AUBURNDALE, WI – The WIAA regional wrestling tournament is always bittersweet as many wrestlers finish their season here. Only the top four wrestlers in each weight class earn the opportunity to advance to the WIAA Sectional in Edgar on Saturday.
For the young Spring Valley/Elmwood wrestling team, one wrestler advanced to the sectionals: freshman Sam Schmitt.
Schmitt finished third at 138 pounds and earned 17 team points in doing so. The freshman won by fall over Brenton Faber of Cadott in his quarterfinal match but lost to Clear Lake’s Trevor Gilbertson by fall in the third period in his semifinal match. Schmitt would win the third-place match over Zeb Holden of Glenwood City in a 10-3 decision, but the wrestleback for second place was a no contest match as Gilbertson was the opponent and already beat Schmitt earlier.
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