By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
NILES - The Southwest Michigan Invitational will be held on Saturday at Lakeshore High School in Stevensville.
Bringing together nearly all of the teams in southwestern lower Michigan, the tournament features some of the top wrestlers in the area.
Competing on Saturday will be Bangor, Benton Harbor, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Covert, Dowagiac, Hartford, Lakeshore, Lawton, Niles, River Valley, South Haven and Watervliet.
Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for students.
Following is a breakdown by school of some of the top wrestlers who are expected to compete on Saturday:
Bangor
Darrick Parker (26-1), Brandon Shull (30-2), Kyle Dornan (29-2), Hector Solis (28-3), Jake Skinner (26-5) and Dustin Burrows (21-6)
Benton Harbor
Monteeze Johnson (4th at the Berrien County Meet)
Buchanan
Travis Reith (20-2), Dave Medlin (17-2), Nick Wheatley (22-3), Auston Ferris (20-3), Todd Taylor (20-4), Dave Knisley (17-5) and Jim Connors (18-6)
Cassopolis
John McCoy
Coloma
Jesse Martin (22-1), Matt Kiser (22-6)
Dowagiac
Nathan Cottrell (27-5), Mike Kasper (26-6), Tony Stewart (26-6)
Hartford
Coty Marcoux (25-6)
Lakeshore
Matt Wittmann (28-0), Kyle Hammermeister (25-1), Alex Bolt (23-7), Brad LeValley (22-7)
Niles
Jake Glueckert (28-2), Mason Stephenson (26-4), Todd Scansen (25-4), Ben Brandstatter (25-5), Jake Groves (22-5), Bryce Flannery (21-5), Nate Allison (20-6)
River Valley
John Stein (21-2), Tim Morrissey (21-3), John Coniglio (21-4)
South Haven
Kamron Jackson (26-1), Drakkar Klose (26-1), Michael Jackson (25-1), David Harding (25-3), Andress Alcauter (23-4), Ruben Zuniga (22-5), Adam Bastow (17-5)
Watervliet
Ben Isbrecht (25-1), Brad Wing (16-4), Mike Tees (17-5)