Category Amateur Wrestling

1000s To Descend on Vets For Last Tourney

Thousands prepare to descend on Vets for wrestling tourney by Stella Shaffer More than 40-thousand fans are expected to crowd into Vets Auditorium in downtown Des Moines for the high-school wrestling tournament that begins tomorrow and runs through Saturday night.…

Illini Wins Share of Big Ten Title

Huff Hall was full of highlights and accomplishments Thursday night as the No. 3 Illini dominated No. 18 Northwestern 29-6. Not only was it senior night, with Michael Boyd (157), Anthony Castillo (165), Mark Jayne (133), Anton Dietzen (149) and…

Cooperman Avenges An Earlier Loss

Cooperman avenges an earlier lossBy J.F. PIRROThe Express-Times BETHLEHEM — If Lehigh University’s wrestling match with visiting Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall was a tune-up for the EIWA Championships in two weeks, there’s at least one…

Lehigh Crushes Penn, Ready For Post-Season

Lehigh crushes Penn in finaleBy BRIAN FORTNERThe Express-Times BETHLEHEM — The long grind of college wrestling’s regular season is littered with peaks and valleys that every team inevitably encounters. Those who can navigate through the rough patches are the ones…