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	The Manchester Enterprise A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

Dutch capture tourney

Grapplers best 12 other squads at Clinton Invite

By Don Richter, Heritage Newspapers

PUBLISHED: January 11, 2007

Manchester wrestling captured its first tournament title last Saturday, besting 12 other squads at the Clinton Invitational.

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"Hopefully, this will not be our last," said Manchester coach Steve Vlcek. "All 10 kids really contributed to the victory. Everyone wrestled well."

Dustin Catalano (135 pounds) finished 2-2 on the day for the Flying Dutchmen.

"Dustin is really starting to put things together and continues to improve," Vlcek said. "One of his wins was against a kid who beat him earlier this year."

Mike Garrison (119) placed sixth for Manchester, while Mike Steenson (171) finished third with a 2-1 overall record.

Jimmy Hamilton (103) placed second for the Dutch, while Scott Conway (130) was second and Cevin Walker (119) finished first for Manchester.

Bill Cloke (160) captured a tournament championship for the Flying Dutchmen, while Jason Alber (189) finished first, winning in the final 6-2 for his 99th career victory.

Dan Lobbestael (215) dominated his weight class going 3-0 overall and winning 11-0 in the final. Lobbestael leads Manchester with 18 pins and a perfect 25-0 record.

Kyler Ritter (heavyweight) placed first for the Dutch.

"The best thing about it (title) was that most of the kids had 30 to 60 pounds on him (Ritter)," Vlcek said. "He wrestled smart."

Last Thursday, Manchester participated in a tri-meet at Leslie. The third team competing in the meet was Onsted.

The Flying Dutchmen won both meets, improving their overall record to 17-5.

Earning victories for Manchester on the day were Drew Fischer, Mike Garrison, Hamilton, Alber, Conway, Lobbestael, Ritter, Steenson and Walker.

The Flying Dutchmen next travel to Napoleon for a tournament 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

On Jan. 20, Manchester visits Hudson for a match at 9 a.m.

Don Richter is a sports editor for Heritage Newspapers. He can be reached at 475-1371 or .