Reeths-Puffer finished off a solid team season Friday night by
earning first place at the O-K Green Conference tournament in Byron
Center, outscoring the Bulldogs 194.5-161.
The Rockets' two
top stars, Landon Learn and Travis Henderson, both earned first place at
113 and 120 pounds respectively to propel the team to the win, but
106-pounder Braxton VanHohenstein was not to be outdone and also reached
the top of the podium.
VanHohenstein won his semifinal match
via a close decision, 15-11, before scoring a pin in the finals. Learn
cruised to the title with a pair of pins in the first minute of his
matches, and Henderson scored a first-round pin before winning by
technical fall in the finals.
R-P had four other finalists
pick up second-place finishes. Hunter Eek, Aiden Neal, Tanner Cowles and
Jake Rozycki each went 1-1 to finish second. Taking third place were
Cory Judd (who went 3-1 and scored two pins), Clay Rozycki (2-1), Andrew
Corradin (2-1 with two pins) and Troy Swingley (0-1).
