Rob Sherrill High School Notebook (Jan. 25, 2013) Graham eases past St. Edward on criteria In a meet that ended with a 7-7 match split, three-time Ohio champion Bo Jordan (160) scored the only pin of the match, helping host St. Paris Graham past Lakewood St. Edward on criteria Tuesday after the two teams tied, [...]
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Editor’s Note: This Q&A with Dan Gable appeared in WIN’s Nov. 28, 2012 edition. To subscribe to WIN, go to https://secure.msdservices.com/winmagazine/subscribe/ Les Anderson, who served as an assistant coach to Harold Nichols at Iowa State in the 1960s and 1970s, recently passed away. One of their wrestlers was Dan Gable, who went on to [...]
By Bryan Van Kley And now for most everyone, it is time to celebrate. Jake Varner completed his journey of achieving his ultimate goal in winning gold for the U.S. today at 211.5 pounds. Following in the footsteps of his coach from start to finish, Varner went to Ames, Iowa, because he knew Sanderson was [...]
By Bryan Van Kley It’s that time of the year again: the spring signing period. It is probably the most stressful time of the year for high school seniors, their parents and many college coaches. The odd courtship period has come to end and it’s time for both the kids and college coaches to “show [...]
Editor’s Note: No NCAA coach had as much success at the national tournament as Dan Gable, who was part of 17 NCAA championship as either an assistant or head coach at Iowa between 1973-1997. Recently Gable spoke about this year’s favorite but also looked back on what it takes for average teams to become [...]
Editor’s Note: Perhaps no wrestler and coach in the history of wrestling knows more about finishing the season on a high note than Dan Gable, who once won 118 straight college matches for Iowa State and later 15 national team championships as head coach at Iowa. Gable recently spoke to WIN Editor Mike Finn [...]
By Sandy Stevens In the last issue of WIN, a column by Olympic gold medalist Ben Peterson carried the headline “Successful wrestlers learn from coaches, others who can help.” Ben stressed that young athletes can learn more than just technique from a variety of teachers, including officials, school administrators and spiritual leaders. He also declared, [...]
Editor’s Note: In many people’s minds, Dan Gable’s wrestling career started at the Midlands where he won six folkstyle championships, including in 1971 between winning both the 1971 World championship and 1972 Olympic gold medal in freestyle. Recently, Gable, who also excelled as a coach on the NCAA and international level, spoke with Mike [...]
By Bryan Van Kley Commitment to wrestling runs deep for the families in the sport. No story may dictate that more than what happened to the family of Midlands champ Devin Carter two weeks ago. After winning his quarterfinal match as the No. 2 seed at 133 on Dec. 29, Virgina Tech’s Carter and his [...]
By Leo Kocher Anyone who cares about the athletic program at their local high school should go to americansportscouncil.org and read the letter posted there. This letter, dated June 24, 2010, is from the U.S. Department of Education to the School Superintendent of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school boards and administrators in 99 percent of [...]
