Paulsboro High School’s wrestling team has always celebrated its grand achievements.

Three-hundred consecutive wins in the Colonial Conference.  They hold the national record with Twenty-five straight state Group I titles.

Paulsboro is 999-76-2, an incredible winning percentage of 92.9 percent. The Red Raiders have won 27 Group I state titles, 30 South Jersey crowns and 55 conference championships including 40 in the Colonial Conference.

It was a family atmosphere, and I think that’s why we wrestled at a championship level.

Mike Mendenhall

Tonight, the Red Raiders will add another number to their storied history and it’s a big one.  With a win over Haddon Township, Paulsboro will become just the third high school wrestling team in the country to win 1,000 matches.

“It was a family atmosphere, and I think that’s why we wrestled at a championship level,” said 2002 graduate and state finalist Mike Mendenhall.  “The coaches did a great job of developing that family atmosphere.  They instilled work ethic, and I think that’s what it boils down to.  We worked hard and wanted to be champions.”

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HSWrestling.net’s High School Wrestling National Individual Rankings

January 2011

152:

1. Destin McCauley (12)  —  Apple Valley, MN
2. Ian Miller (12)  —  Oak Harbor, OH
3. Lex Ozias (12)  —  Southern Garrett, MD
4. Roger Wildmo (12)  —  Durand, MI
5. Chance Marsteller (9)  —  Kennard Dale, PA
6. Stephen Robertson (12)  —  Montini Catholic, IL
7. Colby Kloetzer (12)  —  Caldwell, ID
8. Matt Stephens (12)  —  St. Paris Graham, OH
9. Oliver Pierce (10)  —  Allen, TX
10. Joey Kielbasa (12)  —  Crystal Lake Central, IL
11. Eric Morris (10)  —  Wyoming Seminary, PA
12. Clark Glass (11)  —  Brandon, FL
13. Cody Caldwell (12)  —  Waverly-Shell Rock, IA
14. Matt Hickman (12)  —  Camarillo, CA
15. Jeromy Davenport (12)  —  Sallisaw, OK

HONORABLE MENTION:

• Max Schneider  (11)  —  Chicago Lane, IL
• Codey Combs  (12)  —  Sussex Central, DE
• Seth Thomas  (12)  —  Roseburg, OR
• Mark Martin  (11)  —  St. Edward, OH
• Lorenzo Thomas  (12)  —  Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA
• Ryne Cokely  (12)  —  St. James Academy, KS
• Caleb Ervin  (12)  —  Union County, KY
• Joey Davis  (11)  —  Sante Fe, CA
• Brian Brill  (11)  —  Central Mountain, PA
• Tyler Askey  (10)  —  Northgate, GA

New York, NY, June 28, 2010 – Spike TV will telecast live coverage of the weigh-ins for the highly-anticipated “UFC 116 Lesnar-Carwin” fight card on Friday, July 2 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT. The main event features a showdown between the top two heavyweight mixed martial artists in the world, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight titlist Shane Carwin.

Spike TV also announces it will telecast the light heavyweight clash between “The Ultimate Fighter 2” alum Seth Petruzelli (14-5) and Ricardo Romero (10-1) on Saturday, July 3 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Petruzelli fight will join the already-announced Brendan Schaub-Chris Tuchscherer fight as part of the Spike TV live Prelims.

Fighting out of Orlando, Florida, the veteran Petruzelli scored his first big victory against mixed martial great Dan Severn in January 2004, winning a three-round decision. A year later he joined the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 2” but lost to Brad Imes in the show’s semifinals. Petruzelli gained worldwide attention in October 2008 when he defeated Kimbo Slice with a first round TKO, and riding a four fight winning streak, he returns to the Octagon to take on Ricardo Romero, making his UFC debut.

Fighting out of New Brunswick, NJ, Romero is 10-1 in his mixed martial arts career, including winning his last five straight. A highly-regarded college wrestler for Rutgers University, Romero also scored a notable victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 10” alum James McSweeney in April 2009. The Petruzelli-Romero fight will replace the Grove-Reljic fight, which will no longer air live on Spike.

Other bouts on the card might air on Spike TV, to be determined by the length of the fights.
Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at www.spike.com/press.

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This past Saturday, Anthony and Anna McCloskey competed at the IPA Bench on the Boards at Atilis Gym in Wildwood, NJ. At just 19 years old, Anthony (weighing in at 231 lbs.) hit 570 lbs. on his third attempt. He then just missed 600lbs on his fourth attempt. Anna, at 17 yrs old and weighing in at 181 lbs., hit 255 lbs on her third attempt.