Ben Elder Sports Editor The term “perfect” in sports is hard to define. The UCLA Bruins have won a record setting 11 NCAA men’s basketball titles . The Oklahoma Sooners have won seven national championships in football since 1950. The…
Sunnyside High School wrestling coach Bobby DeBerry is not surprised that ex-Blue Devil Nate Gallick won a gold medal at the World University Games in Ismir, Turkey. “The biggest thing that Nate has going for him is his drive, “DeBerry…
By Dennis Fujimoto – The Garden Island Todd Kane graduated Kaua’i High School in June, and since then, has been working out at the school’s weight room using a schedule from the MIT football program. However, the Red Raider who…
Ten champions crowned at ASICS East Coast Beach Nationals, as first national-level beach event is a major success Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The 2005 ASICS East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships was a success, held on Long Beach Boulevard Beach in…
John Fuller/USA Wrestling Izmir, Turkey – Harry Lester (Akron, Ohio/Northern Michigan Univ./Sunkist Kids) won his final match at the 2005 World University Games on Tuesday evening in the Ozel Yamanlar High School Sports Hall. Unfortunately, that final match was for…
John Fuller/USA Wrestling Izmir, Turkey – The final three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers weighed-in on Tuesday evening as the final step towards competing on Wednesday in the 2005 World University Games at the Ozel Yamanlar High School Sports Hall. At 60…
Philadelphia “The University of Pennsylvania athletic department announced the hiring of Larry “Zeke” Jones as the head wrestling coach. Zeke, a 2004 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Coach and assistant head coach at West Virginia, becomes the 17th coach in the program’s…
Bring it on! Annual corny event challenges wrestling skills in slop By Brady Averill / Winona Daily News A few pigs maybe went hungry on Saturday. Instead of filling troughs for livestock, 250 pounds of feed corn was thrown into…
By Chris Forsberg, Globe Correspondent WELLESLEY — Rollie Peterkin has heard the story enough times that it’s become gospel to him. As the tale goes, a neighbor saw a young Peterkin walk the length of his driveway on his hands…
Former Buckeye Tommy Rowlands to Wrestle at World University Games OSU volunteer assistant to compete in Izmir, Turkey, Aug. 12-16 in the 211-pound weight class COLUMBUS, Ohio – Former Ohio State national champion and current OSU wrestling volunteer assistant coach…
