Five Spartan wrestlers go undefeated in dual meet tourney
Imlay City’s Mason Phillips works for a fall in action last Saturday at the Canton Tournament. Phillips went 5-0 on the day. photo by Lisa Harper.
IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City wrestling team went 2-3 en route a fourth-place finish last Friday at the Canton Tournament.
Imlay City opened their five-match stint with a 54-12 win against an All-Star team comprised of grapplers hailing from several different schools. That was followed by a 42-40 loss to Gibralter Carlson; a 52-18 victory over North Farmington; a 47-30 setback to Clinton; and a 36-34 loss to Dearborn.
Mason Phillips (119/125), Wesley Hampton (135/140), Hunter Mullins (171) and Joe Harper (285) led Imlay City that day. Each posted 5-0 marks in their respective weight classes.
Dakota Sandzik went unbeaten for Imlay City as well. Sandzik wound up 4-0 overall, splitting his time between the 112 and 119-pound weight classes.
Isaac Schmitz (152) and Ricky Guerrero (160) added 3-2 marks to Imlay City’s cause.
Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.
