Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Kristie Stubbs has been named the 2008 Dellinger Award winner as amateur wrestling writer of the year by Amateur Wrestling News. The award, given by the magazine since 1960, is named for Bob Dellinger, a sports writer and editor for…
By Preston Williams For the 2008 presidential hopefuls, the road to the White House included an extended stay in the field house. No matter which ticket prevails Tuesday, a pair of former high school athletes will run the country come…
By K.J. Pilcher The Gazette The emotional and physical demands of wrestling can be trying on competitors and their closest supporters. Occasionally, the sport’s daily grind can strain a bond between the two, especially if that relationship isn’t bolstered by…
Head Wrestling Coach- Penn State DuBois Penn State DuBois seeks an energetic and experienced Wrestling Coach to direct the reintroduction of wrestling on the PSU DuBois Campus. The Head Coach will direct and coordinate the planning, organizing, and coaching of…
By PAT KINNEY, Courier News Editor WATERLOO — A $400,000 repair and renovation of the flood-damaged Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum began today. Museum officials have received word the Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated the bulk of…
Mat stars Donahoe, Scott enroll at ‘Boro BY JOHN DUDLEY [email protected] EDINBORO — Paul Donahoe attended his first class at Edinboro University on Monday. The date for his first official wrestling match in a Fighting Scots singlet remains up in…
Mike Moyer/NWCA The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has collaborated with Fresh Health Innovations LLC and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to produce a 23-minute web-based seminar, Preventing Skin Infections, for athletes, coaches and parents. The seminar…
Augsburg College has been one of the most successful wrestling programs on the Division III level. Now the school will be at the center of wrestling promotion as KAUG, the student-run campus radio station, will be the host studio for…
Terry Brands to leave USA Wrestling to accept assistant wrestling coach position with the Univ. of Iowa Gary Abbott USA Wrestling USA Wrestling’s Assistant National Freestyle Coach and Head Resident Coach Terry Brands has notified USA Wrestling that he accepted…
Jones accepts position as U.S. freestyle head coach University of Pennsylania Sports Information PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s head wrestling coach Zeke Jones has announced his resignation to accept a position as the head coach of the United States…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -Two Nebraska wrestlers, including one who won an NCAA championship in 2007, have been dismissed from the team after posing naked for videos and photographs on an Internet pornography site. Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan were let…
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)”The Olympic wrestling mat is red, yellow and blue, dynamic colors designed to give the athletes a vivid backdrop for their talents. It’s that gray area outside the wrestling circle that discolors what…