ELLSWORTH, WI – The 2024-25 wrestling season kicked off this past weekend at the 60th Annual Ellsworth Invitational for schools from both Wisconsin and Minnesota. While the Cardinals finished in ninth place of 12 teams, the fact that only eight wrestlers competed, and all scored points is something to hang their hats on.
The meet was won by Plainview/Elgin/Millville with 237.5 points, edging out Holmen’s 223 points. Prior Lake was third with 214 points followed by New Richmond (160.5), River Falls (155.5), Cadott (126), St. Thomas Academy (120), Dovery-Eyota (112), SV-E (100.5), Regis/Altoona (94), Ellsworth (84), and Prescott (4).
Junior Jack Steinmeyer led the Cardinal wrestlers with a second-place finish earning 24 team points. Steinmeyer won by fall over Alex Solberg of New Richmond in the quarterfinals, and Colin Lofgren of Regis/Altoona in the semifinal. Mitchell Reinke of Cadott squeaked out a win by fall over Steinmeyer in the championship match at the 1:59 mark of the first period, chances are these two will meet again this season at 215 pounds.
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