Photos by Roaric Clark for CatchMark

West Michigan Conference boys wrestlers took part in individual districts at various locations on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

CatchMark SportsNut Roaric Clark was on hand at Hart for the Division 3 individual district and he captured photos and some video.

Sights and sounds from Saturday’s Division 3 individual wrestling district tournament at Hart. (Video by Roaric Clark) pic.twitter.com/rMWRxpPw6S

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The top four finishers in each weight class of Saturday’s individual district advance to next Saturday’s individual regional at Kalkaska. At the regional, the top four finishers in each weight class punch their tickets to the state finals tournament March 1-2 at Ford Field.

“Our kids wrestled tough all day long, no matter the outcome of the matches,” Hart coach Rocky Smith said. “I am extremely proud of every kid that stepped out on that mat today.”

Below are the top-four placers along with first-place and third-place match results from the individual wrestling district at Hart:

106

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Nick Cano of Shelby HS
• 2nd Place – Brady Demory of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Carter Johnson of Reed City
• 4th Place – Eric Larson of Beaverton HS

1st Place Match

• Nick Cano (Shelby HS) 37-3, Sr. over Brady Demory (Gladwin HS) 32-4, So. (Dec 5-2)

3rd Place Match

• Carter Johnson (Reed City) 40-7, Sr. over Eric Larson (Beaverton HS) 34-9, So. (Fall 3:51)

***

113

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Kole Thomas of Hart HS
• 2nd Place – Juan Brito of Shelby HS
• 3rd Place – Coy Schaefer of Bullock Creek HS
• 4th Place – Teddy MacGregor of Chippewa Hills HS

1st Place Match

• Kole Thomas (Hart HS) 37-7, Fr. over Juan Brito (Shelby HS) 23-14, Jr. (Fall 2:10)

3rd Place Match

• Coy Schaefer (Bullock Creek HS) 20-15, Sr. over Teddy MacGregor (Chippewa Hills HS) 13-13, Jr. (Fall 1:33)

***

120

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Hunter Sanford of Mason County Central HS
• 2nd Place – Cruz Balcirak of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Micah Curtiss of Shepherd HS
• 4th Place – Ben Briggs of Standish-Sterling HS

1st Place Match

• Hunter Sanford (Mason County Central HS) 37-7, Jr. over Cruz Balcirak (Gladwin HS) 34-7, Fr. (Fall 1:55)

3rd Place Match

• Micah Curtiss (Shepherd HS) 20-6, Fr. over Ben Briggs (Standish-Sterling HS) 34-12, So. (Fall 2:52)

***

126

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Ryan Moreno of Clare HS
• 2nd Place – Ethan Palmateer of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Adrionn Lucas of Chippewa Hills HS
• 4th Place – Logan Jorissen of Hart HS

1st Place Match

• Ryan Moreno (Clare HS) 34-2, Jr. over Ethan Palmateer (Gladwin HS) 35-8, So. (Fall 4:27)

3rd Place Match

• Adrionn Lucas (Chippewa Hills HS) 23-9, Sr. over Logan Jorissen (Hart HS) 25-17, So. (Fall 2:34)

***

132

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Ty Thomas of Hart HS
• 2nd Place – Reece Teer of Meridian Early College HS
• 3rd Place – Zane McCabe of Mason County Central HS
• 4th Place – Raymond Irwin of Chippewa Hills HS

1st Place Match

• Ty Thomas (Hart HS) 33-13, Jr. over Reece Teer (Meridian Early College HS) 39-8, Sr. (Fall 3:10)

3rd Place Match

• Zane McCabe (Mason County Central HS) 38-9, Sr. over Raymond Irwin (Chippewa Hills HS) 24-13, Jr. (MD 14-1)

***

138

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Buddy Leonard of Alma HS
• 2nd Place – Carter Smedley of Clare HS
• 3rd Place – Connor Curtis of Bullock Creek HS
• 4th Place – Laiken Reeves of Standish-Sterling HS

1st Place Match

• Buddy Leonard (Alma HS) 37-1, Jr. over Carter Smedley (Clare HS) 37-7, Sr. (Fall 1:28)

3rd Place Match

• Connor Curtis (Bullock Creek HS) 25-15, Jr. over Laiken Reeves (Standish-Sterling HS) 33-17, Jr. (Fall 2:45)

***

144

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Tyler Geer of Chippewa Hills HS
• 2nd Place – Elliot Noyes of Meridian Early College HS
• 3rd Place – Daniel Rosales of Alma HS
• 4th Place – JoseLuis Andaverde of Hart HS

1st Place Match

• Tyler Geer (Chippewa Hills HS) 32-3, Sr. over Elliot Noyes (Meridian Early College HS) 39-8, Sr. (MD 14-6)

3rd Place Match

• Daniel Rosales (Alma HS) 36-8, Jr. over JoseLuis Andaverde (Hart HS) 40-10, Sr. (SV-1 3-1)

***

150

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Jon Koepf of Chippewa Hills HS
• 2nd Place – Eli Roe of Beaverton HS
• 3rd Place – Maddox Cline of Shepherd HS
• 4th Place – Wyatt Dole of Clare HS

1st Place Match

• Jon Koepf (Chippewa Hills HS) 34-1, Jr. over Eli Roe (Beaverton HS) 34-5, Fr. (Fall 4:00)

3rd Place Match

• Maddox Cline (Shepherd HS) 23-2, Jr. over Wyatt Dole (Clare HS) 26-12, Sr. (Dec 4-3)

***

157

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Josue Salgado Velazquez of Hart HS
• 2nd Place – Hunter Sellers of Chippewa Hills HS
• 3rd Place – Andrew Kiaunis of Reed City
• 4th Place – Nick Schneider of Bullock Creek HS

1st Place Match

• Josue Salgado Velazquez (Hart HS) 40-6, Sr. over Hunter Sellers (Chippewa Hills HS) 32-2, Sr. (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match

• Andrew Kiaunis (Reed City) 36-13, So. over Nick Schneider (Bullock Creek HS) 31-9, Sr. (Fall 2:37)

***

165

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Hunter Fagon-Moyer of Reed City
• 2nd Place – Gaven Furgeson of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Grady Swoffer of Shepherd HS
• 4th Place – Haegan Hansen of Hart HS

1st Place Match

• Hunter Fagon-Moyer (Reed City) 33-15, Jr. over Gaven Furgeson (Gladwin HS) 35-8, Sr. (TB-1 2-1)

3rd Place Match

• Grady Swoffer (Shepherd HS) 8-5, So. over Haegan Hansen (Hart HS) 24-17, Fr. (Fall 0:16)

***

175

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Alex Hicks of Hart HS
• 2nd Place – Holden Hollingshead of Clare HS
• 3rd Place – Lorcan Keatley of Gladwin HS
• 4th Place – Austin Humphrey of Chippewa Hills HS

1st Place Match

• Alex Hicks (Hart HS) 42-4, Jr. over Holden Hollingshead (Clare HS) 34-3, Sr. (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

• Lorcan Keatley (Gladwin HS) 37-8, Sr. over Austin Humphrey (Chippewa Hills HS) 26-7, Jr. (MD 17-4) 

***

190

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Cole O`Boyle of Alma HS
• 2nd Place – Braden Ritchie of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Justin Wood of Beaverton HS
• 4th Place – Dominic Mulder of Shelby HS

1st Place Match

• Cole O`Boyle (Alma HS) 41-0, Sr. over Braden Ritchie (Gladwin HS) 37-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:51 (17-1))

3rd Place Match

• Justin Wood (Beaverton HS) 36-7, Sr. over Dominic Mulder (Shelby HS) 25-13, Sr. (Fall 1:23)

***

215

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Ivan Lara of Hart HS
• 2nd Place – Harvey Grove of Gladwin HS
• 3rd Place – Tucker Rokosz of Standish-Sterling HS
• 4th Place – Jake Punches of Clare HS

1st Place Match

• Ivan Lara (Hart HS) 34-5, Sr. over Harvey Grove (Gladwin HS) 28-7, Fr. (MD 11-2)

3rd Place Match

• Tucker Rokosz (Standish-Sterling HS) 7-1, Sr. over Jake Punches (Clare HS) 27-8, Sr. (Dec 3-0)

***

285

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place – Leland Love of Beaverton HS
• 2nd Place – Wyatt Spalo of Reed City
• 3rd Place – Adrian Lara of Hart HS
• 4th Place – CJ Tetloff of Bullock Creek HS

1st Place Match

• Leland Love (Beaverton HS) 27-3, Fr. over Wyatt Spalo (Reed City) 40-4, Jr. (Fall 1:27)

3rd Place Match

• Adrian Lara (Hart HS) 34-15, So. over CJ Tetloff (Bullock Creek HS) 29-12, Fr. (SV-1 6-4)