Monday, April 29, 2013
Beachwood junior wrestler Gross received the award during the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual induction ceremony.
Beachwood junior wrestler Sammy Gross has already racked up some impressive accolades in his career. He is a 3-time state placer and the 2011 Division III 113-pound state champion. With a 137-12 career record at Beachwood, he is on pace to break the Bison record for most wins in a wrestling career. And, now, he's been honored by the hall of fame. The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum named Gross its Sid Luckman Jewish Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Gross was recognized during the induction ceremony on April 21 at the Hall of Fame in Commack, New York. People can watch Gross's acceptance speech because the entire ceremony has been posted on YouTube. (His segment begins at 1:34:33.) Gross told BeachwoodBison.org that he was …
Friday, March 1, 2013
Both wrestlers' can place in the state today
Submitted by BeachwoodBison.org: COLUMBUS—Two of Beachwood’s three state qualifiers advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals round of the 76th annual Ohio High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament at The Jerome Schottenstein Center. Juniors Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris each dominated their first round opponents and need just one more win to place at state for the third season in a row. Gross, the defending Division III 113-pound state champion, pinned Amanda-Clearcreek’s Billy Shannon in 58 seconds at 120 and Harris, third last season and seventh as a freshman, recorded a 19-4 first period technical fall of Amanda-Clearcreek’s Steven Fearnow at 160. “I think that’s what we expected,” said Beachwood head coach Dugan Bentley. “We …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Beachwood High School wrestlers bring home individual titles in weekend tournament
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Monday, February 4
Submitted by BeachwoodBison.org: Beachwood juniors Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris won individual titles in Saturday’s Chagrin Valley Conference wrestling tournament at Kenston High School. Beachwood finished in third place, behind back-to-back league champion Perry and Kenston. While Gross and Harris were favored to win their respective weight classes, other Bison wrestlers raised the bar in the league tournament. Senior Alex Angersola finished second at 145, juniors Trevor Sanshuck (170) and Paul Flowers (182) both took second and juniorAndrew Kitay finished sixth at 152. “I’m starting to get high expectations, because my guys have lost some matches this year against guys I think they should have beaten where I’d come back and tell them they…
Monday, December 10, 2012
Junior wrestlers Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris take championships at Olentangy
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Submitted by BeachwoodBison.org Beachwood juniors Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris, who also collected his 100th career victory, each won individual championships and three other Bison wrestlers placed among the top 6 to lead the team to a ninth place finish at the Olentangy Liberty High School Tournament on Saturday. “Harris and Gross were way above everybody else,” said Beachwood sixth-year head coach Dugan Bentley. “With everybody else, we’ve got some weaknesses we’ve got to work on, mostly scoring more points on the mat. We were the strongest on our feet.” Harris, third in the state in 2012 and seventh in 2011, finished 5-0 at 160 pounds. His 20-5 technical fall in his fourth match was the 100th victory of his Beachwood career. He needed …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Defending state champion Sammy Gross takes only 7 minutes to defeat pin five competitors.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Editor's Note: This post was submitted to Beachwood Patch by BeachwoodBison.org. Visit their website for more on the Bison. For more, visit the Beachwood Athletics Department website. The Beachwood wrestling team opened the 2012-2013 season with a sixth place finish in the 5th Annual Ron Madow Memorial Kickoff Classic at Beachwood. Sammy Gross and Ryan Harris and senior Alex Angersola each won individual titles for the Bison while junior Gordon Hong was third and junior Trevor Sanshuck was fourth. “Looking at it in terms of what we put out there this weekend and what we have coming up, I think it was a pretty good start,” said Beachwood sixth-year head coach Dugan Bentley. “We have a couple of kids that still have to get certified into our…
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Video highlights from Beachwood High School's Gross, Harris and more
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sophomore Sammy Gross wins 113-pound weight class
Friday, February 10, 2012
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
