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STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

Yesterday (Thursday, Feb. 18) I attended the state high school wrestling tournament in Frankfort. It was an exciting, but long day for me as well as the nine Whitley County High School wrestlers. During the first-round, four of the nine pulled off wins with Aaron Back in...

Posted On 19 Feb 2010

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BROTHERS SPLIT

It was a split for the Vanover brothers at the Kentucky High School State Wrestling Tournament Thursday. Solomon Vanover, a freshman, defeated University Heights sophomore Brandon Borneman in a pin with :06 left in the first period. Solomon jumed out to a 2-0 lead then moved...

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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STILL UNDEFEATED

Whitley County junior Aaron Back gave up two quick points to Bishop Brossart’s Colton Boesch, but it only took the Indiana transfer 1:43 seconds to get the pin. Back entered the 2010 Kentucky High School Wrestling championship ranked fourth in the state and undefeated....

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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A SPLIT

Sophomore Steven Back fell behind 2-0 the roared back to beat Louisville Manual’s Ben Schardein, 6-4 in tge 135-pound class of the Back tied the score on a reversal then too a 4-2 lead in the second period. The two wrestlers scored two points each in the third period....

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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COUCH WINS

Whitley County junior Jeff Couch came from behind to beat Covington Scott junior Drew Miller in the first-round of the state wrestling tournament Thursday. Couch trailed 5-2 at the end of round one, but a take down awarded him three points and a tie early in the second period....

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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STATE WRESTLING

Sophomore Zack Bray lost his first-round match to Lafayette Luke Rearic, 11-0 in the 103-pound class. In the 112-pound class, freshman J.T. Siler fought against Jeffersontown senior TeAndre Taylor before losing, 12-4.

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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LIVE FROM FRANKFORT

2010 Kentucky High School Wrestling Tournament opens today at the Frankfort Convention Center.

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

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HEADED TO STATE

The Whitley County Colonels took third in the Region 8 Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Wayne County High School. The Colonels will send 10 wrestlers to state. It is the first time since reviving the program that Whitley County has placed in the top three of the...

Posted On 16 Feb 2010

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