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Girl wins Alaska State Wrestling championship


I know I promised that we’d never blog about wrestling again but that was just the NFL WWE. High school wrestling is still firmly on our radar. Wait, that didn’t sound exactly right.

Anyway, Michaela Hutchison became the first girl in US history to win a state title when she defeated Aaron Boss (that’s a trivia question you don’t want to be the answer to) in the 103 lb finals of the Alaska state championships. The final score was 1-0, which means that she managed one escape and her opponent managed nothing. High School wrestling being in the national spotlight has got me all nostalgic. I think I’ll go dig out my old singlet. It’s 2 sizes too small now but I’m pretty sure the neighbors won’t mind when I go outside to get my mail.

[Anchorage Daily News]: Michaela Hutchison steals tourney thunder
[KC Star]: Female wrestler wins state title in Alaska
[Goddess Musings]: Escape…1 point

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Kobe haters, what do you think about 113 points?

When Kobe scored 81, everyone who hated Kobe took it as an opportunity to bash him some more for being selfish, nevermind that he scored within the flow of the game.  Bill Simmons took the opportunity to say that by scoring 81, Kobe inadvertently proved his point from a previous column where he criticized Kobe for taking himself out of the game after the 3rd quarter with 62 points.  Huh?  I suppose Simmons always got two cakes on his birthday.

Well, now a high school girl named Epiphanny Prince has scored 113 points in a game.  A game where her team won by over 100 points (137-32).  Will anyone bash this girl for being selfish and hogging the glory?  No.  Well, maybe Vince Carter.

I’m not blaming Prince for scoring 113 points but perhaps the coach should have considered the impact on sportsmanship.  When Lisa Leslie scored 101 points in a half in high school, the opposing team refused to play the second half.  Maybe Prince’s opponent on Wednesday, Brandeis HS, should have done the same thing.

Congratulations to Prince, over 100 at any level is something to be proud of.  But I’m waiting for the hyprocrites to come out and laud this girl when last week they censured Kobe.

[NY Post]: BRANDEIS COACH THINKS IT STINKS!