Month February 2006

By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling [email protected] The college wrestling season is coming to a close, and there is something that wrestling fans can say for sure. There have been opportunities for the wrestling community all across the nation to see…

By Andy Elder For the CDT As the 140-pound placewinners were recognized Saturday night during the District 6 Class AA Wrestling Championships, Garrett Scott climbed to his familiar spot atop the awards podium. That much was expected of the three-time…

By John Helsley The Oklahoman NORMAN – Daniel Frishkorn’s season at Oklahoma State is over.Cowboys coach John Smith said the 141-pounder, out since suffering a knee injury at the National Duals in mid-January, won’t return to the lineup anytime soon,…

Pratt Community College has announced the hiring of Chas Thompson as Head Wrestling Coach for a program that is being restored after a three decade absence. Thompson is presently an assistant wrestling coach at Fort Hays State University where he…

By Bob Lee Ohio University Sports Information ATHENS, Ohio – Kermit Blosser passed away on the evening of February 18, 2006, at the Hickory Creek Nursing Center in The Plains, Ohio. Ohio University’s first national champion in any sport, Blosser…

Coaches, wrestlers and fans, now is the time to come to the forefront and save another program from being cut As you know Slippery Rock is planning on dropping wrestling. I say planning because the fight is on. The NWCA…

By: Bryan Bamonte – The Daily Iowan The Iowa wrestling team’s regular-season finale started with a major decision and ended with anything but a major statement. In fact, it was just like every other meet this season. Iowa’s asymmetrical lineup…

Mandi Torrez DENVER — Tim Saucedo shouldn’t be a sophomore. And after getting only a couple of wins on the junior varsity last season, he shouldn’t be one of the best wrestlers in the state, either. But Saucedo proved his…

By Brady Delander Special to The Denver Post Marcus Hernandez could not see it, but all of the nearly 20,000 fans at the Pepsi Center turned their attention to him, took to their feet and gave him a standing ovation.…

Cub Scouts, Japanese school kids spend day with wrestlers By Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes TOKYO ” When push came to shove Saturday for Camp Zama Cub Scout Matthew Decker ” well, it never exactly reached the “shove” stage, despite…

Justin Williams The Daily Record DENVER ” Cody Palmer walked through the tunnel, preparing for his opening-round match Thursday, and a fellow state qualifier’s eyes locked onto the Cañon City heavyweight wrestler. “That’s Palmer,” the wrestler said to his buddy,…