Iron Mountain senior Daniel Manier holds Escanaba’s Cannon Arnt off with his right hand on Saturday during the Ray Mariucci Invitational in Kingsford. (Sean Chase/Daily News photo)

KINGSFORD — Eighteen high school wrestling teams from Michigan and Wisconsin met up in Kingsford on Saturday for the Ray Mariucci Invitational tournament.

The Kingsford, Iron Mountain, North Central, Florence and Norway varsity squads were all in attendance with multiple local athletes being crowned as champions.

It was Kingsford that landed the biggest prize, however, winning its own tournament for the first time since 1993 with 206 points.

The Flivvers were followed by Menominee, 152.5; Negaunee, 121.5; Escanaba, 104.5; and Munising, 100.5. North Central took home seventh with 70.5 points, while Iron Mountain grabbed 12th and Norway took 13th. Florence ended the day in 15th place.

Kingsford’s Presley Hollen made it to the championship round at 106 pounds. However, he lost to Negaunee’s Evan Asikainen and finished second.

Negaunee’s Phoenix Espinoza won the 113-pound title. Norway’s Matthew Doney finished in fifth place.

North Central sophomore Cooper Raab pinned Kingsford senior Reed Degroot to claim the 126-pound championship. Degroot was 2-1 on the day, grabbing wins over Kalkaska’s Gabriel Buyze-Prieto and Rudyard’s Nathen Enriquez.

The Flivvers dominance continued at 132 pounds as Tegan Ray took home first place. Kingsford’s Jacob Patrick finished third.

The Flivvers also brought home hardware at 138 pounds. Nolan Hendrickson took second place, finishing 2-1 on the day.

Esky senior Cade Krueger took the 144-pound title by pinning Florence’s Ely Marefke in 2:36. Marefke went 3-1, grabbing wins over Westwood’s Lily Bleckler, Munising’s Korbyn Smith and North Central’s Pryar LaBonte. Florence freshman Cole Chitko fell to LaBonte in the third-place match.

Iron Mountain senior Daniel Manier secured the 150-pound crown with a first-period pin against Negaunee’s Dominik Storm. After receiving a first-round bye, Manier ended the day at 3-0. He also pinned Kalkaska’s Joey Morphis and Escanaba’s Cannon Arnt. He also picked up his 100th career win on the day.

Kingsford’s Orrin Smith took home first place in the 157-pound division. He finished the day at 3-0, pinning all three of his opponents — Kalkaska’s Coltrane Paryani, Munising’s Cayden Wieczorek and Negaunee’s Devin Jurmu.

Flivvers’ 175-pounder Jake Lockhart ended the day at 3-0 and secured the first-place crown. He pinned Norway’s Landon Amundson in the first round.

Florence’s Breyson Kelley continued his impressive senior season, bringing home first place at 190 pounds. Kelley received a first round bye and his semi finals opponent dropped out due to a medical forfeit. He ended the day 1-0, pinning Kingsford’s Brettin Rouse in the first round of the title match. He has a chance at 150-career wins Thursday in Iron Mountain.

Kingsford’s Mason Tappy finished in first place at 215-pounds. He was 3-0 on the day and pinned Menominee’s Kahne Clarke in the second round to secure the title. Iron Mountain’s Giovanni Saldana finished in third place.

Bark River-Harris junior Charles Walker earned the 285 title by pinning Kingsford junior Logan Declark with only 12 seconds remaining in the match. Connor White, from the Flivvers, finished third.

Escanaba hosts Negaunee, Westwood and Kingsford in a quadrangular meet Thursday.

North Central goes to Iron Mountain for a quadrangular Thursday and BR-H resumes in Saturday’s U.P. Finals in Marquette.

Results

Kingsford 206, Menominee 152.5, Negaunee 121.5, Escanaba 104.5, Munising 100.5, Ishpeming Westwood 81.5, Powers North Central 70.5, Gwinn 64, Kalkaska 51.5, Rudyard 49.5, Bark River-Harris 49, Iron Mountain 47, Norway 42.5; Marquette 39, Florence, Wis. 35, Newberry 32, U.P. Extra 0.

157 — Smith, King, pinned Jurmu, Neg, 1:39; 3, Weiczorek, Mun; 4, Baxter, Men.

165 — Odom, Men, pinned Nelson, Men, :43; 3, Dockery, WW; 4, Bindermann, Kal.

175 — Lockhart, King, pinned Amundson, Nor, 1:36; 3, Eisonhardt, Mun; 4, Cunningham, Men.

190 — Kelley, F, pinned Rouse, King, 1:50; 3, Corrigan, BR-H; 4, Sadler, Mqt.

215 — Tappy, King, pinned Clarke, Men, 2:28; 3, Saldana, IM; 4, Nehring, PNC.

285 — Walker, BR-H, pinned Declarke, King, 5:48; 3, White, King; 4, Hamilton, New.

106 — Asikainen, Neg, pinned Hollen, King, :53; 3, Nord, Mun; 4, Ellis, Mqt.

113 — Espinoza, Neg, pinned D. Savoie, Rud, 2:44; 3, Davis, E; 4, Manier, WW.

120 — Crowe, E, pinned Jenkins, Gw, :56; 3, Carlson, Kal; 4, Bosley, Mun.

126 — Raab, PNC, pinned Degroot, King, 3:03; 3, Buyze-Prie, Kal; 4, Christesen, WW.

132 — Ray, King, pinned VanLandschoot, Mun, 3:12; 3, Patrick, King; 4, Melka, Gw.

138 — Barstow, Men, pinned Hendrickson, King, 1:19; 3, Lindquist, WW; 4, K. Savoie, Rud.

144 — Krueger, E, pinned Marefke, F, 2:36; 3, LaBonte, PNC; 4, Chitko, F.

150 — Manier, IM, pinned, Storm, Neg, 1:07; 3, Comero, WW; 4, Arnt, E.