As the days roll closer to the start of
school and a new wrestling season, it's time for a bit of news here at
the end of August.
First of all, since my last email we had one more golden Olympic moment for Team USA in freestyle wrestling. Kyle Snyder
won gold at 97 kg., defeating his opponent from Azerbaijan 3-1. If you
would like to see the other scores from the Olympics and other
tournaments, you can find them at this link to results for Olympics and other events.
Those of you who remember Greg Strobel, one of Oregon State's great wrestlers, will want to mark Sept. 21 on your calendar. Both Greg and Mike Hass, of OSU football, will be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for the State of Oregon. For more details, you can read the article at OSU about Strobel and Hass's induction into the HOF. Congratulations to Greg and Mike!!
The FALL Board has started working on plans for activities for the upcoming wrestling season. If anyone has any input, please share it with me or any other Board member. One thing the Board would like FALL members to consider: The Pac-12's will be held at Stanford at the end of the season. How much interest would there be in chartering a bus like we did the last time the Pac's were at Stanford? It is about a 10 hour ride from Corvallis. Please be thinking about it as we will need to ask who is interested early on to decide if we want to do it.
Finally, an update came out from the Coaches Corner yesterday. It includes the names of our newcomers, so if you haven't seen the update yet, you will find it below.
Go Beavs!
Here's the word from the coaches:
We hope everyone had a great summer. We had
a productive summer and are getting ready to roll into another
pre-season. We have had some change, have some new faces in the program
and the 2016-2017 season is quickly approaching. Coach Troy Steiner was
named the Head Wrestling Coach for the re-instated Fresno State program.
We appreciate everything Troy has done for OSU and wish him the best!
Golf Outing
We want to thank everyone that played in and/or sponsored a hole or a
team for the Dale Thomas Golf Outing. It was beautiful day at Corvallis
Country Club and we had a great time. The support from everyone is
always appreciated ! It allows us to do things that otherwise would not
be possible.
New Faces
We are excited to welcome former Beav All American Taylor Meeks
back to Corvallis as an Assistant Coach. Taylor returns to The Beavs
after a coaching stint at Boise State University. He will be outstanding
to have back in the program and brings a lot of energy and passion for
Oregon State University and the wrestling program. Also joining the
program as an assistant coach is Ian Miller of Kent
State University. Ian was a great wrestler for KSU, a 3x All American
and University Freestyle National Champ and we are excited to have him
here working with our guys.
Joining the program this fall as freshman are some hard working and talented youngsters: Connor Noonan of Klamath Falls, Riley Jaramillo from Eugene, Bob Coleman, and Devan Turner of Dixon, California.
Schedule
We are still waiting on the Pac 12 Conference for the final go ahead to
release our Official Schedule. What I can tell you is that we have trips
planned to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational, Reno for The Reno
TOC, and Chicago for The Midlands, as well as some exciting duals. As
soon as it’s official and I am able to release it, I will pass along.
NCAA Tickets
We will again be putting in for NCAA Tickets in St. Louis and would like
to give everyone a heads up. Please let me know if you are interested
in getting tickets through OSU for our section. The tickets will be
available though our ticket office after we are notified and receive our
ticket allotment from the NCAA.
Oregon Hall Of Fame
Oregon State legend Greg Strobel will be going into The Oregon Hall of Fame on September 21st. It is a long overdue achievement for Greg and we look forward to seeing him inducted.
Remembering
It was a tough spring and summer for the Beaver Wrestling Family. We
lost some special people and want to remember Roger Weigel, Ron Finley,
Tim Patrick and Spike Jones. All these guys were special people to the
Oregon State Wrestling Family and will always be remembered.
Until next time,
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Wrestling News - August 2016
Even during the dog days of summer wrestling makes its way into the news, one way or the other. Here are a few tidbits:
First, some sad news - the loss of another great Beaver Wrestling fan, Jerry Winterbotham.
Although Jerry and his wife Alma were long-time Beaver fans, health
concerns had kept them from attending meets for the last several years.
Jerry always wanted to stay up to speed with what the Beavers were doing
out on the mat. He made sure he was still receiving the wrestling
updates via email after he and Alma moved. If the emails were not coming
through, Jerry would let me know!
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jerry's family. May he rest in Peace. Thanks to Jerry & Alma's daughter, Lori Pedersen, for sending a photo of Jerry and his obituary. His memorial service will be Sept 18, at Elkton High School. The obituary is printed at the end of this post for your convenience.
Another item in the news pertains to Gill Coliseum, home of Beaver Wrestling. The interior of Gill is slated for some improvements that should be finished in time for the upcoming wrestling season! To read more about it, check the article at the OSU Beavers site.
Closing ceremonies for the 2016 Olympic Games take place Sunday evening, August 21. Wrestling was placed near the end of the schedule, so some of the wrestling is still to come as I write. For all the results from the Olympics check here. Use the tabs and drop down menus at the top to find results for the different divisions: Women, Greco-Roman and Freestyle. So far Team USA has at least one gold medal, I believe. Congratulations to Helen Maroulis for bringing home the first Gold Medal for the USA Women's team! Head Coach of the Women's team is Terry Steiner, who was an Assistant coach at OSU under Joe Wells. J'den Cox won Bronze for freestyle. Congratulations, J'den!
Go Beavs! Go USA!
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| Jerry Winterbotham |
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jerry's family. May he rest in Peace. Thanks to Jerry & Alma's daughter, Lori Pedersen, for sending a photo of Jerry and his obituary. His memorial service will be Sept 18, at Elkton High School. The obituary is printed at the end of this post for your convenience.
Another item in the news pertains to Gill Coliseum, home of Beaver Wrestling. The interior of Gill is slated for some improvements that should be finished in time for the upcoming wrestling season! To read more about it, check the article at the OSU Beavers site.
Closing ceremonies for the 2016 Olympic Games take place Sunday evening, August 21. Wrestling was placed near the end of the schedule, so some of the wrestling is still to come as I write. For all the results from the Olympics check here. Use the tabs and drop down menus at the top to find results for the different divisions: Women, Greco-Roman and Freestyle. So far Team USA has at least one gold medal, I believe. Congratulations to Helen Maroulis for bringing home the first Gold Medal for the USA Women's team! Head Coach of the Women's team is Terry Steiner, who was an Assistant coach at OSU under Joe Wells. J'den Cox won Bronze for freestyle. Congratulations, J'den!
Go Beavs! Go USA!
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George
E. “Jerry” Winterbotham
January
7, 1927 – August 1, 2016
Jerry
Winterbotham passed away at the age of 89 in Keizer, Oregon. On
January 7, 1927 Jerry was born in Portland, OR to George Errol and
Caryl (McFeeters) Winterbotham. He had one sister, Donna Lee Johnson
who preceded him in death in 2007. After the passing of his father
in 1936, his mother Caryl married Jack Gorman and the family moved to
Elkton where his new father had a ranch along the Umpqua River. It
was there that he developed his love of sports, Oregon history and
fishing.
After
serving in the army at the end of WWII, Jerry attended Oregon State
University and upon graduation in 1950 moved back to Elkton where he
purchased a small ranch near his parents. He married Alma Dunlap and
had three daughters. He spent 27 years teaching and coaching in the
Elkton School District. After retiring from teaching in 1979, Jerry
and Alma sold their ranch and moved to Roseburg where Jerry became
very active in the Umpqua Fishermen’s Association and the Salmon
Trout Enhancement Program (STEP). It was there that he began
researching and writing about the area in which he grew up. He
authored several books, one of which was Umpqua:
The Lost County of Oregon
in which he recounted the history of the only Oregon county not in
existence today. In 1994, they moved to Brownsville where they could
be closer to their beloved OSU Beavers and attend many of the college
games. In 2000 Jerry wrote and published Footsteps
on the Umpqua, an
early history of the Umpqua River basin. Jerry and Alma moved to
Keizer to be closer to family in 2010.
Jerry
is survived by his wife of 62 years, Alma; daughters Lori (Greg)
Pedersen of Keizer, Sally (Spike) Bruggeman of Umpqua, OR and Cathy
(Joe) Piccolella of Converse, TX; granddaughter Kate Pedersen and
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A private family interment was
held at Willamette National Cemetery on August 10th.
There will be a Memorial Service on September 18th
at 2:00 pm at Elkton High School. Contributions may be made in memory
of Jerry to the Elkton Charter School Auxiliary Building Fund, PO Box
390, Elkton, OR 97436.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Summer Wrestling News
A few items in the news this summer to share with everyone in the Beaver wrestling community.
First of all, this is a bit late, but congratulations to Jana Iwasaki and Brett Waner, who were married earlier this summer! Jana is a past President of "The FALL", and her father is former Beaver wrestler, Ron Iwasaki. The happy couple lives in Chicago, but we hope to talk them into returning to the PNW someday to get them back in the stands for Beaver wrestling!
As you know, the Summer Olympic games in Rio are about to start. USA Wrestling has 3 different teams - Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women teams. For all the news about wrestling at the Games, check the USA Wrestling site, or the Olympic Games site.
Next, the NCAA is considering some changes to wrestling, including making the season later to avoid having the Finals compete with the NCAA's basketball March Madness. An NCAA task force has been working on that question and others. You can read all about it here. Thanks to FALL Board member Craig Scharer for sharing the link to this story with me.
Greg Strobel, one of OSU's National Champ wrestlers, will be inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Thanks to Len Kauffman for sharing this message with us:
Go Team USA! Go Beavs!
First of all, this is a bit late, but congratulations to Jana Iwasaki and Brett Waner, who were married earlier this summer! Jana is a past President of "The FALL", and her father is former Beaver wrestler, Ron Iwasaki. The happy couple lives in Chicago, but we hope to talk them into returning to the PNW someday to get them back in the stands for Beaver wrestling!
As you know, the Summer Olympic games in Rio are about to start. USA Wrestling has 3 different teams - Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women teams. For all the news about wrestling at the Games, check the USA Wrestling site, or the Olympic Games site.
Next, the NCAA is considering some changes to wrestling, including making the season later to avoid having the Finals compete with the NCAA's basketball March Madness. An NCAA task force has been working on that question and others. You can read all about it here. Thanks to FALL Board member Craig Scharer for sharing the link to this story with me.
Greg Strobel, one of OSU's National Champ wrestlers, will be inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Thanks to Len Kauffman for sharing this message with us:
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Great news...Greg Strobel will be inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame September 21. He'll join wrestling greats Robin Reed, Chet Newton, Jess Lewis, Ron Finley and Les Gutches in the HoF. I'll send details on time and place later. For now, mark WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 on your calendar.
CONTRATULATIONS Greg.
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One final bit of news, former Oregon State wrestler Anthony Harris is the recipient of a postgraduate scholarship announced recently. For the full story, check out the article at the Oregon State site. Congratulations, Anthony and best of luck with your studies!Go Team USA! Go Beavs!
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