Photos by Evelyn Darke for CatchMark
WHITEHALL — Whitehall and Hart captured the West Michigan Conference Lakes and Rivers division wrestling titles, respectively, during the league tournament Friday at the Viking Athletic Center.
In the crossover competition, Whitehall ran away with the championship.
OVERALL TEAM SCORES
Whitehall 270.5
Hart 212.0
Hesperia 153.0
Orchard View 118.5
Shelby 117.0
Mason County Central 101.5
Montague 94.0
Fremont 87.0
North Muskegon 55.0
Holton 51.0
Oakridge 49.0
Ravenna 37.0
Ludington 17.0
Manistee 10.0
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BOYS OVERALL RESULTS
Photos by Evelyn Darke for CatchMark
106
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Stephen Priese of Hesperia
- 2nd Place – Cody Manzo of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Nick Cano of Shelby
- 4th Place – Aquilla Payne of Orchard View
- 5th Place – Brock Hunter of Montague
- 6th Place – Kole Nichols of Holton
1st Place Match
- Stephen Priese (Hesperia) 33-8, Sr. over Cody Manzo (Whitehall) 31-4, So. (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match
- Nick Cano (Shelby) 29-3, Sr. over Aquilla Payne (Orchard View) 23-11, Sr. (Fall 2:54)
5th Place Match
- Brock Hunter (Montague) 19-16, Fr. over Kole Nichols (Holton) 24-10, Fr. (Fall 2:16)
113
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Kolten Weiler of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Juan Brito of Shelby
- 3rd Place – Michael Chavira of Hart
- 4th Place – Adam Rich of Fremont
- 5th Place – Riley Jones of North Muskegon
- 6th Place – Leonardo Rios De Arce of Manistee
1st Place Match
- Kolten Weiler (Whitehall) 24-10, So. over Juan Brito (Shelby) 19-13, Jr. (Fall 3:41)
3rd Place Match
- Michael Chavira (Hart) 17-18, Fr. over Adam Rich (Fremont) 16-12, Fr. (Fall 1:30)
5th Place Match
- Riley Jones (North Muskegon) 18-8, Fr. over Leonardo Rios De Arce (Manistee) 7-8, Jr. (Fall 1:51)
120
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Hunter Sanford of Mason County Central
- 2nd Place – Max Krukowski of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – James Thommen of Montague
- 4th Place – Kole Thomas of Hart
- 5th Place – Melvion Carter of Oakridge
- 6th Place – Aiden Smith of Hesperia
1st Place Match
- Hunter Sanford (Mason County Central) 33-7, Jr. over Max Krukowski (Whitehall) 24-9, So. (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
- James Thommen (Montague) 26-7, Sr. over Kole Thomas (Hart) 32-7, Fr. (Fall 4:19)
5th Place Match
- Melvion Carter (Oakridge) 13-10, So. over Aiden Smith (Hesperia) 28-17, Fr. (MD 12-2)
126
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Nolan Taranko of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Logan Jorissen of Hart
- 3rd Place – Drew Babinec of Oakridge
- 4th Place – Aiden Hirschfeld of Mason County Central
- 5th Place – Ben Cederquist of Shelby
- 6th Place – Jamyre Norris of Fremont
1st Place Match
- Nolan Taranko (Whitehall) 32-4, Sr. over Logan Jorissen (Hart) 20-14, So. (MD 9-0)
3rd Place Match
- Drew Babinec (Oakridge) 12-16, So. over Aiden Hirschfeld (Mason County Central) 15-17, Sr. (Fall 2:42)
5th Place Match
- Ben Cederquist (Shelby) 14-15, Sr. over Jamyre Norris (Fremont) 8-16, So. (Fall 3:47)
132
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Christopher Aebig of Montague
- 2nd Place – Zane McCabe of Mason County Central
- 3rd Place – Blake Sayer of Hesperia
- 4th Place – Caden Varela of Whitehall
- 5th Place – Brody Fessenden of Shelby
1st Place Match
- Christopher Aebig (Montague) 32-6, Sr. over Zane McCabe (Mason County Central) 34-8, Sr. (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match
- Blake Sayer (Hesperia) 34-10, Jr. over Caden Varela (Whitehall) 25-10, Jr. (Dec 8-6)
5th Place Match
- Brody Fessenden (Shelby) 14-20, Fr. over () , . (Bye)
138
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Ryne Christensen of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Ty Thomas of Hart
- 3rd Place – Brayden Cunningham of Oakridge
- 4th Place – Brennen Allen of North Muskegon
- 5th Place – Killian Prewitt of Fremont
- 6th Place – Rylee Pierce of Holton
1st Place Match
- Ryne Christensen (Whitehall) 33-2, Sr. over Ty Thomas (Hart) 27-12, Jr. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
- Brayden Cunningham (Oakridge) 25-3, Sr. over Brennen Allen (North Muskegon) 15-11, So. (Dec 3-0)
5th Place Match
- Killian Prewitt (Fremont) 32-8, Sr. over Rylee Pierce (Holton) 15-9, Jr. (Fall 2:04)
144
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Tee Ward of Fremont
- 2nd Place – Skyler Stalbaum of Hesperia
- 3rd Place – Liam Leeke of Whitehall
- 4th Place – Colter Kirchner of Mason County Central
- 5th Place – Fletcher Thommen of Montague
- 6th Place – Jaylin Henderson of Shelby
1st Place Match
- Tee Ward (Fremont) 39-1, Sr. over Skyler Stalbaum (Hesperia) 34-7, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:37 (21-4))
3rd Place Match
- Liam Leeke (Whitehall) 29-9, Fr. over Colter Kirchner (Mason County Central) 5-4, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match
- Fletcher Thommen (Montague) 27-10, So. over Jaylin Henderson (Shelby) 23-17, Fr. (SV-1 10-8)
150
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Darnell Mack of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – JoseLuis Andaverde of Hart
- 3rd Place – Beckett Newell of Fremont
- 4th Place – August Gerardi of North Muskegon
- 5th Place – Xander Randall of Orchard View
- 6th Place – Brayden Overmyer of Mason County Central
1st Place Match
- Darnell Mack (Whitehall) 38-0, Sr. over JoseLuis Andaverde (Hart) 35-8, Sr. (Dec 9-4)
3rd Place Match
- Beckett Newell (Fremont) 27-11, Sr. over August Gerardi (North Muskegon) 17-10, Sr. (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match
- Xander Randall (Orchard View) 19-13, So. over Brayden Overmyer (Mason County Central) 24-19, Sr. (Fall 4:52)
157
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Josue Salgado Velazquez of Hart
- 2nd Place – Landen Arvey of Orchard View
- 3rd Place – Blake English of Whitehall
- 4th Place – Michael Fekken of Hesperia
- 5th Place – Michael Jones of Montague
- 6th Place – Tadessa Barnes of Holton
1st Place Match
- Josue Salgado Velazquez (Hart) 35-6, Sr. over Landen Arvey (Orchard View) 27-11, Jr. (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match
- Blake English (Whitehall) 28-10, Jr. over Michael Fekken (Hesperia) 15-9, Sr. (Fall 2:00)
5th Place Match
- Michael Jones (Montague) 14-10, So. over Tadessa Barnes (Holton) 11-18, So. (Fall 3:21)
165
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Ryan Goodrich of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Brock Bolles of Hesperia
- 3rd Place – Darius Flowers of Orchard View
- 4th Place – Haegan Hansen of Hart
- 5th Place – Landon Mosqueda of Ludington
- 6th Place – Hunter Wilder of North Muskegon
1st Place Match
- Ryan Goodrich (Whitehall) 33-4, Jr. over Brock Bolles (Hesperia) 24-17, Sr. (Fall 3:38)
3rd Place Match
- Darius Flowers (Orchard View) 28-7, So. over Haegan Hansen (Hart) 20-15, Fr. (Dec 6-2)
5th Place Match
- Landon Mosqueda (Ludington) 20-10, So. over Hunter Wilder (North Muskegon) 14-8, So. (Fall 2:34)
175
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Gavin Craner of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Alex Hicks of Hart
- 3rd Place – Mason Tuttle of Orchard View
- 4th Place – Parker Overmyer of Mason County Central
- 5th Place – Elijah Fulton of Manistee
- 6th Place – Logan Kammer of Hesperia
1st Place Match
- Gavin Craner (Whitehall) 37-0, Jr. over Alex Hicks (Hart) 35-4, Jr. (Fall 3:34)
3rd Place Match
- Mason Tuttle (Orchard View) 31-6, So. over Parker Overmyer (Mason County Central) 12-8, So. (Fall 3:00)
5th Place Match
- Elijah Fulton (Manistee) 3-10, Jr. over Logan Kammer (Hesperia) 11-21, So. (MD 12-4)
190
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Jaxon Tuttle of Orchard View
- 2nd Place – Ivan Fessenden of Shelby
- 3rd Place – Issac French of Montague
- 4th Place – Emmanuel Hertzler of Hart
- 5th Place – Jackson Peebles of Ravenna
- 6th Place – Mitchell Johnson of Oakridge
1st Place Match
- Jaxon Tuttle (Orchard View) 25-6, Jr. over Ivan Fessenden (Shelby) 18-14, Sr. (Fall 4:44)
3rd Place Match
- Issac French (Montague) 19-17, So. over Emmanuel Hertzler (Hart) 17-16, Jr. (Fall 2:28)
5th Place Match
- Jackson Peebles (Ravenna) 17-19, Jr. over Mitchell Johnson (Oakridge) 5-18, So. (TF-1.5 2:29 (15-0))
215
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Blake Morningstar of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Ivan Lara of Hart
- 3rd Place – Dominic Mulder of Shelby
- 4th Place – Khai Noordyk of Fremont
- 5th Place – Jacob McFalda of Hesperia
- 6th Place – Tom Klein of Orchard View
1st Place Match
- Blake Morningstar (Whitehall) 27-9, Sr. over Ivan Lara (Hart) 29-5, Sr. (Fall 3:00)
3rd Place Match
- Dominic Mulder (Shelby) 21-9, Sr. over Khai Noordyk (Fremont) 6-8, Jr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
- Jacob McFalda (Hesperia) 15-14, Sr. over Tom Klein (Orchard View) 8-9, So. (Fall 4:07)
285
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Noah Walker of Hesperia
- 2nd Place – Jason Smith of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Jamario Dash of Orchard View
- 4th Place – Adrian Lara of Hart
- 5th Place – Maverick Osborne of Montague
- 6th Place – Adam Marjonen of Ravenna
1st Place Match
- Noah Walker (Hesperia) 34-12, So. over Jason Smith (Whitehall) 15-7, Sr. (Dec 6-3)
3rd Place Match
- Jamario Dash (Orchard View) 29-5, Sr. over Adrian Lara (Hart) 28-14, So. (Dec 8-2)
5th Place Match
- Maverick Osborne (Montague) 16-10, So. over Adam Marjonen (Ravenna) 8-6, So. (Fall 0:33)
GIRLS OVERALL RESULTS
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105
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Justice Hill of Holton
- 2nd Place – Christina Braun of Ludington
- 3rd Place – Ava Pike of Manistee
- 4th Place – Genevieve Hansen of Manistee
Round 1
- Justice Hill (Holton) 17-7, So. over Genevieve Hansen (Manistee) 1-7, So. (Fall 0:34)
- Christina Braun (Ludington) 16-13, So. over Ava Pike (Manistee) 15-8, Jr. (Dec 7-0)
Round 2
- Justice Hill (Holton) 17-7, So. over Christina Braun (Ludington) 16-13, So. (Fall 4:59)
- Ava Pike (Manistee) 15-8, Jr. over Genevieve Hansen (Manistee) 1-7, So. (MD 13-0)
Round 3
- Justice Hill (Holton) 17-7, So. over Ava Pike (Manistee) 15-8, Jr. (MD 11-2)
- Christina Braun (Ludington) 16-13, So. over Genevieve Hansen (Manistee) 1-7, So. (Fall 2:41)
120
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Alissa Hancock of Orchard View
- 2nd Place – Hailey Johnson of Manistee
- 3rd Place – April Luna of Shelby
Round 1
- Alissa Hancock (Orchard View) 2-0, So. over April Luna (Shelby) 1-11, . (Fall 1:22)
Round 2
- Alissa Hancock (Orchard View) 2-0, So. over Hailey Johnson (Manistee) 7-14, Jr. (Fall 5:02)
Round 3
- Hailey Johnson (Manistee) 7-14, Jr. over April Luna (Shelby) 1-11, . (Dec 4-0)
125
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Chloe McKee of Holton
- 2nd Place – Joey Banicki of Manistee
Round 1
- Joey Banicki (Manistee) 1-9, Sr. over () , . (Bye)
Round 2
- Chloe McKee (Holton) 5-6, So. over Joey Banicki (Manistee) 1-9, Sr. (Fall 2:04)
Round 3
- Chloe McKee (Holton) 5-6, So. over () , . (Bye)
135
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Chelsea Peoples of Shelby
- 2nd Place – Mackenzie Wright of Ludington
- 3rd Place – Molly Burkett of Holton
- 4th Place – Alexa Cosmetic of Shelby
Round 1
- Chelsea Peoples (Shelby) 4-7, . over Molly Burkett (Holton) 5-10, So. (Fall 2:59)
- Mackenzie Wright (Ludington) 7-18, So. over Alexa Cosmetic (Shelby) 1-8, . (Fall 2:40)
Round 2
- Molly Burkett (Holton) 5-10, So. over Alexa Cosmetic (Shelby) 1-8, . (Fall 2:49)
- Chelsea Peoples (Shelby) 4-7, . over Mackenzie Wright (Ludington) 7-18, So. (Fall 2:36)
Round 3
- Mackenzie Wright (Ludington) 7-18, So. over Molly Burkett (Holton) 5-10, So. (Fall 1:30)
- Chelsea Peoples (Shelby) 4-7, . over Alexa Cosmetic (Shelby) 1-8, . (Fall 3:00)
155
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Monica Mullins of Holton
- 2nd Place – Samantha Smeltzer of Ludington
- 3rd Place – Ella Vandenberg of Fremont
- 4th Place – Jazmyne Tyszko of Orchard View
Round 1
- Monica Mullins (Holton) 14-4, So. over Jazmyne Tyszko (Orchard View) 0-3, Jr. (Fall 0:46)
- Samantha Smeltzer (Ludington) 4-18, Sr. over Ella Vandenberg (Fremont) 5-10, Sr. (Fall 1:46)
Round 2
- Monica Mullins (Holton) 14-4, So. over Samantha Smeltzer (Ludington) 4-18, Sr. (Fall 1:41)
- Ella Vandenberg (Fremont) 5-10, Sr. over Jazmyne Tyszko (Orchard View) 0-3, Jr. (Fall 2:51)
Round 3
- Monica Mullins (Holton) 14-4, So. over Ella Vandenberg (Fremont) 5-10, Sr. (Fall 0:47)
- Samantha Smeltzer (Ludington) 4-18, Sr. over Jazmyne Tyszko (Orchard View) 0-3, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)
