BY BILL MCLEAN STAFF WRITER Mind over matmen was Jamie Smith’s greatest strength as a wrestler at Wheeling High School. “He never thought he’d lose, “Wildcats wrestling coach Neal Weiner said of the 2005 graduate. “Even when he was a…
7 Flags Athletic Center proudly Presents “America’s Wrestling Radio Talk Show “Takedown Wrestling Radio This Week On TDR: Buena Vista Head Coach Mark Schwab joins us in the studio as guest co-host, along with Dave Jordan, BVU’s first NCAA champion…
WASHINGTON, DC – Athletics Director James DeStefano announced that Gallaudet University will no longer offer a wrestling program at the NCAA Division III level. He cited lack of participation as one of the main factors for the cancellation of the…
Three-time Olympic bronze medalist Sheng Zetian said that Chinese men can win their first-ever wrestling gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng, who won the bronze medals in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, said the changes to the…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Navy head wrestling coach Bruce Burnett led team US to its best finish ever at the World University Games, which wrapped up last week in Izmir, Turkey. Burnett coached the team to three gold-medal finishes with only…
Travis Chipman graduated from Mountain View in 1990, is an assistant wrestling coach at the school and is now the namesake for one of the larger scholarship funds in the area — Travis Chipman Wrestling Scholarship fund. “To have such…
Toby Lovecchio, director of athletics at The University of Scranton, has announced that Jim Morgan has been promoted from assistant coach to head coach of the Royals’ wrestling program. Morgan, a native of Scranton and a former two-time all-American at…
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State athletics department and the Cyclone wrestling program mourn the loss of Cyclone Wrestling Club board member Renee Tripp. Renee died Tuesday after being hit by a car while walking. Renee Tripp was the Cyclone…
By Ron Bracken [email protected] Saturday morning smorgasports…. If you’re not interested in wrestling, stop here. This is to catch up on news from the mats over the past couple of months. During that time the sport has lost a couple…
By Keith Pompey Inquirer Suburban Staff Tajai Ahmad has a dream about playing in the NBA and worked hard to make it come true. But even an enthusiast knows when games feel more like jobs. And basketball started to feel…
