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Even without legs, Nick keeps up a frantic paceBy Bill Wundram WHEN I suggested to Nick Ackerman that we might go walking together on the track of the new Bettendorf Family Y, he sheepishly grinned: “Maybe I’ll make the rounds…

HAWKS PLUCKED On their home mat, Iowa tied for 4th; only 1 Hawk in finals By Andy HamiltonIowa City Press-Citizen Bloodied, bruised and bandaged, Alex Tsirtsis was the face of Iowa wrestling Saturday night. The Hawkeyes looked like a group…

One of wrestling’s loudest fans just being a mom By Rob DanielIowa City Press-Citizen Laurie Bertin leaned forward in her seat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, eyes glued ahead to the wrestling mat on the arena floor. Occasionally, she slipped off the…

Centre County claims five titles, sending 12 to PIAA tournament By Ron [email protected] ALTOONA — It was a night of reruns at the Northwest Class AAA Regional wrestling tournament, but in three cases, the ending was different. All five of…

By RYAN SCHUSTER, Californian staff writere-mail: [email protected] Kenji Porter has become accustomed to being on camera. Gary Bailos, Porter’s coach at Harvard-Westlake, has followed the 189-pounder’s every move the last four years for a documentary he is making on his…

Chenango Forks senior finishes career with victory By DAN HOWLEY, Staff writer ALBANY — Troy Nickerson laid claim Saturday night to being New York’s best high school wrestler ever. The 125-pound Chenango Forks High senior captured an unprecedented fifth state…

By PETER LEBLANC, Telegraph Staff It’s spring. You can see the green grass that your high school-aged child is playing soccer on. You’re sitting, watching every minute of that game. Moments ago, your child assisted on a goal just before…

Ten Mountain Hawks place, leading to team’s 4th straight EIWA title. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call ANNAPOLIS, Md. | Jon Trenge said he needed to be concerned about himself first at the 101st EIWA Championships. The Lehigh team…

MU wrestler Ben Askren leads the team in his sophomore season. His brother is on his way to Columbia, and his parents might not be far behind. By JEREMY LYNN ON HIS OWN: Askren spars with teammate Jeff Foust in…

By John Branch / The Fresno Bee One last time, Dennis DeLiddo was right where you usually could find him for the past 24 seasons, squirming at the corner of a mat at the North Gym. Coaching his final wrestling…

By Keith Pompey Inquirer Suburban Staff Will a weight-reduction monitoring plan tentatively set to go into effect next season in New Jersey destroy high school wrestling there? Depends on whom you ask. Officials at the National Wrestling Coaches Association and…

By Brian Finley HN Contributor Jim Zalesky talks Day One Q: Frustrating day? Jim Zalesky: Yeah, I mean it was a frustrating morning, more than anything. There’s a couple matches there where, to me, we didn’t do anything. Like 184,…