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April 29, 2010
U of Northern Iowa Wrestling Coach Files Lawsuit Against A.D.
Brad Penrith, the former head coach of the University of Northern Iowa wrestling team, has filed a lawsuit against the school’s athletic director, Troy Dannen. Penrith claims he was fired so the school wouldn’t have to pay him a severance...
April 1, 2010
High-School Students Stage Sit-In To Support Wrestling Coach
Several Rossview High (Tenn.) students staged a sit-in Wednesday to protest their wrestling coach’s contract not being renewed. Bradley Brown’s contract was not renewed due to professional reasons, claims the school board. Others are clai...
March 24, 2010
Recent Graduate Tries To Save Wrestling Program
Davis Jones, a 2009 graduate of Bellevue High School (Wash.), and a former wrestler for the school, is working to save the program as the school district is threatening cuts. He says he owes a lot of his success to his coaches and that future generat...
March 15, 2010
Wrestling Coach Turning Life Around
After dedicating his life to wrestling in high school and college, Tommy Rohn wasn’t sure what to do after he graduated and turned to drugs and alcohol. Now, he’s back into wrestling as the head coach at Northampton High (Pa.). Read his b...
February 18, 2010
Wrestling Coach Pushes Ahead Despite ALS
Dave Kinen, the head wrestling coach at Chillicothe High (Mo.) was diagnosed with ALS (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) in January 2009 but that hasn’t stopped him from coaching his wrestling team. Read about his remarkable st...
February 12, 2010
Oldest Coach In Kentucky Keeps Wrestling At 80
Ken Simmons is the oldest high school sports coach in Kentucky at the age of 80. he currently coaches wrestling at Dixie Heights High. Read his story below.http://www.wlwt.com/sports/22538191/detail.html...
February 11, 2010
Family Of 15 Chidren Dedicated To Wrestling
The Cannon family of southern Maryland has started its own wrestling dynasty among its 15 children, including 11 boys and four girls. Read their story below.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/10/AR2010021001938.html...
February 10, 2010
Wrestling Team Injuried In Van Accident
Some members of the Anderson High (Calif.) wrestling team and coach Issac Ortiz were injured in a van accident Friday while heading to an event in Alturas, Calif. The van of wrestlers was struck by a driver who lost control of her car on the snow- an...
February 10, 2010
Wrestling Coach Wins 250th
Paul Gallo, the head wrestling coach at New Canaan High (Conn.) since the 1980s, picked up his 250th win last week. His overall record is 250-165-5.http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/ncadvertiser/sports/46011-wrestling-coach-gallo-gets-250th-win-du...
February 10, 2010
Wrestling Coach Harassed Only Female Team Member?
The only female member of the wrestling team at Rye High School (Colo.) is claiming that her coach made inappropriate, sexual comments about her while demonstrating a move at practice and has shown the male members of the team graphic pornography. Th...
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