Month April 2005

SPOILER WARNING! On Sunday’s Episode five of Real Pro Wrestling, which featured competition in the 184-pound weight class, eight world class wrestlers battled for the right to compete in the championship match. Emerging, however, were two polar opposite personalities. The…

Bob Condron/USOC COLUMBUS, Ohio”An Ohio United States District Court denied a temporary restraining order on Wednesday in a suit brought by the Ohio Taekwondo Association (OTA) against USA Taekwondo (USAT) and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). In its ruling, the…

Special to the T-R When you bring together 800 high school students and place them in one room together you might think it could be difficult to get their attention. On Thursday morning, Marshalltown Community College’s Babe Harder Memorial gymnasium…

By David Pressgrove, Sports Writer When Adams State College junior Kourtney Lake stepped to the scales at the NCAA Division II wrestling national championships in March, the signs were there. The former high school state champion from Moffat County weighed…

After Kerry McCoy won his first collegiate national championship, the cover of Penn State University’s media guide featured the tuxedo-clad wrestler sitting in a chair at the center of a mat — holding a cello in his hands. The point…

Cpl. Jake Clark won gold at 2004 Armed Forces Championship By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa ” An Okinawa-based Marine has been named the Corps’ top male athlete for 2004, a year in which he won gold…

Weight rules change for H.S. athletes STEVE HERMAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – High school wrestlers will have to follow a more stringent program to prevent rapid weight loss under rules adopted this week by the National Federation of State High…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Jeff Levitetz of Boca Raton, Fla. has been named the 2004 Man of the Year by USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling. This award recognizes an outstanding man for his contributions to the sport…

Finalist Heskett Wants Top Prize Joe Heskett is tired of second place. In college, he lost in the NCAA finals his sophomore and junior years, before capturing a national title in his senior campaign. In 2004, Heskett finished second in…

Family Support & Hard Work on ‘Hundred Acre’ Homestead led to Troy’s successBy Mike Finn, W.I.N. Editor Wrestling opponents of Troy Nickerson may never confuse him with Winnie the Pooh but there is something similar – even magical – between…

His success is no longer measured in victories. Lincoln McIlravy is a businessman now. In a few months, he’ll open his first venture in Coralville: an 81-room Comfort Suites hotel, equipped with a pool and a 100-foot water slide for…