Month June 2006

Sather Air Base Looking For Floor Mat Material

Derrick Gray is currently living at Sather Air Base, otherwise know as Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. He is in a small Army unit that resides and works there. The Air Base recently built a new “Gym” to house the…

A Young Boy, An Ancient Sport

By Muneeza Naqvi Special to The Washington Post NEW DELHI At 5:15 a.m., when most little boys are still curled up in bed, 11-year-old Amit Kumar is already dressed in his workout uniform — a worn-out blue T-shirt and shorts.…

Wrestling Camp Teaches Character

By Jimmy Gillispie, Theworldco.info For a total of four days, area wrestlers learn about their sport from some talented and experienced grapplers from Kansas. But the focus isn’t only on wrestling at this camp. The Team Champions Wrestling Camp once…

USA Wrestling seeks Manager of Grass Roots Development

Mark Scott USA Wrestling USA Wrestling Job Opportunity Position Title:Manager of Grass-Roots Development Division/Department:Department of State Services Position:Full-time Job Responsibility: USA Wrestling is seeking a self-motivated, highly energetic, qualified individual who seeks to make a difference in youth wrestling, and…

Iowa State grapples with tradition

The Cyclones have made sacrifices to keep wrestling alive and well. By WRIGHT THOMPSON The Kansas City Star AMES, Iowa | – AMES, Iowa | Cael Sanderson’s desk is covered with receipts. Folded ones and crumpled ones. Some are for…

Mixed Martial Arts Events Gain Popularity Thru Wrestling

John Fuller, Real Pro Wrestling Mixed martial arts (MMA) have become one of the most popular sports over the past decade ““- not just in the American culture, but in the entire world. With worldwide exposure of MMA productions such…

Three PENN Wrestlers Heading to FILA Junior World Team Trials

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A trio of Penn wrestlers are competing this weekend at the FILA Junior World Team Trials. This year’s competition for freestyle and Greco-Roman will conclude June 9-10 at East Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colo. The…

Blind St Louis Area HS Wrestler Scales New Heights

Climbing new heights By Shane Anthony ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Kyle Bradley faces a lot of firsts in the next two weeks as he leaves his St. Peters home for a mountain climbing trek in Peru, and he’ll experience them with…

Mike Grey made history in a storied wrestling state

By Chad Konecky, Special to SI.com, SchoolSports.com For Mike Grey this spring, every day is Sunday. Or at the very least, every day might as well be Sunday. On any morning he wishes, Grey can interrupt his drive to the…

Iowa AD Sells $1.4 M House, Will Live on Stanford’s Campus

Outgoing A.D. gets packing Bowlsby’s house fetches more than $1.45M price tag By Pat Harty Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby can scratch one thing off his to-do list before moving to Stanford University. Bowlsby said Wednesday morning…