Article on Henry Cejudo in most recent Sports Illustrated

Bring On the World The son of former illegal immigrants, 20-year-old Henry Cejudo has overcome hardship to become the youngest U.S. wrestling champion in decades. Now he wants to be the best on the planet. Cejudo, who won his first…

Coaches grapple with the MHSAA

Highland Park wrestlers face one-year suspension because Washington was at an outstate meet. Terry Foster / The Detroit News HIGHLAND PARK — There’s a showdown brewing in Michigan high school sports this week — and it has nothing to do…

Pat McNamara named head coach at SIU-Edwardsville

Patrick McNamara, who has been connected to several top NCAA Division I programs, has been named the new head coach for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville wrestling. McNamara joins a wrestling program about to take the next step. SIUE will be…

Mason (OH) HS Wrestling Coach Gets $51K Surprise

With his family looking on, teacher Vance Reid thanks Mason High students and school staff for the gift of a wheelchair-accessible van. MASON “More than 2,100 Mason High School students and staff gave teacher Vance Reid and his family a…

Federation hopes grappling takes hold

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Last year the world governing body for Olympic wrestling noted the appeal of beach volleyball and held its first World Beach Wrestling Championship in Turkey (yep, headlocks in the sand). Now it aims to ride…

Cael’s Still In His Own League

Sanderson in his own league By Scott Dochterman CEDAR RAPIDS – Although it’s been five years since he finished his collegiate wrestling career with 159 wins and no losses, Cael Sanderson remains almost a mythical figure for Iowa State fans.…

Minnesota’s Joe Russell: One Dream Leads to Another

Joe Russell’s dream life in wrestling was interrupted by a motorcycle accident. With the help of Gophers coach J Robinson, Russell, an assistant coach, rebuilt it. Now he’ll be honored by wrestling’s hall of fame. Michael Rand ‘It was a…

Call for Wrestling Family for Reality TV – Wife Swap

My name is Serita Wesley, a casting producer with the ABC Television prime-time series “Wife Swap, “which airs every Monday night a 8 p.m. Currently, we are actively casting families for our fourth season. With the growing interest in the…

Konrad Writes About His NY Jets Minicamp Experience

This was posted at the Wrestling Talk forum, apparently originally posted by King Cole himself at The Guillotine website… The text of this message has been posted in the FILES section of NCAA Heavyweight Champs 2 Well i said i…