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Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
USA Wrestling selects Las Vegas to host 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and 2007 U.S. World Team Trials COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling has selected Las Vegas to host two of its most important Olympic level events in the…
By Kent Sesker RealProWrestling Nate Gallick Prepares For New Challenge Kent Sesker – RealProWrestling Last March, Nate Gallick of Iowa State prepared to battle Teyon Ware of Oklahoma for the right to be NCAA champion at 141lbs. Gallick had beaten…
The WrestlingPod store is up and running. It has an extremely wide variety of everything from wrestling shoes to Apple iPods. It is in partnership with Amazon.com so you know you’ll be getting the best deal around. The blog aspect…
Richmond Times-Dispatch What James Madison University is doing to its varsity athletic programs is a travesty. But what Washington is doing to JMU is even worse. JMU’s board of visitors has voted to kill off 10 varsity sports programs —…
Written by Ted Witlulski Few things about Joe Warren’s temperament lead people to believe he is a patient man. Warren’s aggressive wrestling style seemed to be fueled by a raucous nature that left people to decide to love him or…
BY CORY BUCHTA In 1948, a native Hawaiian woman named Patsy Mink got rejected from 20 different American medical schools. The reason? She was a woman. None of the 20 medical schools to which she applied accepted women. Patsy instead…
by Robert Mladinich Considering the fact that undefeated heavyweight Tony Grano of Hebron, Connecticut, didn’t begin boxing until he was 20 years old, he’s come a long way in a short time. The former high school wrestling star, now 5-0-1…
By Gazette News Services Great Falls native Mike Zadick has committed to taking part in season two of Real Pro Wrestling. Last year, Real Pro Wrestling debuted on PAX and Fox Sports Network and Sidney native Brandon Eggum competed at…
By Jason Bryant [email protected] Right now, it’s very emotional. It’s heated, it’s angry and it’s somber. On Friday, 144 athletes at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., got their walking papers as the school announced it was dropping 10 sports…
By Heather Bremner Gilroy – Early Monday morning Michael Penyacsek packs up his oboe case and heads to school, ready to begin the week with a music-filled day. The Gilroy High School student spends an hour in “zero period “jazz…
By Elizabeth Berbeich Fund for Public Schools The Fund for Public Schools today announced a $1 million grant from Beat the Streets Wresting, Inc. that will dramatically increase the number of wrestling programs in New York City’s public middle and…
You don’t have to be Rulon Gardner’s size to be a great Greco-Roman wrestler. Joe Warren, wrestling in the 132-pound class (roughly half Gardner’s girth), defeated Georgia’s David Bedinadze 1-1, 4-1, 2-1 to take the world championship and USATODAY.com’s U.S.…