Month January 2006

By Marla Van Lanen One day my son Aaron came home from school in sixth grade and announced he was going out for wrestling. I had a limited knowledge of wrestling from my own high school experience as a cheerleader.…

The 2002 Freedom High School graduate pinned two-time NCAA champion Steve Mocco in the heavyweight match to give the then-second-ranked University of Minnesota wrestling team (12-0-0) a 21-14 win over then-top-ranked Oklahoma State in the finals of the National Duals…

By Amy Farnum NCAASports.com Staff Writer SNAPPING STREAKS: Second-ranked Minnesota wreaked a little havoc in the wrestling world at the NWCA National Duals last weekend as the Golden Gophers upended top-ranked Oklahoma State, 21-14, in the championship of the annual…

By BILL REITER REGISTER STAFF WRITER The memory hurts a little more each year. Dan Gable can still remember the phone call in 1972 and the news that came with it: Eleven Israeli Olympic athletes and coaches, who were in…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Two homecomings. One enormous rivalry. The top-ranked wrestling team in the country will visit Iowa City tonight when No. 7 Iowa (3-0) hosts powerhouse Oklahoma State (5-0) at 7:30 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia. ” Iowa State wrestler Aron Scott is a fan of ultimate fighting shows in general, and Chuck Liddell, one of the sport’s stars, in particular. Liddell, who is known for his fast…

OKLAHOMA CITY “Oklahoma City University will add volleyball and wrestling as varsity sports to compete in 2006-07, OCU athletic director Jim Abbott announced. Abbott said that volleyball and wrestling were natural additions to the university given the fan and recruiting…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa City, Ia. ” Iowa’s wrestling team was a lot closer to upsetting top-ranked Oklahoma State than it was to breaking an NCAA attendance record Saturday night. Defending 165-pound national champion Johny Hendricks scored…

Campbell County wrestling coach Mike Bankemper had no problem putting Priscilla Brownfield in the Camels’ starting lineup during the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Championships last weekend. The 18-year-old senior won a wrestle-off in practice for the starting spot, and she…

Heat Coach Pat Riley is talking about adding extra bulk to give C Shaquille O’Neal a real workout at team practices. Riley’s idea? Sumo wrestlers. “We’re going to bring them in and have them lean on him and lean on…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – This article was first published in the Lafayette Journal and Courier on Dec. 11, 2005. It was written by Mike Carmin. Flash back to March 2003. Purdue’s Chris Fleeger was on top of the wrestling world.…