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L'Anse Creuse North Wrestler Places Sixth at State Meet
Gideon Gaiter was among three LCN wrestlers at The Palace, and the only one to come home with All-State status.
AUBURN HILLS – 's Gideon Gaiter took sixth place at the MHSAA individual wrestling tournament over the weekend at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Gaiter's nemisis of the tournament was Said Youssef, who defeated Gaiter 7-6 by decision in the first round on Thursday, and later sent Gaiter to the fifth-place match. Youssef was defeated in the consolation title match by , while Gaiter lost to Rocco Borg of Oxford, in a 5-3 decision.
L'Anse Creuse North's Eric Maniaci and LaMonte Baker also competed, with Baker losing his first two matches and Maniaci winning the opening round but then losing in the quarterfinals and in his third match.
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L'Anse Creuse North
285 – LaMonte BakerRecord: 30-17 Lost Ildo Luca Walled Lake Central Dec 3-1 Lost Manny Haddad Livonia Churchill Fall 2:48 125 – Eric Maniaci
Record: 41- 7 Won Chase Kallil Plymouth Dec 8-4 Lost Alex Calandrino Howell Fall 2:36 Lost Andrew Fialka FH Harrison Dec 5-2 140 – Gideon Gaiter (6th)
Record: 45-8
Lost Said Youssef Plymouth Dec 7-6 Won Anthony Colaianne Hartland M-Dec 8-0 Won Kirk Wawrzyniak Roseville Dec 6-2 Won Thomas Garty Davison M-Dec 12-0 Lost Said Youssef Plymouth Dec 6-5 Lost Rocco Borg Oxford Dec 5-3
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