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Q?: Gary Kent
Ursus:
Anybody remember Gary Kent? He used to be the wrestling coach for awhile... And isn't there now a gym facility on the Bath or Woodstock campus named after him? Emil? Mike?
I have recently come across some disturbing old news items linking Gary Kent to some of the WWASPs programs (see elsewhere on this forum). Since his name isn't exactly the most unusual, I wish to rule out the possibility that there are two Gary Kents working in the teenage emotional growth industry.
Could anyone fill me in on his whereabouts in the years since the mid 1970's? I do know for certain that he operated a program called Outpost at the Wolf Creek Wilderness School in Georgia in late 1991, which looks kind of like a 28-day program hiking out into the wilderness for troubled youth. There is also a Gary Kent, associated with a Theresa Kent, that is associated with at least two of the wilderness programs in Montana.
Thanks.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Ursus"" ---Anybody remember Gary Kent? He used to be the wrestling coach for awhile... And isn't there now a gym facility on the Bath or Woodstock campus named after him? Emil? Mike?
I have recently come across some disturbing old news items linking Gary Kent to some of the WWASPs programs (see elsewhere on this forum). Since his name isn't exactly the most unusual, I wish to rule out the possibility that there are two Gary Kents working in the teenage emotional growth industry.
Could anyone fill me in on his whereabouts in the years since the mid 1970's? I do know for certain that he operated a program called Outpost at the Wolf Creek Wilderness School in Georgia in late 1991, which looks kind of like a 28-day program hiking out into the wilderness for troubled youth. There is also a Gary Kent, associated with a Theresa Kent, that is associated with at least two of the wilderness programs in Montana.
Thanks.
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During its 40 years, Hyde has perhaps experienced its greatest athletic glory in wrestling. Walk into the new Gary Kent Wrestling Center on the Bath campus and you can taste the tradition. We had a stretch in the late 70s and early 80s when we were pretty close to invincible. Victories over large schools like Andover, Deerfield, Exeter, and Northfield-Mt. Hermon became almost ho-hum.
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The new wrestling room at Hyde School in Bath had been named in honor of Gary Kent. Kent, who past away from cancer, is a member of the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was a mover and shaker during the 1960-70s, promoting the sport, through out the entire state. Working closely with the National AAU office in Indianapolis, Kent was able to gain one of the eight national sites for the visiting Soviet National Junior team. The 1974 meet between the Soviet all-stars and the Maine freestyle champions, marked the arrival of international wrestling in the state. Kent was the moving force. The meet became a state-wide media event. Pre-meet festivities, the actual meet, and the post-meet gathering became front page news. The Gannet papers were foremost in the list of sponsors. The Soviets crushed the Maine stars, but it really didn?t matter, because wrestling in Maine had come of age. And Gary Kent had seen his dream come true.
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Gary was a well liked guy.
Ursus:
Yes, I'd really like to rule out the "other" Gary Kent. But I need info re. the Hyde Gary Kent esp. during the 1990's. thnx
Lars:
Gary was much respected as a wrestling and football coach. I don't miss Hyde much, but I did enjoy playing football for Gary.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Lars"" ---Gary was much respected as a wrestling and football coach. I don't miss Hyde much, but I did enjoy playing football for Gary.
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Hyde knew that Gary was well liked which is probably why they thought they could get lots of $$$ for using his name to get donations. They are very slick when it comes to fundraising.
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