Wrestling
Fruitport wrestling team bursts into the season with easy wins over Zeeland West, GR West Catholic
The Trojans beat Zeeland West 57-21 and GR West Catholic 63-18
The Trojans beat Zeeland West 57-21 and GR West Catholic 63-18
The Trojans won a district championship last season, and expect to be very competitive again, despite losing a lot of seniors to graduation
They will compete against some of the best wresters in the state at Detroit's Ford Field on March 3-4
Roan Cooper, Hunter Leonard, Nash Cooper and Caleb O'Neal all finished in the top four places in their respective weight classes
Leonard was the last wrestler up for Fruitport, which trailed Fremont by five points and needed a six-point pin to steal the title
Fruitport finished third at the conference tournament behind powerful Allendale and Hamilton
Roan Cooper got his 100th win on Jan. 21 at the GMAA City Tournament while Nash Cooper got his exactly one week later
Seven Fruitport wrestlers had pins over their Wyoming opponents in the non-conference match