SHELL LAKE, WI – What a whirlwind for the Spring Valley/Elmwood wrestling team. The Cardinals suffered a lopsided defeat to a very tough Glenwood City team but turned around and took top honors at the Shell Lake Challenge on Saturday over 16 other teams.
The Cardinals will wrestle at Mondovi tonight and have one final tune-up at a triangular Tuesday in Ellsworth. The WIAA regional is looming on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in Edgar with the sectionals on Saturday, February 22 in Ladysmith for the wrestlers that qualify.
Glenwood City 65, Spring Valley/Elmwood 9 – The match started off with some promise when Shahrokhan Kaer outlasted Zeb Holden at 144 pounds for an 11-10 win giving Valley a 3-0 lead, but that quickly disappeared as the Hilltoppers won the next five matches either by fall, forfeit or technical fall for a 29-3 lead. Jack Steinmeyer won a forfeit at 215 to give Valley nine points, but the Toppers took the rest of the matches for the big win.
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