Williamston had two wrestlers at the state finals this season. Jared Fleming was 1-2 at 135 and Maddox Maki as 0-2 at 285. Neither placed in the top 10
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Williamston had two wrestlers at the state finals this season. Jared Fleming was 1-2 at 135 and Maddox Maki as 0-2 at 285. Neither placed in the top 10
Cody Veltkamp of Central Montcalm represented his team at the state finals earlier this month and wound up with an eighth-place performance in Division 3 at 119 pounds. Veltkamp won in the consolation Round 2 by a decision over Mike Felix. He lost his next two. Dakota James was 0-2 for the Hornets.
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s boy basketball team advanced to the Class B regional finals with a 49-46 victory over Baldwin on Monday night in Big Rapids. Baldwin led 23-20 at halftime but star player Brandon Childress fouled out with half of the fourth quarter remaining. Brooks Hyble scored 13 points for Sacred Heart.
Two St. Louis wrestlers were all-staters in Division 4 this season after the state finals in Auburn Hills. Konnor Holton at 119 pounds was 3-2 for seventh place. He won his seventh-place match by pin over Ishmael Hodge of Bangor in 2:22. Clayton Howd was eighth at 189 pounds. He was 2-3 but lost his last match to Cole Southworth of Decatur 5-1.
Three St. Johns wrestlers were state champions this season in Division 2 wrestling at the recent state finals at Auburn Hills. Angus Arthur was 4-0 at 189 pounds to take first. He won his first two matches by pin, his third one by major decision and his fourth on a decision over Garett Stehley of Lowell 5-2. Logan Massa was 4-0 at 152 to finish an undefeated season. All four of his wins were by pin. Mark Bozzo was second at 135. Ian Parker was third at 112. Drew Wixson was fourth at 160 while Ty Wildmos was fourth at 215 pounds. Zac Hall became the 18th 4-time state champ in Michigan history with his state championship at 140 pounds.
Sanford-Meridian boasted a state champ this season at 285 pounds in Division 3. Eric Fader won the tournament at Auburn Hills with a 4-0 record. He won 7-6 in a tiebreaker over Glenn Gerink of Allendale in the finals. Joe Shuler placed fifth at 119 pounds. He won his final match in a pin in 2:18 over Don Nguyen of Wyoming Godwin Heights.
KJ Suitor of Saginaw Swan Valley led his team’s effort in the Division 3 state finals at Auburn Hills with a second place finish. Suitor had won three straight matches to get into the finals against Aaron Kilburn of Richmond who took a 4-1 decision. Colin Dole at 135 pounds was third. He won in overtime over Sean Sterling of Dundee in his final match. Matt Santos was fourth at 125. Sam McLean was seventh at 145.
Austin Hughes of Saginaw Nouvel Catholic wrestled in the Division 4 state finals earlier this month and placed third at 152 pounds. Hughes won his first match, lost his second one and won his next two to get into the consolation semifinals. He won by tech-fall over Conner Mills of Boyne City and took a decision in the third-place match over Dillen Decker of Carson City-Crystal.
John Hollingshead led Midland Dow’s effort at the state finals with a fourth-place finish at 103 pounds. The finals were March 1 at Auburn Hills. Hollingshead was 3-2 for the tourney. He won a decision in the consolation semifinals after having lost in the semis. He lost his third-place match to John Semasz of Westland John Glenn. Cody Graham wrestled at 135 but did not place.
Rockford had three wrestlers place earlier this month at the state finals in Auburn Hills. Jared Bennett was fourth at 112 pounds. He won a decision in the consolation finals but lost to Benny Gomez of Holt in the 112-pound finals. Jared Bennett was fourth with a 3-2 record at 112 pounds and Stephen Jendritz was fifth with a 3-2 mark at 119 pounds.
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