Western Wins Wrestling District Thriller at NWHS
A.J. Benn, left, of Northwest High School battles Trevor Baker of Western High School during the Michigan High School Athletic Association district tournament at NWHS. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports On a night of Michigan High School Athletic Association wrestling district action, points were hard to come by. Western High School scored just enough to upset Northwest in the Division 2 district final at NWHS on Thursday night. The Panthers tied the Mounties at 28, but won on criteria – most wins by a count of 8-6. Western joins five other area schools who will advance to regional semifinals in team wrestling on Wednesday of next week. Regional tournament winners advance to the MHSAA state team finals Feb. 28, 29 at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. Also winning district titles in Division 3 were Napoleon and Onsted High Schools. The Pirates will wrestle No. 1 ranked Dundee and Onsted will wrestling Monroe Jefferson at a yet-to-be-determined site in Division 3. Springport, Manchester, and Addison won Division 4 district titles. Addison will wrestle Union City in the regional semifinal in one Division 4 regional; and Springport will wrestle Byron and Manchester’s opponent has yet to…
