Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills a new amazing record was set for a program glittering with awards and records. Mitch Rogaliner (103) became the first ever Freshman State Champion for Bedford! In the last match of the finals Rogaliner, who put together an amazing tournament, PINNED Josh Wood from Rochester Hills. Rogaliner set a new bar of excellence for Bedford Wrestling. His teammates erupted in cheers as the young grappler pointed to the crowd in victory. Congratulations to Mitch Rogaliner - 2010 STATE CHAMPION!

Earlier in the day Junior Brian Gibbs sliced through the field of 135 pounders to achieve an amazing 3rd Place finish. Gibbs commitment and dedication paid off as he dazzled the Bedford crowd with his unparalleled skill. Fantastic tournament Brian - Way to GO!!!

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Our congratulations to Sophomore Nate Stevens who represented the Kicking Mules with honor at the Tournament coming one win away from placing.

Brian Gibbs, Mitch Rogaliner, and Nate Stevens will head to the Palace of Auburn Hills to represent Bedford High School at the Individual State Tournament. Wrestling begins on Thursday and runs through Saturday. Please consider making the trip to see these three incredible wrestlers face Michigan’s wrestling elite. If you have a wrestler in the family it is a terrific opportunity to wach the best in the state.

Support our boys and show how proud we are of them! GO BRIAN! GO MITCH! GO NATE! GO MULES!!!

Support our seven wrestlers competing at Individual Regionals at Saline High School. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. They need you in the stands when they step out on the mat to face the best-of-the-best in the Region.

Seven Mules emerged from Saturday’s District competition. Senior T.J. Romijn, Junior Brian Gibbs, and Freshman Mitch Rogaliner were champions and took the top spot on the podium. Sophomore Bryan Smith took second at the District. Nate Stevens took third. Junior Mason Allison and Sophomore Al Regnier placed fourth to bring Bedford’s tally to seven moving onward and upward to Regionals!

Great wrestling men - we’re behind ‘ya as you head to Regionals!

The Bedford Mules lost a close scrape with Monroe High School 30 to 27 Wednesday night.  Highlights of the night were pins by Freshman Mitch Rogaliner and Mitch Pawlak. The fans erupted in cheers after momentum shifting wins from Juniors Chaz Hudson and Brian Gibbs. Team leader and senior T.J. Romijn notched a decision in his match. Also winning by decision were Bryan Smith and Logan Rimmer.

Great season men - and good luck at individuals!

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Bedford traveled to Ypsilanti Saturday for the SEC League Tournament. Bedford came out on top scoring 226 points to win the day! Bedford’s tournament win combined with its undefeated regular season put them on top of the SEC Red Division with Monroe second and Pioneer third. Tecumseh won the White division.

Brian Gibbs, Mason Allison and Mitch Rogaliner were tournament champions. Mason Cole was selected for the Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations for bringing home the league title!! Great day of wrestling men! Wow!

Read the Monroe Evening News Article - Bedford Edges Monroe for SEC Crown. (FYI - to clarify this headline the Mules won the league by 8 points but the tournament by a smaller margin. The Mules won three more dual meets than the next highest league placer. The league titles are determined by the SEC Tournament combined with each team’s season league record, see details below after the slide show.)

League Standings Red Division - Teams get 2 points for every dual meet win
Team          Dual Meet Record     Total Points
Bedford                 10-0                   40
Monroe                   7-3                    32
Pioneer                   2-8                    16 

White Division 
Tecumseh              8-2                    32
Chelsea                   6-4                    26
Adrian                     9-1                    26

Bedford’s SEC Tournament Results (Bedford got 2 Team Points for every team they finished ahead of for a max of 20 points for the tournament)
103 Mitch Rogaliner Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
112 Mason Allison Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
119 Nate Schneider 5th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
125 Ethan Davis 8th in the Tournament 3rd in th Red Division
130 Al Regnier 7th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
135 Brian Gibbs Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
140 Nate Stevens 5th in the Tournament 4th in the Red Division
145 Chaz Hudson 5th in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
152 Tanner Duvall 2nd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
160 John Prajzner 4th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
171 Brandon Sunday 3rd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
189 Bryan Smith 2nd in the Tournament Red Division Champion
215 Eric Draper 2nd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
285 Logan Rimmer 7th in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division

Bedford traveled to Ann Arbor for the Pioneer Quad. In Bedford’s first match against the Pioneers the Mules won 55 to 9. Next up Bedford faced the Ypsilanti Lincoln Railsplitters. The Mules won this match up 60 to 15. Senior T.J. Romijn achieved a career milestone of 100 wins tonight. Congratulations T.J. and to the entire team!

Bedford traveled up US-23 Saturday to Dundee’s Wittibslager Challenge Dual Meet Tournament. Bedford defeated Eaton Rapids 48 to 21, Bedford bested Springport 59 to 15, Bedford vanquished Davison 48 to 24. Bedford lost a close one to Greenville 38 to 28, and Dundee won the tournament with a final score of Dundee 45 - Bedford 21.

Going 5-0 for the day were Mason Cole, Brian Gibbs, and Mitch Pawlak. Notching a 4-1 record for the tournament were Eric Draper, Chaz Hudson, Bryan Smith, John Prajzner, and Mitch Rogaliner.

Great job men!

(Match-by-match results are available in The Vance Report for people who have the password.)

The Bedford Kicking Mules faced a tough Adrian Maples wrestling team in a dual meet Wednesday night. Bedford won 36 to 22 with Mason Cole and Ethan Davis pinning their opponents. Freshman Mitch Rogaliner defeated a two time state placer in one of the many exciting match-ups of the evening. Congratulations men!

BEDFORD 36  ADRIAN 22
189 Bryan Smith (B) Dec Emilio Flores 6-3
215 Eric Draper (B) Dec Derek Hoffman 4-2
285 Mason Cole (B) Pin Mo Jasper 5:59
103 Mitch Rogaliner (B) Dec Zach Garcia 9-2
112 Tony Garcia (A) Dec Mason Allison 4-2
119 JJ Orozco (A) MDec Austin Lake 19-8
125 Jake Pellowe (A) Pin Nate Schneider 4:36
130 Ethen Davis (B) Pin Alex Lee  1:24
135 Tom Hutchinson (A) Pin Chase Boehmer 4:50
140 Brian Gibbs (B) Dec Matt Galvin 3-2
145 Nate Stevens (B) Dec Jared Nieto 4-0
152 Nick Horton (A) Dec Chaz Hudson 9-2
160 Jon Prajzner (B) won by Forfeit
171 TJ Romijn (B) Dec DustinSoto 10-5