A leap into the Tualatin River should have been a requirement of all competitors in the beach wrestling tournament last Saturday at the West Linn Fair. It was bad enough that temperatures soared over 100 degrees that day. By the…
Written by Josh Lashley Those who competed with sincerity in sport of wrestling, whether their career ended with their graduation from high school, after their collegiate days, or if they stayed involved as coaches, competitors, etc. for several decades, know…
By Nina Mandell Penn State senior Rohan Murphy is a better athlete than you. And now he’s a world championship bronze medalist — and don’t you dare say it’s because he’s disabled. “Rohan may not have legs, “Penn State ability…
Regarding the Virginia Tech wrestling saga involving those players who want to transfer to Iowa, several of the Iowa parents have thrown out the word commitment and promise when talking about the alleged communication by Jim Weaver of a general…
Written by Sandy Stevens As the second oldest in a family of eight kids, Paul Molin started wrestling as so many do. “We’d moved from California to Indiana, and I joined a freestyle program for kids,” he said. “All (four)…
JOE HABINA Special Correspondent Wrestling and auto racing don’t have much in common, except if you consider the professional sports’ appeal with a similar demographic. For recent high school graduate Ben Smith, the two couldn’t have been more different. Coming…
He’s an inspiration to such notables as Oprah, Arnold Schwarzenegger, soccer star David Beckham, and football great Troy Aikman. Athlete, college student, and inspirational speaker Kyle Maynard, now 20, was born with congenital amputation, a rare disorder in which the…
Chapel Hill, N.C. By John Martin Tarheelblue.com In the tradition of the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge in men’s basketball, the University of North Carolina will host the first annual ACC/Big Ten Clash, a six-team wrestling event scheduled for Nov. 18…
WDC MEDIA NEWS Christian News and Media Agency Georgia Town Blesses Pastor Family with Extreme Makeover (AgapePress) – A Georgia pastor and his family received the surprise of their lives last week when they returned from vacation to find that…
