SOMERSET, WI – While it wasn’t a great tournament for all the wrestlers here last Friday, there was something to cheer about for the Spring Valley/Elmwood faithful. Freshman Sam Schmitt led the Cardinals with a first-place finish in the tournament of 15 teams in a very competitive weight class. He wasn’t the only freshman to earn points and have a good tournament.
Schmitt took first place in the 138 division The freshman won by 6-0 decision over Owen Anderson of Turtle Lake/Clayton in the quarterfinal round, won a 3-1 decision in the semifinal match over Brock Wood of Glenwood City and defeated Justin Defoe of Ashland with an 8-3 decision in the championship match. Schmitt earned 44 team points in the process.
Dane O’Meara, another freshman wrestling at 106) earned 34 team points with a fourth-place finish for the Cardinals. O’Meara won by fall over Case Platson in the quarterfinals, lost by fall in the semifinal to Kaiden Hahn of St. Croix Falls and then lost to Will Obermueller of Glenwood City by fall in the third-place match.
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