CLEAR LAKE, WI – Getting the first win of the season is always good for a team, and when the Spring Valley football team walked off the field here last Friday with an 8-6 victory, they were excited, but also a bit concerned.
To put things in perspective, it’s always scary when a player gets hurt on the field, scary for that player and scary for the other players, as well as concerning for fans. Late in the game, senior Maxx Wittmer fell facedown on the field and didn’t move. Trainers and coaches got on the field quickly and within minutes the ambulance crew was called on as well. For 20 minutes the crews worked with no movement from Wittmer, cutting away his uniform and pads and eventually getting him loaded into the ambulance with his parents. At that point there had been no movement from Wittmer and with just under two minutes left in the game it was quiet and somber.
Speaking with Head Coach Ryan Kapping after the game he said that there had been some positive signs of movement for the All-Conference senior that plans to play football at Mankato State next year.
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