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September, 2008 Posts published in September, 2008

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30 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

High School Wrestling Debuts Around Arkansas

By Philip Seaton – 9/29/2008 Wrestling has officially found a home in Arkansas. When the 40-plus schools begin the season on Nov. 17 as an officially sanctioned sport by the Arkansas Activities Association, Arkansas will become the 49th state to officially sanction the sport, leaving only Mississippi as the only state not to sponsor the...

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28 Sep National Rankings | Comments

National High School Wrestling Individual Rankings

The National High School Wrestling Rankings for Individuals as chosen by Bob Preusse, Amateur Wrestling News. 103 Mark Grey-Fr, Blair Academy, NJ Tyler Fraley-Soph, Colt Neck, NJ Jade Rauser-Soph, Broadwater County, MT Avi Friedman-Sr, Owings Mills, MD Robert Deutsch-Soph, Voorhees Eastern, NJ Brandon Davis-Jr, Bear Academy, DE Kory Mines-Jr, Maple Heights, OH Kagan Squire-Fr, Wadsworth,...

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25 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Cedaredge, CO confirms wrestling will continue

“We are going to have wrestling in Cedaredge, so please celebrate,” superintendent Mike McMillan told a group of parents attending the Sept. 18 school board meeting. Although a coaching contract has been offered to Roy Brown, a teacher at Delta Middle School, rumors persist that the program has been axed. One student pointed out that...

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16 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Tony Ramos commits to University of Iowa

Tony Ramos, a two-time Illinois state champion at Glenbard North High School, verbally committed to the Hawkeyes late Monday night, selecting Iowa over Oklahoma State, Illinois and Indiana. “He has goals and dreams of being an Olympic and World champion, along with NCAA titles, and that’s where he felt, with the coaching staff, that’s where...

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14 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Wrestling coaches fired in Plainwell, Michigan

Two wrestling coaches were fired for what school officials say was a lack of control. Coaches Travis Reardon and Tom Meert were fired from Plainwell’s wrestling program after the district says it discovered some students had been wearing plastic to trap heat in, and lose weight quickly. That’s against the Michigan High-School Athletic Association rules....

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12 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Debate rages on over firing of Michigan coaches

In a community that takes pride in its successful high school wrestling program, neither side in a controversy over use of plastic training suits by wrestlers last year and the firing of two coaches seems ready to tap out yet. At a meeting Thursday, Plainwell Community Schools Superintendent Sue Wakefield explained her decision to fire...

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11 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Mississippi Adds High School Wrestling!

High School wrestling has been sanctioned by the MHSAA and will now be available to Mississippi high school students. Grady Brown will be the head coach at Ocean Springs High, and is spearheading the campaign to grow the sport in Mississippi, especially here on the Coast. If you’re interested in getting wrestling at your local...

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11 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

Shalles helps recharge wrestlers

Wade Schalles’ hall of fame wrestling career didn’t begin in a gym or as a playground bully. His toughness came from being the neighborhood runt. In the ’60s, the eventual 15-time national champion was just trying to survive grade school. Unfortunately, all of the neighborhood kids who lived within three blocks of his family’s house...

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05 Sep HS Wrestling Blog | Comments

High School Wrestling Participation is Up

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has released its 2007-08 High School Athletics Participation Survey, and the sport of wrestling has grown in all five categories identified. The statistics for boys wrestling grew during the 2007-08 season concerning the number of athletes participating. In 2007-08, there were 259,688 boys competing in wrestling,...

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03 Sep National Rankings | 4 comments

2008-2009 Pre-season National Rankings by WIN Magazine

These rankings are provided by WIN Magazine, look for HSWrestling.Net’s State Rankings to come soon! W.I.N.’S 2008-09 PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS 103 pounds Rk. Name Yr. Hometown/High School 1. Ryak Finch Jr. Safford, Ariz. 2. Cody Brewer So. Kansas City, Mo./Oak Park 3. Robert Delutsch So. Voorhees, N.J./Eastern 4. Ty Mitch Jr. Aurora, Ohio 5....

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