Shannon Hurst/The Interior News Gryphons' Emmarie Brown struggles to get out of a pin by Mackenzie's Jessica Wright at the Smithers Secondary School Wrestling Meet on Saturday. Brown finished third in the 58 kg weight class.
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North wrestles their way on top
Thursday, Dec 09, 2004, British Columbia, CANADA
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Shannon Hurst/The Interior News Gryphons' Emmarie Brown struggles to get out of a pin by Mackenzie's Jessica Wright at the Smithers Secondary School Wrestling Meet on Saturday. Brown finished third in the 58 kg weight class. |
Wrestlers from Kitwanga, Hazelton, Telkwa, Quick, Prince Rupert, Mackenzie and three from Prince George competed in eight different weight classes.
The Gryphons team met with success on the mat on their home turf.
"It was great," said Gryphons coach Mike Richey. "The North is on the upswing again with some really strong weight groups."
In the high school girls division, the Gryphons Elizabeth Thompson won the 54 kg class, Angel Nikal won the 58 kg with teammate Emmarie Brown placing third. Gryphons Rita Pare grabbed first in the 57 kg and Steffy Howard took third. While Smithers Meghan Richey took first in the 56 kg.
In the high school boys division, Gryphons Kyle Irvine and Blake Godfrey took second and third in the 41 kg while Robbie Spender from Telkwa finished in fourth. Phil Hamelin captured second for Smithers in the 55 kg and Hazelton's Alex Ethier grabbed first in the 60 kg and Nikka Rush finished in fourth.
The Gryphons Zach Duursma took first in the 62 kg and Joshua Hubert landed second. Dustin Rosger took first in the 66 kg while Hazeltons Brendan Forsythe captured third and Kitwanga's Derrick Morris was second in the 69 kg.
Eric Ethier grabbed first in the 70 kg and teammate Gavin Forsythe took fourth for Hazelton.
The Gryphons Brad Huisman finished third in the 71 kg while Sean Richey captured first in the 76 kg and Dan Steinke took third. Ross Camenzind was first in the 79 kg for SSS while Kitwanga's Blaze Zettergreen finished in third.
Hazelton's Graham Abel and Ivan Good took second and third in the 90 kg and Russell Gawa grabbed second in 90-plus kg.
In the Elementary girls division, Telkwa's Reagan McDiutt pinned first in the 25 kg and Gryphons Alison Northrup landed second.
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2005 U.S. Women's Freestyle Winter Tours to kick off with the Ivan Yarygin Memorial Jan. 29
12/10/2004
John Fuller/USA Wrestling
The 2005 U.S. Women's Freestyle Winter Tours will begin on Jan. 29 with the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and close out with the Medved International in Minsk, Belarus on March 26.
Four World medalists and one Olympian will highlight the U.S. rosters, which will compete in a total of five tournaments throughout the winter.
Three of those medalists will compete at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International.
Leading the U.S. team will be 2001 World silver medalist Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs., two-time World silver medalist (2002-03) Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., 2004 Olympian Tela O’Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and 2003 World bronze medalist Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
Also competing for the U.S. at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International will be two-time U.S. Nationals runner-up (2002-03) Kaci Lyle (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and 2004 U.S. Nationals runner-up Stephany Lee (Honolulu, Hawaii/Missouri Valley) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
At last year’s Ivan Yarygin Memorial International, O’Donnell won a gold medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Iris Smith won a gold medal at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. for the U.S. team.
The U.S. will then send a team to the Gilbert Schaub Open in Tourcoing, France on February 20.
That squad will be led by two-time U.S. Nationals runner-up (2003-04) Malinda Ripley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. She will be joined by 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Na’Tasha Umemoto (Portland, Ore./Sunkist Kids), who will compete at 59 kg/130 lbs.
Other past U.S. Nationals medalists competing in the Gilbert Schaub Open include Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) and Sara Fulp-Allen (El Granada, Calif./Menlo College) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Tori Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Samantha Lang (Tualatin, Ore./Sunkist Kids) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Chun is a four-time U.S. Nationals runner-up (1999-2000, 2003-04) and placed second at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Lang placed second at the 2003 U.S. Nationals.
Fulp-Allen placed third and Adams placed sixth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and both have placed at the U.S. Nationals as well.
Stefanie Shaw (Waterford, Conn./New England Elite) will compete at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Shaw placed fourth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The U.S. will then travel to the Klippan Ladies Open in Klippan, Sweden on March 6.
Murata, George, Lyle will all compete at this tournament. They will be joined by 2003 U.S. Nationals champion Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. and three-time U.S. Nationals runner-up and 2001 U.S. World Team member Erin Tomeo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
2004 Junior Nationals champion Caitlyn Chase (Hanover Park, Ill./Gator WC) will compete at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Rounding out the U.S. squad at the Klippan Ladies Open is Tina Pihl (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), a placewinner at the Canadian Olympic Team Trials in 2004.
Last year at the Klippan Ladies Open, the U.S. placed third as a team behind a gold medal from Patricia Miranda at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., a silver medal by Kristie Marano at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and bronze medals by Jenny Wong at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Katie Downing at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Murata, Ripley, George, Roberts, Shaw and Downing will lead the U.S. team at the Trophe Milone in Naples, Italy on March 13.
This tournament will be attended by many of the residents of the new U.S. Olympic Education Center (USOEC) program for women’s wrestling, including two-time U.S. National Team member (2002-04) Mary Kelly (Mahomet, Ill./New York AC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
2004 U.S. Nationals champion Ali Bernard (New Ulm, Minn./Rolling Thunder) will compete at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Also competing from the USOEC program will be Amy Borgnini (Terre Haute, Ind./USOEC) and Danyelle Hedin (Honolulu, Hawaii/USOEC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Teri Lopez (Katy, Texas/USOEC) and Linse Meadows (Katy, Texas/USOEC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., Ku’u’ini Johnson (Honolulu, Hawaii/USOEC) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. and Donnell Bradley (Aiea, Hawaii/USOEC) and Randi Miller (Arlington, Texas/USOEC) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
The final stop of the 2005 winter tours for the U.S. women will be at the Medved International in Minsk, Belarus on March 26.
Chun, Ripley, O'Donnell, Roberts, Adams and Lyle will be joined by 2003 World bronze medalist Jenny Wong (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Also competing for the U.S. team will be Katie Kunimoto (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and Marcie Van Dusen (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Kunimoto placed seventh and Van Dusen placed fifth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Van Dusen was also a 2004 University World champion.
TheMat.com will provide news and results from each of these events as they happen.
2005 U.S. Women’s Winter Tour Rosters
Ivan Yarygin Memorial International
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Jan. 29, 2005
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tela O’Donnell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaci Lyle, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Stephany Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii (Missouri Valley)
Gilbert Schaub Open
Tourcoing, France
Feb. 20, 2005
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Malinda Ripley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Na’Tasha Umemoto, Portland, Ore. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Tori Adams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Stefanie Shaw, Waterford, Conn. (New England Elite)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Samantha Lang, Tualatin, Ore. (Sunkist Kids)
Klippan Ladies Open
Klippan, Sweden
March 6, 2005
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Caitlyn Chase, Hanover Park, Ill. (Gator WC)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tina Pihl, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Erin Tomeo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaci Lyle, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Trophe Milone
Naples, Italy
March 13, 2005
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Mary Kelly, Mahomet, Ill. (New York AC)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Malinda Ripley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Amy Borgnini, Terre Haute, Ind. (USOEC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Danyelle Hedin, Honolulu, Hawaii (USOEC)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Teri Lopez, Katy, Texas (USOEC)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Linse Meadows, Katy, Texas (USOEC)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Stefanie Shaw, Waterford, Conn. (New England Elite)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Ali Bernard, New Ulm, Minn. (Rolling Thunder)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Ku’u’ini Johnson, Honolulu, Hawaii (USOEC)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Donnell Bradley, Aiea, Hawaii (USOEC)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Randi Miller, Arlington, Texas (USOEC)
Medved International
Minsk, Belarus
March 26, 2005
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Katie Kunimoto, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Malinda Ripley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Marcie Van Dusen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tela O’Donnell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Jenny Wong, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Tori Adams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaci Lyle, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
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She brings a whole new perspective to wrestling
By Zach StewartSpecial to The Palm Beach Post
Saturday, December 11, 2004
LANTANA — In just one year, Kat Ramos has gone from helping out at the Palm Beach Christmas Classic tournament to being Santaluces' 140-pound entrant.
Which wouldn't be all that unusual, except that she is one of only two girls participating in the 23-team tournament field at Santaluces.
"This tournament is actually what got me into wrestling, and now here I am wrestling in it," said Ramos, who still is searching for her first victory.
"It takes a lot of dedication. I do golf and power lifting, but those aren't really endurance sports and wrestling is all endurance. So when I got into it I really liked it. It's something you can push yourself really, really hard in."
Ramos is neither the first nor the only girl on the Santaluces team. Leslie Barreiro broke the Chiefs' gender barrier six years ago and freshman Elana Soto, who will miss the Christmas Classic with a neck injury, competes in the 103-pound division. Soto actually is the more experienced of the two, having wrestled at the club level for the past four years.
"High school is harder," Soto said. "It's weird, because there's more technique when you wrestle in club, but you definitely get more endurance and conditioning at the high school level. It's also more competitive, because a high school guy doesn't want to get beat by a girl."
Ramos was pinned by Russel Delaney of Royal Palm Beach in her first match and will compete in the consolation bracket today.
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Friendswood splits with Waller
By Randy Gemmer
Published December 10, 2004
FRIENDSWOOD — High school wrestling is nothing like the professional variety that most Texans are probably most familiar with. At the high school level, there are no outlandish costumes, outlandish characters or flying chairs, just extremely quick, well-conditioned athletes attired in their school colors.
Long popular in the Midwest and Northeast, high school wrestling is slowly starting to catch on in Texas. Thursday evening, the Friendswood Mustangs, in just their second year of wrestling competition, took on the Waller Bulldogs in a dual (boys and girls) meet at Friendswood gymnasium.
The Waller Lady Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the state, defeated the Lady Mustangs, 42-6. However, on the boy’s side, the Mustangs fought back to a 47-36 win. First-year Friendswood head coach Bill Baker was pleased with the effort both of his teams showed.
“I’m very excited about how things turned out tonight,” Baker said. “The Waller girls have an outstanding team, but both our boys and girls fought very hard.”
Wrestlers compete in specific weight classes, ranging from 103 to 275 pounds on the boy’s side, and from 102 to 215 pounds for the girls. If a team doesn’t have a wrestler in a particular weight class, it must forfeit, costing the team six points.
With no boy weighing over 180 pounds, that’s a problem for the Waller Bulldogs. “We lost 30 points before the match even began,” said Waller head coach Jason Thurston, referring to his boy’s weight disadvantage. “Still, the boys went in there tooth and nail. And our girl’s team did an outstanding job.”
On the girl’s side, Waller took three out of the five matches, winning two of the matches by pins and one by points. There are three two-minute rounds per match. If a wrestler is not pinned to the mat by his or her competitor, the match is decided by the overall points leader after three rounds. Both of Friendswood’s victories on the girl’s side were by pins, as Tiffany Sanders pinned Amanda Kelso in the 128-pound class, and Julie Rogers pinned Ashley Shultz at the 165-pound level.
Sanders, a senior and the girl’s team captain, competed in the girl’s state wrestling championship last year and is vying for a spot again this year.
“She’s an outstanding athlete and very hard worker,” Baker said. “She’s looking to win a state championship this year.”
Of the seven boy’s matches that took place, Waller won the first three, before the Mustangs roared back to take the last four. Two of the Mustang wins were by pins, as 135-pound Luke Turner defeated Ryan Redman, and Nolan Stewart bested Avi Avila in the 171-pound class.
“Luke is an exciting competitor to watch,” Baker said. “He’s also a cross-country runner. He runs five or six miles a day.”
As happy as coach Baker was with his team’s effort, he was equally happy to be able to schedule a weeknight opponent at home.
“I’m thrilled the Waller Bulldogs and coach Thurston were willing to make the long trip to face us,” he said. “Wrestling is just getting a foothold down here. We have to schedule matches all over the Houston-Galveston area and beyond.”
After Thursday night’s action, the Friendswood boys are 3-3 on the year, while the girl’s record fell to 5-2. The Waller Bulldogs are 4-3 (boys) and 7-0 (girls).
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Hatchet wrestling program rosters 34 grapplers for 2004-05 season
Daily News Sports 12/9/04
Tomahawk Wrestling Members of the 2004-05 Tomahawk wrestling team, from left, are: (1st row) Dan Goetz, T.J. Finn, Andy Thurman, Anthony Lampe, Ross Bauman, Blair Otterholt, Scott Harkness, Tiffani Bennett (mgr); (2nd row) Kayla Weiler (stats), Jennifer Schaper (stats), Kegan Parnell, Glenn Schultz, Megan Johnson, Kyle Schulz, Alyssa Lampe, Doug Brown, Taylor Schmidtbauer, Danielle Arnott (mgr), Becka Radtke (trainer); (third row) Rachel Musloff (stats), Emily Rossi (stats), Ashley Pietschmann (stats), Tara Waldo (stats), Mike Fleming, Kevin Murphy, Jesse Hanneman, Dan Silvernale, Jeremiah Moran, Eric Ravelo, Abel Jump, Jonelle Philbrick (trainer), Laura Schiltz (mgr), Kristin Beyer (mgr) and Amanda Lampe (video). |
The collective experience provided by the Tomahawk Hatchet varsity wrestling coaches will guide twenty-five new grapplers for the 2004-05 season.
With only nine wrestlers back from last year - and the loss of a state champion - the Hatchets will look to build momentum for a late season run toward tournament success. Tomahawk finished the 2003-04 dual meet season at 3-2, third in the Lumberjack Conference behind Medford and Phillips.
"Our outlook is to learn through the year and make our push at the end," said Tomahawk co-coaches Bob Garrou and Bob Skubal, who took over the program from eight-year head coach Kurt Weyers. "We hope to have three or four wrestlers at the state tournament."
The Hatchets, who host Athens today, are seeking safety in numbers.
"We have thirty-four kids who are ready and eager to learn," added the Hatchet coaches.
Three coaches with fifty-four years of combined wrestling experience will lead the large turnout. That translates into a Hatchet wrestling program that will witness improvement each season as the younger members benefit from the veteran coaches and continue to develop.
"Our main challenge is to get the young team to believe in the Tomahawk way," concluded the veteran Tomahawk coaching staff.
The 2003-04 Hatchet wrestling campaign saw the culmination of four years of hard work and dedication pay off for graduate Josh Chelf. In his fourth year of qualifying for the state tournament - three years as a finalist - Chelf capped off an undefeated senior season while claiming the Division 2 state title at 171 pounds. His loss will be immeasurable with the leadership and commitment displayed during his exceptional high school athletic career.
Other prominent Hatchet wrestlers lost to graduation were Matt Pultz, Travis Silvernale, and Jason Schultz.
Another benchmark achieved last season for Tomahawk was sending the first girl to a Wisconsin state wrestling tournament. Alyssa Lampe fought through the competition all season on her way to qualifying for state and will try to repeat her success again this year for the Hatchets. Lampe is one of five Wisconsin girls that are rated in the Top 8 in their weight class in the initial 2004-05 USGWA preseason ratings - she ranks 2nd at 100-pounds.
Among the returning grapplers with Alyssa Lampe are 2-time conference champion Anthony Lampe, along with Kyle Schultz and Jaramia Moran.
Rival Medford won the Lumberjack Conference last year and went on to finish as runner-up to Division 2 state champion Lodi. The Tomahawk coaches cite Medford, Park Falls, and Phillips as the teams to beat this year. The Cardinals of Park Falls will be returning nearly their entire team of varsity grapplers. The Phillips Logger, following up last year's 4-1 LJC dual meet record, will hit the mat with a large number of wrestlers vying for the varsity squad.
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JS ONLINE : 11/17/04
Girls wrestling: The United States Girls Wrestling Association will hold two tournaments at Kenosha Bradford High School this season, leading up to the national championships in Lake Orion, Mich., on March 18, 2005. The Badger State Brawl will be held Sunday, Dec. 19 at Bradford, followed by the state championships Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Five Wisconsin girls are rated in the top eight of the nation in their weight classes entering the season: Tomahawk junior Alyssa Lampe, Racine Horlick junior Marsha Boucher, Sparta sophomore Jenna Ahnen, Berlin sophomore Amber Miracle and Fennimore senior Lacey Novinska.
- David Boehler
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By TODD SOMMERFELDT / Tribune Prep Coordinator 11/30/04
Sparta sophomore Jenna Ahnen has been ranked fourth nationally in the 114-pound weight class by the United States Girls Wrestling Association.
The ranking is the third-highest among state wrestlers, trailing Tomahawk junior Alyssa Lampe (second, 100) and Fennimore senior Lacey Novinska (third, 152).
Lampe qualified for the WIAA state meet a year ago as Ahnen completed her first varsity season with the Spartans.
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Frisco standout adds to pin collection
Sophomore within one of school record after unbeaten weekend
01:36 AM CST on Tuesday, December 7, 2004
By MONIQUE WALKER / The Dallas Morning News
Sophomore Vanessa Epps is one pin shy of Frisco's record for career pins.
Epps went 3-0 at 138 pounds last weekend in the Lake Highlands tri-state tournament. She pinned all three opponents, wrestling for a total of 1 minute, 38 seconds.
Epps, who has 29 pins in her last two seasons, and her teammates are off this weekend as they prepare for the Texas Ladies Classic at Frisco on Dec. 17.
Frisco coach Chuck Brown said it will be one of the largest tournaments in the state for girls high school wrestling. Brown estimates more than 200 wrestlers will compete in the second-year event.
Cumberland College, which is No. 1 in the North American Women's College Poll, will wrestle No. 4 Missouri Valley at the tournament.