Three Rivers’ wrestling team hosted Saturday’s Wolverine Conference Championship, but the day belonged once again to perennial power Allegan, which won eight individual weight classes for 264 points.
File photo: Dallas Recker
The Wildcats were second with 162 points, followed by Edwardsburg (123), Vicksburg (123), Berrien Springs (84.50) and South Haven (82.50).
Allegan went 11-0 in league duals this year to earn the maximum 12 points. With the tournament crown’s 12 points, the Tigers won the league outright with 24. Three Rivers finished 9-2 in conference duals for 10 points and earned 11 Saturday for a total of 21. Edwardsburg finished tied with Three Rivers in the final standings after going 10-1 in league duals and a third-place performance Saturday.
Three Rivers’ Dallas Recker entered the tournament with a double bye at heavyweight and pinned Vicksburg’s Mo Quesade in 1:46 before claiming the Wildcats’ only individual title with a fall against Dowagiac’s Tristan Howard (1:09).
A trio of Wildcats wrestlers finished runner-up, starting with Javier Sandoval’s run to the 135-pound finals. That’s where he ran into Allegan’s P.J. Cole, who registered a pin in 5:20.
Connor McElroy picked up two pins at 140 to make it to the finals, where he lost by fall to Plainwell’s Cam Owens in 1:40. At 160 pounds, Shawn Brew, who is ranked No. 9 in Division 2 by MichiganGrappler.com, faced two fellow ranked wrestlers in his bracket. Brew won by major decision in his first match versus South Haven, pinned Berrien Springs’ Jacob Peasley, an honorable mention in Division 3 and lost to Allegan’s Chase Beard by technical fall in the finals. Beard is tabbed the No. 4 grappler in Division 3 at 152 pounds.
“We had kids step up and win matches they had lost earlier in the year,” Three Rivers coach Pete Bachinski said. “Eight place winners and kids just winning matches today contributed to taking second as a team.”
Wolverine Conference Championship
Team results
1. Allegan 264
2. Three Rivers 162
3. Edwardsburg 142
4. Vicksburg 123
5. Berrien Springs 84.50
6. South Haven 82.50
7. Plainwell 43
8. Paw Paw 34.50
9. Coloma 34
10. Otsego 30
11. Dowagiac 23
12. Comstock 7
103
1. Davynn Schneider (A) 2-0
2. Garret Cleveland (BS) 1-1
3. Evan Griffieon (TR) 2-1
4. Dennis Rayford (SH) 1-2
112
1. Liam Noble (A) 2-0
2. Dylan Dixon (E) 1-1
3. Colin Morgan (V) 3-1
4. Kyle Loehrs (PP) 2-2
119
1. Hunter Vargo (E) 3-0
2. Joey Orr (A) 2-1
3. Jordan Blades (TR) 4-1
4. Ramiro Williams (BS) 3-2
125
1. Foster Karmon (A) 3-0
2. Dustin Vires (E) 2-1
3. Mike Vidmar (TR) 3-1
4. Kaleb Lewis (V) 2-2
130
1. Zane Corey (A) 2-0
2. Brandon Watson (O) 2-1
3. Jacob White (PP) 3-1
4. Xavier Mulac (SH) 3-2
135
1. PJ Cole (A) 2-0
2. Javier Sandoval (TR) 2-1
3. James Babbitt (P) 4-1
4. Sam Cortez (SH) 2-2
140
1. Cam Owens (P) 3-0
2. Connor McElroy (TR) 2-1
3. Thor Huff (A) 3-1
4. Jerry Collins (Coloma) 2-2
145
1. Kyle Simaz (A) 2-0
2. Chad Hettinger (V) 1-1
3. John Abel (TR) 2-1
4. TJ VanderHayden (E) 1-2
152
1. Colton Toney (SH) 3-0
2. Trey Boerman (A) 2-1
3. Jordan Jobe (Coloma)
4. Hayden Waterhouse (V) 2-2
160
1.Chase Beard (A) 3-0
2. Shawn Brew (TR) 2-1
3. Forfeit
4. Forfeit
171
1. Levi Sabin (A) 2-0
2. Luke Mallery (V) 2-1
3. Richard Terrell (BS) 3-1
4. Trevon Hill (SH) 3-2
189
1. Cody Cousins (V) 3-0
2. Blake Parsons (E) 2-1
3. Brandon Verwey (TR)
4. Josh Boysen (A) 2-2
215
1. Wade Stacey (V) 2-0
2. Jonah Pfau (A) 2-1
3. Ethan Rogers (BS) 4-1
4. Devin Hays (E) 2-2
285
1.Dallas Recker (TR) 2-0
2. Tristan Howard (D) 2-1
3. Nate Merrill (SH) 4-1
4. Brandon Cooper (E) 2-2
Final Standings
1. Allegan
2. Three Rivers and Edwardsburg
4. Vicksburg
5. Berrien Springs
6. South Haven
7. Otsego
8. Coloma
9. Paw Paw
10. Plainwell
11. Dowagiac
12. Comstock