Category Amateur Wrestling

Andy Hamilton: Ugly Night for Iowa vs Penn State

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen No offense early. No chance to win at the end. No explanation for their latest performance. The Iowa wrestling team and its teetering season took another dip Friday night with a 21-12 loss against…

Grapplers Open Ivy Campaign in New England

“¢ Penn (7-3) opens the 2006 Ivy League campaign with dual meets at Brown (4-6) and Harvard (1-4) this weekend. The Quakers have had great success over their two Ancient Eight foes from New England, winning 12 straight against the…

Girl Makes Indiana Wrestling Regional

Southmont’s Moore had been team manager, but filled in at vacant 103-pound class By Pat McKee Of the nearly 1,800 athletes who will compete in the high school individual wrestling regionals Saturday, Southmont High School freshman Haleigh Moore stands apart.…

Kenny Johnson Exits RPW – A Tribute

Kenny Johnson has been an integral part of Real Pro Wrestling’s public relations and marketing. For three and-a-half years he’s been part of the RPW team, longer than any RPW staff member other than the Co-founders. Kenny’s enthusiasm for the…

Penn State Attendance Highest In 7 Years

Penn State University Sports Information State College, Pa. — Head coach Troy Sunderland and his Nittany Lion wrestling team, fresh off the final two home duals of the season, drew the highest average attendance for Penn State wrestling in seven…

Download RealProWrestling Matches in iTunes Free

Download RealProWrestling Matches in iTunes for Free RealProWrestling has teamed up with iTunes to offer wrestling matches for free. It’s billed as a weekly podcast and each episode is between 10 and 20 minutes. Currently there are two matches available…

Wrestling parents sue league

ids suspended. Couple seeks injunction against BTAA. Wednesday, February 01, 206 By PRECIOUS PETTY The Express-Times EASTON | A Bethlehem Township couple is suing a youth sports league for suspending their sons from one of its wrestling teams last month…

Last Man Standing: Minnesota’s Matt Nagel

Senior All-American Matt Nagel has been there and back. When he arrived on campus in the late summer of 2001, he was joining a wrestling program that had just reached the pinnacle of collegiate wrestling. But for Nagel and his…

MD Wrestler Injured In Match Dies from Broken Neck

by James Peters and Jaime Ciavarra Staff Writers Michael Tyler, the 16-year-old wrestler who died Friday after breaking his neck during a match three weeks earlier, is being remembered not just for his prowess in sports, but for his heart,…

NMAA Sued Over Wrestling Weight System

Kristin Hoke, WPBF Anchor ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Espanola school district is suing the New Mexico Activities Association. Espanola officials allege the organization’s weight classification system for wrestlers left its athletes at a disadvantage. State District Judge Daniel Sanchez granted…

Coach alters attitudes in the wrestling room

Terry Steiner works at breaking down barriers as USA Wrestling’s national women’s coach MOLLY BLUE FOREST GROVE — Wrestling rooms are sweltering, the hotter the better. The walls are padded, and mats line the floor. Typically, they are places where…

Ohio U To Honor Wrestling/Coaching Legend Harry Houska

Ohio University Sports Information ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio University Athletics Department and the Bobcat wrestling program will honor former national champion and legendary head coach Harry Houska on February 11-12, 2006. A special reception will be held at 8…