A slew of Team Shamrock Members will hit the mats this weekend at the USA Central Regionals to be hosted at the Devos Place (Pictured Right) in Downtown Grand Rapids. By placing in the top 3 at their respected weights, each member may earn a birth to the Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo, ND. Leading the way for the Shamrocks will be Cadet Double All Americans Drew Garcia and Logan Marcicki. State placers Malik Amine and Trevor Zdebski along with Evan Toth, Eli Joseph, Greg Johnson will also be representing the Blue and White. Freestyle will take place on Saturday, while Greco will be wrestled on Sunday. Stay tuned to www.trackwrestling.com
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Malik Amine (Pictured below), Ken Bade (Pictured left), and Jimmy Russell all competed at the USA Freestyle and Greco State Championships and won titles this weekend. Amine won the Junior 138 Greco title by going 5-0 on the day and defeating a pair of Oxford wrestlers to win the title. Amine defeated both Kyle Hill and Eddie Schlickenmeyer en route to to the finals were he beat Dewitt's Nick Baker who placed 3rd in the MHSAA State meet last year. Bade and Russell both won Freestyle titles as Bade went 3-0 on the day defeating Hartland's Austin Eicher in the finals 6-0, 4-1. Russell won his Freestyle title at 195lbs defeating Tecumseh's Jordan Pelham in the finals 6-0, 2-1. He finished 4-0 on the day.
Also placing for Team Shamrock were:
Freestyle:
Evan Toth 2nd
Tim McCotter 3rd
Myles Amine 4th
Greco:
Evan Toth 2nd
Tim McCotter 2nd
Greg Johnson 3rd
Myles Amine 3rd
Zach Prater 4th
Shamrock Grapplers Ready for
Freestyle and Greco State Tournament
Several shamrock wrestlers will take to the mats this weekend at the USA Wrestling Freestyle and Greco State Championships. The tournament will take place on Friday through Sunday at Fowlerville High School. Results will be updated on Trackwrestling.com as well as updates via CC's twitter and Facebook accounts.
The Schedule is as follows:
Friday, May 11th. Bantam thru Cadet Greco - 7:30pm
Saturday, May 12th. Kids Freestyle - 9:30am
Saturday, May 12th. Cadet Freestyle & Junior Greco - Not before 1:00pm
Saturday, May 12th. Open & Masters Greco and Freestyle - Not before 2:00pm
All CC Varsity Wrestlers are expected to attend this Wednesday's CC Mothers Club Meeting to show our appreciation to the Mothers club for helping us acquire our new wrestling mats. You are asked to meet in the wrestling room at 6:45pm. Please wear khakis and polos. No Hats! This process should last till 7:15pm.
Team Shamrock Hosts Freestyle Greco Training Site
Over the past few years Catholic Central has had quite a bit of success on the Freestyle and Greco Circuit including two Finalist and 3 All Americans at last years National tournament in Fargo ND. Team Shamrock will host a regional training site for all those in training for Freestyle and Greco competitions. The workouts are free and led by Olympic Development and Michigan's Head Junior Coach, Dave Beazley. All wrestlers are welcomed!
M,W,F: Open Room Starts at 3:15-4:30pm
T,TH: Lifting From 3:00-4:30, Open Room 5:00-6:30pm
State Champion Kevin Beazley continues to impress as he travled to Wisconsin this weekend to compete at the 2012 Fila Junior Nationals. Beazley competed against many different college wrestlers and placed in both Greco and Freestyle earning double All American Honors. The Shamrock grappler went 5-2 placing 6th in Freestyle at 84KG. The runner-up Logan Storely was an NCAA All American this year at Minnesota. In Greco Beazley placed 3rd defeating the same wrestler, Lee Wildes of the US Olympic Training Center, in the consolation finals, that defeated him in the 2nd round.
Coach Hancock had this to say about Kevin, " Kevin's performance this weekend was awfully impressive. For him to go out and not only compete, but place, against some of the best college guy's in the country is impressive. That fact that he did it in both styles is a credit to his toughness and ability to push through soreness and fatigue."
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4 Shamrocks Earn All American Honors
On a weekend where over 10 shamrocks were in action across the country, 4 of those grapplers locked up All American honors.
Leading the way for the Shamrocks were co-captains Alec Mooradian and Kevin Beazley. Mooradian went 6-1 en route to placcing 3rd at the NHSCA Senior Nationals in Virginia Beach. Along the way Mooradian defeated numerous of other state champions and state placers. He fell to eventual champion Alex Richardson who won the New Jersey state championship this year 1-0. To view Bracket Click here
Kevin Beazley (Picutred Right with Ken Bade) led the way at the Flo Nationals at Drexel University by finishing as national runner-up. Beaz dominated his way to the finals recording two falls before falling to the #5 ranked wrestler in the country Niko Reyes of California. To View Brackets Click here
Ken Bade joined Beazley in earning All American honors by placing 5th at 120lbs. Bade lost a tight match to PA runner up Zeke Moisey who later went on to win the tournament. Ken finished with a 7-2 record. Logan Marcicki also had a fantastic tournament as he went 4-2, defeating a Texas state champ in the early rounds.
Jimmy Russell put his name on the national board by placing 4th at the USA Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa. Russell who competed at 195lbs went 4-2 on the day.
Shamrocks Gear Up for National Tournaments
No rest for the Shamrocks as they prepare to do battle all over the country. Over 10 Shamrocks will take to the mats this weekend to compete in the Senior Nationals, Flo Nationals, and Cadet and Junior Folkstyle Nationals. Alec Mooradian will take to the mats in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the Senior Nationals as he looks to become the first Shamrock to win a senior national title. Mooradian will compete at 145lbs. Follow the action onlline at http://www.nhsca.com/
Kevin Beazley, Ken Bade, Logan Marcicki and Jay Peterson will travel Drexel University to compete in the Flo Nationals. Beazley earned the 2 seed at 182lbs, Badethe 3 seed at 120lbs and Marcicki the 6th at 145lbs. Jay Peterson will compete at 220. Follow the action live at http://www.flowrestling.org/
Eli Joseph, Jimmy Russell and Greg Johnson will be traveling to Cedar Falls Iowa to compete in the USA Cadet Folkstyle Nationals. Follow the action at www.Trackwrestling.com
Geise Wins MYWAY Title; O'Brien Stays Active
Shamrock Freshman Nick Giese took to the mats this past weekend and dominated in route to a MYWAY State Championship at 174lbs. Giese who competed on the CC White Team all season with a few matches on the Blue squad, went 4-0 on the weekend with three of those wins coming by fall, including a fall in the finals over Wes Dehaven in 2:30. Coach Hancock had this to say about Nick, "Nick is a tremoundous competitor who we expect to do some great things during his career here at CC. I love the fact that he's so involved and gives back to the school. He's the epitome of a Shamrock Student Athlete." Giese was a star running back on the freshman football team, won over 30 matches on the white team, is involved in the Shamrock Award winnning band, and is currently running track for Mr. Magni, all the while mantaining a 3.8 GPA.
Geise's fellow white teammate Parker O'Brien continues to compete in the off season as he went 2-2 at 106lbs. " I'm excited to see Parker battling and competing. He's committed towards helping this team next year, and I love that about him. We are going to need him to step and fill a huge hole in lower weights."- Coach Hancock
The CC Shamrocks ended a phenomenal season on Saturday as the blue and white captured 3 MHSAA Individual Championships. Winning titles for the Shamrocks were at 189lbs, senior captain, Kevin Beazley. Beazley dec Brandon Sunday of Bedford in the finals 6-0. Beazley finishes his season with a 48-1 record and will look forward to taking his skills to Old Dominon next fall as he has signed to wrestle for Steve Martin and the Monarchs.
Earning his third all state honor and winning his second straight title was junior Ken Bade. Bade dominated his way to a title, as defeated Austin Gullick of Portage Central in the quarters 18-3, Dom Trevino of Holt in the Semis 20-5, and finally Mike Willits in the finals 6-1. Bade finishes his junior campaign with a 50-1 record.
Sophomore Drew Garcia eneded the night in style as he won the third title for the Shamrocks. Garcia who fell a bit short in last years final, was bound and determined not to let that happen again. Garcia defeated Cody Devoe of Rochester in the quarters 8-2, Cody Monlihan of Grand Haven 13-6 in the semis, to earn his second straight finals appearance. In the finals, Garcia defeated Charlie Meyers of Utica Eisenhower 5-2 in the finals at 171lbs. Garcia ends his sophomore campaign with a 46-3 record.
Alec Moordian became the first wrestler in CC Wrestling history to reach 4 MHSAA Finals this past weekend. Alec fell short in the finals losing 3-2 to Brighton's Aaron Calderon. "Alec Mooradian is an amazing young man and has had an incredible career here at CC. He will go down as one of the greatest competitors and wrestlers in the history of our school. His work ethic, determination and success has earned him a scholarship to Columbia where I believe he will use this weekend's experience to motivate him to accompish even greater things. I couldn't be more proud of him. His work ethic and commitment through the great sport of wrestling to has given him the opportunity to attend one of the greatest academic instituions in the world. It's been an honor to work with him and be a part of his success and life the past 5 years."
Sophomore Malik Amine wrestled a great state tournament as he made it to the finals before dropping an exciting match to Alec Pantaleo of Canton in the finals 9-6. Amine finishes his 2nd high school season with a 43-7 record. It was the third straight weekend Amine and Pantaleo would wrestle. "Malik is a an amazing competitor, he loves to wrestle and believes that when he steps on the mat, he deserves to win. I'm proud of him." Coach Hancock
Senior captain, TJ Fagan put an exclamation point on his high school career as he led 4 Shamrocks through the consolation bracket. Fagan who battled injuries all year, got healthy just in time for the team race and to make a run at an individual title. Fagan dropped a clase decision in the semi's to Mitch Hrynak of Forest Hills Central. He then bounced back to defeat Kyle Hill of Oxford 9-3 in the consi semis before defeating Manny Govantes of Farmington in the consi finals 6-4 in OT. Fagan finishes his career with 4 Team titles (2 in Cross Country and 2 in wrestling), and 2 individual all state honors.
Fantastic freshman Trevor Zdebski also battled back to take third after suffering defeat in the semis. Zdebski lost to Colin Bertucci of Grand Haven in the semis, but put on impressive performances in the consi semi's and finals. Zdebski knocked off Kyle Gilles of John Glenn 9-1 and then Benny Gomez of Holt 6-0 to take 3rd. Zdebski finished his freshman campaign with an impressive 38-6 record. "Trevor had a very impressive year and was a very big part of our success on all levels. His work ethic in the room is as impressive for a freshman as I have seen at this level," said Hancock.
Nick Mason showed character this weekend by working his way through the consolation bracket only to knock off the same guy who beat earlier in the tourney. Mason lost first round to John Bourcier of Anchor Bay 7-2 and then defeated him for fifth place at 160lbs 11-2. Mason earned his 3rd All State honor and finished his senior year with a 45-11 record. Mason will wrestle next year at Ashland University.
Perhaps the most improved wrestler on the Shamrock squad showed his toughness by placing 7th at Hwt this past weekend. Bob Coe who finished his junior season with a 40-9 record lost to the eventual champion Nick Gadjzkik 5-4 in the quarters. He battled back to beat a familiar foe in Jimmi Keller of Novi 5-2 to finish his with a win and all state honors. Coe and West Ottowa junior Miguel Correa were the only 2 underclassmen to place at Hwt.
Freshman Myles Amine finished his first season with a 34-14 record. Amine went 1-2 on the weekend falling to defending champ Shane Wireman and Hartland's Jacob Gorial. "Myles had an outstanding season and has learned a lot about overcoming adversity. There is no doubt in my mind that he will learn from his experiences and accomplish great things here at CC."
The Catholic Central Wrestling team entered Battle Creek with one thing in mind, taking back the D1 Crown to 27225 Donoher Drive, where it belongs. The Shamrocks did not only capture their 9th team title, but did it in dominating fashion as the blue and white defeated Oxford in the finals 47-9. CC won 11 of the 14 bouts earning pins from all three senior captains: TJ Fagan, Alec Mooradian, and Kevin Beazley. Also earning bonus points for CC were Trevor Zdebski and Ken Bade as Zdebski majored Dan Curtis a52-9 t 103 and Bade scored a tech fall over Kyle Hill at 125lbs. Also earning big wins were Malik Amine at 130lbs, Nick Mason at 160lbs and Jay Peterson at 215lbs.
The Shamrocks opened up the weekend with a 73-3 victory over Roseville in the quarters followed by a 52-9 win over Hartland. Hancock's squad outscored their opponents’ on the weekend 172-21. The boys of CC won 35 of 42 bouts and didn't surrender a single bonus point all tournament. Kevin Beazley the teams pin leader spent a total of 1:42 seconds on the mat, all weekend.
"Our guys deserve this trophy. They train extremely hard, they do the right things off the mat and they are committed to the Lord Jesus Christ."
In regards to the matchup versus Oxford, Hancock said, " Our guys trained 365 days for that moment. To get an opportunityt to wrestle Oxford in the finals made it even sweeter. Our team wanted that opportunity, and they went out and dominated a very well coached, tough, and experienced team. Our seniors did a phenominal job of leading this team and I couldn't be more proud of them. They represented CC, the Basilian fathers and our wrestling program with class."
Division 1 Final-Feb. 25
#1 Detroit Catholic Central (25-3) 47, #6 Oxford (20-6) 9
WT DCC O MATCH RESULT
130 3 0 Malik Amine (DCC) D Mike Willits (O), 3-0
135 6 0 Andrew Thompson (DCC) D Noah Cantara (O), 8-4
140 6 3 Rocco Borg (O) D Riley Hanson (DCC), 2-1
145 10 3 Logan Marcicki (DCC) MD Wesley Maskill (O), 9-0
152 16 3 Alec Mooradian (DCC) Fall Zeb Throne (O), 2:32
160 19 3 Nick Mason (DCC) D Jacob Peasley (O), 7-3
171 23 3 Drew Garcia (DCC) MD Marty Giannola (O), 16-6
189 29 3 Kevin Beazley (DCC) Fall Liam Logan (O), :39
215 32 3 Jay Peterson (DCC) D Grant Krause (O), 6-4
285 32 6 Prescott Line (O) D Bob Coe (DCC), 9-5
103 36 6 Trevor Zdebski (DCC) MD Daniel Curtis (O), 14-6
112 36 9 Edwin Schlickenmeyer (O) D Zack Colone (DCC), 7-1
119 42 9 TJ Fagan (DCC) Fall Anthony Moore (O), 2:45
125 47 9 Ken Bade (DCC) TF Kyle Hill (O), 18-2 6:00
Alec Mooradian, TJ Fagan, and Kevin Beazley will travel to Battle Creek this weekend with the plan of leading thier fellow seniors and teammates back to the state finals for the third consecutive year. Making the finals wont be enough for this group, as they look to bring back the coveted trophy back home to CC for the 9th time in program history. The Shamrocks will open up in the quarterfinals on Friday at 5:30pm vs. Roseville. The winner will advance to wrestle the winner of the Hartland/Bedford quarter on Saturday morning in the semifinals at 11:45 am. All matches will be streamed live on Mhsaa.tv or foxsportsdetroit.com
Coach Hancock had this to say: "Our guys are excited and ready to get after it. They have to stay focused and can't look ahead. Each match they must execute and wrestle with talent that our good Lord has given them."
Workout and Departure Times For Team States
Friday, February 24th
Workout at 9:00am
Depart at 10:30am
(Plan for Weather)
Individual States Seating Request
(Those Needing Tickets for The Individual State Meet are Asked to Request Section 118)
Team State Tournament Draws Released
Division 1 - Quarterfinals on Friday at 5:30 pm #1 Detroit Catholic Central (22-3) vs #8 Roseville (13-15)
#4 Temperance Bedford (20-3) vs #5 Hartland (29-3)
#3 Davison (19-4) vs #6 Oxford (18-5)
#2 Brighton (39-0) vs #7 Grand Haven (21-7)
Catholic Central advanced 10 guys to the Individual State Tournament at the Palace. 7 of those 10 advancing will be #1 seeds as they won the regional tournament. Leading the way for the Shamrocks and avenging his district loss was sophomore Malik Amine who defeated Catnon's Alec Pantaleo in the finals 8-6. Other shamrocks winning titles were: Trevor Zdebski 103,TJ Fagan 125, Ken Bade 130, Alec Mooradian 152, Drew Garica 171, and Kevin Beazley 189. Perhaps in the most exciting finals bout of the night Shamrock heavyweight Junior Bob Coe took Bedford's #1 ranked Logan Rimmer to 4 overtime periods before falling in the closely contested battle. Placing 3rd was senior Nick Mason at 160lb and placing 4th was freshman Myles Amine at 112lbs.
For the fourth straight year the CC Shamrock have advanced to Battle Creek to compete in the MHSAA Team State Finals. The Shamrocks have taken another step on their jounrey towards recapturing the D1 crown. The Blue and White defeated Livonia Franklin in the opening round 83-0 followed by a 70-9 win over Farmington in the regional finals. The Rocks will compete in the team quarterfinals next Friday at 5:30pm. The seeds will be released this Sunday on Mhsaa.tv.
Senior captain Alec Mooradian captured his 4th district title in fashion this weekend by collecting his 200th career victory. Mooradian improved his overall record to 201-3. The last Shamrock to win 200 matches was 3x State Champ Trevor Stewart.
13 Advance, 9 Win Titles at Districts
13 Shamrock wrestlers will advance to the Individual Regionals to be held next weekend at Saline High School. Of those 13 wrestlers, 9 will enter as 1 seeds, as they won district titles this past weekend at the Canton district. Trevor Zdebski, TJ Fagan, Ken Bade, Logan Marcicki, Alec Mooradian, Nick Mason, Drew Garcia, Kevin Beazley and Bob Coe (Pictured Right) all won their respected weight classes. Malik Amine finished 2nd, Riley Hanson finished 3rd and Myles Amine finished 4th. The Canton district will combine with the Bedford district.
Catholic Central advanced to the regionals next week by defeating Novi and Walled Lake Western last night in district action. The Shamrocks sent over 23 different wrestlers to the mat last night to compete. The blue and white will next wrestler Livonia Franklin next Wednesday at Garden City HS.
On Saturday, 14 CC wrestlers will continue on thier individual quest to win state titles. The action will take place at Canton HS and is expected to get underway at 9:30am.
Four years ago when senior captains Alec Mooradian, and TJ Fagan walked through the doors at CC, a plan was in action. The plan was to create a committed and dedicated class that would revive Catholic Central wrestling, and get the Shamrocks back to the top of Michigan wrestling mountain. Four years later, over 15 seniors have lasted a rugged, challenging, and roller coaster route. In 2009 the Shamrocks were defeated by Lake Orion in the quarterfinals. In 2010 CC defeated Rockford for their first title in 22 years. The following year the returning champs were upset in the finals by Oxford by 1 point.
The Shamrocks are now looking to make it to their 3rd straight team finals, and win their second title in three years. "This senior class is amazing. These guys have been through a lot. They have reached the ultimate high of winning a title and suffered the ultimate low of losing by 1 point in the finals. Our seniors continue to contribute every weekend, whether they're with the white or blue, and that says something about the level of commitment and dedication these guys have for CC. They're not done yet."
- Coach Hancock
The Shamrocks will start their journey on Thursday as they travel to Novi for the Team Districts. There they will wrestle Novi in the first round at 5:30pm. The winner will go on to face the winner of the Northville vs. Walled Lake Western match.
The CC Shamrocks travled to U of D on Saturday and catpured their 18th straight CHSL title by placing 11 in the finals and coming away with 6 champs. The Shamrocks racked up 279.5 points to win the title. Winning individual titles were seniors Zack Colone at 119 and Alex Goings at 140. Chris Naubert, JT Ayotte, Bob Coe and David Lilley also won titles. Finishing second was Mike Babicz, Casey Hagan, Nick Geise and Parker O'Brien. The Shamrocks return to action on Thursday as the Blue and White squads will join forces and travel to Novi for Team Districts. Action starts at 5:30pm.
White Gets Ready for CHSL Tournament
The Shamrock wrestling team will travel to U of D High School on Saturday with the plan of winning it's 18th straight Catholic League title. The last team to win the CHSL was Brother Rice in 1994. Action is slated to get underway at 9am on Saturday with the finals getting underway at approximately 3pm.
Signing Day
Pictured LtoR (Kevin Beazley, Nick Mason, Alec Mooradian)
Today 3 CC Shamrocks signed letter of intents to wrestle in college. Seniors Alec Mooradian, Nick Mason and Kevin Beazley all signed to wrestle at the next level. 3x state champion and senior captain Alec Mooraidan signed to wrestle for Coach Fronhoffer at Columbia University. Senior captain Kevin Beazley signed to wrestle for Steve Martin at Old Dominon University. Senior Nick Mason signed to wrestle for Tim Dernlan at Ashland University.
Blue Falls to Eds; White Places 3rd @ Observerland
The Shamrocks grueling January scheudle came to an end on Saturday as the Blue and White squads were both in action. The Blue squad traveled to Cleveland to wrestle the #2 team in the country, St. Ed's and neighbors St. Vincent St. Mary's. The Sharmrocks dropped the dual to Eds 41-12. Wrestling enthusiasts believe this may be one of St. Ed's best teams ever. Picking up wins for CC were Bob Coe, Nick Mason and Kevin Beazley. The boys battled back as they defeated a short handed St. Vincent St. Mary's in the second round 59-13.
"This was a great experience for our guys. Our schedule was grueling and it challenged our guys. Thats what we do at CC, put our guys in challenging situations, so that when it comes time for the state tournament, our guys are comfortable and have been through the fire. In regards to the loss to Eds, it's humbling yet rewarding, in knowing that we are now able to schedule one of the best teams in the country. Our guys without a doubt have wrestled the toughest schedule in the state, and I have confidence that it will pay off in late February." -Coach Hancock
The White team stayed close to home as Coach Griffin's squad traveled to Livonia Franklin for the annual Observerland tournament. The squad placed 12 individuals and finished 3rd in the team race. Leading the way for the squad was Casey Hagan and Mike Babicz who both finished second. Hagan defeated Gabe Martinez of Franklin in the semis to make it to the finals. Martinez is currently ranked 4th at 119. Zack Colone and Parker O'Brien finished 3rd while Eli Joseph, Chris Naubert and JT Ayotte finished 4th. Tim McCotter and Jimmy Russell finished 5th while Alex Goings, David Lilley and Crhistian Miner finished 6th.
Catholic Central travled to Hudson for a triangular with powerhouses Dundee and Hudson. The action was exciting from the get go as Hudson defeated Dundee 26-23 in the opening match, with the final match coming down to the ultimate tiebreaker at Hwt. The Shamrocks geared up and looked good in their first match defeating the Vikings 55-10. Click Here for Box Score
In the final match of the night the CC squad defeated a tough Hudson team 41-25. The Shamrocks won 9 of 14 matches, voiding one at 135. Coming up with big pins were Bade, Marcicki, Mooradian and Beazley. Also winning were Zdebski, Myles Amine, Malik Amine and Hanson. However, the biggest win perhaps came from sophomore Drew Garcia who defeated 3x state finalist and 2x champ Devon Marry 3-1. Click here for Box Score
The White team looked great as they wrapped up the CHSL Dual Meet Championship by defeating Bishop Foley and U of D last night. The Rocks defeated Bishop Foley 65-18 and U of D 54-14. Highlight of the night came from senior standout Beau Bloomfield who earned 2 pins in last nights victories.
CC Travels To Hudson for Tri
The Shamrocks have their work cut out for them tonight as they travel to Hudson High School, home of the 3x defending D4 Team Champs. CC is scheduled to wrestle Dundee who reached the semi finals in D3 last year at 6:30. The dual with Hudson will take place immediately following the match with the Dundee Vikings.
Blue Splits with #16 Moeller and #29 Lowell
White Rolls
The atmosphere at the CC gym resembled that of the state finals in February. With three nationally ranked teams in attendance and D3 champs Richmond, wrestling fans were treated to some intense match-ups. The Shamrock White team started off the day with a 34-21 win over Cincinnati Moeller's B Squad.
The Shamrocks Blue Team were narrowly defeated in round 1 by Lowell who 27-24 with each team splitting 7 matches, the difference coming down to bonus points. Senior catain Kevin Beazley won a great match defeating #2 ranked Gabe Dean 2-1 in an Ultimate Tiebreaker. Malike Amine and Zack Colone also picked up an impressive wins as Amine defeated Nate Limmex 12-6 and Colone came from behind to defeat Kalvin Meyer in OT. To See Box Score Click Here Moeller defeated Richmond 48-6 in the opening round.
Showing resolve, the Shamrocks battled back and defeated #16 ranked Cincinnati Moeller in round 2, 34-19. The Shamrocks won 9 of 14 matches earning bonus points from Logan Marcicki, Kevin Beazley, Myles Amine and Ken Bade. Alec Mooradian defeated Dakota Sizemore 1-0 and Drew Garcia avenged last years loss to Kevin Blum by defeating him
The Rocks return to action on Wednesday as the Blue team travels to hudson for duals with Dundee and Hudson while the White team travels to Bishop Foley to wrestle Foley and U of D.
CC To Host Pair of Nationally Ranked Teams
On Saturday, CC will continue its rugged January schedule as the Shamrocks are set to compete against two more nationally ranked teams on Senior day. Making the trip for the Saturday quad will be #16th ranked Cincinnati Moeller, #29 Lowell along with 3x D3 defending Champs Richmond. CC and Ricmond will not compete. Weigh-ins will be on site at 10am with action getting underway at 11am. See below for the schedule of events. Action will be broadcasted live on Moellers website. Click Here to View Live Webcast
Rooms must be booked by 1/30/12 after this date any rooms not booked will be released to the public.
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329 Sam Hill Dr
Marshall, MI 49068
269-789-9301
30 rooms blocked
Room cost $105.00 per night
Group name is Detroit Catholic Central Wrestling
Rooms must be booked by 1/30/12 after this date any rooms not booked will be released to the public.
CC Super Duals Lives Up to Hype
In front of a packed house, and wrestling names like Rodriguez, Churella, McFarland, Bormet, Chandler, Heaton, Urso, Nadhir, and Dilworth, #3 St. Johns and #15 CC battled in one of the most anticipated duals in recent times.
Without the use of hwt Bob Coe, the Shamrocks were forced to make a move early and it seemed to pay off early as the Shamrocks were up on St. Johns 18-7 heading into the gauntlet of the Red Wings line-up. Helping CC jump out to that early lead was Kevin Beazley who picked up a fall at 215, Jay Peterson with a decision at Hwt and Trevor Zdebski who won by decision at 103. DCC's state champ Ken Bade took to the mats at 125 in the most anticipated match of the dual. Bade proved to be too much for Schmitt as he scored a late takedown and rode Schmitt out to give him and the Shamrocks a win. "We expected Bade to win that match as we do every match, he trains extremly hard loves to compete against the best," said Hancock. St. Johns proved to have too much muscle as they rallied to win 6 of the final 7 matches to pick up a 31-21 victory. Senior Alec Mooradian picked up a win over Travis Curley at 152lbs. Click Here for Box Score
"I thought our guys battled hard out there and gave the fans their money's worth. There is a reason why those guys are ranked #3 in the country. I was proud of the way our guys competed and how smart they wrestled in certain situations. We had several guys do a nice job of limiting bonus points and thats what you need to win big duals and team state titles."
CC Continues win streak over Bedford
For the fifth straight year CC has defeated long time rival Temperance Bedford. CC beat up and coming Mules 52-17. The Shamrocks won 10 of 14 matches and Kevin Beazley pinned #2 ranked Brandon Sunday in just over 1 minute of action.
Not so Kind Hosts
CC defeated Ohio's Solon HS 52-13 in fourth round of Saturdays action. Solon featured 2 D1 state champs who both picked up wins vs. CC. Brandon Thompson defeated Zack Colone at 112 and Anthony Collica defeated Logan Marcicki in the battle of state champs.
Depth proves to be too much for Clarskton
CC defeated the Clarkston Wolves 48-12 with help from 8 unusual suspects in the line-up. Getting their first action of year on the Blue Squad was Tim McCotter and Christian Miner who both notched big wins in the dual. Parker O'Brien, Casey Hagan, Zack Colone, Andrew Thompson and Nick Geise also picked up wins.
Alumni Night at CC
Over 40 Alumni made the trip back to CC for Satruday's action. Coach Yeager and Coach Rodriguez were attendance with former state champs Dave Dilworth, Toby Heaton, Joe Urso, Jeff Alcala, and many other former greats who lived and died for CC High.
Side Notes
Ben Whitford dec Anthony Collica of Solon 8-3
Zack Hall dec. Mitch Roglainer 5-3
Brandon Thompson dec. Zack Hall at 112lbs
Kevin Beazley picked up 4, first period falls on the afternoon.
Temperence Bedford Defeated Richmond 31-25 with a fall in the last match at 103.
Richmond defeatd Dundee for potential seeding rights at the Team State Tournament
On Saturday, Catholic Central will host the 2012 Super Duals which will host 3 nationally ranked teams and a number of other state powerhouses. The Super Duals have gained the recognition of www.intermatwrestle.com which is wrestling's #1 natinally known webiste. Visit intermat to read Josh Lowe's preview.
St. Johns enters the Duals currently ranked #3 in the country by Intermat. The Shamrocks sit a #15 in the intermat rankings while Montini enters at #28. The field also includes 2x Defending D3 champs Richmond, and perennial powers Bedford, Dundee, Clarkston and Solon Ohio.
For the first time in over a decade Michigan has two teams ranked in the top 15 in the country. These two teams will meet in Round 2 of the Duals which should begin around 11:45-12:00pm. This year's dual will feature several stand out individual match-ups including a potential one between 3x state champ and Sharmock captain Alec Mooradian, pictured left, vs. Ben Whitford. For a complete breakdown on the dual and event visit Michigan Grappler's preview by clicking below. Action is set to get underway at 10am. The Super Duals will also be alumni night for CC Wreslting. All alumni are encouraged to attend and take part in the festivities. An alumni social will be held afterwards.
Unable to attend the Duals? CC will broadcast the CC vs. St. Johns match and CC vs. Montini match at approximately 11:45am and 1pm. Coach Nikeo Ianni, current assistant coach and former Shamrock Wrestling captain will be on the air with current CC student Bobby Dorigo Jones for all of you wrestling enthusiast.
The CC Invite has traditionally been known as arguably the toughest tournament in the state of Michigan. On Saturday, the Invite showed why, with multiple state champions and state placers taking to the mats with hopes of winnning a title. The Shamrocks looked solid as they won a team title scoring 234 team points behind 1st place finishes from Ken Bade, Logan Marcicki, Alec Mooradian, Drew Garcia and Kevin Beazley. Davison finished 2nd scoring 195.5 points and Hudson finished 3rd with 167 points.
Bade, Marcicki and Mooradian all defeated defending state champs in the finals, as Ken Bade def. Justin Oliver (Davison) who won last years D1 title at 112lbs. Mooradian defeated Joel Varney of Hudson 6-5, Varney captured the D4 title last year. Mooradian becomes just one of a few wrestlers ever to win 4 CC Invite crowns. In probably the highlight of the night, sophomore Logan Marcicki pinned returning D2 state champ Taylor Simaz of Allegan in the 2nd period. Marcicki and Bade both earned Most Valuable Wrestler awards for their performances throughout the day.
Trevor Zdebski and Bob Coe both finished as runner-ups at 103 and Hwt. Freshman Myles Amine finished 3rd at 112lbs and Nick Mason finished 3rd at 160lbs defeating freshman teammate Nick Geise for 3rd and 4th. Riley Hanson and Jay Peterson finished 4th, while Evan Toth finished 5th and Andrew Thompson 6th.
The White Squad finished 9th on the day placing ahead of Tecumseh who is currently ranked 3rd in D2. Leading the way for the white team was Nick Geise who finished 4th, Zack Colone 5th, Mike Babicz 5th and Casey Hagan who finished 6th.
Coach Hancock on Saturday's results: "Anytime you can win a tournament with the company we had today, you have to be a bit pleased. To have 3 matches in the finals consist of both wrestlers being defending state champs says something about the strength of this tournament. With that being said, we still have a lot of work to do. We had a few guys who received a wake up calls this afternoon and thats a good thing. We have to understand that this is all a stepping stone to the state finals in late February and March, and with the way we train, we'll be ready."
The Ultimate goal in wrestling is to pin your opponent. The Shamrocks racked up several pins on their way to a few big dual victories on both the Blue and White squads Wednesday. In a rematch of last year's state finals match, the Blue squad tallied 6 falls in route to a 49-13 victory over Oxford. Recording falls for the Shamrocks were Trevor Zdebski, Ken Bade, Logan Marcicki, Nick Mason, Kevin Beazley and Bob Coe (pictured left).
The White Squad opened up its CHSL Schedule with a pair of convincing wins over Lutheran North and Divine Child. Coach Griffin's squad tallied 7 falls in beating Lutheran North 76-3 and 8 falls in defeating Divine Child 62-9.
Both squads will return to action this weekend as the Shamrocks host their annual CC Invitational on Saturday. Action is slated to get underway at 9am.
Shamrocks Head to Oxford for Big Dual;
White opens up CHSL Schedule
On Wednesday Jan. 4th the CC Blue team will travle to Oxford for highlighted dual against the defending D1 Champs. It will be the first dual meeting between the two Oakland County powers since last years state final dual. The two teams clased at the Oakland County Tournament with CC coming out on top in the team race. Expect a few changes to be made in the Oxford line-up with the return of Jacob Peasley. Action is slated to get underway at 6pm at Oxford High School. The environment should be electric and the dual should feature some interesting matchups.
Coming off an impresive performance at the Goodrich Tournament of Champions the CC White team will open up its CHSL Dual season with a trip to Dearborn Divine Child to wrestle DC and Lutheran North. The White team will be lead into battle by seniors Andrew Thompson, Zack Colone, Casey Hagan, Alex Goings, Steve Schmitt, Josh Carolin, Joe Vollmer and Christian Miner. Action is slated to get underway at 5:30pm.
Hanson Wins GTOC; Shamrocks Place 5th
The Shamrock Wrestling program showed it's depth this week as the White Team lead by Riley Hanson's title at 140lbs placed 5th at the Goodrich Tournament of Champions. This was fresh off the Shamrocks Team Championship down in Medina. Hanson defeated Bender of St. Johns on the semis before defeating Chamberlain of Springport in the finals.
Led by seniors Andrew Thompson, Alex Goings and Zack Colone, eight other Shamrocks battled their way back in the consolation bracket. Thompson placed 3rd, Goings 8th, Colone 4th, Casey Hagan 5th, Mike Babicz 5th, Chris Naubert 7th, Parker O'Brien 8th and Josh Carolin 8th.
St. John's finished first, Dundee 2nd, Greenville 3rd, Hesperia 4th, CC 5th and Rochester 6th, New Boston Huron 7th and Southgate Anderson 8th.
Coach Griffin stated the following about the Shamrock's performance: "This was a total team effort. These guys trained extremely hard this week and believed that they had something to prove. Our guys have a lot of pride and I think we showed that today. They competed for the team and did a nice job in representing CC."
Shamrocks Win Medina with 4 Champs
Catholic Central remains the only out of state school to win the Medina Invitational as the Shamrocks won 4 individual titles en route to scoring 256.5 team points and placing first. The last time CC won the tournament was in 1988 when Rodriguez traveled the "Blue Streak" south. The Blue and white out-paced Masillon Perry for the team championship as the #2 ranked team in Ohio scored 202 points. Winning individual titles for the Shamrocks were Ken Bade, Alec Mooradian, Drew Garcia and Kevin Beazley. Malik Amine finished 2nd while his brother Myles finished 6th. Also placing for the Shamrocks were Bob Coe (5th), Evan Toth (4th), and Logan Marcicki who placed 6th. The match of the day perhaps, went to Alec Mooradian who defeated the 14th ranked guy in the country Jake Faust of Lexington in triple OT.
Coach Hancock had this to say about the Shamrocks winning the Medina Invitational: " Our guys should feel good about the way we competed. We circled this day on our calendar as a test, and we passed that test this weekend. Our guys have a lot of pride and they believe they're one of the best teams in the country. We have a tough January schedule so we have to put this behind us prepare diligently for what lies ahead."
For the first time in over two decades the Shamrock Wrestling team will return to Medina Invitational in Ohio. The Meidina Invitational Tournament (MIT) will host 38 teams from Ohio as well as Richmond and CC. The Medina tournament has a history of being one of Ohio's toughest tournaments. The Shamrocks and Richmond will battle with the field of Ohio teams which includes Massillon Perry who is currently ranked #27 in the country. Action gets underway on Wednesday morning at 10am and concludes on Thursday evening. Follow the CC Twitter Account by clicking on the link above!
Catholic Central ened its busy exam week by traveling west to Rockford to take on 2 of the states perennial powers. The Shamrocks defeated D4's #2 Ranked Hesperia 48-22 and D1's #10 ranked Rockford 53-4. Hesperia who's crowned 25 state championships since 1997 was anchored by Chase Siersema state returning finalist and #1 ranked 112lber in D4. The win of the dual went to Myles Amine who defeated Siersema 4-1 on a late takedown and penality point.
Rockford who won team titles in 07 and 09 before being defeated by the Shamrocks in the finals in 10 were lead by returning 152lb champ Austin Scogg. The Shamrocks sent out Alec Mooradian who won last year's title at 135lbs to battle Scogg at 152. The war of returning senior champs went to Mooradian who defeated Scogg 1-0. CC downed Rockford 53-4 in route to finishing a terrific week. The Rocks now improve to 10-0 on the year and are prepping for battle in Medina after Christmas.
Coach Hancock had this to say about the squad, "These guys battled tonight. I'm very proud of the way they handled the exam week with the rigors of making weight and getting ready to wrestle these two prideful squads. It's not easy, and these guys looked a bit drained tonight, but they still persevered and wrestled hard."
Shamrocks Win 3rd Straight Oakland County Tournament
In Record Breaking Fashion
8 Champions, 10 finalist, 375.5 Points, 124.5 point differential, explain the Oakland County Tournament the Shamrocks had. CC broke the individual finalist record by putting 10 wrestlers in the finals, with 8 of those 10 walking away champs. The previous record of Champions was 6, which was held by 3 different schools. The Shamrocks scored 375.5 points with Oxford placing second with 243 points. Both the final team score and point differential are tournament records.
Alec Mooradian became just the 3rd wrestler in county history to win 4 titles, joining Tyrone Logan and fellow Columbian Josh Houldsworth in that elite category. Recording his second county championships was Evan Toth(Pictured Right) who defeated Eddie Schlickenmeyer in finals 3-2. Schlickenmeyer tech falled Toth at last years state meet. Malik Amine also won his second county title in fashion by coming from behind to defeat Kalen Richards of Rochester in the final 20seconds of the match. Winning their first titles for the Shamrocks were Trevor Zdebski 103, Myles Amine 112, Ken Bade 130, Logan Marcicki 145, and Drew Garcia 171. Finishing as runner-ups were Riley Hanson at 140 and Kevin Beazley at 189lbs. Nick Mason rebounded in the Consi's to place third, TJ fagan injury defaulted to 5th and Bob Coe placed 7th at Hwt.
Coach Biondo had this to say about the Shamrocks performance at County Tournament, "To win 8 Championships at this tournament is impressive and unprecedented. However, our staff believes that we were capable of winning a few more weight classes. Overall, they wrestled extremely agressive and represented themselves and CC well. Our schedule is going to pick up here, so we have to get back in the room and fix some of the mistakes from this weekend. It's going to be an exciting road ahead."
The Shamrocks improved their overall record to 8-0 last night as they defeated Woodhaven 62-6 and #6 Southgate 55-15. Malik Amine and Kevin Beazley led the way for the Shamrocks as they both defeated solid opponents. Amine major decisioned returning 119lb state finalist Alex Malloy 12-4. Beazley defeated than #2 ranked Devon Bronson 21-8, recording 10 takedowns in the match and cutting Bronson 8 times. Recording a fall in each match for CC were Logan Marcicki, TJ Fagan, Nick Mason, and Ken Bade. Marciki's pin streak is now up to 8. The Shamrocks return to action on Friday and Saturday as they compete in the Oakland County Tournament. The Shamrocks look to capture their 3rd straight title. Friday's action will be at Southfield HS with action getting underway at 4pm. Saturday's action will be at Oxford MS with action getting underway at 10am.
Blue Sweeps Rocket Duals; White Places 5 @ Dorothy Mc
C Team Goes 2-3 at Port Huron Duals, Fr/JV Show Promise
The Catholic Central Blue team improved its record to 6-0 defeating opponents by a combined score of 348-24. The Shamrocks defeated Wyandotte Roosevelt 80-0 where Sophomore Evan Toth picked up a big pin over returning qualifer Cade Barwig at 119lbs. CC then defeated Livonia Franklin 59-12, Romeo 72-3, Walled Lake Central 78-3, and Westland John Glenn 59-6 in the finals. Freshman Trevor Zdebski picked up the biggest win of the day defeating returning 3rd place finisher and #1 ranked Kyle Gilles of Glen 4-0. The Blue Team next returns to action on Wednesday 12/14/11 when they host Woodhaven and #6 ranked Southgate Anderson. Action is slated to get underway at 5:30pm.
The White team traveled to Falcon country as East Kentwood hosted the first annual Dorothy Mac Classic. 5 Shamrocks placed in the tournament as Christian Miner placed 4th, Zack Colone 5th, Andrew Thompson 5th, Paker O'Brien 6th and David Lilley 6th. The team was shorthanded due to sickness and finished 11th out of 14 teams. Davison won the tournament over Brighton and Lowell. The White Team next returns to action on Saturday as they travel to the New Boston Huron Duals.
The Shamrocks 3rd String took a trip to the thumb to compete in the Port Huron Northern Husky Duals and finished with a record of 2-3. The team defeated Royal Oak 54-25 and Anchor Bay 56-21. While dropping matches to Cros-Lex, Port Huron Northern and St. Clair. The win of the tournament came from Greg Johnson as he defeated a state qualifer from Cros-Lex.
The Fr/JV team joined the blue team at the Rocket Duals and had several place winners including: Bobby Brewer, Dave Widzinski, Austin Varney, Nick Lavin and Joel Moriarty.
Successful Opening Day for Shamrock Squads
The CC Wrestling Team had a huge opening day as both the Blue Team and White Team captured decisive victories. The Blue team opened up with a 54-9 win over #2 Davison in front of 2,000 fans that included the entire Shamrock student body and the legendary Mike Rodriguez. Earning falls for the Shamrocks were Malik Amine, Logan Marcicki, Kevin Beazley, and Jay Peterson. The Blue Team returns to action this weekend as they head to Westland John Glenn for the Rocket Duals.
The White Team traveled to Avondale to wrestle Warren Woods Tower and Birmingham Seaholm. The Shamrocks defeated WWT 49-22 and Seaholm 61-6.Earning falls in both matches for the Shamrocks were Parker O'Brien, Andrew Thompson, Joey Vollmer, Jimmy Russell, and Christian Miner recorded a fall and received a void. The White team returns to action this weekend as they head to East Kentwood to compete in the Dorothy Mc Classic on Saturday.
#1 CC vs. #2 Davison in Assembly Match
On Wednesday, December 7th Roy Hall's #2 ranked Davison Cardinal squad will make the trip to Catholic Central to wrestle the Shamrocks in front of CC student body. Catholic Central will host the Cardinals at its annual assembly match at 1:45pm. The match is open to the public as it will have some phenominal match ups.
The Shamrocks enter the 2011-2012 season with a slew of talent returning and one mission in mind. The Shamrocks return 11 state qualifers, 8 of those being state placers, 5 of those being finalist, and three of those 5 being State Champs. Leading the way for the Shamrocks will be senior and 3x State Champ Alec Mooradian who is projected to wrestle at 145/152lbs this year.
The Cardinal's enter the year ranked #2 in the state and are backed by last years undefeated 112lb state champ Justin Oliver, who is projected to wrestle tomorrow at 125/130. In addition to Oliver, Jordan Cooks, who placed 3rd last year at 145lbs will most likely wrestle at 160/171. On top of Oliver and Cooks, Hall returns four other state qualifiers and two immediate impact freshman. Hall's squad looks to have a promising year and get back to the days where the Cardinals won 5 straight titles.
Coach Hancock had this to say about the interesting early matchup: "Our guys are excited to get on the mat and compete. They're hungry to wrestle and are looking forward to the challenge. We respect Coach Hall and his program and know that they have a very talented squad returning. In saying this, its not going to change the way we prepare or compete. We have to focus on getting better each day and wrestling to score points. It's going to be an exciting day."
This past Wednesday the legendary Coach Rodriguez and his Beat the Streets Wrestling program visited Catholic Central High School to take on Mike Krause's Team Shamrock School of Wrestling. Coach Rod made the trip via charter bus with 81 of his BTS grapplers and their parents. Each wrestler received a free T-Shirt compliments of the CC Wrestling Booster club. Overall over 125 wrestlers hit the mats for 2011 Big Scrimmage that takes place annually at CC.
Coach Rod started Beat the Streets with former University of Michigan great, Mark Churella. The Beat the Streets youth wrestling program has been dedicated to improving the lives of at risk children and has helped hundreds of youths over the past 5 years. This program gives troubled youths something meaningful and fun to do in a city where few after school opportunities exist. The program focuses on building character, discipline and self-esteem, with the success of its mentoring components.
Coach Hancock had this to say about the scrimmage, "Anytime you can give back to Coach Rodriguez and the city of Detroit, it's an awesome thing. Coach Rod has given his life to CC, our children and continues to do so today. I give credit to Coach Krause and Coach Rod for making this happen. It's a great, friendly, competitive environment for both squads."
Wrestle Offs and Intrasquad Slated for Saturday
The Catholic Central Wrestling team will be hosting their annual wrestle-offs, and Blue vs. White Intrasquad dual this Saturday. The CC wrestle off's will take place at 10am and run upto the finals at approximately noon. At 1pm the two finalists in the wrestle offs, will square off, and wrestle in the Blue vs. White Intrasquad dual to be held in the small gym. A state official will be in attendance to ref all finals matches and parents are welcomed to attend the finals at 1pm.
TIMELINE:
9:30am- Weigh-Ins (Be on Time)
10:00am- 12:00pm Championship and Consolation Rounds (Closed to Parents and Public)
1:00pm Blue vs. White Intrasquad (Parents and Fans are welcomed)
All weights will wrestle up to a true 2nd Position!
Hancock Adds Biondo and Eldridge to Coaching Staff
Anthony Biondo a 3 x NCAA Qualifier, academic all american, multiple time big ten place winner and a 100 career match winner at the University of Michigan will be joining the Catholic Central Wrestling coaching staff. Biondo who won 3 MHSAA titles at Chippewa Valley will bring a vast amount knowledge and excitement to the room. "Anthony loves the sport of wrestling and it shows through his day to day contact with our guys. We are very fortunate and excited to have him aboard." - Coach Hancock
Also joining the staff will be former CC great Doug Eldridge. Eldridge was captain of the 2010 team that won the D1 Team Championship and qualified all 14 wrestlers for the state tournament. He also capped his senior campaign off with an individual title at 145lbs defeating Gabe Morse of Lowell in the finals. Eldridge will be joining Coach Carrier and the JV and Freshman staff as an assistant. "We're very excited to have Doug back in our room. He is a pure example of hard work can accomplish. He's a fantastic young man who has a lot to offer our athletes." - Coach Hancock
Saturday: B/W 7am-9am, JV/FR OFF (Football State Finals)
Sunday: All Team Mass at 10am, Parent Meeting at 11am
B/W Practice 12-2pm.
Medina Charter Buss Option Available
The Catholic Central Wrestling family would like to invite all those who plan on traveling to Medina, to do so by charter bus. For the first time in over a decade CC will be returning to one of the toughest tournaments in the midwest, the Medina Tournament Invitational. The tournament will start on Wednesday, December 28th and run through till Thursday the 29th. The bus will depart from Michigan on the evening of Tuesday, December 27th. All families, friends, alumni and supporters are welcomed.
All those who may be interested are asked to contact one of the following. Please do so by December 5th.
Kim Marcicki at 810-441-2460
Mike Bade at 517-206-6577
Shamrocks Hit National Rankings
The Catholic Central Wrestling Program is being recognized by multiple media outlets as one of the best wrestling teams in the country. Amateur Wrestling News has ranked the Shamrocks #10 and WIN Magazine and Intermat have ranked the squad 11th. With 5 returning state finalists, plus 3 placers and 3 qualifiers the Rocks return a loaded line-up. Senior Alec Mooradian is ranked 16th at 145lbs and senior Kevin Beazley is ranked 15th at 182lbs.
"It’s very exciting to bring national attention to CC and its wrestling program. Our staff and kids have worked very hard and were appreciative of the recognition. However, it’s not about national rankings, it’s about taking care of business and controlling what we do on the mat. Right now our focus is on being the best team in the state, come late February".Coach Hancock
As usual the CC staff has put together a challenging schedule as the blue and white will face six nationally ranked teams this season not to mention Richmond, Oxford, Davison and Bedford. CC will face #1 St. Eds on 1/28 in Cleveland. At the CC Super Duals on 1/14 the squad will compete against #3 St. Johns and #30 Montini Catholic A week later #21 Cincinnati Moeller and #45 Lowell will visit the Shamrock campus to scrap.
“Our guys want to compete against the best teams and individuals in the country. We believe that if we put our kids in tough situations throughout the year, it will prepare them for both state tournaments. I think it’s imperative to have a great dual and tournament mix. I don't think it’s fair to our guys if we schedule 40 dual meets a year. Our guys have goals of winning individual titles, on top of being team champs. These guys have to experience being in big matches at individual tournaments. The more big matches they are in, the better they are able to control their nerves and focus, and the more success they'll have come late February and March".
Senior and 2x All Stater Nick Mason verbally committed to wrestle for coach Tim Dernlan and Ashland University. Mason is projected to wrestle 157/165 for the Eagles. Ashland is a Division 2 school which finished 20th at last years NCAA Championships. The Eagles are currently ranked #10 in the recent D2 rankings. Mason will join fellow Michigander Anthony Pavlich who won a state title for Westland John Glenn.
CC wrestlers will have the opportunity to be fitted for custom mouthguards on Wednesday, November 9th. New mouthguards cost $40 and renewals cost $25. Renewals will use the same mold as last years. If you have had any dental work done your advised to get a new one. If you have braces you will need top and bottom. Make checks payable to Catholic Central High School.
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Mooradian and Beaz Place at Super 32s
This past weekend 12 members of the Catholic Central wrestling team traveled to Greensboro, NC to compete at the toughest pre-season tournament in the country. This years tournament proved to be no different. For example the 126 pound weight class featured over ten
nationally ranked kids in the country. There were, count ‘em, 5 former Super32 finalists, ten former super 32 placers, six Fargo finalists and over 10 state champions at this weight.
Seniors Kevin Beazley and Alec Mooradian wrestled extremely tough and finished 7th and 8th at their respected weight classes. Beazley competed at 182 which hosted 8 nationally ranked wrestlers. Mooradian competed at 145lbs and lost twice to Pennsylvania stand out Josh Lydic.
Ken Bade who competed at the toughest weight in the tournament, 126, made it to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Anthony Ashanualt of New Jersey. Bade then lost the next match in consis and fell one win short of placing.
Senior Nick Mason had a heck of a tournament finishing with a 4-2 record and defeated 5th place finisher and Ohio standout Kyle Burns 5-4. Mason also fell a match short of placing at 152lbs.
Sophomore Malik Amine was impressive, finishing the tournament with a 3-2 record and defeated nationally ranked Bobby Mason of Padua 12-2.
Freshman Trevor Zdebski and Myles Amine also finished the tournament with 3-2 records. "I'm impressed with Trevor and Myles and how they approach each and every match. These two can wrestle. I think they'll make a huge impatct in our line-up come December 7th." Coach Hancock.
Coach Hancock also had this to say about having 12 guys competing,
" I couldn't ask for more of these guys. To have 12 athletes competing at the toughest tournament in the country is incredible. It will only make us stronger as a unit. This tournamnet is incredibly tough and in my mind is tougher than the Senior Natinoals, due to the fact that its open to all age levels. Our guys voluntarily trained extremely hard for 8 weeks leading up to this tournament, and to me thats what counts. These guys voluntarily commited themselves this fall and it will pay off come the end of February."
3x State Champ and Shamrock senior Alec Mooradian verbally committed to Coach Carl Fronhofer and Columbia University on Sunday. Mooradian who is ranked the 57th best recruit in the country becomes the second Shamrock this month to verbal to a D1 program. Columbia is a member of the Ivy League and one of the countries strongest wrestling conferences, the EIWA.
"I am very excited for Alec and his family. Alec has worked extremely hard to get to this point. He is a fantastic student,wrestler, and person. There is no doubt in my mind that he will go onto do great things at the next level for Columbia," said Coach Hancock.
Mooradian will join fellow Michiganders Brennan Brumely of Warren Woods Tower and Holly's Josh Houldsworth at Columbia.
Beazley and Marcicki win Titles; 8 Shamrocks Place @ GFC
State Champ Logan Marcicki and State Runner-up Kevin Beazley, pictured above, continued doing this past weekend what they do best, winning. This past weekend both Marcicki and Beazley captured titles at the Grappler Fall Classic held at Tecumseh HS. Beazley captured the title at 189lbs defeating St. John's Payne Haden while Marcicki defeated Traverse City's Issaiah Shuab to win the title at 140lbs.
Ken Bade and Drew Garcia both fell in the finals to a pair of Iowa City West teammates Jack Hathoway and Justin Koethe. Bade lost on a controversial call at the end where it looked like he picked up the winning takedown at the buzzer to upset the defending Iowa state champ. Garcia dropped a 4-1 to the senior Koethe.
Also placing in the tournament at 112lbs were Myles Amine who finished 4th and Trevor Zdebski who finished 5th. At 215lbs Jay Peterson finished 4th and teammate Jimmy Russell finished 5th. Next up: Super 32s in Greensboro North Carolina. Stay Tuned!
The CC Wrestling Team comes off one of the most successful summers in the history of the program. With a slew of wrestlers competing on the national team and 3 earning All American Honors at the Cadet and Junior Nationals, the shamrocks keep their foot on the gas pedal as over 25 shamrocks have registered to compete in this weekend's Michigan Grappler Fall Classic. Leading the pack this weekend will be captain Kevin Beazley who is the #1 seed at 189lbs, with the pre-seeds being released earlier this week. Defending state champ Logan Marcicki enters the tournament as the #1 seed at 140lbs. State champ Ken Bade and state finalist Drew Garcia enter the touranment as 2 and 3 seeds respectively behind a pair of Iowa standouts. Malik Amine is the only other Shamrock seeded as he enters the tournament as a 7 seed at 135lbs.
"I'm excited to watch these guys compete. To have 25 guys registered to wrestle is amazing to me. It shows the commitment our boys are making towards getting better. For some its been a while since they've competed, for others its preparation for the Super 32s. Either way, I want our guys to wrestle hard compete in every situation. We can use this tournament as a measuring tool to see where we need to make improvements, stated Coach Hancock".
The action is slated to get underway at 8:00am on Saturday morning at Tecumseh High School.
Michigan Grappler and the Michigan Wrestling Association released their pre-season rankings this week. The CC Shamrock sit at the top of Division 1 with 3 State Champs and 2 other finalist returning. Ranked #2 in D1 are the Cardinals from Davison who are loaded with young talent. The defending state champs Oxford wildcats sit at 3 spot, with 7 starters from last year's squad returning. The Shamrock sit at #2 overall with National Powers St. Johns leading the pack.
Coach Hancock had this to say about the pre-season rankings, "Wow, rankings already. I don't care what we're ranked in September or October. My goal is to get this team ready so that we're ranked #1 after it's all said and done. Rankings are nice for the fans but we dont' have time to worry about how good other people think we are. The bottom line is we have to improve on a daily basis".
CC Wrestling will be taking it's annual Promotional Poster Picture on Sunday, October 9th at 9:00am. The picture will be taken at CC. All returning varsity wrestlers, no freshman, are asked to attend and wear khakis, a white shirt, and blue tie.
The Team photo will take place prior to Catholic Central's father/son mass and picnic which will be hosted at CC, at 10am. All dads are invited to attend the photo with their son. CC Wrestling will provide coffee and bagels for our dedicated dads!
Beat the Streets Visit set for Tuesday October 4th!
Coach Hancock and the CC Wrestling Team will be giving back to Coach Rod, pictured right, and the community as they head to Detroit to visit the legend and his Beat the Streets Wrestling Program. The Beat the Streets youth wrestling program has been dedicated to improving the lives of at risk children and has helped hundreds of youths over the past 5 years. This program gives troubled youths something meaningful and fun to do in a city where few after school opportunities exist. The program focuses on building character, discipline and self-esteem, with the success of its mentoring components.
All interested CC Wrestlers are asked to meet at CC on Tuesday, October 4th at 3:00pm. We will depart immediately following the meeting and return around 6:30pm. This project will count towards community service hours.
Senior captain and returning state finalist Kevin Beazley has informed Coach Steve Martin and Old Dominon that he will be wrestling for the Monarchs next year. Beazley who is currently ranked #8 in the country had a penominal summer including a runner up finish at the junior nationals in Greco. Kevin is projected to wrestle 184 for the Coach Martin. Old Dominion is a member of the Colonial Athletic Conference and has developed 3 All Americans in the past 4 years.
Marcicki, Garcia and Amine Amongst State's Best Sophomores
Michigan Grappler released their top Sophomore Recruits list and seated at #2 and #3 are Logan Marcicki, picutred left, and Drew Garcia, pictured bottom left. Both wrestlers had phenominal freshman seasons, in which they both reached the finals with Marcicki capturing the 130lb title and Garcia losing by point at 152lbs, and finished second. Both Shamrocks had impressive summers as Marcicki and Garcia both earned Double All American Honors in Fargo.
Also on the list is Malik Amine, pictured right, at #11. Amine finished 5th in loaded 112lb weight class last year. Amine like the others, has been a busy man this summer. He competed on the Cadet Dual Team which finished in the top 4 in both styles.
Coach Dave Beazley, pictured left with son Kevin, is traveling with the USA World Team to Istanbul, Turkey for the 2011 Greco and Freestyle World Championships. Coach Beaz was selected by USA Wrestling as a Team Leader and honorable coach. You can follow him as he travels with the team, goes through daily training sessions, and experiences the greatest wrestling in the world. You can access his blog by clicking below.
Ken Bade, pictured right with teammate and fellow state champ Logan Marciciki, is currently ranked as Michigan Grappler's 6th best Junior. Bade sits at the 6th spot behind a slew of St. Johns boys including Double Fargo Champ Ben Whitford and Fowlerville World Champ Adam Coon. Coach Hancock had this to say about the ranking, " Personally to me, rankings are overrated. It's nice to get some recognition, however its all about progressing and accomplishing your goals at the end of the year." Bade and Marcicki are continuing to show that they love to compete as they both registered for the Grappler Classic. "This is a great way for them to prepare for the Super 32's in late October. We'll use this tournament to clean up some areas before the big one in North Carolina" said Hancock.
Mooradian, Beazley and Mason Listed as Top Senior Recruits
The college wrestling early recruiting season is already in full-swing as theThe college wrestling early recruiting season is already in full-swing as the major national summer tournaments are over and the nation's college coaches are in heavy recruiting mode for the big time recruits.
This is a particulary exciting year for the state of Michigan as we are looking at quite possibly the best senior class that this state has ever seen, led by the nation's current #1 pound-for-pound recruit, Taylor Massa.Along with Massa, Shamrock senior Alec Mooradian will be searching for his 4th D1 State Title. Mooradian and fello Shamrocks Kevin Beazley and Nick Mason find themselves ranked in Michigan Grapplers Top Senior Recruits.
Regionals to be hosted at the Devos Place (Pictured Right) in Downtown Grand Rapids. By placing in the top 3 at their respected weights, each member may earn a birth to the Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo, ND. Leading the way for the Shamrocks will be Cadet Double All Americans Drew Garcia and Logan Marcicki. State placers Malik Amine and Trevor Zdebski along with Evan Toth, Eli Joseph, Greg Johnson will also be representing the Blue and White. Freestyle will take place on Saturday, while Greco will be wrestled on Sunday. Stay tuned to 
Malik Amine (Pictured below), Ken Bade (Pictured left), and Jimmy Russell all competed at the USA Freestyle and Greco State Championships and won titles this weekend. Amine won the Junior 138 Greco title by going 5-0 on the day and defeating a pair of Oxford wrestlers to win the title. Amine defeated both Kyle Hill and Eddie Schlickenmeyer en route to to the finals were he beat Dewitt's Nick Baker who placed 3rd in the MHSAA State meet last year. Bade and Russell both won Freestyle titles as Bade went 3-0 on the day defeating Hartland's Austin Eicher in the finals 6-0, 4-1. Russell won his Freestyle title at 195lbs defeating Tecumseh's Jordan Pelham in the finals 6-0, 2-1. He finished 4-0 on the day. 
falls before falling to the #5 ranked wrestler in the country Niko Reyes of California. 
who we expect to do some great things during his career here at CC. I love the fact that he's so involved and gives back to the school. He's the epitome of a Shamrock Student Athlete." Giese was a star running back on the freshman football team, won over 30 matches on the white team, is involved in the Shamrock Award winnning band, and is currently running track for Mr. Magni, all the while mantaining a 3.8 GPA. 
Finals this past weekend. Alec fell short in the finals losing 3-2 to Brighton's Aaron Calderon. "Alec Mooradian is an amazing young man and has had an incredible career here at CC. He will go down as one of the greatest competitors and wrestlers in the history of our school. His work ethic, determination and success has earned him a scholarship to Columbia where I believe he will use this weekend's experience to motivate him to accompish even greater things. I couldn't be more proud of him. His work ethic and commitment through the great sport of wrestling to has given him the opportunity to attend one of the greatest academic instituions in the world. It's been an honor to work with him and be a part of his success and life the past 5 years."
For the fourth straight year the CC Shamrock have advanced to Battle Creek to compete in the MHSAA Team State Finals. The Shamrocks have taken another step on their jounrey towards recapturing the D1 crown. The Blue and White defeated Livonia Franklin in the opening round 83-0 followed by a 70-9 win over Farmington in the regional finals. The Rocks will compete in the team quarterfinals next Friday at 5:30pm. The seeds will be released this Sunday on Mhsaa.tv.
Senior captain Alec Mooradian captured his 4th district title in fashion this weekend by collecting his 200th career victory. Mooradian improved his overall record to 201-3. The last Shamrock to win 200 matches was 3x State Champ Trevor Stewart. 
Four years ago when senior captains Alec Mooradian, and TJ Fagan walked through the doors at CC, a plan was in action. The plan was to create a committed and dedicated class that would revive Catholic Central wrestling, and get the Shamrocks back to the top of Michigan wrestling mountain. Four years later, over 15 seniors have lasted a rugged, challenging, and roller coaster route. In 2009 the Shamrocks were defeated by Lake Orion in the quarterfinals. In 2010 CC defeated Rockford for their first title in 22 years. The following year the returning champs were upset in the finals by Oxford by 1 point. 
"This senior class is amazing. These guys have been through a lot. They have reached the ultimate high of winning a title and suffered the ultimate low of losing by 1 point in the finals. Our seniors continue to contribute every weekend, whether they're with the white or blue, and that says something about the level of commitment and dedication these guys have for CC. They're not done yet."
team in the country, St. Ed's and neighbors St. Vincent St. Mary's. The Sharmrocks dropped the dual to Eds 41-12. Wrestling enthusiasts believe this may be one of St. Ed's best teams ever. Picking up wins for CC were Bob Coe, Nick Mason and Kevin Beazley. The boys battled back as they defeated a short handed St. Vincent St. Mary's in the second round 59-13. 
Hudson. The action was exciting from the get go as Hudson defeated Dundee 26-23 in the opening match, with the final match coming down to the ultimate tiebreaker at Hwt. The Shamrocks geared up and looked good in their first match defeating the Vikings 55-10. 
The Shamrocks have their work cut out for them tonight as they travel to Hudson High School, home of the 3x defending D4 Team Champs. CC is scheduled to wrestle Dundee who reached the semi finals in D3 last year at 6:30. The dual with Hudson will take place immediately following the match with the Dundee Vikings. 
gauntlet of the Red Wings line-up. Helping CC jump out to that early lead was Kevin Beazley who picked up a fall at 215, Jay Peterson with a decision at Hwt and Trevor Zdebski who won by decision at 103. DCC's state champ Ken Bade took to the mats at 125 in the most anticipated match of the dual. Bade proved to be too much for Schmitt as he scored a late takedown and rode Schmitt out to give him and the Shamrocks a win. "We expected Bade to win that match as we do every match, he trains extremly hard loves to compete against the best," said Hancock. St. Johns proved to have too much muscle as they rallied to win 6 of the final 7 matches to pick up a 31-21 victory. Senior Alec Mooradian picked up a win over Travis Curley at 152lbs. 
CC Continues win streak over Bedford
For the first time in over a decade Michigan has two teams ranked in the top 15 in the country. These two teams will meet in Round 2 of the Duals which should begin around 11:45-12:00pm. This year's dual will feature several stand out individual match-ups including a potential one between 3x state champ and Sharmock captain Alec Mooradian, pictured left, vs. Ben Whitford. For a complete breakdown on the dual and event visit Michigan Grappler's preview by clicking below. Action is set to get underway at 10am. The Super Duals will also be alumni night for CC Wreslting. All alumni are encouraged to attend and take part in the festivities. An alumni social will be held afterwards. 
Ken Bade def. Justin Oliver (Davison) who won last years D1 title at 112lbs. Mooradian defeated Joel Varney of Hudson 6-5, Varney captured the D4 title last year. Mooradian becomes just one of a few wrestlers ever to win 4 CC Invite crowns. In probably the highlight of the night, sophomore Logan Marcicki pinned returning D2 state champ Taylor Simaz of Allegan in the 2nd period. Marcicki and Bade both earned Most Valuable Wrestler 
awards for their performances throughout the day. 
The Ultimate goal in wrestling is to pin your opponent. The Shamrocks racked up several pins on their way to a few big dual victories on both the Blue and White squads Wednesday. In a rematch of last year's state finals match, the Blue squad tallied 6 falls in route to a 49-13 victory over Oxford. Recording falls for the Shamrocks were Trevor Zdebski, Ken Bade, Logan Marcicki, Nick Mason, Kevin Beazley and Bob Coe (pictured left). 
Tyrone Logan and fellow Columbian Josh Houldsworth in that elite category. Recording his second county championships was Evan Toth(Pictured Right) who defeated Eddie Schlickenmeyer in finals 3-2. Schlickenmeyer tech falled Toth at last years state meet. Malik Amine also won his second county title in fashion by coming from behind to defeat Kalen Richards of Rochester in the final 20seconds of the match. Winning their first titles for the Shamrocks were Trevor Zdebski 103, Myles Amine 112, Ken Bade 130, Logan Marcicki 145, and Drew Garcia 171. Finishing as runner-ups were Riley Hanson at 140 and Kevin Beazley at 189lbs. Nick Mason rebounded in the Consi's to place third, TJ fagan injury defaulted to 5th and Bob Coe placed 7th at Hwt. 
White Intrasquad dual this Saturday. The CC wrestle off's will take place at 10am and run upto the finals at approximately noon. At 1pm the two finalists in the wrestle offs, will square off, and wrestle in the Blue vs. White Intrasquad dual to be held in the small gym. A state official will be in attendance to ref all finals matches and parents are welcomed to attend the finals at 1pm. 
This past weekend 12 members of the Catholic Central wrestling team traveled to Greensboro, NC to compete at the toughest pre-season tournament in the country. This years tournament proved to be no different. For example the 126 pound weight class featured over ten
Bade then lost the next match in consis and fell one win short of placing. 
All interested CC Wrestlers are asked to meet at CC on Tuesday, October 4th at 3:00pm. We will depart immediately following the meeting and return around 6:30pm. This project will count towards community service hours. 
Michigan Grappler released their top Sophomore Recruits list and seated at #2 and #3 are Logan Marcicki, picutred left, and Drew Garcia, pictured bottom left. Both wrestlers had phenominal freshman seasons, in which they both reached the finals with Marcicki capturing the 130lb title and Garcia losing by point at 152lbs, and finished second. Both Shamrocks had impressive summers as Marcicki and Garcia both earned Double All American Honors in Fargo. 
Coach Dave Beazley, pictured left with son Kevin, is traveling with the USA World Team to Istanbul, Turkey for the 2011 Greco and Freestyle World Championships. Coach Beaz was selected by USA Wrestling as a Team Leader and honorable coach. You can follow him as he travels with the team, goes through daily training sessions, and experiences the greatest wrestling in the world. You can access his blog by clicking below. 
