California
Sentinel Staff Report 2/3/08
Scotts Valley High sophomore wrestler Haylee Childs repeated
as state champion.
Childs beat West Covina's Brazel Marquez 9-0 in the final of
114-pound weight class at the California Invitational Tournament in
Hanford.
Childs went 5-0 at the tournament, including a win over No. 1
seeded Alice Hoover of Hogan High.
"She was great," coach and father Joe Childs said of her final
win over Marquez. "It was the best match of her career."
Last year, Childs was the state champion at 122 pounds.
Canada
By
Alison Shepherd - Williams Lake Tribune - February 05, 2008
The cars lined along Western Avenue and in the Columneetza
parking lot Saturday should have been the first clue that the ninth
annual elementary wrestling tournament, Smackdown 2008, was a success.
The event is B.C.’s largest elementary-only
wrestling tournament with 298 registered wrestlers this year. Of the
298, 280 actually participated in the event as illness or other
circumstances prevented them all from competing.
“This is the biggest number of kids we’ve
ever had,” says Williams Lake Wrestling Club head coach, Rick
Bryan.
Sixteen teams, up from 11 last year, took part in the day-long
event. Out-of-town teams included Kitwanga, Prince George, Quesnel,
Alexis Creek, Horsefly, Likely, and 100 Mile House. Local teams
included Glendale, Mountview, Nesika, Wildwood, 150 Mile Elementary,
and host Williams Lake Wrestling Club.
Two mats were set up in Columneetza’s gym and
cafeteria to accommodate all the wrestlers. At any one time, there
would be four matches going on.
Bryan credits the large increase in wrestlers to both a
significant increase in female wrestlers and a rebirth of the sport in
100 Mile House.
He says the sport has enjoyed a revival in 100 Mile and this
year three elementary schools and the town’s wrestling club
came to compete.
Bryan also says this year the number of male and female
intermediate wrestlers, those in Grades 4 to 7, was close. Normally the
boys out-number the girls two to one.
“It tells me a lot about how the girls think about
wrestling. They’re not afraid to compete. It’s
great because one of our objectives is to attract more girls to the
sport and we have,” Bryan says.
Bryan says the girls have a lot of skill and they are strong
athletes, as strong as the boys when it comes to earning medals in
competitions and he is proud of all the wrestlers who competed this
weekend.
He says there were no injuries or big upsets, saying the more
experienced wrestlers won medals.
In the primary division, Grades 1 to 3, there were 78 athletes
registered. Each wrestler received at least three matches with the
emphasis on fun and participation.
No points were scored and all wrestlers earned participation
medals.
In the intermediate division, 220 athletes registered competed
in at least three person round-robins. Medals were awarded including
participation medals for all wrestlers.
Up next for the young wrestlers is the Northern B.C. Winter
Games this weekend in Dawson Creek.
Williams Lake will be traveling with 100 Mile House and Bryan
says the Cariboo region will be well represented with 40 wrestlers
total from the two clubs competing this weekend.
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For three years straight, the Hogan High girls wrestling team had
played second fiddle to Vallejo - not just in the city or the county,
but in the state.
The Spartans changed all that, though, over the weekend by
winning their first ever California Invitational Tournament state
championship - the CIF is yet to sanction a state meet. And really,
what it seems it came down to, is that Hogan simply got tired of being
considered second best.
"That's probably true, but I never really thought of it like
that," Spartans coach Ric Manibusan said. "We might have been
overshadowed, but that's kind of what inspired us. It used to be like,
'Man, we're going to be behind Vallejo again.' But this year was, 'No,
we want to beat Vallejo, we want to beat these other teams.' You could
only settle for so long."
Said 98-pound state champion Christine Alcantara: "Second-best
was OK, but that's not the best, you know. We knew we could do better."
Hogan set the tone at the Northern California Regional
tournament two weeks ago when the Spartans placed nine wrestlers to
Vallejo's four. And it only continued at state in Hanford as Hogan ran
away with the title with 203 points, 47 points better than second-place
South Hills-West Covina. Vallejo finished fifth with 125.
The championship - and the championship only - was on Hogan's
mind all season.
"It was first or nothing," Manibusan said.
Hogan's biggest change this season was its mentality. The
Spartans experienced an attitude adjustment that made all the
difference in the world.
"Most definitely we experienced a big attitude change for the
better," Manibusan said. "Being second-fiddle to Vallejo was seeming
like a tradition, and the girls were ready to work harder."
The transformation started with the girls that had been around
for the entirety of Vallejo's dominant run, girls like Alcantara,
Monica Gonzalez and Samantha Hoover.
Manibusan said he relied heavily this season on Gonzalez, who
captured the 154-pound state title, to be the girl to instill a whole
new mind set.
"I tell her that she's our centerpiece," Manibusan said. "Any
great team has its own champion, so you have to work around it. Monica
is a perfect example. She's been through it all. So she knows how to
disperse her presence. 'I'm a champion, you guys got to train like me.'
She's always on their case. They see how great she is, and they're
inspired to be like her."
Manibusan also received a coaching boost this season from
assistant Jessica Ortiz, a former national and state placer who
wrestled at Hogan from 2004-2006.
"I thought it was very important to have a female (coach)
around in the wrestling room," Ortiz said. "There's always guys telling
them what to do, but I thought they would be able to respond to me."
All season the talk around Hogan has been of team effort.
Manibusan repeated it over the weekend. He received effort from
wrestlers, that's for sure. But the effort and desire began in their
minds, and that's what made this title a reality.
"We knew how if we wanted this so bad we had to work hard,"
Alcantara said.
California
Pennsylvania
The Lakers will compete on Monday, Feb. 11
Feb. 5, 2008
Erie, Pa. - The Mercyhurst rowing team
will be holding an intersquad wrestling exhibition Monday, Feb. 11 at
the Mercyhurst Athletic Center at 8:30 p.m. All are invited to attend
this event.
The women's rowing team is nearing the end of its winter
training session in which the team takes part in traditional rowing
training such as ergometers, running, and weight training. In addition,
the team has been utilizing wrestling as cross-training and an
exploration of mental training. The squad learns a physical wrestling
skill each Monday morning and the team then discusses the mental goal
and how to apply it to rowing. Wrestling a 7' match is similar in many
ways to a 7' (200-meter) boat race: a full-body workout that demands
mental toughness, balance, coordination, stamina, assertiveness,
determination, discipline, intensity, passion and perseverance.
"I've learned things from takedowns to how to pin,"
All-American coxswain junior Michele
Handzel said. "I know what a half-nelson is and when to use
it. I can use my body weight judiciously and I've developed more
confidence in myself and my teammates. We use wrestling to train
ourselves mentally because you can't go light for even a split second
or you end up on your back. Our mental endurance grows by pushing
through the pain of physical contact and struggling against someone
else.
"A coxswain has to make efficient decisions throughout the
race," Handzel said. "Just like in the wrestling room. I will use the
mental training from wrestling to get more out of the rowers and myself
this spring because we take on the challenges and give our best at
everything."
North Carolina
Eagles
rally, crush Bruins 12/7/07
Rosewood spotted the Wilson
Beddingfield wrestling team a double-digit advantage after six
contested matches, but rallied for a 60-24, non-conference victory
Thursday evening.
Bruin grapplers pinned their
respective foes in four of the first six individual bouts and seized a
24-12 lead.
"The match went back and forth
there for a while," said Eagles head coach Bill Edmundson. "It made us
nervous for a while. Then we got into the experience of our lineup and
I felt much better."
The Eagles reeled off 48
consecutive points to complete their regular-season sweep of the
Bruins. Brandon Dean started the match-clinching run with a 76-second
pin of Victor Diaz.
"Brandon has been a big surprise,"
said Edmundson. "He is wrestling so well now. He waited until his
senior year to put everything together and I couldn't be happier for
him."
Heavyweight Trevor Morris followed
with a second-period fall against Quindez Crowley. Kelly Cosgrove and
Olivia Neal posted first-period falls at 103 and 112 pounds,
respectively.
"I was very impressed with our
young ladies tonight," said Edmundson. "Kelly and Olivia are very
aggressive and with both of them weighing in at 103, it gives us
options at the two weight classes."
North Carolina
09 January 2008 —
The Rosewood wrestlers put in a good showing at this
weekend’s Pilkington Memorial Dual Team Tournament, coming
home with fourth place honors and a 4-1 record for the tournament.
Coach Bill Edmundson said that participating in the tournament
at Aycock, which honors the late Terry Pilkington, has special meaning
for him, as well as his team.
“Terry was so instrumental in making Wayne County
wrestling what it has become today,” he said. “The
seeds he planted in the early nineties are something we are all very
thankful for.”
The Eagles won four of their five matches on Saturday, and
finished in an honorable fourth place. The Eagle’s only loss
for the day was to host Charles B. Aycock, who finished second overall.
The Falcons won the match 57-23.
Rosewood started the day off with a 56-18 win over South
Lenior, and followed up with a 57-21 win over Bunn. After their loss to
Aycock, Rosewood defeated Southern Wayne 51-21. Rosewood finished the
night against Wilson Hunt in the Eagles’ most competitive
match, winning 46-31.
Coach Edmundson commended his team, saying he felt they
wrestled as well as they possibly could have.
“We almost have our line-up solidified at this
point, and are becoming a little more competitive,” he said.
Andrew Sass (152), as well as team captains Olivia Neal (103)
and JD Baker (125) went a perfect 5-0 for the tournament. Scott Pate
(130), Josh Holmes (145), Jonathan Rudolph (171), and JP Person (215)
only had one loss each. Kelly Cosgrove (112) and Ariel Nacca (119) each
went 3-2 for the tournament.
Earlier in the week, the Eagles traveled to Overhills High
School, where the team earned a 66-14 win. The Eagles won all but two
contested matches.
Coach Edmundson said he was especially impressed with the
performance of two of his female wrestlers, Cosgrove and Neal. Neal
earned a pin in 3:38, while Cosgove pinned her opponent in 107.
“These ladies have changed a lot of minds when it
comes to females competing against male wrestlers,” he said.
He also noted a strong performance from Rudolph (171), who won
by pin in under 30 seconds.
“I was very proud of Johnathan Rudolph, who hit a
beautiful standing cradle to a pin,” he said.
The Eagles wrestled Greene Central on Tuesday night in a match
that ended after press deadline. Rosewood will also host the Conference
Dual Tournament on Saturday. Wrestling will begin at 10:00.
The Princeton wrestling team showed improvement this weekend
with a strong finish in the Pilkington Memorial Duals Tournament.
Each of the 12 participating teams wrestled five matches, and
the Bulldogs finished with a winning record of 3-2 for the tournament.
The record earned the team a seventh place finish.
North Carolina
PINETOPS --
Three Wayne County teams combined
to claim 20 individual medals, the overall team title and the Most
Outstanding Wrestler award during the 16th installment of the
Pierce-Davis Memorial Tournament contested Saturday.
Charles B. Aycock emerged
victorious in three individual weight classes and captured eight medals
total as it successfully defended its invitational crown. The Golden
Falcons compiled 173 points in the 13-team event, followed by Class 3-A
brethren Jacksonville White Oak (150.5 points) and South Central (135).
Eastern Wayne, which ended up
fourth, and sixth-place finisher Rosewood each seized six individual
medals. It was the Warriors' third-top five performance of the season
in tournament competition, and Rosewood's third appearance among the
top 10 in three tourneys.
The Eagles' Chris Hare, a four-year
starter and senior, emerged the MOW with a spotless performance at 130
pounds. Fully recovered from a knee injury during football season, Hare
pinned two foes and notched two decisions.
"Chris is working very hard to
overcome a severe injury and he has more heart than any student-athlete
that I've been around in a long time," said Rosewood head coach Bill
Edmundson. "I was happy for Chris that other coaches saw how hard he
worked and nominated him (for MOW)."
The Golden Falcons received
first-place efforts from 119-pounder Drake Gurley, 215-pounder Jarrett
Covar and heavyweight Khiry Reid. Covar avenged an earlier loss to
Eastern Wayne senior Foy Coley in the Falcon Invitational.
Nick Bentley rebounded from an
opening-round loss to eventual 103-pound champion Landon Lucas and took
third. He pinned White Oak's Ryan Hedgecorth in 37 seconds in their
title match. Kevin Carmel (140 pounds) worked his way through the
consolation bracket and grabbed third with a third-period fall against
Tarboro's William Del Carmon.
Brandon Bailey (130 pounds) edged
North Pitt's Keyvin Dixon 4-2 for third place. Teammates Justin Farrell
(112) and Josh Grimes (171) each settled for fourth place. Grimes lost
to Eastern Wayne's Brandon Darby in the consolation finals.
Warriors senior Chris Tesar
improved to 12-0 with an impressive run through the 125-pound weight
class. He pinned Rocky Mount's Chandler Phillips and Southern Nash's
Matt Swanson, but worked a little harder to defeat Rosewood's J.D.
Baker.
Baker forced Tesar to wrestle a
six-minute match before falling 10-3.
"I think J.D. is beginning to
figure out Chris' style," said Edmundson. "As they keep meeting, the
matches get closer. Who knows what might happen on the next match."
A.J. Washington pinned every
opponent on the way to the 135-pound gold medal. None of the matches
lasted more than one period.
Drew Tesar (112), Jordan Harris
(119) and heavyweight Foy Coley finished among the top three in their
respective divisions. Tesar avenged a first-round loss to Aycock's
Farrell with a 9-7 victory in their consolation final encounter.
Rosewood's Olivia Neal received
much attention throughout the day-long event at SouthWest Edgecombe.
Neal posted three consecutive first-period pins on the way to her
first-ever appearance in a Pierce-Davis championship match.
SouthWest's Lucas stopped Neal's
historical run with a 30-second pin.
"She got caught in a throw," said
Edmundson. "(But) she wrestled extremely well today. Hopefully, they
will meet again soon."
The Eagles also got top-four
results from Andrew Sass (160), Brandon Dean (215) and heavyweight
Trevor Morris. Sass and Dean wound up third and fourth, respectively.
Morris lost to Aycock's Reid in the first round, but concluded the day
on a positive note with a 4-3 decision over South Central's Kentrell
Jackson in the consolation finals.
"Trevor has started wrestling to
his potential and really stepped it up this week," said Edmundson.
All three teams return to action
Saturday in the 12th annual Eagle Invitational, hosted by Rosewood.
First-round matches begin at 9:15 a.m.
North Carolina
Rosewood High School claimed its 11th
straight conference wrestling championship Saturday at a conference
match held at Louisburg High School.
The victory will make the Eagles (20-6) top seed in the upcoming state
dual team playoffs
Rosewood went 4-0 at the tournament, knocking off Spring Creek,
Princeton, School of Science and Math, Manteo, North Johnston and
Louisburg by convincing scores.
Among the Rosewood wrestlers claiming an undefeated tournament were
Olivia Neal (103/112), Jim Bish (112/119), J.D. Baker (125), Chris Hare
(130), J.P. Pearson (215).
Vontarious
Kornegay (171) a freshman, lost only one match and brothers Josh Holmes
(135) and Chris Holmes (189) had only one loss between them.
“We checked off a major goal,” said Rosewood coach
Bill Edmundson. “We are finally where we need to be with
weights and positions. Our guys seemed focused and set on defending our
long-running title. The next few weeks are going to be critical in
solidifying the middle of our lineup. If we are going to be competitive
in the state dual team playoffs, we have to be solid from top to
bottom.”
Rosewood will be at home Friday to face Louisburg, then will take part
in the Southern Nash Firebird duals on Saturday.
Colorado
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
02/05/2008
Click here for preliminary tentative list of
U.S. entries
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 10th annual Dave Schultz
Memorial International has attracted top wrestlers from all over the
World. There will be no shortage of top Americans ready to take them on
in the event set for Feb. 8-10, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs.
Among the wrestlers from the U.S. who are expected to compete are past
World Champions Bill Zadick (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC in
men’s freestyle at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Dremiel Byers (Colorado
Springs, Colo./U.S. Army in Greco-Roman at 120 kg/264.5 lbs., and Iris
Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army in women’s freestyle
at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Zadick won a gold medal at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou,
China. Byers won a gold medal at the 2002 World Championships in
Moscow, Russia. Smith won a gold medal at the 2005 World Championships
in Budapest, Hungary.
2004 Olympic silver medalist Stephen Abas (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Sunkist Kids) is registered to compete at 55 kg/121 lbs. in
men’s freestyle wrestling. Due to injuries, Abas has not
competed in nearly two years.
Two-time Olympian Jim Gruenwald (Marquette, Mich./Sunkist Kids) is
registered to compete at 60 kg/132 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling. He
competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. One of his 2004 U.S.
Olympic teammates, Oscar Wood (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) is
expected in the Greco-Roman field at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Another 2004 U.S.
Olympian, freestyle star Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) is
also among those who may attend.
The event was created in February 1999 by USA Wrestling, working with
Nancy Schultz and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation, as an
international wrestling tournament in honor of the late Olympic and
World Champion Dave Schultz. This is the 10th year for the Dave Schultz
Memorial International. Previously, USA Wrestling held the Colorado
Open in Colorado Springs at this time of the year.
The Dave Schultz Memorial International is an open event for American
wrestlers. Although many have chosen to pre-register, others may attend
and sign up at the event. The roster of U.S. athletes is preliminary
and was developed from information from USA Wrestling National Coaches,
club leaders and pre-registration materials. This information may
change in the upcoming days.
A number of other U.S. wrestlers who have won World medals are also
expected in the event. In the women’s division, World silver
medalist Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) is
expected to compete.
A pair of two-time World bronze medalists in women’s
wrestling, Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo/Gator WC) at 55 kg/121
lbs. and Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 72
kg/158.5 lbs. are also in the preliminary lists. Other past World
bronze medalists Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at
96 kg/211.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman and Donny Pritzlaff (Madison, Wis./New
York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men’s freestyle are also
registered to compete.
A number of other past U.S. World Team members are among the tentative
participants, including:
* Michael Lightner (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. in
freestyle
* Jake Clark (Quantico, Va. U.S. Marines) at 84 kg/185 lbs. in
Greco-Roman
* Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 84 kg/185 lbs.
in Greco-Roman
* Mary Kelly (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
in women’s freestyle
* Erin Tomeo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
in women’s freestyle
Numerous other competitors, including past University World medalists,
Junior World medalists and NCAA Div. I champions, are among the
wrestlers in the preliminary entry lists.
As many as 10 World or Olympic champions from foreign nations are
expected as well.
Nations expected to take part include: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria,
Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Kazakstan, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Tajikistan,
Uganda, the United States, and Venezuela. A few other nations are
possible participants.
Adult all-session tickets for the two-day event are $15 apiece. Adult
tickets are $10 apiece on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or $5 per
session. Adult tickets for medals and finals matches only are $8 each.
Cost of tickets for high school students (with I.D.) and senior
citizens (62 and over) is $5 per day. Youth (5-14 years old) tickets
are $4 per day. Coaches are admitted free with five paid wrestlers.
DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, Feb. 7
11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Registration (Open to all competitors)
2:30-3 p.m. – Weigh-ins: Greco-Roman (55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg, 74
kg)
Friday, Feb. 8
9 a.m-1:30 p.m. – Session I: Greco-Roman (55 kg, 60 kg, 66
kg, 74 kg)
1-2 p.m. – Registration (Open to all remaining)
2:30-3 p.m. – Weigh-ins: Freestyle (55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg);
Greco-Roman (84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg); Women’s freestyle (51 kg,
59 kg, 67 kg)
4 p.m.-conclusion – Session II: Greco-Roman (55 kg, 60 kg, 66
kg, 74 kg)
Saturday, Feb. 9
9 a.m.-2:15 p.m. – Session I: Freestyle (55 kg, 60 kg, 66
kg); Greco-Roman (84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg); Women’s freestyle
(51 kg, 59 kg, 67 kg)
1-2 p.m. – Registration (Open to all remaining)
2:30-3 p.m. – Weigh-ins: Freestyle (74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg, 120
kg); Women’s freestyle (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
4 p.m.-conclusion – Session II: Freestyle (55 kg, 60 kg, 66
kg); Greco-Roman (84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg); Women’s freestyle
(51 kg, 59 kg, 67 kg)
Sunday, Feb. 10
9 a.m.-2:15 p.m. – Session I: Freestyle (74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg,
120 kg); Women’s freestyle (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
4:00 p.m.-conclusion – Session II: Freestyle (74 kg, 84 kg,
96 kg, 120 kg); Women’s freestyle (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
