The tournament starts at 106 pounds at Warren Fitzgerald High School on Saturday, Jan. 11th.  Sophomore Hudson Miller had himself a day winning his first individual championship at 106 pounds.  In the semi finals Hudson upset the number 1 seed with a pin in the third period.  Hudson started the day as the 4th seed, but in the finals he another pin over his opponent from Catholic Central to earn the championship.  At 113 pounds Freshman Wyatt Cooley picked up his first tournament championship as well.  Wyatt started out as the number two seed in the tournament but after earning two pins a row to make his first finals appearance, Wyatt picked up another pin to win the 113 pound championship.  Clinton did enter anyone at 120 pounds, but double entered at 126 pounds as Joe Hodges showed flashes and improvements, he was unable to place.  Freshman Brock Worden picked up an opening round pin only to lose his second round match.  Brock then rattled off three pins in a row to capture 5th place at 126 pounds.  at 132 pounds freshman Braxton Randolph was seeded seventh, but he picked up an opening round win, then knocked off the number two seed with a 7-1 win.  In the semi finals Braxton lost a tough match, but won his match to place third overall at 132 pounds and outwrestled his seed as well.  At 138 pounds freshman Jaxon Phillip was the number six seed for the weight class, but after picking up three pins in a row the freshman Phillip made his first tournament finals.  Jaxon dropped his finals match and finished as runner up at 138 pounds to out wrestle his seed.  Freshman Isaac Keibler picked up third place at 144 pounds as he started off the day as the fifth seed.  Isaac picked up a 6-2 win in the quarter finals, dropped his semi final match, then finished with a pin to pick up third place and yet another wrestler that out performed their seed.  Clinton had first year wrestler Brody Stipe compete at 150 pounds and tried competing through sickness, but was unable to place on the day.   At 157 pounds junior Cliff Jones picked up the tournament championship with a 6-4 decision after picking up two other pins on the day.  John Keibler competed hard and trying to get over some sickness to pick up 6th place overall.  John picked a nice with 8-1 in the consolation semi finals.  At 175 pounds Bryce Randolph pinned his way through the tournament to earn the championship.  Bryce picked up two first period pins and a pin in the second period in the finals.  Landon Lakatos competed at 190 pounds and earned  a pin in his first match of the day.  Landon finish in fourth place overall.  Owen Wright was at 215 pounds and took 6th place overall after picking up three pins on the day.  Showing continued improvement in his matches.  Hamza Rafferty finished the day in dramatic fashion.  The senior heavyweight picked up two first period pins on his way to the finals, but lost in triple overtime or sudden victory to finish runner up on the day.  Overall Clinton earned 221 point just behind Detroit Catholic Central who finished with 245.5 points.  It was a great day of wrestling and we continue to see progress and improvement from the entire team as we inch closer to the post season.  Clinton will travel to Riverview Gabriel Richard on Wednesday to take on the 9th ranked team in the state. Saturday the team will travel to the always tough Williamston Classis Tournament.  Our Red Team will travel Friday to Wayne Memorial for a tournament and our girls travel to Birmingham Groves for a tournament as well. Our last home match of the year will be on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd against Birch Run starting with JV starting at 5:30 and varsity to start after.  This will be our senior night to honor them.  We will also have our youth wrestling night and the Competitive Cheer Team will do an routine at intermission of the varsity match.  We home to pack the gym for our team.  

The varsity wrestling team traveled to Algonac on Saturday, Jan. 4th for a team tournament and went 3-1 on the day to capture 2nd place.  In the opening round Clinton competed against Utica High School and came away with a 45-29 win.  The match started at 106 pounds and Hudson Miller was dominating his opponents and leading 6-1, but was caught in a throw and was pinned at 106.  Wyatt Cooley picked up a win at 113 pounds.  Zach Taylor suffered his first loss of the year at 120 pounds 4-10.  Brock Worden picked him up with a 10-3 win at 126 pounds.  Braxton Randolph followed up with a pin at 132 pounds.  Jaxon Phillip dropped his match at 138 pounds, but Braylon Long locked up his opponent in just 53 seconds for the pin at 144 pounds.  Tanner Bolton wrestled tough against a state qualifier and lost 0-1 in a match that could have gone either way.   Cliff Jones picked up a pin at 157 pounds after pouring on some points.  At 165 pounds Austin Putnam dropped his match, but Bryce Randolph regained the momentum at 175 pounds with a first period pin.  Gradyn Whelan picked up a first period pin of his own at 190 pounds.  Owen Wright dropped his match at 215 pounds, before Hamza Rafferty pinned his opponent at Hwt. in just 43 seconds.  

Clinton is currently ranked 5th in the state in division 4 by MichiganGrappler.com and in the second round the Redwolves faced off against the 8th ranked team in division 4 St. Clare Shores Lakeview.  Clinton was wrestling on all cylinders as they dominated Lakeview 62-18.  Zach Taylor picked up the first win for Clinton at 113 pounds.  Wyatt Cooley showed some tremendous toughness at 120 pounds as he was taken down and put to his back right away, but fought off to battle his way back in the match and earn a pin in the third period.   This was huge for momentum and our young team.  Brock Worden was almost in the same situation, as he was taken down and put right to his back, but he did not give up and fought off to earn a pin at the end of the first period.  You could see the confidence and team building more belief throughout the dual.  Joe Hodges picked up a win at 132 pounds.  Then Braylon Long earned an 18-3 technical fall at 138 pounds.  Isaac Keibler dropped his match at 144 pounds, but picked up a huge takedown and continues to improve with every match.  Tanner Bolton dropped his match at 150 pounds, but freshman Jacob Pope stepped into his first varsity dual action and earned a pin at 157 pounds.  The team was excited for Jacob and the momentum stayed in Clinton's favor.  Jonah Hahn stepped in at 165 pounds but dropped his match.  Bryce Randolph picked up another pin at 175 pounds as did Gradyn Whelan at 190 pounds.  Owen Wright picked up a pin at 215 pounds and is showing what he is capable of.  Hamza Rafferty grabbed another first period pin in just 58 seconds at Hwt.  Hudson Miller picked up a big win to finish the dual at 106 pounds, winning 12-6.  

In round three Clinton faced a tough Carleton Airport Team from division two and came away with another win 44-28.  The match started at 120 pounds where Wyatt Cooley battled, but dropped the opening match.  Brock Worden dropped the next match 1-9 to give up the major decision at 126 pounds.  Braxton Randolph got points on the board for Clinton as he won 7-1 at 132 pounds.  Braylon Long picked up a 15-0 technical fall at 138 pounds to keep things rolling.  Isaac Keibler then wrestled hard for a 7-2 win at 144 pounds.  Tanner Bolton dropped his match at 150 pounds, but Cliff Jones picked the team right back up with a pin at 157 pounds.  John Keibler battled though sickness to help his team, but dropped his match at 165 pounds.  Bryce Randolph picked up a pin at 175 pounds in just 27 seconds.  Gradyn Whelan knocked another state ranked opponent at 190 pounds with a 4-1 win.  At 215 pounds Chance Maddox stepped in for the Redwolves, but dropped his match.  Rafferty picked up a pin at Hwt., this time in the second period.  Hudson Miller picked up another win at 106 pounds and Zach Taylor battled for a pin at 113 pounds.  

Clinton went 3-0 in the their pool to place them in the finals against the host school Algonac who is currently ranked third in division 3.   This was a epic dual, competitive, loud, and back and forth.  Clinton fell short 28-41, but what a great dual it was.  The match started at 126 pounds as Brock Worden hung on for a 9-6 win.  Braxton Randolph showed a lot of grit and he battled all match long but dropped his match at 132 pounds.  Joe Hodges stepped in at 138 pounds, but fell short.  Braylon Long picked up a 14-1 major decision at 144 pounds.   At 150 pounds Tanner Bolton wrestled a tough match but fell short.  Cliff Jones earned another pin at 157 pounds for the Redwolves.  John Keibler battled for his teammates but fell short at 165 pounds.  Bryce Randolph picked up a quick pin at 175 pounds.  Gradyn Whelan bummed up to 215 pounds to take on an undefeated and state ranked 215 pounder after Clinton opted to void at 190 to force a certain match up.  Whelan battled but fell short at 215.  Rafferty picked up a second period pin at Hwt. Hudson Miller lost at 106 but battled all match.  Zach Taylor won a battle at 113 pounds 7-5.  Wyatt Cooley dropped the final match of the day at 120 pounds after a tough battle.  Clinton had four wrestlers go undefeated on the day:  Braylon Long, Cliff Jones, Bryce Randolph, and Hamza Rafferty.  It was a great tournament and the team continues to grow and develop as we gain experience.  We travel to Warren Fitzgerald on Saturday, Jan. 11th for an individual tournament next.  

The Varsity Wrestling Team Competed at the Salem Jersey Mike's Tournament and ran away with the team championship.  Clinton scored 237 points on day and out scored runner up Carlson who ended with 199 points for this 16 team individual tournament.  During the day you could see tremendous improvement by our team.  Clinton put 8 wrestlers in the finals and placed 11 our of 14 wrestlers.  Starting at 106 pounds sophomore Hudson Miller was not seeded but wrestled his way to the championship match.  Hudson picked up a technical fall and two pins before falling in the finals to finish runner up at 106 pounds.  Zach Taylor had a big day after just getting over being sick.  He picked up two pins and a technical fall in route to his tournament championship at 113 pounds.  Both Zach and his opponent were undefeated coming into the day and Zach picked up a pin in the finals to make a statement.  Wyatt Cooley was entered at 113 pounds as well and earned a 4th place finish on the day.  Wyatt earned a pin, a tech. fall and a 14-8 decision before dropping his final match to take 4th overall.  At 126 pounds Brock Worden finished runner up after a stellar day on the mat.  Brock started the day with a pin then picked up a technical fall over the number one seed in the semi finals to make the finals.  Brock dropped his match in the finals and finished runner up at 126 pounds. Joe Hodges competed at 132 pounds and dropped both is matches on the day.  Joe was winning he second match, but was caught and pinned to finish his day. Braylon Long showed why he as was the number one seed as he gathered three pins on his way to the finals and won 10-3 in the 138 pound championship match to win the title on the day.  Jaxon Phillip competed at 144 pounds and earned a pin before bowing out of the tournament.  Braxton Randolph competed at 144 pounds as well and went 2-2 on the day earning two pins on the day before dropping a hard fought match to place 10-11.  Isaac Keibler competed at 150 pounds and started the day with a technical fall before dropping his next two matches to end his day.  Tanner Bolton has a solid day after dropping his opening match, Tanner battled to an 8-1 decision, and a pin to put himself in the consolation semi finals.  Bolton lost in the consolation semis, but bounced back with a pin in the 5th place match.  At 165 John Keibler started his day off with a solid 7-1 win, but dropped his next two matches to finish his day.  Bryce Randolph picked up three pins in a row enroute to the 175 pound championship match, but dropped his match 3-8 to finish runner up.  At 190 pounds Gradyn Whelan finished as the tournament champion after collecting three pins on the day.  Landon Lakatos finished in 4th place at 190 pounds after picking up an opening round pin then dropping his match in the quarters.  Landon then put together three wins, a pin, a tech, and a 13-9 decision to put him in the 3rd place match, but Landon lost the match and finished fourth overall.  Owen Wright competed at 215 pounds and made the finals behind some of his best wrestling of the year.  Owen put together two pins and a tech. fall before dropping his finals match to finish runner up.  Senior Hwt. Hamza Rafferty stormed through competition to the finals with three straight pins before dropping his finals match to finish runner up.  This was a great tournament for our team and we had several break out performances across our lineup.  We look forward to traveling to Algonac this weekend for a team tournament that starts at 9am.  The Varsity Girls travel to Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central for an individual tournament that starts at 4pm.  

The Clinton Varsity Wrestling Team started Christmas Break with a bang at the Martin Clipper Classic Team Tournament.  Clinton finished the tough field by earning a Runner Up finish.  The field was stacked with multiple ranked teams and Clinton finished 4-1 on the day in duals.  In the opening round Clinton wrestled division 2 powerhouse Stevensonville Lakeshore in a great high school wrestling match.  The match finished tied 39-39 and Clinton won on the 6th criteria of most first points scored in matches.  It was a barn burner that saw Clinton jump out to sizeable lead, only for Lakeshore to come storming back.  Junior Cliff Jones currently ranked 4th in the state my Michigan Grappler saw his season debut at 165 pounds and picked up a third period pin to start the Redwolves off.  In the next match at 175 pounds junior Bryce Randolph also had his season debut and the number ranked Randolph earned a quick pin in just 10 seconds.  Gradyn Whelan followed that up at 190 pounds with a pin in just 54 seconds.  Landon Lakatos jumped up to 215 pounds and earned a quick pin of his own in just 23 seconds.  Hamza Rafferty got a first period pin at heavyweight as well.  Clinton was up 30-0 after the first five matches.  Lakeshore picked up pins at 106 and 113 before Zach Taylor got Clinton back on the board with a pin at 120 pounds to put Clinton up 36-12.  Clinton then gave up three pins in a row at 126, 132, and 138 to close the gap at Clinton 36 Lakeshore 30.  Braylon Long stopped the momentum and earned the win 4-1 at 144 pounds.  Clinton lost at 150 pounds by pin, but Tanner Bolton made his season debut as well and even though he dropped his match is saved the team bonus points and helped win the dual.  It was a one great dual and the Redwolves came out on top 40-39 after winning on criteria and another point was added.  

In round two Clinton wrestled a tough St. Joseph Team and came away with a huge 51-28 win.  The match started at 175 pounds with Junior Captain Bryce Randolph starting out the dual with his second pin in under a minute (48 seconds).  At 190 pounds Gradyn Whelan picked up a first period pin as well.  Owen Wright stepped in at 215 pounds and picked up a win.  Hamza Rafferty earned his second pin at Hwt.  Hudson Miller picked up the win at 106 pounds for the Pack.  Wyatt Cooley dropped his matcha t 113, but Zach Taylor earned another pin for the Redwolves.  Max Delphy was able to get some action, but was unable to convert at 126.  Joe Hodges dropped his match at 132 pounds and Braxton Randolph dropped his match at 138 pounds.  Braylon Long picked up a major decision 14-0 at 144 pounds.  Isaac Keibler dropped his match at 150 pounds, but Cliff Jones earned a technical fall 18-2 at 157 pounds.  John Keibler finished the dual with a pin at 165 pounds.  

Round three saw Clinton who is ranked 5th in the state taking on the host Martin who is ranked 4th in the state.  It was an exciting dual, but Martin won 25-46 as Clinton held out a couple of wrestlers during the match.  Landon Lakatos started the dual at 190 pounds with a close loss after battling.  Freshman Gradyn Whelan bumped up to 215 to wrestle a top 10 ranked 215 pounder.  Whelan earned the win 9-4 is a gutsy performance behind two big takedowns.  Hamza Rafferty earned his third pin at Hwt. Clinton dropped both matches at 106 and 113.  At 120 pounds Zach Taylor earned a 16-1 technical fall.  Clinton dropped matches at 126 and 132 pounds, before Braylon Long picked up a win over a returning all stater who is ranked 6th and Long dominated for a 17-0 technical fall at 138 pounds.  At 144 pounds Braxton Randolph dropped a close hard fought match 11-16.  Isaac Keibler and Austin Putnam both dropped their matches at 150 and 157 pounds.  John Keibler lost a close match at 165 pounds, before Bryce Randolph closed out the dual with a pin at 175 pounds.  It was a great dual and our young team is learning a lot in areas they have to improve on.  

In the fourth match of the day without a break, Clinton dug in and bounced back with a win over division two Allegan.  Owen Wright started the dual at 215 pounds and earned a 7-5 win for the Pack.  Then Rafferty earned a 7-1 win at Hwt.  At 106 Hudson Miller dropped his match, then Zach Taylor earned a pin at 113 pounds.  Wyatt Cooley bumped up at earned a major decision win 12-4 at 120 pounds.  At 126 Brock Worden dropped a close match 9-10 after almost getting pin during the match.  He wrestled hard, but just fell a little short.  Joe Hodges dropped his match at 132 pounds and Braxton Randolph dropped his match at 138 pounds 2-14.  Braylon Long picked up a major decision win 9-0 at 144 pounds over anther state qualifier.  Both Isaac Keibler and Tanner Bolton dropped their matches at 150 and 157 pounds.  Cliff Jones picked up another win at 165 pounds 9-4 over anther state qualifier.  Bryce Randolph picked up another pin at 175 pounds over returning state qualifier and top ten opponent.  At 190 pounds Gradyn Whelan finished the dual and sealed the win for the team with a 15-2 major decision.  The dual came down to the last several matches and Clinton pulled out the win by taking out some of Allegan's best wrestlers.  the final score was Clinton 33 Allegan 31.

After a team talk and a round off the Redwolves looked great in the final match against Whitehall who is ranked 2nd in Division 3.  Clinton lost to Whitehall last year in the state semifinals and this it was Clinton earning the win 41-26.  This was an exiting dual and provided the best wrestling so far this year by this young Clinton team.  The match started at 106 pounds and Hudson Miller battled and had some huge improvements, but lost 6-11.  Wyatt Cooley hard a gritty performance at 113 pounds and came out on top 8-7.  Zach Taylor bumped up to 120 pounds to take on a returning state qualifier and someone he lost to last year, but this time Taylor had the upper hand in winning a high scoring match 17-12.  Brock Worden dropped his match at 126 pounds but fought hard to save the team some points.  Joe Hodges put together his best overall match of the day and showed what he is capable of and winning 6-3.  Braxton Randolph put together a great match from start to finish at 138 pounds and dominated for a 12-0 major decision.  Braylon Long picked up a pin for the Redwolves at 144 pounds to put Clinton up 19-8.  Isaac Keibler competed against a tough regional qualifier and earned a dominant win at 150 pounds with a pin after earning three takedowns.  At 157 pounds Tanner Bolton dropped his match.  Cliff Jones won a big match against the number 6 guy and returning state qualifier at 165 pounds with a 15-6 major decision.  At 175 pounds Bryce Randolph earned his 5th pin of the day, this time is 18 seconds.  Gradyn Whelan took on the defending state champ and dropped his match at 190 pounds.  Then Owen Wright took on the number two guy in the state at 215 pounds, but dropped his match as well.  Hamza Rafferty finished the dual and the win for the Redwolves at Hwt. with a pin.  

Overall Clinton had a great day with some ups and some downs, but the finish with the win over Whitehall was amazing.  The team is realizing what our potential is as a team and what their potential could be as individuals as well.  I walked away very proud of how we competed and the direction the team is headed.  The team will compete at the Salem Elks Tournament on Friday, Dec. 27th.  The girls will travel to Montague on the 27th as well.  

The wrestling teams traveled to Bronson for a single dual on Wednesday, Dec. 18th.   The gym was packed and the atmosphere was electric.  Some of our girls competed on the night starting with Kierra Fivenson's return to the mat for the first time this year.  Kierra battled but lost to a returning all state wrestler in her season debut.  Raven Aldridge stepped in and exploded with a great first takedown, followed by a pin for the Redwolves.  Next up was Mollie Clark and she battled back and forth for positioning, but lost late in the match.  Next up was the Red Team Matches.  Max Delphy started out at 132 pounds and picked up the opening takedown and battled back and forth throughout the match, but a late escape sent it to overtime.  Max was able to secure the takedown and the win in overtime 11-8.  Jacob Pope competed at 157 pounds opened with a big first period takedown and back points to win 9-6. At 175 pounds Kolton Pruss earned a first period pin.  Royce Martinez competed at 190 pounds and had some great fight, but lost his match.  Manny Estrada dropped his match at 215 pounds.   Chance Maddox picked up a win at 215 pounds after two takedowns and three sets of back points let to the pin.  Drew McNatt battled at Hwt. but dropped his match.  Another match at Hwt. was Aiden Simpson who picked up the opening takedown and nearfall points and earned a pin.  At 132 pounds Grady Aldridge battled throughout the entire match and earned a pin in the last seconds of the match that had the entire team on their feet cheering.  Brody Stipe competed at 157 pounds and lost a tough match 5-7.  Grant Kutzley competed at 175 pounds and earned the fall with just two seconds remaining in the first period.  The last match for the Red Team was Zander Urban at 190 pounds.  Zander collected three takedowns and two sets of nearfall points before he earned the second period pin.  

In Dual of the night Clinton battled Bronson but in the end lost 27-49.  Our young team is growing and improving.  Starting the dual out at 190 pounds freshman Gradyn Whelan took his first loss of the year and looks to bounce back this weekend.  Owen Wright battled at 215 pounds but he too lost his match.  Senior Captain Hamza Rafferty picked the Redwolves up and earned a pin to get us on the board.  Clinton 6  Bronson 12.  Hudson Miller returned to the mat at 106 pounds and it was great to see him competing again after be out for several weeks.  Hudson dropped his match at 106 though and brought the score to Clinton 6 Bronson 18.  Zach Taylor was just voted Lenawee County Athlete of the week, picked up a pin at 113 pounds.  Wyatt Cooley picked up the win at 120 pounds to tie the score up Clinton 18 Bronson 18.  Brock Worden picked up a 19-2 technical fall at 126 pounds to make the score Clinton 23 Bronson 18.  Joe Hodges battled and was up 7-1 but fell short in the end by getting pinned at 132 pounds.  Clinton 23 Bronson 24.  Senior Captain Braylon Long battled another ranked opponent at 138 pounds and picked up a major decision 14-4.  Clinton 27 Bronson 24.  After several lead changes and a close dual, Bronson opened dual up by winning the last five matches against Clinton. Wrestling hard but dropping their matches were: Braxton Randolph, Isaac Keibler, Austin Putnam, Jayden Duplessis, and Shane Cook.   Final Score Clinton 27 Bronson 49.  Clinton Travels to Martin to a highly anticipated team tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21st.  Our Red Team travels to Columbia Central on Monday, Dec. 23rd.  Our girls travel to Montague to compete on Dec. 27th and our boys are back in action on Dec. 27th at the Salem Tournament.  We are looking forward to a lot of growth in the next several weeks.  

The varsity wrestling team traveled to Brighton for a dual tournament and came away with some valuable experience.  Clinton opened the tournament with a win against DeWitt 53-18.   Winners for the dual were Gradyn Whelan at 190 with a 4-0 win.  Landon Lakatos at 215 with a first period pin.  Hamza Rafferty picked up his 100th career win as a wrestler in style as he picked up a pin, just 40 seconds into his match.  This is a huge accomplishment to earn 100 wins in high school and the season is still young for Rafferty to add to his career total.  Damion Fivenson picked up a win at 106 pounds, then Wyatt Cooley earned a 12-4 major decision win at 113.  Zach Taylor earned  a pin at 120 pounds, while Brock Worden won at 126 pounds.  One of the highlights of the dual was freshman Grady  Aldridge picking up his first career varsity win with a 19-1 technical fall at 132 pounds.  Braylon Long dropped a great match 2-4 in a battle of two highly ranked wrestlers.  Braxton Randolph picked up a technical fall 16-0 at 144.  Isaac Keibler won by pin at 150 pounds.  Keegan Keith dropped his debut at 150 pounds and John Keibler dropped his match at 165 pounds 8-15.  Jayden Duplessis finished the dual at 175.  In the second match of the day Clinton took on Division 1 number 2 team in the state and it showed.  It was a great experience for the young Redwolves to see where they have to aspire to be.  Picking up wins in the dual were Zach Taylor at 113 pounds 11-6 and Braylon long 13-3 at 138 pounds.  In the third round Clinton faced Portage Northern and got back to winning ways with a 61-17 win.  Hamza Rafferty started the dual with a pin at Hwt. Damion Fivenson picked up another win at 106 for the Redwolves.  Wyatt Cooley picked up the win at 113 before Zach Taylor got the pin at 120 pounds.  Brock Worden was putting points on the board earning a 15-0 technical fall.  Braylon Long earned another 15-0 technical fall at 138 pounds.  Isaac Keibler picked up the win at 150 pounds with a pin.  Austin Putnam earned a pin at 157 pounds for the Redwolves after a first period takedown and a set of nearfall points.  John Keibler picked up an 11-4 win at 165 pounds.  Gradyn Whelan picked up the fall at 190 pounds and Owen Wright picked up a first period pin at 215 pounds to finish the dual.  

The fourth dual of the day and the last dual within our pool was against Greenville who is ranked in the top 10 of division 2.  We had a great battle that went back and fourth but Clinton lost a close one 33-42.  Clinton got on the board with a pin by Wyatt Cooley at 113 pounds, followed by a technical fall by Zach Taylor at 120 pounds that put Clinton up 11-6 after forfeiting at 106 pounds to give Greenville its first points opening the dual.  Max Delphy dropped his match at 132 pounds in his first year wrestling.  Freshman Jaxon Phillip picked up a pin at 138 pounds bringing the team score to Clinton 17 Greenville 18.  Senior Braylon Long stepped up to 144 pounds and earned a hard fought win 7-0 to put Clinton back in the lead 20-18.  Braxton Randolph dropped his match at 150 pounds, then Isaac Keibler picked up a great win at 157 pounds 14-8.  Austin Putnam and John Keibler lost back to back matches at 165 & 175, before Gradyn Whelan picked up a 14-3 major decision at 190 pounds.  Owen Wright dropped his match at 215 against the number one wrestler in the state with a great battle.  Rafferty closed out the dual with a pin for the Redwolves at Hwt.  

In the final match of the night Clinton crossed over to compete against Grand Ledge from the opposite pool and dropped the match 22-47.  Wyatt Cooley dropped his match at 120 pounds and Brock Worden lost a close match at 126 pounds 2-4.  Jackson Phillip stepped in again at 138 and battled for the Redwolves but lost his match.  Senior Braylon Long stepped back up at 144 pounds and earned an 8-5 win to get some points back on the board for the Redwolves.  Clinton lost four matches in a row before winning 4 of the last 5 matches to finish the dual.  Again Freshman Gradyn Whelan defeated a top ten ranked opponent at 190 pounds in a close match 7-6.  Landon Lakatos and Hamza Rafferty both won at 215 and Hwt.  Zach Taylor finished the dual with a 14-6 major decision win at 113 pounds against an opponent he lost to last year.  Overall the Redwolves competed hard with a very young line up and many having to step in for sickness and injury for the day.  We look forward to our continued development as a team and getting everyone healthy and where they need to be.  This week the Redwolves travel to Bronson for a single dual on Wednesday, Dec. 18th.  Then travel to Martin on Saturday, Dec. 21st for a team dual tournament that will be action packed.  Monday, Dec. 23rd our JV will head to Columbia Central for an individual tournament.  We look forward to the upcoming competitions. 

The Varsity Wrestling Team took second place at Westland John Glenn Team Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 7th.  The team went 4-1 on the day only loosing the host school in the finals.  Clinton started off defeating Novi 58-15 in round one.  Winners during the dual were Wyatt Cooley at 113 with a 16-3 technical fall, Zach Taylor at 120 with a pin, Brock Worden at 126 with a 15-0 tech. fall.  Joe Hodges pulled out a close one 13-12 at 132 pounds. Jackson Phillip picked up a 21-4 technical fall at 138 pounds.  Braylon Long picked up an 18-2 technical fall at 144, Brodie Stipe lost his match at 150 pounds.  Austin Putnam lost a close match at 157 pounds 7-10.  Jayden Duplessis lost at 165 and John Keibler picked up a pin at 175 pounds.  Gradyn Whelan picked up a pin at 190 pounds, Owen Wright grabbed a pin at 215 pounds, Hamza Rafferty earned a pin at Hwt.  Newcomer Damion Fivenson picked up a win at 103 pounds to conclude the dual.  

In round two Clinton defeated Waterford Mott 77-6 with a dominant performance.  Wins stacked up by Z. Taylor, B. Worden, J. Hodges, J. Phillip. Braxton Randolph, Isaac Keibler, J. Keibler, Landon Lakatos, Owen Wright, Hamza Rafferty, D. Fivenson, W. Cooley.

Round three was a close match that came down to the last match of the dual against Wyandotte Roosevelt.  With the dual starting at 126 pounds freshman Brock Worden got us going with a 9-2 decision.  Joe Hodges was pinned at 132 pounds, then Jackson Phillip lost a tough match 4-5 at 138 pounds.  Braylon Long dropped his match at 144 pounds 8-6.  Braxton Randolph lost at 150 pounds.  Isaac Keibler picked the team back up with a pin at 157 pounds.  John Keibler followed up his little brother with a pin at 165 pounds of his own. Jayden Duplessis dropped his match at 175 pounds.  At 190 pounds Gradyn Whelan won with a pin.  Landon Lakatos lost but battled the entire match to save some team points at 215 pounds.  Hamza Rafferty picked up a pin at heavyweight.  Clinton forfeited at 106 pounds, but Wyatt Cooley and Zach Taylor finished with two pins at 113 and 120 pounds to give Clinton the win 39-35.  That made Clinton 3-0 in their pool. 

In the first cross over match Clinton completed against Rochester and came up with a big 51-30 win to make it 4-0 on the day as a team.  Joe Hodges started the dual at 132 pounds and picked up a pin.  Braylon Long grabbed a pin at 138 pounds.  Braxton Randolph picked up a pin at 144 pounds. At 150 pounds Isaac Keibler won 17-8 with a major decision.  At 157 Brodie Stipe lost his match.   John Keibler won with a pin at 165 pounds.  Jayden Duplessis dropped his match at 175.  Gradyn Whelan won at 190 pounds.  Owen Wright lost his match at 215 pounds.  Hamza Rafferty dropped his match at Hwt.  Clinton had to forfeit at 106 due to injury and Wyatt Cooley and Zach Taylor combined for a pin at 113 and an 18-1 technical fall at 120 for Taylor.  Brock Worden closed the dual with a pin at 126 pounds.  

In the final match of the day Clinton competed against Westland John Glenn in what always proves to be a great dual every year.  This year the rockets were on the winning side 25-50.  Getting wins in the finals were Braylon Long with a 10-1 major decision at 138, Landon Lakatos with a pin at 190, Gradyn Whelan with an 11-4 decision at 215, Hamza Rafferty with a pin at Hwt., and Zach Taylor with a with a pin at 120 pounds.  This Saturday the Varsity team travels to Brighton for their team dual tournament.  

The wrestling team opened their season at home in one of their two home matches this season.  Clinton defeated Napoleon 58-22 to start the season 1-0.  The Redwolves displayed their youth as they started 7 freshman and 3 sophomores out of 14 starters.  But the youth didn't slow them down.  The started at 144 pounds with senior returning all stater Braylon Long picked up a pin to start the team.  Next was freshman Braxton Randolph at 150 pounds picking up at 10-0 major decision after building a lead with two take downs and a four point near fall.  Next up was Isaac Keibler at 157 pounds and he collected a void to bring the team score to 16-0.  First year wrestler, senior Brodie Stipe battled his opponent that was ranked in the top five of the state, into the second period but was pinned.  The first year senior showed great fight and potential.  John Keibler was another wrestler to bump up like Long, Randolph, and Isaac did  earlier.  John wrestled up at 175 pounds and gave up the first takedown, but got right to his feet for an escape and then a takedown of his own.  The second period had a couple of reversals and Keibler was able to secure the win for the Redwolves with a pin.  Freshman Gradyn Whelan completed against a regional qualifier from last season and made quick work with a takedown and two sets of nearfall points before he got the pin.  Owen Wright completed at 215 pounds and lost 4-19 with a technical fall.  Hudson Miller competed at 106 pounds and dropped his contest 0-15.  Both Zach Taylor and Wyatt Cooley earned forfeit wins at 113 and 120 respectively.  Another Freshman Brock Worden picked up a pin at 126 pounds in the first period.  Freshman Grady Aldridge stepped in at 132 pounds and was defeated.  The dual ended with another freshman Jaxon Phillip competing at 138 pounds and picked up a quick first period pin at 138 pounds.  

In other varsity matches on the night Drew McNatt went 1-1 earning a 10-0 win at Hwt. in his first match and dropped his second match at Hwt. by fall.  Aiden Simpson also went 1-1 at Hwt. earning a pin in his first match and loosing by pin in his second match.  Zander Urban dropped his match at 190 pounds.  Landon Lakatos made quick work of his opponent at 190 pounds after picking up a big first period takedown and earned a pin.  Joe Hodges ended the night by picking up a pin at 132 pounds after two sets of nearfall points.  The Redwolves will be traveling to Westland John Glenn High School on Saturday, Dec. 7th for a varsity dual tournament for the Varsity Black team, and the Varsity Red Team will also be at Westland for an individual tournament.  Our Varsity girls team will head to East Jackson on Friday, Dec. 6th for an individual tournament.  The gym was packed on Wednesday night, thank you for the support.