Mountaineers, Braves Come Up Short In Kalamazoo

(Lewis Berry photo)

KALAMAZOO---The Gladstone Braves and Iron Mountain Mountaineers both lost in the MHSAA Team State Finals on Friday in Kalamazoo. The Braves lost to Clinton in Division Three, 51-24, while the Mountaineers fell to New Lothrop in Division Four, 36-35.

GLADSTONE BRAVES VS CLINTON

In D-3, Gladstone won two of the first three matches on decisions. Drew Hanson defeated Connor Younts at 112 pounds on a 3-0 decision, then 125-pounder Michael Brazeau defeated Zak Shadey on an 11-6 decision, tying the match at 6-6.

But the Red Wolves got a tough 5-1 decision from 130-pounder Chase Packard over Gladstone’s Austin Solis, and then ran off a string of five straight pins to take control of the match at 39-6.

The Potier brothers made quick work of their opponents to get two pins for the Braves. Cole Potier needed 39 seconds to pin Jack Felts at 171, and then Hunter Potier crushed Clinton’s Wyatt Hicks in 15 seconds to win at 215 pounds.

Gladstone’s final win of the day came when heavyweight senior Brett Boudreau pinned Clinton’s Hazma Rafferty in 1:39.

IRON MOUNTAIN COMES CLOSE VS HORNETS

Earlier in the day, Iron Mountain faced New Lothrop, and did well in the middle weight classes. Shawn Mcguire defeated the Hornets’ Dalton Birchmeier on a 4-1 decision at 130 pounds, and Evan Haferkorn got a Mountaineer pin at 145 when he fell Dominic Casciano with just three seconds left in the second period.

Mason Kivi came through with a pin over Jack Kulhanek in 3:57 at 152 pounds, giving Iron Mountain a 15-12 lead in the match.

Then the Stroud boys delivered for the Mountaineers, although Parker Stroud could not quite get the pin of Colton Symons at 160. He settled for a 17-2 Tech Fall win, which gave Iron Mountain five points rather than six. Fulton Stroud took care of business at 171 pounds as he pinned Brady Gross in 1:13, putting IM ahead in the match, 26-12.

But the Mountaineers did not have a 215 or 285 pounder, so both matches were forfeited, and the Hornets got a pin at 189,

So with three matches left at 103, 112, and 119, Iron Mountain trailed on the scoreboard, 30-26. Mountaineer 103-pounder Alexander Wilson needed a pin to put IM back on top, but had to settle for a 12-8 decision over Blake Wending.

IM was within 30-29, but Hornets’ 112-pounder Daven Lockwood clinched the match with a pin over Shyna Hruska in 39 seconds. IM got a pin from Tyler Winch early in the second period of his 119-pound match, but the Mountaineers ended up a point short, 36-35.

New Lothrop (22-2) 36, Iron Mountain (19-4) 35
125 Caleb Sharp (NL) over Daniel Manier (IM) Dec 11-5…NL 3 0
130 Shawn Mcguire (IM) over Dalton Birchmeier (NL) Dec 4-1…Tied 3 3
135 Brynne Birchmeier (NL) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf…NL 9 3
140 Parker Noonan (NL) over Isaac Manier (IM) Dec 7-6…NL 12 3
145 Evan Haferkorn (IM) over Dominic Casciano (NL) Fall 3:57…NL 12 9
152 Mason Kivi (IM) over Jack Kulhanek (NL) Fall 3:25…IM 15 12
160 Parker Stroud (IM) over Colton Symons (NL) TF 17-2…IM 20-12
171 Fulton Stroud (IM) over Brady Gross (NL) Fall 1:12…IM 26-12
189 Cooper Symons (NL) over Giovannie Saldana (IM) Fall 0:37…NL 18 26
215 Grayson Orr (NL) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf…NL 24 26
285 Isiah Pasik (NL) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf...NL 30 26
103 Alexander Wilson (IM) over Blake Wendling (NL) Dec 12-8…NL 30 29
112 Daven Lockwood (NL) over Shyna Hruska (IM) Fall 0:43…NL 36 29
119 Tyler Winch (IM) over Leo Bauman (NL) Fall 2:24…NL 36 35

Match Summary    CLINTON 51, GLADSTONE 24
112     Drew Hansen (Gladstone HS) over Connor Younts (Clinton HS) 3-0…GLAD 3-0
119     Connor Busz (Clinton HS) over Eli Terrien (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:36…CLIN 6-3
125     Michael Brazeau (Gladstone HS) over Zak Shadley (Clinton HS) SV-1 11-6 ..GLAD 6-6
130     Chase Packard (Clinton HS) over Austin Solis (Gladstone HS) Dec 5-1…CLIN 9-6
135     Maurice Ames (Clinton HS) over Hunter Solis (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:33…CLIN 15-6
140     Coy Perry (Clinton HS) over Adam Belanger (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:13…CLIN 21-6
145     Ethan Younts (Clinton HS) over Bryce Carlson (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:12…CLIN 27-6
152     Joey Preston (Clinton HS) over Owen Mattonen (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:31…CLIN 33-6
160     Kent McCombs (Clinton HS) over Andrew Sargent (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:55…CLIN 39-6
171     Cole Potier (Gladstone HS) over Jake Felts (Clinton HS) Fall 0:39 …GLAD 12-39
189     Nate Smith (Clinton HS) over Bret Seger (Gladstone HS) Fall 3:10…CLIN 45-12
215     Hunter Potier (Gladstone HS) over Wyatt Hicks (Clinton HS) Fall 0:15…GLAD 18-45
285     Brett Boudreau (Gladstone HS) over Hamza Rafferty (Clinton HS) Fall 1:39…GLAD 24-45
103     Braylon Long (Clinton HS) over Aiden Spriks (Gladstone HS) Fall 1:23…CLIN 51-24