Adams Wrestlers Accept Fat Tuesday All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Invitation

After four months of eating salads and rice cakes, an Oreo Overload sounded pretty good to Daniel Lillie.

Lillie, a senior captain of the Adams High School wrestling team, joined teammates Tuesday night at Cold Stone Creamery in Rochester Hills, where owner Todd Frerichs offered the team an hour's worth of all-you-can-eat free ice cream to celebrate Fat Tuesday — and the end of their season.

"These guys have been making weight for the whole season, and now they don't have to make weight any more," Frerichs said.

"Fat Tuesday plus making weight just worked out together."

Coach Mike Holtz and a few parents watched as the boys ate ice cream, sipped smoothies and shared some laughs.

"This sport takes a lot of discipline, and it says a lot about the kids' mental discipline for them to stick to their weight all season," Holtz said. "They can't have the desserts their mom made. It says a lot about their integrity, that they can do that for the team."

Three of the Adams wrestlers are advancing to the state finals next weekend: Justin Schofield (103), Alex Potoniec (125) and Jack Addy (145).