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Four Eagle grapplers crowned champs at the Saginaw County Tournament

  Four Frankenmuth varsity wrestlers were crowned with first-place finishes at the 52^nd annual Saginaw County Wrestling Tournament.

  Organized since 1973 by the Saginaw County Wrestling Association, this year’s event was held on Saturday, January 4, at Birch Run High School.

  “Our Eagles placed fourth overall with 169.5 points, showing a strong performance with four individual champions and several solid placements,” FHS Coach Skylar Ley said. The four champs tied what we finished with last year being the most champs that Frankenmuth Wrestling has had at the county tournament.”

  There were 13 schools at the tourney, with Freeland winning the county crown for the first time in their program history with 264.5 points. Perennial power Birch Run was second place with 213 points, followed by Michigan Lutheran Seminary with 170.5 points. Swan Valley rounded out the top five with 139.5 points.

  The rest of the standings, sixth through 13^th place, were Heritage High, Chesaning, Saginaw United, Valley Lutheran, Hemlock, Carrollton, Bridgeport, and St. Charles.

  Freeland ended with five county champs, with Birch Run, MLS, Swan Valley, Chesaning, and Saginaw United all had one champ.

  The Eagle county champions were Kaleb Reece, Colton Whittaker, Griffin Clontz, and Owen Tucker. .....

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