Edgecombe bids farewell to longtime leader
Editor’s Notes; Sadden by this. ‘Lo’ was a good man. Generous, helpful and kind hearted. Will miss him in our community.
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BY LINDELL JOHN KAY, Telegram Staff Writer Sunday, August 26, 2018
Family and friends are preparing to say goodbye to a local leader who died last week.
Lorenzo Carmon, 58, died Wednesday. He was born in Pitt County in 1959.
Carmon spent nearly all his professional career in local government service in Tarboro. Besides family, perhaps the man who misses him most is his protege, Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans. Carmon became county manager in August 2001 and hired Evans as his assistant manager in December of the same year.
“I’m very fortunate to have worked for him all those years,” Evans said. “He was not only great to work for, he was a great man.” The economic recruitment success Edgecombe County is now experiencing is due in great part to the foundation Carmon laid by investing in Kingsboro Industrial Park, Evans said. “He helped us all get to a better place,” Evans said. Carmon served 14 years as planning director then assistant town manager before becoming county manager in 2001. He had his work cut out for him, completing the recovery work from the 1999 flood caused by Hurricane Floyd. Carmon retired in September 2015 after more than three decades working for the county. He said the flood recovery was one of his major accomplishments during his tenure as county manager.
Upon retirement, Carmon said he wanted to go fishing, but the long-time civil servant soon found his way to being the town manager of Pinetops — and working on the recovery after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Pinetops Commissioner Brenda Barnes said she is praying for Carmon’s family and hopes they find comfort knowing he’s at rest in the loving arms of a just God. A viewing will be held tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hemby-Willoughby Chapel in Tarboro. Carmon’s funeral is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. Burial will follow in the Evans Family Cemetery in Winterville. Rest of the story at http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/News/2018/08/26/Edgecombe-to-bid-farewell-to-longtime-leader.html
StarNews Wrestler of the Year: Hoggard’s Alec Sampson
Editor’s Notes; Catching up on news stories reported earlier in the year.
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Few opponents rivaled the 4A state champion at 160 pounds
There’s dominance and then there’s what Alec Sampson did to his opponents.
In his first season in North Carolina, the Hoggard junior was not only the area’s top wrestler. He was pound-for-pound one of the toughest in the state.
Sampson didn’t allow a takedown all season and only gave up one reversal. Even most escapes against Sampson were intentional so he could take the opponent down again and increase his lead. All his blood, sweat and tears paid off on Feb. 17. Sampson capped a perfect 31-0 season with a 7-3 decision over Broughton’s Christian Hite to claim the 160-pound 4A title. The success also helped Sampson to the StarNews All-Area Wrestler of the Year honor. “After almost every practice I would head over to Sly Fox Wrestling Club and train with Willie Hilton,” said Sampson, who spent his first two years of high school in Pennsylvania. “I pushed myself every day in the room and made sure my cardio was better than everyone else’s and also made sure I was mentally ready to go.” Only nine of Sampson’s matches went the entire six minutes. Two came against Hite and two were against West Brunswick senior Lincoln Smith. North Brunswick’s Darnel Brooks, the 3A 170 champion, lost by a 10-2 major decision to Sampson. Rest of the story at http://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20180329/starnews-wrestler-of-year-hoggards-alec-sampson
NWCA All-Star Classic comes to Denver
EDitor’s Notes; The All Star match is a great opportunity for fans to see top-level wrestling to open a season. For the wrestling fans out in the Rockies you have a unique tremendous event on your doorstep. Fill the arena and enjoy.
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MANHEIM, Pa. — The National Wrestling Coaches Association’s 53rd Annual All-Star Classic is coming to Denver, Colorado on Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s hosts are RMN Events, NUWAY, and the University of Northern Colorado Wrestling who will infuse over $150,000 in production and promotion that will rival any professional MMA event while TrackWrestling will livestream the entire event and help kick off the 2018-19 season in style! Featuring an elevated mat, as seen during the NCAA Division I Finals, surrounded by tables as well as up to 5000 spectators in the stands, this spectacular production promises to be a prime showcase for the best college wrestling talent. For the second year, the event will feature top-tier men’s and women’s collegiate wrestlers in a dual meet format. Many of these matchups could be a prelude to the national championship finals at the end of the year. The legendary National Western Complex will house “The Classic” on the eve and site of RMN Event’s wildly popular Monster Match, a national event that features K-12 youth wrestlers from across the country. Together, RMN Events and NUWAY organize almost thirty large youth wrestling tournaments, each with anywhere from 1000 to 3500 participants from over forty states, in coast-to-coast sites reaching from Atlantic City, NJ to Anaheim, CA, as well as from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Lansing, MI. “The NWCA is thrilled to bring its signature All-Star Classic to Denver,” states NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. “This event features many of our top men’s and women’s collegiate wrestlers in an exciting dual meet format. There is no doubt that RMN Events and NUWAY will host a spectacular event.”
Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20480
Top Active College Coaches in Division III
Editor’s Notes; The following are the active leaders in coaching wins in Division III. Remember as of 1 year ago in 2017.
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ACTIVE Coaches (D-III)– Top 25 (or so) with at least 120 wins
1.) Jare Klein (Olivet College) 569 – III
2.) Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 532 – III
3.) Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458 – III
4.) Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 380 – III
5.) Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 335 – III
6.) Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 309 – III
7.) Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 304 – III
8.) Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 259
9.) Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 237
10.) Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 224
11.) Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 222
12.) Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 205
13.) John Oostendorp (Coe College) 202
14.) Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 190
15.) Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 184
16.) Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 176
17.) Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) – 163 – III
18.) Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) – 159 – III
19.) Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 146 – III
20.) Mike Duroe (Cornell College) 140
21.) Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 127 – III
22.) Brian Anderson (Wabash College) – 126 – III
23.) Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 123 – III
24.) Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 121 – III
25.) Leo Kocher (University of Chicago) 120 – III incomplete
Top Active College Coaches by Divisions (I & II)
Editor’s Notes; The following are the active leaders in coaching wins first in Division I and then the top Division II coaches. Remember as of 1 year ago in 2017.
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ACTIVE Coaches (D-I)– Top 30 (or so) with at least 125 wins
1. Gary Taylor (Rider) 442
2. J Robinson (Minnesota) 440 – ** retired in 2016
3. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 398
4. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 316 – I
5. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 291
6. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 279
7. Bruce Haberli (New York University) 268 –
8. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 255
9. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse) 250
10. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 245
11. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra) 244
12. Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana) 227
13. Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 227
14. Tim Flynn (Edinboro State Univ.) 215
15. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech) 209
16. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.) 209
17. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of) 205 * – returned to coaching in 2017
18. Tom Minkel (Mich. St., Cent. Mich.) 187 – I ** retired in 2016
19. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland) – 171 – I
20. Kevin Dresser (Virginai Tech Univ.) 160 – I
21. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.) 160 – I
22. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) – 156 – I
23. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) – 153 – I
24. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina State, SUNY-Binghampton) – 152 – I
25. Steve Garland (Virginia University) – 142 – I
26. Steve Martin (Old Dominion University) – 141 – I
27. Rob Hjerling (The Citadel) – 137 – I
28. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg) – 132 – I
29. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ.) – 128 – I
30. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) – 126 – I
ACTIVE Coaches (D-II)– Top 15 (or so) with at least 120 wins
1.) Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 569 – II
2.) David James (Cent. Oklahoma) 396 – II ** retired in 2016
3.) Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 348 – II
4.) Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293 – II
5.) Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 230
6.) Jason Valek (Newberry) – 194 – II ** retired in 2016
7.) Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 191
8.) Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 187
9.) Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 170
10.) Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 170
11.) Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 169
12.) Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 165
13.) Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 157
14.) Doug Moses (New Mex. Highlands, So. Colorado, Col. St.) 140 – II inc.
15.) Dave Shutter (Truman State, NE Missouri State) – 121 – II
South Beach Duals are getting bigger and better in Year Two
Editor’s Notes; The Wolfpack has a new destination for the end of the year during the holiday break. While it is a bit farther away the Southern Scuffle in Tennessee or western North Carolina yet it will be much warmer for the wrestlers and fans in Florida.
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The South Beach Duals are getting bigger and better in Year Two.
North Carolina State, Virginia, Lehigh and Wyoming are joining the field. So are Indiana, Purdue, West Virginia and Utah Valley. And all of the top teams from last year’s inaugural field — Cornell, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, Michigan State, North Dakota State, Kent State and SIU Edwardsville — are back for the second year of the South Beach Duals. This year’s event features 16 teams — four more than a year ago — and a new home. The Fort Lauderdale Convention Center will serve as the venue for this year’s South Beach Duals, which will be held once again on Dec. 29-30 and streamed live on Trackwrestling. The addition of North Carolina State, Lehigh and Wyoming means seven teams that finished in the top 20 in March at the NCAA Championships will be in the field in Fort Lauderdale. “They were seeking out some teams and it just fell into our schedule this year,” North Carolina State coach Pat Popolizio said. “We needed to see some other teams that we typically don’t get to see, so that was part of it, too.” Popolizio said his team will likely spend at least five days in South Florida, following a blueprint similar to the one used last year by Cornell and Missouri, which rented a house big enough for their entire team to stay under one roof and train into the New Year.
Rest of the story at http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?postId=719386132
CAROLINA ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WRESTLING SCHEDULE
Editor’s Notes; The Tar Heels have set up and announced an interesting and competitive schedule of matches and events for the coming season. We encourage wrestling fans of all ages and levels to attend some college matches this winter!
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CHAPEL HILL — Duals against 10 top-30 NCAA finishers from 2018 and a return to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational highlight the 2018-19 North Carolina wrestling schedule, head coach Coleman Scott announced Wednesday. The Tar Heels open the season on Nov. 4 at the Hokie Open and host Nebraska on Dec. 16 in their first home dual of the campaign. “We are excited for this upcoming season,” Scott said. “We believe as a staff that we are going to put the team in challenging situations throughout the year to help us prepare for the postseason. We are ready to build off of our performance at NCAA’s last year and continue to get better each and every time out.” Carolina’s first three duals of the year come on the road, with visits to Chattanooga on Nov. 11, Arizona State on Nov. 16 and Appalachian State on Nov. 25. After a second straight appearance at the CKLV, the Tar Heels will host 2018 top-10 finisher Nebraska at Carmichael Arena on Dec. 16. A busy holiday period will begin with the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29 and 30, at which the Tar Heels will take on Lehigh, Minnesota, North Dakota State and Indiana. UNC will then return to action on Jan. 4 in the annual quad dual with Wyoming, Army West Point and American, with this year’s event moving to Laramie, Wyoming.
Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2018/8/15/carolina-announces-2018-19-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=8f89518f48&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Appalachian State Adds 11 Newcomers From Class of 2018
Editor’s Notes; Congrats to Coach Bentley. Wish the Mountaineers the best of good fortune and success!
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BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State wrestling coach JohnMark Bentley officially announced the Class of 2018 recruits who are joining the Mountaineers for the 2018-19 season. App State bolsters its roster as it moves forward from winning a third straight Southern Conference championship in 2017-18. The Mountaineers’ 20-1 conference record in the last three seasons ranks fifth nationally. The 11 wrestlers in the 2018 recruiting class combined for 14 individual state championships and arrive from eight different states. “We are excited about the talent in this incoming class,” Bentley said. “There are several guys who may compete for starting spots right away. The success of the class, as any recruiting class, will depend on their willingness to embrace the work load it takes to compete for championships.”
Rest of the story at https://appstatesports.com/news/2018/8/10/wrestling-adds-11-newcomers-from-class-of-2018.aspx?mc_cid=4b88d3a8b7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Duke Wrestling Returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium
Editor’s Notes; A great historic arena setting for wrestling matches. Glad to see the Blue Devils going back there for the next season.
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Courtesy: Duke Sports Information Release: 07/28/2018
By Julia Gianneschi
With the summer winding down and the newest Blue Devils set to arrive on campus, GoDuke.com takes a look back at a few of the highlights from the 2017-18 season. One of the first ones to come to mind is Duke wrestling’s return to historic Cameron Indoor Stadium for its home venue. The Blue Devils had spent the previous few seasons competing in Card Gymnasium, a small venue with no bells and whistles.
DURHAM, N.C. – When one hears the words Cameron Indoor Stadium, it generally accompanies a reference to the greatness Duke basketball or the insanity of the Cameron Crazies. The original design for the stadium was scribbled on the back of a box of matches that Eddie Cameron and Wallace Wade penned up together, according to legend. Completed in the year 1940, Cameron is the home of the volleyball team in addition to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
While Cameron is certainly closely tied to Duke’s successful basketball program, other Duke sports teams compete in the stadium throughout the year as well. This year, the Blue Devil wrestlers had the opportunity to compete in our campus’ own famous Cameron Indoor Stadium for their matches against ACC teams Virginia, NC State, and Pitt as well as a few additional teams. Though it was difficult from a scheduling standpoint to organize the wrestling matches in Cameron around three other teams’ practice and home game schedules, the Duke wrestlers loved being able to compete in Cameron and some of the luxuries that come with it.
Rest of the story at http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211766893&DB_OEM_ID=4200&mc_cid=72f4194a48&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Top 90 Active College Coaches — Dual Meet Wins
Editor’s Notes; As with the All-Time lists these rankings are based on the coaches’ win totals as of August 1st, 2017. List completed at the top 90 with over 100 wins each.
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ACTIVE Coaches – Top 90 w/ at least 100 wins Wins &-Level as of July 2017
1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 569 – II
2. Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 532 – III
3. Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458 – III
4. Gary Taylor (Rider) 442 – I
5. J Robinson (Minnesota) 440 – I retired in 2016
6. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 398 – I
7. David James (Central Oklahoma) 396 – II retired in 2016
8. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 380 – III
9. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 362 – I
10. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 348 – II
11. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 335 – III
12. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.) 310 – I/III
13. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 309– III
14. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 304 – III
15. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293 — II
16. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 291 – I
17. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 279 – I
18. David Pacheco (Sacramento City College) 271 – Calf. Jr.
19. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA) 259 – III
20. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 258 – Juco.
21. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 255 — I
22. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse) 250 — I
23. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 245 – I
24. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra) 244 – I
25. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 237 – III
26. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St. Univ./Dana College) 230 – II
27. Joe McFarland (Michigan, Indiana) 227 – I
28. Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 227 – I
29. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) – 224 – III
30. Jom Laudenslager (Wilkes University) – 222 – III
31. Mike Duroe (Cornell College, Northern Michigan) – 217 – III/I
32. Tim Flynn (Edinboro Univ.) – 215 – I
33. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon State) – 213 – NAIA
34. Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) 209 – I
35. Joel Greenlee (Ohio University) – 209 – I
36. Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) – 205 – III
37. John Oostendorp (Coe College) 202 – III
38. Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ., Phoenix Coll.) – 201 – III
39. Jason Valek (Newberry) 194 – II ** retired in 2016
40. Don Henry (Gannon University) 191 – II
41. Robert Fisher (Kutztown University) 187 – II
42. Tom Minkel (Mich. St., Cent. Mich.) 187 – I ** retired in 2016
43. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) – 184 – NAIA
44. Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) – 184 – III
45. Joe Renfro (Northeastern Oklahoma, Labette Jr. Coll.) 177 – JuCo
46. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College, Kent State) – 177 – II/NAIA/I
47. Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) – 176 – III
48. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland) – 171 – I
49. Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 170 – II
50. Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 170 – II
51. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) – 169 – II
52. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College, S.D.) – 165 – II
53. Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) – 163 – III
54. Archie Randall(Oklahoma City Univ.) 160 – W ** retired in 2016
55. Kevin Dresser (Virginai Tech Univ.) 160 – I
56. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.) 160 – I
57. Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) – 159 – III
58. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) – 157 – II
59. Franky James (Campbellsville College, Tennessee-Chattanooga) – 157 – NAIA,I
60. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) – 156 – I
61. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) – 153 – I
62. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina State, SUNY-Binghampton) – 152 – I
63. Franky James (Campbellsville University) – 148 – NAIA
64. Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 146 – III
65. Steve Garland (Virginia University) – 142 – I
66. Steve Martin (Old Dominion University) – 141 – I
67. Doug Moses (New Mex. Highlands, Southern Colorado, Col. St.) 140 – II inc.
68. Rob Hjerling (The Citadel) – 137 – I
69. Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Community College) – 135 – JuCo. – incomplete
70. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg) – 132 – I
71. James Kisgen (McKendree College) – 128 – NAIA
72. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ., Moravian College) – 128 – I/III
73. Vince Silva (Santa Ana College) – 127 – Calif. Jr. Coll.
74. Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 127 – III
75. Brian Anderson (Wabash College) – 126 – III
76. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) – 126 – I
77. Kerry McCoy (Maryland, Stanford) – 124 – I
78. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ. was Great Falls Univ.) – 123 – NAIA
79. Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 123 – III
80. Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 121 – III
81. Sean Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace, U.N.C.-Pembroke) – 121 – III/II
82. Dave Shutter (Truman State, NE Missouri State) – 121 – II
83. Leo Kocher (University of Chicago) 120 – III incomplete
84. Josh Rhoden (Clackamas Comm. College) – 118 – JuCo
85. Dan Garriott (Cerritos College) – 116 – Calif. Jr. Coll.
86. Bruce Shumaker (Apprentice School) – 114 – III
87. Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist Univ., U.C. Davis) – 114 – NAIA-I
88. Mark Cody (Presbyterian, Oklahoma Univ., American Univ.) – 113 – I
89. Eric Van Kley (Central College, Great Falls Univ.) – 111 – III, NAIA
90. Joe Dansby (Cuesta College) – 107 – Calif. Jr. Coll.
91. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College) 105 – NAIA
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