Dakota
Wrestling
                                                                                                                                                       Updated 12/13/09

    This weekend the team finished third in the very competitive Plymouth Salem Tournament. Top place
    winners were Ryan Karem third at 103, Dom DeRite third at 130, Greg Day Champion at 135, Ryan
    Benoit second at 171 and Shane McManaman second at 215.

    This weekend the team will compete in the Macomb County Invitational at GPN.
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                                                                                                                                                         Updated 12/8/09

    The season is officially "on". We started out with a bang against De La Salle winning our first six matches
    of the night by pin. The final score was 54 to 21 Dakota. Next it was the much anticipated rivalry match
    with Chippewa Valley. Our line up was not where we wanted it to be with Alpha's and injuries being a big
    factor, but we improvised as best we could and took away a victory of sorts in displaying our toughness and
    tenacity although it was a losing effort to the tune of a 47-22 loss. We look forward to a possible rematch
    in the district finals in February.

    Over the weekend we sent the A team to Ferndale where we had 8 top 5 placers, freshmen Ryan Karem was
    2nd at 103, and classmate Kenny Seeley was third at 125 wrestling up a weight. Dom DeRita was 4th at
    130, Greg Day pinned his way through the tournament at 135, Jared Wilkes was second at 140, as was
    Alex Bloomquist at 160. Troy Ciarmella and Ryan Benoit finished 5th as did Shane Mcmanaman at 215.
    Ryan Tilney finished 6th at Heavyweight.

    The B team went to Berkley where freshman Brain Cotter was 4th, Jeremy Wronosky also finished 4th at
    140, and Nick Tassopolis was 6th at 119.

    This weekend we are off to the tough Salem individual tournament, and next weekend is the Macomb
    County Invite.

    My staff and I feel we are about where we should be right now, and we look forward to the challenges of the
    coming weeks. Also, keep up the great work and support families, we are blessed!



                                                                                                                                                              Updated 11/13/09

    We are "here". The season is upon us at last. We have been very impressed with attendance and effort in
    our intense pre-season routine. Monday we begin the real deal. Physicals and a clean bill of skin health will
    be required. We will begin the season with basic takedowns and takedown defense the first week and hope
    to go "live" by Thursday or Friday. The boys are definitely "chomping at the bit" to get at each other, the
    early practices promise to be high intensity.

    Looking forward to our first big challenge a few weeks away, at Chippewa Valley for a preview of what
    could be the District finals!  Lets show up, give our all, and hopefully get a ton of fan support. When the
    dust clears we will see where we rank!
    GOOO Cougars!!!!
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                                                                                                                                                              Updated 10/6/09

    Welcome to the 2009/10 season! We have begun pre-season conditioning which will run Mon, Wed, Fri
    from 3:15pm to 4:45pm until the season starts Nov 16th. We are working on conditioning, endurance and
    flexibility along with critical weight training. To participate and get a jump on the competition, all you
    need is to show up with work out gear and a current physical.

    We worked hard this spring and summer running two excellent "howngrown" camps with our staff and
    some special guests and the improvement is obvious. We open in just about 7 weeks at Chippewa Valley
    who will be bringing back an outstanding team on December 3rd. No time to waste so make sure you join
    as soon as you can and show up ready to work as hard as possible!

    I will be updating "Coaches Corner" as time and need permits, so make sure you take the time to check in
    when you can and contact us with any questions or comments.

    GO COUGARS!!!

    Coach Witgen
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