Month October 2005

Loras College & Dubuque Chamber of Commerce Dubuque, IA — The Dubuque Convention & Visitors Bureau and Loras College have teamed up to bring the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships back to Iowa! We are proud to announce that Dubuque…

By TED KIRBY On the mats, members of the wrestling team use their strength, smarts and passion to pin down those less talented in wrestling. Off the mats, they use the same skills to lift those less fortunate in life.…

Blaze destroys Fryeburg gym, athletic gear, but not season By Associated Press FRYEBURG, Maine – Fryeburg Academy’s gymnasium was gutted by a fire that also consumed the private school’s athletic equipment and uniforms. But worries that the fall sports schedule…

By Will Hammock Assistant Sports Editor As it is with enlisted men and women headed for deployment, saying goodbye is always the roughest part. Chad Marley found that out firsthand earlier this year. A three-time state champion wrestler at Shiloh…

Columbia, Mo. – The Missouri wrestling program announced today that it will hold its annual Black and Gold wrestle-offs Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse. The Tigers, sitting at No. 14 in the preseason rankings, will begin action…

Hello again. It’s time for another look into my life as a wrestler. We finished up our preseason workouts last week and I have finally come to the realization that wrestling doesn’t last forever. Almost every wrestler I have ever…

By By PATTI ARNOLD The Daily Sentinel When wrestling was dropped at Mesa State College after the 1991 season, it created a rift between the wrestling community on the Western Slope and the college that never quite healed. Let the…

“Ice In His Veins” Thad Benton of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, the defending Division II NCAA champion at 141 lbs, is a talented yet unassuming wrestler. The Pennsylvania native, who never won a high school state title, is now track to join Carlton…

Cancer Center salutes Marty Heslin, M.D., Comprehensive Cancer Center scientist, associate professor in the Department of Surgery Section of Surgical Oncology and director of the Multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Center. He was recruited to UAB in 1996 from Memorial Sloan-Kettering…

Senior Wes Roberts looks to become OU’s next comeback star. by Robert Przybylo Coming back from a season-ending injury can be tough. Try coming back from two. OU senior wrestler Wes Roberts is looking to do just that this year.…

Sports Column By Ben Elder Sports Editor Who ever thought watching two men wrestle in tight leotards would be so fun? Well, in Stillwater, Okla., that could be the best thing you have ever seen ever to grace the stage…