BRIGHTON — Alex Salmon put an exclamation point on Brighton’s regular season and delivered the opening act of the postseason for a wrestling team with state championship aspirations. It was Salmon’s pin against Hartland in the final match that clinched the KLAA tournament championship for Brighton on Saturday, Feb. 7. His 12-2 major decision over Sam Brown got Brighton started in a 59-15 victory over Howell in a Division 1 district championship match on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The fact Salmon has been clutch in big moments at heavyweight for the Bulldogs this season is an indication of how much he’s progressed from last year when he was — in his own words — “a bottom-of-the-barrel...
