By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
NILES - The Cassopolis varsity wrestling team advanced three grapplers to the state finals March 8-10 at The Palace in Auburn Hills.
Brandywine and Decatur both claimed a pair of regional championships.
Jeremy Hechtl defeated Rafael Ross of Climax-Scott, 7-6, to capture the 215-pound crown.
Jordan Rasmussen pinned Mike Middaugh of White Pigeon in 1:56 to take the 285-pound championship.
Also advancing for the Raiders were John Burns, who was second at 140-pounds; Robert Hall, who was second at 160-pounds; and Matt Johnson, who was second at 171-pounds.
Advancing for the Rangers were John McCoy, Corey Lowe and John Grice.
McCoy decisioned Kyle Dornan of Bangor, 10-8, to finish third at 145-pounds. Lowe lost 8-5 to Zach Chantereene of Bronson to finish fourth at 140-pounds.
Grice was pinned by Bronson's Corey Clemens in 2:16 at 285-pounds to place fourth.
Division 4 Regional Wrestling
At Bangor High School
Championship round
103: T.J. Berridge (Martin) p. Dustin McMullin (River Valley), 0:42
112: Chris Deneau (Athens) d. Brad Losinski (Bronson), 11-0
119: John Stein (River Valley) p. Jorge Gallegos (Covert), 2:53
125: Tyler Corwin (Vermontville) d. Drew Ferry (Bronson), 5-3
130: Josh Looney (Covert) d. Preston Lucas (Bronson), 7-3
135: Jeff Salmon (Martin) d. Jamie Corwin (Vermontville), 12-0
140: Steve Mena (Martin) p. John Burns (Decatur), 0:59
145: Nate Beibly (Climax-Scott) won by default Shane Schoeboom (Bronson)
152: Coty Marcoux (Hartford) d. Travis Buskirk (Martin), 7-4
160: randy Dunha, (Climax-Scott) p. Robert Hall (Decatur), 1:46
171: Brandon Shull (Bangor) d. Matt Johnson (Decatur), 8-2
189: Travis Morrill (Union City) t.f. Mike Bartels (Countryside/LMC) 16-2
215: Jeremy Hechtl (Brandywine) d. Rafael Ross (Climax-Scott), 7-6
285: Jordan Rasmussen (Decatur) p. Mike Middaugh (White Pigeon), 1:56
Consolation round
103: Bryon Fisher (Brandywine) p. Jacob Layman (Eau Claire), 4:20
112: Ron Smith (Vermontville) p. Shawn Lynch (Watervliet), 2:34
119: Lorenzo Martinez (Bangor) d. Jake Primm (Marcellus), 7-6
125: Cameron Jackson (Lawton) d. Lucas Moore (Athens) 5-3
130: Raven Scurlock (Vermontville) d. Williams Hodge (Bangor), 14-2
135: Shaydon Weaver (Bronson) d. Irwin Rockette (Countryside/LMC), 7-5
140: Zac Chanterenne (Bronson) d Corey Lowe (Cassopolis), 8-5
145: John McCoy (Cassopolis) d. Kyle Dornan (Bangor), 10-8
152: Devin Bloom (Union City) d. Chris Cochran (Climax-Scott) 11-9
160: Daryus Anderson (White Pigeon) d. Casey Rickli (Martin) 9-1
171: Justin Pickford (Athens) p. Jayson York (Union City), 0:30
189: Adam Paul (Bronson) d. Randall Dibble (Bangor), 10-1
215: Nick Voss (Schoolcraft) p. Nick Murphy (Bangor), 1:40
285: Corey Clemens (Bronson) p. John Grice (Cassopolis), 2:16