Practice Schedule

Wednesday, December 28 8-10 am
*Breakfast at Coach Stoel's House after Practice
Thursday the 29th and Friday the 30th Practice 8-10 am

Monday, January 2nd Practice 3-5 pm
*teachers are in session for the day.

Hamilton over Zeeland East 62-14

Saturday, December 17th

Varsity at Northview - Map
Bus leaves Hamilton at 6:15 am
Wrestling Begins at 8:15 am in the High School Gym

JV at Muskegon Mona Shores - Map
***New***9th and 10th grade wrestlers only
Bus Leaves Hamilton at 7:00 am
Wrestling Begins at 9:00 am

Wednesday, December 14 at Unity Christian

Hamilton at Unity Christian
Bus will leave the high school at 5 pm. Map
JV Wrestling will begin no earlier than 6 pm (may be later depending on the number of matches)
Varsity match will begin at 7 pm.

Hawkeyes Place 2nd at Kraai Invitational

Scores: Hamilton 75 Muskegon 6, Hamilton 56 Martin 24, Hamilton 48 Wayland 28, West Ottawa 30 over Hamilton 30 *8th tiebreaker used
Varsity at Zeeland West High School - Map
Bus Leaves at 7:30 am from the High School
Wrestling begins at 9:30 am
JV at Lakewood High School - Map
Undefeated wrestlers: Cody Hassevoort and Ross VanderJagt
Bus leaves at 6:30 am from the High School
Wrestling begins at 8:30 am
*reminder that transportation will be provide to the event, but not home. Please make arrangements for a ride home if you are unable to attend.

Hamilton @ Grand Rapids Christian Wednesday, December 7

The bus for GR Christian will leave the high school at 4:30 pm. Wrestling will begin at 6:00 with Hamilton facing GR Christain. We will wrestle Forest Hills Northern after the first match. JV wrestlers will be on a separate mat during both duals. Wrestlers are expected to ride the bus home after the event. MAP to Grand Rapids Christian.

Parent Meeting

Parents and Wrestlers: We will meet Monday, November 14 at 7pm in the High School Library.

Alpha testing will be done on Wednesday, November 16 or Thursday November 17 after school starting at 3:15 pm in the varsity Locker room.

Wrestling Sign up

We will be having a sign up meeting for wrestling on Tuesday, October 25 during summit. Get the word out to all potential team members.

Summer Open mat

Beginning Tuesday, June 28th we will be having an open mat from 7pm to 8pm at Andy Cook's barn (3840 34 St) and continuing every Tuesday night the rest of the summer. Map

Summer Wrestling Camp July 25 to 28

We will be attending a camp in Hesperia, Michigan on July 25 to 28. Any wrestlers that would like to attend needs to fill out a registration and pay a $50 deposit (if you did not help out at Little Hawks your deposit will be $75) by the end of April. The total cost of the Camp is $165 (some will get financial assistance if they helped at Little Hawks) with the balance due when we go to camp on the 25th. I will let each wrestler know how much they owe after I receive their deposit.

Monster Medal @ Mason

Collin Welcher places first at Monster Medal. Other places include Logan Welcher 3rd.
Collin Welcher Vs Trevor Gorman

Watch more video of Mason Monster Medal on mywaywrestling.net

Welcher 6th in the State!!

Congratulation to Cole VanHarn and Brandt Welcher for their participation in the Division 2 state wrestling meet this past weekend at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Awards Night will be Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm in the cafeteria at the High School. Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share. Coffee, Juice, and table service will be provided.

Pizza and Bowling Cancelled, Monday, February 21

How About Monday, March 7th After School??
The wrestling team will be getting together to bowl and have pizza in Zeeland.
Wrestlers are asked to bring $10 to bowl and eat. We will leave after school and return about 5:30 pm.

End of season Info:

Wrestlers should turn in their uniforms next week. Put singlet, warm up and headgear in a paper bag with their name on it and bring to coach Stoel's room (301).

Awards Night will be Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm in the cafeteria at the High School. Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share. Coffee, Juice, and table service will be provided.

Hamilton qualifies TWO for State

Congratulations to Brandt Welcher and Cole VanHarn for Qualifing for State to be held and the Palace of Auburn Hills March 3-5.
Great Job Cameron, Mike, Harley and Will for competing well yesterday. Great Season to all of you.
Six Wrestlers from Hamilton will be competing Saturday to qualify for the State finals.
All varsity wrestlers are asked to be at the competition on Saturday and are schedule to help for part of the day. Wrestlers helping out for the day should arrive at 9:00 am.
Competing Wrestlers report by 7:15 am, Weigh in is at 8:00 am. Parents are making breakfast in the forum room.
Wrestling begins at 9:30 am and should conclude around 5:00 pm.

Hawkeyes defeated by Allegan in Regional Final

Hamilton Over Coopersville 43-21
Allegan Over Hamilton 40-24
Hamilton finishes the season with a record of 31-8. Great season guys!!

Bus leaves school at 2:45 pm, Weigh in is at 4:00 pm.
Parents are making sack lunches for wrestlers after weigh in.

Hamilton Qualifies SIX for Individual Regionals

The following wrestlers qualified for regionals to be held at Hamilton next Saturday; Cameron Perkins, Brandt Welcher, Michael Schoeppe, Harley Compagner, Cole VanHarn, and Will Braschler.
Individual Districts have been moved to Coopersville High School. MAP
The Bus is scheduled to Leave at 6:30 am with weight in at 8:00 am. Parents are planning a breakfast for the wrestlers following the weigh in.
Wrestling Begins at 9:30 am.

Practice Friday 1-3 pm

While we have no school on Friday and Monday, we do have practice. Make arrangement for rides:
Friday, Feb. 11 1-3 pm
Monday, Feb 14 3-5 pm

Hawkeyes win 10th Consecutive District Title

Hamilton will wrestle Holland High School at 6 pm at Zeeland East with the winner meeting Zeeland East in the Finals.
Bus leaves the High School at 4 pm, Wrestlers plan to meet in the wrestling room after school.
Weigh is at 5 pm at Zeeland East HS. Parents are packing a sack lunch for the wrestlers.

Hawkeyes Win OK Green Conference Championship

Hamilton edged out Byron Center 241 to 240 on Saturday. Congratulations to the Individual OK Green Champions: Malcom Jeffries, Brandt Welcher (4 time conference Champion), Harley Compagner, Cole VanHarn and Dylan Raymond.
JV Champions from Friday Night were Ross VanderJagt, Connor Dams, Chance Smith, and Alec VanSlooten. Great Job!!

JV Conference @ Zeeland East HS, Friday, February 4th

JV wrestlers meet in the wrestling room at 3:00 pm and you will leave the High School at 3:30 pm for Zeeland East HS. Wrestling begins at 4:30 pm. MAP

Varsity Conference will be on Saturday, February 5th at Zeeland East High School.
Bus leaves Saturday morning at 7:45 am, Wrestling begins at 9:00 am.

No School Thursday, February 3rd

Plan on practice Thursday from 1 to 3 pm.
JV Wrestlers will leave after school on Friday for the JV Conference meet.
Varsity will practice and weigh in after school Friday for the conference meet on Saturday.

Wednesday, February 2nd @ Comstock Park- CANCELLED

THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY
This is a Quad so we will be wrestling twice- MAP
Both Varsity and JV will be wrestling on Wednesday night.
Bus Leaves school at 4:30 pm and Wrestling begins at 6 pm.
Friday Night JV will be wrestling at Zeeland East High School.
Saturday Varsity will compete for the OK Green Conference Crown at Zeeland East.

Hawkeyes Finish 3rd at Montague

Varsity at Montague - MAP
Varsity bus will leave the high school at 6:45 am, Wrestling begins at 9:00 am
JV at Grand Haven - MAP
JV bus will leave the high school at 7:00 am, Wrestling begins at 9:30 am

Parent Night Wednesday, January 26th at Home vs Rogers

Parents please plan to attend the match so that we can thanks you for your commitment to Hamilton Wrestling.
Wrestlers need to arrive at 5:30 to set up and JV will begin at 6:15 pm with introduction of parents at 6:45 pm. The Varsity match will begin following the parent and wrestler introductions.

No School Friday - Practice is 1- 3 pm

Hawkeyes WIN Hopkins Invitational!

Undefeated Wrestlers for the day were: Collin Welcher, Brandt Welcher, Joe Cullen and Cole VanHarn.
Varsity Wrestlers will be at Hopkins on Saturday - MAP
Bus leaves the high school at 7:30 am, Meet for Bfast at the Hawks Nest 6:30 am
Wrestling begins at 9:00 am - We will wrestle 5 duals.

Thursday, January 20th Home vs Wyoming Park

Wrestlers should be at School by 6:00 pm to set up for the dual. There will be no JV matches and the Varsity dual will begin at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, January 15 @ Lowell

Wrestlers go 2-2 at Lowell. The Hawkeyes defeated Fruitport and Belding while losing to Hartland and Hastings. Congratulations to Collin Welcher for being undefeated at 4-0.
Bus Leaves Hamilton at 7:00 am, Wrestling begins at 9:00 am.
MAP to Lowell

Hawkeyes Defeat Byron Center 36-20

The bus will leave school at 4:45 pm. MAP
JV matches will begin at 6 pm and and Varsity match will follow.

Hawkeyes finish 4th at Allendale

Both Varsity and JV with be competing at Allendale High School - MAP
Wrestlers can meet at the Hawk's Nest for breakfast at 7:00 am *this is optional
Bus will leave Hamilton at 8:00 am *this is a change
Wrestling will begin at 9:45 am
Congratulations to Saturday's Varsity Champions: Cole VanHarn and Dylan Raymond
JV Champions: Logan Welcher, Cameron Stoel, Alec VanSlooten, and Calvin Burton.

Hawkeyes defeat Zeeland East 74-3

The bus will leave the High School at 5:15 pm. MAP
JV matches will begin at 6:15 pm and Varsity at 7 pm.
*Wrestlers are to ride the bus home after the match. If this causes a hardship speak to Coach Stoel.