Ohio State concludes regular season with win over Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ohio State ends its 2018-19 regular season with a win against Cornell. The Buckeyes defeated the Big Red 25-9, improving their overall record to 12-2.
The Buckceyes won seven of the 10 bouts, with victories from Micah Jordan (22-1), Ke-Shawn Hayes (18-7), Ethan Smith (15-8), Myles Martin (17-0), Kollin Moore (16-1) and Chase Singletary (18-5). Jordan won by a tech fall, giving the Buckeyes a 5-0 lead to start off the match. Hayes and Moore each earned four points for the Buckeyes with major decision advantages. Martin remains undefeated heading to the Big Ten Championships. Rest of the story and details at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21518
Gardner-Webb defeats Davidson in SoCon action
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Gardner-Webb totaled six match wins Friday night to leave Davidson with a 22-18 dual match victory in Southern Conference wrestling action. The evening began at 285 pounds, where Jeffery Linker was pinned by Davidson’s Mitchell Trigg in 2:18, putting the ‘Dogs in an early 6-0 hole. GWU tied the score in the following bout, earning a forfeit win at 125 pounds. Brandon Bright fell to Kyle Gorant by a 11-6 decision at 133 pounds to give the Wildcats a 9-6 advantage, but Blake Mulkey would give GWU a 10-9 lead after picking up a 14-6 major decision over Caleb Ziebell at 141 pounds. Davidson would again take a lead at 12-10 after a 5-0 decision by Will Baldwin over Austin Reames at 149 pounds, but Gardner-Webb would answer with three straight wins. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21516
UNC grabs share of ACC dual title with win over Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — No. 13 North Carolina defeated Duke, 23-16, on Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium to win a share of the ACC regular season dual meet title for the first time since 2002. Gary Wayne Harding led the way with a win via fall, and Cory Daniel and Joe Heilmann won with tech falls to help Carolina capitalize with bonus points. The Tar Heels (12-7, 4-1) will share the dual meet title with NC State, who defeated Virginia Tech on Friday to finish with a similar 4-1 mark in the ACC.
After the teams drew 174 to start the match, Duke started with a win from No. 16 Matt Finesilver over Devin Kane. But No. 14 Chip Ness began to swing the momentum for Carolina, picking up a 15-7 major decision over Kaden Russell. The Tar Heel redshirt senior surrendered two takedowns in the first period, but stormed back to pick up a win in his final dual-meet match at UNC. Duke took the match at 197, but UNC responded with a pair of tech falls in the next two matches to flip the script. Redshirt senior Cory Daniel answered with a 22-7 tech fall over Aarad Fisher to put Carolina back on top, 9-6. After that on the other end of the lineup, Joe Heilmann used a flurry of takedowns in the first and second periods to cruise, winning 22-6 over Duke sophomore Harrison Campbell. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21512
One team, one coach, one season in Baltimore: Trying to change kids’ lives through wrestling
TDR Ed’s Notes; Beat the Streets is a great program with a great goal to improve the lives of students through wrestling.
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Luke BroadwaterContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun On that chilly Saturday morning, before the meet was about to begin, Coach Patrick Coleman pulled his young wrestling team in close. He spoke of hard work, of dedication, of never giving up. The winner’s mindset he always preached. But injuries and suspensions had decimated the ranks of his once-promising squad of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from East Baltimore’s Banneker Blake Academy. And the junior league team they were about to face in Montgomery County had been pumping out champions for years. Coleman, just a dozen years older than his young charges, knew they were facing a beat down. First, little Elijah Johnson took the mat for Banneker Blake. At 75 pounds, Elijah was a serious and respectful boy. His opponent from Damascus made short work of him. Next was Michael Rawls at 95 pounds. A thoughtful student, Michael dreamed of becoming a lawyer. In nearly 30 tries on the wrestling mat, he had yet to win. This time was no different. He was pinned in under a minute. Rest of the story at https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-beat-the-streets-20181116-story,amp.html?__twitter_impression=true&mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Mercyhurst Edged By Cross-Town Rival Gannon
Mercyhurst Athletics – Wrestling Edged By Cross-Town Rival Gannon ERIE, Pa. — The Mercyhurst wrestling team suffered a 19-18 loss to cross-town rival Gannon in PSAC action on Wednesday at the Hammermill Center. Alexis Soriano (133), Kevin Kinyua (157), Logan Grass (165), Trever Begin (184) and Jacob Robb (285) had individual wins for the Lakers. Through the first four matches, Mercyhurst trailed 13-3 with its only three points coming from Soriano’s 3-1 sudden victory over Austin Hertel in a matchup of regionally-ranked competitors. Soriano is No. 2 in the region while Hertel is No. 4. Kinyua added a 10-9 decision win against nationally-ranked George McGuire, who is fifth at 157. Kinyua, rated No. 4 in the region, knocked off the top-ranked grappler in his weight class, to close the Laker deficit to 13-6. Grass, who is ranked fifth in the NCAA at 165, pulled MU within 13-11 with an 18-0 technical-fall win over Connor Day. After that, the teams alternated decisions — Gannon at 174, Mercyhurst at 184 and Gannon at 197. Begin had his win over Anthony Williamson, 4-2. Rest of the story at https://hurstathletics.com/news/2019/2/13/wrestling-edged-by-cross-town-rival-gannon.aspx?mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Florida Girls High School Championships
TDR Ed’s Notes; Florida is looking to join the wave to have twenty states sponsoring Girls High School wrestling as a Varsity sport by 2020.
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Listen to the episode in the player below, or through iTunes.
Working the Edge: Girls high school wrestling in the state – Episode 21
With the girls state wrestling championship taking place this weekend, we talk about the growth of the sport in Florida. Kirwyn Adderley, the girls state championship tournament director, joins the podcast to talk about the growth of the sport in Florida and what we can do to help get it officially recognized. Rest of the story at https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/wrestling/working-the-edge-podcast/os-sp-s6-wrestling-podcast-21-story.html?mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Klingman: Usually, it takes 10 years to achieve excellence
Excellent column in WIN Magazine.
Note: The following column appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of WIN Magazine. To subscribe, go to WIN-Magazine.com or call 1-888-305-0606.
By Kyle Klingman
How long does it take to get good … really good? Although the answer can vary, 10 years is a number that is consistent with high performers. That’s not just 10 years of putting in the time and hoping to improve. That’s 10 years of precise, defined work. Lee Kemp, a three-time NCAA wrestling champion for Wisconsin (1976-78) and a three-time World champion (1978-79, 82), defies logic. He began wrestling in ninth grade and reached the NCAA championship finals five years later, finishing second to Iowa’s Chuck Yagla in the 150-pound finals before winning his first of three 158-pound titles the following season. Rest of the story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2019/02/klingman-usually-it-takes-10-years-to-achieve-excellence/?mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
North Carolina Wrestling News Links
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Getting past Pittsburgh heading into Rivalry Week with North Carolina – NCS41
Rest of the story at http://packmentalitypodcast.com/getting-past-pittsburgh-heading-into-rivalry-week-with-north-carolina-ncs41?mc_cid=def1e3ad05&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
GOHEELS EXCLUSIVE: TAR HEELS PRIMED FOR RIVALRY MATCHUP
It’s held a special meaning in the past for Carolina wrestling, but this year’s preparation to the team’s dual with North Carolina State has a bit of an extra significance. There’s not more pressure, rather more anticipation for the what’s on the line. If the No. 13 Tar Heels knock off the No. 10 Wolfpack, they’ll clinch at least a share of the ACC dual meet title for the first time since 2002. And with just Duke left on the conference slate after NC State, it’s reasonable to believe that Carolina could win the ACC outright for the first time since 1999 and finish the ACC regular season undefeated for the first time since 1997. Needless to say, there’s plenty of history to be made. Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/13/wrestling-goheels-exclusive-tar-heels-primed-for-rivalry-matchup.aspx?path=wrestling
The Story about wrestling on the coast at http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/sports/article_2364edf6-2a29-11e9-ba56-2bfe674bfe8e.html?mc_cid=02fdcbe9cc&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
PIAA’s deal with Flo Wrestling bad news for TV watchers
TDR Ed’s Notes; This may be seen as some progress for hard core wrestling fans to see these matches but it does not look to be promoting wrestling to potentially new fans to the sport.
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If you turned to PCN on Saturday to watch the championship finals of the PIAA Dual Meet Championships, you were out of luck. Flo Wrestling was the only provider carrying the finals, as well as many of the other matches during the three-day tournament. That means the only way you could have watched it was online. If you’re from the older generation and just want to turn on the TV and watch wrestling, or you don’t want to buy a monthly subscription to Flo Wrestling, there’s even more bad news. Flo Wrestling has worked out a deal with the PIAA to provide live and on-demand coverage of the individual state tournament and the dual meet tournament through the 2022 academic year. PCN will no longer carry the finals of either tournament. You will have to buy a monthly subscription to Flo Wrestling’s PRO plan, which starts at $12.50 a month. You can only watch the tournaments online or through the FloSports app on iOS, Roku or Apple TV 4. To me, this isn’t promoting the sport of wrestling. It’s pushing the fans who have watched on TV for so many years, like my late dad, away from the sport. Rest of the story at http://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/local-sports/2019/02/piaas-deal-with-flo-wrestling-bad-news-for-tv-watchers/?mc_cid=a34acd1440&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Campbell Coach Kolat On the MatTalk On-line
TDR Ed’s Notes; Check this out and listen in on-line.
https://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/on-the-mat/campbell-head-wrestling-coach-cary-kolat-otm559/?fbclid=IwAR0J-NswaNoYaOIjUtEGiQvFpw7d1OdH6IOFarUuyCnM_ekoDRSlJKADoWs
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