Category Beach Wrestling

Rumble Down Under

Bryan L. Fuell The Virginia Gazette Most of the land is desert or semi-arid. It covers a diverse range of habitats, from koala bears to tropical rainforests. A stark contrast from Williamsburg, Lafayette High wrestler James Lipford recently traveled to…

Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championship

The Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championship will be held at Pine Lake on Aug. 5 in Caroga. Among the local competitors will be Amy Whitbeck (Duanesburg), Brendan Lapp (Maple Hill), Diana Acors (Charlton), John Acors (Charlton), Nick Bergami (Niskayuna) and…

Wrestlers take to the “beach”

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…

Beach & Sombo Nationals awarded to Palm Beach County, Fla.

USA Wrestling has named Palm Beach County, Fla. as the host for two of its national championship events this summer, the U.S. Beach Nationals and the U.S. Sombo Nationals, as well as its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting and its…

Ocean City Says No To Beach Wrestling

Jacob Cook Staff Writer OCEAN CITY “Comparing a proposed wrestling event on the beach in June to nothing short of organized fighting, resort officials this week denied the special event request. Close to approving an event, which would allow anyone…

March 21: Deadline for Bids to Host Beach, Sambo Events

From a press release from USA Wrestling… March 21 is the bid deadline for 2006 U.S. Beach and Sombo Nationals, along with the Board meeting and State Leaders Conference Tuesday, March 21 is the deadline for event bids to be…

World Beach Wrestling, Sombo Championships in Turkey in 2006

FILA announces World Beach Wrestling and Sambo Championships in Antalya, Turkey, October 13-15, 2006 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling FILA, the international wrestling federation, has announced two new World Championships during the 2006 calendar year, the World Beach Wrestling Championships and the…

Strubel takes third in beach wrestling tournament

By Barry Decker, Intelligencer Journal Correspondent Intelligencer Journal LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Sweat, sand and salt air are the ingredients of a popular new sport that Brad Strubel not only tried, but did so successfully. Strubel finished third out of…

Beach Wrestling Rules & Information Available

Beach Wrestling promotional presentation posted on TheMat.com as a pdf file and powerpoint document Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling has posted a promotional document on the new sport of Beach Wrestling on TheMat.com for wrestling leaders and the wrestling community…

New York Newsday: Takedowns In The Sand

BY JOHN JEANSONNE STAFF WRITER Simple. “Whoever has sand on his back has lost, “said Al Bevilacqua, an event organizer for the first beach tournament sanctioned by USA Wrestling, the national federation that oversees that Olympic sport. The event is…

9 Champs Crowned at Lake Erie Nat Beach Wrestling

Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships a success in Ohio, with nine champions crowned Jeff Bucher/Ohio USA Wrestling The Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships were a great success this past weekend in Oregon, Ohio. The event, held at Maumee…