Tiger Wrestlers compete in Hopkins tournament

The Tiger wrestling team traveled to Hopkins this past weekend to take part in a 13 team individual tournament.   This tournament combined Class A, Class AA, and Class AAA schools.  It was a great opportunity to wrestle outside of our local area and compete against some schools we don’t traditionally see.  The Tigers finished in the middle of the pack, 7^th place with 86 points.  Edina placed 1^st, Wayzata 2^nd, and Lakeville South was 3^rd.

Our last wrestling match was on December 20^th so it was good to get back on the mat and get some quality matches in.  Our upper classmen did a really good job for us and earned our team a lot of bonus points.  Springfield had three wrestlers in the championship match; Wyatt Schmidt (120) got 2^nd, Ashtin Johnson (170) got 1^st, and Sam Rummel (195) got 2^nd.   Those three wrestlers combined for an eight and two record and pick up 6 pins.  Three other Tiger wrestlers earned medals.   Kody Bast (160) placed 4^th, Mitchell Streich (220) placed 5^th, and Damian Honeman (182) placed 6^th. 

Wyatt Schmidt earned his 75^th career win at the tournament.  He now has 77 career wins and is on track to get his 100^th win by the end of the season.

The Tigers host Madelia-Truman, St. James and Wabasso on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

See more sports stories in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.