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High School Wrestling News – # 18

1 } – Westside’s Lou Miloni ‘coached with a passion’ and touched lives on and off wrestling mat (Nebraska)
Lou Miloni’s legacy to Omaha Westside wrestling is found on the school’s mat. Right there in the center circle, his face is drawn in caricature. Miloni couldn’t attend the mat’s unveiling last year at the state tournament at CHI Health Center, as he was at his home in Arizona with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. But he came back last June when the school unveiled a commemorative plaque and announced an annual endowed scholarship in his name. The 36-year teacher and coach at Westside died May 15 in Chandler, Arizona. He was 79. A memorial service will be held in Omaha at a later time, daughter Tiffany Small said. “Sports were always important to him,” she said. “The family has been touched by the former students who have reached out or visited my dad during his sickness. It meant so much to him.” … rest of story … https://www.omaha.com/sports/high-school/westsides-lou-miloni-coached-with-a-passion-and-touched-lives-on-and-off-wrestling-mat/article_d193cc11-4568-54d2-a189-db360bcdc4f2.html?mc_cid=97df5e5b46&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – Bozeman wrestling got its coach after novel hiring process (Montana) BILLINGS — The hiring process was new due to the novel coronavirus, but Bozeman Public Schools Activities Director Mark Ator feels the Bozeman Hawks got the right man to lead the wrestling program. Sean Dellwo is the new wrestling coach at Bozeman High, pending school board approval. Ator said Dellwo, who formerly coached the Belgrade Panthers, was hired May 15 after an online meeting. He will also teach math at the school. The school board will address personnel moves during the first part of June, Ator said. Dellwo would succeed Nate Laslovich, the longtime Hawks coach who will now be guiding the new Gallatin High School opening in Bozeman this fall. … rest of story … https://406mtsports.com/high-school/wrestling/bozeman-wrestling-got-its-coach-after-novel-hiring-process/article_48059eed-5b9c-575a-a505-f2c3eacb9421.html?mc_cid=97df5e5b46&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Former Burlington High School wrestler Josh Bird killed in accident (Wisconsin)
The Burlington High School wrestling program is reeling from another tragedy. Twenty years after former state champion Mike Kramer was killed in a motorcycle accident, two-time state champion Josh Bird also died on his motorcycle. Bird, who won state championships as a freshman in 2013 and as a junior in ‘15, was killed in a two-vehicle accident in the Town of Mukwonago on Friday. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol said a 23-year Burlington man was killed in a motor vehicle accident at 4 p.m. Friday on State Highway 83 and Sugden Road in the Town of Mukwonago. … rest of story … https://journaltimes.com/sports/former-burlington-high-school-wrestler-josh-bird-killed-in-accident/article_dcce7182-a27e-58b3-b9c1-9d18246455ea.html?mc_cid=4b3d9c77ea&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – Scott Green and Wyoming Seminary finish as the top high school team in the country
Scott Green talks about the process of getting into Wyoming Seminary, college wrestling combines and making it at the next level.
Podcast at … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1590514634797&twSessionId=gfefzvfhud&videoId=782127135&mc_cid=a56cef7301&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Area wrestling coaches give their views on PIAA proposal to cut a weight class (Pennsylvania)
High School wrestling matches are poised to have a different look next season. While there are still steps to be taken before a shift from 14 weight classes to 13 is officially put in place, the PIAA’s board of directors moved in that direction last Wednesday when it passed on a first reading basis the wrestling steering committee’s proposal that would transform the four weight classes between 170-220 into three – 172, 189 and 215. Area coaches weighed in on the move, meant to decrease the number of forfeits seen in matches. “I understand the reason behind PIAA reducing the amount of weight classes,” said Jim Thorpe head coach Shawn Albert. “This does eliminate the amount of wrestlers needed to complete a full lineup.  … rest of story … https://www.tnonline.com/20200526/area-wrestling-coaches-give-their-views-on-piaa-proposal-to-cut-a-weight-cl/?mc_cid=a56cef7301&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Whether it’s the NFL or wrestling, recruiting is the key
Preparation for a wrestling meet doesn’t start in the locker room or the wrestling room — it starts in the living room. Recruiting battles are where the competition really begins. Coaching philosophy and technical aspects of wrestling get talked about often, but recruiting usually gets overlooked. Recruiting is an essential part of winning. One person — good or bad — can change the entire dynamic of a team. That means getting the right recruits is fundamental to future success. So what goes into recruiting? Each coach has to sell himself and his program to an athlete. There is an art to getting a high school wrestler — and his parents — to commit to a college. … rest of story … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1590641077660&twSessionId=oyfwdiszrh&postId=782210135&mc_cid=2313436fb3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – PREP WRESTLING: Before he became the head coach at Grundy High School, Travis Fiser forged his mat identity in Iowa (Virginia)
Travis Fiser was a sophomore wrestler at Kirkwood Community College and was looking to stay in tip-top shape over Christmas break in 1988. After wrapping up practice one day at a local high school (Kirkwood did not have its own wrestling room on campus), Fiser happened to bump into Barry Davis, a three-time national champion at the University of Iowa, and asked about possibly coming to Iowa City and working out with some of the Hawkeyes. … rest of story … https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/prep-wrestling-before-he-became-the-head-coach-at-grundy-high-school-travis-fiser-forged/article_97263fde-a6a5-11ea-8721-6704c392573b.html?mc_cid=2e4d96fd0e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Big Red’s Tuttle Keeps D-I Tradition Alive (Ohio)
STEUBENVILLE — Keeping the tradition alive. Steubenville High School had four recent graduates wrestling at the NCAA Division I level last season. This year there will be five competing. David Tuttle, a 4-year standout on both the mat and the football field, recently announced that he will attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania this fall to continue his academic and wrestling careers. He will join former teammates Tariq Wilson (North Carolina State), Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State University) and Peyton Blasko and Anthony Rice (Cleveland State) at D-I schools. “We’ve been blessed with some exceptional athletes over the past few years,” veteran Big Red head coach Mike Blackburn said. “It’s a nice accomplishment, … rest of story … https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2020/05/big-reds-tuttle-keeps-d-i-tradition-alive/?mc_cid=af75736df9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Thursday announced that Braxton Amos of Mineral Wells, West Virginia, is the 2020 national winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
“Being named the 2020 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner is an awesome ending to my high school wrestling career. My club coach, Miron Kharchilava, trained with Dave on several occasions. Hearing his stories about Dave and their training is inspiring,” said Amos, who is the first national winner from West Virginia. “One of the posters that still hangs in Miron’s room is Dave with a quote about the Japanese Samurai Musashi Miyamoto. I have walked by that poster thousands of times, it makes me appreciate the amount of time Dave put into chasing perfection and reminds me that people who didn’t see the discipline will never understand his sacrifice. “It’s an honor to join the list of past DSHSE winners,” he added. “I’m proud to represent the University of Wisconsin, the State of West Virginia, and Parkersburg South High School.” … rest of story … https://nwhof.org/blog/west-virginias-braxton-amos-named-dave-schultz-high-school-excellence-award-national-winner/?mc_cid=af75736df9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – PREP WRESTLING: Wrestling legend Barry Davis keeps ‘giving back’ as assistant with New Lisbon (Wisconsin)
Barry Davis has accomplished just about everything there is accomplish in the world of wrestling. During his lengthy, illustrious career as both a wrestler and a coach, Davis has piled up a surefire Hall of Fame résumé. In high school, Davis was a three-time state champion before moving on the wrestle at the University of Iowa under legendary coach Dan Gable. Davis was a four-time NCAA All-American and racked up three NCAA titles during his college career and still owns the Hawkeyes’ career wins record — no small feat at a program that has won 23 team NCAA championships over the years. Davis’s wrestling success continued on to the international stage. He was a silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and … rest of story … https://www.wiscnews.com/juneaucountystartimes/sports/high-school/wrestling/prep-wrestling-wrestling-legend-barry-davis-keeps-giving-back-as-assistant-with-new-lisbon/article_10c01e4e-3e98-55c3-9cc7-c2daa726bf5d.html?mc_cid=e0ec51354d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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National Wrestling News & Views – June

1 } – Wrestling’s Quincy Monday: Going His Own Way
Both when it came to what sport to pursue and where to pursue it collegiately, Quincy Monday showed he’s not one to back down from a challenge. Quincy’s father, Kenny, was a three-time Olympian, a gold medalist in Seoul in 1988, a silver medalist in Barcelona in 1992, and a sixth-place finisher when the Games came back stateside in 1996. All of that came after a college career at Oklahoma State that saw him win the 1984 NCAA title at 150 pounds. It’s a resume that’s a lot to live up to. There’s no way, though, that the significance of all of those accomplishments could have been in young Quincy’s mind when he started in the sport. He was just spending time with his dad and thought what he saw the other kids doing was fun. … rest of story … https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2020/4/21/wrestlings-quincy-monday-going-his-own-way.aspx?mc_cid=9b182d31f3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – SingleSpeed to host virtual Happy Hour with Dan Gable
WATERLOO – Nearly every wrestling fan in the state of Iowa has their own individual story on the time they met Waterloo’s own Dan Gable. It might have been randomly where the 1972 Olympic Gold medalist was filling up his car with gas in Iowa City. Maybe the fan ran into him at Carver-Hawkeye Arena or waited in line to get his autograph at various events. But how many of those same fans can say they sat down and had a beer with Gable? SingleSpeed Brewing is going to make that possible later this month with a Virtual Happy Hour with Dan Gable at 5 p.m. on May 20 as part of its weekly Virtual Happy Hour’s on Facebook Live. The Waterloo-based brewery will host Gable as well as moderator Kyle Klingman from Trackwrestling and brewery founder Dave Morgan. The idea came after SingleSpeed rebanded its Gable Munich Helles lager, a beer that celebrates Gable’s Olympic triumph in Munich. … rest of story … https://wcfcourier.com/sports/blogs/half_nelson_half_fiction/singlespeed-to-host-virtual-happy-hour-with-dan-gable/article_48749182-cde7-5469-8f8f-f5d7864598b4.html?mc_cid=6299171a9e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – NWCA TO HOST VIRTUAL CONVENTION
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced today that their annual national convention will switch to a virtual event in response to concerns over social distancing and travel. Sessions will run, as usual, just online starting Wednesday, July 29, and closing Friday, July 31. Title sponsors for the NWCA National Virtual Convention include Cliff Keen, Defense Soap, and Resilite.
“The past couple of months has been full of unprecedented shifts in our society and we understand that it would have been difficult for our annual convention to take place as usual,” said Mike Moyer NWCA Executive Director. “It is our hope that shifting to a virtual platform and keeping the same format and schedule we could continue to serve our members and provide them with three tremendous days of high caliber coaching development and much-needed interaction.”
The NWCA team is hard at work finalizing the full slate of presenters and creating scheduling tracks for college coaches, scholastic coaches, officials, and retired coaches. Not only will the sessions take place online, but the exhibitor trade show will also be available virtually … rest of the story … http://www.nwcaonline.com/2020-nwca-to-host-virtual-convention/?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – In Olympic sports, canceled events mean fewer member fees, which mean trouble
With their competition calendars wiped clean, Olympic organizers in the United States say the financial toll of the novel coronavirus is coming into focus, and the overall economic impact of the pandemic promises to be staggering. The national governing bodies (NGBs) that oversee the individual Olympic sports are nonprofit organizations that have seen their funding sources dry up in recent weeks as thousands of competitions and events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely. Most rely heavily on membership dues and event proceeds for revenue but have been unable to host competitions during what would normally be a busy season. Max Cobb, head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s National Governing Bodies Council, said in an interview this week that lost revenue could reach $100 million.
“With the loss of the season so far — and potential loss of it through much of the summer — we’re looking at an enormous drop-off in membership renewals and a huge number of events that have been canceled,” said Cobb, who also is the chief executive of U.S. Biathlon. “A handful of those events might happen at a later date, but most of that revenue is just never coming back.” … rest of story … https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/05/07/olympic-sports-canceled-events-mean-fewer-member-fees-which-mean-trouble/?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – ESPN’s Quint Kessenich and his life in wrestling
Growing up on Long Island, Quint Kessenich played a bunch of sports, but he was most successful in wrestling and lacrosse. When the time came to go to college in the late 1980s, he went where he felt he was best – tending goal for national powerhouse Johns Hopkins and its storied lacrosse program. Years later, Kessenich would reconnect with wrestling and serve as a commentator and sideline reporter for ESPN, covering a number of NCAA wrestling championships as well as calling the action for events on the ESPN family of networks. On Episode 603 of Short Time, Kessenich talks about his origins in wrestling and in broadcasting, what it’s like to be in the moment on the sidelines, how he deals with criticism and some of his best moments he’s been able to witness. … rest of story … http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/espns-quint-kessenich-and-his-life-in-wrestling/?mc_cid=c97d5b4f2c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Bob Bowlsby analyzes the challenges and opportunities that wrestling faces in the next 60 days
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby talks Bob Siddens, Dan Gable, Tom and Terry Brands, Bob Stoops, the current state of wrestling, and the toughest decisions he has ever had to make. … rest of story … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1589846281894&twSessionId=atzmltkojt&videoId=782018135&mc_cid=588b1d30ac&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Cole Erickson ponders life beyond wrestling
CEDAR RAPIDS — Cole Erickson was supposed to be wrestling for a national championship this weekend, completing his senior season on the mat for Coe College at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center. Instead, the Mediapolis High School graduate was sitting in his apartment, trying to wrap his head around all that had transpired in the past 24 hours after the NCAA canceled all of its winter and spring championships because of the coronavirus outbreak. And it left Erickson to ponder what the future holds, both short term and long term after his wrestling career came to an abrupt halt. … rest of story … https://www.thepredicament.com/2020/05/cole-erickson-ponders-life-beyond-wrestling-2/?mc_cid=0f2858c4d6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – State of Wrestling Podcast: Nate Naasz talks about the genesis of the NWCA Virtual Convention
Nate Naasz of the NWCA comes back to State of Wrestling’s fifth episode to talk about the dynamics of working remotely in the world of wrestling and what the National Wrestling Coaches Association has been doing to continue working through the global pandemic. The key points of the episode are about the move to a virtual convention for 2020 as the NWCA Convention will take place online July 29-31, 2020. We touch on some of the keynotes, tease some of the sessions and talk about the growth and how the virtual convention may be a way to reach more coaches as well. … rest of story … http://www.nwcaonline.com/state-of-wrestling-podcast-nate-naasz-talks-about-the-genesis-of-the-nwca-virtual-convention/?mc_cid=09c8756a50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – From a distance, these young Journalists of the Year share their wrestling passions
Note: The following story appeared in the May issue of WIN Magazine. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe.
By Mike Finn
The recent social distancing demands caused by COVID-19 certainly have not affected the communication pattern of wrestling friends Jude Swisher and Sam Herring. That’s because communicating from a distance has never been an issue — especially for over a year — for Swisher, a 16-year-old high school sophomore from State College, Pa., and Herring, a 13-year-old seventh grader from Memphis, Tenn.
For despite the 900 miles between their hometowns, these young wrestlers have created a buzz since March of 2019 when they created Home Mat Advantage, a weekly wrestling podcast … and most recently were honored by WIN as the magazine’s 2020 Journalists of the Year. … rest of story … https://www.win-magazine.com/2020/05/from-a-distance-these-young-journalists-of-the-year-share-their-wrestling-passions/?mc_cid=73440286e7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Kevin Harvick’s High School Wrestling Helped Make Him One of NASCAR’s Top Drivers
Kevin Harvick’s first love has always been racing. Ever since his parents bought him a go-kart as a kindergarten graduation gift, the NASCAR star has fallen in love with racing cars. Like most youngsters, Harvick participated in other sports. In high school, Harvick was a member of his high school wrestling team, qualifying for a sectional tournament. Harvick, however, drifted away from wrestling, but still managed to use his experience in the sport to get him to where he is today. … rest of story … https://www.sportscasting.com/kevin-harvicks-high-school-wrestling-helped-make-him-one-of-nascars-top-drivers/?mc_cid=1ad1a557de&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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