Dundee has won the Division 3 team wrestling state title for the second straight season. Dundee beat Richmond 34-24 in the title match Saturday at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. Dundee ended the season at 25-1 and Richmond at 23-5.
Richmond won three matches for a 9-0 lead. Adam Boyd decisioned Russell Edge 4-0 at 285 pounds, Connor Behem beat Drew Mandell 5-3 at 103 and Aaron Kilburn edged Kenny Reinhart 5-4.
Dundee took the next two with Zach Levins getting a 26-11 tech fall. Brandon O’Connor won for Dundee at 125 pounds with an 18-2 technical fall over Xavier Nuckles 18-2.
Richmond won the next two. It was Nick Burg at 130 over Sean Sterling 9-5 and Austin Vannatter at 135 over Brad Scholl 5-1.
Dundee won at 140 and 145. Doug Rojem decisioned Jake VanScoter 9-3 and Sean Marogen pinned Alex Muzljakovich in 53 seconds at 145.
The next three matches went to Dundee to wrap up the victory. Ryan Heiserman at 160 pinned Austin Pawlak in 3:05, Tye Thomson at 171 decisioned Austin Peltier 9-2 and Teddy Warren at 189 pinned Anthony Hinojoa in 3:37. Brady LaFore of Richmond got a pin at 215 over Brady LaFore in 36 seconds to end the match.