Category Amateur Wrestling

Steiner Stresses Pacific’s Importance In Women’s Wrestling

By Blake Timm, Sports Information Director FOREST GROVE – On first appearances, Terry Steiner looks like your typical, grizzled wrestling coach.,  Sweaty t-shirt and shorts, toned legs and shoulders, the cauliflower ear from years of time on the mat. Yet…

Hahn’s Back — And So’s Minnesota’s Title Hopes

By Matt Anderson It makes sense to see Damion Hahn on Minnesota’s wrestling bench this season. Hahn, a four-time All-American for the Gophers and a 197-pound national champion in 2003 and 2004, is the last Minnesota wrestler to win a…

Iowa’s Tsirtsis Back Off The Mat

y Andrew Shanks The Daily Iowan Iowa City, IA (CSTV U-WIRE) — Alex Tsirtsis didn’t forget how to wrestle. The Iowa sophomore didn’t exhaust his competitive drive or lose his desire to win, either. Instead, Tsirtsis — who won four…

WordPress Software Upgraded

I’ve upgraded the software that runs the Amateur Wrestling News. I think that it’ll help things run smoother and, possibly, bring more format to the stories. Check back in a few days to find out. 🙂

New URL Structure

We’ve gone though and updated the URL structure so it looks cleaner and is all around easier to use. I think I got all the old URLs redirected properly too so no bookmarks need to be updated. They should just…

Hutchison steals thunder

HISTORIC: Girl’s state title overshadows two wrestlers becoming four-time champs, Wasilla’s 3rd straight crown. By RON WILMOT Anchorage Daily News Published: February 5, 2006 Last Modified: February 5, 2006 at 05:57 AM Skyview sophomore Michaela Hutchison wasn’t the only wrestler…

#14 Missouri Upsets #10 Oklahoma; Askren Gets 100th Win

No. 14 Missouri Wrestling Upsets No. 10 Oklahoma …Askren Becomes Fastest Tiger To Reach 100 Career Wins… Columbia, Mo. – The No. 14 Missouri wrestling team got its first win in Big 12 action this season, upsetting the No. 10…

Girl first to win state prep wrestling title over boys

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Michaela Hutchison became the first girl in the nation to win a state high school wrestling title while competing against boys. Hutchison won the final of the 103-pound weight class during Alaska’s big school wrestling championships. The…

Too many forfeits – one man’s opinion

If taxpayers throughout the Big 30 are wondering where they can trim school budgets next year, they might want to consider saving dollars on area wrestling teams. At least those that are struggling to field complete teams. Throughout the month…

One determined student wrestler….

Chretien bringing wrestling to Lawrence Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. For the first time in his high school wrestling career, Kyle Chretien has a team. He still spends most of his practice time with the Winslow High School wrestling team, but…