Category Amateur Wrestling

U.S. sets lineup for Pan Am Championships in Guatemala City, April 28-30John Fuller/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling has finalized its lineup for a men’s freestyle team at the 2005 Pan Am Championships set to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, April…

Mike Mena was recently talking to a group of about 60 kids at a clinic in Ohio when it finally hit him. He wasn’t known for his international wrestling success, where he is currently a U.S. National Freestyle team member…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Sara McMann (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids) has been named the 2004 Women’s Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that McMann has won this prestigious award. McMann won the Olympic silver gold…

Submitted by: Kimberly Moran DATE: Sunday, May 1, 2005 (PAX TV) Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (Fox Sports Net) TELEVISION: PAX TV Sunday 4-5 PM (Check Local Listings) Fox Sports Net Wednesday 3-4 PM (Check Local Listings) WHAT: RealProWrestling (RPW) is…

A former college wrestler, Joe Michael Burke, has a guest role on EYES, the new series on ABC (usually airing at 10PM), playing the character “Scott Ward” I haven’t a clue as to how large his role will be, but…

Hey Guys, J.D. Oliva here. I just wanted to take this opportunity to announce the first group of casting choices for our film 7 Minutes. Jeff Harrison, formerly of the Univeristy of Northern Iowa, has landed our starring role. The…

Trivia question: What Real Pro Wrestling competitor scored the first-ever six point throw in league history? Answer: Joe Williams of the Chicago Groove. While that information is pretty fresh in the minds of hardcore RPW fans, it’s something that will…

SPOILER WARNING! On Sunday’s Episode five of Real Pro Wrestling, which featured competition in the 184-pound weight class, eight world class wrestlers battled for the right to compete in the championship match. Emerging, however, were two polar opposite personalities. The…

Bob Condron/USOC COLUMBUS, Ohio”An Ohio United States District Court denied a temporary restraining order on Wednesday in a suit brought by the Ohio Taekwondo Association (OTA) against USA Taekwondo (USAT) and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). In its ruling, the…

Special to the T-R When you bring together 800 high school students and place them in one room together you might think it could be difficult to get their attention. On Thursday morning, Marshalltown Community College’s Babe Harder Memorial gymnasium…

By David Pressgrove, Sports Writer When Adams State College junior Kourtney Lake stepped to the scales at the NCAA Division II wrestling national championships in March, the signs were there. The former high school state champion from Moffat County weighed…

Cpl. Jake Clark won gold at 2004 Armed Forces Championship By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa ” An Okinawa-based Marine has been named the Corps’ top male athlete for 2004, a year in which he won gold…