Girls Rumble

Boys HS Rumble The Michigan boys did an amazing job at the open HS Rumble! They had 7 champions and 6 runner ups. Michigan placed in the top 3 in all weights but 220. Incredible job boys! 108 D3 #4 (106) Alex Golden (Birch Run) 117 D3 #5 (106) Dylan Russo (Kent City) D2 #2 (106) Tanner Hofman (Zeeland East) 125 D2 #10 (120) Kellen O’Connel (Warren Woods-Tower) 3. D2 #14 (106) Grayson Damron (Harper Creek) 4. D2 #13 Braiden Harmsen (Kenowa Hills 130 D2 #8 (132) Mi

95-100 Jasmine Sayan (Birch Run) Graduated Senior Ellie Drake (Holt) 105-110 #11 Onalee Taylor (Union City) Amaya Spears (Martin Luther King) 115 #12 Sailor Diehl (Gull Lake) 120 #14 Abbie Verhoeven (Hamilton) went 2-2 180 #3 Adalyn Holmes (Pine River) 235 #1 A’Zaria Lane (Dundee) Congrats to Jasmine Sayan, Sailor Diehl, and A'Zaria Lane on their HS Rumble Championships! And congrats to all the competing wrestlers down there putting in the work!

This week/weekend elite wrestlers from across the country (and Canada) will descend on Sandusky, Ohio to do battle in the Cedar Point Sports complex. In this preview, your friends here at Michigan Prep Wrestling will highlight all the Michigan wrestlers that are competing in the HS Elite Division. The records are their 2025-26 records.

Semifinal 1: Attrition Gold over Redneck Wrastlin 41-14 108 - D2 #7 (106) Grady Lanz (Portland) over D3 #4 (106) Alex Golden (Birch Run) 8-3 117 - D2 #6 (113) EJ Smith (Bay City John Glenn) over Hunter Angelo 14-3 125 - D2 #4 (120) Caelen Covell (Holly) over D2 #5 (120) Branlun Simon (Portland) 11-0 130 - Graduated Senior Alex Rodriguez (St. Louis) over D2 #8 (132) Michael Wilson (Freeland) 4-0 138 - D2 #8 (120) Jack Hayes (Bay City John Glenn) over Graduated Senior Owen Fo

2026 NUWAY National Duals Team assignment with pools with ranked wrestlers and graduated hammers. We will highlight all matches involving ranked wrestlers. Rankings are based on Michigan Prep Wrestling’s Way Too Early 2026-27 Rankings. Pool A Attrition Gold: 108 - D2 #7 (106) Grady Lanz (Portland) 125 - D2 #5 (120) Branlun Simon (Portland) 130 - Graduated Senior Alex Rodriguez (St. Louis) 138 - Graduated Senior Owen Fogel (St. Louis) 145 - Graduated Senior Calvin Martz (

NUWAY Individual Nationals

This article is about the kids that lost close matches in the regional blood rounds to eventual state placers. They didn’t get the chance to make it to Ford Field, but had great seasons and were one move away from a possible spot on the podium. These kids were all hammers to get to the regional blood round and to be so close. They, along with their families and coaches, have a lot to be proud of. The numbers by the wrestlers name are the places they took at state. Divisi

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D3 Toughest Pods ​ ​ ​106​ ​ #6 Eli Stier (Laingsburg) Fr. #8 Brysen Briggs (Montrose) So. #9 Robert Belinger (Whitehall) So. #11 Alden Beyer (Shelby) Fr. Interestingly, the regional champ in this pod is the lowest ranked wrestler. We will see how it shakes out. ​ 113 #2 Ryan Williams (Dundee) So. #3 Sam Kik (Kent City) Sr. #12 Jackson Newton (Birch Run) Fr. #16 Korbin Kopenkoskey (Boyne City) So. ​ The 12th ranked wrestler is really good at 46-8 and the 16th ranked wr

Toughest Pods - D2

Toughest Pods - D1

​ ​​ 106​ #1 Jaxton Kimling (Hudson) Jr. #9 Colton Cady (Decatur) Fr. #12 Praxton Labonte (Powers North Central) Fr. #13 Jackson Domanski (Holton) Fr. ​ 113 ​ #2 Jordan Zambon (Riverview Gabriel Richard) Jr. #7 Kole Nichols (Holton) Jr. #10 Blake Ryan (Jonesville) Jr. #14 Austin Barnhart (Mancelona) Jr. ​ 120 ​ ​ #1 Alex Rodriguez (St. Louis) Sr. #6 Shamus O’Hearon (Springport) So. #7 Aiden Munoz (Bangor) Sr. #15 James Layman (Inland Lakes) Sr. 126 #1 Owen Fogel (S

​ 100 #3 Veronica Tapia (Lowell) Sr. #4 Brianna Lynch (Monroe St. Mary's) Sr. #7 Jasmine Sayan (Birch Run) Sr. #16 Madison Chipman (Middleville TK) Sr. ​This was a tough one but this pod seemed the most balanced. 105 #1 Madison Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell) Sr. #5 Grace Miller (Hudson) Jr. #6 Cayden Taylor (Fowlerville) Sr. #15 Zaniya Meza (Montague) Jr. ​​ ​​​ 110 ​ #2 Rylee Nidiffer (Riverview Gabriel Richard) Fr. #5 Pauline Chapman (Richmond) Sr. #6 Lana Sheehan (Lowel

As always, these teams have amazing lineup flexibility. We will pick it as straight up as we can, but of course they will jockey guys around for the best possible outcomes. #1 Detroit Catholic Central vs. #5 Rockford DCC Weight Rockford Match Prediction Total Score Gavin Boller 32-10 106 David Watson 18-9 DCC +4 DCC 4-0 Gabriel Ryzyi 37-8 113 Brody Compau 45-0 Rockford +3 DCC 4-3 Brent Coak 25-17 120 Layne Martin 44-0 Rockford +4 Rockford 7-4 Jamison Gregory 29-7 126 Leif Ri

We will try to pick these as square up as possible. Obviously, teams are going to be bumping to give their teams the best chance of winning. We are excited to see how it all plays out. #1 Lowell vs. #5 New Boston Huron Lowell Weight New Boston Huron Match Predictions Total Score Hudson Smith 27-23 106 Caleb Frazier 32-5 NBH +6 6-0 NBH John Carter McKay 40-9 113 Max Banas 37-14 Lowell +6 Tied 6-6 Mason Saylor 35-12 120 Trever Davis 26-24 Lowell +6 Lowell 12-6 Jarrett Smit

Obviously, there will be bumping and weighing kids in at different weights. There will also be some teams giving matches to backups in the early rounds. We will be picking these as straight up as possible. #1 Dundee vs. #4 Lake Odessa Lakewood Dundee Weight Lake Odessa Lakewood Match Predictions Total Score Dom Sindone 31-8 106 Dakota Harmer 39-4 Dundee +3 Dundee 3–0 Ryan Williams 35-11 113 Austin Rohrbacher 29-14 Dundee +6 Dundee 9-0 Tanner Mills 24-5 120 Stephen Aldrich

#1 Hudson (35-3) vs. #4 Decatur (37-6) These predictions are based mostly on these teams standard type of line-ups and what mostly likely would happen if nobody bumped. Hudson Weight Decatur Match Prediction Total Score Kimling (35-10) 106 Cady (35-12) Hud +5 5-0 Hud Beal (43-5) 113 Bowlby (6-4) Hud +6 11-0 Hud Kimling (23-13) 120 Burns (48-2) Dec +4 11-4 Hud Butts (18-6) 126 West (26-21) Hud +4 15-4 Hud Rising (20-8) 132 Pena (18-13) Hud +6 21-4 Hud Sorrow (46-2) 138 Englan

We have been saying all year that D3 is very deep and that #2-#10 were really close. There are some D3 teams that didn't qualify that were capable of deep runs in Kalamazoo. Charting out these duals continue to show the parity. Enjoy! Obviously there will be bumping and weighing kids in at different weights. There will also be some teams giving matches to backups in the early rounds. We will be picking these as straight up as possible. #1 Dundee vs. #8 Allegan Dundee We

#1 Hudson (34-3) vs. #8 Powers North Central (17-5) Obviously there will be bumping and weighing kids in at different weights. There will also be some teams giving matches to backups in the early rounds. We will be picking these as straight up as possible. Hudson Weight Powers North Central Match Prediction Total Score Kimling (35-10) 106 Davis-Thorbaun (7-4) Hud +6 6-0 Hud Beal (43-5) 113 Praxton Labonte (29-3) Hud +5 11-0 Hud Kimling (23-13) 120 Maizy Olson (14-3) Hud +6