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Wolfpack Travels to UNC for Pivotal ACC Dual Monday Night

TDR Editor’s Notes; This rivalry match is always a well wrestled match of a high degree of intensity as these neighboring schools battle for the bragging rights to the top team in North Carolina. I wish that I could see it in person yet will not be able to do so this year.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The 10th ranked NC State wrestling team heads to rival North Carolina for an ACC dual Monday night at 7 p.m. The dual will take place at UNC’s Memorial Hall, tickets are available by clicking HERE, and it will be available to watch HERE. Off to an 8-1 start this season, the Wolfpack opened the ACC portion of its schedule with a dominating 34-6 home win over Duke on Jan. 11. The Tar Heels fell at No. 17 Arizona State Friday night, 31-9, but have won four of their last six duals with the only losses at Arizona State and against No. 6 Virginia Tech (28-8). The two coaches have already determined the dual will start at 149 pounds, meaning the final match of the night will be No. 2 Kevin Jack versus No. 3 Joey Ward at 141 pounds. Rest of the story at ….. http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/1/22/wrestling-packwrestle-travels-to-unc-for-pivotal-acc-dual.aspx

January 22, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Colorado testing idea of adding girls high school wrestling

TDR Editor’s Notes; Another example of growing wrestling opportunities. At least six states have a separate girls wrestling division while several others have girls-only tournaments during the season or are testing the idea like Colorado is.
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FREDERICK — Esperanza Reyes left the wrestling mat nearly in tears. Her family had intently watched her first match inches off the mat and her dad rushed to greet her as she walked off, quick with a hug and words of comfort. Minutes later Reyes, a sophomore at Denver North High School, had traded sadness for a wide smile. Being pinned in the first round Saturday wasn’t what she was hoping for, but the match itself was part of something much bigger than the result itself. Reyes was one of 80 wrestlers competing at Frederick High School in the first high school girls wrestling tournament in Colorado history. “This could be a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You never know if it will happen again,” Reyes said. “It’s cool that when I’m older I’ll be able to say I was part of the first one.” If Saturday is any indication, girls wrestling is an emerging force in the state. The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) announced in early December that Saturday’s tournament would start a trial run for girls wrestling to gauge participation interest. Right now, girls who wish to wrestle participate on the boys teams, with no female division. Rest of the story at …. http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2017/01/14/high-school-girls-wrestling/96577724/?mc_cid=4af88e4817&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 22, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment