EATON RAPIDS — The Niles wrestling team advanced nine wrestlers to Saturday’s Division 2 Individual Regional at Mason.

The Vikings had one individual champion Saturday at Eaton Rapids High School as Fritzel Findeisen scored a major decision over Corey Kerstetter of Jackson Parma Western in the title match, 15-4.

Also advancing for the Vikings were Cole Allison (130), Casey Burandt (135), Donte Stevens, Ryan Casey (189), Brendon Meek (103), Nicholas Zimmerman (112), Darek Mills (119) and Derek Scott (285).

Allison, Burandt, Stevens and Casey were all runners-up. Meek, Zimmerman and Scott each finished second with Mills taking fourth.

Niles, which will compete in the Division 2 Team Regional Wednesday in Three Rivers, will send its nine grapplers on to the individual regional Saturday at Mason High School.

Edwardsburg advanced four wrestlers to the regional round.

Michael Kempton captured the 130-pound championship with a 6-2 decision over Allison.

Also advancing were Michael Borden (12), Blake King (140) and Bradley Brassfield (171).

Division 2 Individual District

at Eaton Rapids High School

Championship round

103: David Melendez (St. Joseph) m.d. over Blain Dempsey (Mattawan) 12-2

112: Ryan Carroll (Jackson Parma Western) d. Derek Tulla (Three Rivers) 7-4

119: Tyler Daniel (St. Joseph) m.d. over Jaedin Sklapsky (Eaton Rapids) 13-5

125: Austin Nusbaum (Sturgis) d. Nathan McUmber (Jackson Parma Western) injury default

130: Michael Kempton (Edwardsburg) d. Cole Allison (Niles) 6-2

135: Andrew Kidd (Sturgis) m.d. over Casey Burandt (Niles) 11-1

140: Travis Dragomer (Lakeshore) p. Blake King (Edwardsburg) 5:50

145: Caleb Huff (Sturgis) m.d. over Donte Stevens (Niles) 11-1

152: Fritzel Findeisen (Niles) m.d. over Corey Kerstetter (Jackson Parma Western) 15-4

160: J.P. McDougall (Lakeshore) d. D.J. Matthews (Sturgis) 2-1

171: Brett Dempsey (Mattawan) d. Mike Gould (St. Joseph) 11-4

189: Matt Hueckel (Battle Creek Harper Creek) m.d. over Ryan Casey (Niles) 12-3
215: Kyle Spear (Lakeshore) d. Trent Hurd (Eaton Rapids) 8-7

285: Kyle Carlson (Lakeshore) p. Wade Stacey (Vicksburg) 5:19

Consolation round

103: Brendon Meek (Niles) p. Brock Hoffman (Jackson Parma Western) 3:46

112: Nicholas Zimmerman (Niles) d. Aaron Ward (Lakeshore) 4-3

119: Noah Hanau (Lakeshore) d. Darek Mills (Niles) 9-4

125: Patrick Blommel (Lakeshore) d. Michael Borden (Edwardsburg) 7-0

130: Michael Cagney (Jackson Parma Western) p. Ricardo Soto (Sturgis) 3:14

135: Tanner Jewell (Jackson Parma Western) d. Connor Myers (St. Joseph) 5-2

140: Chris Ketchmark (St. Joseph) d. Tyler Ebersole (Jackson Parma Western) 3-2

145: Cam Hunsberger (St. Joseph) p. Blayne Kerstetter (Jackson Parma Western) 4:35

152: Shawn Brew (Three Rivers) d. Dayland Bowser (Sturgis) 7-0

160: Austin Siegel (Coldwater) d. Luke Mallery (Vicksburg) 13-7

171; Neil Robinson (Vicksburg) d. Bradley Brasfield (Edwardsburg) 3-1

189: Alex Rutherford (St. Joseph) p. Connor Goodman (Marshall) 2:36

215: Brett Burtrum (Coldwater) d. Cole D’Haese (Sturgis) 10-1

285: Derek Scott (Niles) d. Paul Monks (Coldwater) 3-0