This past Wednesday the Knights dropped the first dual to the returning conference champions Thornapple Kellogg before going on to takedown cross-conference rivals Sparta!  The Knight came into the night "short-staffed" on the varsity level due to illnesses but found willing depth calling up four wrestlers from the Junior Varsity to assist!  In addition, several wrestlers were asked to bump up weight classes to help fill the line-up and some dropped a weight class to give the Knights the best possible match ups.  Nate Moe dropped to 140# to win by a quick PIN over Cy Aune and recorded 6 points for the Knights!  Other Knights coming up with BIG wins were Jackson Pinkelman #112 defeating Joe DeKorne 10-8, Jake Jonker 135# won by pin at 1:50, Kayden Smith 145# won by decision 3-0, Clark VanDop 160#, Sam Johnston 189# and Ayla Lipscomb 103# all won as well.  The dual was all tied up 36-36 and came down to the final match of the night where Sophomore Eugene Barrientes came up big at 119# with the PIN over Zach DeKorne to give the Knights the victory 42-36. Coach Bennett added, "while we didn't get all the match ups we wanted, this team keeps showing so much passion, they love to compete and work together to find a way to exceed expectations. They actually care about each other , they have come together as a family and trust their training."