Month May 2005

Champions quotes from Day 2 of U.S. Senior NationalsJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle: Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College), 48 kg lbs.On a pin in the finals:“I dreamed it, because the last three times I’ve wrestled her, I’ve pinned…

Report from Episode 6 On Sunday, on PAX TV, a pair of young stars reached the finals of Real Pro Wrestling at 211 pounds. Daniel Cormier of the Oklahoma Slam and Tommy Rowlands of the New York Outrage, the top…

Lesnar not giving up hope for NFL careerBy Bill WilliamsonDenver Post Staff Writer Brock Lesnar is no football expert. But the guy knows contact. He likes collisions more than a shady insurance man. So his summer lark in shoulder pads…

IHSAA Board of directors meetingWrestlebacks are hot topicProposal to add extra round to individual regionals, semistates is likely to bring debate. By Pat [email protected] Nineteen proposals are on the agenda for the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s annual Board of…

BY ANDRE MORGAN The wrestling community often feels slighted and misunderstood by the rest of the sporting world. But James Oliva plans to do his part to correct this. Oliva is filming an independent college wrestling movie, “7 Minutes.” Using…

U.S. WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Azevedo falls in final Eldorado graduate beaten by Henson in 121-pound battle By TODD DEWEY REVIEW-JOURNAL Maybe by the 2008 Olympics, Sammie Henson will have finally retired from wrestling. That would be welcome news for Matt Azevedo,…

Past World champion Henson, Byers win gold medals at U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 30Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling A pair of past World champions claimed individual titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships at the Las Vegas…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 55 Kgs: Sam Hazewinkel (Gator WC) dec. Lindsey Durlacher (NYAC), 2-0,. 3-01st Period0-0, Hazewinkle locks, 2pt throw, 2-0 Hazewinkle 2nd PeriodAt 1:55 Hazewinkle, 3pt throw, 3-0 66 Kgs: Harry Lester (Gator WC) dec. Marcel…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 48 Kgs: Sara Fulp-Allen (Menlo College) fall Caitlyn Chase (Gator WC), 3:211st PeriodAt 1:42 1pt Chase, Fulp-Allen out of bounds, 1-0 ChaseAt 1:52 Chase takedown, 2-0 2nd PeriodAt :52 Fulp-Allen takedown, 1-0At 1:21 Fulp-Allen…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 55 Kgs: Sam Henson (Sunkist Kids) dec Matt Azevedo (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, 5-01st PeriodAt :43 Henson takedown, 1-0 Henson At 1:13 Henson takdeown, 2-0 2nd PeriodAt :28 Henson takedown, 3pt throw, 4-0 Henson At…

Champions quotes from Day 1 of U.S. Senior NationalsJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle: Stephanie Murata (Sunkist Kids), 51 kg lbs.On not competing in the Olympic Games last year:“I would have wished that 51 kg was in (the Olympic programme), simply…

Las Vegas Wrestling Notebook for Thursday, April 28Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN VEGAS The U.S. National Championships has been held in Las Vegas, Nev. almost every year for two decades, becoming a tradition within wrestling on the…