Photos by Scott DeCamp | CatchMark
MUSKEGON — Two team champions and dozens of individual champs were crowned in the first-ever 14-team West Michigan Conference wrestling tournament Saturday at Orchard View High School.
Whitehall captured the WMC Lakes Division team title, while Hart came away with the WMC Rivers Division championship.
In each of the 14 weight classes, Lakes and Rivers division wrestlers were separated on opposite sides of the bracket until a final crossover match pitting the champion of the Lakes vs. the champ of the Rivers.
Check out the photo gallery at the top of this story for dozens of images from the tournament.
Here are the team scores in each of the divisions, followed by a highlights and reaction video from the tourney:
WMC LAKES DIVISION
Whitehall 423
Fremont 254
Orchard View 181
Montague 174.5
Oakridge 65
Ludington 14
Manistee 0
WMC RIVERS DIVISION
Hart 415
Hesperia 250.5
Mason County Central 173
Shelby 147
North Muskegon 71
Ravenna 70.5
Holton 41
Below are the results in each weight class after the crossover matches between the Lakes and Rivers division champions. First- and second-place finishers received first-team all-conference accolades, while third through sixth got honorable mention.
106 POUNDS
- 1st Place – James Thommen of Montague
- 2nd Place – Stephen Priese of Hesperia
- 3rd Place – Nick Cano of Shelby
- 4th Place – Cody Manzo of Whitehall
- 5th Place – Aquilla Payne of Orchard View
- 6th Place – Jose Chavira of Hart
113 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Hunter Sanford of Mason County Central
- 2nd Place – Liam Waller of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Alex Sayer of Hesperia
- 4th Place – Tayden Fotis of Orchard View
- 5th Place – Emmanual Ortega of Hart
- 6th Place – Landon Hekkema of Fremont
120 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Blake Sayer of Hesperia
- 2nd Place – Nolan Taranko of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Halen Boos of Hart
- 4th Place – Killian Prewitt of Fremont
- 5th Place – Corbin Russell of Orchard View
- 6th Place – Christian Wright of Shelby
126 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Zane McCabe of Mason County Central
- 2nd Place – Caden Varela of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Austin Martinez of Hart
- 4th Place – Kashton Atwood of Fremont
- 5th Place – Rylee Pierce of Holton
- 6th Place – Emilio Villareal of Orchard View
132 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Christopher Aebig of Montague
- 2nd Place – Trayce Tate of Hart
- 3rd Place – Max Krukowski of Whitehall
- 4th Place – Wyatt Roberson of Hesperia
- 5th Place – Braulio Gomez-Soto of Fremont
- 6th Place – David Addison of Holton
138 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Tee Ward of Fremont
- 2nd Place – Bryce Jorissen of Hart
- 3rd Place – Blake English of Whitehall
- 4th Place – Skyler Stalbaum of Hesperia
- 5th Place – Fletcher Thommen of Montague
- 6th Place – Donovan Porter of North Muskegon
144 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Ryne Christensen of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Josue Salgado Velazquez of Hart
- 3rd Place – Colter Kirchner of Mason County Central
- 4th Place – Kaden Parker of Orchard View
- 5th Place – Ryan Fuentes of Hesperia
- 6th Place – Jordan Guerrero-McGrady of Oakridge
150 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Darnell Mack of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Guillermo Ortega of Hart
- 3rd Place – Tristan Winkleblack of Montague
- 4th Place – Alex Gleason of Hesperia
- 5th Place – Beckett Newell of Fremont
- 6th Place – Brayden Overmyer of Mason County Central
157 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Alex Hicks of Hart
- 2nd Place – Ryan Goodrich of Whitehall
- 3rd Place – Michael Moore of Montague
- 4th Place – Parker Overmyer of Mason County Central
- 5th Place – Landon Mosqueda of Ludington
- 6th Place – Isaiah Kooiman of Ravenna
165 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Trey Myers of Fremont
- 2nd Place – Brock Bolles of Hesperia
- 3rd Place – Darice Mosley of Hart
- 4th Place – Thayden Reed of Whitehall
- 5th Place – Malachi Plunkett of Montague
- 6th Place – Curtis Vandervelde of North Muskegon
175 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Wyatt Jenkins of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Zane Thomas of Hart
- 3rd Place – Ivan Fessenden of Shelby
- 4th Place – Mason Tuttle of Orchard View
- 5th Place – Tyler Risch of Montague
- 6th Place – Bryce McCleary of Ravenna
190 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Jackson Cook of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Adrian Tice of Hart
- 3rd Place – Jaxon Tuttle of Orchard View
- 4th Place – Caiden Nawrocki of Ravenna
- 5th Place – Alex Calixto of Shelby
- 6th Place – Kaiye Miron of Fremont
215 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Michael Romero of Fremont
- 2nd Place – Travis Boughan of Shelby
- 3rd Place – Blake Morningstar of Whitehall
- 4th Place – Adrian Lara of Hart
- 5th Place – Marcus Hoaglin of Hesperia
- 6th Place – Dylan Cunningham of Oakridge
285 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Shane Cook of Whitehall
- 2nd Place – Ivan Lara of Hart
- 3rd Place – Briar Hambrock of Fremont
- 4th Place – Gradyn Wilson of Mason County Central
- 5th Place – Landen Goerbig of Ravenna
- 6th Place – Jamario Dash of Orchard View
