Plum senior on track for first title; Kiski’s Oravec sets record Saturday, March 12, 2005By David Assad, Tri-State Sports & News Service HERSHEY, Pa. — It has been a case of “been there, done that “for 125-pound Plum senior Sean…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Rulon Gardner, who won two Olympic medals in the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling, underwent successful out-patient surgery on a toe on his right foot which had been initially damaged by frostbite in January 2002. Gardner had the…

Fisk, Eckloff, Jones all apear on track for big weekendBy DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. – Joey Ecklof and Donnie Jones appear headed toward an epic title showdown. Matt Fisk is so tantalizingly close to breaking the PIAA record…

Girls coach charged with lewd behaviorSan Leandro wrestling head allegedly made inappropriate contact By Ricci Graham, STAFF WRITER SAN LEANDRO ” The girls wrestling coach at San Leandro High School has been charged with committing a lewd act against a…

SUNNY KRAMER, For The Nonpareil WOODBINE – The sport of wrestling is one that’s close to Ron Meeker’s heart. In 1964 Meeker, then a seventh-grade 103-pounder at Tri-Center, planted a seed that would sprout into a family tree full of…

Submitted by: E.Goldman/Boxing & Wrestling Editor It should be no great revelation that winning matches can be a magic formula for increasing attendance at college wrestling meets. The University of Illinois, Big Ten champions for the first time since 1952,…

Fierro: Pinned against the matby giant revolving door Even Jody Karam has succumbed to the sleeper hold. That’s how far free agency has gone in the Lehigh Valley. “The gates are open, “the Liberty wrestling coach matter-of-factly announced this week.…

Minot Ryan wrestling champ ordered to spend graduation in jail Associated Press MINOT, N.D. – A five-time high school wrestling champion has been ordered to serve 10 days in jail, missing his high school graduation, after pleading guilty to charges…

Wrestler suspended for finalsBy Jeff ChaneyThe Grand Rapids Press Micah Carter was one of the favorites at this weekend’s high school state wrestling finals. But the Cedar Springs senior won’t even get to take the mat Saturday at The Palace…

In RealProWrestling, a wrestler not only competes to win the match but also competes to earn team points. The points from every match are added together to determine the championship team. In the future, RPW will feature duel meets between…

By YASIN TUNCER zaman.com The world watched him with admiration during the 2004 Atlanta Olympic Games. Ibrahim Karam, who almost made fun of his opponents on the mat, reached his peak in world wrestling by winning the Olympic championship. Karam,…

Adam Smith / Advocate Staff Writer [email protected] Every Union County wrestler has a story about playing through pain, whether it be a dislocated shoulder, broken bones, or major knee surgery. When asked about it, they simply shrug it off. That’s…