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4/15/10 - East's Davenport and Burton Claim Freshman All-American Status On March 24-26, 6 Lakota East wrestlers traveled to Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the NHSCA Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Nationals.  Many of the top high school wrestlers in the country travel to this prestigious event every year in hopes of coming home with an All-American status.  2 of these East wrestlers came home as All-Americans, which means that they placed in the top 8 in their respective weight class.  Douglas Davenport became a Freshman All-American by placing 5th in the 160 lb. weight class.  In the first round, Douglas pinned Randy Wilson of New York in 1:58.  In the 2nd round, he dropped a 12-4 decision to Dorian Spradlin of Maryland.  Spradlin ended up placing 2nd.  Davenport then bounced back strong by defeating Alex Pullen of Maryland 4-1 and  Tyler Cox of Delaware 3-2.  He then dropped a tough 10-2 decision to Wyatt Running of Ohio and finally defeated Vince Ambrose of Illinois by a score of 9-5 for the 5th place finish.  Jacob Burton captured Freshman All-American status by placing 6th at 171 lbs.  Burton pinned Erik DeJonge of New Jersey in the first round and then dropped a tough 7-3 decision to Scott Boykin of Tennessee in the 2nd round.  Boykin ended up placing 4th.  Jacob bounced back strong by defeating Trevor Bruffy of Virginia 8-0 and then Kacee Hutchinson of North Carolina by a score of 6-2.  He then lost a hard fought 4-2 decision to Shane Cockerille of Maryland.  Cockerille ended up placing 3rd.  Finally, in his 5th place championship match, Jacob lost a real intense battle with David Williams of New Jersey by a score of 5-3.  This gave Burton a 6th place finish.  Other East wrestlers who competed at this event were Eric Sullivan (Sophomore Division), Nathan McGuire (Freshman Division), Tim Bowman (Sophomore Division), and Ryan Miller (Junior Division).

2/17/10 - Varsity captures it best dual record in the history of the program (14-5).  Ryan Miller captures 1st GMC Championship. Go to results link for complete results.

2/11/10 - JV dominates Lakota West--finish their dual season with only one defeat (a criteria loss to Fairfield). They also captured championships at all but one (in which they finished 2nd) JV invitational this season. Click here for the latest JV results.

2/17/10 - Freshman cap off their outstanding season with a 2nd place finish at the Dublin All-State Freshman Tournament.  11-1 in duals with dominant wins over West, Fairfield, Harrison, Moeller... What a great season. Click here for the latest freshmen results.

Khetag Pliev (former Lakota East Standout) has recently captured the 2009 96 KG Canadian National Title by defeating David Zilberman (2008 Canadian Olympic Team Member and 5th in World Championships).  To watch the matches go to YouTube and search Khetag Pliev 2009 Canadian Nationals. Click here to read an article about Khetag Pliev