Month February 2005

Cooper Lives Up To Family Legacy

Cooper lives up to family legacy Simon Kenton senior adds to clan’s haul Ryan ErnstEnquirer staff writer FRANKFORT – At the conclusion of his state championship match, Simon Kenton senior Neil Cooper was scooped into the air by coach Jim…

St Ed Caps Ohio HS State Wrestling Title With Team Scoring Record

Exclamation pointsSt. Edward caps state title with team scoring recordPat GalbinceaPlain Dealer Reporter Columbus- Two years ago at the 66th state wrestling tournament, then-Walsh Jesuit coach Bill Barger approached St. Paris Graham coach Jeff Jordan and offered a witty observation.…

Comprehensive Report from Wisconsin HS State Wrestling Tourney

WIAA SPORTS: Saturday’s highlightsMike Kaebisch Wisconsin State Journal Stoughton senior Rick Nelson waited until the opportunity presented itself. And when it did, he seized it and grabbed a WIAA state wrestling title while he was at it. Nelson used a…

Matt Gentry-fied Approach Puts Stanford On Mat Map

PROFILE: Matt Gentry Gentry-fied approach Stanford now on wrestling map Tom FitzGerald, Chronicle Staff Writer ver the Thanksgiving break in 1998, a 122-pound high school junior and his dad visited Stanford. If the boy had shown you his driver’s license,…

Vets Auditorium: A Place In Our Hearts

Vets Auditorium: A place in our hearts Veterans Memorial Auditorium has played a part in countless Iowa moments By KEN FUSONREGISTER STAFF WRITER It’s a strange building to love. From the outside, Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, which opened…

Abas Takes Silver, Rowlands Bronze at Cerro Pelado in Cuba

Abas takes silver, Rowlands bronze as U.S. wins five medals total at Cerro Pelado Tournament in CubaGary Abbott/USA Wrestling 2004 Olympic silver medalist Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) was defeated in the finals at 60 kg/132 lbs. and won a…

Results from Value City Arena/Ohio State Finals

Note: Divisions based on total school enrollment, with Division I being the largest schools… DIVISION I First Place Final 103: Tony Jameson, Young. Austin.-Fitch dec. Ryan Fields, W. Chester Lakota West 7-3 112: Kevin Hardy, Solon dec. Shawn Harris, Lakewood…

Mason Senior Wrestler Wins Ohio State Title in Dramatic Fashion

Mason senior wins state title in dramatic fashion State wrestling By Frank DiRennaEnquirer contributor COLUMBUS – Mason senior Zachary Marshall and Middletown Madison senior Patrick Lanham brought home state wrestling titles from Ohio State on Saturday. Marshall won his match…

Iowa State wrestling meet will move next year

The end of an era at Vets State wrestling meet will move next year DES MOINES – Sometime around 10 tonight, a wrestling official is going to bring his hand to the mat or blow his whistle signaling the end…

Longtime Wrestling Official Has Seen It All Since 1971

Longtime official has seen it all since 1971Johnna Espinoza The Idaho Statesman NAMPA ” Wrestling has come a long way since Fred Hughes of Pocatello began officiating in 1971. Back then, there was one classification. There were also concerns about…

St Ed Clinches 9th Straight Ohio Big-School Title

St. Edward gets upper hand on historyEagles clinch ninth straight state title, 21st overall, and place record 13 wrestlers, seven in finals Pat GalbinceaPlain Dealer Reporter Columbus- When asking the question “Who has established the greatest dynasty in Cleveland sports…

One-Armed Champ One Highlight of Minnesota State Finals

Matousek, one-armed wrestler highlight Class 2A Associated Press ST. PAUL – Nate Matousek of Glencoe-Silver Lake finished his record-setting career in style with his third state championship on Saturday at the Class 2A state high school wrestling tournament. Matousek won…