Month January 2006

Fuller for Fields: In the Right Place at the Right Time

Ryan Fuller takes over heavyweight as Matt Fields goes out with an injury. By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa wrestling coach Jim Zalesky is thankful that heavyweight Ryan Fuller did not transfer to another school at the semester break…

Dapper Dan 2006 USA Lineup Announced

USA All-Star Team Line-up for the 32nd Annual Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic Pittsburgh, PA “January 22, 2006 “The Wrestling Classic committee selected the USA All-Star Team for the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, the most prestigious high school all-star wrestling meet…

Wrestling is grueling

Wrestling, when done by the rules at the high school, college and Olympic levels, is as grueling a sport as you will see anywhere. While covering Bainbridge High School Bearcats wrestling the past several years, I have witnessed first hand…

Virginia Tech Remains Winless, Losing To Ohio State

By Clark Ruhland The Collegiate Times Blacksburg, VA (CSTV U-WIRE) — The Virginia Tech wrestling team dropped its 11th match of the season with a 38-10 loss to the Ohio State University in Cassell Coliseum on Sunday evening. The Hokies…

Budd Beats Bunch, Emerges On National Scene

Budd emerges on national scene after beating No. 1 grappler JUSTIN HAAG – Staff Writer Above the doorway to the UB wrestling room, in the catacombs of Alumni Arena, hangs a blue and white sign with a stern warning. “Do…

Bubba Gritter’s Mediocre Start Justifiable

Sophomore coping with unfavorable match-ups this year By Robbie Sgro Staff Reporter To say sophomore heavyweight Bubba Gritter’s wrestling opponents this season have been difficult is an understatement. Seven of his losses have come against opponents ranked in the top…

For Hitschlers of Penn, It’s All In The Family

All in the family For a pair of brothers, the family tradition goes generations back By matt meltzer Like most grandfathers would be, Charles Hitschler Jr. was thrilled the first time he saw one of his grandsons wrestle at the…

Iowa’s Fields Out for Season

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Misfortune has taken down Matt Fields again. The latest hardship for the hard-luck Hawkeye was what the Iowa wrestling team feared most Sunday when it boarded the bus home from Minnesota “its heavyweight’s sophomore…

Marine/Buckeye Alum Ramon Mendoza To Be Honored w/Purple Heart

By Danielle Warner Buckeye Sports Information COLUMBUS, Ohio “United States Marine Corps Major and former Buckeye wrestler Ramon J. Mendoza will posthumously receive the Purple Heart before Ohio State’s home wrestling dual meet against Minnesota at 7:15 p.m. Friday at…

SI Online: The Best Athletes No One Is Talking About

College wrestlers are among the NCAA’s best athletes, yet the average sports fan would have a hard time naming just one grappler. Why? Wrestling simply hasn’t caught on outside the Midwest, where schools such as Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma State,…

Warehime Will Always Be Linked To Wrestling

COLUMN By DICK VanOLINDA The York Dispatch Keith Warehime traveled to Iowa last summer to compete in a wrestling tournament. He also wrestled in the Keystone State Games. Nothing too unusual about the two trips. Lots of wrestlers travel to…