Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
By Jason Tarwater, Sports Editor For the first time in 30 years, the MSHAA wrestling championships will take place somewhere besides Columbia’s Hearnes Center. Not to worry, the tournament will be moving across the parking lot to Mizzou Arena in…
Kolat offers free wrestling clinics at Santa Fe “AAU Grand Nationals” and collects autographs from youth wrestlers, coaches and parents to support education SANTA FE, NM – Former Olympian Cary Kolat has signed his share of autographs, respected by many…
USA Wrestling encourages youth wrestlers to form friendships and to share their experiences with their peers as they compete in USA Wrestling National and Regional Championships. For many years, as part of building friendships, wrestlers have traded singlets and uniforms.…
USA Wrestling reprimanded Nick Preston (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids), who competes in the 96 kg lbs. division in men’s freestyle wrestling, concerning his behavior during a match at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 29-30. The reprimand…
DeGain rounds out UVa wrestling staff for 2005-06 season From UVA Sports Information CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia head wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein has announced the addition of Pat DeGain to the UVa wrestling coaching staff. DeGain, a 2005…
OSU wrestling coach reveals desire for another title By Bruce Campbell Remember a few years ago when Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith reportedly was feeling heat because the Cowboys hadn’t won a national championship since 1994? After his Cowboys…
ASICS America Corporation of Irvine, CA is proud to announce its support and sponsorship of the world’s newest sport: Beach Wrestling. During last summer’s Olympic Games in Athens Greece, FILA, the international wrestling federation, announced that Beach Wrestling would be…
The host city for the Games of the XXX Olympiad will be the city of London. Following four rounds of voting by members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), today, at the 117th IOC Session, in Singapore, London eventually triumphed…
SINGAPORE – London was awarded the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday, defeating European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to the British capital for the first time since 1948. After Moscow, New York and…
Des Moines Register – An article about a casting call for the reality show “The Biggest Loser” included comments from cast hopeful and assistant wrestling coach Matt Hoover. The show features 12 overweight housemates”one is voted off each week”who compete…
The 25 most powerful people in Iowa sports By RANDY PETERSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER 1. Bob Bowlsby Iowa athletic director Oversees budget of $45 million, the state’s largest. 2. Michael Gartner President, Iowa Board of Regents. Also is majority owner…
By Will Hammock More than 26 years have passed since the blackout. Plenty of time to move on with his life, build a family of his own and stay connected with wrestling, the sport he has lived and breathed for…