moulton, Napoleon sophomore; Dustin Moyer, Hillsdale junior; Cody Patton, East Jackson senior; Paul Rankin, Grass Lake freshman; Connor Root, Lumen Christi sophomore; Jordan Sebastian, Springport freshman; Joe Stolp, Michigan Center junior.

Dream Team
• Ryan Carroll, Western sophomore, 103 pounds, Division 2, Record: 53-5, Career: 98-16, League: 1st, District: 2nd, Regional: 3rd, State: 4th
• Payne Blanchard, East Jackson senior, 119 pounds, Division 4, Record: 27-10, Career: 96-46, League: 1st, District: 1st, Regional: 4th, State: 4th
• Brock Nelson, Homer senior, 119 pounds, Division 4, Record: 46-10, Career: 88-54, League: 1st, District: 2nd, Regional: 3rd, State: 7th
• Jesse Braxmaier, Hillsdale senior, 130 pounds, Division 3, Record: 32-18, Career: 111-49, League: 2nd, District: 2nd, Regional: 3rd, State: 8th
• Chase Baxter, Springport senior, 145 pounds, Division 4, Record: 42-3, Career: 157-22, League: 1st, District: 1st, Regional: 1st, State: 1st
• Jared Grandy, Columbia Central junior, 135 pounds, Division 3, Record: 42-11, Career: 122-42, League: 1st, District: 2nd, Regional: 4th, State: 8th
• Aaron Anuszkiewicz, Lumen Christi senior, 160 pounds, Division 3, Record: 45-12, Career: 108-43, League: 2nd, District: 1st, Regional: 1st, State: 4th
• Drew Harding, Springport senior, 160 pounds, Division 4, Record: 49-7, Career: 187-35, League: 1st, District: 1st, Regional: 2nd, State: 1st
• Dylan Radabaugh, Grass Lake sophomore, 171 pounds, Division 4, Record: 45-8, Career: 75-23, League: 1st, District: 2nd, Regional: 4th, State: 8th
• Joe Ericson, Springport sophomore, 189 pounds, Division 4, Record: 41-11, Career: 68-29, League: 1st, District: 2nd, Regional: 2nd, State: 7th
• Cody Radabaugh, Grass Lake junior, 215 pounds, Division 4, Record: 42-9, Career: 87-42, League: 3rd, District: 1st, Regional: 4th, State: 8th
• Ryan Kemplin, Leslie senior, 285 pounds, Division 4, Record: 45-7, Career: 142-59, League: 1st, District: 1st, Regional: 1st, State: —

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MYWAY State Tournament Results: Grass Lake had 13 state qualifiers wrestling this weekend and finished with 5 All State Wrestlers in this two day tournament.
 
Trenton Holden has repeated as State Champion and completed another undefeated season winning 11-0 in the finals!  Outstanding Wrestling Trenton and Congratulations!!
 
Stevie Suliman finished in third place after making it to the finals, MYWAY allows the third place wrestlers to wrestle for a true second place if they have not wrestled earlier in the tournament. Stevie had an excellent season and wrestled very well defeating a previously unbeaten wrestler in the semi-finals to reach the finals. Great wrestling Stevie!!
 
Corey Decker finished in 4th place in the HS 1994-1995 division, Corey did some excellent wrestling.  Great Wrestling Corey!!
 
Paul Grysko finished in 6th place after making it to the semi-finals.  Paul wrestled very well against some outstanding wrestlers.  Great wrestling Paul!
 
Spencer Good finished in 8th place, Spencer won a close match 2-1 to make it to the final eight and the honer of becoming an All State Wrestler. Great wrestling Spencer!
 
Congratulations to our Grass Lake MYWAY All State Wrestlers!!!

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Dylan and Cody Radabaugh lost exceptionally close matches on Friday, March 5, to be eliminated from the State Wrestling Tournament. Dylan and Cody closed out brilliant seasons as they were both defeated by wrestlers who eventually made their way to the State Championship round Saturday, March 6. We look forward to future successes for these wrestlers, and the Grass Lake wrestling program, next year.

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Sixteen local wrestlers kept their state-title hopes alive with first-round wins at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

All but one of the 12 local qualifiers in Division 4 won. The lone loss came from John Vuocolo of Grass Lake, who lost to Joe Ericson of Springport.

Five local qualifiers are on pace to repeat as state placers. In Division 3, Brent Anuszkiewicz of Lumen Christi finished third last year. In Division 4, Brandon Fifield and Ryan Kemplin of Leslie each finished sixth, and Drew Harding of Springport was second. Chase Baxter of Springport took third in Division 2 last season for Western.

First Round
Division 4
112-Brandon Fifield (Leslie) p. Trenton Spivey (Farwell) 3:46. 119-Brock Nelson (Homer) dec. Travis Webster (Marlette) 4-3; Payne Blanchard (East Jackson) p. Luke Ragon (Dansville) 3:56. 145-Chase Baxter (Springport) p. Javier Seward (Breckenridge) 1:15; Nick Glair (EJ) p. Kyle Miller (Lawton) 4:30. 160-Dylan VanSyckle (EJ) MD Stephen Thome (Hesperia) 14-6; Drew Harding (S) p. Ricky Waterman (Constantine) :40. 171-Dylan Radabaugh (Grass Lake) dec. Dan Meadows (Schoolcraft) 7-3. 189-Joe Ericson (S) dec. John Vuocolo (GL) 4-2. 215-Cody Radabaugh (GL) p. Cody Christmas (Mancelona) 2:59. 285-Ryan Kemplin (Le) p. Matt Robinson (Newberry) 1:11.

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Cody, Dylan, and John were all successful in placing themselves at the State Division 4 Championships to be held at The Palace of Auburn Hills on March 4 through 6. Good Luck at States!

Division 4
at Addison
Championship Matches
160-Dylan VanSyckle (East Jackson) dec. Brandon Philson (Bronson) 9-2. 171-Eric Ford (Blissfield) dec. Dylan Radabaugh (Grass Lake) 4-0. 215-Dave Severn (Bronson) p. Cody Radabaugh (GL) :53.

Consolation Finals
119-Brock Nelson (Homer) def. Payne Blanchard (EJ) by inj. def. 145-Joel Varney (Hudson) dec. Nick Glair (EJ) 3-1. 189-John Vuocolo (GL) def. Dalton Goetz (Blissfield) 5-4.

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Dylan Radabaugh and John Vuocolo each won Cascades Conference titles as Grass Lake finished third at the league championship on Friday at Napoleon High School.

Radabaugh pinned Tyler Connelly of East Jackson in the 171-pound championship, and Vuocolo repeated as league champion after earning a 9-7 decision at 189 pounds over Brandon Goethals of Addison. Last season, Vuocolo won the 171-pound title and was the area's lone repeat winner.

Click here to see the full story in the Jackson Citizen Patriot

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The Grass Lake High School Varsity Wrestling team won the championship in the 11-team Concord Grove Invitational on Saturday December 5. Grass Lake captured five individual championships and two runner-up finishes as the Warriors successfully defended their title.

Freshman Paul Rankin, at 125 pounds, won for Grass Lake, along with freshman Frank Vuocolo at 140. The Warriors' other three champions were Dylan Radabaugh at 171, John Vuocolo at 189 and Cody Radabaugh at 189. Dylan and Cody Radabaugh won at this meet last year, while John Vuocolo finished runner-up. Grass Lake's other wrestlers to make the finals were Corey Decker at 152 and Ridge DeRosia at 103. Click here to read the Cit Pat story.

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