VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Hi-Liner/Farmers Union Girls Wrestler of the Week, for week ending February 1, 2025 is Bethani Schuldheisz.
Bethani is a 9th Grader at VCHS and wrestles in the 118 lb weight class for the Hi-Liners. Bethani had by far her best day of wrestling this season at the “Belle of the Brawl” tournament at Central Cass High School this past Saturday. Bethani won her first match of the day by a 3rd period pin. Her next two wins are why she was selected as Wrestler of the Week. In the second round of the tournament, Bethani would face the #8 ranked wrestler in the state, Sydney Huber of Bismarck Century. Bethani carried a 3-0 lead into the 2nd period. To start the 2nd Period, Bethani chose “top” position. From there, she ran a powerful and gritty arm bar until she got Sydney to her back to get the win. After losing to #1 Ranked Madisyn Racine from Minot in a very respectable and very hard fought 11-0, Bethani would face #7 Ranked Autumn Huber from New Salem-Almont.The match would go into the 3rd period tied at a score of 9-9. Bethani got choice in the 3rd period and again chose top. This time, rather than using an arm bar, Bethani’s “weapon-of-mat-destruction” was the half-nelson. Bethani got the near side half and secured the far side wrist and ran a vicious half-nelson for the pin.
Coaches note: Bethani beating the #7 and #8 ranked girls in the state was a phenomenal achievement. A first year wrestler in 9th grade, with a 28-13 record, Bethani is now set up to be seeded high in the region tournament.
This is Bethani’s 2nd “Wrestler of the Week” award. So we’ve switched up the questions a tad. Here is how she answered her questionnaire:
Parents: Kenneth and Stephanie Schuldheisz
Siblings: Stephen, Rebecca, Benji, Jonah, Isaiah
Favorite Movie: 10 things i hate about you
Best gift you ever received: softball glove
Favorite Singer/Group right now: fetty wap
First food that you’re hungry for after cutting weight: anything and everything
If you could travel to any place in the world, Where would it be? Germany or France
Favorite coffee drink: anything McDonalds frozen or iced
Funniest person you know: probably myself
Name one trait that you think makes someone a good person: a good sense of humor
Can you write in cursive?: yeppers
If you could choose your own superpower, what would it be?: super speed
Favorite smell (could be a certain food, melted crayons, burning leaves, etc): food
Least favorite chore around the house: putting clothes away
Any hidden talents?: I’m an academic weapon
If you’re parents were to tell a story of something silly or funny that you did when you were little, give a quick summary of that story: me and my friend were at the lake and catching frogs the first one I caught we called him Stuewy. He was in a bottle and we left him inside and he escaped and we didn’t find him until 20 minutes later.
Hi-Liner Wrestler of the Week is sponsored by Tyler Van Bruggen and Farmers Union Insurance of Valley City.
You can watch Bethani’s 3rd Place match vs Autumn Huber here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FdPMjJS16U If you wish to just watch her run her half-nelson for the pin, you can fast forward to the 6:00 mark on the video.