Category Amateur Wrestling

Daniel Igali Wrestling Academy in Nigeria

From the Vanguard in Nigeria Igali boosts Wrestling with N100m Academy By Samuel Oyadongha Thursday, January 06, 2005 Enewari”The proposed Daniel Igali Wrestling Academy in Bayelsa State will gulp over an estimated N100m when completed. The project which is expected…

Voting For NCAA All-Time Greats Ends Jan 12!

Fans Can Vote For All-Time NCAA Wrestlers Oregon State legends Jess Lewis, Greg Strobel among nominees Jan. 5, 2005 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Former Oregon State wrestlers Jess Lewis and Greg Strobel are among the nominees from which fans can currently…

Clearfield Holds Off Philipsburg-Osceola

From the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania Clearfield holds off Philipsburg-Osceola By Ron Bracken [email protected] PHILIPSBURG – Justin Jarrett won his first match. Brad Pataky won his 100th. Jarrett’s win gave Philipsburg-Osceola its biggest lead of the night…

Coleman’s Resurgence Sparks Cyclones

From the veteran mat writer Dan McCool, for the Des Moines Register ISU Wrestling Coleman’s resurgence sparks Cyclones’ win Heavyweight rallies from 4-0 deficit for pin against Tennessee-Chattanooga. By DAN McCOOLREGISTER STAFF WRITERJanuary 5, 2005 Ames, Ia. – Iowa State…

U of Oregon Wrestler Nearly Loses Ear in Street Attack

From the Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon January 5, 2005 UO wrestler almost loses ear in street attack By Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Two members of the University of Oregon wrestling team were the victims of a brutal attack in a…

2005 NCAA Tix Available Thru U of Missouri

2005 NCAA Wrestling Championship Tickets On Sale Now …Prime Seating Still Available… Jan. 5, 2005 Columbia, Mo. – Fans interested in attending the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships, March 17-19, in the Savvis Center of St. Louis can purchase tickets until…

Nickerson To Keep Talents Close To Home

From the Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin Nickerson to keep talents close to home Cornell wins national chase for champion Forks wrestlerBY MIKE MANGANPress & Sun-Bulletin TOWN OF CHENANGO — As he put on the brand new red hat with…

How To Rack Up Points On The Mat/Scoring Explanation

How to rack up points on the mat Sideline Smitty / Craig Smith Q: My stepson is on a wrestling team, and I don’t understand the basics of individual match scoring and team scoring. Please explain. A: The team scoring…

Happy Holidays for Lehigh, Easton

From the Allentown Morning Call They were happy holidays indeed for Lehigh and Easton Jon Trenge had every reason to celebrate the first day of the New Year in style. The night before, the 197-pound Lehigh senior rang out the…

Gentle Giant’s A Late Bloomer

From the Southgate (Michigan) News Herald Gentle giant Melvindale’s quiet Tim Lee is a force on the mat and on the football field By Joe Slezak, The News-Herald PUBLISHED: January 5, 2005 All Tim Lee wants for his junior wrestling…

Zeke Jones Into National Wrestling HOF

Zeke Jones elected as Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame1/6/2005Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling World champion and Olympic silver medalist Zeke Jones, who now resides in Morgantown, W.Va., has been elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling…

Iowa State Beats UTC 28-9

Iowa State Beats UTC 28-9 IowaSt 28- Tenn-Chattanooga 9Location: Ames, IA1/4/2005 Starting Weight Class: 165 WeightWinning WreslterWin TypeLosing WrestlerScore 125Nakamura, Grant(IowaSt )DECPitts, Matt(Tenn-Chattanooga )12-8 133Maldonado, Javier(Tenn-Chattanooga )DECSundell, Jesse(IowaSt )10-7 141Gallick, Nate(IowaSt )MDKeefe, Michael(Tenn-Chattanooga )20-6 149French, Wayne(Tenn-Chattanooga )DECScott, Aron(IowaSt )14-8 157Paulson,…