Month February 2006

Chippewas Claim 8th Straight MAC Title

KENT, Ohio – For the eighth straight year, the Central Michigan University wrestling program can call itself a champion.The Chippewas, ranked fourth nationally, defeated Kent State, 23-15, in the regular season finale on Sunday to earn their eighth Mid-American Conference…

Navy beats Army

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Joe Baker and Spencer Manley opened the match with bonus-point victories and a total of seven Midshipmen won bouts as No. 19 Navy defeated Army, 24-9, in an EIWA wrestling match Saturday evening in front of 1,801…

Wrestling A Family Affair for Colorado’s Rangels

Mandi Torrez DENVER — Some families pass heirlooms and treasures down through the generations. Greeley’s Rangel family is pretty good at passing on quite an impressive double helix — and it carries plenty of genes for muscle, speed and everything…

1-Man Wrestling Team Earns Medal in Florida

LAKELAND, Fla. – Trey Toms, Moore Haven High School’s one-man wrestling team, finished sixth at 135 pounds to earn a medal in Class 1A at the state wrestling tournament Saturday. Toms won his first two matches, then lost the next…

Wrestling Around the Globe: Mongolia

Contributed by Staff WriterHere’s a link to video from a traditional Mongolian folk wrestling called bayrildax. This form of wrestling is celebrated at an annual event called the Naadam Festival. It reveals a unique way that this ancient yet present…

One-on-One with Dustin Schlatter

Once in a generation a star emerges that transcends the sport of wrestling in Ohio. Fans from the 1960’s will swear to you that the unbeaten Tom Milkovich was the best high school wrestler of all time. Those of us…

Priscilla Brownfield 1st Girl To Qualify for KY State Tourney

Campbell County wrestler is one of a kind Brownfield first girl to qualify for state meet By Terry Boehmker Post staff reporter Priscilla Brownfield should draw a lot of attention when she competes in the Kentucky high school wrestling championships…

Minnesota Daily: Konrad Provides Winning Margin

Konrad provides winning margin David McCoy The best ones usually do come down to the wire.It did the first time around, when Minnesota heavyweight wrestler Cole Konrad’s pin of Oklahoma State’s Steve Mocco broke a 15-14 score and gave Minnesota…

Cowboys Wrestling Now The Hunters

By Robert Allen OKLAHOMA CITY – The ESPN-U television folks ended up with exactly the scenario they were hoping for Sunday afternoon in the first Double Sport Wrestling Invitational at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City. It all came…

NJ Shore Mourns Passing Of Miles Hahn

Posted by the Asbury Park Press BY JOE ADELIZZI STAFF WRITER LAKEWOOD ” It was hard to miss Miles Hahn. His bushy black beard, his long straight black hair, his biker look and his all-black shirt and pants that were…

Past World champion Marano seeks return to the top of the podium

Erin Phipps USA Wrestling Two-time World champion Kristie Marano (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) wasn’t always a fan of wrestling. In fact, when she was younger, she refused to compete when her father encouraged her to participate in wrestling tournaments.…