Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) defeated 2004 Olympic silver medalist Tonya Verbeek of Canada in the gold-medal finals at 55 kg/121 lbs. at the Trophe Milone Interational in Naples, Italy on March 12. George won…
John Fuller All season long, the race for the title at 125 lbs. has been between three wrestlers “Sam Hazewinkel of Oklahoma, Kyle Ott of Illinois and Nick Simmons of Michigan State. Hazewinkel’s only loss this season came in the…
By Eric MayesThe Daily Item LEWISBURG ” A former Bucknell University wrestling coach and star wrestler have sued Bucknell alleging defamation, and are seeking unspecified damages. The trial started earlier this week. Michael Garcia of Mount Carmel and former coach…
Friday’s PIAA state quarterfinal bout was the worst kind for Nazareth’s Joe Caramanica — or any defending state champion, for that matter. The kind where absolutely nothing goes your way and then you find yourself in overtime and then in…
Wrestler grappling over disputed decision School appeals call that gave title to La Salle’s Florio By DAN HOWLEY, Staff writer Don’t look for a reversal of the reversal. North Rockland High is challenging an officiating call that cost senior C.J.…
Pat GalbinceaPlain Dealer Reporter Paybacks can be sweet or bitter, as standout wrestlers Mike Milano and Evan Standish learned Friday night in the 37th Greater Cleveland East-West High School Senior All-Star Matches at Cleveland State. For Milano (160 pounds), a…
UNO Claims Second-Straight National ChampionshipMavericks Crown Three National Champions OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska-Omaha crowned three individual national champions as the Mavericks claimed their second-consecutive team title at the 2005 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship being held on the Nebraska-Omaha campus…
By Ron [email protected] HERSHEY — Kyle Fluke had just pulled off the upset of the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Tournament, taking out two-time runner-up Seth Ciasulli of Easton 4-3. And if that wasn’t reason enough for the State College 125-pounder…
Plum senior on track for first title; Kiski’s Oravec sets record Saturday, March 12, 2005By David Assad, Tri-State Sports & News Service HERSHEY, Pa. — It has been a case of “been there, done that “for 125-pound Plum senior Sean…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Rulon Gardner, who won two Olympic medals in the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling, underwent successful out-patient surgery on a toe on his right foot which had been initially damaged by frostbite in January 2002. Gardner had the…
Fisk, Eckloff, Jones all apear on track for big weekendBy DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. – Joey Ecklof and Donnie Jones appear headed toward an epic title showdown. Matt Fisk is so tantalizingly close to breaking the PIAA record…
Girls coach charged with lewd behaviorSan Leandro wrestling head allegedly made inappropriate contact By Ricci Graham, STAFF WRITER SAN LEANDRO ” The girls wrestling coach at San Leandro High School has been charged with committing a lewd act against a…