Category Amateur Wrestling

Tickets Now Available for 2005 World Team Trials in Ames

Tickets now available for USA Wrestling World Team Trials in Ames, Iowa, June 18-191/14/2005Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling All-session tickets are now on sale for the USA Wrestling World Team Trials, which will be hosted at Hilton Coliseum on the campus of…

2005 National Duals Set for Cleveland State

2005 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Set for Cleveland St Tournament Takes Place January 21-23; 28 Number one ranked wrestlers to compete Pat Tocci/NWCA (Manheim, PA)- The nation’s top collegiate wrestling programs will converge on the Cleveland State University Convocation Center…

Wartburg’s Kauffman: Making The Most of 2nd Chance

Wartburg’s Scott Kauffman’s Making Most of Second Chance A Variety Of Reasons Led The Emmetsburg, IA Standout To Quit The Team At Iowa, But Now, at Age 25, He is a Force at DIII Power Wartburg By Jim Nelson “Special…

Soldier/Ex Wis HS Wrestler Inspires

From the Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin Dennis Semrau: Soldier, ex-Cards wrestler inspires By Dennis Semrau January 13, 2005 There is a reason why the United States Marine Corps recruits former wrestlers to join its elite branch of the military…

Wrestling teaches life lessons best of all sports

Wrestling helped mold Airman into man he is todayBy Senior Airman Joshua G. Moshier, Black Hills Bandit staff One reason many advocates of sports and competition give for why sports are so vital to our society is the fact they…

USA Wrestling Seeks Women’s Freestyle Coach

USA Wrestling seeks Women’s Freestyle National Developmental/Resident Coach to help build women’s program1/13/2005Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling is accepting applications for the new full-time position of Women’s Freestyle National Developmental/Resident Coach. This coaching professional would work in the National Team…

TheMat’s Dual of the Week: Iowa at Oklahoma State

TheMat.com Dual of the Week: Iowa at Oklahoma State1/14/2005John Fuller Iowa (5-1) atOklahoma State (6-0) January 16, 2005Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, Okla. There have been 74 NCAA Division I wrestling tournaments. 52 of those tournaments have been won by either Oklahoma State…

Bobby Douglas To Get Gallagher Award at OK State in Feb

Bobby Douglas to receive Gallagher Award from Oklahoma State on Feb. 201/14/2005Chris Matthews/Oklahoma State STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics at ) ” Iowa State head coach Bobby Douglas is this year’s recipient of the Edward Clark Gallagher Award to be presented…

Neal: No Longer Grappling… But “Might Go Back To It”

No longer grappling After making difficult transition from wrestling to NFL, Patriots’ Neal pins down starting job By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff | January 14, 2005 FOXBOROUGH — The wrestler is a football player now, and evolving into a…

Wrestler Beats Cancer, Sets Season Debut

From the Portland Oregonian Dodge beats cancer, sets season debut Thursday, January 13, 2005 The 34th annual Clark County wrestling tournament will be Friday and Saturday at Columbia River High School and will include the return of Heritage’s Mark Dodge,…

Unassuming CT HS Junior Summons His Powers

From the Hartford Courant Unassuming Junior Summons His PowersJanuary 13, 2005 By SHAWN COURCHESNE, Courant Staff Writer WINDSOR — He is a force in his sport, traveling a path many in the wrestling community say is destined to lead to…

All in the family: a passion for wrestling

All in the family: a passion for wrestling Two sets of brothers take the sport home By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff | January 13, 2005 READING — Crash. Not again, Karen Pinette usually thinks, as she talks on the phone…