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Jury Rules In Favor Of Wrestling Coach Who Claimed Discrimination
From The Fresno Bee
A former Selma High wrestling coach says he has been vindicated after a jury ruled Tuesday that the Selma Unified School District discriminated against him because of his Palestinian ancestry.Naser Husein -- a division wrestl...
Byron Wrestling Coach Marti Covert Steps Down After 32 Seasons
Marti Covert has known for more than three decades when he would cease coaching wrestling.Before taking over Byron’s program in the fall of 1978, Covert spent two years coaching at Redford Union while teaching at a nearby private school.He did ...
Wrestling Coach, 41, Dies While Running In Road Race
John Chapman, considered by many to be the greatest wrestler to ever come out of Galesburg High School (Iowa), and who had been the head wrestling coach at the school for the last 11 years, died Sunday after he suffered a heart attack while participa...
Hein Named Wisconsin Wrestling Ambassador
Dan Hein, the former Wausau West High (Wis.) wrestling coach, who coached 33 years before retiring last April, has been named a Wisconsin Wrestling Ambassador and will be honored by the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame next mo...
Ohio Approves Creation Of Wrestling Dual Meet State Tourney
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has approved the creation of a dual meet state tournament for the 2012-13 after receiving overwhelming support for it.http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100702/HSSPORTS/7020318...
Wrestling Coach Who Led Team To 25 Straight League Titles Retires
Bill Regnier, the athletic director at Bedford High School (Ohio), has retired after 45 years with the school. Regnier was the head football coach for eight years, an assistant football coach for 23 years and is best known for his 30 years of coachin...
New Jersey May Cut Individual Wrestling Tourney
Due to budget concerns, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is considering cutting its popular individual wrestling tournament. The NJSIAA is projecting a $900,000 loss for 2010-11 and is looking where to cut to save money.http:...
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...
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...
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...
