By Staff
Edwardsburg's Rex Kendle, Dustin Wilfert, Matt Rinehart and Corey Parson all qualified for the Division 3 regional wrestling tournament at Delton-Kellogg High School on Saturday.
Meanwhile at Eau Claire, the Cassopolis Rangers qualified
Kendle (46-1) won the 152-pounds Hamilton district championship Saturday with a victory over Nate Medema of Paw Paw, 7-1.
Wilfert (33-13) finished fourth at 112-pounds after losing to Phillips in the semifinals. Wilfert was pinned by Mark Howard of Hamilton (1:17) in the consolation finals.
Parsons (31-15) finished fourth at 145-pounds after losing to Cory Sickelsmith of Constantine by way of a pin (2:07) in the consolation finals.
Rinehart (41-6) took second at 215-pounds after losing in the finals to Dustin Morgan of Delton Kellogg via the pin in 2:30.
In Division 4 at Eau Claire, the Rangers advanced five grapplers, including district champion Justin Tucker at 125-pounds.
Finishing third for the Rangers were Ashley McCoy at 103, John McCoy at 119 and Randy Hemminger at 140. Finishing fourth was Kenny Brown at 145.
Division 3 District
Championship/Consolation
Weight: 103
Nate Darling Hamilton p. Zach Gordon Berrien Springs, 4:45
Shaun McDowell Constantine d. Tyler Dotson South Haven, 5-0
Weight: 112
Mark Howard Hamilton p. Dustin Wilfert Edwardsburg, 1:17
Darr Philips Dowagiac d. Jeff Holmes Constantine, 4-0
Weight: 119
Mike Warren Pennfield d. Wade Richardson Coloma, 7-6
Kyle Grinage Otsego d. Adam VanderKamp Hamilton, 7-2
Weight: 125
Tim Fletcher Paw Paw d. Bret Hawblitzel Coloma, 8-3
Andrew Williams Constantine d. Tony Lawrence Pennfield, 9-4
Weight: 130
Ben Wales Otsego d. Josh Engelkemier Berrien Springs, 4-1
Shawn Pitsch Hamilton d. Aaron Davidson Constantine, 4-3
Weight: 135
Andreas Alcauter South Haven p. Josh Sundberg Paw Paw, 3:42
Kevin Fassett Maple Valley d. Kevin Slater Otsego, 4-3
Weight: 140
Tyler Harris Delton-Kellogg p. Micheal Jackson South Haven, 4:56
Ben Boss Maple Valley d. Caleb Lohman Parchment, 7-0
Weight: 145
Cory Sickelsmith Constantine p. Corey Parsons Edwardsburg, 2:07
Nick Pitsch Hamilton d. Jeromy Nothrop Dowagiac, 7-6 (2OT)
Weight: 152
David Sandford Mendon p. Kent Livingston Hamilton, 2:01
Rex Kendle Edwardsburg d. Nate Medema Paw Paw, 7-1
Weight: 160
Mike Baker Constantine d. Drakkar Klose South Haven, 13-6
CJ Myers Coloma d. Kyle Bennett Dowagiac, 19-6
Weight: 171
Chris Morris Maple Valley d. Nate Maat Hamilton, 7-5 (OT)
Jesse Martin Coloma d. Matt Dobrowolski Mendon, 16-12
Weight: 189
Carl Jones Pennfield d. Mitch Bosch Hamilton
Jim Sweat Delton-Kellogg d. Jim Kehrer Dowagiac, 9-4
Weight: 215
Matt Behnke Dowagiac d. Michael Veldhoff Hamilton
Dustin Morgan Delton-Kellogg p. Matt Rinehart Edwardsburg, 2:30
Weight: 275
Todd Stoel Hamilton d. Todd Smith Coloma, 6-3
Michael Johnson Dowagiac p. Zach Radtke Mendon, 2:31
Division 4 District
Championship/Consolation
Weight: 103
Ashley McCoy Cassopolis p. Todd Taylor Buchanan, 3:40
Brett Golliher Decatur d. John Stein River Valley, 7-1
Weight: 112
Matt Johnson Decatur p. Dusten Burrows Bangor, 2:59
Travis Reith Buchanan d. Mike Morrison Brandywine, 4-2
Weight: 119
John McCoy Cassopolis p. Ben Efting Hartford, 4:19
Cody Wieand Watervliet d. John Farrell Brandywine, 4-0
Weight: 125
Rahim Hodge Bangor wins by forfeit over Jimmy Lucas Eau Claire
Justin Tucker Cassopolis d. Chris Chappell Hartford, 14-1
Weight: 130
Lonnie Simmons Watervliet d. Adam Schmidke LMC, 10-3
Todd Ehlert River Valley d. David Medlin Buchanan, 16-0
Weight: 135
Matt Koller Brandywine d. Gregg Osburn Hartford, 2-1
Aaron Austin Bangor d. Mike Stein River Valley, 8-9
Weight: 140
Randy Hemminger Cassopolis d. Robert Thompson Brandywine, 9-4
David Williamson Decatur d. Jeremy Ashley Watervliet, 17-11
Weight: 145
Darrick Parker Bangor p. Kenny Brown Cassopolis, 2:47
Julian Arreola Hartford d. Adam Ringler Brandywine, 2-0
Weight: 152
Kameron Morris Watervliet d. Ben Haight Hartford, 4-0
Ryan Comer Eau Claire d. Evan Smith Brandywine, 6-7
Weight: 160
Matt Houser Lawrence d. Chris Rasmussen Decatur, 5-3
Brian Cady Decatur p. Josh Rigozzi Bangor, 3:33
Weight: 171
Randy Deaton River Valley p. Adam Costner Watervliet, 3:32
Tom McColl Bangor d. Bryan Daniel Brandywine, 10-6
Weight: 189
Ray Porter Bangor d. John Creekmore Galien, 12-10
Dustin Gordon Bangor d. Ben Isbrecht Watervliet, 14-6
Weight: 215
Jim Keech Watervliet d. Mickey Muterspaugh Eau Claire, 12-5
Levon Mock Bangor p. Jordan Rasmussen Decatur, 1:30
Weight: 275
Bill Lange Buchanan p. James Smith Covert, 3:30
Derrick Haman River Valley p. Jamie Llerena Bangor, 5:35