Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
This fall illustrates clearly the complementary nature of those two sports. “Wresting and football are like peanut butter and jelly,” one two-sport standout said. Wrestling is Gavin Nelson’s lifeblood, his passion and his future. But Nelson, who will wrestle for…
Captain America plans to return, to Iowa City. Creston-Orient-Macksburg three-time state champion, wrestler Jake Marlin, received the, nickname last year as some Panther teammates referred to each other by, superhero characters. University of Iowa will benefit from his talents in the future. Marlin confirmed that…
South Plainfield High School senior Anthony Ashnault, who hopes to become New Jersey’s first undefeated four-time state champion, has made a nonbinding commitment to continue his wrestling career at Rutgers University. One of the nation’s most coveted scholastic grapplers, Ashnault…
When it boiled down to it, Broc Berge had to follow his heart. It’s unfortunate for University of Minnesota wrestling fans, but Berge’s heart decided his best option was to leave his home state. After a long recruiting battle and…
by Beth Cravey The popular former Ridgeview High School wrestling coach whose March firing led to protests from students and parents will open a new wrestling and fitness training center in Middleburg Florida. The center will host Christopher McNealy’s Pin-N-Win…
James Barron | The New Mexican When Stephen Serr walked to the middle of the wrestling mat to face his opponent, he did so with caution. Looking up at Serr, a sophomore wrestler for Kearney (Neb.) High School, was Lucas…
Lindsay Kimble/Times-News MEBANE ” The Hurricanes Wrestling Club grapples with bigger issues than headlocks and takedowns. But that’s a part of it, too. The program, headed by coach Troy Williamson, also helps the kids build confidence and social skills. The…
The Eagles handled a traditionally strong Florida team to claim the title in the prestigious Clash. By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune ROCHESTER – It’s repeated so often that it would be difficult for even the most cynical of souls to…
With Matt Hughes employing an amateur wrestling headlock to choke his way to victory over Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117, I figured the time was right to feature some more nasty amateur action “in this case, some slams. Now some…
Winnipeg wrestler Caleb Rutner, a superstar-quality wrestler who beat all the Grade 12ers when he was in Grade 9 last year, has been fighting his heart out in high-level wrestling training camps in the United States this summer. He’s looking…
CINCINNATI — It would be great to have someone shovel your driveway for free. On Thursday, a small group of teens who call themselves the “Winton Woods Weather Warriors “wrestled the elements to say thank you. “This is just going…