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CAMPBELLSPORT, Wis. - Several area schools reached out to Campbellsport High School last week after a SUV crash in the early morning hours of Feb. 4 claimed the lives of three Campbellsport girls and injured six others.
Aileen Andrews, AP
Cars line the parking area at Campbellsport (Wis.) High School, where three athletes were killed in a car crash.
There was an outpouring of support at a Campbellsport boys basketball game last Tuesday in Plymouth. There have been moments of silence and donations to memorials for the girls by other schools .
And the Waupun wrestling team showed what it was made of Friday night when it pitched in to do the heavy lifting in setting up Campbellsport's gym for Saturday's regional meet.
It wasn't just the wrestlers, but everyone from the program, parents included.
"I can't thank them enough," said Campbellsport coach Mark Peterson, "and they must have felt at home because they wrestled a heck of a tournament."
Peterson said that most of his team was at the funeral of Caitlin Scannell — the last of the three Friday funerals — until well after 9 p.m.
Scannell, Katie Berg and Sabrina Stahl were the Campbellsport athletes who lost their lives in the wreck. Six Campbellsport wrestlers were pallbearers on Friday.
How the wrestlers composed themselves on Saturday after an emotional week, which concluded with Friday's funerals is remarkable, particularly Nathan and Nick Stahl, who lost their little sister in the tragedy.
Nick managed to place second at 113 pounds and advance to this Saturday's sectional.
"To go through what they went through, to even step foot on the mat
Peterson said he can imagine what they had to deal with because he himself was getting emotional.
Peterson said every time a Campbellsport wrestler came off the mat, win or lose, the crowd would acknowledge them with a standing ovation.
"We've been with each other almost every day in some fashion, either at practice or at visitations," Peterson said. "Tuesday we were at the basketball game. We've been at each others' side. I just said, 'We're doing it for the girls today.' I think that was enough words to be spoken. The guys were emotionally drained and they did a terrific job for what they've been through."
