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NINE FOR NINE The Peery family legacy will live on forever.

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The legacy of a wrestling family was celebrated Friday night along with the grand re-opening of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.

A new exhibit titled “Nine For Nine” was unveiled that commemorates the extraor-dinary achievements of the Peery family in collegiate wrestling. The family, father Rex along with sons Hugh and Ed, won a combined nine NCAA titles.

“There have been a lot of successful families in the sport of wrestling,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Di-rector of the Hall of Fame. “But what these three men accomplished has stood the test of time among the great-est achievements in collegiate wrestling ever.”

The Peery family seemed destined for wrestling great-ness. Rex Peery, the patriarch of the family, was a Stillwater native.

He won the high school state championship twice in 1927 and 1928 in the 100-pound and 108-pound weight classes, respectively.

After high school, Rex got married and planned on go-ing to college, but the onset of the Great Depression pre-vented him from enrolling at Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College, Okla-homa State University at the time. Rex was finally able to enroll in 1931, about the same time his first son was born.

Further NCAA restric-tions prevented him from

competing as a freshman, so Rex didn’t step onto the mat until January of 1933.

He was an unassum-ing 118-pound sophomore when he competed for the first time for the college, but he went undefeated that first year. He would then go on to win three NCAA titles in the 118-pound class in 1933, 1934 and 1935, with Oklahoma A&M winning

the team title in 1935. In ad-dition to his extraordinary talent, Rex gave credit to his success to legendary coach Ed Gallagher’s instruction.

“He always gave credit to Ed Gallagher,” Smith said. “Gallagher was a legendary coach, not only because of the record he produced, but because he brought more sci-ence into the sport. He was all about angles and leverage

and gravity from a science standpoint, and how to apply those principles to technique and to skill. ”

Rex was eventually hired as the head wrestling coach at the University of Pitts-burgh, where he guided his two sons to three individual titles each.

Hugh Peery won NCAA titles in 1952, 1953 and 1954 at 115 pounds. His brother

Ed continued the win-ning tradition, winning the 123-pound championship in 1955, 1956 and 1957 for the Panthers.

Even the women in the family were involved in the sport. Ann Ritter, daughter of Rex and sister to Hugh and Ed, recalled that her mother went to every match her sons competed in.

“My mom was always

there,” Ritter said. “She was at every event that they were in.”

Ritter is president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and was also one of the first women to become a wrestling official in the state of Pennsylvania.

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National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum honors Peery legacy with new exhibit

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Gary Mayabb views a display in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday night.

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She remembers their home life fondly.

“There was always some-body wrestling in the living room,” Ritter said. “We never had a center in the carpet because my dad was always showing the boys new holds in the living room.”

She noted that the fam-ily’s wrestling success didn’t stop at the collegiate level. Rex was an alternate in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Hugh won Oklahoma state high school championships in 1949 and 1950, won the Pan American games in 1951, and placed sixth in the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952. Ed was an alternate in the 1956 Olympics in Mel-bourne, and Rex coached the

United States’ freestyle team in the 1964 Olympics in To-kyo.

“That was his career goal to be the coach of one of the Olympic teams,” Ritter said of her father.

“They were always ahead of the curve,” Smith said. “That’s where Gallagher’s disciples, like Rex Peery, took this knowledge and spread it around the country because everyone wanted a coach from Ed Gallagher’s teams.”

The plaques commemorat-ing both Rex and Ed Peery’s NCAA championships have long been housed at the Hall of Fame. With the passing of Hugh Peery in January of this year, his family donated his three individual NCAA plaques to the Hall of Fame

where, united with the fam-ily’s six other plaques, they will form the Nine for Nine display.

“We are honored and excited that the family has entrusted us with all nine of these championship plaques so that they can inspire young wrestlers for generations to come,” Smith said.

Tiffany Clark, the opera-tions manager for the mu-seum, said that an estimated 500 people attended this weekend’s activities, which also included an induction reception and banquet on Saturday evening at the Stu-dent Union. She also stated that there will be more reno-vations in the future.

“Phase one exterior reno-vations are nearly complete,”

Clark said. “Phase two interi-or renovations will begin this fall. We will close to the pub-lic on September 1 and re-open for Honors Weekend 2016 next June. The entire building will be gutted and renovated to include more interactive exhibits.”

Smith said the interior renovation will cost $3.5 million. The museum will be located in Cordell Hall once construction starts. Un-til then, the museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and students can purchase tickets to the museum for $2.

Gary Mayabb coaches wrestling at Staley High School in Kansas City, Mis-souri, and attended the re-ception on Friday night. He is a U.S. Open finalist and four-time USA Wrestling

All American. He said it was important to preserve the ac-complishments of the past.

“The museum itself is our history,” he said. “A young person can come in here and see how important it was, and how important it can be. This is the Mecca of wrestling.”

Even the greatest accom-plishments can be easy to forget, so the “Nine for Nine”

exhibit should ensure that the Peery championships are remembered well into the fu-ture.

“It was a family of colle-giate superstars,” Smith said. “They were a big part of the sport of wrestling, and their philosophies came from right here in Stillwater.”

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JERIMY SHERIN/O’COLLYApproximately 500 people attended the events.

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After a weeklong drought with no basketball to be seen on TV, sports fans were thirsty to get their first taste of the NBA Finals.

By the time the final buzzer sounded on June 4 in Game 1, there was no doubt it had lived up to the hype.

After a hard fought regu-lation period by both teams, there still was no winner. Game 1 went into overtime tied at 98. However, the Warriors were the better team in OT, winning by a score of 108-100.

The Golden State War-riors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the home court in Oakland, California. Losing only two games at home all year, the Warriors were the favorite to take the Game 1 showdown.

The stars of both teams had strong nights, with Stephen Curry landing 26 points and eight assists while shooting 10-20 from the field. LeBron James produced 44 points, eight rebounds and six assists, set-ting an NBA Finals personal best in scoring.

Having not been in the NBA Finals for 40 years, the Warriors showed signs of jitters in the beginning. They faced a 14-point deficit early, allowing Cleveland to go on large scoring runs. LeBron was clearly in store for a big night.

The game was

tightly contested through-out. Boasting 13 lead changes and 11 ties, it was hard to sit back and relax. Heading into the fourth quarter with the game tied 73-73, an exciting finish awaited in Oracle Arena.

The final minute of regulation was the most important minute of the game for both teams. Each had a chance to win the game, avoiding the extra session. The Cavaliers in particular left wishing that the overtime period had been avoided.

Kyrie Irving, who missed two games of the Eastern Conference Finals due to a troublesome left knee, started in Game 1 and had an impressive outing. Scor-ing 23 points and dishing six assists, Irving made his presence felt. However, Irving wouldn’t get to finish Game 1.

With 26 seconds left in regulation, Curry handled the ball with Irving guard-ing him, the game tied at 98. Curry beat Irving off the dribble and moved in for the go-ahead layup, look-ing to potentially seal the win. However, Irving didn’t give up on the play, putting up a block from behind on Curry’s shot. The Cavs secured the rebound and called timeout, 24.1 seconds left.

With plenty of time to

find a shot and capture the victory, LeBron dribbled out the clock with Andre Iguodala tightly guarding him. James took a contested jumper from the left arc, which did not fall, ensuing a sigh of relief from 19,596

Warriors fans packed inside. The overtime period fol-

lowed, and it wasn’t good for the Cavaliers. Not only did the Cavs miss their first eight shots, but they allowed four points from Curry at the free throw line and a

Harrison Barnes three-pointer, making it 105-98. Making matters worse, Irving fell awkwardly and hurt his knee, being forced to leave the game limping badly.

Overall, despite LeBron’s dominating performance, the Cavs couldn’t hold off the Warriors. At the time, nobody had any idea that it would all come down to LeBron missing that last second jumper. If the shot had gone down, everything would have changed—in-cluding Irving’s health.

Suddenly, it was an-nounced that Irving had a left knee fracture and that he was out 3-4 months. People started saying that the Cavs had no chance, and that they were finished. It seemed as though few expected Game 2 to be as exciting as the first. How-ever, NBA fans were in store for another spectacular basketball game.

For the first time in NBA Finals history, the first two games required overtime to decide a winner. This time, it would be LeBron’s Cavs who would seal the deal, winning 95-93.

LeBron put on another thrilling show, recording an insane triple double. With 39 points, 11 assists and 16 rebounds, it was a night to remember for James. He car-ried his team to a victory on the toughest home court in the NBA, showing massive emo-

tion once the final buzzer sounded.

Curry was ice cold in Game 2, shooting an abysmal 2-15 from deep and 5-23 overall. His splash brother Klay Thompson tried picking up the slack, racking up 34 points and hitting 4 three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough.

Instead of being down 2-0 in the series like many predicted, the Cavaliers are taking the fight to their house with the series tied 1-1. LeBron James and his team still have a chance to bring Cleveland their first title in 51 years.

If the rest of this series plays out like the first two games, then the world is in store for a great finish. Even those with no dog in this fight could have enjoyed the edge of your seat finishes in the first two games.

Everyone has his or her favorites and picks to win, but one thing is certain: No matter the outcome, this NBA Finals is in prime condition to become one of the best ever.

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The original “Jurassic Park” holds up not only as a landmark in visual effects, but also as an entertaining adventure in its own right.

That said, few remember its sequels, 1997’s “The Lost World” and 2001’s “Jurassic Park III,” with the same kind of fondness.

With “Jurassic World,” director Colin Trevorrow (“Safety Not Guaranteed”) looks to correct the course with a unique approach to a familiar story. The science-fiction thriller hits theaters this weekend.

Set over 20 years after the events of the first film, “Jurrasic World” takes us to Isla Nublar, a bona fide dinosaur theme park. In many ways, it’s a fulfillment of what John Hammond, the island’s former owner,

envisioned. C’mon, this place has attractions that make SeaWorld look like a fishbowl.

Humans are fickle, though. Throughout the past ten years, operation and visitor rates have declined. The novelty of seeing a live Tyrannosaurus rex just doesn’t do it for general park goers anymore.

In an effort to revitalize public interest, management issues the creation of a new attraction -- one that back-fires in the worst way.

The premise definitely sounds like the logical next step, and I especially appreci-ate the addition of flighty park visitors. Perhaps I’m being cynical, but you just know we would eventually become that jaded toward living dinosaurs.

I worry this sequel will have a similarly been-there-done-that feel as its prede-cessor. Although the setup sounds refreshing, the movie could easily become another retread.

It’s likely that the dino-saur-is-loose formula will always be entertaining on a basic level. As the fourth entry in a series, however, “Jurassic World” needs to shake things up.

If nothing else, then the film brings at least one other new element to the table. I mean, when’s the last time you watched Chris Pratt train a pack of raptors?

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A stealthy start to a roaring finish Review of the week: “Spy”By BRANDON SCHMITZ Entertainment Reporter

“Spy” finds director Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids,” “The Heat”) flex-ing his action-comedy muscle. Considering his “Ghostbusters” reboot releases next year, some more practice couldn’t hurt, right?

The film follows CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCar-thy), whose desk-bound behind-the-scenes work goes woefully unappreciated.

When her partner, Bradley Fine ( Jude Law), goes missing, Cooper volunteers to infiltrate the dangerous world of arms dealing. And if your money is on said arms dealer trying to cause

a global catastrophe, you’d be correct.

Don’t let “Tammy” or “Identity Thief ” turn you away, for “Spy” is an excellent reminder of what a powerhouse comedian McCar-thy can be. She dials it back this time around, portraying someone who’s bashful, yet badass.

Given that she plays it relative-ly straight throughout most of the film, the moments in which she goes off the rails feel earned.

The film boasts one of the strongest supporting casts of any recent comedy, too. Law encapsu-lates the suave super spy so well that I almost want to put him up

for contention as Daniel Craig’s eventual Bond replacement.

Rose Byrne makes a convinc-ing turn as a villainess, while Miranda Hart’s role as Cooper’s best friend brings a lot to a char-acter that could’ve easily been annoying.

Jason Statham’s performance as special agent Rick Ford, however, is definitely the standout. Suf-ficiently, he plays up his damaged action star persona with brilliant comedic effect.

Speaking of which, “Spy” works surprisingly well as an action movie, too. The fight cho-reography is especially top-notch.

Fans of Zack Snyder’s style in particular will get a kick out of one sequence involving a knife and a frying pan.

If there’s any area in which the movie falters, then it’s in its sec-ond act. It’s still solid on its own, but compared to the rest of the film, the middle portion feels as if it’s meandering. The jokes also hit less frequently than they do throughout the rest of the movie.

Regardless, “Spy” is one of the most entertaining comedies I’ve seen in recent memory. Not only does it feature a stellar sup-porting cast, but it’s also a solid action film in its own right.

Preview of the week: “Jurassic World”

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Today’s Birthday (06/10/15). Communications are your golden ticket this year. Use your charm, creativity and wits. Research and write. Present and perform. Launch a collaboration after 6/14. A new family phase begins after 10/13. Community efforts take a new tack after 10/27. Reach a career turning point after 3/8. Play with someone at-tractive after 3/23. Share passion.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re getting stron-ger today and tomorrow, recharged and restored. Go for what you want. Take charge. Bond with someone over a household project. Repurpose something to save resources. Romance blossoms through communication. Love expands to fill the space.Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Finish up tasks today and tomorrow. It’s emotion versus reason. Review both and come to a personal decision. You have inside information. Make long-range plans, and include someone you’d like to share them with. Work out a compromise.Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You work well with oth-ers over the next two days. Make sure what you build is solid. A wise purchase gets you out of difficulty. Add creative touches. Pass along what you learn. The line blurs between friends and family.Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Focus on professional ambitions today and tomorrow. A raise is within reach. Choose your direction after considering where your passion lies. Take on more responsibility. Make an important connection. Learn from history. Do your part, and friends do theirs.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Adventure calls for the next few days. Expand your territory. Explore and discover. An old friend lends encouragement. Take a gamble on love, with Mercury sextile Venus. Talk it over. A change of scene, together, is indicated.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Add color to your presenta-tion. Study ways to make and keep money. Handle financial matters today and tomorrow. Negotiate. Find the sexy part of the story to invite participation. You’re especially persuasive. Agree on terms. Don’t cut quality corners.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- A partner’s a big help today and tomorrow. Reach out and touch someone. Accept or give an invi-tation. Negotiate to refine the plan. Share a passion and it grows. Talk about love, beauty and artistry. Admire and be admired.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- The next two days get exceptionally busy. Others wonder how you manage it all. Work some social magic, and find helpers. Learn from a child. Invest in your busi-ness. Take time to breathe, rest and eat good food.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Pop the question. Sing a love song. Express your passion, with Mercury sextile Venus. Send a message in a bottle. Get creative. Today and tomorrow favor romance, fun and playfulness. Focus on affairs of the heart.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Increase your family’s comfort today and tomorrow. Invest in your home. Venture out intel-lectually. Money follows the messaging. Focus your conversation for what you love and want more of. You’re especially persuasive. Friends ask your advice. Share from your heart.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Get into research and communications over the next two days. Gather and evaluate infor-mation. Collaborate with a good conversationalist. Learn more about love. Express your universal discoveries. Sing about beauty, passion and what could be possible.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Practice a craft you love, and the money comes. Give thanks. Encourage a female to speak out. It’s a good time to ask for money today and tomorrow. Put your heart into your work and it takes off.

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EMILY FARRIS/O’COLLYRyan Parker (left) and Luke Spencer (right). Pictures are hard.

Hello O’Colly summer readers!My name is Luke Spencer, an upcom-

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I’m originally from the Southeast, growing up in the Atlanta area and even-tually spending time in Durham, North Carolina. But these days I’ve begun to call Stillwater my home, having lived here since the eighth grade.

After graduating from Stillwater High School in 2013, I decided to hang around the town that’s been so great to me for college. I knew I had somewhat of an ability to write, not fond of num-bers at all, and my love for technology led me right into the MMJ program.

Speaking of technology, I’m pretty much onboard with all things geek. Video creation is my preferred platform when it comes to media, and one day I’d like to do something along those lines. Whether it’s helping make Star Wars Episode IX or creating online videos for a smaller team, all I know right now is that I plan to learn as many skills as I can while earning my degree so that I can put them to use one day in a career that I love.

When I’m on campus and not down in the O’Colly office, I’m prob-ably working in the library where I am proudly employed with Interlibrary Services. So if you see me out searching books with my

ear buds in, by all means stop me to say, “what’s up?” I love meeting new people!

Speaking of meeting people, I spend a great deal of the rest of my time trying to love them better. I follow Jesus, and love talking about Him with anyone! I also help lead a LifeGroup through Stillwater’s LifeChurch, and growing with them is something I look forward to week after week.

My hobbies include people, video games, movies, reading, pingpong, firearms, philosophical talks, Star Wars, pizza, and all stages of videography. Oh and I’m taking care of a friend’s ador-able baby tortoise this summer as well, so that’s pretty neat.

Overall, I’m eager for this awesome opportunity to edit the O’Colly this summer. Integrity, engagement, and passion for the job are a few of my journalistic pillars that you can expect to observe through my work over the next couple of months. I’m thankful for this privilege to create content for the Okla-homa State University audience, and am always open to constructive criticism.

Here’s to a great summer!

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By LUKE SPENCERCo-Editor-in-Chief

I appreciate that you’ve read to the back page, or at least flipped to end. I’m the current Co-Editor-in-Chief for the summer along with Luke Spencer, a long-time friend.

I’ve lived in Stillwater my whole life and I went to Stillwater High School. I graduated in 2013 from SHS and decided to stay in Stillwater and attend Oklahoma State Universi-ty. Originally, I was going to study computer science in college but I enjoyed writing so I decided to study journalism.

When I first walked into the O’Colly, I was a wide-eyed sophomore that wanted to write about video games. I started blogging for the O’Colly website last fall and really enjoyed it.

Fortunately, I was pre-sented with the opportu-nity to serve as the sum-mer Co-Editor-in-Chief.

I couldn’t be more ex-cited to make the O’Colly for the next eight weeks and serve as an editor. The summer should be good and I look forward to working hard to bring you the best content possible.

I would say what I want

to do when I grow up, but I’m not really sure what I want to do. I enjoy writing but I also like editing and producing videos so hope-fully I can find a job where I can do both.

When I’m not work-ing, I’m normally playing video games or watching whatever is on ESPN. I’m a huge Oklahoma City Thunder fan and follow the team religiously.

That’s essentially who I am up to this point in my life.

Thank you for reading and I hope you continue to pick up the O’Colly to read in the future weeks.

By RYAN PARKERCo-Editor-in-Chief

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