Sunday, January 06, 2008

Sports: Brandon wrestlers' long reign ends

"The Brandon High wrestling program's national record of 459 consecutive dual match victories -- the longest for any high school sport -- was snapped Saturday"
It was their first loss since 1973, but they had a tie in January of 1974, after which the streak officially began.

The streak was started under a different coach. The present coach's record in dual matches was 385-0 coming into this weekend.

None of the team's members had been born when the streak began.

The school has won 18 state championships in those 35 years, including seven in a row, and have produced 66 individuals who have won state championships.

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