Mitch Hrnyak is a rare breed of high school wrestler. Starting in the sport as a freshmen Hrnyak amassed 148 career wins, over ten individual tournament titles and yesterday the Forest Hills Central senior 125-pounder made an appearance on the largest stage in Michigan High School Athletics in the Division I State Finals at the [...]
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FHC Wrestlers Hrnyak & Tillmann Stamp Tickets to State Finals
FHC Heavyweight Parker Tillmann stood matside before the infamous “blood round”, the round of the individual regional where you either qualify for the state finals or go home empty-handed, shifting back and forth flanked with his two heavyweight coaches, Tom White and Dan Anderson. Tillmann, just a sophomore, had compiled an impressive record of 42-7 [...]
Hrnyak Wins District TItle; FHC Sends Five to Regionals
Entering the season Mitch Hrnyak was the reigning Division I District and Regional Champion at 125. Yesterday at Mona Shores High School Mr. Hrnyak re-established himself as the dominant wrestler in his weight division. He secured a 9-1 semi-final victory over Paul Young of Caledonia and a 3-1 finals win over Justin Juchartz of Grand [...]
Emery earns 100th win as FHC sweeps GRC and Mona Shores
Stephen Emery just joined an elite club where the fee is paid up front for a lifetime membership. Emery, Forest Hills Central’s 130-pound co-captain, just racked up his 100th career victory stamping his hand for entrance into the 100 wins club. It is a special milestone for a high school wrestler that takes years of [...]
FHC Wrestling Success
With a 43 to 20 victory over Wayland Union High School this Friday night, the FHC varsity wrestling team keeps on tapping other teams out. Not only is FHC physically trained for triumph, they are mentally trained as well. “The season is going very well,” Coach Brad Anderson said. ”We won our first tournament, we are about two and one, and we are [...]
Ranger grapplers split dual with West Ottawa and Rockford
In a night that saw mixed results on the scoreboard the Ranger Wretling team split a non-league dual with West Ottawa and State power Rockford. In the first dual of the night the Rangers defeated the Panthers of West Ottawa 32-24. In addition to picking up a dual victory over and OK Red school the [...]
Victory! Rangers Claim Wyoming Park Tourney Title
It came down to Andrew Fotis and the 189-pound title match. If he won, the Rangers would claim the Wyoming Park Invitational team championship. If his opponent from St. Joseph won, the St. Joseph Bears would claim the team title. Fotis, a 189-pound sophomore, earned his berth into the finals by knocking-off the first seeded [...]
From the Director’s Desk-Welcome Back Edition
Welcome back Ranger Nation. This fall looks to be an exciting way to start the year in Ranger Athletics. Many teams are underway and having early season success. In order to get the year off to a great start this week has certainly been set up to be a great one. The week got kicked [...]
The Rangers Return: Ranger matmen compete in Michigan State Games
The last time FHC Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach Nick Kacher wore a singlet gas was still under $2 a gallon, George W. Bush was just finishing his first year as president, and he was still taking undergraduate classes at the University of Michigan. Kacher will turn 33 years old in July and is an attorney [...]
Hrnyak Stamps Ticket to State Finals; Posts 100th Career Victory
Junior 125-pounder Mitch Hrnyak hasn’t been on the wrestling mat as long as most of his opponents. Nonetheless, in just three short seasons in the sport Hrnyak made a bold statement on Saturday afternoon by punching his own ticket to the MHSAA Division I Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills March 3-5. [...]
