SOLACE ON THE MATAfter a family tragedy, Toby Willis turns to the sport he loves–wrestling By Michael HirsleyTribune staff reporter NASHVILLE — When Toby Willis lost five brothers and a sister in a gruesome traffic accident that had a bitter…

They’ll be competing for $250,000 in prize money on national TV By Tom Reed Beacon Journal staff writer Markus Mollica and Joe Heskett are entering a world of professional wrestling void of turnbuckles, turncoats and turn-and-look-away referees. The Walsh Jesuit…

By CARMINE FRONGILLO, Sun Staff DRACUT — Professional wrestling on television has come a long way since the days when the Grand Wizard, wearing a turban and sunglasses, Bruno Sammartino and Chief Jay Strongbow were the rage. While World Wrestling…

Go figure-four MASKS, CHAIRS NOT ALLOWED By John Ryan Mercury News Our head is spinning. We grew up in the glow of baseball’s purity, and now we don’t know where to turn. But wait. There’s something new, something real, to…

If you tune in PAX-TV today at 4 p.m. or Fox Sports Net on Wednesday at 3 p.m. and think you see West Liberty-Salem prep legend Tim Dernlan wrestling, don’t call your cable company or try to fix your television.…

Wins 11 of 13 bouts for 5th win in a row By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service With a lineup that featured eight wrestlers who had won four or more titles, it was no surprise that the United…

By Heidi Pederson Star-Telegram Staff Writer Wrestler Teague Moore had been in the spotlight plenty of times as an amateur. Moore, 29, was an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State, a U.S. champion many times over, and had won a world…

North Iowa Sports Story Wrestling: Sanderson enjoying time as assistant coach By KIRK HARDCASTLE, Of The Globe Gazette CHARLES CITY ” One by one the Charles City high school students asked for an autograph or a picture. And one by…

Not even a day-after-Christmas fire could ruin the gift Toby Willis is trying to give Olympic-style wrestling. That December blaze destroyed Willis’ Nashville-area home and adjacent production facility containing the master copies of the inaugural seasonof his Real Pro Wrestling…

The Wrestling Mall Columnist Breaks Down Some of the Best Perfomers of the 2004-05 Season By Andrew Hipps “Staff WriterPlease send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] With the national tournaments now in the books, I will dole out my…

Submitted by: E.Goldman/Boxing & Wrestling Editor Not all sports organizations are putting on the charade which Major League Baseball is currently doing when it comes to the fight against doping. USA Wrestling is one which takes it quite seriously, and…

By CRAIG OTTO/Staff writer A raffle for a new home north of Holmen to help fund former Holmen High School head wrestling coach Dave Rudrud’s dream of a separate wrestling facility at HHS is still ongoing, though organizers say they…