The Dexter Leader
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Grapplers take on state's best
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: March 13, 2008
Dexter senior Bret Marsh was upset at the Division 2 wrestling state finals last Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Over 42,000 spectators attended the three-day championship.
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Marsh (57-2), the defending 112-pound state champion, entered this year's 119 finals with a perfect 54-0 overall record.
In the state semifinals, Marsh lost to eventual champion Andrew Stepanovich (43-5), a junior from Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 9-7 in overtime. Stepanovich would go on to defeat Allegan junior Steve Poffenberger (57-2) 6-4 in the state final.
After dropping his match to Stepanovich, Marsh defeated Ypsilanti senior Greg Egbert (53-2) 5-1, before losing 6-3 to Hastings junior Matt Watson (46-8) in the state third-fourth-place match.
To begin the tournament, which ran from last Thursday through Saturday, Marsh defeated St. Clair Shores Lakeview junior Nick Marino (45-10) by a 17-1 technical fall.
In his second match, he beat Watson 1-0 in the state quarterfinals.
Also competing for Dexter at the Division 2 state final was junior heavyweight Corey Chamberlain.
Chamberlain (41-11) finished 1-2 during the three-day state final.
In his opening match, he defeated Oxford junior Dylan Smith (33-14) 4-1.
In the state quarterfinals, Chamberlain lost to Milan junior David Box (58-4) 6-2. Box ended up fifth in the state.
In the wrestle-off bracket, Chamberlain lost Lapeer East senior Jarrett Starr (48-5) 5-2. Starr would go on to place fourth in the state.
Winning the Division 2 heavyweight state title was Niles senior Kenyon Ellison (50-3). Ellison beat Caledonia senior Michael Schaibly (46-2) 4-1 in the final.
Locally, Chelsea sophomore Dakota Cooley (50-6) placed fifth in the state at 135 defeating Dearborn Heights Annapolis junior Kyle Zapp (34-5) 9-5 in the fifth-sixth-place bout.
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