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CORVALLIS - Oregon State took several steps toward setting its lineup for the start of the wrestling season when the Beavers held their annual Intrasquad Meet on Saturday at Gill Coliseum. Sweeping the best-of-three series at their weights were 125-pounder Eric Stevenson, 133-pounder Tim Norman, 141-pounder Mike Unger Jr., 149-pounder Tony Hook, 157-pounder Jeremy Larson, 165-pounder Matt Ellis, 174-pounder Jake Huffman, 197-pounder Jason Lovell and heavyweight Ty Watterson. At 184 pounds, Dan Pitsch defeated a pair of opponents.
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Exhibition wrestling is currently the only popular form of professional wrestling in the United States. Because the chief purpose of such wrestling is entertainment, both the action and the outcome of exhibition matches are carefully rehearsed in advance to be dramatic or humorous. Most states require, therefore, that professional wrestling matches be advertised as exhibitions rather than as contests. The action takes place in a roped-off ring about 5.5 m (about 18 ft) square. One of the contestants, usually assuming a villainous attitude, pretends to inflict damage on the opponent with simulated eye-gouges, finger-twists, and other illegal tactics. Meanwhile the opponent wins the sympathy of the spectators by using orthodox wrestling holds, and in the end, usually triumphs.
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HARRAH, Okla. - Oregon State's Jed Pennell, wrestling the first match of his career at 184 pounds, picked up a pin for OSU but the Beavers fell to No. 3 Oklahoma 24-15 in non-league wrestling at Harrah High. OSU (7-6 overall, 5-1 Pacific-10) ... got wins from 149-pounder Tony Hook, 165-pounder Matt Ellis and heavyweight Andy Bowlby.
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The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team improved to 14-2-1 overall this season with a 33-3 win over Oregon at McArthur Court Friday. The win improved the Cowboys to 15-0-0 all-time against the Ducks.
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