Here's a news flash: life does exist after The Streak. Two weeks after Brandon's national winning (459) and unbeaten (468) win streaks came to a devastating halt, the squad claimed the team title of the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament. ...more

January 20, 2008

So much for a hangover after the program's first loss in more than three decades. Brandon's wrestling team looked very good Friday in the first day of competition at the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament. ...more

January 19, 2008

The Streak is over, but Brandon's season is not. The Eagles will host the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament on Friday and Saturday, signifying the team's first time on the mat since losing to Homestead South Dade in the final of the sixth annual Jim Graves Challenge the Streak Dual Meet Tournament, which snapped Brandon's national record winning (459) and unbeaten (468) streaks. ...more

January 14, 2008

Brandon lost. In wrestling circles, that's downright oxymoronic. It comes with a national record of 459 consecutive dual match victories. Until last week, Brandon High School hadn't dropped a match in more than a generation. ...more

January 14, 2008

His team's performance at the Graves Invitational was encouraging, but Durant High wrestling coach Dennis Kitko left the event feeling bummed out. ...more

January 12, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Call it beginners luck or just a group of determined wrestlers plowing through hard dirt. Either way, the Sunlake wrestling team isn't what you would call an easy victory. ...more

January 10, 2008

Sometimes, it's difficult to grasp the magnitude of a winning streak until it's over. And so it is when considering the Brandon High School wrestling team, whose incredible record of 459 straight victories ended Saturday with a loss to Homestead South Dade. ...more

January 8, 2008

Joey Cozart wanted the weight of The Streak square on his 140-pound frame's shoulders. The only problem was The Streak ended before he got that chance. ...more

January 6, 2008

There have been many faces in Brandon's program, some of which have looked pretty similar. Here is a list of state-title winning siblings to wrestle for the Eagles during The Streak (in alphabetical order): ...more

January 6, 2008

When Jim Graves first arrived at Brandon High in 1971, he had no clue he would be the catalyst that would help propel the Eagles into the record books. ...more

January 6, 2008