Whitehall squeaked by Hart in a hotly contested West Michigan Conference match Wednesday, 34-32, as part of a 2-0 night at the Hesperia Quad. The Vikings also defeated Sparta 50-28.
Emotions ran high throughout the match, with each team assessed a point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, one on a Viking wrestler and the other on the Hart. bench.
Tommy Leeke clinched the match for Whitehall with a 6-1 decision over the Pirates’ Sawyer Boos at 106 pounds, the final weight class to wrestle.
The Vikings got key bonus points from Parker Mott and Liam Leeke, who earned pin victories, as well as a forfeit win for Gavin Craner. Kolten Weiler and Blake English scored major decisions, and Cody Manzo and Max Krukowski won by decision.
English, Craner, Weiler and Krukowski posted 2-0 records on the night with wins over Sparta opponents; the first three won by pin, and Krukowski scored a technical fall.
