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Article: Wrestling cut another UO power play.(Local Opinion)
- Article from:
- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 29, 2008
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Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Michael Copperman For The Register-Guard
Oregon wrestling makes its final appearance at McArthur Court this weekend, fittingly enough with the Ducks playing host to the Pac-10 Tournament one last time.Local efforts to save the sport have achieved national attention.
When wrestling supporters arrayed themselves in tie-dye and took Ken Kesey's Further bus down to the University of Oregon vs. Washington State University basketball game begging to be heard (Register-Guard, Feb. 17), an Associated Press reporter came along. The story ran in papers nationwide, even appearing in The New York Times.
Meanwhile, in the Feb. 22 ...