Brands, Sanderson re-ignite Iowa wrestling rivalry By Luke Meredith, AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa ” They’re shooting for a record crowd Saturday night in Iowa City. Local authorities gave the University of Iowa permission to increase the capacity at…
A lot has taken place since the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute & Museum was flooded on June 10th. I want to thank the hundreds of supporters of our great sport for their monetary donations and to everyone who has…
Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc becomes surprise semifinalist; three top seeds fall through quarterfinals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational By Mike Finn, WIN Editor LAS VEGAS” Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc gained nearly 20 pounds so that he could wrestle with bigger wrestlers…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] “To Be The Best”(H L Hertel) “In the vast frozen expanse of America’s heartland burns the heart of a champion.” That’s the first sentence of text on the back cover of To Be The Best,…
Phil Weathers – shelbystar.com Each year there are some rule changes to the sport of wrestling. One rule change for 2008-09 spectators might notice is with the wrestlers “starting “position. When a wrestler goes to get into a starting position…
University of Iowa Sports Information IOWA CITY, IA — University of Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta announced today that Coach Tom Brands has signed a contract extension that will run through the 2013 wrestling season. “Tom Brands is the…
Changes are made at Multiple Weights Kevin Schlosser; the-ozone.net 2008 NWCA All Star Match Ups 125- #2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) vs #3 Charlie Falck (Iowa) 133- #2 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) vs #4 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) 141- #1 J Jaggers (Ohio…
John Huckaby It’s no secret that the survival of wrestling as a viable college sport, especially at the Division I level, is not guaranteed. Tough economic times that strain athletic departments and the constant cloud of Title IX loom over…
Something doesn’t seem right about the phrase. Pataky won a PIAA Class AAA 112-pound title at Clearfield in 2004. He graduated from the wrestling warehouse a year later. He then spent the 2006 postseason as Penn State s starting 125-pounder.…
GENEVA — The Swedish wrestler who dropped his medal in protest at the Beijing Olympics was banned for two years along with his coach for “scandalous behavior, “the sport’s governing body said Thursday. The wrestling federation, known as FILA, suspended…
