Don Denkinger is probably best known for being an umpire in baseball’s major leagues for more than 30 years. But before being an umpire, he was a Wartburg Knight. Denkinger was born and raised in Cedar Falls and entered Wartburg…
Others might not, but Penn State views itself as the state’s dominant wrestling school. Others might not, but the Lehigh Valley views itself as the state’s dominant wrestling region. Sounds like a perfect match? Not quite. Nazareth senior Tim Darling’s…
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling Assistant Coach Jeff Zastrow will represent the U.S. in the first-ever Beach Wrestling World Championships in Turkey beginning November 1st. Zastrow won gold in the senior men’s 231-pound division the day prior to the World Trials.…
Wrestler Abas eager to get back Olympic silver medalist looks to reboot career after major knee injury By Jeff Faraudo, STAFF WRITER On the heels of winning an Olympic silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Athens Games, former…
Sussex Central standout wrestler Connor McDonald can go about this season with a little less to think about, as the two-time state champion made his college commitment on Monday night. McDonald, of Rehoboth Beach, committed to Lehigh University, where he…
The Batter’s Box and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans have teamed up for a second straight year to raise money for a local high school athletic program. The Pelicans and Batter’s Box presented the Georgetown Athletic Booster Club with a check…
Check out this intense training video from the U.S. Olympic Education Center. It’s just amazing what these wrestlers go though. USOEC Intense Training Highlight video Greco Roman Wrestling Footage from YouTube.
By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia.” Cael Sanderson won every time he wore an Iowa State singlet. He won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at his only trip to the Summer Olympics, in 2004 in Athens, Greece.…
Michael Irving gave up a full-time teaching job to pursue his Olympic dream in wrestling. The 1998 Boyd Anderson state champion was teaching at Clewiston High School and driving five days a week to coach and train with the Calvary…
