Month December 2011

St. Cloud Boxing and Wrestling Club aims to aid training

Group: St. Cloud Boxing and Wrestling Club.   Origins: According to Scott Kelm, owner and operator of the Downtown Gym in St. Cloud, the Boxing and Wrestling Club began with regular meet-ups in the St. Cloud State University wrestling room…

Finlay family brings faith, passion to Cougar mats

The Finlay family casts a large shadow whenever the Newnan wrestling team rolls out the mats. Led out on the floor by Cougar senior David Finlay, a 2010 state qualifier and team captain, the Finlays have become the first family…

Tremblay begins Olympic quest

Jessica Bondy MacDonald isn’t the only former L’Essor wrestler looking to further their Olympic hopes at the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association’s team trials this week in Winnipeg. David Tremblay Jr., a Stoney Point native, is the No. 1 seed in…

Eric Queener transitions from wrestling to MMA

To say former Hazel Park High wrestler Eric Queener is in it for the danger might be a little extreme. But the Warren Fitzgerald wrestling coach and United States Army sergeant discovered upon his return from active duty in Iraq…

Best NCAA Wrestlers Turned MMA Fighters

By Brian Lopez-Benchimol Of all the bases of martial arts to build upon a budding, MMA, career, wrestling has been one of the truer and more dominant. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the amount of accomplished wrestlers…

Wrestling provides entry to martial arts

Wrestling provides entry to martial arts

By Janet Gibson A co-ed wrestling program for students aged 10 and older has grown in popularity this year “its second year running. Northern Pikes Wrestling Club meets Mondays and Thursdays at 3:45 p.m. in the mezzanine of Carpenter High…