New wrestling film to screen at High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Championship and Convention. VERITAS Veritas is a feature-length film documenting Lehigh University’s 2004-2005 wrestling team and the story of Jon Trenge, who strives to achieve his childhood dream of…
Mandi Barnes, Northampton High School’s 112-pound wrestler, will be the first female wrestler to represent the Eastern Shore of Virginia at the Virginia High School League Group A Wrestling Tournament this weekend. BY TED SHOCKLEY EASTVILLE — When Mandi Barnes…
HERO: Payam Zarrinpour, Sacred Heart Heavyweight Payam Zarrinpour became the first All-America in any sport at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., when he beat Iowa State’s David Zabriskie, 9-6, in the consolation bracket. Zarrinpour will finish no worse than…
Nicole gets off to a quick start in the Anne Arundel County wrestling tournament by pinning her first-round opponent in the opening period. She went on to capture the 103-pound title. BALTIMORE – Ever since the Olympians of Ancient Greece…
By Roger Moore Stillwater NewsPress AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ” Two Oklahoma State wrestlers left the stage disappointed on Saturday night. Senior Johny Hendricks, in his bid for a third straight title at 165 pounds, lost to Iowa’s Mark Perry, while…
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The sales pitch that lured Ben Askren from his native Wisconsin to wrestle for Missouri was the offer to build a great program rather than continue one, the opportunity to…
Twenty-five years ago, every wrestling aficionado knew of that great Michigan wrestler named Churella. They knew of his grit and tenacity. They knew of his infamous cross-body ride and that equally infamous mean streak he displayed on top. The most…
Gary Blockus Anyone who thinks they know what former Lehigh wrestler Jon Trenge went through during his senior season would be well served by checking out ”Veritas: The Jon Trenge Story,” a documentary film by Howie Miller. ”Veritas” isn’t just…
Charlie Kautz – The Daily Iowan AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Electrifying scenes of the emotion flooding from Mark Perry’s widening eyes, his adrenaline-loaded fists soaring in the air and bruised knees collapsing in the center of the NCAA wrestling championships-heightened…
