Sparta 6th at Freedom Tournament

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...==========103  --  Bryce Nowaczyk, 1-2 with a pin, Did Not Place112  --  Adam Weidel, 2-2 with two pins, Did Not Place119  --  Derek McDonald, 3-1, 3rd Place125  --  Toby Mosley, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place130  --  Jesse Amundson, 2-2 with a pin, Did Not Place135  --  Tom Tourdot, 0-2, Did Not Place140  --  Logan Denasha, 1-2, Did Not Place145  --  Morgan Leis, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place152  --  Jordan Stanek, 4-1 with a pin and major decision, 5th Place160  --  Nick Anderson, 0-2, Did Not Place171  --  Brandon Brueggen, 3-2 with a pin, 6th Place189  --  Matt Tourdot, 4-0 with a pin, 1st Place215  --  Kevin Schmitz, 3-1 with two pins, 2nd Place285  --  Aaron Freeman, 1-2, Did Not PlaceTeam 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==========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.