Hart finished third at the Division 3 district meet at Comstock
Park Friday night, earning itself a spot at regionals for the sixth
consecutive season.
The Pirates scored 686.2 points in the
meet, well clear of the score needed to clinch a regional bid;
fifth-place Grand Rapids Catholic Central had 646.4 points.
Hart
had a very strong opening round, scoring 208.4 points to move into
third place. The Pirates never fell below that spot in the standings,
despite taking their usual 10-point penalty in round two for not having
enough athletes on the mat. But for that penalty, Hart's round two score
would have topped all competing teams.
The Pirates then finished solidly with a 284.5-point final round, again good for third place.
Hart
has already had plenty to celebrate this month after securing a West
Michigan Conference co-championship last Wednesday after the Whitehall
Jamboree. It’s the seventh consecutive season Hart has finished atop the
league standings. The Pirates and North Muskegon finished tied atop the
WMC standings, with 110 total points earned via the jamborees. Shelby
finished in a third-place tie with Whitehall, with 88 points.
