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Sprecher Named Assistant Coach at Bucknell

Larry Sprecher Named Bucknell Assistant Wrestling Coach University of Pittsburgh Grad Joins Wirnsberger’s Staff LEWISBURG, Pa. – Larry Sprecher has been named the assistant wrestling coach at Bucknell University, head coach Dan Wirnsberger announced on Tuesday. Sprecher joins Wirnsberger as…

Keller Named Head Coach at North Central College

NAPERVILLE, Ill.- After 16 years at the head of the North Central College wrestling program, Athletic Director Jim Miller recently announced the hiring of Eric Keller as his successor. Keller comes to North Central from NCAA Division III wrestling powerhouse…

Arm wrestling gaining strength

CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. “Once the sport of hustlers and barroom brawlers, arm-wrestling has gone from makeshift competitions in local taverns to organized tournaments at posh hotels. With tournaments airing on cable sports networks, fans are beginning…

Sumo in St. Louis – Living Large

By Patricia Corrigan Of the Post-Dispatch The sun beats down. The sumo wrestlers stretch their massive, muscular legs and slap their thighs. They squat low, face each other and tap the ground with their fists. Suddenly, they collide and each…

Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Battle Heats Up This Week

By CN Staff This Wednesday the ISU and Iowa soccer teams will kick-off the second annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series in Iowa City. Hy-Vee, Inc., in conjunction with Hawkeye Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Communications, and Cyclone Sports Marketing, a…

From wrestling match to rescue helicopter

Brooker, from wrestling match to rescue helicopter on Gulf Coast By MERI-JO BORZILLERI The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – This weekend, Anthony Brooker was supposed to be sweating in a singlet at the U.S. Olympic Training Center,…

Artist features Sumo Wrestling

Wrestling at the Garden Julie Randle Of the Suburban Journals Oakville-Mehlville Journal Lynn Matsuoka isn’t a sports fan, so after 30 plus years of following sumo wrestling one has to wonder. “I’m still not a sports fan. I’m a people…

Harris Pins Down Honors While Wrestling

By Cheryl Walker UNION-TRIBUNE COMMUNITY NEWS WRITER VALLEY CENTER “Football, trombone or wrestling. Bethany Harris decided she had to pin herself down to one activity and give it her all. Wrestling won. “Why wrestling? “is what most people ask the…

Tim Foley Named to Columbia’s Wrestling Staff

Tim Foley Named to Columbia Wrestling Staff Former All-American Follows Brendan Buckley’s Lead Tim Foley, one of the finest wrestlers in University of Virginia history, has joined the Columbia wrestling staff as a graduate assistant coach, following the lead of…

Jake Percival Joins Rutgers Staff

Four-Time All-American Jake Percival Joins RU Wrestling Staff PISCATAWAY, NJ “Former Ohio University All-American Jake Percival, the program’s all-time leader in victories, has joined the Rutgers wrestling program as an assistant coach, announced RU head coach John Sacchi. Percival graduated…

Augsburg To Be Honored at White House Sept 8

Don Stoner/Augsburg Sports Information MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The nine-time NCAA Division III national champion Augsburg College wrestling team has been invited to meet with President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, D.C., next Thursday (9/8), college officials…