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GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – Three Branch County wrestlers earned spots on the podium on Saturday at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division Four Individual Wrestling Finals at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
Two of the wrestlers were in the 215 pound weight class as Bronson’s Justin Blankenship was fourth while Union City’s Grady Iobe was eighth.
Blankenship won his first two matches on a pin in 48 seconds and on a 2-1 decision to advance to the semifinals where he lost on a 10-3 decision to Cam Orr of New Lothrup. Blankenship went into the consolation bracket where he scored a pin in 56 seconds before losing the third place match on a pin by Andrew Quinn of Mason County Central.
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BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) Coldwater went 1-2 on the night in a quad meet at Parma Western on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals defeated Dansville 36-34 but lost Western 45-27 and Reading 51-23.
Marshall Hoard went undefeated for Coldwater at 135 pounds.
The Cardinals are now 6-6 in dual meets. They will wrestle next at Portage Northern on Saturday starting at 4:00 p.m..
Meanwhile, the Bronson Vikings picked up two more home mat wins on Wednesday night as they defeated Homer 72-10 and Eaton Rapids 43-30. Winning both of the matches for Bronson were Perry Lake (112), Aricin Smith (145), Craig Tappenden (160), J.C. DePaz (171), Jacob Britten (189), Justin Blankenship (215) and Blayn Gibson (285).