Area wrestlers continue to perform well
Published 8:03 am Saturday, March 7, 2015
Brandywine’s Charlie Rodriguez wrestles Dominic Johnson of Burton-Bentley in a second round consolation match Friday. Rodriguez pinned Johnson to advance. (Leader photo/RON HARNER)
AUBURN HILLS — Area wrestlers continued to shine on the second day of the MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
While no wrestler will being home a state championship, several still have a chance to place as high as third at the end of the day.
Niles’ Noah Hall and Cassopolis’ Tymari Brown both lost semifinal matches Friday night in divisions 1 and 4 respectively.
Hall dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to Chase Veydt of Jackson Parma-Western, while Brown was defeated by Laingsburg’s Kevin Koenig 8-1.
MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Division 2
Consolation First Round
125: Hunter Vargo (Edwardsburg) d. Wyatt Cadmus (Tecumseh) 7-5
130: Brad Ronning (Sparta) d. Mitch Findeisen (Niles) 7-2
135: Shawn Lindsey (Warren Lincoln) d. Dustin Vires (Edwardsburg) 10-6
Championship Quarterfinals
103: Sam Russell (Lowell) d. Andrew Flick (Niles) 6-3
112: Dominic LaJoie (Gaylord) p. Michael Higley (Edwardsburg) 5:30
119: Michael Volyanyuk (Farmington Hills Harrison) d. Josh Dayhuff (Niles) 4-2
125: Jacob Busing (Byron Center) d. Brenden Hall (Niles) 8-4
130: Zeth Dean (Lowell) d. Warren Smith (Niles) 5-1
135: Noah Hall (Niles) d. Coby Moore (Bay City Western) 5-0
Consolation Second Round
103: Andrew Flick (Niles) p. Connor Heckel (Zeeland West) :36
112: Michael Higley (Edwardsburg) d. Jordan Richardson (Ionia) 4-0
119: Josh Dayhuff (Niles) t.f. over Nick Bleise (Chelsea) 15-0
125: Brenden Hall (Niles) p. Hunter Vargo (Edwardsburg) :36
130: Austin Makins (Fowlerville) d. Warren Smith (Niles) 5-1
Cons. Round 2 – Michael Higley (Edwardsburg) d. Jordan Richardson (Ionia) 4-0
Championship Semifinals
135: Chase Veydt (Jackson Parma Western) d. Noah Hall (Niles) 1-0
Division 3
Consolation First Round
12: Anthony Trudo (Capac) p. Gage Williams (Dowagiac) 1:54
160: Brian Hitts (Grant) d. Scotty Hassle (Dowagiac) 7-6
Championship Quarterfinals
285: Trent Montambo (Shelby) d. Tristan Howard (Dowagiac) 5-3 (OT)
Consolation Second Round
285: Tristan Howard (Dowagiac) p. Taylor Dean (Battle Creek Pennfield) 3:49
Division 4
Championship Quarterfinals
215: Tymari Brown (Cassopolis) d. Dominic Garcia (Leroy Pine River) 7-4
Kevin Koenig (Laingsburg) p. Charlie Rodriguez (Brandywine) :57
Consolation Second Round
215: Charlie Rodriguez (Brandywine) p. Dominic Johnson (Burton Bentley) 1:51
Championship Semifinals
215: Kevin Koenig (Laingsburg) d. Tymari Brown (Cassopolis) 8-1
