The Spartans finished 6th out of 16 teams at a tough Freedom Tournament Saturday. Matt Tourdot led the way for Sparta taking the 189-pound title while Kevin Schmitz (2nd) fell in his championship bout at 215. Also placing for the Spartans was Derek McDonald (3rd), Jordan Stanek (5th) and Brandon Brueggen (6th).
For full match-by-match results, click here…
For a summary of the day, check out the results below…
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103 — Bryce Nowaczyk, 1-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
112 — Adam Weidel, 2-2 with two pins, Did Not Place
119 — Derek McDonald, 3-1, 3rd Place
125 — Toby Mosley, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place
130 — Jesse Amundson, 2-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
135 — Tom Tourdot, 0-2, Did Not Place
140 — Logan Denasha, 1-2, Did Not Place
145 — Morgan Leis, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place
152 — Jordan Stanek, 4-1 with a pin and major decision, 5th Place
160 — Nick Anderson, 0-2, Did Not Place
171 — Brandon Brueggen, 3-2 with a pin, 6th Place
189 — Matt Tourdot, 4-0 with a pin, 1st Place
215 — Kevin Schmitz, 3-1 with two pins, 2nd Place
285 — Aaron Freeman, 1-2, Did Not Place
Team Scores: Freedom 191.5, Hortonville 172.5, Ashwaubenon 167, Shawano 133, Waukesha West 129.5, Sparta 110, Wrightstown 104.5, BayPort 88.5, Denmark 84.5, Slinger 83, Appleton North 76, Beaver Dam 71, DePere 47, Winneconne 36, Kiel 33, Berlin 31.5
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Sparta is off until Thursday when Sparta finally wrestles a dual at home against La Crosse Aquinas. It will be the first home dual since the Dec. 18 dual against Holmen. After the dual against Aquinas, Sparta will host the Spartan Invite on Saturday.
Mike Montgomery is going to live blog the Aquinas dual so check back here throughout the week for details on that. The live blog window will be up the day before and you can sign up for reminders.
Congratulations Spartans on your showing at the Freedom Tournament. This is considered a top ten tournament in our state. Kudos to Tom, Kevin and Derek for their top placings.
The team has come together and is wrestling very well. Good luck at Lacrosse Aquinas and the Spartan Invitational. Best to each and every one of you!
Rick Brohmer