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The Beat goes on for many of the best coaches up and down, and around the state. Summer Folkstyle wrestling is heating up and nothing better to cool off then a trek to the Far-North. This coming weekend the Little Bear East Arena, St Ignace will play host to the Northern Exposure Dual Tournament, a second leg of the Grand River Rumble Summer Duals Series. On Saturday Middle School Wrestlers will compete as East, and West Regional Teams will match up and start wrestling at 12:00 PM. Entries include a combination of Teams such as Michigan Elite/Team MYWA, Chippewa Hills WC, Michigan Northstars, Escanaba, and Flat River WC all will Round Robin for some great Middle School action. A few High School battles will be rekindled from last months Midwest Grand Challenge. Teams such as Escanaba, Michigan Northstars, Pine River, and Birch Run are up for the competition. Coach Dan Sabin returns with his Michigan Elite Team, Top Indiana Power Mishawaka returns with two lineups and all of those programs will make a run with MAD Wrestling (Madison County, Ohio) and Flat River WC based in Lowell for a total field of 10 Teams in the High School Division. All in all you won’t find a nicer location to take a weekend trip and get some great wrestling mixed with the fun opportunities your team can have in St Ignace, says Tournament Director Rob Stehley, the Folks in St Ignace have extended a warm invite as local Shop and Hotel owners with Little Bear East Arena - Rec. Director Scott Marshall have done a great job opening our eyes to the area and bridging upper and lower Michigan wrestling opportunities. Future summer and fall events at Little Bear include Border Wars Battle at the Bridge and the UP Fall Championship.