LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling program took a significant stride forward in its transition back to varsity status with Tuesday’s naming of Dan Wirnsberger as head coach, and now the program has a conference to call home. This week…
No one is supposed to be talking about Tolly Thompson right now. Instead everyone is talking about him. Thompson, who competes in the 264-pound division for the California Claw, has been overshadowed much of his competitive career by great U.S.…
By Marc Katz Dayton Daily News There is pro baseball and football and basketball and hockey and golf and tennis and volleyball and track and swimming and boxing and ice skating and soccer and lacrosse and, gee, soon in your…
Evans: Siddens made sports world a richer placeBy KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor WATERLOO ” Bob Bowlsby, Steve Alford, Jim Zalesky, Norm Parker and others were in the room at the annual Black Hawk County I-Club gathering earlier this week.…
Five Olympic champions from Iowa State to be honored at Golden Legacy Dinner in Ames, June 17, alongside World Team Trials event5/12/2005Iowa State Univ. Honorees include Olympic Champions Glen Brand, Dan Gable, Ben Peterson, Kevin Jackson and Cael Sanderson AMES,…
Willis named TheMat.com Wrestler of the WeekJohn Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Toby Willis (Ashland City, Tenn.)…
Your Views Wisconsin State Journal :: FORUM :: B1 Last week, we asked readers what they thought about proposed changes to Title IX, the federal gender equity law in education that has vastly increased women’s participation in sports. Here is…
By Don Pigeon At Downingtown’s Bishop Shanahan High School, the westernmost institution of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, student activities are grouped into three categories. “First of all, we want to give students opportunities to grow spiritually, “explained Shanahan athletic director Hank…
FIRST-PERSON: Wrestling girlsby Tim Ellsworth JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–A Washington man is upset because some wrestlers at private schools won’t wrestle the girls on his daughter’s team. The boys are choosing to forfeit their matches rather than wrestle a girl. According…
By NANCY CLARK and NANCY CLARKREGISTER COLUMNISTNANCY CLARK It’s high time to be done with Title IX.The Title IX label, that is. It comes with too much baggage. Let’s drop the incendiary Title IX tag and call this federal guideline…
