Hartland Wrestlers Take 13th Straight District Title

By Danna Castillo

Fresh off several KLAA Titles for the 2012-13 wrestling season (KLAA West Division, KLAA Lakes Conference, KLAA League and KLAA Individual Tournament Champions) and placing every single varsity wrestler in every single weight class at last weeks KLAA Individual Championships held at Eastern Michigan University, with four champions, the Hartland High School Wrestling team (30-1) seems to be staying focused with one goal in site.

WIN.

Hartland High School won their 13th District Title in a row on Wednesday night in front of a home crowd.

Semi Finals:

• Hartland High School, 59
• Milford High School, 18

Finals:

• Hartland High School, 66
• Walled Lake Northern, 13

Hartland High School junior Austin Eicher also got his 150th Career Win.

The Eagles travel to Walled Lake Central on Saturday, February 9 for the MHSAA Individual District Competition. Top four placers in each weight class will move on to the MHSAA Individual Regional's. The Hartland squad is impressive and has a goal of placing in each weight class.

Team regionals will be held at Hartland High School next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Round one of the semi finals will be third ranked Hartland competing against Farmington Hills Harrison, while number six ranked Clarkston will face number nine, Brighton.

Winner of each Dual will face each other for the Regional Title and a shot at the Dual Team State Finals in Battle Creek on February 22 and 23.

At Bowen Field House last week the Eagles annihilated 23 other teams in the KLAA to accumulate 327 points. The Runner Up-Brighton, had the closest score of 232.5 

Each Hartland Varsity wrestler placed, a KLAA record.

• 103 Eric Lundwall 4th
• 112 Sage Castillo 3rd
• 119 Nate Hughes 1st
• 125 Devon Chalut 6th
• 130 Jacob Gorial 1st
• 135 Austin Eicher 1st
• 140 Justin Rollins 4th
• 145 Anthony Colaianne 4th
• 152 Logan Vish 5th
• 160 Nate Smith 3rd
• 171 Mitchel Thomas 1st
• 189 Ryan Hill 4th
• 215 Chad Maks 4th
• 285 Josh Charneski 7th

KLAA Individual Tournament Champion
*14 Placers KLAA, Record