Month January 2006

Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] Whoever said, “A picture is worth a thousand words “fully understood the sport of amateur wrestling. Even the most knowledgeable, eloquent wrestling writer is not always able to do justice to a spectacular throw —…

By Ryan Suchomel Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa wrestling wants to be No. 1. At everything. To that end, they are inviting 16,000 fans to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Saturday’s dual meet against No. 1 Oklahoma State (3-0), the defending national champions.…

Athlete wrests strength from tragedy Drive to win fueled in part by late brother Tim Tyers The Arizona Republic Mesa Mountain View senior Spencer Jackson was so close to claiming the Class 5A wrestling championship at 135 pounds last year…

BY FRED JETER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Imagine not one, but two King Kongs prowling about the same island. Practically within roaring distance, along Chesterfield’s Rt. 360/Hull Street Road corridor, loom the area’s top two wrestlers in the heavyweight (275) class.…

The second-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team finished first at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday. Freshman Dustin Schlatter, sophomore Roger Kish and junior Cole Konrad won individual titles. Minnesota finished the 32-team tournament with 192 points, while 12th-ranked…

Tim Zeimet was never by definition a “bad “kid, but he did one heck of a good imitation. Stealing, boozing, failing in school pretty much defined Zeimet as recently as a year ago. “But I don’t think I was a…

BY SETH SCHWARTZ Advertisement Illinois captured its third consecutive Midlands Wrestling Championship, scoring 115.5 points Friday night at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. Central Michigan was second with 112.5. Alex Tirapelle (157) and Pete Friedl (184) delivered in title bouts for the…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Evanston, Ill. – Friday’s 174-pound championship match at the Midlands wrestling tournament was thought to be a collision of the funk of Iowa’s Mark Perry and the strength of Northwestern’s Jake Herbert. It turned…

VANSTON, Ill. — University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Baima made the most of his two days at the 43rd Annual Midlands Wrestling Championships by being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after claiming the 165-pound title. As a team the…

Fairfield High School Class of 1994 When Willie Wineberg walked off the mat at St. John’s Arena in 1994, having defeated St. Xavier’s Shawn Rockey for the 125-pound state wrestling title, he had accomplished what no other Southwestern Ohio wrestler…

By Denny Diehl InterMat Correspondent When a tournament attracts 32 Division I teams (almost 40% of all schools at the NCAA Championships) it’s possible to reach selective conclusions based on individual and team performances. We’ll attempt to postulate on a…

After taking third place at the Southern Scuffle last weekend, the No. 6 Big Red wrestling team will kick off its dual meet schedule when it takes on No. 5 Michigan at New York City’s New York Athletic Club on…