Category Amateur Wrestling

RPW Coach Dan Chandler Wrestlers, says Dan Chandler, have always been million-dollar athletes in a $100 sport. He was one himself, beginning as a high school wrestler for Anoka (Minn.) High School, who went 33-1 his senior year and becoming…

RPW Coach Brandon Slay Brandon Slay prizes the gold medal he won in freestyle wrestling in the 2000 Olympic Games, but the Real Pro Wrestling Texas Shooters coach knows that that award doesn’t hold the most value in his life.…

Report from Episode 4 The action was riveting on Sunday’s episode of Real Pro Wrestling, which showed quarterfinal and semifinal action in the 163-pound weight class. As expected, the top two seeds, Joe Williams of the Chicago Groove and Joe…

Wrestling Awards Announced Johnson and Perry share team’s Most Valuable Wrestler Award for 2004-05 season IOWA CITY, IA – University of Iowa wrestlers Mark Perry and Joe Johnston have earned the Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestler Award for the 2004-05…

SC wrestling put on probation for its part in fight By JOSE GARCIA, Editor The Arizona Interscholastic Association Inc. put the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School wrestling program on a year probation for its involvement in a fight in…

Cuban Wrestlers Hope to Win at Pan-American Wrestling Championships Havana, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban free and Greek-Roman wrestlers hope for the best at the men,´s and women,´s Pan-American Championship slated for April 25 to May 1st in Guatemala. Wrestling…

Penn wrestlers keep it ‘Real’ Ex-Quakers wrestler Slay, assistant Tobin involved in new leagueBy andrew goodman A new twist on professional wrestling has a Penn coach and alumnus competing against some of the nation’s best athletes on national television. Penn…

Hamm wins Sullivan Olympic gymnast is top amateur The Associated Press NEW YORK ” Gymnast Paul Hamm finally won an easy one. No spectacular comeback was necessary. No court battles are foreseen. Olympic gold medalist Hamm received the 75th Sullivan…

Cataline named TheMat.com Wrestler of the WeekGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Jackie Cataline (Corona, Calif./Cataline’s Wildcats) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for the week of March 22-28. Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon…

Important facts concerning rules and procedures at 2005 U.S. Nationals and U.S. World Team TrialsJosi Carlson/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling,¡,¦s qualification process for the U.S. World Team Trials has seen some changes for the 2005 season. In addition to the rule…

This Sunday’s episode of Real Pro Wrestling, which will air on PAX TV at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), will feature competition in the 163-pound weight class. Action from the quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be shown, with the…

By Gery Woelfel For Matt Case, there are few things as pleasurable as being part of a symphony. It gives him an adrenaline rush. It sends his senses soaring. It’s a moment unlike any other for the Racine native. “I…