Category Amateur Wrestling

Mike Ellsworth: Wrestling Beyond Borders

Mike Ellsworth grew up in Caro, MI, population @4500. He was a four-time state high school wrestling finalist and a two-time state champ with a record of 198-19-2. Since graduating from the University of Michigan in 1995, Mike has been…

Earl Walker named new Delaware State coach

Dover, DE — Delaware State University Director of Athletics Chuck Bell has announced the appointment of First State native Dr. Earl E. Walker, Jr. as head coach of the university’s wrestling team, effective in mid-December. Walker, 33, succeeds Darren Archangelo,…

RealProWrestling DVD Available For Christmas

The RPW Season One Box Set (8 discs) of 49 full-length, action-packed matches will be available for Christmas! Ordering Details Everyone who placed a pre-order will be contacted directly by RPW to take their orders over the phone before Dec.…

Update: Support Gathers for IWIM/Gable Museum in Waterloo

By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor CEDAR FALLS – If enthusiasm and want could carry a project, the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum would be up and running on Jefferson Street. It’s not. The target date of Nov.…

Marcus Mollica: Life During & After Wrestling

If you want to find Markus Mollica these days you’d better trade in your wrestling shoes for a surfboard and get down to Manhattan Beach, CA. A native of Akron, OH, Markus now calls this exclusive Southern California beach city…

Douglas & Staff Bringing Cyclones Into The Future

By Luke Plansky / Daily Staff Writer With top new recruits committing to Iowa State next season, the ISU wrestling program said it is preparing to “raise the bar.” Days after receiving commitments from three top recruits, head wrestling coach…

UNC graduate to trade wrestling for military duty

By Patrick C. McFadden Matthew Stewart found out in November that he would need to put aside something to which he has dedicated much of his life. The recent University of Northern Colorado graduate received word from the Marines that…

Life After Wrestling

For most wrestlers, life is about training, injury prevention, cutting weight, competition and everything that involves wrestling. Hopes and dreams of becoming a state, NCAA, world and Olympic champion drive their every move on and off the mat. Regardless of…

CIF’s new weight management program is here

By Ryan Wallace The Calaveras Enterprise The face of high school wrestling in the state of California and across the country will undergo some significant changes over the next year. A new weight management program aimed at regulating weight loss…

Cowboys on top in Bedlam wrestling

By Roger Moore STILLWATER NEWSPRESS (STILLWATER, Okla.) STILLWATER, Okla. ” The situation was simple for the University of Oklahoma and senior heavyweight Jake Hager. Pick up a technical fall with near fall points or score a fall ” against Steve…