Donald McNeil (left), recovered from a serious wrestling accident while a King Philip Regional sophomore, worked out last week with his brother, Ian, at Wadsworth Wrestling Club in Franklin.
(Photos By Jim Davis/Globe Staff)
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Wrestlers to deliver all-star show of thanks
Donald McNeil (left), recovered from a serious wrestling accident while a King Philip Regional sophomore, worked out last week with his brother, Ian, at Wadsworth Wrestling Club in Franklin.
(Photos By Jim Davis/Globe Staff)
Donald McNeil says he owes everything to the staff at Boston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Three years ago, the reigning Division 2 state wrestling champion at 160 pounds for King Philip Regional High dislocated four vertebrae, pinching his spinal cord, at an offseason tournament in Virginia. The sophomore from Plainville was paralyzed when he was flown to Spaulding for treatment. Eight ... (Full article: 740 words)
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