Chelsea's Steven Bleise and Michael Hovater continued their undefeated seasons on Thursday, winning their respective weight classes at the Division 2 individual regional tournament at Eaton Rapids High School.
Bleise improved his record to 42-0 at 135 and Hovater to 39-0 at 189.
Bleise and Hovater were among 18 Washtenaw County wrestlers to qualify for the MHSAA individual state wrestling finals on Saturday, including brothers Kyle and Zaid Abdellatif from Ypsilanti who qualified in Division 2 at 125 and heavyweight.
Here are the rest of the qualifiers:
Division 1 at Canton HIgh School
Second
Pioneer senior Billy Cobb-Gulley, above, qualified for the Division 1 individual state wrestling tournament with a second place regional finish.
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Jahi Hilliard, Pioneer (215)
Third
Taylor Ticknor, Saline (112)
Jordan Markey, Lincoln (130)
Nate O'Sullivan, Saline (135)
Alex Cornelius, Saline (152)
Champion
Steven Bleis, Chelsea (135)
Michael Hovater, Chelsea (189)
Second
Kyle Abdellatif, Ypsilanti (125)
Fourth
Avery Osentoski, Chelsea (145)
Zaid Abdellatif, Ypsilanti (285)
Division 2 at Tecumseh High School
Third
Ben Fick, Milan (171)
Manchester senior Brian Robert, right, and Michigan Center junior Presley Kellogg battle for control during their third place match at the MHSAA Division 3 individual wrestling regionals at Manchester High School on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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Second
Eric Coval, Manchester (145)
Fourth
Brendan Abrigo, Manchester (103)
Charlie Steffens, Manchester (119)
Ben Heuser, Manchester (135)
Michael Golding, Manchester (160)
Brian Robert, Manchester (285)
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