It had to happen this way. John Stanjeski helped get the Mitchell wrestling program on its feet as an assistant for five seasons. In Season 6, Stanjeski became the head coach. ...more

May 28, 2008

WRESTLING Six Springstead Eagle grapplers qualify for national tourney in Fargo, North Dakota, ...more

May 22, 2008

Eric Grajales is regarded as one of the best to ever wear a Brandon singlet, and, much to the dismay of the high school wrestling world, he still has another year with the Eagles before moving on. ...more

May 20, 2008

WRESTLING Ex-Leopard grappler Michael Combs shooting for World Junior Greco-Roman Tournament. ...more

May 18, 2008

The sport of wrestling generally turns people into philosophers, but the beast that is the state tournament can transform your average Joe into a full-fledged Socrates. ...more

February 19, 2008

Things certainly didn't go Brandon's way when the championship finals of the state wrestling tournament began Saturday night at The Lakeland Center. But when everything was done, the Eagles were still exiting the building with the piece of hardware they'd come to claim. ...more

February 17, 2008

State title hopefuls Shaanan Spiegel of Sebring and Avon Park junior James Bland were ousted from the winner's bracket with a pair of losses on Friday night during the evening session at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament at the Lakeland Center. ...more

February 16, 2008

Brandon has not mathematically clinched the Class 2A state wrestling title, but one thing is for certain: The Eagles, eyeing their eighth consecutive team state title and 19th overall, control their own destiny in tonight's championship finals. ...more

February 16, 2008

LAKELAND –– Both the Heartland's regional wrestling champions won their opening matches by pin on Thursday at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament at The Lakeland Center. Avon Park junior James Bland continued his undefeated season with a pin in the second period over Matanzas junior Shane Dennis in the 160-pound class, while Sebring senior Shanaan Spiegel needed just two periods to dispatch junior Mike Hawthorne of Robinson in the 152-pound class. Bland is now 41-0 on the season, while Spiegel is 45-1. In a hotly contested 172-pound match, Calvary Christian sophomore Dominick Pierre narrowly defeated Avon Park junior Kemosi Hatten in the final seconds of the third period, sending Hatten (39-5) to wrestlebacks. All three wrestlers will compete today. Second-round competition begins at 10 a.m., while wrestlebacks kick off at 2 p.m. ...more

February 14, 2008

CLASS 1A-II WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Graham, Pritz claim individual gold as 6-of-8 HHS grapplers advance to states. ...more

February 14, 2008