Chelsea sending two undefeated champions to wrestling state finals and more regional results
Chelsea's Steven Bleise and Michael Hovater continued their undefeated seasons on Thursday, winning their respective weight classes at the Division 2 individual regional tournament at Eaton Rapids High School.
Bleise improved his record to 42-0 at 135 and Hovater to 39-0 at 189.
Bleise and Hovater were among 19 Washtenaw County wrestlers to qualify for the MHSAA individual state wrestling finals on Saturday, including brothers Kyle and Zaid Abdellatif from Ypsilanti who qualified in Division 2 at 125 and heavyweight.
Here are the rest of the qualifiers:
Division 1 at Canton HIgh School
Second
Pioneer senior Billy Cobb-Gulley, above, qualified for the Division 1 individual state wrestling tournament with a second place regional finish.
Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file photo
Jahi Hilliard, Pioneer (215)
Third
Taylor Ticknor, Saline (112)
Jordan Markey, Lincoln (130)
Nate O'Sullivan, Saline (135)
Alex Cornelius, Saline (152)
Champion
Zeke Breuninger, Dexter (112)
Steven Bleis, Chelsea (135)
Michael Hovater, Chelsea (189)
Second
Kyle Abdellatif, Ypsilanti (125)
Fourth
Avery Osentoski, Chelsea (145)
Zaid Abdellatif, Ypsilanti (285)
Division 2 at Tecumseh High School
Third
Ben Fick, Milan (171)
Manchester senior Brian Robert, right, and Michigan Center junior Presley Kellogg battle for control during their third place match at the MHSAA Division 3 individual wrestling regionals at Manchester High School on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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Second
Eric Coval, Manchester (145)
Fourth
Brendan Abrigo, Manchester (103)
Charlie Steffens, Manchester (119)
Ben Heuser, Manchester (135)
Michael Golding, Manchester (160)
Brian Robert, Manchester (285)
Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at petercunningham@annarbor.com. Follow him at @petcunningham.
Comments
Pete Cunningham
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 : 3:45 p.m.
Dexter junior Zeke Breuninger was a champion at 112 pounds in the Division 2 regional at Eaton Rapids. His name has been added to the list of qualifiers which is now at 19 with his inclusion.
Josh Dillen
Sun, Feb 17, 2013 : 10:12 p.m.
Pete, You had me scared!! I'm down in Pensacola for my training and have been following your articles to keep informed on the area wrestling. I woke up this morning and didn't see Zeke Breuninger listed anywhere at 112 and got a little worried! I'll be following you during the state tournament since I can't make it there. Thanks for the great articles as always.