The years have passed by and the wins have piled up. But what West Bloomfield head wrestling coach Greg Alessi remembers most are the hundreds of Laker athletes that have graced the mats over the past 35 years.
It’s not often the featured match in wrestling comes in the heavyweight division. But for one afternoon, Alex Walton made sure the fans at Birmingham Groves left with something to talk about. The West Bloomfield senior scored a takedown of Milford’s Kyle Scofield in the final second to collect a 3-1 victory in the 285-pound district championship match.
For one night, the Troy Colts put it all together, with all 10 of their wrestlers placing top four and five of them claiming individual titles to capture the OAA White tournament championship at Berkley High School.