Category Amateur Wrestling

Oklahoma State poised to win 3d straight mat title

By BERRY TRAMEL We are viewing the golden age of Oklahoma State wrestling. The Cowboy matmen go to St. Louis this week and seem sure to secure their third straight NCAA championship. OSU is the nation’s most historic wrestling school,…

Administrators Ask IN HS Coach To Resign

Administrators ask coach to resignIngalls had beer after meet; board says action violated policy By Natalie Root Correspondent EAST GERMANTOWN, Ind. — The Western Wayne wrestling coach will not be allowed to attend tonight’s winter sports banquet because he violated…

IA HS Wrestlers Investigated for Hazing

Wrestlers investigated for hazingPHIL ROONEY, Staff Writer A complaint involving members of the Avoca-Hancock-Shelby-Tennant High School wrestling team is under investigation by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s office. A-H-S-T Superintendent Chuck Scott said a parent filed the complaint with Avoca police…

TheMat’s NCAA Preview: 184

NCAA Tournament Previews: 184 PoundsJohn Fuller Greg Jones of West Virginia has now completed his third consecutive undefeated regular season. The first of those three ended in disaster, however, as he was trounced from the NCAA Tournament in just three…

TheMat’s NCAA Preview: 174

NCAA Tournament Previews: 174 PoundsJohn Fuller One of the more experienced weight classes in the country is 174 lbs. However, no wrestler in the country has yet to consistently prove that they belong in the same class as Oklahoma State’s…

TheMat’s NCAA Preview: 165

NCAA Tournament Previews: 165 PoundsJohn Fuller Who would have thought that one of the first matches of the season may have also been an NCAA finals preview at 165 lbs.? In that match, Troy Letters of Lehigh, the defending NCAA…

Fans got their money’s worth at finals

Marquee bout at 152 was one of many show-stoppers BY ROD FRISCOOf The Patriot-News Tickets for the PIAA Wrestling Championships are not cheap. A single seat in finals costs eight bucks. Tickets for an entire series are $64. For that…

Chase Metcalf Better After Suffering Seizure

DAVISONTHE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITIONJOURNAL SPORTS WRITER Former Davison High wrestling standout Chase Metcalf is doing well according to his brother, Brent, after suffering a seizure Saturday night during the individual state wrestling finals at The Palace. Chase, the 2002…

Wrestling’s mass youth movement tough to pin

By NICK FIERROThe Express-Times No answer is right, no answer is wrong. There’s just a whole lot of gray area. When it comes to the issue of wrestlers in the Lehigh Valley transferring from one program to another, sometimes in…

TheMat’s NCAA Tournament Preview: 157

NCAA Tournament Previews: 157 PoundsJohn Fuller The weight class that most wrestling fans have been watching all season long will finally crown a national champion. There are four wrestlers in this weight class who have competed in the NCAA finals,…

TheMat’s NCAA Tournament Preview: 149

NCAA Tournament Previews: 149 PoundsJohn Fuller The reigning NCAA runner-up, Zack Esposito of Oklahoma State, entered this season as a heavy favorite to come away with the NCAA title at 149 lbs. this year. But a mid-season loss to All-American…