Individually and as a team, members of the Lapeer West High School wrestling team are having a great year.
The team won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II District II Championship at North Branch High School on Thursday, February 11. Lapeer West defeated cross-town rival Lapeer East 34-32 to advance to the championship, then downed North Branch 48-24 to become district champs.
“Our team wrestled well in the district tournament,” Head Wrestling Coach Matt Nowak said. “Freshman Vann Spinney won his match against East for the victory. His match was the deciding match and he stepped up in a pressure situation. It was a great win for our program and a step in the right direction.”
Team members also are registering individual successes. Aaron Secrest pinned his way to the League title. On Saturday, February 13, he and Dean Somers, Adams Nichols, Dakota Carie, and Nate Irelan competed in the Individual District Competition. They advanced to the Regional Competition, to be held this Saturday, February 20, at Warren Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Michigan.
The team also competed Wednesday, February 17, in Team Regionals at Kearsley High School losing a touch match to perennial powerhouse Corunna High School.
Four Lapeer West wrestlers qualified at the Regionals to compete in the State meet: Nate Irelan (fourth place in the 135-pound division); Dean Somers (first place in the 103-pound division); Adam Nichols (fourth place in the 103-pound division); and Dakota Carie (third place in the 112-pound division).
