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High School Wrestling: Two unbeatens, five champs lead Region state qualifiers

niles kruger, the monroe news
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Two are undefeated.

Five are defending champions.

Two of those champs are bidding for their fourth title.

That’s how the group of 47 wrestlers who will represent the Monroe County Region in the MHSAA individual state championships at Ford Field Friday and Saturday breaks down.

Airport’s Jack Mills (36-0) and Zachary Taylor of Gibraltar Carlson (49-0) head to Detroit without a loss.

The defending champions are Kade Kluce, Haydn Nutt, Cameron Chinavare and Kole Katschor of Dundee along with Milan’s Angelina Pena.

Blake Cosby (144) (foreground) and Kole Katschor (157) behind and the rest of the Vikings going to the state meet run through clean and jerk repetitions. The Vikings are preparing for the Individual State Wrestling Finals at Ford Field in Detroit Friday and Saturday.
Blake Cosby (144) (foreground) and Kole Katschor (157) behind and the rest of the Vikings going to the state meet run through clean and jerk repetitions. The Vikings are preparing for the Individual State Wrestling Finals at Ford Field in Detroit Friday and Saturday.

Kluce and Pena both already own three state championships.

Kluce is trying to join Brandon Whitman (2015-18), Stoney Buell (2018-21), Casey Swiderski (2019-22) and Braeden Davis (2020-23) as four-time champs for Dundee.

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Pena, already the most decorated female wrestler in Region history, will be trying to cement her legacy. She is one of five Region girls who will be wrestling at state.

Dundee leads the Region with 12 state qualifiers. That number could have been bigger, but two Vikings were unable to compete in regional competition. The only losses Dundee wrestlers have suffered in the Division 3 state individual tournament have come against teammates.

Cameron Chinavarre (132), Donny Beaufait (150), Kole Katschor (157) and Blake Cosby (144) run through strength and conditioning drills above two rounds of 20 goblet squats with weights this past Tuesday at practice at Dundee High School. The Vikings are preparing for the Individual State Wrestling Finals at Ford Field in Detroit Friday and Saturday.

Jefferson is second in the Region with nine state qualifiers and Bedford has eight.

The finals begin Friday in Detroit and will conclude Saturday.

A complete list of Region qualifiers follows with their weight class and record.

DUNDEE

106: Mason Katschor 42-6

113: Haydn Nutt 34-7

113: Mason Haines 26-12

120: Braden Broderick 13-1

126: Kade Kluce 26-9

126: Wyatt Burns 21-9

132: Cameron Chinavare 35-2

138: Jeremy Amrhein 27-10

144: Blake Cosby 40-1

150: Trey Parker 30-13

150: Donny Beaufait 37-8

157: Kole Katschor 41-6

JEFFERSON

113: Tyler Vanderpool 39-15

126: Ty Rose 47-8

132: Issac Masserant 42-8

138: Ryder Mulherin 49-12

144: Carter Simota 54-3

150: Vladamir Uhlik 31-11

157: Martre Pearson 47-8

215: Anthony Cousino 48-6

120 Girls: Morgan Simota 7-2

BEDFORD

106: Cody Duvendack 41-7

113: Tristan King 37-13

138: Lucas Gerber 34-18

144: Noah Benore 43-9

165: Zach Miracle 44-7

215: Conner Green 33-4

285: Chase Norbury 45-4

115 Girls: Meadow Gomez 20-7

NEW BOSTON HURON

113: Carson Gemmel 28-4

120: Daniel Gemmel 40-7

132: Cayden Banko 21-14

138: Landon Julio 21=9

157: Drew Ladach 45-3

120 Girls: Hailey Wisler 23-5

AIRPORT

126: Kyle Link 37-11

132: Antonio Ayala 11-10

150: Blake Haliburda 35-13

175: Jack Mills 36-0

215: Holden Otter 37-9

IDA

285: Christopher Galloway 37-10

155 Girls: Natalie Lewis 4-1

SMCC

190: Kyle Bashaw 29-11

110 Girls: MaryAlice Lynch 16-3

ERIE MASON

106: Danny VanEeckhoutte 33-4

GIBRALTAR CARLSON

165: Zachary Taylor 49-0

MILAN

130: Angelina Pena 12-2

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: High School Wrestling: 2 unbeatens, 5 champs lead state qualifiers