HASTINGS — Two members of the Sturgis wrestling team wrestled in their respective weight class finals on Saturday in Hastings. The event was the Hastings High School Girls’ Invitational and Sturgis had a pair of solid finishes.
Lola Barkby wrestled to first place overall at 120 pounds. She beat Emma Gibson of Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in the finals of the match by pinfall at 4:26 of the match. Prior to that, Barkby cruised to the finals with pins in two matches, both in the opening period.
Barkby has not yielded a point to any of her opponents in the last two tournaments.
Also finishing with a solid showing was Gracie Clark. She fell in the finals to Ava Pelton of Montague by a 12-7 decision. Prior to that, Clark won a match by pinfall and one by major decision.
Corey Fuller Tournament
The Sturgis boys wrestled at the Corey Fuller Tournament in Portage on Saturday as well. The Trojans finished eighth overall in the tournament with 92 points.
Winning was Three Rivers, the Wildcats piled up 321 points at the event. Grand Ledge was second with 195.5 points.