BY HARRY KNITTER
Clarkston News Staff Writer
When Clarkston High School Coach Joe DeGain gets his family together for dinner, it’s likely that the subject of wrestling will be a part of the conversation at the table.
Joe is the new coach of the Wolves? wrestling team. His predecessor is his dad.
A few weeks ago, Joe wanted to find out how far his team is from elite status in the state. So his squad took on perennial power Davison.
The final score was 40 to 20, and Davison demonstrated their superiority in a number of ways.
But DeGain’s kids are young and teachable, and Joe is aware of the mistakes his charges made during the match.
He is also aware of the strengths of his present squad. He has several top performers in Sean Turner, Braden L’Amoreaux, and Tony Lajoie. In fact, Turner is 16 and 0 against the vaunted Cardinals of Davison. He wrestles in the 160 weight class.
‘We also have the winning tradition of Clarkston High School to uphold,? DeGain commented, remembering his dad’s sterling record in guiding the matmen of Clarkston.
Here is the roster of Wolves wrestlers for 2003-2004:
103 lbs. — Tyler Schneider and Mike Maguire
112 — Matt Herron
119 — Josh Hensel
125 –Elliot May and Bryant Wood
130 — Bryan Webb and Coltan Tweed
135 — Tony Lajoie
140 — Braden L’Amoreaux and Jon Smith
145 — Josh McCallister
152 — TomEllsworth
160 — Sean Turner
171 — Steve Smiley
189 — Brian Klein and Steve Cooper
215 — Jake Williams
275 — Jason Talbot and Steve Herron