Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
COB BASRA, Iraq – Who is Coach J Robinson? Robinson has had an illustrious career as an Army Ranger during the Vietnam War, an Olympic wrestler and one of the greatest coaches in University of Minnesota history. Robinson demonstrated his…
Jenny Beam NDSU FARGO, N.D. “North Dakota State head wrestling coach Bucky Maughan has announced the hiring of Roger Kish as an assistant coach. Kish joins the NDSU program after a successful wrestling career at the University of Minnesota. “We’re…
FARGO, N.D. “Incoming Purdue wrestling freshman Kendrick Sanders won the U.S.A. Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman National Championship at 152 pounds on Tuesday in Fargo, N.D. The national title was the second for the Florida native, who joins the Boilermakers this fall.…
ENZO Films is embarking on the making of an Independent Film that promotes and supports our beloved sport of wrestling. The film, which was inspired by actual events, is entitled CARTER-145. It is a Midwestern, sports drama that focuses on…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] “To Be The Best “(H L Hertel) “In the vast frozen expanse of America’s heartland burns the heart of a champion.” That’s the first sentence of text on the back cover of To Be The…
Phil Weathers – shelbystar.com Each year there are some rule changes to the sport of wrestling. One rule change for 2008-09 spectators might notice is with the wrestlers “starting “position. When a wrestler goes to get into a starting position…
The Indiana wrestling team reported for its first round of meetings for the 2005-06 season today, while its official season does not begin until November. The Hoosiers will kickoff the year traveling to Columbia, Mo., for the Missouri Open on…
The time has come to leave Blogger in the past. Today begins the new, upgraded, Wrestling News blog. Visitors shouldn’t notice any problems, however they should notice an all new, much nicer and more feature rich blog. I won’t get…
U.S. Nationals to air on ESPN2 on Monday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m Eastern, with eight featured matches on broadcastGary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Las Vegas/ASICS United States National Wrestling Championships will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 on Monday, June 6…
Hall of Fame honors weekend begins with presentation of plaques Friday night in Stillwater, Okla.Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Honors weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum began in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday, June 3, as honorees from across…
By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune HEBER CITY – A half-hour before Thursday’s memorial service for longtime Wasatch High football coach Ron Tree, a heavyweight wrestling champion, an all-state baseball player, a burly football lineman and several other recently…
By ROBIN FAMBROUGH [email protected] Advocate sportswriter When Bill Bofinger attended Lee High in the 1960s, wrestling wasn’t a varsity sport. Bofinger went on to play football at LSU, earning two varsity letters and playing in both a Sugar Bowl and…