time now for our under reported story of the week. a high school wrestler from iowa gives up his chance to become a state champion by refusing to wrestle a girl. joel northrup, a home schooled sophomore, is calling his decision to forfeit the match a matter of faith. and he says he doesn t think it s, quote, appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. amy holmes and eric cunningham are here to grapple over the story. take this on. i m going to start off, eric, with you here. tell us about this guy. is he being a gentleman, do you think? was this sexist? well, i d like to think he s being a gentleman but i just know watching tv and movies whenever you see a girl enter a guy-dominated sport she ends up trouncing them. so part of me wonders if it s just forfeiting to save some time.
patient, or vote three for the glee club headed for the oscars. now that winning story is going to air in the next hour. this story, refusing to compete. a teen wrestler in iowa gave up his chance to become a state cha champion. when he wouldn t take on a female contender. that is trending online. joel northrup, who was one of the favorites to win, released a statement saying, quote, wr wrestling is a combat sport and it can get violent at times. as a matter of conscience and my faith i do not believe it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. it is unfortunate that i have been macplaced in a situation n the seen in most other high school sports in iowa. the athletic director commented on the decision. i m sure it was hard for him, like it would be hard for anybody. but it s a decision that his family made, and that s what it is. the freshman female, cassy
seen in no other high school sports in iowa. here is what northrop s tlecket director said. it s a decision that his family made and that is what it is. there is a picture of the girl wrestler who he was supposed to take on, cassy is her name. we re going to talk to both of them, cassy herkleman and joel northrup in our show on monday. facebook recognizes civil unions. the move is applauded by the gay community saying facebook has set a new standard of he has been on medical leave from apple. apple steve jobs was invited to dinner with president obama last
tournament. northrup and herkelman were unavailable for comment, but because of the default, the best joel can do is a third place finish, which is ironic because that s exactly what he placed last year. from des moines, john sears. it s interesting. his father is a pentecostal minister who believes young men and women should not touch each other in a familiar way. all kinds of subtexts and subplots to that story. you heard the reporter say he ll be in third place. interestingly enough, had was one of the favorites to win his weight class, 35-4 this year. so a strong season. a special farewell. eúá)7 xp÷ek]a fkunúj(7 xp÷ek]a fkumúj(7 xp÷ek]a fkukúj 7 xp÷ek]a fkujúj 7 xp÷ek]a fkuhúj&7 xp÷ek]a fkugúj&7 xp÷ek]a fkueúj%7 xp÷ek]a fkudúj%7 xp÷ek]a fk
kcrg john sears reports from des moines. reporter: when wrestling pairings were announced, it was two girls qualifying for the first time ever, one cassy herkelman of cedar falls. today that history turned into controversy when linn-mar s joel northrup decided to default his match against herkelman at 112 pounds because of religious reasons. we did not know he was going to do that. until he stepped out on the mat. reporter: his family did not contact you? we didn t have any conversation with the family. if the his religion and he s strong with his religion, i respect that. i mean, obviously, everyone s going to be pointing fingers at him. you have to respect that. reporter: that was megan black, a tumbler girl who also qualified for the state