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The Wildcats were a perfect 5-0 on the day. Saginaw Nouvel came in second, followed by Laker at third, Sanford-Meridian at fourth, North Branch in fifth and Swan Valley in sixth.

Mayville defeated Merdian 48-38, Nouvel by a score of 55-18, shut out the North Branch J.V. team 81-0, beat Laker 64-14 and handed the Swan Valley 'B' team a 76-6 defeat.

Four Wildcat wrestlers had a spotless 5-0 record on the day. Corey O'Kelly (103), Maxx Lieber (119), Lee Tippett (125/130), Derrick Parham (140/145), Jake Simpson (160) and Dylan Schenk (171) all recorded five wins in five matches while Jullian Williams (285) was 4-0 during the tourney.

"The kids performed really well," Mayville coach Mark Cooper said. "We wrestled some matches that are very important come District and League time.

"It was a good day for all the kids with the tournament schedule. We haven't had too many of these."

Two Mayville wrestlers were 4-1 for the tournament. Robbie Forys (112) and Nate Richardson (189/215) won four matches in five attempts. Kyle Perkins (125/130), Donny Bennett (135/140), Mark Leiber (152) and Eric Sansote (189/215) were all 3-2 during the tourney.

ÒThe kids are really wrestling at a pretty high level now,Ó Cooper said. ÒThe competition we have been throught the last month is really paying off.Ó

Broncos finish fifth

The North Branch wrestling team went 1-4 and took fifth place at SaturdayÕs Marysville Invitational.

The Broncos struggled at times during the tourney, but coach Jay Vesterman believes that things are looking up for his program. ÒOverall we are still showing improvement,Ó Vesterman said. ÒAnd the wrestlers are starting to gain more confidence in the program, which gives me hope for the future.Ó

North Branch won just once during the five game team tournament. The Broncos (11-25, 0-6 Tri-Valley East) defeated Memphis 56-24 after dropping four straight matches.

Armada 42, North Branch 32: 103 - Dan Binder (A) void; 112 - Matt Harms (A) void; 119 - Evan Cusumano (A) tf. Cody Olmstead (NB) 15-0; 125 - Ryan Floyd (NB) p. Justin Wade (A) :43; 130 - P.J. Moceri (A) d. Uriah Morton (NB) 8-5; 135 - Tony Roncelli (A) void; 140 - Tyler Girten (A) p. Nicholas Voight (NB) 4:26; 145 - Nicholas Bodnar (NB) tf. Dominic Venditt (A); 152 - Mitch Raymo (A) md. Brandon Urchick (NB) 9-0; 160 - Daniel Hartman (NB) void; 171 - Wes Parker (A) p. Carmelo Moyet (NB) 1:32; 189 - Kyle Keeling (NB) void; 215 - Nicholas Reed (NB) p. Tony Brown (A) 3:12; 285 - Daniel Urchick (NB) d. Ryan Parise (A) 5-2. Cass City 42, North Branch 37: 103 - Jon Crouch (CC) void; 112 - Cody Crouch (CC) void; 119 - T.J. Marker (CC) tf. Cody Olmstead (NB) 2-0; 125 - Ryan Floyd (NB) d. Travis Mabe (CC) 6-2; 130 - Kevin Dorland (CC) p. Uriah Horton (NB) :49; 135 - Bryan Burk (CC) void; 140 - Clark Walsh (CC) p. Nicholas Voight (NB) 2:25; 145 - Nicholas Bodnar (NB) p. Tim Sangster (CC) 4:39; 152 - Brandon Urchick (NB) md. Dean Rabidean (CC) 11-2; 160 - Daniel Hartman (NB) p. Eric Reif (CC) 1:56; 171 - Chris Winglett (CC) p. Carmelo Moyet (NB) 5:08; 189 - Kyle Manthei (NB) void; 215 - Nicholas Reed (NB) p. Eli Kelly (CC) 1:13; 285 - Daniel Urchick (NB) void.

Fowlerville 54, North Branch 22: 103 - Nick Sutfin (FV); 112 - Aaron King (FV) void; 119 - Anthony Lee (FV) d. Cody Olmstead (NB) 3:02; 125 - Matt Bates (FV) p. Ryan Floyd (NB) 3:02; 130 - Travis Kern (FV) p. Uriah Horton (NB) :25; 135 - Seth Glover (FV) void; 140 - Nicholas Bodnar (NB) d. Chris Tarnachi (FV) 13-4; 145 - Nicholas Voight (NB) void; 152 - Alex Orlando (FV) p. Brandon Urchick (NB) 2:39; 160 - Daniel Hartman (NB) d. Ben Asp (FV) 7-2; 171 - Ethan Gibbons (FV) p. Carmelo Moyet (NB) 2:27; 189 - Kyle Keeling (NB) p. Jordan McDowell (FV) 4:41; 215 - Nicholas Reed (NB) d. Jacob Sefton (FV) 11-6; 285 - Josh Barnett (FV) p. Daniel Urchick (NB) :28.

Marysville 42, North Branch 32: 103 - Cam Socha (MY) void; 112 - Cam Connor (MY) void; 119 - Cody Olstead (NB) p. Justin Blankens (MY); 125 - Ryan Floyd (NB) p. Trevor Robinet (MY) :57; 130 - Adam Dueweke (MY) void; 135 - Drew Squamers (MY) p. Uriah Horton (NB) 5:28; 140 - Nicholas Bodner (NB) tf. Jay Douglas (MY) 15-0; 145 - Steve Carnahan (MY) p. Nicholas Voight (NB) 1:15; 152 - Brandon Urchick (NB) d. Cody Herman (MY) 10-4; 160 - Daniel Hartman (NB) d. Joel Angrove (MY) 5-0; 171 - Justin Mattox (MY) p. Carmelo Moyet (NB) :34; 189 - Dan Dohney (MY) p. Kyle Keeling (NB) 2:49; 215 - Nicholas Reed (NB) p. Cameron Roehl (MY) 4:26; 285 - Daniel Urchick (NB) d. T.J, Witherspoon (MY) 5-3.

North Branch 56, Memphis 24: 103 - Chad Blankenlsi (MS) void; 112 - Ryan Gamalski (MS) void; 119 - Cody Olmstead (NB) void; 125 - Ryan Floyd (NB) void; 130 - Uriah Horton (NB) void; 135 - Trevor Schick (MS) void; 140 - Nicholas Bodnar (NB) void; 145 - Nicholas Voight (NB)) void; 152 - Brandon Urchick (NB) void; 160 - Daniel Hartman (NB) void; 171 - Mike Jahr (MS) p. Carmelo Moyet (NB) :47; 189 - Kyle Keeling (NB) d. Mark Clark (MS) 4-0; 215 - Nicholas Reed (NB) tf. Dan Gamalski (MS) 15-0; 285 - Daniel Urchick (NB) void.