Garretson held its first home Quad Wrestling tournament against Parker, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney (MVPCS), and Sioux Valley on Thursday, December 12. Garretson had a tough showing, gaining only three points against Parker, 24 against MVPCS, and coming out on top with Sioux Valley.
“This is one of the better Parker and MVPCS teams we have seen in a number of years. Both teams have full lineups and we gave up 5 forfeits (open weight classes) so it is hard to start out a dual 30-0 and fight back from that. Our short lineup is our biggest enemy when it comes to competing in duals,” said Head Coach Francis Ruml.
Garretson had three points to Parker’s 71 points, and 24 to MVPCS’s 52 points.
“I was a little disappointed with our conditioning and I take responsibility for that. It's hard to get a nice balance at the beginning of the season between introducing technique and conditioning. We have a very young and inexperienced team so we have really been working on the basic fundamentals of wrestling,” said Coach Ruml.
However, Garretson did better against Sioux Valley. While scores were close, Garretson came out on top, gaining 36 points versus Sioux Valley’s 34 points.
The next tournament for the high school wrestling team will be at Plankinton on December 21, then on to Sioux Falls Lincoln for the Floyd Farrand Tournament on December 30.
