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By BEN WATANABE, Staff Writer Getting involved in wrestling wasn’t difficult for 6-year-old Kyle Samborn of Sanford. He was emotional, the son of a wrestler, and in need of an outlet for his hyperactivity. “They sent this thing home from…

MAKING HIS WAY: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO THRIVE AND ENLIGHTEN By BILL MOOR Tribune Staff Writer Third of seven parts Chad Kling thought he was being told a sick joke. The LaVille High School wrestler was in the locker room…

By Bruce Campbell Times Editor High River Times ” A pair of Highwood Mustang wrestlers are exchanging their graduation gowns for singlets and kimonos. Conrad Jones and Josh Schug missed the Highwood high school graduation ceremonies June 29 because they…

By BENJAMIN HARVEY EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) – To an Ottoman band’s relentless drum pounding and whirring of clarinets, Saban Yilmaz entered the wrestling stadium and poured two full pitchers of extra virgin olive oil over his hulking torso. After nearly…

YOUTH SPORTS: A Superior 13-year-old takes his zest for wrestling to national levels. BY DALTON WALKER NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Most 13-year-olds can be found playing video games or hanging out at a mall. Nikola Bogojevic can be found in…

Making First World Team Could Be Just The Start of A Fantastic Future By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] When Harry Lester walked off the mat June 19 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames,…

In his 11th novel, “Until I Find You, “the author excavates his own past, unearthing painful secrets and finding his father By Dinitia Smith New York Times News Service DORSET, Vt. — “I have not written a novel that disturbed…

Matt Lockhart Daily Mail Sportswriter We all know the stereotype. Jocks don’t hang with scientists. On four acres of farmland in State College, Pa., Ken Chertow is trying to change that — kid by kid. “Be a scholar-athlete, not a…

As his fellow passengers filed onto the plane for the flight to Portland, someone recognized the big man with the massive chest and the easy smile. Thank you, said a stranger, extending his hand to Rulon Gardner. Thank you for…