Month May 2005

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…

Hawk programs on watch listBy Steve Batterson Under revised data released this week, the men’s basketball program at Iowa has been added to a list of programs that could lose a scholarship in future years for failing to achieve minimum…

Three teams could lose scholarships, including men’s basketball. By TOM WITOSKYREGISTER STAFF WRITER The Iowa men’s basketball team appears to have no margin for error if it is to avoid losing at least one scholarship next season under the NCAA’s…

SI article features PHS athletics By JODY MURPHY PARKERSBURG – There was never really any doubt Parkersburg High had the best high school athletic program in West Virginia. According to this week’s Sports Illustrated, which hits newsstands today, the Big…

Question EMU faces: Will it cut sports?BY JIM CARTY Craig Willis did a good job of walking a fine line Tuesday. On one hand, the interim president sent a clear message that there is no immediate threat of Eastern Michigan…

By Mitch VingleSports Editor West Virginia University has landed a $1.2 million gift to expand the wrestling room at the school’s Natatorium. And the expansion could bring more than extra space. Offers have gone out to members of wrestling’s elite…

By Linda Shaw Seattle Times staff reporter Girls who wrestled for several Puget Sound-area middle schools this year easily won their matches against boys from two private schools. The girls stepped onto the mat. Their opponents from Tacoma Baptist and…

Columbus, Ohio – Tommy Rowlands, who completed his Ohio State career as a two-time national champion and four-time All-American at HWT in 2004, will wrestle for the Real Pro Wrestling (RPW) title at 211 pounds Sunday against 2004 United State…

Rick Bender/Davidson Sports Information Davidson Athletics Director Jim Murphy announced today that interim head wrestling coach Bob Patnesky has been hired on a permanent basis for the head coaching position. Patnesky took over the head-coaching duties in mid-season and led…

Former Michigan State All-American Has Been Bloomsburg’s Head Coach Since 2002 LEWISBURG, Pa. “Completing a major step in the reestablishment of the varsity wrestling program at Bucknell, director of athletics and recreation John Hardt today announced that after an extensive…

UESTION:What is your take on losing weight and when is enough, enough? – Drew (Lakeland, FL) CAEL:“Weight-cutting is a tricky subject. I am not a big fan of cutting weight, especially with kids. It is common to think that you…