Category Amateur Wrestling

Third times the Charm Johnston hoping this trip to NCAA tourney produces elusive title. By J.R. Ogden The Gazette ST. LOUIS ” Joe Johnston has been here before. Twice. This time, he’s confident he won’t leave empty-handed. A junior 157-pounder…

WVU’s Jones in final after 50th win in row By R.B. Fallstrom, The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Oklahoma State had a clean sweep of five semifinal matches last night, wrapping up its third consecutive NCAA wrestling championship with one…

Senior Will Face Top-Seeded Zach Esposito Saturday for National Crown Live on ESPN ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Second-seeded Phillip Simpson earned a spot in the 149-pound championship bout by recording a pair of victories on the second day of competition…

Reiss cousins are each other’s No. 1 fans. By J.F. PIRROThe Express-Times For Emmaus High School senior Bryan Reiss, the road back to Hershey for the PIAA’s wrestling postseason in March holds a two-fold purpose. One, improving on a fifth-place…

By Andy Elder ST. LOUIS — The Big Ten coaches’ faith in wildcards Nate Galloway of Penn State and Kirk Nail of Ohio State was rewarded in the first round. Galloway posted two wins at 157 pounds, a 5-3 pigtail…

By Andy Elder ST. LOUIS — One was supposed to be there. The other, well, it’s a surprise to everyone else but him. Penn State junior 184-pounder Eric Bradley and freshman 197-pounder Phil Davis moved into the quarterfinals of the…

Nate Carlisle, Special To The Star Tribune ST. LOUIS — It was a tale of two sessions for Gophers wrestlers Thursday. During the first session of the NCAA championships, Minnesota advanced eight wrestlers in the championship bracket. But the Gophers…

Administrators with local ties also working the meet. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call ST. LOUIS, Mo. | With only 10 area qualifiers at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the tendency is to look at it as a…

ST. LOUIS – Oklahoma State had a strong showing in the opening rounds of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. The Cowboys got bonus points from their three freshmen at 125,133 and 141. Coleman Scott…

UNIVERSITY PARK — An Orefield man was charged with simple assault and related counts after he threw a bottle at a wrestling referee during a Penn State meet. According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by police: Police were…

Galloway and Davis upset seeded wrestlers in first round St. Louis, Mo., March 17, 2005 – Penn State opened the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., Thursday morning going 5-2 in the opening session and pulling off upsets…

– Spring Breakers with Superior Thumb Texterity to Take Miami by Storm WARREN, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire/ — As part of Text Fest 2005, a month- long celebration of free text messaging, Virgin Mobile USA is hosting its first official…