Wendling closed to within just a point early in the third period however Fill took control late, hitting a takedown into another near fall in the third before taking the 15-8 decision, closing Bronson to within 6-3.Īnother big win for Bronson came at 112 pounds where Owen Kimmons faced off with Leo Bauman of New Lothrop.
Fill controlled the match from nearly the start, hitting a reversal on an early takedown right into a head lock and a near fall. Bronson took a chance and voided at 285 pounds, giving New Lothrop the six points but robbing them of the excitement of a dual opening pin fall win, a strategy that the Bronson coaching staff has used successfully in the past.īronson wasted little time battling right back at 103 pounds as sophomore Aiden Fill faced off with Blake Wending of New Lothrop. Stepping up to the mat for New Lothrop was defending 285 pound state champion Isiah Pasik who is unbeaten on the season.
The state semifinal kicked off at 285 pounds where the Vikings, in classic Bronson fashion, played a few mind games with the Hornets coaching staff. In the end, you know, we just came up a little bit short of our goal.”īack-and-forth the two teams went on the big stage and after 13 of the 14 matches were complete, the fate of the Division Four State Semifinal still was not decided, meaning the meeting would come down to one single match, a battle at 215 pounds.īefore the dramatic end to the semifinal there were 13 closely contested matches, each just as exciting as the last. Their growth throughout the season has just been amazing, just the heart they’ve showed, it’s been so amazing. I could not be more proud of these guys, not one bit. But I’ll tell you something, every single guy that went out there tonight, every single one, battled to the very end. “We won a few of those swing matches tonight we just came up a little short. “There is no disappointment whatsoever from my team, we knew it was going to be very close and that we had to win the swing matches,” said Bronson head coach Chad Butters. In the end the Vikings saw their 2021-22 season come to a heartbreaking end as it was New Lothrop taking a win in the final match to pull ahead and take the 31-30 victory. Saturday morning on the biggest stage of high school wrestling in the state of Michigan, the third ranked Bronson Vikings engaged in an intense battle with the second ranked New Lothrop Hornets in the MHSAA Division Four State Semifinals held at the Wings Event Center. Aiden Fill at 103 pounds won by decision over New Lothrop's Blake Wendling in the state semifinals on Saturday morning.
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