The CatchMark Catch-Up is a weekly recap of highlights from the West Michigan Conference.
It’s Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, and we’re hitting highlights from last week in 2023-24 WMC winter sports.
WRESTLING
Whitehall finishes Division 3 state runner-up for second straight year
Whitehall finished Division 3 team wrestling state runner-up Saturday at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo after falling to powerhouse Dundee in the finals for a second straight year. This time, second-seeded Whitehall lost to nationally ranked and top-seeded Dundee, 49-20.
Earlier in the day, Whitehall picked up an impressive 44-24 semifinals victory over third-seeded Clinton.
CLICK HERE for complete coverage, including photos and video shot by CatchMark SportsNut Shayla Hardy.
Wyatt Jenkins triumphant return powers Whitehall in state quarters
Seven months to the day he broke his neck in a football veer camp, Whitehall junior Wyatt Jenkins made his season debut on the wrestling mat in Friday’s state quarterfinals and he did it in style.
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Hart oh, so close to taking ‘next step’ at team state finals
Hart’s wrestling team lost a 32-30 heartbreaker to Constantine in the Division 3 state quarterfinals Friday, coming close to taking the “next step.”
Constantine defeated Hart, 32-30, in a Division 3 team wrestling state quarterfinal Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. (Photo by Shayla Hardy for CatchMark)
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BOWLING
West Michigan Conference represents well in regional, led by Ravenna
Plenty of hardware and medals to go around for West Michigan Conference bowling teams competing in regional competition last Thursday and Friday, led by team and individual regional champs from Ravenna.
Ravenna’s girls and boys bowling teams pose for a group photo after competing in a Division 4 regional Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Northway Lanes in Muskegon, Mich. The Ravenna girls captured the regional title, while the boys squad finished runner-up. (Courtesy of Ravenna bowling)
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Whitehall makes history with perfect regular season
The Division 2 second-ranked Whitehall’s boys basketball team defeated host Oakridge last Thursday, 75-57, to cap a 22-0 regular season. It’s the first perfect season in Vikings basketball history.
See 2024 district brackets and schedules for WMC teams
Last Sunday, the MHSAA released district brackets and schedules for Michigan boys high school basketball teams.
CLICK HERE to see brackets and schedules for district tournaments for WMC teams.
Whitehall defeated Newaygo, 66-47, in a nonleague boys basketball game Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Newaygo, Mich. (Photo by Shayla Hardy for CatchMark)
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
See 2024 district brackets and schedules for WMC teams
On Sunday, the MHSAA released district brackets and schedules for Michigan girls basketball teams.
CLICK HERE to see the brackets and schedules for districts involving WMC squads.
An official holds a basketball during a break in action during Montague’s 38-25 girls basketball win over Whitehall Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Whitehall, Mich. (Zach Zweigle | CatchMark)