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Grant Blumenthal

Friday, February 10, 2012

Beachwood High's Fab Five Wrestlers Face Challenge

Gross, Harris among star squad

Beachwood High School wrestlers Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris placed at state last season. Now sophomores, they are among the squad who calls themselves the "fab five," all hoping for a state bid, according to The Plain Dealer. Gross, Harris, Grant Blumenthal, David Shapiro and Aaron Friedman dominated our wrestling coverage last season, and The Plain Dealer Tim Warsinskey featured them in an article this week. Click here for the full story: Beachwood's 'Fab Five' has three weekends to live up to hype: High School Wrestling Insider East

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Beachwood Wrestling Team Opens Season in Search of Team Title at State

Four Bison win trophies at Bison Kickoff Classic

Although renovations at Beachwood High School have forced several of the South Gym’s historic athletic pictures to be removed from its walls, several that remain bear witness to the success of Bison wrestling. About seven of the school’s 14 state champions hang there now, many of them in crisp black-and-white with David Cassidy-like long hair from a past time. And while Beachwood has produced recent champions, one photo is missing – that of a state team champion. As Beachwood opened its season by hosting the Bison Kickoff Classic on Saturday, sophomores Sam Gross and Ryan Harris grappled not only with their opponents but also with that deeper historical sense of things undone. Gross (113 pounds), Harris (138), senior Aaron Friedman (120) …

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