Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service Last summer, Nick and Matt Nelson qualified for the USA Wrestling National Championships. These twins from Shaler Area High School had hoped to make a return trip to the national championships next…
A change of venue to Guthrie Center and and change in format to folkstyle from freestyle resulted in the largest participation ever for the Iowa Games Wrestling Tournament. Tim O’Brien, Lake Panorama, who served as commissioner, said a total of…
SUMO WRESTLING INVADES LAS VEGAS FOR FIRST TIME IN THE SPORT’S 1,500-YEAR HISTORY Friday, Oct. 7 – Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada LAS VEGAS – The Japan Sumo Association, the supreme governing body…
U.S. World Freestyle Team to train in public in Fargo, N.D. during the ASICS Junior/Cadet Nationals, July 26-31 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The 2005 U.S. World Team in freestyle wrestling will conduct its first training camp in preparation for the World…
A father and son, the Swezeys from Long Island, will compete at the ASICS 2005 East Coast Beach Nationals in Long Beach, N.Y. Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Swezeys of Great River, N.Y., a father and son combination, have entered to…
ohn Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) has been named TheMat.com…
Henshaw: A new sport to wrestle with By Tom Henshaw/ Henshaw Just when we thought we’d plumbed the depths with the revival of the sport of roller derby on TV, guess what happens? The sport of beach wrestling, that’s what.…
These days, Andre Brenner is selective about the instruction he gives. A two-time Ukrainian freestyle wrestling national champion, Brenner has made a name for himself as a coach and trainer in the United States for the last 10 years. But…
Fatima Bano does not hide behind a veil like other women of her Muslim community – she works as a wrestling coach. Breaking taboo in the conservative society, Bano took up wrestling as a profession and boldly challenges her male…
The Foothill Submission Championships presented by Lohsen Martial Arts Academy had competitors young and old raving about how well the tournament went, but also how important it is to have these kinds of events. Participants in the inaugural event held…
Matt Zimmer [email protected] The University of Sioux Falls is bucking a national trend by trying to start a wrestling program. The Cougars also may be opening themselves up to Title IX compliance issues. At the college level, wrestling is a…
Dave Grant Adds Ryan Ludwig and Dionisios “Dennis “Papadatos to Staff DeKALB, IL ” In wrestling parlance, Northern Illinois University head man Dave Grant scored “two “with the addition of Ryan Ludwig and Dionisios “Dennis “Papadatos as assistant coaches for…