The Lake Orion High School varsity wrestling squad proved their prowess in OAA I by defeating the Clarkston Wolves, ranked number one in Oakland County and number seven in the state, by a score of 36-27 on Jan. 19 at Clarkston.
Lake Orion wrestlers winning their matches were: Jake Varilek (pin at 125, against Oakland County third place finisher Bryant Wood), Jason Bothwell (pin at 130), and Ian Rocheleau (8-4 at 140).
Also winning were: Gerry Webber (5-0 at 152, against Oakland County champion Tommy Ellsworth), Ben Knight (11-6 at 171), Shane Tobin (pin at 215), Brendan Tobin (pin at 103), and AJ Pratt (8-2 at 119).
The Dragons travel to a quad meet at West Bloomfield High School on Jan. 26, and to the Oxford Invite on Saturday.