Hudson’s string of five straight state titles came to an end Saturday with a 33-22 loss to New Lothrop in Division 4 title match at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. New Lothrop ended the season at 31-1 and Hudson ended at 35-5.
It’s New Lothrop’s first state title since 2004. The team was runners-up in 2007.
Hudson won three of the first four matches for a 12-3 lead. Jake Morgan won 5-0 over David Robertson at 285. Tyler Roberts pinned Brandon Kline in 20 seconds at 112 and Isaac Dusseau beat Cole Hersh 3-1 at 119. Connor Krupp got a win at 103 for New Lothrop over Zachary Lopinski 10-4.
New Lothrop’s Dalton Birchmeier beat Roddy Hamdan 5-1 at 125. Hudson’s Mason Lopinski got a win 8-6 over Gabe Bennett at 130. Steven Garza of New Lothrop had a 10-2 win at 135 over Michael Prock. Hudson took the next two matches for a 22-10 lead. It was J.D. Waters beating Erik Birchmeier 11-1 at 140 and Cole Weaver decisioning Aaron Bauman 4-1 at 145.
New Lothrop won the final five matches to get the win. Josh Wendling at 152 decisioned Kyle Johnson 13-5, Tylor Krupp at 160 pinned Clayton Brockway in 54 seconds, Caleb Symons at 171 decisioned Brian Sumber 10-0, Cody Symons pinned Tyler Grames in 2:21 at 180 and Owen Wilson decisioned Mitch Ely 5-1 at 215.