S.A. wrestler’s good deed earns honor from a rival high school

After winning a North East Independent School District junior varsity tournament last Wednesday, a Madison High School sophomore gave the medal to his first-round opponent, a special-needs freshman from MacArthur High School.

Nobody saw the quiet gesture, but word got around. And when MacArthur’s principal heard about it, he decided to give Matt Silva, 16, the “Holy Cow Award,” usually given to MacArthur students who go out of their way to help others.

Principal Peter Martinez visited the rival school Tuesday morning to present Silva with a framed certificate — and the toy cow that goes with it — in front of Madison wrestlers, football players, coaches and staff.

“Character is doing something for somebody else when nobody’s watching,” Martinez told the dozens of athletes.

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