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Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
John Roberts Attended High School In Northwest Indiana (CBS) LAPORTE, Ind. President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, has some strong local ties. He went to high school in northwest Indiana. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports that it is…
By Steven Allspach, Journal sports writer Tyler Halverson, his photo op with Cael Sanderson already out of the way, was relaxing in a gymful of young wrestlers Friday at Bishop Heelan. All eyes, including Halverson’s, in the steamy auditorium were…
By Alan Abrahamson Los Angeles Times Brian Roney is 45, married with two kids, a park manager for California’s Lake Casitas Recreation Area. Twenty-five years have passed, yet “I just haven’t been able to get rid of that bitterness, “he…
Sanderson headlines wrestling clinic By Steven Allspach Journal sports writer Cruising around Iowa State’s campus on a recruiting visit, shoulder to shoulder with Cael Sanderson, had a sort of ethereal affect on Joe Curran. “There I was, hanging around with…
Live Sports Video.com to webcast all finals rounds from the USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Live Sports Video/ Watch the USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championship finals!! All five gold-medal championship rounds will…
By Andy Walter, Delaware State News DOWNSTATE – Fargo isn’t a vacation, Dicky Howell likes to say. There are no amusement parks or water slides. No, Fargo is about just one thing: wrestling. “It’s certainly not a fun trip, “said…
By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service Last summer, Nick and Matt Nelson qualified for the USA Wrestling National Championships. These twins from Shaler Area High School had hoped to make a return trip to the national championships next…
A change of venue to Guthrie Center and and change in format to folkstyle from freestyle resulted in the largest participation ever for the Iowa Games Wrestling Tournament. Tim O’Brien, Lake Panorama, who served as commissioner, said a total of…
SUMO WRESTLING INVADES LAS VEGAS FOR FIRST TIME IN THE SPORT’S 1,500-YEAR HISTORY Friday, Oct. 7 – Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada LAS VEGAS – The Japan Sumo Association, the supreme governing body…
U.S. World Freestyle Team to train in public in Fargo, N.D. during the ASICS Junior/Cadet Nationals, July 26-31 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The 2005 U.S. World Team in freestyle wrestling will conduct its first training camp in preparation for the World…
A father and son, the Swezeys from Long Island, will compete at the ASICS 2005 East Coast Beach Nationals in Long Beach, N.Y. Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Swezeys of Great River, N.Y., a father and son combination, have entered to…
ohn Fuller 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] Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) has been named TheMat.com…