By Staff
EDWARDSBURG – Josh Klosinski and Tyler Schmitt both picked up their 100th career victories Saturday afternoon to help the host Eddies win their own Edwardsburg Invitational championship.
Klosinski (103) and Schmitt (160) were both undefeated on the day as was the Eddies. Sturgis finished second with a 4-1 record, while Jimtown (Ind.) was third at 3-2 and Maple Valley fourth at 2-3.
Dowagiac and White Pigeon rounded out the order of finish with records of 1-4 and 0-5 respectively.
Besides Klosinski and Schmitt, Edwardsburg also had Josh Williams (285), Cameron Warren (119), Ryan Ackles (140) and Rick Krassow (145) go undefeated on the day.
The Eddies defeated White Pigeon 69-9, Maple Valley 49-21, Sturgis 49-19, Dowagiac 58-18 and Jimtown 38-22 to finish at 5-0.
Dowagiac's lone victory came against White Pigeon, a team it lost to on Wednesday night by criteria.
The Chieftains defeated the Chiefs 39-30. Dowagiac lost to Sturgis 60-12, Maple Valley 50-27 and Jimtown 67-9.
Dowagiac's Ben Luth went 4-1 on the day, as did Sinjin Ownby.
Andrew Hurrle, Michael McNeil and Ricky Roach were all 3-2.
"We as a coaching staff were pretty pleased with most of the kids," Dowagiac coach John Green said. "There was a measurable amount of improvement from Wednesday night until Saturday. It was nice to see some of the things you work on in practice a little more visible on the mat."
Edwardsburg Invitational
Final Standings
Edwardsburg 5-0
Sturgis 4-1
Jimtown 3-2
Maple Valley 2-3
Dowagiac 1-4
White Pigeon 0-5
Round 1
Edwardsburg 69, White Pigeon 9
Sturgis 60, Dowagiac 12
Jimtown 55, Maple Valley 18
Round 2
Edwardsburg 49, Maple Valley 21
Sturgis 68, White Pigeon 9
Jimtown 67, Dowagiac 9
Round 3
Edwardsburg 49, Sturgis 19
Maple Valley 50, Dowagiac 27
Jimtown 62, White Pigeon 16
Round 4
Edwardsburg 58, Dowagiac 18
Sturgis 37, Jimtown 27
Maple Valley 55, White Pigeon 22
Round 5
Edwardsburg 38, Jimtown 22
Sturgis 48, Maple Valley 22
Dowagiac 39, White Pigeon 30
Undefeated Wrestlers
Cody Baker (WP) – 189; Dusty Cowell (MV) – 215; Matt Huff (S) – 112; Zach Huff (S) – 125; Sam Fry (S) – 152; Zach Spurgeon (J) – 171; Hayden Davies (J) – 119; Johmichael Moore (J) – 130; Jeremy Hill (J) – 135; Tyler Schmitt (E) – 160; Josh Williams (E) – 285; Josh Klosinski (E) – 103; Cameron Warren (E) – 119; Ryan Ackels (E) – 140; Rick Krassow (E) – 145