The guy who created several of the best movies I’ve ever seen died today, so I’m a little sad.

RIP John Hughes

We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.”  – Breakfast Club

The question isn’t “what are we going to do,” the question is “what aren’t we going to do?”  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

On a lighter note, had a great day at the Wartburg Booster Club Golf Outing. My good buddy Mark Adkins invited me up to play at Centennial Oaks in Waverly — what a great golf course. I hit a few good shots and had a great time overall. Thanks again Mark.

Football season is approaching fast with Iowa media day today … but I’m leaving for Disney World with my family Friday night, so College football will have to take a backseat to my kids Alexis and Talan who are really looking forward to meeting Cinderella and Mickey Mouse.

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Thirty-minutes until the start. It is win or go to the golf course for the Black Hawks as they trail the Gamblers 2-0 in this best of five series.

Here are tonight’s starters. (more…)

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Good morning

ISU’s Nick Gallick is working on a nice victory over Alex Krom of Maryland to advance into a third-place match. He’s leading 4-1 in the second period.

Gallick still leading 4-1, has riding time as closing seconds tick off. He wins 5-1. Will face Zach Tanelli of Wisconsin in the third-place match. (more…)

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Sorry I abandon you all last night, but it got a little crazy late so I had to cut the blogging short.

We’re 10 minutes away from action here. I hope to have an update on injured Northern Iowa wrestler Trent Washington sometime soon. I waiting to talk to the Panthers’ athletic trainer.

I do know Washington was released from the hospital last night about 2 a.m. (more…)

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We’re 20 minutes away from action.

Team standings through the first session are Iowa State 25, Iowa 22. Ohio State 17.5, Boise State and Nebraska 14, 14. Northern Iowa 10. (more…)

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National anthem is over, let’s wrassle.

First pin of tournament goes to Brad Pataky of Penn State as he flattens Ian Moser of Bloomsburg in a 125-pound pigtail match. Official first round won’t start until all 10 pigtails are finished.

Iowa’s Charlie Falck up now on Mat 7. He us up 2-1 quickly on Derek Reber of Bucknell. (more…)

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From USA Wrestling

TEHRAN, Iran – 2008 University World champion Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) won a bronze medal match at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. on the final day of the 2009 Takhti Cup.

Dlagnev defeated Ahmad Rasouli of Iran, 2-0, 2-1 in the bronze medal match.

“Tervel hit a nice low single, stood up and came behind for the first takedown. Rasouli tried to shoot in on him late in the period and Tervel got behind him for the second point. In the second period, he got arm-spinned, and Rasouli led 1-0. Tervel got a leg attack, brought it to a double leg, split him and took him to his back for two points and the win,” said National Teams Director Mitch Hull.

The three other U.S. wrestlers who competed on Friday were unable to qualify for the medal rounds.

The U.S. won two bronze medals at the Takhti Cup this year. Mike Tamillow (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached) captured a bronze medal at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. on Thursday.

The United States placed third in the team standings, behind the champion team from Iran and the runner-up team from Russia.

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Jim checking in

Sorry it was a busy round for me, not a lot of time to blog. But here it is in a nutshell … Don Bosco … Don Bosco … Don Bosco.

The Dons won nine more matches, advancing all nine of their qualifiers to semifinals as they surged to a huge lead over top contender – Belle Plaine – 78 to 41 1/2.

Some other area winners included Aplington-Parkersburg’s Jordan Simon at 215, Jharred Millonig and Dallas Hendrikson of St. Ansgar at 215 and 285, respectively, Marc Benning of of Nashua-Plainfield at 171 and Quinn Meirick of Turkey Valley at 189.

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Alex Tsirtsis and Brent Metcalf scored back to back major decisions to boost Iowa a top of Cornell 8-6.

Wartburg and Augsburg are tied a 9-all through five weights; while Nebraska-Omaha leads Newberry 17-4 in Division II through five.

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Cornell takes an early 6-0 lead on Iowa with a 4-0 decision from Troy Nickerson over JJ Krusinger and a 4-3 decision by Mike Grey over Daniel Dennis. Grey scored a takedown with three seconds left to win the match.

In Division II, Newberry and Nebraska-Omaha have split major decisions at the first two weights and are tied 4-all.

In Division III, Augsburg has won the first two matches, Seth Flodeen 6-5 over Mark Kist, and Travis Lang, 5-4, over Matt Kelly

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