By Angela Rito Athens NEWS Campus Reporter One Ohio University student depends on crutches to walk, because of his cerebral palsy, but also uses them to run marathons. And, notably, he doesn’t feel he’s “disabled “any more than anybody else.…
By Pat McCarthy As a student-athlete at the University, I was appalled by the Oct. 10 guest column, “An account of wrestlers’ privileged immaturity.” The writing was coarse, and at times devoid of reason. Although the author did mention that…
COLUMBUS, OH ” Rulon Gardner, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal Wrestling Champion and 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist, will be the keynote speaker at the 2005 Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show, Dec. 6-8 in Columbus, OH. Gardner’s speech is scheduled for 4…
National Wrestling Hall of Fame launches “Test Your All Star Wrestling Trivia Challenge From the National Wrestling Hall of Fame The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is presenting a “Test Your All Star Wrestling Trivia Challenge” in conjunction…
Bucknell wrestling gets boost from sport’s biggest star Guy Cipriano Sun-Gazette Staff LEWISBURG”They had the big-name wrestler, the big-name coach and the big-name ambassador on campus this weekend. Okay, all three titles belong to the same person. Dan Gable, wrestling’s…
In a matter of weeks, maybe less, Perry High School will have a wrestling coach. It might be Dave Riggs. It probably won’t. Riggs, one of the best high school wrestling coaches in the country, has applied for his old…
BY JERRY REIGLE For The Patriot-News Cary Kolat faced a tough decision a few years ago. Wrestling was his passion, but the corporate world was more appealing. One was filled with 20 years of sweat, strain and success. The other…
FILA announces World Beach Wrestling and Sambo Championships in Antalya, Turkey, October 13-15, 2006 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling FILA, the international wrestling federation, has announced two new World Championships during the 2006 calendar year, the World Beach Wrestling Championships and the…
Riggs wanted Perry Local officials out By MALCOLM HALL PERRY TWP. – David Riggs, who wants to be head wrestling coach at Perry High School, made an unsuccessful request that the job interview not include the Perry Local School District’s…
By Jason Bryant [email protected] As American Airlines flight 2325 touched down at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the anticipation was growing. It wasn’t the anticipation of a rough landing or the anticipation that in a few days I’d be covering the…
