Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Two more recruits committed on Tuesday as Washington’s powerhouse 171-pounder Brent Chriswell informed Purdue that he intends to wrestle in West Lafayette, Ind., while Mark Kist, a Junior Freestyle National Champion from Eagle Grove H.S. in Iowa will head to…
Penn State University Sports Information State College, Pa. — The Troy Sunderland Show will debut on Wednesday, Nov. 2, on WBLF Radio (970 AM). Co-hosted by Jeff Byers, voice of Penn State wrestling, and Troy Sunderland, head wrestling coach, the…
By John Grupp TRIBUNE-REVIEW The National High School Coaches Association Seniors Wrestling Championships are returning to Pittsburgh. The 17th annual event, held at Duquesne University’s Palumbo Center in the 1990s before departing for Delaware and Ohio, will be March 23-26,…
For purposes of this article, OU = Oklahoma, OSU = Oklahoma State. In the real world, OU = Harvard on the Hocking, OSU = Tommy Rowlands’ alma mater Bedlam rivals OU and OSU are at one and two, respectively by…
(Part 2 of previous post) It is the place where every college wrestler dreams about being for their final match of the season. On the elevated mat in the center of a sold-out arena on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA…
By Craig Sesker David Frisch is a consultant for an engineering firm. Tim Shiels owns a fundraising company. Chuck Yagla works in business development. Jim Ramirez is assistant executive director for a community action agency. They also happen to be…
BY KEVIN MANAHAN Star-Ledger Staff NEW YORK — You can’t hide crib notes in a mawashi. So, as Kena Heffernan took his position in the dohyo ring last night, wearing only that traditional sumo wrestling loincloth that barely covers what…
By KIM SKORNOGOSKI Tribune Staff Writer . Shy of 6 feet tall, Jon Redlin is not a small man. Still, his arms could barely wrap around Rulon Gardner’s 58-inch chest as Redlin held on for dear life while the Olympic…
Some people. An NYU graduate who was pushed into a kiddie-pool full of Jell-O in May 2004 is now suing the school (for $1 million) for failing “to prevent the Jell-O wrestling event “and for disregarding “its duty to maintain…
Some people. An NYU graduate who was pushed into a kiddie-pool full of Jell-O in May 2004 is now suing the school (for $1 million) for failing “to prevent the Jell-O wrestling event “and for disregarding “its duty to maintain…
By MALCOLM HALL PERRY TWP. – David Riggs’ legacy received another blow Friday as he was bypassed for head wrestling coach at Perry High School. The longtime coach lost his bid for the job to Brent McBurney, a 1998 Perry…
Hofstra University Sports Information HEMPSTEAD, NY — The Hofstra University Wrestling Team will preview its 2005-06 season this Sunday, October 23 when the Pride conduct its annual Fall seminar and wrestle-offs at the Hofstra Arena. Former Olympic champion and current…