Photos: Best wishes to Wrestlers at State Individual tournament
The MHS Varsity Wrestling team and coaches gathered onstage at State Team Wrestling Finals held at Kalamazoo Wings Stadium last Friday. The team faced a tough opponent in Bronson but stood tall and is sending nine wrestlers to Individual competition this weekend in Detroit. Photo by Emma Woods
All photos by Emma Woods; Story by Marsha Chartrand
On Friday, March 3, nine Manchester High School Wrestlers will make the journey to Ford Field to leave it all on the mat and hopefully reach the pinnacle of success for the high school wrestling season. They will take with them friends, family, die-hard wrestling fans, and the best wishes of their community, including the staff of the Manchester Mirror. Each wrestler has their own story and each has worked diligently to get to this point in the season, and reaching this point is a credit to each individual wrestler as well as the team and the coach that has nurtured them.
The photos that follow were taken last weekend at State Team Finals in Kalamazoo, by high school junior, Emma Woods, whose older brother, Ethan, and dad Jason, both traveled this road to state competition. We thank Emma for her dedication to this project, despite some pretty difficult weather circumstances.
The Grand March into the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo last Friday Morning. Front row, from left: Mason Schmitt, Brandon Blumenauer, Ben Gautz; row two from left, Blake Sloan, Nathan Meyer, Nick Patrick; third row, Adam Grebe, Sammy Stewart, Drake Neff; row four, Austin Pomorski, Gunner Carson, Konnor Duffing; fifth row, Chase Conklin, Sean Sayer, Nathan Fletcher; row six, Julian Waters, Onyx Ostrom. At back are Coach Vlcek and Coach Bunn.
Wrestlers stand respectfully for the national anthem. From left, Sean Sayer, Dominick Kelley, Austin Pomorski, Konnor Duffing, Dylan Gauss, Gunner Carson, Drake Neff, Adam Grebe, Sammy Stewart, Nathan Meyer, Blake Sloan, Nick Patrick, Mason Schmitt, Brandon Blumenauer, and Ben Gautz.
Sean Sayer mentally prepares himself for his match.
Referee declares Blake Sloan’s victory over his Bronson opponent.
Sophomore Onyx Ostrum has 40 wins in this season and is making his second trip to Ford Field this coming weekend
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