WRESTLING LINKS (3-25-11)

Posted on | March 25, 2011 | No Comments

Movies: Past, present and future
Los Angeles Times
At the time, I was focusing on wrestling. And my friend was like, ‘No, dude, you should audition. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’ And I thought about it, and he was right.” The teenager, who describes himself as a “big day sleeper” and who left …
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Hulk Hogan makes American Idol Appearance
The Business Insider
No matter how you feel about Hulk Hogan the TNA Wrestling booker, it is still pretty awesome to see the Hulkster doing his thing. I also think that at 57 years old and after several intense back operations Hogan still looks pretty darn good. …
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Pro wrestling returning to Duluth
Duluth News Tribune
Professional wrestling’s annual signature event, WrestleMania, is a little more than a week away. Tickets for World Wrestling Entertainment’s 27th annual show, to be held April 3 in Atlanta, sold out in mere minutes, and it’s expected to draw millions …
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Grayslake wrestling coaches resign
Chicago Tribune
Although school officials announced Thursday the resignation of three wrestling coaches, they remained silent on whether the moves involved an apparent investigation of behavior at a recent state tournament. Grayslake Community High School District 127 …
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All-Mid-Valley: Sprague’s Griffin is wrestler of the year
Statesman Journal
Sprague junior Brandon Griffin is the Statesman Journal’s All-Mid-Valley wrestler of the year. / Timothy J. Gonzalez | Statesman Journal When long-time Sprague High School wrestling coach Kary Hadden resigned last spring, a search committee was formed …
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Mexican wrestler battles topless vampires in ‘lost’ film
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Topless lady vampires and Mexican wrestlers go together like fish and milk, but that’s not stopping the belated release of “El Vampiro el Sexo” more than 40 years after its filming. El Santo battled clothed women with old-fashioned guns in “Anonymous …
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

High School Wrestling: A touch of California in Dapper Dan Classic
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service Morgan McIntosh, a standout wrestler from California, had Cornell University at the top of his list before making his five recruiting visits. That changed when he visited University Park, Pa., …
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Danals wins youth wrestling title
Marion Star
Hadyn Danals of Marion recently won an individual state championship at the Ohio Athletic Committee grade school wrestling championships in Youngstown. Competing in the Division 2 70-pound bracket, Danals finished with a 5-0 mark. …
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DWU, SDSU wrestling coaches: Sad to see Sioux Falls, Nebraska-Omaha programs …
Daily Republic
Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling coach Matt Sedivy has kept a close eye on the situations at Sioux Falls and Nebraska-Omaha. Earlier this month, both universities announced plans to cut theirwrestling programs. Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling …
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Hutchinson wrestlers to compete at state
Hutchinson News
By The News staff Ten Hutchinson youths will compete at the 20th annual kids wrestling state tournament this weekend in Topeka. The two-day event will feature more than 1600 wrestlers and will be held at the Kansas Expocentre. …
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Blogs

Grayslake Wrestling Coaches Abruptly Resign « CBS Chicago
By Mike Ramsey
Mystery surrounds the abrupt resignations of three wrestling coaches at Grayslake North. The school district declines to comment.
CBS Chicago – http://chicago.cbslocal.com/

District announces acceptance of wrestling coaches’ resignations …
By Megan Craig
Grayslake District 127 announced Thursday that the Board of Education two weeks ago accepted resignations of three teachers who served as wrestling coaches. At a meeting March 10, parents had asked officials to spare the coaches’ jobs …
TribLocal – Grayslake – http://triblocal.com/grayslake/