Category Amateur Wrestling

Wrestling: Missouri ChampionshipsCoaches debate new four-class systemBy Joe Lyons Post-Dispatch If nothing else, the move to four classes in Missouri wrestling is prompting discussion. “I don’t like it, and I didn’t talk to a single coach who does, “Francis Howell…

Huff Hall was full of highlights and accomplishments Thursday night as the No. 3 Illini dominated No. 18 Northwestern 29-6. Not only was it senior night, with Michael Boyd (157), Anthony Castillo (165), Mark Jayne (133), Anton Dietzen (149) and…

Cooperman avenges an earlier lossBy J.F. PIRROThe Express-Times BETHLEHEM — If Lehigh University’s wrestling match with visiting Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall was a tune-up for the EIWA Championships in two weeks, there’s at least one…

Lehigh crushes Penn in finaleBy BRIAN FORTNERThe Express-Times BETHLEHEM — The long grind of college wrestling’s regular season is littered with peaks and valleys that every team inevitably encounters. Those who can navigate through the rough patches are the ones…

Wrestling falls hard vs. Lehigh Quakers follow home win over Princeton on Senior Day with deflating loss to No. 4 HawksBy ilario huober The Penn wrestling team headed toward this weekend, and its last two dual meets of the season,…

By Seth Gordon, Daily Sports WriterWrestling The Michigan wrestling team just added two notches to its belt. But now the real work begins. The fifth-ranked Wolverines dominated Michigan State on Friday, 34-8 and Purdue yesterday, 29-18, to secure a share…

Man suing district in wrestling injury case By AMY HILVERS, Californian staff writere-mail: [email protected] A man is suing the Kern High School District after he reportedly injured his knee while practicing a wrestling move at the Foothill High School gym…

‘Pokes complete undefeated season STILLWATER (AP) – Top-ranked heavyweight Steve Mocco won a decision against Joel Tapler to clinch an 18-13 victory against Oklahoma on Sunday and secure Oklahoma State’s perfect wrestling season. Oklahoma could have pulled off an upset…

Fresno ultimate fighter on TV From staff and wire reports Josh Koscheck, a former NCAA wrestling champion who recently moved to Fresno, is one of the participants in Spike TV’s reality show “The Ultimate Fighter, “which airs on Monday nights…

Lehigh pounds Penn in finaleBanged-up Trenge wins his match as Hawks set sights on EIWA’s. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call Jon Trenge survived cuts to his eyes. Troy Letters finished the regular season undefeated. Cory Cooperman reversed his…

Senior Cowboy shines in final home dual Ben ElderAsst. Sports Editor With one second left on the clock, the crowd rose to its feet to salute a No. 1 ranked senior who has given the Oklahoma State wrestling squad nothing…

Shuttle Service Offered To Ease Wrestling Woes DES MOINES- Drivers know to steer clear of Vets Auditorium when ever possible, but at tournament time it can’t be avoided for many. For those that run the dual guantlet of construction and…