Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
National Champions Q&A: Brad Vering John Fuller Brad Vering of the New York AC has been atop the U.S. ladder for three straight years now. The former NCAA champion at Nebraska quickly adjusted to life as a Greco-Roman wrestler, placing…
Schlatter, Escobedo, Nickerson head Asics All-America Wrestling First Team Rob Sherrill/Center Mat Press Troy Nickerson (125) of Binghamton (N.Y.) Chenango Forks High, the first five-time state champion in New York history, and four-time state champions Angel Escobedo (135) of Griffith…
Dr. Will Welker is passionate about reading, writing and wrestling. The former is what he does as the reading specialist at Warwood Middle School in Wheeling, WV, a position he’s held since 1976. As a writer, Welker has authored nearly…
The new amateur wrestling news blog has been upgraded. 😀 We’ll continue with news on Wednesday. Design edits will also be coming.
The time has come to leave Blogger in the past. Today begins the new, upgraded, Wrestling News blog. Visitors shouldn’t notice any problems, however they should notice an all new, much nicer and more feature rich blog. I won’t get…
U.S. Nationals to air on ESPN2 on Monday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m Eastern, with eight featured matches on broadcastGary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Las Vegas/ASICS United States National Wrestling Championships will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 on Monday, June 6…
Hall of Fame honors weekend begins with presentation of plaques Friday night in Stillwater, Okla.Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Honors weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum began in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday, June 3, as honorees from across…
By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune HEBER CITY – A half-hour before Thursday’s memorial service for longtime Wasatch High football coach Ron Tree, a heavyweight wrestling champion, an all-state baseball player, a burly football lineman and several other recently…
By ROBIN FAMBROUGH [email protected] Advocate sportswriter When Bill Bofinger attended Lee High in the 1960s, wrestling wasn’t a varsity sport. Bofinger went on to play football at LSU, earning two varsity letters and playing in both a Sugar Bowl and…
From the Dan Gable Newsletter Gable Blog Since I haven’t been putting a newsletter out on a regular basis, I think I’ll try a new approach. I love this sport and I have so much to talk about that I…
NC State wrestling coach Carter Jordan announced today that Ryan Goodman has transferred to NC State from Nebraska. NC State wrestling coach Carter Jordan announced today that Ryan Goodman has transferred to NC State from Nebraska. A two-sport athlete for…
LINCOLN – Ryan Davis, one of the nation’s top wrestling recruits two years ago after a standout prep career at Blair (N.J.) Academy, is transferring from Oklahoma State to Nebraska. Davis, stuck behind NCAA champ Zack Esposito last season as…