Record-Courier staff report
The Kent State University wrestling team recently announced the upcoming arrival of nine new members for the 2012-13 season.
Six of the nine incoming freshmen are Ohio natives, including two-time state champion Mimmo Lytle (Swanton, Ohio).
“We went out and found kids that could help or team as soon as possible,” KSU coach Jim Andrassy said.
A heavyweight, Lytle was rated the No. 83 senior in the nation by Division 1 College Wrestling.com. He went 83-1 over his final two seasons and was named Ohio’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in Division III as a senior.
Lytle was ranked among the Top 10 heavyweights in the nation by InterMat.
“On paper, Mimmo is probably our best recruit,” Andrassy said. “He’s big, athletic, aggressive and really has the desire to improve.”
Also among the more nationally touted in the group is 2012 Pennsylvania state champion Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.). The No. 152 senior according to D1CW, McGuire is expected to compete at 125 or 133.
As a junior, McGuire finished second at the Pennsylvania state tournament, competing at 119 pounds, before moving up to 132 as a senior.
“Mack’s a smart wrestler who’s good in all positions,” Andrassy said. “He reminds me a lot of Tyler Small and we’re really excited about him.”
Also bringing speed and athletic ability to the lower weights is Cade Mansfield (Ayersville, Ohio). Expected to compete at 125, Mansfield won the Division III 120-pound state title in convincing fashion this past March, capping off a perfect 44-0 season.
With Small likely to take a redshirt this season, the door opens for a starting spot at 141 pounds in Kent State’s lineup. Luke Kern (Delta, Ohio), who won a 2012 state championship, looks to take advantage of the opening. Kern went 44-1 as a senior.
Two-time Maryland state champion Alex Rice (Chesapeake, Md.) could also compete for a spot at 141. Wrestling USA ranked Rice among the top 30 at his weight class. He won 140 career matches, including a 27-0 mark in his senior season.
As a junior, he notched 23 pins and 10 technical falls. Winning state titles at 135 and 145, Rice may also compete at 149.
Another Maryland native in the 141-149 range, Collin Harrell (Annapolis, Md.) is second on Broadneck High School’s career win list with 113. Harrell advanced to the semifinals of Maryland’s state tournament in both his sophomore and junior seasons, before suffering an injury as a senior.
Looking to compete for a spot at 165 will be Kyle Bryant (Piqua, Ohio). Bryant placed third at 152 pounds as a senior in the 2011 state tournament, before spending some time away from the mat.
As a junior, he placed fifth at the state tournament.
Competing at 174 will be Brandon Taylor (Gallipolis, Ohio) and Trevor White (Orrville, Ohio). Wresting for Gallia Academy, Taylor placed third at the Division II state tournament in the 170-pound bracket. White finished fifth at the Division III state tournament at 170 pounds.
The Golden Flashes won an outright Mid-American Conference regular-season title in 2012 and were ranked No. 13 in the final NWCA Coaches poll.
Source: www.recordpub.com
West Sussex primary school meals receive five-star rating - Chichester Observer
NEARLY 95 per cent of West Sussex primary schools examined so far have been handed a food hygiene rating of five-out-of-five.
So far, 87 of the 95 schools visited by Food Hygiene Rating Scheme inspectors have been scored “very good”.
The remaining eight received a “good” rating of four-out-of-five.
John Figgins, county catering service manager responsible for school dinners, said: “It is fantastic to see our schools achieving such high standards.
“It means pupils and their parents can be assured their meals are being served in clean, safe environments.
“Our school lunches are a healthy and tasty option for children, ensuring they can enjoy a balanced and nutritious meal.”
Inspection
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is run by local authorities in England with the Food Standards Agency.
It shows how closely food hygiene law is being met.
District environmental health officers inspect how hygienically food is being handled – how it is prepared, cooked, reheated, cooled and stored – as well as the condition of the buildings and how businesses manage and record their actions.
The ratings are then published on the Food Standards Agency website.
Competition
Meanwhile, children in the county still have time to get their own creation on next year’s menu as part of a Sussex Day-inspired competition.
Anyone who would like to find out more about school meals, or download an entry form for the competition, can visit www.westsussex.gov.uk.
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Projects across Wealden lined up for prestigious Heritage awards - Lewes Today
A GOLF CLUB, gardens a community wood and a farm enterprise conversion are among projects that have won prestigious Sussex Heritage Trust awards.
Out of 74 separate entries, 14 awards were made and 16 Highly Commended certificates announced.
The awards were announced at the Trust’s 14th annual lunch by Chris Gebbie, OBE, chairman of the Trust and presented before 180 guests by Trust president, Rt Hon Lord Egremont at a reception at Lancing College on July 4.
Among other winners, Commercial Awards went to Hendall Manor Barn, Heron’s Ghyll, the Piltdown Golf Club and holiday cottage complex the Dipperays, East Dean. In the Landscape and Gardens category an award was presented to Follers Manor Gardens, Alfriston where the house also achieved an award in the Small Scale Residential category.
A Sussex Heritage Person of the Year Award went to Mrs R M Brown of Polegate for her foresight and public spiritedness in planting Stuart’s Wood, Nutbourne for community use.
In addition, Sussex Heritage Trust launched its new Bursary Scheme through major sponsorship from the Historic Houses Association in conjunction with West Dean College near Chichester.
The new scheme plans to offer further training to selected young craftspeople embarking on a career in traditional building crafts, who have shown a particular interest in the subject. Among sponsors are Uckfield agents Lawson Commercial and Lewes brewers Harvey and Son.
The winners receive a hand crafted slate plaque to be displayed at the winning site and all parties involved in the project receive certificates attesting to their contribution to the Award. Judging teams usually comprise a Sussex Heritage trustee, a professional in the appropriate field and a ‘lay person’ to ensure a balanced view. All are volunteers and receive no remuneration. The projects are judged on their own merits against a formal set of criteria, rather than against each other. This is why some categories see several Awards, and others perhaps none.
Source: www.sussexexpress.co.uk
Council blasts row over site ownership - derbyshiretimes.co.uk
Bolsover District Council has selected Morrisons as its preferred buyer for its Sherwood Lodge site, off Oxcroft Lane, in Bolsover, alongside its own plan to move its operation to the Clowne college campus site.
As Save Sherwood Green campaigners raised concerns about a loss of greenland on part of the site and some businesses are worried about being squeezed out by a new supermarket others have queried whether the site is publicy owned or completely owned by the council.
A council spokesman said: “The Land Registry details state categorically the land in question belongs to Bolsover District Council.”
Resident Jean Langley, of Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, claimed in a letter to the Derbyshire Times that Bolsover Urban District Council bought the Sherwood Lodge house and grounds, off Hill Top, and dedicated the grounds as a permanent public open space.
She said: “There is proof the grounds were designated a public open space by the predecessor of the council and this is confirmed in the Centenary Publication of the Bolsover Urban District Council.”
However, the council stated the urban district council merged with three others in 1974 to form the current council and anything they owned fell into the possession of Bolsover District Council. A council spokesman added: “There is no proof the land should be kept as open space and if that had been the case that condition should have been stipulated when the land was transferred.”
Source: www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk
Sussex coroner urges belt and bag ban in mental health units - BBC News
A Sussex coroner has asked the government to consider routinely removing belts and plastic bags from patients in mental health units.
East Sussex coroner Alan Craze has written to the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley following four deaths at units run by the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust between 2008 and 2010.
The trust now routinely removes belts from patients.
The Department of Health said it would consider the coroner's recommendations.
Sgt Richard Bexhell, 49, used a belt to take his own life in August 2009 at the Woodlands unit, in Hastings.
Two other patients also killed themselves at the unit, one using a plastic bag and the other a belt.
And another patient killed himself using a plastic bag at the Millview Hospital, in Brighton.
'Stringent measures'In the letter to Mr Lansley, the coroner wrote: "I would like to ensure that the circumstances of these deaths, and by implication the dangers of failing to take the most stringent of measures, are fully taken into account in any government review on the subject."
He added: "I cannot see why there should be a radically different approach to keeping people alive in mental hospitals from that enforced in prisons."
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said it would respond to Mr Craze's recommendations as soon as possible.
"Losing a loved one to suicide is a tragedy and we want to make sure that we are doing all we can to prevent suicides and give vulnerable people the support they desperately need," she said.
"We are taking strong action on suicide prevention and plan to publish a new suicide prevention strategy later this year."
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent, University of - The Independent
Age: 47
History: A sixties university, it was founded on an interdisciplinary philosophy typical of the time.
Address: 300 acres of parkland in the rolling Kent countryside on a hill above Canterbury. The Medway campus, which opened in 2005, is near the Chatham Historic Dockyard. There is also a centre in Tonbridge, which offers part-time courses and training for businesses.
Ambience: Pastoral in summer, grey and atmospheric in winter, surrounded by hop fields and white-turreted oast houses. The main campus' modern buildings are surrounded by landscaped garden and there's a cinema, theatre and a nightclub on site. The Medway campus is in the heart of the Kent Thameside development.
Vital statistics: Almost 20,000 students, with more than 14,000 full-time undergrads. 12 per cent are international students, from 125 different countries.There's a collegiate system, and sandwich years in industry are also on the menu.
Added value: The British Cartoon Archive is unique, and the School of Physical Sciences has been involved with most of the significant exploratory space projects this decade. Kent is the UK's European University with a strong European focus and bases in Brussels and Paris. It also has one of the best employability rates in the UK. The Medway campus has been developed with the University of Greenwich, Canterbury Christ Church University and Mid Kent College and includes the new Medway School of Pharmacy, where students are taught by staff from Kent's department of biosciences and Greenwich's school of science.
Easy to get into? Most courses ask for between 300 and 360 UCAS entry points, though students returning to learning without traditional qualifications can also apply.
Glittering alumni: Gavin Esler, news presenter; Shiulie Ghosh, news correspondent; actors Alan Davies and Tom Wilkinson; novelists Sarah Waters and Kazuo Ishiguro.
Transport links: Good coach and rail links. Mainline train connections to London and Dover, and points north. The A2 and M2 connect to London. Eurostar from Ashford International and ferries from Dover and Folkestone go to France and Belgium.
Who's the boss? Professor Julie Goodfellow is vice-chancellor.
Teaching: Came 23rd out of 116 in the Complete University Guide in 2011.
Research: Came 29th out of 115 in the research assessment exercise in 2011.
Overall ranking: Came 33rd out of 116 in the Complete University Guide.
Nightlife: Nightclub The Venue, with bars, DJs and disco, is the hub of university life. There is the Gulbenkian Theatre, Cinema 3 and a number of bars on campus for less strenuous entertainment. The Medway campus houses Coopers bar and late night venue Purple.
How green is it? Not good - came joint 107th out of 145 universities graded by People and Planet for their 'Green League 2012', an assessment of environmental performance.
Any accommodation? Yes. Over 4,700 rooms at Canterbury, and new, private halls offered at Medway. Self-catering at Canterbury ranges between around £99 to £153 per week, while it is £118 to £209 per week for catered college halls. An en-suite, self-catered room at Liberty Quays, Medway, is £127 per week.
Cheap to live there? Not bad for the south-east, but not cheap. Private rents averaged around £80 per week in 2011.
Sports ranking: 36th in the BUCS league table.
Fees: £9,000 per year for full-time home undergrads starting in 2012.
Bursaries: The Kent Bursary offers up to £1,000 per year to students in receipt of a full maintenance grant. There are also a number of scholarships for specific subjects and for students from the local area.
Prospectus: 01227 827 272 / www.kent.ac.uk
UCAS code: K24
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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