Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Tom Ryan has been named as Ohio State’s new head wrestling coach. Gene Smith, athletics director at Ohio State, announced the hiring Saturday. Ryan, a 1993 graduate of Iowa, comes to Ohio State after spending the past 11 years at…
AMES, Iowa — Cody Sanderson, a two-time 133-pound NCAA finalist as an Iowa State wrestler who has been the head wrestling coach at Utah Valley State the last three seasons, has joined the Cyclone coaching staff as associate head coach.…
Written by John fuller Momir Petkovic is more American than he looks. He can tell jokes with the best of them. He can talk trash with the best of them. And he can still wrestle with the best of them.…
By Kerwin Lonzo University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Steve Garland, a former All-American at the University of Virginia, has been named the head wrestling coach, as announced by Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage today. Garland has served the last…
Jim Murphy Illinois College Sports Information Illinois College will add swimming and discontinue wrestling in an effort to bring its intercollegiate athletic program into line with the rest of the Midwest Conference. In making the announcement, Athletic Director Gale Vaughn…
By Erin Keilah Chin A tall, slender, gray-haired man will greet you in the wrestling room at the top of the stairs in Uchida Hall. That man is Jim Lucas, the head coach of San Jose State University’s Wrestling Club.…
By Kim Minugh — Bee Staff Writer Two weeks after Colfax High parents and students pleaded with trustees to reverse the firing of popular coach Jerry Sinkey, he has been reinstated as head of the school’s wrestling program. Officials announced…
Eddie Goldman has a series of interviews in Podcast format over at It’s definitely worth a check out and a listen!
Few of today’s high school wrestlers remember Tab Thacker. He was a star at N.C. State, winning the NCAA heavyweight title in 1984. Before that, he dominated the heavyweight class while at West Forsyth High School, tipping the scales at…
Applications for the position are due by this Friday, April 21, 2006. Please see the description below for more details. *****Job Description***** Department Of The Air Force U. S. Air Force Academy Vacancy Announcement Number: 06-27AH Opening Date: Tuesday, March…
Anthony Robles, the Senior National champion at 112 pounds, will throw out the first pitch at the Arizona Diamonbacks Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. Robles went 53-0 en route to an Arizona state championship before his…
By MIKE FINNEY The News Journal 04/16/2006 DOVER — Ed Bordley has always had the clear vision of a winner. It did not matter to him that he was legally blind, even while competing in a sport as challenging as…