On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16, the Blackhawk wrestlers ventured to Hot Springs for the Hot Springs Extravaganza. It is a big tournament for West River South Dakota with 19 teams participating, and the Blackhawks came home with eighth place as a team.
The individual wrestlers who placed at the tournament were as follows: Carter Grohs – eighth place at 126 pounds, Seth Tebay – fourth place at 152 pounds, Tyler Eddy – eighth place at 160 pounds, John Witte – fourth place at 182 pounds, Bailey Schmiedt – fifth place at 195 pounds, and Rylie Stevens – fifth place at 220 pounds.
The next action for the Wessington Springs/Woonsocket Blackhawks is the McCook Central Invitational in Salem on Saturday, Dec. 30.