A Dream Come True for Wrestlers in Hawaii

By Duane Shimogawa Jr. – The Garden Island WAIMEA ” After 15 years of no success, yesterday was literally a dream come true for Coach Mac Pigott and his Westside Wrestling Club. The group, along with its many helpers, made…

HS Wrestling Helps, Hampers Williams’ College Football Career

By Graham Watson Of the Post-Dispatch COLUMBIA, Mo. – Lorenzo Williams never thought high school wrestling would both help and hamper his collegiate football career. When Missouri recruited Williams, now a first-team defensive tackle as a redshirt sophomore, to play…

Old School RPW

Doug Schwab, Sammie Henson, Tolly Thompson. Those are among the many names that will go down in the history of Real Pro Wrestling among the pioneers of the new league of superheroes. But what if Real Pro Wrestling, like the…

New York Newsday: Takedowns In The Sand

BY JOHN JEANSONNE STAFF WRITER Simple. “Whoever has sand on his back has lost, “said Al Bevilacqua, an event organizer for the first beach tournament sanctioned by USA Wrestling, the national federation that oversees that Olympic sport. The event is…

Jeff Walter resigns as Shikellamy High wrestling coach

By Todd Hummel For The Daily Item SUNBURY ” Shikellamy wrestling coach Jeff Walter resignation was accepted by the Shikellamy School Board on Thursday night. Walter was head coach at his alma matter for four seasons, compiling a 53-22 record.…

Mizzou Arena to host MSHSAA mat championships

COLUMBIA — After 31 years in the Hearnes Center, the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships will move to a new home next season. The 2006 event will be held in the one-year-old Mizzou Arena. The change made necessary by the expansion to…

ASICS re-signs as official USA Wrestling sponsor

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling has re-signed ASICS as an official sponsor, announced USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. USA Wrestling is the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States. ASICS enters its 25th year as a…

NCAA Reverses Field On Florida State Nickname

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) – Florida State can continue to use the nickname Seminoles in NCAA championships. The NCAA has removed Florida State from its list of colleges subject to restrictions on the use of Native American names, mascots and…

UW-LaCrosse Coach Search Hits A Snag

By KIRK BEY | La Crosse Tribune UW-La Crosse athletic director Joe Baker has had to hire a wrestling coach under less-than-ideal circumstances before. Now he’ll have to do it again. Baker said Monday that UW-L’s search for a new…

Nate Gallick on Beijing Track

n wrestling hotbeds like Iowa and Minnesota, they know all about Nate Gallick. You probably should, too. The former Tucson Sunnyside prep All-American is a standout at Iowa State and ranked No. 2 in his weight class in USA Wrestling’s…

UW-La Crosse Head Coaching Search Narrowed To Three

La Crosse, Wis. “The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has named its three finalists to be interviewed for the head wrestling coach/recreation specialist. The finalists are Brad Bruhn, head wrestling coach at the State University of New York-Cortland; Tim Fader, head…