Mike Kessler is a state champ from Owings Mills, Md. He wrestled for that great state championship Owings Mills junior league team that included Binder (NJCAA All-American), Jason Jacovsky (state champ), David Jacovsky (DI wrestler for U. Md.), Rob Cooper (2x state champ), Mike Cooper (state placer), Broadwater (NCWA Nat. Champ), Jason Lanciotti (state placer), Steve Lanciotti (DI wrestler for Drexel), the Nash brothers (all state placers), Jamal Lawrence (Senior Nat. Champ), Mike Lawrence (state placer), Mack (state champ), Owen Smith (DI wrestler for U. Md.), etc. It was one of the best groups of little league wrestlers I've ever seen.All four Kessler brothers won state titles in high school. Steve Kessler went 148-0 and was Maryland's first four-time state champ. Gregg Kessler, a three-time state champ and now the coach at Archbishop Curley, also wrestled for Rider.Mike Kessler also was the victor in one of the best high school matches I've ever seen in the finals of the MMM tournament against National Prep Champ Bryn Holmes of McDonogh.It's good to see Mike doing so well at Rider. Wish he could have pulled this one out.
