Bethlehem Mayor Apologizes for Yelling at Wrestling Ref
'I should have handled this incident better,' John Callahan says in prepared statement.
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan issued an apology for yelling at an official during the District 11 Class AAA wrestling tournament on Saturday, saying, “I should have handled this incident better.” In the prepared statement, which was emailed to reporters early Monday evening, Callahan said he had personally apologized to the referee, Dennis Buchman of Drums (Luzerne County), for the incident, which resulted in him being ejected from the stands at Liberty High School, where the tournament was held. “We’ve both been involved in wrestling for decades and had a warm conversation reflecting on the great passion that we have for the sport,” Callahan said. Callahan’s news release came from Eric Nagy, who is managing Callahan’s campaign to become …
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7:20 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
" Maybe officials need to start claiming their income for tax purposes. This might weed out some of the poor officiating in the future." HUH? more ›