By Mark Blentlinger
Four Golden Eagle wrestlers made their way to Detroit’s Ford Field March 2 and 3 for the Individual State Championships: freshman Garett Randall, 115 lb class; junior Allyson Burgardt, girls’ 105 lb class; senior Treasure Fox, girls’ 145 lb class; and senior Isaac Noora 165 lb class.
Garett Randall entered the state championships with a 37-11 record. His first match was against Onyx Ostram, a junior from Manchester High with a record of 41-10. Onyx got the win with a pin, sending Randall into the consolation rounds and a must win to advance. Randall got a fast win, pinning his opponent at the 32 second mark of the first period. Randall’s blood round was against sophomore Dwayne Gillison of Benzie High with a 37-10 record. This match went the distance and at one point Randall was down 3-8 and was able to get back 2 points. But he fell just shy of advancing to Saturday, losing 9-5.
Allyson Burgardt, competing in her first season as a wrestler, made it to the state championships with a 4-7 record. Her first opponent. Tricia Pyrzewiski, with a 40-4 record, pinned Burgardt at the 41 second mark in the first period. Burgardt’s second match was against Aubrey Mayr from Dansville High with a record of 24-6. Burgardt’s season came to an end with a pin in the first period.
Schoolcraft’s other female wrestler, Treasure Fox, wrestled Keaton Hood from John Glenn High. Hood pinned Fox with 47 seconds left in the first period. In the consolation round, Kennedy Wahmhoff from Manton High pinned Fox in the first period, ending Fox’s season and career as a wrestler at Schoolcraft High.
Isaac Noora, with a 42-6 record, also lost his first match against Sam Vyner from Whitmore Prescott High, a junior with a 40-5 record. Even though the match went all 3 periods, Noora lost 1-6. In the consolation rounds, Noora defeated Drake Neff from Manchester High 9-0. Noora pinned Mason Lindsay from Bronson in his next match with 20 seconds left in the first period. He had a rematch against Sam Vyner on Saturday. This time, Noora won by pin at the 2:55 mark. His final match was for 3rd place against Rowand Bradford of Decatur High. Noora finished his senior season as the 3rd best wrestler in the 165 lb class in Division 4 with a win by a score of 8-1.
