Category Beach Wrestling

Bryan L. Fuell The Virginia Gazette Most of the land is desert or semi-arid. It covers a diverse range of habitats, from koala bears to tropical rainforests. A stark contrast from Williamsburg, Lafayette High wrestler James Lipford recently traveled to…

The Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championship will be held at Pine Lake on Aug. 5 in Caroga. Among the local competitors will be Amy Whitbeck (Duanesburg), Brendan Lapp (Maple Hill), Diana Acors (Charlton), John Acors (Charlton), Nick Bergami (Niskayuna) and…

A leap into the Tualatin River should have been a requirement of all competitors in the beach wrestling tournament last Saturday at the West Linn Fair. It was bad enough that temperatures soared over 100 degrees that day. By the…

Gary Abbott USA Wrestling As promised, TheMat.com is updating its 2006 Beach Wrestling schedule, as new events are sanctioned with USA Wrestling. Last weekend, the North American Beach Wrestling Championships were a major success in Virginia Beach, Va., June 10-11.…

USA Wrestling has named Palm Beach County, Fla. as the host for two of its national championship events this summer, the U.S. Beach Nationals and the U.S. Sombo Nationals, as well as its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting and its…

Jacob Cook Staff Writer OCEAN CITY “Comparing a proposed wrestling event on the beach in June to nothing short of organized fighting, resort officials this week denied the special event request. Close to approving an event, which would allow anyone…

From a press release from USA Wrestling… March 21 is the bid deadline for 2006 U.S. Beach and Sombo Nationals, along with the Board meeting and State Leaders Conference Tuesday, March 21 is the deadline for event bids to be…

FILA announces World Beach Wrestling and Sambo Championships in Antalya, Turkey, October 13-15, 2006 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling FILA, the international wrestling federation, has announced two new World Championships during the 2006 calendar year, the World Beach Wrestling Championships and the…

By Barry Decker, Intelligencer Journal Correspondent Intelligencer Journal LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Sweat, sand and salt air are the ingredients of a popular new sport that Brad Strubel not only tried, but did so successfully. Strubel finished third out of…

Beach Wrestling promotional presentation posted on TheMat.com as a pdf file and powerpoint document Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling has posted a promotional document on the new sport of Beach Wrestling on TheMat.com for wrestling leaders and the wrestling community…

BY JOHN JEANSONNE STAFF WRITER Simple. “Whoever has sand on his back has lost, “said Al Bevilacqua, an event organizer for the first beach tournament sanctioned by USA Wrestling, the national federation that oversees that Olympic sport. The event is…

Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships a success in Ohio, with nine champions crowned Jeff Bucher/Ohio USA Wrestling The Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships were a great success this past weekend in Oregon, Ohio. The event, held at Maumee…