Month December 2008

USA Today: Brands, Cael Reignite Iowa/ISU Rivalry

Brands, Sanderson re-ignite Iowa wrestling rivalry By Luke Meredith, AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa ” They’re shooting for a record crowd Saturday night in Iowa City. Local authorities gave the University of Iowa permission to increase the capacity at…

Cliff Keen Invitational: Day 1 Wrap-Up

Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc becomes surprise semifinalist; three top seeds fall through quarterfinals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational By Mike Finn, WIN Editor LAS VEGAS ” Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc gained nearly 20 pounds so that he could wrestle with bigger…

“To Be The Best” Wrestling Novel

Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] “To Be The Best “(H L Hertel) “In the vast frozen expanse of America’s heartland burns the heart of a champion.” That’s the first sentence of text on the back cover of To Be The…

Dealing with new wrestling rules

Phil Weathers – shelbystar.com Each year there are some rule changes to the sport of wrestling. One rule change for 2008-09 spectators might notice is with the wrestlers “starting “position. When a wrestler goes to get into a starting position…