Category Amateur Wrestling

By Jeff ChaneyThe Grand Rapids Press ST LOUIS — Travis Piccard walked away from the NCAA Division I wrestling championships at Savvis Center proud, but not satisfied. Wresting in arguably the toughest weight class at the three-day tournament at 157…

Former Clarion Coach Has Dedicated Life to Sport of Wrestling By Matt Krumrie – Senior Editor Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] Bob Bubb was basking in the warm Florida sun at his daughter’s Vero Beach home in…

Peggy Durant/Ken Chertow/ During last year’s controversy when the PIAA was contemplating reducing the weight classes for PA high school wrestling from fourteen to twelve, I found myself becoming emotionally involved in the arguments pro and con. Most of those…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Chris Pendleton (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma State) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for the week of March 15-21. Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon performance within wrestling for that…

Check out this unofficial Real Pro Wrestling Message Board. It is different from others because it has a special spot in the board for each teams fans! The point of the forum is to help RPW’s popularity and further the…

After almost four years and countless hours of focus and dedication we are proud to announce the long-awaited television debut of RealProWrestling “this Sunday, March 27th at 4EST (3CST) on PAX “TV. For those of you who have not experiences…

By MATT TROWBRIDGE, Rockford Register Star The alarm would ring. Time to get up. A new day. Each time, Grant Miller would have the same thought: Please, let this day be over. Soon. “I find myself just hating life every…

By BRIAN VanderBEEKBEE STAFF WRITER In a few words, Billy Exline can describe the difference between California and Iowa, at least as far as the states’ respective levels of passion for wrestling is concerned. “Back here, if there’s a choice,…

By Chris Weeden Collegian Staff Writer ST. LOUIS — Finally, the brackets have been completed. No, not those brackets. Penn State wrestling sent six athletes to the NCAA Championships, with two returning to Happy Valley as first-time All Americans. The…

Ryan Metcalfe: Girls prep wrestling deserves increased support LAST WEEKEND, two girls from Marin finished in the top 10 in the nation in their sport of choice, wrestling. Sure, wrestling is not a sport that a lot of girls chose,…

ST. LOUIS With March Madness here, everyone is talking about their upset specials and which Cinderella team they are picking to make it the farthest. So far this year, there have been plenty of both. In the circus that has…

Submitted by: E.Goldman/Boxing & Wrestling Editor The numbers almost outshined the wrestlers at the 2005 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships, held March 17-19 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. In the 75th edition of this event, Oklahoma State won…