Month August 2006

Rumble Down Under

Bryan L. Fuell The Virginia Gazette Most of the land is desert or semi-arid. It covers a diverse range of habitats, from koala bears to tropical rainforests. A stark contrast from Williamsburg, Lafayette High wrestler James Lipford recently traveled to…

Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championship

The Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championship will be held at Pine Lake on Aug. 5 in Caroga. Among the local competitors will be Amy Whitbeck (Duanesburg), Brendan Lapp (Maple Hill), Diana Acors (Charlton), John Acors (Charlton), Nick Bergami (Niskayuna) and…

Wrestlers take to the “beach”

A leap into the Tualatin River should have been a requirement of all competitors in the beach wrestling tournament last Saturday at the West Linn Fair. It was bad enough that temperatures soared over 100 degrees that day. By the…

The Myths and Realities of Wrestling

Written by Josh Lashley Those who competed with sincerity in sport of wrestling, whether their career ended with their graduation from high school, after their collegiate days, or if they stayed involved as coaches, competitors, etc. for several decades, know…

No legs, no problem for Penn State’s Rohan Murphy

By Nina Mandell Penn State senior Rohan Murphy is a better athlete than you. And now he’s a world championship bronze medalist — and don’t you dare say it’s because he’s disabled. “Rohan may not have legs, “Penn State ability…