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PORTAGE — The Niles wrestling team will roll into the post season with a full head of steam.

The No. 3-ranked Vikings overpowered the field at the SMAC Individual Tournament Saturday at Portage Northern.

Niles placed 13 out of 14 in the finals and came away with seven individual champions in amassing 307 points.

Battle Creek Lakeview finished second with 214.5 points and Lakeshore was third with 155 points.

It was the second straight title for Niles, which faces Lakeshore in the opening round of the MHSAA Team Districts on Thursday.

Noah Hall (31-3) was a repeat champion for the Vikings as he captured the 145-pound title.

Also winning championships were Josh Dayhuff (31-4) at 119; Warren Smith (31-6) at 130; Quintin Smith (23-6) at 152; Sean Craig (28-6) at 171; Ted Jankowiak (29-8) at 215; and Alex Bata (27-6).

Finishing second for Niles were Andrew Flick (103), Brenden Hall (125), Mitchell Findeisen (135), Courtland Lamberton (140), Fred Kemp (160) and Cody Thornton (189).

Cade Stephenson was fourth at 112.

 

SMAC Individual Tournament

At Portage Northern

Team Scores

1. Niles 307; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview 214.5; 3. Lakeshore 155; 4. Portage Northern 112; 5. Battle Creek Central 93.5; 6. Kalamazoo Central 82; 7. St. Joseph 64; 8. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 58.5; 9. Mattawan 58; 10. Gull Lake 41; 11. Portage Central 37; 12. Benton Harbor 8

 

Championship round

103: Brendan Stevens (Battle Creek Lakeview) d. Andrew Flick (Niles) 8-2; 112: Austin Franco (Lakeshore) t.f. over Daniel New (Battle Creek Lakeview) 17-2; 119: Josh Dayhuff (Niles) d. Tony Williams (Lakeshore) 5-0; 125: Romeo Riley (Kalamazoo Central) d. Brenden Hall (Niles) 7-0; 130: Warren Smith (Niles) d. Donovan Marshall (Battle Creek Central) 16-9; 135: Matthew Heaps (Portage Northern) d. Mitch Findeisen (Niles) 3-1; 140: Noah Hanau (Lakeshore) d. Courtland Lamberton (Niles) 8-1; 145: Noah Hall (Niles) m.d. over Brennon Gooding (Battle Creek Lakeview) 8-0; 152: Quintin Smith (Niles) m.d. over Tim Pham (Portage Northern) 13-2; 160: Connor Myers (St. Joseph) m.d. over Fred Kemp (Niles) 11-3; 171: Sean Craig (Niles) d. Jacob Taylor (Battle Creek Central) injury default; 189: Nick May (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) t.f. over Cody Thornton (Niles) 25-7; 215: Ted Jankowiak (Niles) d. Isaac Weir (Lakeshore) 6-5 (OT); 285: Alex Bata (Niles) p. Cole Winters (Battle Creek Lakeview) 1:15