Montague senior Fletcher Thommen joined rarefied air for a Wildcat
Saturday at the team's home Randy Jacobs Duals, earning his 150th career
victory.
Thommen is only the fifth Wildcat to achieve that
milestone mark, said coach Kris Maddox, and the third to do so since
Maddox took the head coach position. He was 4-1 on the day, scoring
three pins and a technical fall.
As a team, the Wildcats went
2-3, defeating North Muskegon 65-18 and Holton 41-37. The team suffered a
disappointing loss by tiebreaker criteria against Northview, 42-41, and
dropped matches to Spring Lake (60-16) and Otsego (53-27).
"There were many times today where our guys were just not as focused and
excited to compete as we have been in the last few weeks," Maddox said. "We have to
learn to celebrate all our successes, no matter how small they are, and
keep building upon them."
In addition to Thommen, three other
Wildcats posted 4-1 records. Maverick Osborne scored pins in all four of
his wins, and Gavyn Maddox and Isaac French each pinned three opponents
and had one major decision. Kenneth Heaton added a 3-1 record, and
Michael Jones went 3-2.
"We were tested at every weight class,
which is exactly what we were looking for this time of year," Maddox
said. "Every one of our wrestlers had strong competition throughout the
day. If we are not putting our guys in a position to be tested, then we
are failing as coaches. It was a very competitive tournament, and
probably the most competitive Randy Jacobs Tournament I have been part
of."
