Wrestling Links (3-13-11)

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College wrestling: Peacocks claim fourth at Division II tournament
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
KEARNEY, Neb – For the second year in a row, Upper Iowa brought home a team trophy at the Division II National Wrestling Championships in Kearney, Nebraska. Upper Iowa finished with 66 points, good enough for fourth place. Overall team champion was …
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Wrestling: Simply the best around
Port Huron Times Herald
One of the hardest things for elite wrestlers to do at the individual state tournament is bounce… There’s no denying it: Michigan’s fiscal problems don’t end with state government. Our new Republican governor is pushing for middle-class tax hikes. …
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2 get 3rd crowns as PIAA wrestling finals close
USA Today
But the Derry junior is a perfectionist, and appropriately enough he’s 3-for-3 now in his career in a championship bout at the PIAA wrestling tournament even though he didn’t feel he was at his best Saturday. The three-day marathon of scholastic …
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UNO plans move to Division I, will drop football and wrestling
Omaha World-Herald
By Henry J. Cordes » UNO has a transition team to help the nearly 120 football players and 30wrestlers whose sports may be eliminated. Questions will be taken after 10 am Sunday at 877-866-6246 or 402-554-3164. » Get the latest UNO sports news in your …
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Tamaqua’s Lakitsky celebrates state AA wrestling title
Standard Speaker
HERSHEY – Garth Lakitsky completed his magical wrestling season with a final piece of gold on Saturday at the Giant Center. The Tamaqua senior captured the first and only PIAA Class AA wrestling championship for his school by defeating Milton’s Ryan…
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Wartburg wins NCAA Division III wrestling championship
DesMoinesRegister.com
Wartburg’s team depth enabled the Knights to win their eighth NCAA Division III wrestling team title on Saturday. Wartburg qualified all 10 wrestlers for the national meet, and finished with 117 points. Second-place Augsburg sent just five wrestlers to …
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Staudenmayer, B. Rappo take gold | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-13
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Evan Burgos Two other wrestlers from the area fell in the finals; 23 from the area won medals. By Evan Burgos HERSHEY, Pa. – Billy Rappo and John Staudenmayer are PIAA Class AAA wrestlingchampions. Council Rock South’s 103-pound junior became the …
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PIAA WRESTLING: Fuller, Laytos wrap up tournament with medals
Scranton Times-Tribune
“I knew I was capable of winning a state championship but I didn’t do it though, I didn’twrestle up to that ability,” Fuller said. “But I got a medal.” Lackawanna Trail’s Eric Laytos joined Fuller as the Lackawanna League’s only placewinners. …
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Scranton Times-Tribune

Unique Mike Racciato is an exception in District 11 wrestling
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
By Barry Miller Enlarge Matt Smith | The Express-Times Pen Argyl wrestlerMichael Racciato acknowledges friends and family members in the stands after winning his match in the 135 pound weight class during the PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling …
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Nice Run, Big Macs!
Patch.com
No individual titles were captured, but the Canon-Mac wrestling team garnered its second team-points tournament title this weekend in Hershey. By Matt Fuchs | Email the author | 9:55am Nick Catalano ended his high school wrestling career with a record …
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