Boise State will have to make baseball a hit without having a home
TDR Ed’s Notes; More evidence that the men who made the decision to drop a successful low cost wrestling program so they could take on an expensive money losing baseball program and they do not even have a stadium to play in. Just more excuses to lose more money in the athletic department. Almost as foolish as UNO and Trev Albert who dropped a 3 time defending national championship program so that they could lose millions each year by adding on Ice Hockey and many losses in Division I sports. Arrogant foolish decisions by athletic directors have hurt wrestling more than Title IX.
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BSU President Bob Kustra speaks Nov. 17, 2017, about the decision to cut the school’s wrestling program and establish a baseball team instead. “While I know there’s many wrestling advocates out there, they can’t compete with America’s national past time. By Darin Oswald It was April 2017 when then-Boise State President Bob Kustra announced the big news: The school was dropping wrestling to revive a baseball program, with the 2020 season targeted for the sport’s return.
About a year away from that first season, the Broncos have coaches, uniforms, the first dozen recruits on campus — they held practices starting last September — and land that the university acquired to build a stadium near campus. What’s still missing is a place to hang their hats and bats for games. BSU spokesman Greg Hahn confirmed with the Statesman last week that the school is still in the negotiation stage with potential developers for a facility located just south of Albertsons Stadium — on a parcel where houses and other structures still stand — and the university acknowledged the obvious time crunch in a press release Friday:
Read more here: https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/article225241540.html?mc_cid=a34acd1440&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#storylink=cpy
Getting past Pittsburgh heading into Rivalry Week with North Carolina – NCS41
by Jason Bryant | Feb 12, 2019
Episode 41 with host Brian Reinhardt visits with head coach Pat Popolizio to talk about the home loss to Pittsburgh and what the team has to do to rebound during Rivalry Week as the Pack approaches the dual with North Carolina. We’ll also focus the show on the senior class and their contributions to the program over the past several years. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/pack-mentality/getting-past-pittsburgh-heading-into-rivalry-week-with-north-carolina-ncs41/?mc_cid=a34acd1440&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Appalachian State shuts out Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Setting the tone with an aggressive start, Appalachian State Wrestling posted a 43-0 shutout of Davidson on Tuesday in Belk Arena. With the win, App State (7-6, 4-1 SoCon) can clinch a share of a fourth straight conference title by beating The Citadel (1-8, 1-2) on Sunday afternoon in the home finale at Varsity Gym. The dual begins at 3 p.m. Tickets at $7 (adult) and $3 (youth) can be purchased by clicking HERE. The Mountaineers, who are unofficially No. 28 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll with four voting points, recorded wins in all 10 matches against Davidson and earned bonus points in seven of them. App State seniors Irvin Enriquez (141 pounds) and Michael Elliott (165) had pins, and there were four major decisions. Starting the night at 174 pounds, Appalachian received major decisions from Thomas Flitz (13-4 against Noah Satterfield), Alan Clothier (12-3 at 184 against Conor Fenn) and Randall Diabe (12-3 at 197 against Finlay Holston) before Cary Miller added a 6-2 decision against Mitchell Trigg in the heavyweight division. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21434
VMI defeats Gardner-Webb
Boiling Springs, N.C. – The VMI wrestling team had wins in five weight classes Tuesday night and scored a 21-19 Southern Conference victory at Gardner-Webb University. The competition started with the 165 pounders, and the Keydets and the Bulldogs traded pins in the first two bouts. Red-shirt junior Neal Richards, ranked #19 at 174 lbs., pinned Kyle Homet in 5:28 for his 17th-straight victory on the season. Max Gallahan won 4-0 at 184 and Tre Momon earned a 4-2 victory at 285. Derek Shockey won his match at 125 by forfeit and Dom Gallo’s 4-3 decision at 141 provided the margin of victory and give VMI its second conference win on the season.
Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21433
Wrestling Announces Groups for 2019 Freestyle World Cup
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (February 11) – United World Wrestling has announced the draw for the 2019 Freestyle World Cup Yakutia, Russia. The annual dual-meet event is a highlight of the international wrestling calendar and features the top eight teams from the 2018 World Championships in Budapest. The UWW executive board determined this week that all World Cup competitions, including the Greco-Roman and Women’s World Cup, should follow the same competition format for placement of teams in their respective pools, or groups. With the new system, the No. 1 team will be paired with the No.4, No.5, and No.8teams from the world championships. The No.2 team will in a group with the No.3, No.6, and No.7.
The groups for the 2019 Freestyle World Cup:
Group A – RUS (1), CUB (4), JPN (5), TUR (8)
Group B – USA (2), GEO (3), IRI (6), MGL (7)
In Group A, world champion Russia will look to recapture the World Cup team title after the United States won the 2018 Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa. To earn top-billing in 2019 the home side will need to win their group which includes a resurgent Cuban team, Japan, and Turkey. Rest of the story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/wrestling-announces-groups-2019-freestyle-world-cup?mc_cid=43fb0bb18d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Women’s wrestlers make history for Menlo College
When the Menlo College women’s wrestling team touched down at Atlanta Airport last week, the city was still reeling in the wake of Super Bowl LIII. It was an appropriate vibe for the Oaks, who were heading to Marietta, Georgia to make some history of their own. Unlike the dynastic New England Patriots, though, Menlo College had never won a national title — in any sport. That changed over the weekend as the Menlo Oaks earned their school’s first-ever national crown Saturday at the Cobb County Civic Center in the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championship. Rest of the story at https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/local/women-s-wrestlers-make-history-for-menlo-college/article_401ac592-2dd5-11e9-8079-bf6fbc0249dc.html?mc_cid=43fb0bb18d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Paul Morina wins 700th match as Paulsboro captures 32nd state wrestling title
TDR Ed’s Notes; – Our Congratulations to Morina in New Jersey.
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It seems like just yesterday that Paul Morina won his 600th match as Paulsboro High School head wrestling coach. And while it wasn’t that recent, it was only four years ago. On Sunday, Morina captured No. 700 as the Red Raiders won their New Jersey record 32nd state title and fourth straight overall with a 63-3 victory over Kittatinny in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Group 1 final. Morina is 700-43-4 in his 34-year career. The Red Raiders have lost just three times in their last 103 matches. “I didn’t even know until this week how many wins I had,” said Morina. “If you stay focused on what’s in front of you all that other stuff falls in place. These state championships are what’s important. It’s important for the kids, this group of seniors never lost a state championship and that’s special.” Rest of the Story at http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-3931531305094258363/paul-morina-wins-700th-match-as-paulsboro-captures-32nd-state-title/?mc_cid=43fb0bb18d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Graham wrestling quiets doubters, wins 7th straight state dual team title
TDR Ed’s Notes; As we look north to the Buckeye state for some wrestling news …
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COLUMBUS — New coach. New faces. Same result.
Graham High School’s wrestling stranglehold on the OHSAA state dual team championships was questioned this season with the retirement of coaching legend Jim Jordan and the graduation of six standout seniors. Yes, the opposition closed the gap on Graham in the D-II finals. But in historic St. John Arena – host to the Ohio State University marching band’s popular Skull Sessions – the Falcons won their seventh team title in as many tries.
The win was especially satisfying for first-year coach Travis McIntosh, who served as Jordan’s assistant the previous three seasons. The buzz was this could be the season Graham’s streak of six straight dual team titles and 18 individual state team titles ended. Rest of the story at https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/graham-wrestling-quiets-doubters-wins-7th-straight-dual-team-title/1PvNEhHPWTDv2lUESO3ubI/?mc_cid=43fb0bb18d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NCHSAA State Championships live or on Demand
| Watch every match of the North Carolina State Wrestling Championships live or on-demand! North Carolina high school wrestlers are gearing up to compete in the North Carolina State Wrestling Championships starting on Feb. 14 – make sure you don’t miss this year’s exciting action with a streaming pass from Trackwrestling for $19.95. With a streaming pass, you can watch every match live or replay those you may have missed at a later time on-demand. Don’t miss out on the exciting action of the 2019 North Carolina State Championships – purchase your streaming pass now. Trackwrestling – www.trackwrestling.com 807 Broadway Ave. #300 Minneapolis, MN 55413 888.379.1035 TDR Ed’s Notes; Just sharing this option even if it lack’s Hall of Fame Announcers. |
CENTRAL METHODIST University Eagles to add MEN’S, WOMEN’S WRESTLING
TDR Ed’s Notes; This looks to be the 9th school that has announced it will add Women’s Wrestling this fall. They join the 12 Men’s Teams that have been announced as to starting in the fall! We encourage the band wagon to continue and have even more schools adding the oldest and greatest sport to their athletic opportunities.
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SEARCH UNDER WAY FOR COACHES; TEAM WILL COMPETE IN FALL
By SCOTT QUEEN / squeen@centralmethodist.edu
One of the oldest sports known to man is coming to one of the oldest colleges in Missouri. Wrestling is just around the corner at Central Methodist University. Campus officials made the announcement today, committing to start men’s wrestling and women’s wrestling in the fall of 2019. In addition, they announced a fundraising campaign to renovate one of CMU’s oldest buildings, Clingenpeel Hall. Clingenpeel will be the future practice home to the wrestling program. CMU Athletics Director Brian Spielbauer this week launched a national search for two head coaches. The coaches will be tasked with recruiting 50 student-athletes–25 men and 25 women–to begin competition in the 2019-2020 season.
“We’re looking for two special individuals to run these programs,” Spielbauer said. “They will have to be focused on winning, but also focused on student success—that means helping young men and women complete their degrees and graduate, but also prepare for the job market and contribute to our society in a positive way.” President Roger Drake said the academic expectations are high for the new wrestlers. “CMU athletes are scholars and we’ll expect wrestling to compete in the classroom as well as in the arena,” Drake said. Rest of the story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/CENTRAL-METHODIST-TO-ADD-MEN-S-WOMEN-S-13-2-2019
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After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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