Category Amateur Wrestling

Hawks avoid upset in Brands’ debut at UNI Fields’ victory allows Iowa to escape, 18-15 By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen CEDAR FALLS — The buzz generated by his first seven months on the job perhaps resonated louder than his…

Brands to make debut with Gable in corner By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The next chapter of Iowa wrestling begins tonight when the Tom Brands era opens in the same city where the Dan Gable era closed. Nine seasons…

Severe fire burns down Eastern Guilford High School, a small school located just outside Greensboro, NC (near where the Super 32 tournament was). The wrestling team lost everything, including their mats, 2 sets of singlets, wrestling shoes, electronic scales, etc.…

Brockport, NY — Matt Kyler, former state champion from Clearfield, made his collegiate debut for the Miliatary Academy a successful one by placing second at the Oklahoma Gold/ Brockport Wrestling Classic. Wrestling at 133, Kyler went 3-1 on the day.…

By Guy Cipriano Penn State senior 157-pounder Nathan Galloway gasps as he tells the story. There’s the anticipation. There’s the shakes. There’s the mental fatigue. It’s one of those feelings an athlete vividly remembers, when the expected moment arrives and…

AMES, Iowa — In his debut as head wrestling coach, Cael Sanderson guided the Cyclones in a dominating 46-0 win over Buena Vista Friday night at Ames High School. Coming in as the number one recruiting class in 2005 by…

VANCOUVER – Olympic wrestling champion Daniel Igali of Surrey, B.C., has survived a frightening knife attack in Nigeria, where he is helping establish an academy to help the poor in his native land. Igali said in a telephone interview Wednesday…

BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist One leader out. Another leader may be in. It did not take House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) long to decide. He has no desire to lead the Republicans as the minority leader. But does…

PHILADELPHIA – The 2006-07 edition of the Penn wrestling team is set to start its season this Sunday at the Michigan State Open. Some things to think about as the Quakers begin the road to the 2007 NCAA Championships… “¢…