Three Rivers wrestling continues to take care of business and came home from Saturday’s Hopkins Invitational with a victory.
The Wildcats scored 224 points, with Hamilton (216), Byron Center (189), South Haven (148), Hopkins (108) and Ludington (94) rounding out the field.
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Byron Center entered the day ranked 10th in Division 2 by MichiganGrappler.com, but Three Rivers showed, despite an absence of key personnel, it belongs on that list.
Evan Griffieon went 5-0 at 103 pounds, Ben Vanscoik was first at 125, Bailey Miholer went 4-1 at 171 for first place and Dallas Recker steamrolled through the heavyweight bracket for a tourney title.
Mike Vidmar (130), Connor McElroy (140) and Sam Harris (215) each placed second for the Wildcats.
“We wrestled well considering we were short two kids today,” Three Rivers coach Pete Bachinski said. “Evan and Ben really turned a corner today and have stepped it up lately. We recorded a lot of pins today, which helped capture that team trophy even with being down two kids.”
Three Rivers Results
103 — Evan Griffioen of Three Rivers pinned Riley Steffens of Hopkins in 1 minute and 33 seconds.
Evan Griffioen of Three Rivers pinned Timmy Russell of Byron Center in 4 minutes and 31 seconds.
Evan Griffioen of Three Rivers pinned Brett Babler of Hamilton in 3 minutes and 32 seconds.
Evan Griffioen of Three Rivers beat Omar Molina of South Haven 13-0 (Major Decision).
Evan Griffioen of Three Rivers pinned Zach Carlson of Hamilton in 4 minutes and 47 seconds.
112 — Brock Christle of Three Rivers pinned Ari Hoekstra of Ludington in 49 seconds.
Chase Brown of Byron Center pinned Brock Christle of Three Rivers in 5 minutes and 55 seconds.
Austin Krantz of Byron Center pinned Brock Christle of Three Rivers in 1 minute and 51 seconds.
Dennis Rayford of South Haven beat Brock Christle of Three Rivers 11-2 (Major Decision).
119 — Logan Welcher of Hamilton pinned Jordan Blades of Three Rivers in 3 minutes and 29 seconds.
Jordan Blades of Three Rivers pinned Dylan Lindeman of Ludington in 1 minute and 45 seconds.
Tucker Biles of Byron Center pinned Jordan Blades of Three Rivers in 1 minute and 50 seconds.
Jordan Blades of Three Rivers pinned Andy Marvin of Hopkins in 1 minute and 37 seconds.
Jordan Blades of Three Rivers pinned Jake Lalibete of Ludington in 47 seconds.
125 — Ben Vanscoik of Three Rivers pinned Dan Balsitis of Hopkins in 49 seconds.
Ben Vanscoik of Three Rivers beat Dayshon Oliver of Byron Center 13-6 (Decision).
Ben Vanscoik of Three Rivers pinned Noah Perkins of Ludington in 22 seconds.
130 — Mike Vidmar of Three Rivers pinned Nate Deboer of Byron Center in 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
Mike Vidmar of Three Rivers pinned Sondrey Jennings of Ludington in 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
Mike Vidmar of Three Rivers pinned Jacob Arnold of Hamilton in 45 seconds.
Jake Reikeng of Byron Center pinned Mike Vidmar of Three Rivers in 52 seconds.
Mike Vidmar of Three Rivers beat Xavier Mulac of South Haven 8-4 (Decision).
135 — Colin Busing of Byron Center beat Javier Sandoval of Three Rivers 6-4 (Decision).
Javier Sandoval of Three Rivers pinned Keenan Hays of Ludington in 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
Javier Sandoval of Three Rivers pinned Michael Williams of South Haven in 3 minutes and 35 seconds.
Javier Sandoval of Three Rivers beat Devin Christian of Hamilton 20-4 (Technical Fall).
Nick Miller of Hopkins beat Javier Sandoval of Three Rivers 2-0 (Decision).
140 — Connor McElroy of Three Rivers pinned Austin Smith of Byron Center in 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
Connor McElroy of Three Rivers pinned Ethan Tucker of Ludington in 54 seconds.
Connor McElroy of Three Rivers beat Stephen Williams of South Haven 20-3 (Technical Fall).
Connor McElroy of Three Rivers beat Deandre Juarez of South Haven 9-6 (Decision).
Nolan Waddell of Byron Center pinned Connor McElroy of Three Rivers in 1 minute and 57 seconds.
145 — John Abel of Three Rivers pinned Michael Stephens of South Haven in 50 seconds.
Jeremey Parkhurst of Hamilton pinned John Abel of Three Rivers in 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
Anthony Steffens of Hopkins beat John Abel of Three Rivers 7-6 (Decision).
John Abel of Three Rivers pinned Troy Althaus of Ludington in 1 minute and 32 seconds.
John Abel of Three Rivers pinned Jeff Deboer of Byron Center in 46 seconds.
152 — Nate Eldridge of Three Rivers pinned Jarod Cobb of Ludington in 4 minutes and 34 seconds.
Alex Jones of Hopkins pinned Nate Eldridge of Three Rivers in 32 seconds.
Nate Eldridge of Three Rivers beat Cody Hassevoort of Hamilton 3-2 (Decision).
Trenton Holyfield of Hamilton pinned Nate Eldridge of Three Rivers in 3 minutes and 09 seconds.
Nate Eldridge of Three Rivers pinned Zach Parrish of South Haven in 41 seconds.
171 — Bailey Miholer of Three Rivers beat Trevon Hill of South Haven 16-14 (Decision).
Drew Teed of Hamilton beat Bailey Miholer of Three Rivers 11-7 (Decision).
Bailey Miholer of Three Rivers pinned Troy Zawacki of Byron Center in 2 minutes and 19 seconds.
Bailey Miholer of Three Rivers pinned Seth Mack of Hopkins in 5 minutes and 39 seconds.
Bailey Miholer of Three Rivers pinned Logan Sorenson of Ludington in 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
215 — Sam Harris of Three Rivers beat Ryan Miston of Ludington 4-2 (Decision).
Sam Harris of Three Rivers pinned Clayton Frank of Hopkins in 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
Drew Boerman of Hamilton beat Sam Harris of Three Rivers 8-2 (Decision).
Sam Harris of Three Rivers pinned Brett Sullivan of Byron Center in 08 seconds.
285 — Dallas Recker of Three Rivers pinned Griffin Ray of Ludington in 1 minute and 34 seconds.
Dallas Recker of Three Rivers pinned Jalen Kisner of Hopkins in 1 minute and 24 seconds.
Dallas Recker of Three Rivers pinned Colin Stein of Byron Center in 15 seconds.
Dallas Recker of Three Rivers pinned Nate Merrill of South Haven in 24 seconds.
Dallas Recker of Three Rivers won by forfeit against Hamilton.