Category Amateur Wrestling

By Robert Allen OKLAHOMA CITY – The ESPN-U television folks ended up with exactly the scenario they were hoping for Sunday afternoon in the first Double Sport Wrestling Invitational at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City. It all came…

Posted by the Asbury Park Press BY JOE ADELIZZI STAFF WRITER LAKEWOOD ” It was hard to miss Miles Hahn. His bushy black beard, his long straight black hair, his biker look and his all-black shirt and pants that were…

Arizona State goes 8-0 against the conference for the second year in a row TEMPE, Ariz. “The 2005-06 dual season came to a close for the No. 12 Arizona State University wrestling team Sunday afternoon as the Sun Devils defeated…

Erin Phipps USA Wrestling Two-time World champion Kristie Marano (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) wasn’t always a fan of wrestling. In fact, when she was younger, she refused to compete when her father encouraged her to participate in wrestling tournaments.…

A fighting spirit If you think he’s different, you don’t know Dustin BY JOHN ERARDI | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER HILLSBORO – What would others think of his son? Would Dustin be able to do anything for himself? What would he…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa is entering its final Big Ten Conference wrestling weekend today at home, and the key word is avoidance. The ninth-ranked Hawkeyes (9-6) face sixth-ranked Illinois at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena before rolling…

BY MIKE CLARK [email protected] 219.933.4156 Jason Bruno walked away from wrestling the first time he tried it, but that’s not likely to happen again. Marian Catholic’s junior heavyweight joined an age-group wrestling club as a 9-year-old, but “really didn’t like…

Tom Franck, Staff Writer [email protected] If I had to pick one word to describe a Division I wrestling season it would be “grinding “– both physically and mentally. November to March is a long time to be banging heads, making…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The drill started around 5 p.m. as a conclusion to Iowa’s wrestling practice Tuesday, but there were times when it seemed there would be no end — at least not until the Hawkeyes got…

Libertyville senior Danilkowicz dominant in just his 3rd season By Dave Surico Tribune staff reporter Libertyville’s Jack Danilkowicz used to be a big power forward. Now he’s one of the state’s big power players, period. From a humble beginning, the…

When you wrestle and your last name is Gutches, expectations of greatness are almost inevitable. But the latest Gutches to grapple at the high school level ” freshman Brock ” has a refreshing perspective about the sport and where he…

By Denny Burnett Bobby Pfennigs has to weigh 133 pounds for four months straight. Managing and maintaining his weight is just part being on the Oregon State wrestling team. Making weight is just one aspect of a wrestler’s life. Wrestlers…