Posted on Sat, Mar 31, 2012 : 6:57 p.m.
Images from the USGWA girls wrestling tournament at Eastern Michigan
By Angela Cesere
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Michigan girls wrestling team member Paige Amy, top, tries to force down Colorado girls wrestling team member Marissa Galleqos during a middle school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com
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Michigan girls wrestling team member Paige Amy, top, tries to force down Colorado girls wrestling team member Marissa Galleqos during a middle school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-11_fullsize.JPG
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Virginia girls wrestling team member Taylor Caufield, center (blue), picks Wisconsin girls wrestling team member Callie Peyton up by the leg during a high school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships inside Bowen Field House at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday afternoon. Each state's team is composed of the top female wrestlers in that state, with ages ranging from kindergarten to high school. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-01_fullsize.JPG
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North Carolina girl's team wrestler Madyson Kneer, top, tries to pry apart the arms of Wisconsin girl's team wrestler Jamie Reif during a high school age wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-02_fullsize.JPG
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West Virgina girls team wrestler Micah Fisher, right, tries to gain the advantage of Iowa girls team wrestler Regan Griffith during a 2nd and 3rd grade age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-03_fullsize.JPG
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Bellefontaine, Ohio, resident Harvey Hites, left, rubs the shoulders of his daughter, 12-year-old Taylor Hites, before her wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-04_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan girls wrestling team member Hannah Jewell, top, tries to force down Texas girls wrestling team member Lindsey Spjut during a high school age bracket match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-05_fullsize.JPG
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Ohio girls wrestling team member Sierra Volgmare, top, tries to force down New York girls wrestling team member Casey Rue during a high school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-06_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan girls wrestling team member Brook Harvey, left, from Brighton, wrestles against North Carolina girls wrestling team member Kathryn Spang during a high school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-07_fullsize.JPG
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Delaware, Ohio resident Tina Pili, right, tapes her daughter, Kaylee Cast, wrestling while friends Raezel Garrett, center, of Ohio, and Arielle Hernandez, a wrestler from Chicago, cheer beside her at a high school age bracket wrestling match during the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-08_fullsize.JPG
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Pennsylvania girls wrestling team member Kat Luteri, right, tries to keep down Ohio girls wrestling team member Kaylee Cast during a high school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-09_fullsize.JPG
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Wisconsin girls wrestling team member Jamie Reif, lower left, wrestles with Iowa girls wrestling team member Justice Losee during a high school age bracket wrestling match at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Championships tournament at Eastern Michigan University. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!girlswrestling/cache/033112-AJC-girls-wrestling-national-championships-10_fullsize.JPG
Eastern Michigan's Bowen Field House is hosting the 15th annual national championships USGWA girls wrestling tournament Saturday and Sunday. Tournament details are available on usgwa.com.