PRINCETON— There was no better place for the young Princeton Tiger wrestling team to learn than Prouty Gym over the weekend.

Thirty teams ventured to Princeton for the 50th annual Lyle King Princeton Invitational wrestling tournament, aka the PIT, featuring 80 IHSA state qualifiers, 39 state medalists and 10 state champions.

“Hopefully, they learned what it takes to get to that next level,” PHS coach Steve Amy said. “They’re coming here to compete and coming to win. That’s something our kids got to learn. They’ve got to realize they’re still young and inexperienced. Those kids that are placing right now, they’ve been wrestling a long time and they know what it takes to get to that level.