Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 55 Kgs: Sam Henson (Sunkist Kids) dec Matt Azevedo (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, 5-01st PeriodAt :43 Henson takedown, 1-0 Henson At 1:13 Henson takdeown, 2-0 2nd PeriodAt :28 Henson takedown, 3pt throw, 4-0 Henson At…
Champions quotes from Day 1 of U.S. Senior NationalsJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle: Stephanie Murata (Sunkist Kids), 51 kg lbs.On not competing in the Olympic Games last year:“I would have wished that 51 kg was in (the Olympic programme), simply…
Las Vegas Wrestling Notebook for Thursday, April 28Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN VEGAS The U.S. National Championships has been held in Las Vegas, Nev. almost every year for two decades, becoming a tradition within wrestling on the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The teenage son of pro wrestler Ric Flair is charged with simple assault after a confrontation at a high school wrestling tournament. The misdemeanor charge stems from a heated match at regional competition in February between Colby…
Beach wrestling to make debut on coast By Christopher Arns, Sports Writer Wayne Van Burger is used to the musty smell of a high school gym, the sticky feel of a sweaty mat and all the familiar sights and sounds…
By KYLE RINGO Funny how a simple misunderstanding between people, one twist of fate, can eventually affect so many. Incoming University of Colorado interim President Hank Brown was center stage in one of the all-time recruiting misconceptions nearly a half…
By BOB BAUMThe Associated Press PHOENIX – The U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors removed the “interim “title from chief executive officer Jim Scherr on Friday. The former wrestler will lead the rehabilitated and remodeled organization into the Turin Winter…
Olympians Williams, Cormier win titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 29Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Two members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in freestyle wrestling claimed individual titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships at…
By Zachary Dzurick The term “pro-wrestling “has very little to do with the actual sport of wrestling. Over the years, several high profile wrestlers have made the jump from the Olympics or the NCAAs to the WWE. But, as former…
Abas finished starving for wrestlingBy DAVID WHITE It’s national tournament time, and here’s what Stephen Abas is not doing: Starving. Dehydrating. Experiencing persistent pain. Instead, the former Fresno State wrestler is feeling fine heading into the U.S. Senior National Championships,…
