Report: Apple Valley wrestler charged after tantrum
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Last update: February 12, 2011 - 9:20 AM

ROCHESTER — An Apple Valley High School wrestler has been charged with two misdemeanors in the alleged assault of a wrestler from Oregon at a meet on Jan. 7, according to a report by the Rochester Post-Bulletin.

Harold Delancy, 19, faces two counts of disorderly conduct after he allegedly struck a 16-year-old wrestler from Oregon in the head with a chair at the Clash wrestling tournament at the University Center Rochester Regional Sports Center.

The Post-Bulletin reported that Delancy, a heavyweight, lost a match, then began throwing and kicking chairs that were arranged next to the mat. The victim was seated next to the mat and allegedly was struck with the legs of a chair that Delancy was holding, suffering a concussion.

Delancy was ejected from the event, which is considered the top prep duals meet in the nation, attracting teams from as far away as Oregon, California and Florida. Apple Valley won the tournament.

As of Friday night, Delancy was still listed on the Apple Valley roster. The Eagles are 18-time state champions and have won the past five Class 3A titles.

If this kid has been kicked off his HS team, sign him up for the Ark City Old Timers!!!!

Now that there is funny...I don't care who you are.

Here is a story from a Kansas high school tournament earlier this year (as told to me by a wrestler who witnessed it).

A wrestler is getting frustrated during a match and head butts his opponent which cost him a point. After the match, the wrestler's coach is telling him that he wrestled a good match and not to worry about the loss. At that point the wrestler drops an f bomb university on his coach.

A short while later the wrestler (witness) was in checking his weight and the same wrestler comes into the room and is still very upset. He punches himself in the face and another wrestler in the room says "Dude, did you just punch yourself in the face? That was awesome."

The wrestler that told me the story said that he thought the other wrestler had some anger management problems. Here are my observations from this event:

1) Head butting your opponent when things are going your way is unacceptable (BAD).

2) Dropping the f bomb university on your coach should get you a one way ticket to the basketball floor (BAD).

3) Beating yourself up instead of your opponent after a loss is not against the rules (GOOD).

The first thing that came to my mind when I read the article was, "what the heck is someone who is 19 still doing in high school". That sounds like an accident waiting to happen.
Of course then I thought, "no don't say that because someone that reads the forum will have a kid in that situation or a friend that does".
Oops, too late.