Category Amateur Wrestling

Fire Destroys Fryeburg Gym, Wrestling Room

Blaze destroys Fryeburg gym, athletic gear, but not season By Associated Press FRYEBURG, Maine – Fryeburg Academy’s gymnasium was gutted by a fire that also consumed the private school’s athletic equipment and uniforms. But worries that the fall sports schedule…

3x GA HS State Champ Now an MD in Iraq

By Will Hammock Assistant Sports Editor As it is with enlisted men and women headed for deployment, saying goodbye is always the roughest part. Chad Marley found that out firsthand earlier this year. A three-time state champion wrestler at Shiloh…

Missouri Wrestling Holds Black and Gold

Columbia, Mo. – The Missouri wrestling program announced today that it will hold its annual Black and Gold wrestle-offs Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse. The Tigers, sitting at No. 14 in the preseason rankings, will begin action…

Marshall Marquardt, Dana College

Hello again. It’s time for another look into my life as a wrestler. We finished up our preseason workouts last week and I have finally come to the realization that wrestling doesn’t last forever. Almost every wrestler I have ever…

A resurrection for Mesa State wrestling

By By PATTI ARNOLD The Daily Sentinel When wrestling was dropped at Mesa State College after the 1991 season, it created a rift between the wrestling community on the Western Slope and the college that never quite healed. Let the…

Thad Benton Looking To Repeat as Div II Champ

“Ice In His Veins” Thad Benton of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, the defending Division II NCAA champion at 141 lbs, is a talented yet unassuming wrestler. The Pennsylvania native, who never won a high school state title, is now track to join Carlton…

Center Profile

Cancer Center salutes Marty Heslin, M.D., Comprehensive Cancer Center scientist, associate professor in the Department of Surgery Section of Surgical Oncology and director of the Multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Center. He was recruited to UAB in 1996 from Memorial Sloan-Kettering…

Sooners Roberts: On The Mat, On The Road To Recovery

Senior Wes Roberts looks to become OU’s next comeback star. by Robert Przybylo Coming back from a season-ending injury can be tough. Try coming back from two. OU senior wrestler Wes Roberts is looking to do just that this year.…

Refresh Your Tastes With Cowboy Wrestling

Sports Column By Ben Elder Sports Editor Who ever thought watching two men wrestle in tight leotards would be so fun? Well, in Stillwater, Okla., that could be the best thing you have ever seen ever to grace the stage…

Strubel takes third in beach wrestling tournament

By Barry Decker, Intelligencer Journal Correspondent Intelligencer Journal LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Sweat, sand and salt air are the ingredients of a popular new sport that Brad Strubel not only tried, but did so successfully. Strubel finished third out of…

WrestlingPod now has podcasts!

WrestlingPod.com now has the ability to take the wrestling news with you! With the help of Talkr, audio versions of each post should be available for download. You can add them to your iPod or other mp3 player or just…

MAC Preseason Rankings Released

MAC Sports Information CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Mid-American Conference wrestling coaches announced the preseason weight class individual rankings in conjunction with the league office today. The rankings will be released on the second Tuesday of each month throughout the season,…