Hart won its eighth consecutive district championship Wednesday night at Reed City, routing the host Coyotes 62-15 in the finals.
The Pirates also beat Mason County Central in the semifinals, 69-12. Shelby fell to Reed City in a close 44-36 semifinal.
Six forfeit wins in the finals match helped buoy the Pirates to the title. Hart also scored pin victories by Jude Salazar, Abdel Lopez, Kole Thomas and Logan Jorissen, plus a technical fall by Kyle Greiner and a 1-0 decision win by Adrian Lara. Jordan Thies, Sawyer Boos, Aiden Schaner, Halen Boos and Haegan Hansen won by forfeit.
Hansen, Lara, Salazar, Schaner, Thomas, Greiner and Halen Boos each also had wins over MCC in the semifinals, helping them secure 2-0 nights.
The Tigers were able to fill all but one weight class, but as it turned out it was the last one wrestled in the semifinals: 165 pounds. That left Shelby without someone to try to erase Reed City’s two-point lead with one bout to go.
Six Tigers won their bouts in the semifinals: Mason Bromley, Alden Beyer, Jayden Casiano and Olivia Casarez scored victories by pin, and Brody Fessenden and Jaylin Henderson each picked up forfeit wins.
