Niles dominated the All-Southwest Michigan Wrestling Team, which was released Friday.

The Vikings, who reached the Division 2 state semifinals before falling to No. 2-ranked Warren Woods-Tower, placed four wrestlers on the first team.

Lakeshore had three players on the first team and Paw Paw two.

The team is selected by the coaches from throughout southwest Michigan.

First team selections for the Vikings were Austin Franco (119), Andrew Flick (125), Brenden Hall (135) and Mitchell Findeisen (145).

Niles also had Davin Simpson (160) on the second team and Ryan Franco (112), Cade Stephenson (119), Cole Simpson (140), Robert Glover (152), Dayton Simpson (171) and Cody Glick (189) named honorable mention.

Edwardsburg landed a trio of wrestlers on the second team — Josh McMann (140), Patrick Snyder (145) and Austin Cline (189).

Honorable mention picks for the Eddies were Jacob Reece (103), Darek Hess (135), Nick Bradley (152), Jacob Andrina (160) and Joe Hess (189).

Dowagiac’s Kody Walker was a second team selection at 112 pounds.

Caleb Murphy earned honorable mention status at 189 pounds.

Cassopolis’ Dylan Green was an honorable mention pick at 140.

 

ALL-SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN WRESTLING TEAM

First team

103: Riley Bettich (Lakeshore); 112: Shane Williams (Lakeshore); 119: Austin Franco (Niles); 125: Andrew Flick (Niles); 130: Tony Williams (Lakeshore); 135: Brenden Hall (Niles); 140: Ethan May (Decatur); 145: Mitchell Findeisen (Niles); 152: Zack Menck (Lawton); 160: Michael Nuyen (Decatur); 171: Dominick Reo (Paw Paw); 189: Anthony Reo (Paw Paw); 215: Devon Kozal (Bangor); 285: Logan Kennedy (Decatur).

 

Frank Mucha Wrestlers of the Year

Devon Kozal (Bangor)

 

Coach of the Year

Todd Hesson (Niles)

 

Second team

103: Danielle Vallabos, (Bangor); 112: Kody Walker (Dowagiac); 119: Dylan Amm (Lawton); 125: Coy Helmuth (Decatur); 130: Brian Pauquette (Bloomingdale); 135: Eric Taylor (Lakeshore); 140: Josh McMann (Edwardsburg); 145: Patrick Snyder (Edwardsburg); 152: Cody Carlisle (Lakeshore); 160: Davin Simpson (Niles); 171: Zac Checkley (Decatur); 189: Austin Cline (Edwardsburg); 215: Isaac Weir (Lakeshore); 285: Tyler Hill (Lakeshore).

 

Honorable mention

103: Bailey DeLatore (Lakshore), Jacob Reese (Edwardsburg); 112: Ash Stokes (Marcellus), Ryan Franco (Niles); 119: Cade Stephenson (Niles), Owen Flowers (Decatur); 125: Cody Reese (Coloma), Michael Kachur (Brandywine); 130: Gage Williams (Dowagiac), Ian Ishmale (Coloma); 135: Darek Hess (Edwardsburg), Lance Northrop (Lawton); 140: Dylan Green (Cassopolis), Cole Simpson (Niles); 145: Thaddeus Vernon (Bloomingdale), Robert Dente (Lakeshore); 152: Robert Glover (Niles), Nick Bradley (Edwardsburg); 160: Jacob Andrina (Edwardsburg), Alec Austin (Lakeshore); 171: Davin Smith (Niles), Joe Hess (Edwardsburg); 189: Jamane Smith (Coloma), Caleb Murphy (Dowagiac); 215: Jason Craig (Lawton), Cody Glick (Niles); 285: Bryce Robinson (Lakeshore), Cameron McLoughlin (Paw Paw).