Month February 2005

The Fall Four pins highlight scoring in loss to UM; Sprunger, Moore get pins for Purdue ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Purdue Boilermaker wrestling team was unable to overcome a lineup stacked with Top 10 wrestlers, falling to Michigan X-X…

Iowa Beats Indiana, 17-16 Hawkeye come back from 16-7 deficit to score their 30th win against the Hoosiers IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Iowa wrestling team came back from a 16-7 deficit to defeat Indiana, 17-16, Sunday afternoon…

Wildcats Fall to No. 11 Wisconsin, 19-18 Kimberlin upsets 13th-ranked Turner at 157 lbs. EVANSTON, Ill. – 18th-ranked Northwestern fell to 11th-ranked Wisconsin by the slimmest of margins in the Wildcats’ final dual match of the season Sunday, 19-18. The…

Bobcats Fall to #8 Central Michigan 23-9 Percival, Weimer and Fowler Win Decisions for Ohio Contact: Bob Lee ATHENS, Ohio “Despite getting wins from seniors Jake Percival (Elyria) and Joel Weimer (Waynesville) and junior Jim Fowler (Valley City), the Ohio…

DeGain: One Accomplishment Left Bloomington, Ind. “One match: Seven minutes: Four hundred and twenty seconds, that is how close senior and two-time NCAA qualifier Pat DeGain came to becoming an All-American in 2004 and 2002. It is also what he…

Hoosiers Derail BoilermakersMatch-By-Match ResultsPat DeGain Feature Bloomington, Ind. “The 18th-ranked Indiana Hoosier wrestling team improved their overall record to 16-4 and 4-3 in conference action with a 18-12 win over rival Purdue, Friday night in University Gym in front its…

Lakota West, East combine to send 10 to state Thunderhawks’ Baker matures into 130-pound champ By John Boyle JournalNews FAIRFIELD ” Hard work on the mat and in the classroom made Lakota East High senior Billy Baker’s first appearance in…

Perfect AngelGriffith’s Escobedo 4-for-4 in state title matches BY MARTIN ZABELLTimes Correspondent This story ran on nwitimes.com on Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:38 AM CST INDIANAPOLIS | Fourteen individuals won state wrestling titles Saturday, but there is only one Angel…

Three Pins Key UC Davis’ 29-14 Wrestling Win Against Fresno State Murphree, Richmond and Bear each record falls for Aggies DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis picked up a trio of pins on Saturday night, opening an early 21-3 lead against…

Wrestling returns to Morningside for first time since 1978-79 seasonBy Jesse Claeys, Journal staff writer The metal bleachers used for home wrestling meets at Morningside College are only three rows high. But they were full last week with about 70…

Lombard wrestler wins 4th Class A title Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Conor Beebe was following in some familiar footsteps as he won his fourth straight Class A state wrestling championship on Saturday. His older brother became a four-time winner…

Kaake Lancer with a title Ends long drought for La Salle By Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor FAIRFIELD – La Salle senior Joe Kaake might not even have been born the last time the Lancers had a district wrestling champion. Kaake became…