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Going into his 17th year on the sidelines Coach Palazzolo teams have won 11 District Titles, and 3 Regional titles making the Semifinals in 2016. He has coached 27 placers, 9 finalists and 7 state champions. He has 181 career dual victories. He is also founder of the Dark Horse Wrestling Club that promotes youth thru high school wrestling in the Ann Arbor area.

Tyler Dotson was a State Qualifier at South Haven High School. After his competitive career was over he went into Officiating from the youth all the way to the high school level. He’s officiated in six MHSAA State Finals.

Coach McGraw competed for the Cougars of Grand Rapids Catholic Central where he was a four year starter. After competing he coached several years for GRCC before joining the Bay City Western Staff. He has mentored one state champ and three all state athletes.

National Wrestling Hall of Famer Scott Strickler has been involved in the sport of wrestling for over fifty years. His seven year run at Clarkston High School his teams won 121 Duals including the 1991 Class A State Title. As an official he officiated numerous State Final Events in both team and individual.

Coach Waldo was a Four State Champion and Junior National All American during his prep career. He competed for Nebraska and Central Michigan before injuries cut his career short. As a Coach over the past decade he has mentored multiple athletes to State Titles and State Placement. Currently he is the Head Coach at Grand Rapids Catholic Central.

Coach T recaps the 2021-2022 season, and gives advice to athletes and coaches for preparation for the offseason.

Coach Bourdro was State Finalist for Armada High School. He started his collegian career at the University of Michigan before transferring to Michigan State. At MSU he was a Two Time NCAA Qualifier for Michigan State. He has been a part of the Lowell program for over fifteen years with the last eight as the Head Coach. During that time the Red Arrows have nine straight team State Titles.

Three Time State Champion for the Grandville Bulldogs. He went on to Central Michigan where he was two time All American. He came back to his Alma Mater leading them to multiple OK Red, District and Regional Titles. He has coached a slew of All Staters and a State Champion. Recently he was inducted to the Grandville High School and Central Michigan University’s Hall of Fame.

Coach Johnson was four time state placer, three time finalist and State Champion for the Rockford Rams coached by Hall of Famer Don Rhinehart. He was a letter winner at Eastern Michigan University. He was assistant coach on the Brighton Bulldog staff. Now he is the Director of Content for Michigan Grappler.

Coach Wood was a Two Time State Placer for the Clarkston Wolves, and a Fargo All American for Team Michigan. He competed for Eastern Michigan and Northern Michigan in College. He was assistant at Rochester, Waterford Kettering and Oxford. He got his first Head Coaching at Troy. He came back to Clarkston and won three Regional Coach of the Year Awards, and his team made the Team States multiple times during his tenure. Now he is leading the Lapeer Lightning.