TOMAH, WI – The Spring Valley/Elmwood wrestling team seems to be hitting mid-season form already just a few weeks into competition as the squad had more wrestlers competing at the Tomah Invitational here last Saturday than the week before in Ellsworth.
The level of competition might have been slightly different as well, but the Cardinal wrestlers showed well, led by sophomore Sam Schmitt.
Schmitt captured first place in the tournament at 138 pounds and scored 49 team points for the Cardinals. Schmitt took first place by winning his bracket, then beating two of three other wrestlers that won their brackets as well in the weight class. Schmitt beat Braden Hauser of Wautoma 16-1 in a tech fall, won by fall over Dylan Behnke of Marathon and Jayden Geier of Westby by fall, followed up with a win over Espen Pitts of Mauston in a 6-2 decision before losing by major decision to Jace Anderson of G-E-T/ Melrose-Mindoro. Anderson had lost in the bracket winner round to both Pitts and Geier earlier.
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