Category Amateur Wrestling

Laying the Foundation To Bring Back Wrestling to Zanesville

From the Zanesville Times Recorder Laying the foundationPAL youth wrestling program stirs future interest for Zanesville By John KerrSports Writer ZANESVILLE –Although Zanesville City Schools hasn’t had a wrestling program in 29 years, there is a crusade underway to change…

Something Was Missing… So Wrestler Returns As Coach

From the Portland (Oregon) Tribune Back to the mat PIL coach grew up steeped in wrestling, and there’s no leaving it By CLIFF PFENNINGIssue date: Fri, Jan 21, 2005 The Tribune Mat Sprague, a two-time state wrestling champion at Benson…

Paige Rife: Wrestler, Cheerleader

From the Ann Arbor News Athlete mixes it up Fowlerville’s Paige Rife wrestles and cheers for Gladiators Friday, January 21, 2005 BY JASON DEEGAN News Staff Reporter When Paige Rife’s varsity jacket was finished last spring, an employee of the…

Palumbos make the sport a family affair

From the Annapolis (Maryland) Capital Wrestling: Palumbos make the sport a family affairBy RON SNYDER, Staff Writer Jake Palumbo established a premature path to becoming a wrestling coach during his junior year at Annapolis Area Christian School. It was at…

This Real Pro Wrestling Is Really Real…

From one of the hotbeds of amateur wrestling… Des Moines Register To learn more about Real Pro Wrestling, check out their official website: www.rpw.tvThe new RPW Yahoo group Keeler: This Real Pro Wrestling is really real . . .…

Lehigh to face stiff competition in Cleveland

From The Morning Call — January 21, 2005 Lehigh to face stiff competition in Cleveland By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call There’s more to Cleveland than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Lehigh University’s wrestling team will…

PSU set to test lineup changes

PSU set to test lineup changes By Chris Weeden Collegian Staff Writer So far the No. 21 Penn State wrestling team has grappled with an unfamiliar fact. Mediocrity. The Nittany Lions (4-4, 0-2 Big Ten), though still ranked in the…

Zack Esposito TheMat’s Wrestler of the Week

Esposito named TheMat.com Wrestler of the WeekJohn Fuller Zack Esposito (Three Bridges, N.J./Oklahoma State) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for the week of January 11-17. Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon…

Gable Recovering from Hip Surgery

From the Iowa City Press-Citizen Gable recovering from hip surgery By Andy HamiltonIowa City Press-Citizen At 56, Dan Gable is built differently than a lot of people his age. He pushed his body to its limits for years of training.…

Real Pro Wrestling Rules 101

From Real Pro Wrestling’s Official Rule Book Wrestling Rules 101 – Overview This is the first article in a series designed to educate a newbie to the great sport of wrestling as is practiced by RealProWrestling. It will also answer…

Cowboys Build Championships on Team Unity

Originally from the student paper at Oklahoma State Cowboys build wrestling championships on team unity Ben Elder Daily O’Collegian Stillwater, OK (U-WIRE) — In any sport team unity is the key to winning. Faith in your teammates, the program and…