Stories By Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online
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Youth
/ 3 years agoFour state wrestlers earn medals at Kid Nationals in Utah
Plainville’s Logan Bailey and Jaxsen Bailey each earned medals in Greco Roman and freestyle at USA Wrestling’s Kids Nationals in Farmington,...
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International
/ 3 years agoSarah Henckel wins gold medal at U-17 Pan-American championships
Southbury’s Sarah Henckel won a gold medal in women’s freestyle at the U17 Pan-American championships on Friday in Mexico City helping...
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College
/ 3 years agoJack finishes second at U23 nationals at 143 pounds
Danbury High graduate Ryan Jack finished second at the U23 national championship tournament on June 4 at Spire Academy in Geneva,...
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High School
/ 3 years agoFormer Avon High wrestling coach Ken Lukasiewicz has died
Kenneth M. Lukasiewicz, who coached the Avon High wrestling team for seven seasons and led them to three consecutive Class S...
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News
/ 3 years agoRichard Perry inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
The second half of 2018 was a time of triumph and trial for Middletown High graduate Richard Perry and his family....
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International
/ 3 years agoCamacho to wrestle for a spot on national team at Final X
Danbury’s Jakob Camacho will wrestle at Final X at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 10, with...
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High School
/ 3 years agoFour state girls in top 25 in individual national rankings
Four girls from Connecticut are nationally ranked in the latest high school girls rankings for the 2022-23 season, as compiled by...
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News
/ 3 years agoRichard Perry’s remarkable recovery shared in New York Times story
On June 3, Middletown High graduate Richard Perry will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Tulsa, Oklahoma...
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High School
/ 3 years agoWrestling rule changes approved by national federation
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) wrestling rule committee made 12 revisions to scholastic wrestling regulations for the...
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High School
/ 3 years agoSimsbury wrestler wins U.S. Open championship in U15 division
Max Konopka, an eighth-grade student at Henry James Middle School in Simsbury, won a U.S. Open national championship with his victory...
