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.
Wrestling action from the Division 1 team wrestling regional held on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at Clarkston. Hartland defeated Clarkston 55-22 to win the title. Farmington and West Bloomfield also competed in the semifinals.
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.
The Troy wrestling team captured the OAA White tournament championship on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at Berkley High School. The Colts shared the OAA White title with West Bloomfield, which finished second at the tournament, but won the regular-season title.
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.