Beach wrestling: Sand, sun & takedowns

Athletes compete in beach nationals, World Team Trials Nicole Lee Staff writer Mike Morone has been a wrestler for more than three decades, but even he was exposed to a new element of the sport on Saturday. The 49-year-old Chili…

Beach wrestling makes area debut at Ontario Beach

National championships, World Team Trials come to Charlotte James Johnson Last year’s Ontario Beach Sports and Music Festival sports lineup included professional jet skiing and beach volleyball. More muscle has been added to this year’s event at Charlotte, as Rochester…

Learning From Losing

Gary Blockus My son once had a so-called coach who espoused that the only thing you learn from losing is how to be a loser. My son no longer plays for that “since there are no names used here, I…

Cael Adapts To Public Relations Aspect of Wrestling

By JIM SULLIVAN, Courier Sports Writer WATERLOO — Cael Sanderson rarely wrestles with the public side of his job anymore. It was easy to reach that conclusion while watching Sanderson work the crowd at the Cyclone Tailgate Tour’s stop at…

MMA Fights for Respect

Once considered barbaric; now big at arenas BY JASON WILLIAMS | ENQUIRER CONTRIBUTOR Mixed martial arts – which combines boxing, karate, wrestling and more – has afforded teachers, construction workers and businessmen the opportunity to fight their way to national…

From Pin to Tap Out: Is MMA Growing Too Fast?

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt instructor Charles Dos Anjos gives his perspective on how MMA may becoming too big for it’s own good, and how the sport of wrestling relates in the whole mix. Also, see notes below on former Iowa…

Call to Action: Support University of Oregon Wrestling

Your help is needed to protect wrestling on the West coast. Currently a group has approached the University of Oregon to have Baseball added to the Athletic Program. While I am sure no one is against the addition of Baseball,…

2nd Annual “Save Fresno State Wrestling” Rally July 10

Fresno, CA By Save Fresno State Wrestling SaveFresnoStateWrestling will hold it’s 2nd Annual “Gathering “on Tuesday, July 10th. The event will start at approximately 5 p.m. and will be held in the North Gym. Olympians Ken Chertow and Steven Abas…

Priest takes wrestling, film to the mat

By Sandy Stevens Like the lead character in a drama, Henry Priest declares, “Wrestling saved my life.” The camera then pans a series of scenes: the premiere at the May 2007 Cannes Film Festival of a Priest-produced film, “American Identity,”…

Bonomo excited for recruiting class

Courtesy of Tom Fox Sports Editor, Lock Haven Express   LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Sitting in his office at Thomas Fieldhouse, head wrestling coach Rocky Bonomo talks about each one of the athletes in his current recruiting class. As he…

Nittany Lion Wrestling Team Announces Thrilling 2007-08 Schedule

Oklahoma State returns to schedule; Lions host seven duals against nation’s best STATE COLLEGE, Pa.; — The Penn State wrestling team is celebrating 100 years of wrestling this season and once again faces one of the nation’s toughest schedules. Head…