| J.D. Oliva and Bill Zadick to go ‘On the Mat’ this week |
Dan Gable Museum |
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05/02/2012 |
The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. |
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| Stephany Lee, Terry Steiner, Clarissa Chun among guests on Takedown Radio |
Takedown Radio |
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05/02/2012 |
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| Marcie Van Dusen Clinic coming to Body Bar Nationals in Florida on May 12 |
Marilyn Kroner |
Kroner Communications |
05/02/2012 |
The clinic, sponsored by Arno P. Niemand, is for girls and women who want to learn more about freestyle wrestling. |
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| Veterans Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals in Tucson, Ariz. with Western Junior Regionals, May 3-5 |
Jackie Branca |
USA Wrestling |
05/01/2012 |
Top Veterans wrestlers will compete for national titles in freestyle and Greco-Roman, alongside talented high school competitors in the Junior Regional. |
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| Justin Lester named 2011 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
05/01/2012 |
USA Wrestling will announce annual award winners among athletes, coaches and volunteers over the next 10 days. |
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| Competition & training information for Women's FILA Jr. World Champion & Pan-American teams |
Jackie Branca |
USA Wrestling |
05/01/2012 |
The Body Bar Nationals will set the lineups for this year’s U.S. FILA Junior World and Junior Pan-Am teams with the top three athletes in each weight class invited to all competition and training camps |
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| Remembrance for wrestler and coach Rich Sofman at New York AC on Thursday, May 3 |
Mark Miller and Gary Abbott |
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04/30/2012 |
Sofman, 69, won a freestyle gold at the 1967 Pan American Games, competed in the 1967 World Championships and coached at Montclair State. |
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| Jordan Burroughs named 2011 John Smith Award winner, as USA Wrestling’s Freestyle Wrestler of the Year |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/30/2012 |
USA Wrestling will announce annual award winners among athletes, coaches and volunteers over the next 10 days. |
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| USA leads the world with most Olympic wrestling qualifiers heading into final qualification event |
Gary Abbott |
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04/30/2012 |
The USA has 17 Olympic qualifiers, with Russia and Kazakhstan at 15 and Egypt at 14 heading into final qualifier in Finland. |
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| WATCH: Mark Manning: The Right Way To Win |
Responsible Sports |
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04/30/2012 |
FILA International Freestyle Coach of the Year Mark Manning shares with Responsible Sports the right way to win. |
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| Michigan's Taylor Massa awarded the 2012 Dave Schultz High School Excellence National Award |
National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
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04/30/2012 |
Massa, a four-time state champion, two-time FILA Junior National champion and Junior World Team member, will attend Hall of Fame Honors Weekend, June 1-2. |
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| Shawn Bunch named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for April 24-30 |
Craig Sesker |
USA Wrestling |
04/30/2012 |
Bunch qualified the United States to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games at 60 kg in freestyle by placing third at the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tourmament in Taiyuan, China. |
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| Ruiz drops only bout at 96kg Greco-Roman at Olympic Qualifying event in China on Sunday |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/29/2012 |
Ruiz lost to Chan-Gun An of Korea, and did not qualify for repechage. The USA has one more chance next weekend in Finland to qualify the weight. |
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| Ruiz receives 96kg Greco-Roman draw for Olympic Qualifying event in China on Sunday |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/28/2012 |
Ruiz opens with Chan-Gun An of Korea. He must place in the top three of his weight to qualify the USA to compete at 96kg at the Olympic Games. |
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| USA Wrestling Weekly’s April 27, 2012 broadcast posted for viewing |
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04/30/2012 |
Olympian interviews: Hazewinkel, Frayer, Burroughs, Herbert, Varner, Dlagnev, Mango, Coleman, Lester, Provisor, Betts, Byers, Chun, Campbell, Pirozhkova, Lee and more. |
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| Bunch qualifies U.S. at 60kg freestyle for Olympics, placing third in Olympic Qualifier in China |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/27/2012 |
Bunch won five of six matches. He beat defeated Bazar Bazarguruev of Kyrgyzstan, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 for third place which qualified the USA. |
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| NFHS RULES UPDATE: Stalling penalty increased in high school wrestling |
National Federation of State High School Associations |
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04/26/2012 |
The stalling penalty revision was one of eight rule changes approved for high school wrestling for next season. |
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| ESPN: Emotions linger for former Illinois State wrestler |
Elizabeth Merrill |
ESPN |
04/26/2012 |
ESPN profiles Kevin Bracken, a U.S. Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling, about his emotions in the wake of Illinois State dropping wrestling 17 years ago. |
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| Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners announced on state and regional levels |
National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
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04/26/2012 |
Kyle Crutchmer (OK), Taylor Massa (MI), Jimmy Gulibon (PA), Rossi Bruno (FL) & Jordan Rogers (WA) are Regional winners. A national winner is chosen April 30. |
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| Yakima Valley Community College drops men's and women's wrestling |
Roger Underwood |
SportsYakima.com |
04/26/2012 |
Yakima Valley announced on Wednesday they will be dropping men's and women's wrestling due to budget issues. |
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