Dan McNeely, Jason Robinette Take over Wellington Wrestling Program

Dan McNeely, Jason Robinette take over Wellington wrestling program

As a young wrestler at Elyria High School in the early 2000s, Dan McNeely admired the work ethic of team captain Jason Robinette. Nearly 25 years later, the two are teammates once again. Both will lead the Wellington wrestling program as McNeely is the new boys coach and Robinette will take over the girls team. Following his sophomore year of high school, McNeely’s family moved to Wellington. He wrestled for the Dukes for two years and graduated…

Ben Goodwin takes over as wrestling coach at Minnesota West

WORTHINGTON — A few months ago, Ben Goodwin met up for lunch with his former coach, Bob Purcell, to catch up. What he didn’t know at the time was that the Minnesota West wrestling program was about to be in need of a new head coach. Shortly after that interaction, at-the-time coach Brayden Curry left to take a new job at Iowa Western. Purcell, the recently retired Bluejay men's athletic director, was suddenly looking for a replacement when he th…

Wrestling Coach Let Go After 1 Year

While one coaching vacancy at Pojoaque Valley High School is nearly filled, another one has opened.