This story originally appeared in the Dec. 29 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Jarrod Peebles has been involved with aspects of the Simon Kenton High School wrestling program since he was 12 years old. He has seen how the program works from the ground up as a wrestler […]
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A ‘cool accolade’: Mayer closes in on Thomas More wrestling record
Thomas More senior Daulton Mayer enjoys the time he’s on a wrestling mat. The 106 men Mayer’s defeated in nearly four seasons likely took no pleasure. He’s one win away from Avery Jones’ school-record 107 from 2016-20, and he can break it at Northwestern University’s Midlands Invitational Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. “It’s a pretty cool feeling,” Mayer […]
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Walton-Verona wrestling: Big-time small-school power ready to take down opponents
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 8 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. In 10 short years since its inception, the wrestling program at Walton-Verona High School has become a Kentucky power on a par with teams from much bigger schools that have been around a lot longer […]
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‘Long overdue’ girls wrestling comes to NKY
Tim Ruschell thought it was long overdue. Ryle’s wrestling coach said it was about time to sanction girls wrestling, and last February the Kentucky High School Athletic Association listened. The 2023-24 season is the sport’s first, but there have been unsanctioned tournaments for five years. “Wrestling itself, it’s really a tough sport,” Ryle senior Viktoriya […]
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Wrestling has a hold on Ryle High School coach Tim Ruschell and his family
Tim Ruschell has held many roles in his adult life including semipro football player, math teacher, coach, husband, father, grandfather, patriarch of Ryle High School’s first family of wrestling and Santa Claus. Later this week, Gray Middle School is putting Ruschell in a red suit again and rolling him out as jolly old Saint Nicholas […]