SHELBY – Shelby wrestling hosted Whitehall, Ravenna and MCC Wednesday, Jan. 15, for a West Michigan Conference (WMC) quad, battling with the Spartans and Bulldogs.
The Tigers dominated their first dual of the night, using a slew of forfeits and impressive performances to take a 60-22 win over Ravenna.
Shelby started the night with six points in the 144-pound bout between Bryce Bromley and the Bulldogs’ Mark Whelpley. Bromley claimed that match by fall after three minutes of battle.
Brody Fessenden and Jaylin Henderson followed Bromley with even more convincing victories. Each claimed victory by pin, ending both matches before 60 seconds had elapsed.
A string of losses for Shelby followed as Max Hagstrom, Axel Moritz and Colin Fenton lost in the 175, 215 and 285-pound matches. Santos Hinojosa (190) found a win by pin to split those up, keeping the Tigers comfortably ahead.
That lead only increased for Shelby as the size of their team greatly benefited their scoring. The Tigers claimed wins in five of the remaining seven matches thanks to forfeits by the Bulldogs. To end the night, Peyton Hoover pinned Ravenna’s Zoey Mulder in just 28 seconds, before Angel Ewing fell to a Bulldog pin immediately after.
Shelby went on to defeat MCC by a score of 54-29, with six different Tigers claiming victories by pins.
