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Dreadnaughts sixth at own invitational
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: February 1, 2007
Division I No. 2-ranked Hartland finished first at last Saturday's 10-team Dexter Invitational. The Eagles bested the competition with a perfect 5-0 record.
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Placing second was Trenton with a 4-1 mark, while Freeland was third at 3-2.
The host Dreadnaughts ended up sixth with a 2-3 dual match record.
Dexter defeated Bloomfield Hills Lahser 60-12 and Ann Arbor Pioneer 41-26. The Dreadnaughts lost to Trenton 43-27, Freeland 40-33 and Ida 42-35.
"We had an opportunity to win two of the matches," said Dexter coach Craig McCalla. "In the dual meet against Freeland and Ida it came down to the last match. We lost both of them, which cost us the dual meet.
"It was a long day of competition. We wrestled four dual meets in a row, but the boys wrestled extremely hard and stayed focused throughout the day."
Individually for Dexter, Bret Marsh (112 pounds), Zeb Klapperich (125) and Michael Campbell (152) each finished 5-0 on the day.
"Bret is wrestling well," McCalla said of Marsh. "He pinned four of the five people he faced. Bret is a leader on this team and his hard work ethic should be modeled by all."
McCalla said Klapperich is motivated every time he goes out on the mat.
"As a senior and one of the captains, Zeb is determined to finish his career on a positive note," he said.
McCalla was pleased with Campbell's effort last Saturday.
"Michael wrestles every match 100 percent," he said. "He never stops moving. Michael's determination on the mat is every coach's dream. Michael is a vocal leader and is always trying to motivate his fellow teammates."
Mike Swager (189) ended up 4-1 on the day for the Dreadnaughts.
"Mike is one of those wrestlers that has a great feel for position and his opponents' weight," McCalla said. "Mike is wrestling well heading into the league meet and districts."
Heavyweight Corey Chamberlain finished 3-1 overall for Dexter.
"Corey wrestled hard for us today," McCalla said.
At 103, Dan Flowers finished 2-1 for the Dreadnaughts.
Mitch Crawford was 3-2 at 119 for Dexter, while teammate Scott Santoro was 3-2 at 171.
Others competing and wrestling well for the Dreadnaughts were Gabe Altomare, Brandon Saunders, Chase Stevens, Tommy Owens, Mark Bertsos, Nick Chaconas, Brian Hubbard, Kyle Steiner and Burton Hilburn.
Last Thursday, visiting Dexter lost to state-ranked Tecumseh 57-18 in a dual match.
"We wrestled hard as a team," McCalla said. "Tecumseh has a lot of experience and wrestled a good match."
The match began at 135, where Owens lost by pin in 1:32 to Sean Bagby.
At 140, Bertsos lost an 11-2 major decision to Jacob Castorena.
Dreadnaught Larry Gunderson lost by pin in 4:54 to Robert Weirich at 145.
Campbell lost an 11-3 major decision to Rick Weirich at 152.
Hubbard lost a 16-6 major decision to Sam Bishar at 160.
Santoro lost by pin in 21 seconds to Troy Hill at 171.
At 189, Swager pinned Kyle Connors in 1:25.
At 215, Steiner lost by pin in 45 seconds to Bronson Gonzalez.
Chamberlain pinned Adam Haller in 1:29 at heavyweight.
Altomare lost by pin in 3:26 to Sam Million at 103.
At 112, Marsh pinned Josh Patton in 5:29.
Crawford lost 7-4 to Casey Budd at 119.
Mike Butler won by void at 125.
At 130, Saunders lost by pin in 1:40 to Anthony Goodwin.
Dexter next travels to Adrian for a match Thursday at 6 p.m.
On Feb. 10, the Dreadnaughts visit Saline to participate in the Southeastern Conference meet at 9 a.m.
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