BOSCH, PIERCE WIN SILVER MEDALS; MARTIN, COOPER CLAIM BRONZE MEDALS AT HAPARANDA CUP IN SWEDEN, DEC. 5-6 
 U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers Ethan Bosch (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and Billy Pierce (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) claimed silver medals at the Haparanda Cup in Haparanda, Sweden, Dec. 5-6. 
 Bosch placed second at 187.25 pounds, falling to Aleksei Zagrebin of Russia in the gold medal finals. Bosch is currently ranked No. 4 in the United States. 
 Pierce was second at 286 pounds, losing to Iouri Patrikeev of Russia in the championship bout. Pierce holds a No. 2 national ranking at his weight class.  
 A pair of U.S. Marine Corps wrestlers claimed bronze medals: Duaine Martin at 127.75 pounds and Marcel Cooper at 152 pounds. 
 Two other U.S. wrestlers were fourth: Dan Hicks (Fredricksburg, Va., U.S. Marines) at 213.75 pounds and Corey Farkas (Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Air Force) at 286 pounds. 
 The athletes were part of a group from the U.S. Marines Corps wrestling team, a number of U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athletes, as well as other top competitors from across the nation. The United States team placed in a tie for fourth in the final team standings. This competition traditionally features many top international stars from across Europe. 
 HAPARANDA CUP at Haparanda, Sweden, Dec. 5-6 
 Medalists 
 119 - Gold - Marian Sandu (Romania); Silver - Magomed Magomeolov (Russia); Bronze - Tilran Mkrtchian (Armenia) 
 127.75 - Gold - Rustem Mambetov (Russia); Silver - Armen Mkrtchian (Armenia); Bronze - Duaine Martin (United States) 
 138.75 - Gold - Sergei Kovalenko (Russia); Silver - Maxim Semenov (Russia); Bronze - Mikael Lindgren (Finland) 
 152 - Gold -Vladislav Lomatchinski (Russia); Silver - Ake Lindgren (Finland); Bronze - Marcel Cooper (United States) 
 167.5 - Gold - Alexei Michine (Russia); Silver - Mattias Eriksson (Sweden); Bronze - Tuomo Mantyla (Finland) 
 187.25 - Gold - Aleksei Zagrebin (Russia); Silver - Ethan Bosch (United States); Bronze - Fritz Aanes (Norway) 
 213.75 - Gold - Mindaugas Ezerskis (Lithuania); Silver - Petru Sudureac (Romania); Bronze - Richard Karelson (Estonia)  
 286 - Gold - Iouri Patrikeev (Russia); Silver - Billy Pierce (United States); Bronze - Juha Ahokas (Finland) 
 U.S. placewinners 
 127.75 -Dwaine Martin, Quantico, Va., U.S. Marines, 3rd 
 152 - Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va., U.S. Marines, 3rd 
 187.25 - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC, 2nd 
 213.75 - Dan Hicks, Fredricksburg, Va., U.S. Marines, 4th 
 286 - Billy Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota Storm, 2nd 
 286 - Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Air Force, 4th 
 Team Standings  
 1. St. Petersburg (Russia), 17 pts.; 2. Russia, 15 pts.; 3. Romania, 11 pts.; 4. (tie) United States and BK Loke Gavle (Sweden), 10 pts. (of 28 teams)