High School Banquet Date Change
The high school banquet will be held in the high school cafetorium on Friday, March 19th at 6pm. All wrestlers should dress up and families will bring a dish to pass to feed 10-12 people. Please bring your own place settings, drinks and cups will be provied(gatorade and water).
We will be celebrating a mexican fiesta.
Freshman Main Dish
Examples: Tacos, Burritos, enchiladas, taco-like casserols, soups, ect.
Juniors Side Dish
Examples: Spanish rice, corn casserole, taco salad, ect.
Seniors and Sophomores Desserts
Middle School Banquet
The middle school banquet will be held Thursday, March 18th in the middle school cafeteria at 5:30pm. All wrestlers should dress up and families should bring a dish to pass to feed 10-12 people. This event is free and we welcome the entire family. Please bring your own place settings, drinks and cups will be provided(gatorade and water). A list of what to bring will follow.
Tecumseh Wrestling Club Banquet
The wrestling club banquet will be held in the high school cafetorium on Wednesday, April 14th at 6pm. Dinner and drinks will be provided. Families can bring deserts to share. Every wrestler will recieve their year end awards at the banquet. Please plan on attending.
Three Earn All-State honors
Senior Hwt. Kyle Connors placed second in the state after battling his way to the finals with a 5-3 win in the semi-finals. Ronnie Bechtol and Jeff Jenkins had to wrestle each other in the third place match. Jenkins came out on top placing 3rd in the state at 130 and Bechtol placed 4th in the state at 130. Collin Lesko lost two heart breaking overtime matches after winning his opening match at 119 to fall short of placing. At 171 Tom Carney lost both his matches at the state finals, but all will return next year to have another chance at being a state champion except Connors who graduates this Spring and is looking to wrestle at the next level. Great job guys. We continue to turn heads and great things are happening here.
Indians send 5 to the Show
Five out of six Indians qualify for the state tournament at the regionals at Dexter. Jeff Jenkins won the regional championship as the lone Indian champion. Kyle Connors and Collin Lesko make a return trip to the Palace as they both placed 2nd. Ronnie Bechtol and Tom Carney placed third for their first trip to the show. Dakota Dotson was the lone Indian to not make it as he ended his season in the last round. Great job indians and good luck at the Palace.
Indians End Season in Regional Final
The Indians beat Milan 39-26 in the Regional Semi-final before losing to Mason 36-28 in the final. The Indians end their season at 30-8.
Indians Qualify 6 to Individual Regionals
Kyle Connors won the Hwt. title in dramatic fashion. Jeff Jenkins won the 130 pound title over teammate Ronnie Bechtol. Collin Lesko placed second at 119. Tom Carney took third at 171 and Dakota Dotson placed 4th at 140. Great job guys and good luck at regionals.
Indians win District Crown
The varsity Indians had wins over Dexter and Adrian 40-23 to win the district championship. The entire team wrestled well and gave great effort from 103-285 and the 15th men on the bench. This was a total team effort and belief by everyone. Great job.
SEC White Champs
The varsity wrestling team claimed the Conference championship on Saturday in the SEC White Division. We had several overall champions, starting with Collin Lesko's major decision over his Chelsea opponent. Jeff Jenkins win over state ranked Derek Davison of Monroe 14-7, and Kyle Connors pin over his opponent from AA Pioneer. CJ Tripp and Ronnie Bechtol both won the White conference championship and took third overall. Dakota Dotson and Gavin Burstall placed 4th overall. Anthony Lesko, Tom Carney, and Luke Liuzzi placed 5th overall, while Devin Moore placed 6th. Both Cole Amstutz and Joe Rebottaro placed 8th overall.
Kyle Connors Earns His 150th Career Win
Kyle's earned his 150th career win in dominant fashion by pinning his opponent on his way to the SEC Championship. This is just another of the long line of accomplishments Kyle has acheived for himself and the wrestling program. Congrats Kyle.
JV at Wyandotte Friday Night
Charlie Haesler placed 5th and Ryan Harrison placed 4th overall.
Two Earn MVW Honors at Adrian College
Friday night two earned championships in the weight classes on their way to MVW honors for the entire tournament. Kyle Connors won by pin in the first round and won 5-0 in the finals. Jeff Jenkins won by pin in the first round as well, then put on a show in the finals over Zeb Hilyard of Hudson winning 15-0 in the finals. Other placers were Collin Lesko 2nd, Tom Carney 3rd, Luke Liuzzi 4th, Anthony Lesko 4th.
All represented Tecumseh well and wrestled hard.
Varsity Defeates Saline
The wins lifts the team record to 27-7 on the year.
Varsity Goes 5-0 to win the Jaimes Team Tournament
With wins over Pickney, Marshall, Western, Blissfield and Woodhaven the varsity record stands at 26-7 overall. We had several individuals go undefeated on the day as well: CJ Tripp, Ronnie Bechtol, Collin Lesko, Jeff Jenkins, and Kyle Connors. Several others had four wins: Luke Liuzzi, Anthony Lesko, Tom Carney, and Gavin Burstall. Jenkins and Connors were voted as the lower weight and upper weight MVW's for the tournament for their outstanding performances. Great job Indians.
Varsity Wins 2 at Dexter
The varsity team defeated host Dexter 50-25 before defeating Monroe in a close match 30-26. The Monroe match proved to be an exciting match and saw several great perfomances as Luke Liuzzi turned a match around from last time and Ronnie Bechtol defeated a state ranked opponent. Gavin Burstall provided the fireworks at the end with a takedown to secure the win for the Indians. Great work and these wins improve our record to 21-7 overall.
Varsity Takes 4th at Hudson Super 16
The varsity placed 4th out of 26 at the Hudson Super 16 individual tournament. Kyle Connors stole the show for the Indians as he was dominant in pinning his way through the finals. Along the way he pinned two previously undefeated wrestled to take the championship. Jeff Jenkins lost a close match at the end to take second. Other placers were Ronnie Bechtol was third and CJ Tripp knocked off several ranked wrestlers to take 4th. Tom Carney took 5th as well.
Varsity Drops two SEC matches
At home the varsity lost to Bedford and a close two point match against Adrian.
This puts the varsity record at 19-7 overall on the year.
Varstiy Places 6th at DCC
Kyle Connors won the Hwt. title in dominant fashion as he defeated a previously unbeaten wrestler in the finals to take the championship. Jeff Jenkins placed second, Tom Carney 3rd, Collin Lesko 4th, Ronnie Bechtol 5th, and CJ Tripp 6th.
JV Places three at Southgate Anderson Individual Tournament
Nolan Reynolds placed second after a great day of wrestling, Joe Rebottaro placed 3rd, and Cole Amstutz was 5th.
Varsity wins two SEC Matches
The varsity team went 2-0 at Saline after defeating Chelsea 36-18 and then beating Ann Arbor Huron 76-6. That improves the varsity record to 19-5 on the year.
Varisty Places 4th at The Canton Team Tournament
EMU hosted the 12 team varsity tournament as well as a JV tournament on the same day. The Indians finished 3-2 and in 4th place overall for the day. The varsity record stands at 17-5 on the year. In the opening round Woodhaven was downed, in the second round Bellville was defeated, before a match with #9 Canton that was lost 35-23. In round four the Indians beat Monroe before losing to Adrian to close the tournament and take 4th place.
JV Wrestler Places at Canton
Charlie Haesler took 3rd
Four other JV wrestlers got an opportunity to wrestle in the varstiy tournament with a unified team and competed well. Those individuals were Matt Beaudoin, Ryan Harrison, Mike Moody, and Cody Ross.
JV Wrestlers Place at Milan
Cody Ross and Cole Amstutz were Champions. Ryan Harrison was runner up, Charlie Haesler was thrid, Nate Hawkins and Matt Beaudoin were 5th, Kael Cardella was 6th, and Mike Moody, Caleb Armstrong, Nolan Reynolds, and Nick Taylor were all 7th.
2010 Captains Announced
Three Captains have been choosen for the 2010 season. Jeff Jenkins, Gavin Burstall, and Ronnie Bechtol. This is a great honor that carries a lot of responsibility. Congratulations.
Winter Break One Day Clinic
Featuring Mike Mena
Has been postponed until further notice.
Varsity Defeats Addison and Shelby
After traveling to Addison for a tri match the varsity team came away with a 36-27 win over Shelby and a 39-33 win over Addison. The varsity record improves to 14-3.
JV Wrestlers finish well at Melvindale
Cody Ross took 1st, Ryan Harrison finished 2nd and Christian Shelby 3rd.
Varsity Goes 2-0 at Ypsilanti Lincoln
The varsity team defeated Lincoln 50-15 in the first match of the night then went on to defeat Ann Arbor Pioneer 54-19. The varsity improves its record to 12-3 overall.
Varsity Takes Second at Grand Haven
Our varsity went 4-1 defeating Eaton Rapids, Grand Haven, M. Mona Shores, M.R.Puffer with the only lose coming to Holly.
JV has three champions at Pickney
Cody Ross, Nolan Reynolds, and Ryan Harrison win the Pickney tournament. Matt Beaudoin and Caleb Armstrong placed second and third as well.
Varsity Beats Ypsilanti 48-18 and improves to 6-2 on the year.
Our JV team wrestled well against Ann Arbor Skyline and Ypsilanti.
Varsity takes second at Columbia Team Duals
Varsity beats Contantine 41-30, #10 Mason 45-30, #10 Onsted 41-26, #6 Durand35-33, and lost to #9 IDA 27-32 for second place.
JV's have several placers at Ann Arbor Pioneer Tournament
Charlie Haesler 4th, Matt Beaudoin 3rd, Ryan Harrison 4th, Chris Cozart 4th, Tyler Hill 2nd, Caleb Armstrong 3rd, and Nate Hawkins 4th.
Varsity Splits Home Opener
The varstiy lost a close 28-36 match against Southgate Anderson, but bounced back to defeat Columbia Central 53-19.
Wrestling Season Begins
The 2009-10 season starts on Monday, November 16th with the Indians ranked 7th in the state by www.michigangrappler.com in division 2. With four indians ranked in the pre-seaon the future could be promising for the 2010 squad. Leading the way is #1 ranked heavyweight Kyle Connors as he earned all state honors last year by placing 4th at hwt. Junior Collin Lesko is ranked 4th at 119 as he was one point away from making the podium at the palace last year. Junior Jeff Jenkins enters as the 4th ranked 130 pound wrestlers after some impressive wins last year. And Senior Sam Million is ranked 9th at 135 coming off a strong junior season that saw a county championship and county lower weight MVP honors. The indians have several returning starters and new comers to the program that will be exciting to watch develop throughout the year, but replacing seven starters off last seasons team will be a tough task as the schedule has gotten stronger and looking to improve off last years 25-7 record.
Orange & Black Scrimmage
The orange team defeated the black team 45-38 in a well balanced dual. There was a good crowd on hand for our opening event to the young wrestling season as we had our pre-season banquet that followed. We had several great matches and several new wrestlers step on a mat for the first time. Overall it was a successful dual with a lot of action and a glimpse of what is to come for the season.
Note that all wrestlers report to study hall or weight lifting(if they do not have class) at 2:45 each day. Study hall is dismissed at 3:45 each day and practice starts at 4pm every school day. We will practice on non school days from 8-10:30. If there are any questions please contact me at crandolph@tps.k12.mi.
EMU SENIOR CHRIS JENKINS
Breaks into the National Division 1 Rankings
EMU 125 pound starter and Tecumseh alumni Chris Jenkins is the #18 ranked wrestler in division 1 by www.intermatwrestle.com.
Check out the link below to see the current rankings.
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