Month January 2006

In a major step toward changing its transfer and eligibility rules, the PIAA has eliminated its former athletic intent rule and replaced it with language that should make transfer cases less arbitrary for students and schools. Gone from the PIAA…

BY COREY ROEPKEN News Sports Reporter The University of Michigan wrestling team’s teddy bear is anything but a mascot. He’s the starting heavyweight. Fifth-year senior Greg Wagner has become a two-time All-American despite a less-than-desired level of intensity throughout his…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State wrestling coach Troy Sunderland isn’t happy. Sure, his Nittany Lions are 8-2 and have risen to No. 10 in the rankings. And, yes, nine of them are ranked in the top 20 at their respective…

Schlatters going great as Gophers Ex-Westerville residents among NCAA’s best Scott Priestle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH C.P. and Dustin Schlatter were arguably the two best wrestlers to come out of Ohio since Tommy Rowlands, and perhaps going back even further. They…

ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network and ESPN Regional Television (ERT), the nation’s largest producer and distributor of collegiate sports programming, along with Double Sport Apparel and the Oklahoma City All Sports Association, will present the first-ever ESPNU Double Sport…

By Rich Tortorelli OCU Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY “Archie Randall, who turned El Reno High School into a perennial state champion and has been called an elite coach on the national level, has been named the first wrestling coach at…

By Ron Bracken [email protected] Shad Benton has been removed as head varsity wrestling coach at State College High School, effective Thursday. Steve Kurzinger, a former Little Lion assistant coach under Ron Pifer and current teacher at the State College South…

By Bill Ordine sun reporter When Olympic gold-medal wrestler David Schultz was murdered 10 years ago today, the homicide was no CSI whodunit. That much was clear from the outset. Instead, the killing of Schultz, perhaps the most beloved figure…

by Andrew Simon It’s time for the interview to begin, but Jake Herbert isn’t quite done with his workout. So in between every few questions, he fits in sets of dips and pulls, working out his arms, shoulders and back.…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The Iowa wrestling room had cleared out after Tuesday afternoon’s practice when Matt Fields started his solitary road to recovery wearing a brace over his injured right knee. The show goes on for the…