Reeths-Puffer ended Saturday's Division 1 individual district
tournament in Rockford with six regional qualifiers, led by district
champion Ian Cook.
Cook, who has won all 45 of his matches
this season to date, easily took the district title at 144, scoring a
technical fall, a pin and a major decision in order. Already the
program's all-time leader in wins, he's seeking to become its first
state champion since Hunter McCall in 2020.
Sage Secrest
was R-P's other finalist, finishing second at 215. Secrest pinned his
first three opponents before losing an overtime heartbreaker in the
finals to Tyler Meeuwsen of East Kentwood, the top seed in the bracket.
Max
Knowlton took third at 106 to earn a regional spot, going 3-1 on the
day with a pin and two technical falls. Tanner Cowles earned his way to
regionals as a freshman at 132, going 4-1 and earning pins in all four
of his wins.
Devin Welch (285) and Travis Henderson (113) each
scored close wins in the blood round to keep their seasons alive and
ultimately finish fourth in their brackets. Each wrestler went 2-2 on
the day. Welch edged Daniel Wylie of Grandville in the blood round, 5-3,
and Henderson beat Byron Center's Parker Kietzman 4-2 in the pivotal
round, so named because the winner advances to the next bracket while
the loser's individual season is over.
Aiden Neal had two wins
in the 165-pound bracket, and Lyric Stewart (175), Hunter Eek (144) and
Bryce Muskovin (157) each won once, but were unable to advance.
