Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
ASICS Athlete and champion freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs shares his thoughts on training, the future, and what Stop At Never means to him. The wrestling shoes Jordan has on are ASICS Men’s Omniflex Pursuit.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Wrestling coach Henry Harmoney was scouting physical-education classes for talent at Arlington High School when he came across . . . a future Olympian? It’s good to be lucky. Tervel Dlagnev was a pudgy sophomore, barely getting…
Andrew Herbage-Farough wore an ice pack over his left eye like a badge of courage. Oh sure, the 10-year-old was on the receiving end of an inadvertent elbow during one of his three matches Friday at the Gord Garvie Wrestling…
With lingering bitterness, Nick Newell recalls the day he drove four hours to New Hampshire in anticipation of his fourth professional bout as a mixed martial arts fighter. He was limiting his diet to meet a contracted weight of 155…
If you haven’t heard of, Chris Honeycutt, yet, you soon will. The two-time All-American out of Edinboro University and second-place finisher at this year’s 2012 NCAA national wrestling championships at 197 pounds is the most decorated and high-profile collegiate wrestler who has…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ” Cael Sanderson accomplished just about every notable achievement during his illustrious career as an amateur wrestler and collegiate coach. However, there’s one notable exception. In nine tries as a wrestler and coach at Iowa State, and…
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla., has announced the recent induction of Gila Valley resident Dr. Charles “Neil” DeWitt into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. At a banquet held at Arizona State University on Nov. 6,…
California USA Wrestling’s Rob Valeiro has asked the city of Tulare to share the cost of a study to determine whether the 16,000-seat arena and sports complex the organization is proposing is feasible for northeast Tulare. Valeiro said the study,…
Group: St. Cloud Boxing and Wrestling Club. Origins: According to Scott Kelm, owner and operator of the Downtown Gym in St. Cloud, the Boxing and Wrestling Club began with regular meet-ups in the St. Cloud State University wrestling room…
The Finlay family casts a large shadow whenever the Newnan wrestling team rolls out the mats. Led out on the floor by Cougar senior David Finlay, a 2010 state qualifier and team captain, the Finlays have become the first family…
Jessica Bondy MacDonald isn’t the only former L’Essor wrestler looking to further their Olympic hopes at the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association’s team trials this week in Winnipeg. David Tremblay Jr., a Stoney Point native, is the No. 1 seed in…
“I always loved getting hit, I suppose. I dunno what it is. It makes you feel alive. Otherwise you’re cruising through life without a bit of punishment.” Finn Simpson, 22, is one of Sydney’s growing band of amateur cage fighters,…