Category Amateur Wrestling

WASHINGTON, Newswire/ — On Sept. 29, on the set with Oprah Winfrey, 19-year old champion wrestler Kyle Maynard unveiled his autobiography “No Excuses “to the world. Within minutes, he had won the hearts of millions around the world, making…

By Tom Weber, SIUSalukis.com CARBONDALE ” The Southern Illinois University athletics department announced its 2006 Hall of Fame Class on Tuesday. The six-person class, which will be inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, features men’s basketball players…

By MATTHEW RINK A new king could assume the throne of Perry High’s wrestling empire by next week. But only members of a selection committee know whether assistant wrestling coach David Riggs, who is credited for constructing the state powerhouse…

Wrestling coach enjoys new facility, looks forward to season By Leroy Bridges Q&A with wrestling coach Jessie Reyes. The Purdue wrestling team began practicing in its new training facility on Thursday. Q: How does it feel to finally practice in…

OU wrestler Sam Hazewinkel is 75-7 in two years at OU. by Robert Przybylo For OU junior wrestler Sam Hazewinkel, success is in the genes. “My dad and uncle were both U.S. Olympians,” Hazewinkel said. “I’ve been blessed because I…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Waverly-Shell Rock’s Matt Ballweg wrestled with the decision for weeks while trying to pick which in-state school to attend. In the end, the state champion from Waverly-Shell Rock decided he’ll continue his wrestling career…

The newest thing to come to Vegas is 1,500 years old, and we’re not talking about Phyllis Diller. It’s the ancient martial art of sumo wrestling, which dates back to 8th century Japan. This is two men in a circle…

Five top seniors committed on Tuesday: Byron Sigmon is headed to UNC Greensboro, Lance Palmer committed to Ohio State, Matt Ballweg will go to Iowa, Ryan Cubberly will attend Central Michigan and late Tuesday, Florida state champion Andre Johnson committed…

By Erik Brady USA TODAY A letter sent to college administrators this month by six former members of a presidential commission on Title IX asks schools to ignore a new method for determining compliance with the law. The Department of…

By Angela Rito Athens NEWS Campus Reporter One Ohio University student depends on crutches to walk, because of his cerebral palsy, but also uses them to run marathons. And, notably, he doesn’t feel he’s “disabled “any more than anybody else.…

By Pat McCarthy As a student-athlete at the University, I was appalled by the Oct. 10 guest column, “An account of wrestlers’ privileged immaturity.” The writing was coarse, and at times devoid of reason. Although the author did mention that…