Category Amateur Wrestling

NCAA Tournament Previews: 141 PoundsJohn Fuller One of the deepest weight classes in the land, the race for 141 pounds promises to be thrilling all the way through. As many as six different wrestlers could conceivably come away with the…

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By Roger Moore CNHI News Service STILLWATER, Okla. – Who is going to beat the Cowboys? That was the question back in November. With a week until the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Savvis Center in St. Louis, that same…

Davison standout tries to block out brother’s condition, wins his eighth title.By David Goricki / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS — Brent Metcalf of Davison earned his place in state wrestling history Saturday night in the Individual State Finals at…

Age won’t pin wrestling coach Working with kids has kept C.C.’s Mike Rodriguez, 73, inspired for 48 years. By Rob Parker / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS — For years now, Mike Rodriguez has been talking about retiring and going…

Ecklof wins third state title in three years By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer, The Associated Press Joey Ecklof turned a much-anticipated showdown into a stunning blowout. The rapid takedowns gave Northampton’s Ecklof the early edge _ and made him…

By Colleen KaneEnquirer staff writer Mount St. Joseph wrestling coach Tom Wynn knows his team is still probably two years from becoming the Division III wrestling power he envisions, but this year was another step in the right direction. When…

Jim Heath RICHARDSON, TEXAS “Depth proves to be the big edge for the University of Central Florida as they won individual championships in the last three weight classes to repeat as National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) national champions on Saturday…

By John GruppTRIBUNE-REVIEW HERSHEY — One of the most anticipated championship matches in PIAA wrestling history ended with a whimper. Somebody finally found a way to keep up with the Joneses. Joey Ecklof of Northampton thumped Donnie Jones of Greensburg…

Greensburg Salem senior soundly beaten in 152-pound final, 10-3By David Assad, Tri-State Sports & News Service HERSHEY, Pa. — After hundreds of PIAA Class AAA wrestling matches this weekend, the showdown that everyone had waited to see turned into a…

Jeannette star returns to take title BY ROD FRISCOOf The Patriot-News Jeannette’s A.J. Graves was a state runner-up last year, but his loss in the finals to Wilkes-Barre Meyers’ Joe Rovelli left the Jayhawk with such a bad feeling that…

John Fuller The breakdown of this weight class could rely heavily on who gets the top seed. Travis Lee of Cornell and Shawn Bunch of Edinboro each have one loss this year “to each other. These two have a great…