Month March 2006

Going to the mat for what he loves

Penn State wrestler has no legs, but that has not stilled his competitive fire,  By Chico Harlan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Before arriving at the sweetest, sweatiest room on campus, Rohan Murphy grabbed his size 7 1/2 shoes.…

Schools wrestle with tourney costs

BY BOB BEHRE For the Star-Ledger The annual state championship wrestling tournament in Atlantic City might be a box-office hit for the NJSIAA, but schools across New Jersey are feeling the pinch because of the cost of going there. The…

Play a Minneapolis bar raffle and fund USA Wrestling

I was in Minneapolis recently and stopped in at the Cardinal, a neighborhood tavern on the Southside. Got there about 7 p.m. and saw the raffle was well underway, Beth scurrying around selling numbers and Marion doing a steady business…

Schlatters, Kish, Konrad power Gophers to Big Ten title

Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 03/05/2006 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. “Minnesota sophomore 157-pounder C.P. Schlatter has developed a sure-fire method for gaining that little extra boost before he steps on the mat. Watch his younger brother compete. Gophers true freshman and top-ranked Dustin…

RPW: Catching up with the Groove’s Chris Bono

Chris Bono has always been one to do what is best for him and his family. So last fall when he packed up his wife, two kids and all of his belongings to move from Iowa to Tennessee, it shouldn’t…

One-handed wrestler has firm grip on goals

Ken Gordon THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Every once in awhile, Tony Gonzales allows the anger to well up and spill over. It happened earlier this year at a wrestling match in Bowling Green. Gonzales, a senior from Paulding, was born with…

Weigh-In Rule Infractions Cited at Iowa HS State Tourney

Two wrestlers in iowa’s state tournament were allowed to violate a,  rule regarding weigh-in procedures, according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Alan Beste, wrestling coordinator for the association,  declined to identify the Class 2-A wrestlers or their schools, …

State to prosecute teen who shot pellet gun

REBECCA BLUE Herald Staff Writer MANATEE – A 17-year-old was arrested on charges that he shot at several members,  of a high school wrestling team, striking at least six members and leaving “raised red marks on the student’s necks, faces…

No Updates

It’s been a while since the last site update.,  I apologize for that, however I’ve gotten a sweet new iMac and I’ve been to busy playing with all new features.,  Hopefully I’ll get some news up this week though. Thanks…