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May, 2008 Posts published in May, 2008

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28 May Uncategorized | Comments

Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges Oblige

Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges Oblige By KATIE THOMAS Women’s wrestling teams are sprouting in the most unlikely places. Missouri Baptist University, a small Christian liberal arts institution, is starting a team this fall. Oklahoma City University, the alma mater of three Miss Americas, began a program in 2007. And Menlo College near San...

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25 May State Portals | Comments

Timing Drill by Terry Brands at the OTC

Join World champion Terry Brands for a Timing drill at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A free membership is required to view the drill.

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25 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Logan Stieber Commits to Ohio State

Monroeville, Ohio’s Logan Stieber has committed to Ohio State University. This commitment should open a solid pipeline to Monroeville for Buckeye’s coach Tom Ryan as Monroeville also has a very talented younger Steiber, Hunter and a upperweight phenom Chris Phillips. It is still unconfirmed as to whether or not Steiber’s commitment involved a letter of...

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25 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments Off

Alton twins seek wrestling success side by side

Gary Abbott USA Wrestling There is a tradition within wrestling of amazingly tough twin brother combinations. Think of the Brands brothers, the Scherr brothers, the Banach brothers, the Steiner brothers, the Purler brothers, the Hughes brothers, the Keller brothers, the Paulson brothers, the Bonomo brothers. Wrestling fans can come up with many more. All were...

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23 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Arizona State Reinstates Wrestling after just 10 days

Arizona State wrestling boosters have raised enough money for the sport to be fully reinstated. In just 10 Days. An announcement of the reinstatement is expected Friday afternoon by Lisa Love, ASU Vice President for Athletics. Wrestling was one of three sports cut by ASU on May 13 to save $1.1 million annually in the...

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21 May HS Wrestling Blog, State Portals | Comments

Virginia’s Edwards loses dream before starting

Tejovan Edwards’ feel-good wrestling story has turned into a nightmare. Earlier this month, the Cox High School senior accepted a scholarship to Arizona State. He fell in love with the sunny, scenic campus and couldn’t wait to begin training under Sun Devils assistant coach Brian Stith — another former Cox state champion and NCAA runner-up...

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19 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Carmel High School, IL, shocked by Death of Coaching Legend

Carmel Catholic High School is grieving as news of the loss of a wrestling coaching legend and student favorite sparked tears and reflection this week. Joseph Scordino, 61, spent Thursday teaching business classes just like any other day. He had his oxygen tank by his side to help him control his emphysema and monitoring tools...

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17 May State Portals | Comments

Technique Session: Single Leg, Tree Top Finish

The tree top finish is one of the best low risk finishes for the single leg. This same finish can go by many names (high outside finish, foot sweep finish, etc.. take your pick), but the result is the same. Once in on the single, pop the ankle under your armpit keeping control over your...

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16 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Penn State finalizes outstanding recruiting class

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling program, fresh off a superb 2007-08 campaign, has finalized its recruiting class for the upcoming year. Ten outstanding high school talents are set to help the powerful program continue its climb on the national scene. The class begins, alphabetically, with Justin Aube (Harrisburg, Pa.). Aube will matriculate at Central...

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14 May HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Ames, IA added Drew Kelly as Head Coach

Drew Kelly, a three-time state wrestling champion, has been named wrestling coach at Ames High School. The job requires approval of the Ames School Board at its May 19 meeting, according to Ames athletic director Judge Johnston. Kelly, who wrestled at Charles City, has been an assistant coach at Fort Dodge for the last three...

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