Area wrestlers get off to good start at state finals
Published 6:27 am Friday, March 6, 2015
Dowagiac’s Tristan Howard scores back points against Carrollton’s Austin Morley in the Division 3 MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Championships at The Palace of Auburn Hills Thursday. Wrestling continues through Saturday. (Leader photo/RON HARNER)
AUBURN HILLS — The opening day of the MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships at the Palace of Auburn Hills was a good one for area competitors.
Niles had five wrestlers win opening round matches in Division 2, while Brandywine, Cassopolis, Dowagiac and Edwardsburg each had one wrestler advance to the championship quarterfinals this morning.
MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Division 2
103: Andrew Flick (Niles) t.f. over Derek Giallombardo (Gaylord) 19-4
112: Michael Higley (Edwardsburg) m.d. over Matt Curmi (Melvindale) 11-0
119: Josh Dayhuff (Niles) m.d. over Mike Dguyen (Byron Center) 13-2
125: Brenden Hall (Niles) d. Hunter Hohman (North Branch) 3-1 ; Bryan LaVearn (Ortonville-Brandon) p. Hunter Vargo (Edwardsburg) 4:29
130: Warren Smith (Niles) p. Austin Frederick (Madison Heights Lamphere) 5:03; Jesse Jones (Farmington) d. Mitch Findeisen (Niles) 10-6
135: Noah Hall (Niles) d. Tyler Brewer (Comstock Park) 5-2; Jordan Hall (Lowell) t.f. over Dustin Vires (Edwardsburg) 23-8
Division 3
112: Trevor O’Connor (Carrollton) p. Gage Williams (Dowagiac) :58
160: Devin Skatzka (Richmond) p. Scotty Hassle (Dowagiac) :53
285: Tristan Howard (Dowagiac) d. Austin Morley (Carrollton) 8-2
Division 4
215: Tymari Brown (Cassopolis) d. Nathan Caudill (Bronson) 7-4; Charlie Rodriguez (Brandywine) m.d. over Thomas Krueger (Lutheran Westland) 15-4
