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Division 2 Wrestling Team State Bracket - Courtesy of Lowell Wrestling’s Social Team

Justin Scott || Sports Reporter, assisted by Joel Fritsma

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Championship - Lowell 49, Freeland 21 (F).

4:52 - Three straight first period pins to end the night with that last one by Carter Cichocki. Lowell takes the divsion two championship by a score of 49-21!

4:50 - Last match of the season will be Lowell’s #1 Carter Cichocki vs Freeland’s #7 Malachi Hill at 120.

4:49 - Adding to the score, it is another first period pin, this time by Cole Cichocki! 43-21 Lowell onto the last bout.

4:48 - Now on the mat at 113 it is #2 Cole Cichocki of Lowell vs Freeland’s Michael Wilson.

4:47 - ELEVEN IN A ROW! The Lowell Red Arrows mathematically win their eleventh state championship in a row, 14 all time, with a huge late first period fall for Smith.

4:45 - A huge bout here as #1 Jarrett Smith is on to face #12 Easton Rosebush at 106.

4:44 - Kinyon loses by pin, Freeland pulls back within ten in the bout with three to go. Onto the lightweights.

4:42 - Kinyon trails 5-0 after a takedown and near fall. Onto the second period.

4:40 - Kenny Kinyon onto the mat for Lowell to face Bringham Smith at 285 in the 11th bout.

4:39 - A win by decision at 215 for Freeland. Dual score 31-15, heading to the heavyweight matchup.

4:37 - Entering the third period, no change in the score, however a quick reversal takedown by Murphy makes the bout score 4-0 Freeland.

4:33 - McFarland holding on well vs state ranked Murphy. Bout score is 2-0 Freeland entering the second period.

4:31 - Lowell’s Ari McFarland vs Freeland’s Eli Murphy as we reach the 215 weight class.

4:30 - First period PIN! Engle extends the team score to 31-12 with five bouts to go!

4:28 - Onto the mat at 190 it is Lowell’s #4 Casey Engle vs Freeland’s Zack Clark. A quick takedown for Engle and the bout score is 2-0 Lowell early.

4:27 - Harvey loses by decision. 25-12 Red Arrows entering the 9th bout.

4:25 - Another takedown followed by an escape for Shepard vs Harvey in that second period. Harvey trails 4-2 entering the third.

4:22 - A takedown by Shepard in the first that Harvey is able to escape, and the score reads 2-1 entering the second period. Harvey starts on the bottom and will look for another escape.

4:19 - Seth Harvey of Lowell onto the mat to face Gibson Shepard at 175.

4:18 - #1 Jared Boone with a huge quick pin on Auids. Dual score now 25-9 Lowell entering 8th bout.

4:17 - Gonzales loses by 7-3 decision. Freeland moves the dual score to 19-9.

4:15 - Back and forth second period. Gonzales has the slight edge at 3-2 but will start on top for the third.

4:12 - Knotted at zero after the first period between T. Gonzales and Graham.

4:10 - Now up at 157 it’s Lowell’s #4 Tacho Gonzales vs Freeland’s #3 Noah Graham.

4:09 - Boone is pinned, Freeland is on the board here after five bouts.

4:07 - Lowell’s Trevor boone vs Freeland’s Fabian Facundo now on the mat at 150. Both ranked wrestlers.

4:06 - Segorski with a tech fall of his own 16-1. Lowell leads through four, 19-0.

4:03 - End of the first period, Segorski has a commanding 9-1 bout lead.

4:00 - Lowell up 14-0 entering our 4th bout at 144. It will be Lowell’s #1 Owen Segorski vs Ty Fournier of Freeland.

3:58 - #1 Jackson Blum makes his first appearance of the day at 138 vs Freeland’s Colin Ott. He wins by pin a minute into the first!

3:57 - It’s a tech fall for Logan Dawson, 19-4. The Lowell lead grows to 8-0 entering the 138 weightclass.

3:55 - Dawson with a near fall. He takes an 11-3 lead into the second period.

3:53 - Lowell’s #4 Logan Dawson vs Nolan Cunningham at 132, and Dawson has an early 6-2 lead in the first and counting.

3:52 - Foss with a first bout decision over Klopf, 8-2. Dual score 3-0 Red Arrows.

3:50 - 6-2 Foss up on Klopf entering the 3rd period her in the first bout.

3:47 - Foss with a couple of takedowns in the first period. He is up 4-1 entering the second.

3:43 - Freeland wins the toss, Lowell will send Cody Foss to the mat vs Freeland’s Joseph Klopf.

3:41 - National anthem has concluded and the matchups for the 126 weightclass come to the mat.

3:36 - All teams make thier way to the march and mats, Whitehall with the state flag, Freeland with the American flag.

3:32 - The teams are lining up in the tunnel ahead of the march as the event center fills in. Lowell faithful currently occupying over three sections in the bowl, the most of any team.

3:17 - Officials take to the floor for a photo op and pregame checklist.

3:10 - Starting weight class is announced for the state finals across all divisions. It will be the 126 weight class.

2:55 - The Lowell side of the event center appears over 80% filled with still 50 minutes until wrestlers take to the mats. Great crowd on hand!

2:30 - About an hour and 15 minutes until we wrestle for a state championship!

Semifinals - Lowell 52, Mason 17 (F).

1:19 - Freeland over on mat one with a pin, extending their bout lead to 33-17 over Greenville with three bouts left. We will play the winner in the finals.

1:16 - Tacho is pinned wrapping up the last semifinals bout. Final score 52-17 as both teams greet each other on a job well done on the mat.

1:14 - Close one between these two wrestlers. Grimes has the bout edge, 2-1 to start the second period.

1:11 - At 157 it is Lowell’s Tacho Gonzales vs Jadyn Grimes of Mason. Both state ranked.

1:10 - It’s a tech fall for #1 Segorski, pushing the dual score to 52-11 with just one weightclass left to wrestle.

1:08 - Segorski picks up seven points in the first period, and an additonal two to start the second.

1:05 - Our 150 weightclass bout will be between Owen Segorski of Lowell and Dawson Williams of Mason.

1:04 - Smith wins the match, but loses another dual point due to unsportsmanlike conduct. 47-11 Lowell.

1:02 - Overtime at 3-3 between Boone and Smith.

12:59 - A close bout between Boone and Smith has the bout score at 3-0 entering the final period in the 144 weightclass.

12:57 - A takedown in the first, and Boone of Lowell has the Red Arrows up 2-0 in the bout entering the second period.

12:53 - Trevor Boone of Lowell vs Tex Smith of Mason at 144.

12:52 - Dawson with a second period pin and the Lowell Red Arrows are mathmatically onto the finals, score 41-9! Mason voids 138, pushing the dual score to 47-9.

12:50 - Dawson had a takedown at about the midway point of the first. Lowell up 2-0 in the bout entering the second.

12:48 - Onto our 132 weight class, it is #4 Logan Dawson of Lowell vs Boone Smith of Mason. Both wrestlers taking an agressive approach to start, but no points to show for it yet.

12:47 - Foss upsets Ambs 5-4, pushing our dual score to 35-9. Five bouts to go.

12:45 - Over on mat one, Greenville retakes the lead on Freeland 17-15. Meanwhile on our mat, Foss gets a takedown to take the 5-4 lead with 30 seconds to go.

12:44 - Foss is granted the escape, but Ambs gets a late takedown. Tied up at three apiece entering the third period.

12:41 - 2-1 Foss at the end of the first period, Foss looking for the escape to start the second.

12:38 - Cody Foss of Lowell up against #9 Darius Ambs at 126, a battle between two sophomore wrestlers.

12:37 - A pin by Cichocki in 45 seconds makes the dual score 32-9 with six bouts to go.

12:36 - #1 Carter Cichocki up quick on a takedown in the 120 weightclass vs Michael Dennis of Mason.

12:35 - Jarrett Smith with the tech fall with one second left in the second period 16-1, bringing our dual score to 26-9.

12:33 - Smith up 9-1 after the first period, and will start on the bottom for the second period.

12:30 - #1 Jarrett Smith of Lowell vs Jakob Mullin of Mason at 113, Smith is wrestling up from 106 to 113.

12:29 - A pin by Cole in the first period, and the Red Arrows are back up by twelve in the dual, 21-9.

12:28 - To our lightweight class, it’s state ranked Cole Cichocki vs Jordan Evans of Mason.

12:26 - Ari McFarland is quickly pinned by Kaleb Parrish at 285. Dual score 15-9 Lowell.

12:25 - Engle the decision 5-1, duel score 15-3 Lowell as we head to our fifth matchup.

12:22 - No points for either team in the second period, we head to the third, still 2-0. A quick escape takedown by Engle to start the third pushes the score to 5-0.

12:19 - Engle with a takedown midway through the first period, but that was it for scoring. Engle up 2-0 heading into the second period.

12:15 - #4 Casey Engle of Lowell up vs #11 Grant Gilchrist of Mason at 215.

12:14 - State ranked Badgley picks up the major decision at 18-6. Lowell now leads 12-4, however Mason loses a point for unsportsmanlike conduct to make the dual score 12-3.

12:10 - Badgley of Mason picks up five more points in the second. 9-1 Bulldogs in our third match as we enter the third period. Upon further review, Mason picks up another point for an escape, score now 10-1 as the wrestlers resume play.

12:06 - Mason hit with a stall warning late in the 1st period. Badgley of Mason up 4-1 on Olin at the conclusion of the first period.

12:03 - Gabe Olin onto the mat to face Derek Badgley in the 190 weight class. Match starts with a quick takedown for Mason.

12:01 - Lowell sends out #1 ranked Jared Boone to wrestle Owen Adaway from Mason at 175, and picks up a quick fall in 30 seconds. Match score now 12-0.

12:00 - A qucik pin by Harvey with :38 remaining in the first period, Lowell up 6-0.

11:59 - Mason will send Anderson McElmurray to the mat, and Lowell will send Seth Harvey to the mat.

11:55 - The national anthem has concluded and our first weight class to the mat this afternoon will be 165.

11:51 - All eight remaining teams between division two and three are now out on the matS after the lap around the arena. Constantine leads the way with the state of Michigan flag, Mason with the American flag.

11:46 - The teams are lined up in the tunnel and ready to greet the crowd on hand.

11:40 - Good Morning from Kalamazoo! The Ledger team is excited to be back as Lowell faces #4 Mason here in the semifinals. Mason is coming off a come-from-behind victory over Monroe Jefferson last night while Lowell beat Brother Rice.

Quarterfinals - Lowell 56, Brother Rice 15 (F).

8:00 - Last four duals were quick including a pin by Kenny Kinyon to close things off. Two voids in there as well. Final score, Lowell 56-15. We’ll see you tomorrow!

7:46 - Up here we have Weston McFarland at 175. With four matches left Lowell has clinched this dual and is on to tomorrow’s semifinal. Gives me a chance to get pictures on the other side of the arena, so I will be back soon!

7:43 - Wow big pin from Monroe Jefferson on mat 4 makes it 28-16 over Mason. Winner of this match gets that winner. Meanwhile here on mat 2, an 8-3 win for Jack. 32-9 Lowell with top-ranked Jared Boone stepping onto the mat for the Red Arrows. Quick cradle and pin. 38-9.

7:35 - Wilder falls by pinfall, but gets a standing ovation from the Lowell faithful in attendance. Jack Lamoreaux up against 16th ranked Alex Rabban. Now we are starting to see some of those Red Arrow B’s rotate in. This has been common in past quarterfinal matchup.

7:34 - Chase Wilder up now, and this will be an emotional match. Talked about this in the preview, but his father Beau passed away this past week. Wasn’t sure if we’d see him, obviously impressive he’s even out here competing. Lowell fans probably the only ones who recognized the situation. I’m seated by the Brother Rice bench and there was certainly some confusion on the initial standing ovation as he came onto the mat.

7:33 - Longer match let me walk around a bit, say hi to those on the other side of the arena. I’m also on picture duty tonight. Segorski wrestled Deacon MacNeill, ranked #9 in the state. Worked a major, 11-3. 29-3 Red Arrows now.

7:25pm - Next up for Lowell is Owen Segorski. It’s been mostly Lowell A so far, not a lot of rotation. We’re at 144.

7:18pm - Complete domination from Blum, 17- 7lead heading into the third period. Getting takedowns at will against the top-ranked wrestler at 126. He finishes off the tech fall. 19-3 Lowell. Next up Logan Dawson against Parker Glass. Some craziness to my left as Greenville gets a pin. Dawson also pins. 25-3 Lowell.

7:15pm - Jackson leads 4-1 after the first period. We’ve got a close one to our right, 12-7 Freeland in the early going.

7:13pm - Here we go! It’s showtime. Blum vs. Saenz. Two top ranked wrestlers. Blum jumps out to a 2-0 lead.

7:12pm - Foss wins 10-0 and that’s another sound match for Lowell, no points given up. Another bonus point. 14-3 Red Arrows.

7:08pm - All Foss so far, a couple near-falls and we’re at 8-0 midway through this bout. We’re seeing Jackson Blum warmup, could we see #1 Rico Saenz (BBR) against Blum next?

7:04pm - Mason Saylor wrestles a sound funamental match and in between roars from Three Rivers and Freeland, Saylor gets a bonus point. 9-0 win, 10-3 Lowell. Cody Foss up next for Lowell against Mateo Pesaros.

6:55pm - Richie Davis gets a 5-3 win to put Brother Rice on the board. Red Arrows lead 6-3 heading into 120lb. Mason Saylor up for LHS, state qualifier last year against Warrior Sebastian Abro.

6:52pm - King trails 5-3 heading into the third period. We’re in Kalamazoo tonight at Wings West, one of my favorite cities as a WMU alum myself!

6:46pm - Smith with the first period pin. Lowell 6, Brother Rice 0. Two purple teams battling to Lowell’s left, that is Greenville and Three Rivers. Big matchup at 113, #2 Richie Davis of Brother Rice vs. Lowell #8 Braddock King.

6:41pm - We will start at the 106 lb weight class. Jackson Blum and Chase Wilder serving as captains tonight for Lowell. Jarrett Smith the first to come out for Lowell against Brother Rice freshman Christopher Eschrich.

6:36pm - Hello! We are live from Kalamazoo for the Division 2 State Quarterfinal between Lowell and Brother Rice. Teams walking out right now.

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Pre-match write-up

Quarterfinals - Friday at 6:45pm, Wings West - Kalamazoo MI

#1 Lowell vs. #8 Bloomfield Brother Rice

Synopsis - For a third straight year, we see Lowell and Brother Rice square off in the quarterfinal. Michigan Grappler has Lowell with 11 ranked wrestlers, but unranked wrestlers Mason Saylor, Cody Foss, Seth Harvey, Ari McFarland are among those Lowell wrestlers who have been ranked during the year. Brother Rice has a good squad, with the confidence of a team that has been here now three straight years. They have five ranked wrestlers including #1 ranked Rico Saenz and #2 ranked Richie Davis.

Prediction - Trust the process. Last year Brother Rice led 18-16 over Lowell halfway through their quarterfinal dual. Lowell only wrestled 4-5 of their starters and still won the dual 49-21. Don't be surprised to see plenty of Lowell B in Friday's quarterfinal, and even an early Brother Rice lead or a close dual at times, but Lowell's depth should prove overwhelming.

Matchup to Watch - Depending on who wrestles where, either of Lowell’s top-ranked Jackson Blum or Carter Cichocki could matchup with Brother Rice’s top-ranked Saenz at or near 126.

Other Notes - Lowell is wrestling with heavy hearts this weekend as Lowell Wrestling alumnus Beau Wilder passed away this past week. His sons Chase and Sawyer are on the wrestling team this year. Chase is a senior who has made appearances against Brother Rice in the quarterfinals the last two years, and if he does wrestle in this match, expect a great reception from the Lowell crowd. The donation link can be found toward the top of this page.