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Gophers Defeat No.17 Illinois behind Two Pins and Two Majors

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –The No 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers took down No.17 Illinois 26-15 on the backs of six victories, including two pins and two major decisions. The victory is the Gophers ninth of the season and their second in Big Ten competition. They bounce back from a 24-10 loss to No.4 Iowa.

157-pound Steve Bleise battled No.13 Eric Barrone for the third consecutive season and for the third time came out on top. Bleise secured the cradle and pinned Barrone in 6 minutes and 17 seconds. After heavyweight Gable Steveson notched three first period takedowns he finished things off quickly with a pin on the edge of the mat for his fourth fall of the year.
Rest of the story at https://gophersports.com/news/2019/1/18/wrestling-gophers-defeat-no-17-illinois-behind-two-pins-and-two-majors.aspx?mc_cid=865315e90e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Gophers down Northwestern 29-12 for Third B1G Win
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Golden Gophers wrestling team took down Big Ten foe Northwestern 29-12 with two pins and seven overall bout victories for their second victory of the weekend.
After forfeiting the first bout due to injury the Gophers started hot with two consecutive first period pins from 133-pound Ethan Lizak and 141-pound Mitch McKee.
With his 22nd straight victory Steveson has passed head coach Brandon Eggum and volunteer assistant coach Zach Sanders who both had 21 straight victories in their career. Steveson is now tied with Jared Lawrence and Brock Lesnar at 23rd on the all-time list.
Rest of the story at https://gophersports.com/news/2019/1/20/wrestling-gophers-down-northwestern-29-12-for-third-b1g-win.aspx

Gophers Take Down Wisconsin in Latest Border Battle

MADISON, Wisc. – The No 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the No.16 Wisconsin Badgers in the 96th edition of the border rivalry 27-13 to increase their all-time series lead to 62-32-1. It’s the Gophers third straight victory and they remain undefeated away from home with a 5-0 record on the road and a 4-0 record at neutral sites. The 11 victories is the most in one season under head coach Brandon Eggum.

“I’m pleased with the performance and I love the effort,” Eggum said. “It was a great effort out there and we kept up our attacking ways.” With his 23rd consecutive win to start his career heavyweight Gable Steveson joins Tim Hartung and Jason Davids at 21st on the all-time list. Steveson started quickly against No.11 Trent Hillger with a takedown and nearfall before continuing to attack in the final period to secure a major decision. It’s his 10th victory over a ranked opponent this season. Rest of the story at https://gophersports.com/news/2019/1/25/wrestling-gophers-take-down-wisconsin-in-latest-border-battle.aspx

January 27, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Brunswick, New Hanover grapple with middle school wrestling

While Brunswick County sees numbers grow at the high school level thanks to the feeder programs, New Hanover County has yet to add wrestling to its middle schools. Mark Samuel is on a fast track to becoming one of the best wrestlers in Wilmington. The freshman is 33-2 in his debut season with Laney, already with a couple of tournament titles and an undefeated record in the Mideastern Conference. Samuel’s prowess at the high school level would normally come with a sterling middle school career, but that wasn’t possible. New Hanover County doesn’t offer middle school wrestling. Neither does Pender County, with Brunswick the lone area county to feature middle school wrestling.

It hasn’t stopped Samuel from lighting the wrestling scene on fire. He practiced four-to-five days a week with his club in the buildup to his high school career. However, middle school wrestling carries an impact across the region, both good for Brunswick and some negative effects for New Hanover.“ It would be better for a lot of kids,” Samuel said. “It would just be another school sport. Kids could come in to school and stay to practice. It’s a lot of fun, too, when you get to see your friends, and we can try to get our friends out to practice and on the team.” Rest of the story at https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20190114/brunswick-new-hanover-grapple-with-middle-school-wrestling

January 27, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

High school wrestling: Girls put on a show during their inaugural state tournament

WAVERLY, Ia. — The moment Tateum Park has long dreamed of came true Saturday afternoon. Park, a junior wrestler at Davenport North, defeated Waukon’s Meridian Snitker, 8-1, in the 113-pound final of the first-ever girls’ high school state wrestling tournament. Moments after her hand was raised, Park ran into the stands and embraced her friends and family. “It feels really nice to just have that feeling,” Park said. Did she ever think a moment like that might come? “Not really,” she admitted. “My goal has always just to make it to state against the boys, so this opportunity feels amazing.” Rest of story, video, pictures and details at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/01/19/iowa-girls-state-wrestling-tournament-waverly-shell-rock-charles-city-tateum-park-colfax-mingo/2624284002/?mc_cid=44daa59b98&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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