KALAMAZOO – The No. 2-ranked Whitehall Vikings will be taking on top-ranked Dundee on Saturday afternoon with a Division 3 MHSAA Team Wrestling state title at stake.
Whitehall defeated Clinton, 44-24, earlier Saturday to earn its berth in the state title match. Dundee defeated No. 4 Constantine 49-22.
Saturday’s title match is scheduled for 3:45 p.m.
Whitehall will be looking to dethrone Dundee, which has won six straight Division 3 wrestling titles and nine since 2013. Last year, Dundee defeated Whitehall 60-18 in the state title match.
On Saturday, the Vikings won six of the first eight matches to gain a 29-12 lead before Clinton won three straight and cut the lead to 29-24. Whitehall won the final three matches to gain the victory and advance.
Here are the results from the semifinal match.
165: Bryce Randolph, Clinton, pinned Blake English, 1:29.
175: Gavin Craner, WH, pinned John Keibler, :38.
190: Trenton TenBrock, WH, major decision, Ladson Lakatos, 9-1.
215: Wyatt Jenkins, WH, pinned Wyatt Hicks, 1:38.
285: Hamza Rafferty, Clinton, pinned Blake Morningstar, 3:48.
106: Cody Manzo, WH, pinned Nate Arntz, 6:29.
113: Kolton Weiler, WH, decisioned Zach Taylor, 2-1.
120: Max Krukowski, WH, major decision, Joe Hodges, 12-2.
126: Braylon Long, Clinton, decisioned Nolan Taranko, 3-0.
132: Connor Younts, Clinton, technical fall, Caden Varela, 17-1
138: Maurice Ames, Clinton, major decision, Liam Leeke, 12-4.
144: Ryne Christensen, WH, decisioned Dylan Badge, 8-5.
150: Darnell Mack, WH, pinned Tanner Bolton, :46
157: Ryan Goodrich, WH, pinned Cliff Jones, 2:37.
