Category Amateur Wrestling

King Kongs Prowl The Same Island

BY FRED JETER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Imagine not one, but two King Kongs prowling about the same island. Practically within roaring distance, along Chesterfield’s Rt. 360/Hull Street Road corridor, loom the area’s top two wrestlers in the heavyweight (275) class.…

Golden Gophers Cruise to Southern Scuffle Title

The second-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team finished first at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday. Freshman Dustin Schlatter, sophomore Roger Kish and junior Cole Konrad won individual titles. Minnesota finished the 32-team tournament with 192 points, while 12th-ranked…

Zeimet’s Life Changed By Wrestling

Tim Zeimet was never by definition a “bad “kid, but he did one heck of a good imitation. Stealing, boozing, failing in school pretty much defined Zeimet as recently as a year ago. “But I don’t think I was a…

Illini pull off ‘fantastic’ win

BY SETH SCHWARTZ Advertisement Illinois captured its third consecutive Midlands Wrestling Championship, scoring 115.5 points Friday night at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. Central Michigan was second with 112.5. Alex Tirapelle (157) and Pete Friedl (184) delivered in title bouts for the…

2 From Iowa Get Midlands Titles

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Evanston, Ill. – Friday’s 174-pound championship match at the Midlands wrestling tournament was thought to be a collision of the funk of Iowa’s Mark Perry and the strength of Northwestern’s Jake Herbert. It turned…

Baima Captures Midlands Crown

VANSTON, Ill. — University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Baima made the most of his two days at the 43rd Annual Midlands Wrestling Championships by being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after claiming the 165-pound title. As a team the…