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Kearsley graduate Travis Pettengill will continue his wrestling career at Meramac Community College in St. Louis. The 215-pounder was 32-0 last before disciplinary problems ended his season after he won a second Big Nine title and third County championship. He was a state champion in 2007 and finished with a 166-32 career record, going 87-0 his junior and senior years....

In the end, Justin McDermitt could not resist the lure of an elite wrestling program close to home. The Davison graduate, a Division 1, 140-pound state champion last season, originally committed to Edinboro (Penn.) University before deciding he'd rather wrestle at Central Michigan....

He could not quite match all of his father's high school wrestling accomplishments, but Durand graduate Brian Hittle now has an opportunity to surpass the old man's college exploits. After becoming rare father-son state champions, the Hittles could achieve another unique distinction - father-son NCAA tournament qualifiers....

A trio of area wrestlers participation in the first Michigan Wrestling Coaches Association Classic Wednesday at Hartland High School. The event featuring some of the state's top graduating seniors which were split into Gold and Black Teams....

DAVISON, Michigan -- Roy Hall simply could not walk away from the empire he built. In early April, Hall announced his resignation as Davison's wrestling coach after a 309-48-1 record in 10 seasons, including six state championships. When the job and the accompanying teaching position did not draw the interest the school expected, Hall decided to return. The school made it official Monday....

With more than 200 career wins, three Division 1 state medals and freestyle and Greco-Roman All-American status to his credit, Bryan Rickard drew the attention of several college wrestling programs. The likes of NCAA Division 1 Michigan State and Northern Illinois expressed interest, but Rickard was still far from a decision when he left for the March 26-29 National High School Coaches Association Senior Tournament in Virginia Beach, Va....

With more than 200 career wins, three Division 1 state medals and freestyle and Greco-Roman All-American status to his credit, Bryan Rickard drew the attention of several college wrestling programs. The likes of NCAA Division 1 Michigan State and Northern Illinois expressed interest, but Rickard was still far from a decision when he left for the March 26-29 National High School Coaches Association Senior Tournament in Virginia Beach, Va....

Only one wrestler in each state is selected for the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, and the selection committee at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has shown a fondness for Flint-area grapplers. Goodrich's Mark Weber recently became the area's sixth recipient of the award in the past seven years. He joins Davison's Chase Metcalf (2002), Paul Donahoe (2004) and Brent Metcalf (2005) and Jon Reader (2006) and Lapeer West's Roger Kish (2003)....

Stuart Bauer | The Flint JournalDavison's Justin McDermitt had a 50-2 record and won the 140-pound state Division 1 title. He is coming off a dominant senior season during which he was hardly challenged in capturing a state championship, and several NCAA Division I wrestling programs are clamoring for him. That makes it especially hard to believe that Davison's Justin McDermitt once considered quitting the sport before he had hardly begun....