The Lake Orion High School Varsity Wrestling Team suffered two defeats at the hands of Troy and West Bloomfield teams on Jan. 7.
Troy beat the Dragons 56-17, and West Bloomfield took a 47-27 victory over the team. Against Troy, Lake Orion’s John Fingado defeated Josh Kim, 10-7, to win the 125-pound match. Lake Orion wrestler TJ DeGeorge took the 130-pound match, 16-1 against Brian Cheli.
Ian Rocheleau won the 135-pound match for the Dragons, pinning Zach Parmely in 4:58. Teammate Gerry Webber was the winner in the 152-pound match, defeating Adam Japar 9-2.
Against West Bloomfield, Rocheleau was again the winner in the 135-pound match, pinning Mike Floyd in 1:03. At 140 Dwayne Jenkins won for Lake Orion, pinning Tim O’Neil in 1:36. Ken Cerka was the winner for the Dragons at 160, defeating Yanni Moriatis 8-2.
Lake Orion’s Bret Harness won the 189-pound match, pinning Ryan Callaway in 1:36, while Darren Peshl won the 275-pound match for the team, pinning Sean Harrington in 50 seconds.