Month April 2005

Pat GalbinceaPlain Dealer Reporter Most wrestling experts gave Ohio little chance to win its fourth straight team title prior to the 16th National High School Wrestling Championships at the Cleveland Convention Center’s Public Hall. This was supposed to be Ohio’s…

EASTON, Pa. “Having evolved into one of the most anticipated annual wrestling events at any level, the National High School Coaches Association’s High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Championships will return to Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, April 1-3, 2005. This…

By: BY HOD [email protected] The saga of the Wallman family still lives on. The March edition of the NFHG (the journal of the National Federation of State High School Associations) sent writer Laura Hundagen on a tour to see what…

By Beth HudsonOf The Morning Call By the time you read this, Joey Ecklof likely will be competing at the Senior National High School Wrestling Championships in Cleveland – not because he has to, but because he loves to wrestle.…

When ‘sibling rivalry’ is a blood sport By: ELLEN SCHUR BROWN Editor, Family Section What’s a friendly wrestling match between brothers 13 months apart? A shove here, a takedown there? When Beachwood brothers Jordan and Kevin Lipp wrestle, it’s not…

Olympic wrestler looks to bring sport to Coast Guerrero: Wrestling thrives in La. By DOUG BARBER THE SUN HERALD GULFPORT – Oklahoma State University assistant wrestling coach Eric Guerrero came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Friday to promote the…

Downhearted Jake: Although he became a rare four-time All-American, Ohio University senior 157-pounder Jake Percival wasn’t overly pleased that he pinned Iowa State’s Trent Paulson to finish third in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis earlier this month. “Because it…

Pat GalbinceaPlain Dealer Reporter Cleveland will likely know as early as June whether it will be one of the hosts for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships between the years 2008 to 2011. Randy Buhr, a spokesman for the NCAA,…

Setting a mat standard Granite Hills heavyweight placed third at state championships Story by MARK A. PEINADO, Photo by JAMES QUIGG/Daily Press Staff When Gabe Moore started the 2004-05 wrestling season, he was tabbed as the No. 1 heavyweight in…

Mental muscleBy Nathan Cooper, Tribune Sports Writer Most area sports fans know that the Albert Lea High School wrestling team has excelled on the mat during the past few years, but for as much success as the Tigers have had…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Las Vegas/ASICS United States National Wrestling Championships will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 on Monday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. It will be a one-hour broadcast, on a tape-delayed basis, with championship bouts and…

NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma wrestling program announced on Friday the hiring of assistant coach Robbie Waller. A standout OU wrestler and former 174-pound NCAA national champion, Waller replaces former head assistant coach Barry Weldon who resigned in…