Men's Wrestling

Knock out king Gabel hits the cages (12/04/09)
When Matt Gabel stepped into the cage for his first official fight last December, his stomach was full of butterflies. But the 6-foot, 200-pound muscle man had little to worry about. In less than a minute, his opponent was on the ground. Now, with a 7-0 record, the Le Mars fighter is heading back to the ring Saturday in Sioux City, and this time for a championship...

When life was simple: Fitzgerald recalls pony carts and hand-me-downs (12/03/09)
Editors Note: This story is the first in a weekly series looking back at life decades ago and remembering a time when people's lifestyle was very different than today. Was life simpler when $1 bought four gallons of gas or during the Great Depression when it cost less to use corn as fuel than sell it or when children played baseball instead of computer games?...

Local fitness business owners get building into shape (11/27/09)
Getting fit doesn't always have to mean jogging. That's the idea behind the two new fitness businesses opening up in a building on Business Highway 75. In The Rhythmz Health and Fitness and Raise the Bar Fitness began business this month in a building that was formerly home to Bomgaars and later Dollar General, just south of the Le Mars Truck Stop...

Olympic champion returns to roots: Jennie Finch headlines Pink Ribbon Night (10/30/09)
You won't find too many natives of Southern California who enjoy the smell of a cattle farm. But Jennie Finch is not your typical California girl. "It's funny how you appreciate the smell of cows and cornfields," said Finch, a softball pitcher for Team USA and a two-time Olympian, said in Le Mars Thursday. ...

Journey is over but adventure is not for Morrow (07/21/09)
Le Mars native Hugh Morrow's journey from China to the United States and most of the way back is finished, but he's far from slowing down. From Xiamen, in the People's Republic of China, Morrow sent word of his latest venture -- book writing. "I will be publishing a series of children's adventure books that will introduce Chinese culture to the west. ...

Cheering at state wrestling (02/20/09)

Stabbing trial begins for Velarde (12/10/08)
When Josh Thompson first saw Christopher Velarde at a bar on April 27, 2008, Velarde complimented Thompson on his New York Yankees baseball cap. The next date the two men would see the hat was in court as a piece of crime scene evidence that would link them together...

Daily Sentinel welcomes Geleynse as co-sports editor (11/19/08)
All the way from a state where agriculture means apples, carrots and blueberries, Jesse Geleynse is joining the staff at the Le Mars Daily Sentinel as co-sports editor. Geleynse grew up playing baseball and soccer in Mount Vernon, Wash., about an hour north of Seattle...

Racers battle for place in Le Mars triathlon (09/08/08)
It was a close finish at the second annual Le Mars Sprint Triathlon. The winner, Darin Wadley, 38, of Vermillion, S.D., finished in less than an hour with Jourdan Clark, 17, of Freemont, Neb., following only two seconds behind him at 58:20 to claim second place...

Iowa athletes compete in Beijing for 2008 Olympics (08/05/08)
Iowa may be about 6,000 miles from Beijing, China, but starting this week, Iowa will have a presence in the 2008 Olympic hub. More than 10 athletes from Iowa or with Iowa connections are arriving in the Chinese capital this week to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which run Aug 8-24...

Rain doesn't dampen enthusiasm for fair (07/28/08)
Despite a burned extension cord at the Round Barn and a rainy start, the Plymouth County Fair went off without a hitch. Terry Reuter, fair board president, said there was a minor incident Friday at the Round Barn when an outside extension cord hanging in front of a spotlight lens heated up...

Out of the ring: Behind the Scenes of Impact Pro Wrestling (07/24/08)
What do you do after your "nine to five" job is over? Let's say instead of just heading home, you traded your work boots or suit and tie in for some spandex or a mask. For the members of Impact Pro Wrestling, this scenario is reality. Wednesday evening before their electrifying show at the Plymouth County Fair, I was given a taste of what it takes to be wrestler on the lower professional circuit...

Farrer says fair is five best days of summer (07/16/08)
When you think of livestock at the Plymouth County Fair, rabbits and poultry may not be the steer or swine you were imagining. Thirteen-year-old Grady Farrer would disagree. The owner of rabbits, chickens and pheasants, Farrer believes that poultry and rabbits are where the real livestock shows occur...

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