On the Boer's and Bernstein sports show on the Score last week, one of these gentlemen said that "wrestling is not a sport"!!!. Could you please tell them or write them and ask them if they have ever wrestled? I tried to get through on the phone but never could.

If they ever wrestled they certainly would know that wrestling is a great sport and makes MEN of boys. It is a very disciplined and character building sport. You can either be flying high or very down. I have a son (who is now a head coach for one of the Maine Schools in Park Ridge, as well a wrestler in high school. When he was young there were not these wonderful feeding programs which exist.
I have one grandson who finished third in state twice. He also won state twice in the IKWF. I have two grandsons wrestling in high school now, one of which is rated 13th in the state but expects to move up.
I have two more grandsons wrestling in the feeder program to this high school. So if Boers and Bernstein do not think this is a sport, they should watch some of this wrestling and then say that it is not a sport.

Mike says: They may be talking about pro wrestling, which is more about entertainment than anything ... but if they're talking about prep or college wrestling, they're obviously wrong ...

It was strange reading your by line in another spot.Good luck in your new job I am sure you'll do well you always have.

Mike said: Thanks for the good words, Chuck.

I happened to be listening to the Score when Boers and Bernstein made their comments regarding the vailidity of wrestling as a sport. They were, in fact, commenting on phonier-than-a-three-dollar-bill all-star wrestling and not amateur, freestyle wrestling.

Mike -
Good to read your comments again.
Thanks for the start way-back-when.
Keep up the great writing.
Bob

Mike, you always do a great job covering the sport of wrestling. Thanks--coach o

Mike says: Thanks, Ron, appreciate the kind words ...