Lowell wrestlers enter the final day of the Division 2 Individual wrestling state championship with seven of its 10 wrestlers still alive. Four Red Arrows will wrestle for state titles. They are Gabe Morse (140), Andrew Morse (145), Dan Fleet (152) and Gabe Dean (189). Three other Red Arrows are still wrestling with an opportunity […]

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Lowell’s match-up with the number one wrestling team in Division 2, and arguably in all of Michigan, was a huge challenge that required some juggling of the lineup, which the Red Arrows did. And it also required winning the close matches, there were five of them, which Lowell did not. “We went after them and […]

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The required amount of preparation and good energy advanced Lowell to the Division 2 wrestling semi final on Saturday. The Red Arrows won nine of 14 matches against Stevensville-Lakeshore en route to a 45-21 quarterfinal win over the Lancers. The two teams met early in the year with Lowell winning 52-15. The reward for winning […]

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Tom Borrelli, Roy Hall, Dave Dean, Gary Rivers,  all provided Bill Stouffer inspiration to coach someday. When it comes to wrestling, what Stouffer sets his mind to, Stouffer usually  accomplishes. Following an All-America senior year at Central Michigan University, Stouffer found a teaching job (P.E., Health, History) and an assistant wrestling coaching position at Davison […]

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There was not a shortage of people who weighed in on how teams should be seeded at this weekend’s team state wrestling tournament in Battle Creek. However, there may have been a shortage on consensus. How much weight should be given to wins in December? Schedule? Wins and losses? Common Opponents? End of season performance? […]

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Lowell’s wrestling team moved easily through its Division 2 regional Wednesday night with a 49-24 verdict in the regional semi final against Hastings and a 66-12 win the final against Eaton Rapids. “We started  good in the first match and by the second match of the night, the boys were wrestling really well,” said Lowell […]

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Lowell’s wrestling team was represented in 11 of the 14 weight classes of the Division 2 Individual District championship round Saturday at Middleville. Yet, 12 Red Arrows advanced to the regional. That’s because Gabe Dean and Garret Stehley working from opposite ends of the 189-pound bracket met up in the finals. They didn’t wrestle, as […]

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by Thad Kraus The implications from Lowell wrestling team’s 34-27 loss to Greenville Thursday night at Lowell High School will reach beyond an O-K White Conference championship. In fact, the ramifications may be felt in Battle Creek come March. Both Greenville’s Paul Johnson and Lowell’s Dave Dean believe the Yellowjacket’s victory will earn them a […]

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