ANNOUONCEMENTS


Friday, December 19, 1997

Collegiate Wrestling Deaths Raise Fears About Training

By FRANK LITSKY


Amateur wrestling, perhaps the simplest and purest of all sports, has been shaken by the deaths of three college wrestlers in six weeks. The deaths, all of which occurred during strenuous weight-loss workouts, have set off a national debate over training techniques, the use of controversial nutritional supplements and the risks involved in sudden, large-scale weight loss.
''These deaths may be coincidences, but they are not being ignored or taken lightly,'' said Gary Abbott, a spokesman for the sport's national governing body, USA Wrestling. The organization held a national conference call on Tuesday night to discuss the issues with wrestling and medical experts.
Since then, the discussions have extended to the Federal Government and local law-enforcement authorities. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration said it would assign investigators to determine whether the use of certain nutritional substances, many of which are available over the counter, may have contributed to the three deaths. That same day, prosecutors in Ann Arbor, Mich., said they were deciding whether to file charges in one of the deaths, which occurred at the University of Michigan.
All of this scrutiny comes at a time when amateur wrestling, which may have as many as 750,000 participants nationwide, is already under siege on the financial front. Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination at any school receiving Federal aid, has led to a subsidization of intercollegiate women's sports and major cutbacks in college wrestling programs, from 788 schools in 1982 to 247 last year.

Saturday, February 8, 1997

HIGH SCHOOL: STATE MEET 1997 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

WEIGHTCLASSCHAMPION2nd3rd4th
103AKevin Gray
Noble (4-3)
Pete Coffin
Mt. Ararat
Mark Farnsworth
Westbrook (1:52)
Matt Payeur
Sanford
BDaryl Buttrick
Marshwood (5-1)
Paul Hussey
Winslow
Justin Grethe
Wells (5-4)
Gavin Cross
Belfast
CJeremy Adley
Dirigo (0:22)
Ryan Kelly
Calais
Dustin Shorey
Foxcroft Acad. (1:47)
Jason Gray
Wiscasset
112AJon Knudsen
Bonny Eagle (9-0)
Bill Cross
Noble
Mike Tierney
Massabesic (14-1)
Nate Smith
Sanford
BJake Demaris
Marshwood (2:53)
Joe Lebrecque
Mtn Valley
Jason Dasmarais
Oak Hill (13-5)
Brendon Dagan
Fryeburg .
CMatt Lindsay
Pen. Valley (1:02)
Bryon O'Neil
Boothbay
Zach Hanmer
Dirigo (2:02)
Derek Shorey
Foxcroft
119AMatt Gagnon
Massabesic (1:33)
Nate Andrade
Sanford
Abe Ward
Mt. Ararat (2:04)
Milton Fogg
Noble
BReed Devoe
Fort Kent (10-3)
Matt Kubel
Camden
Craig Gould
Marshwood (9-1)
Nathan Smith
Wells
CAdam Gudroe
Dexter (10-2)
Chris McKenna
Dirigo
Todd Martin
Mattanawcook (2:54)
Greg Boom
Monmouth
125ARyan Hutchins
Deering (4-2)
Jack Fitzgerald
Noble
James Kielszek
Oxford Hills (5-3 OT)
Chris Charlton
Bonny Eagle
BTroy Sprague
Belfast (1:19)
Dale Harper
Wells
Joe Rosenfield
Kennebunk (8-4)
Justin Wheeler
Marshwood
CJustin Thompson
PenValley (5-2)
Aaron Thompson
Dexter
Dan Robinson
Dirigo (12-4)
Jarod Tash
Mattanawcook
130AScott Smith
Deering (20-7)
David Tardiff
Biddeford
Jeremy Aucoin
Mt. Ararat (4:43)
Fran Hanley II
Gardiner
BMike Laurendeau
Wells (8-5)
Seth Leighton
Camden
Joe Stuart
Fryeburg (11-4)
Jamie Bowen
Marshwood
CKen Welch
Dexter (2-0)
Josh Lemay
Dirigo
T.J. James
Wiscasset (15-8)
Kevin Taylor
Calais
135ABrett Bruce
Noble (9-5)
Jeremy Dube
Massabesic
Rob Pinkham
Westbrook (4:09)
Chris Boyes
Sanford
BKyle Powers
Wells (3:45)
Matt Randell
Kennebunk
Erik Thompson
Camden (Inj. def.)
Jim Gough
York
CSean Cole
Dexter (14-3)
Tom Spiller
Traip Acad.
Greg Delauney
Pen. Valley (7-1)
David Buchanan
Foxcroft.
140AJake Sawyer
BonnyEgl (7-6)
Ethan Baker
Mt. Ararat
Curt Brunner
Noble (13-4)
Matt Grady
Gardiner
BDaric Buttrick
Marshwood (3:45)
Brian Prescott
Camden
John Madigan
Mtn Valley (14-1)
Jarad Lane
York
CBo Kennedy
Foxcroft (6-2)
Fred Lewis
Wiscasset
Nate Gurney
Dirigo (11-2)
Eben Wilson
Boothbay
145AIsaac Clark
Sanford (7-5)
Ryan McCullough
Caribou
Ken Hall
Massabesic (4-2)
Eric Thompkins
Mt Blue
BJustin Smith
Wells (5-4)
Lucas McKittrick
Camden
Dustin Buttrick
Marshwood (10-6)
Dan Harriman
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CC. J. Ewer
Foxcroft (5:00)
Keith Richmond
Wiscasset
Marc Cogswell
Traip Acad. (5-0)
Inness Eisle
Boothbay
152AMarc Cole
Deering (6-5)
Jake Spencer
Noble
Chris Collins
Bonny Eagle (9-2)
Nick Racioppi
Oxford Hills
BTim Boetsch
Camden (5-3)
Doug Latham
Belfast
Cory Heinze
Mtn Valley (3:39)
Sean Terry
Wells
CGary Balducci
Wiscasset (4:11)
Adam Paige
Dexter
Jake Kennedy
Foxcroft (11-6)
Donald Basiel
Mattanawcook
160AMike Townsend
Mt. Ararat (4:08)
Jon Merrill
Gardiner
Tom Little
Sanford (0:55)
Luke Brochu
Massabesic
BAnthony Mazza
MtnValley (4-2)
Jarad Sawyer
Camden
Dustin Frank
Ellsworth (6-3)
Scott McKenny
Marshwood
CShawn St. Cyr
Lincoln (1:15)
Ricky Cyr
Pen Valley
Ben Rand
Boothbay (13-2)
Lucas Talbot
Foxcroft.
171AChris Varian
Morse (3:19)
Jim McClendon
Oxford Hills
Larry Pelletier
BonnyEgle(8-3)
Owen Brochu
Massabesic
BDavid Romilly
Wells (6-2)
Tim Ryan
Camden
Tom Whelan
Marshwood (0:37)
Matt Brown
Mt. View
CAaron James
Calais (2-1)
Josh Sutherland
Mattanawcook
Matt Welch
Traip. (11-5)
Josh Boober
Pen. Valley
189AAndy Kalman
Sanford (1:27)
Jim Merrill
Mt. Ararat
Jarad McLaughlin
S. Portland (10-2)
Nate Scholl
Mt Blue
BAustin Marriner
Camden (5-4)
Marc Box
Belfast
Jason Eames
Winslow (18-7)
Ricky Taylor
Med. Valley
CDavid Stenzil
PenValley (5-0)
Matt Golter
Traip
Bruce Beam
Dexter (0:37)
Nate Austin
Dirigo
215AAndy Gervais
BonnyEgl (7-1)
Brandon Judkins
Caribou
Ed Hernandez
Massabesic (1-0)
Adam Hill
Sanford
BAlan Boucher
Winslow (7:17 OT)
Scott Holton
Marshwood
Dan Marriner
Belfast (6-4 OT)
Don Marston
Camden
CJosh Higgins
Foxcroft  (6-4)
Merle Lufkin
Dirigo
George Venturelli
Dexter (1:35)
Colton Tlumac
Wiscasset
275AJon Tibbetts
Massabesic (3:51)
John August
Mt Blue
Jason Chapman
Bonny Eagle (1:47)
Peter Baltos
Westbrook
BAndy Wright
Marshwood (1-0)
James Woodbury
Belfast
Rob Gilberts
Winslow (4-3)
Chris MacFarland
Oak Hill
CMike Shippee
Wiscasset (Forfeit)
Robert Smith
PenValley
John Bryer
Dexter (3:20)
Josh Berry
Dirigo

Team Results
CLASSABC
ChampionBonny EagleMarshwoodDexter
2ndMassabesicCamden-RockportDirigo