Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) has been named TheMat.com…
By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] Where would we be without message boards? Posting on Internet message boards has become commonplace for every subject, topic, or sport imaginable, thanks to the world of…
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The Indiana wrestling team reported for its first round of meetings for the 2005-06 season today, while its official season does not begin until November. The Hoosiers will kickoff the year traveling to Columbia, Mo., for the Missouri Open on…
Bobby Douglas enjoyed coaching U.S. women’s university team, learning new things about being a coach Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling You might think Bobby Douglas has done everything there is to do in wrestling. An Olympic athlete, Olympic coach and NCAA Champion…
BY ARNOLD KNIGHTLY BUSINESS PRESS Light heavyweight James Irvin caught Terry Martin with a flying knee to the head nine seconds into the second round, knocking out Martin in the opening bout of UFC 54: Boiling Point. Martin was given…
Teacher’s summer wrestling camp also pins down math, reading skills Gary McLendon Staff writer Arkee Allen coaches wrestling in the suburbs. But he hasn’t forgotten his city roots. This summer, in a combination of two of his passions, Allen started…
By DAVID MAYBERRY Star-Tribune staff writer There’s finally a book by a prominent athlete that — from cover to cover — is believable. Fittingly, Rulon Gardner wrote it. Instead of a chapter or more devoted to the tawdriness often highlighted…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Dan Gable’s name is synonymous to excellence in wrestling. The legendary athlete who turned into a champion coach still inspires an ever-growing population enthralled with the sport of wrestling. Many wrestling fans admiringly speak of the stories…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling and Northern Michigan University are pleased to announce the hiring of Celso “Tony” DeAnda of Colorado Springs, Colo. to serve as the United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) Assistant Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Coach. DeAnda will…
FILA signs four-year television contracts to broadcast World, European, Asian and World Cup events FILA web page/ For the new Olympic cycle, FILA undertook to renegotiate former TV contracts, in particular with EBU (European Broadcasting Union), and to sign new…
By KIRK BEY / La Crosse Tribune Nate Skaar didn’t hesitate when UW-La Crosse athletic director Joe Baker called him. Skaar told Baker he would return as UW-L’s wrestling coach on a one-year interim basis, the same position he held…