Month October 2005

RevWrestling.com recently went one-on-one with Casber to discuss the past, present, and future of Takedown Wrestling Radio. Talk about the history of Takedown Wrestling Radio. When did it start? And how did the idea come about? Casber: It started six…

Andrew Hipps, Senior Writer [email protected] Travis Lee is unbelievable. Entering last weekend, the 22-year-old Hawaiian had wrestled just one freestyle tournament since high school — and had only been on the mat a month since winning his second NCAA title…

By JIM NELSON, Courier Sports Writer WAVERLY — A national runner-up trophy is nothing to shake a stick at, but one bad day at St. Olaf College last spring has left an awful aftertaste in the mouths of the Wartburg…

By DAVID W. CHEN Published: October 26, 2005 “Carl, “a 30-second commercial from United States Senator Jon S. Corzine, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, began running on Monday on cable and network television stations in Philadelphia and…

Carl Riccio of Warren, NJ was going to do a move some three years ago during a high school wrestling match, and ended up a quadriplegic. He is currently in a prominent gubernatorial ad for the Democrat’s campaign, promoting stem-cell…

Ben Elder Sports Editor As the weather gets colder in Stillwater, the heat of the wrestling room approaches a championship level, leaving egos and sweaty bodies aiming in one direction: an NCAA National Championship. For 10 lucky starters, the most…

Throughout the season, IUHOOSIERS.com will take wrestling fans back in time into the rich past of IU Wrestling. Since the beginning of the program in 1909, the Hoosiers have produced one National Championship (1931), 10 NCAA Champions (Last: Joe Dubuque,…

State College, Pa. – Local radio station WBLF 970 AM will broadcast the entire season of Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling. Continuing a long-standing tradition of full season coverage, each of Penn State’s dual matches and three major tournaments will…

by Becky Plevin Members of the Northwestern wrestling squad are paired up and sparring off, rolling around in the new, 7500-square-foot Ken Kraft Wrestling Complex. Pulsing music pumps through the training room, which is three mats deep and has purple…

By Jason Bryant [email protected] Things seemed to be getting better for Delaware State’s wrestling program. Traditionally a doormat amongst teams in the East, Darren Archangelo seemed to have the Hornets moving towards gaining confidence and winning. Archangelo, a NCAA Division…

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — High school athlete Josh Herbert isn’t easily intimidated by opponents, not when he has a 6-foot-5, 450-pound bear for a playmate. But after spending his early childhood fighting off life-threatening leukemia, he’s used to challenges. His…

NEW YORK — They walked across Manhattan’s streets, men of vast girth wearing only their mawashi belts, drawing gaping looks from unaware pedestrians. Sumo wrestling lumbered into Madison Square Garden with an international mix of sport and spectacle. Most of…