Category Amateur Wrestling

FEATURE: Byers seeks Olympic glory, and may pursue his dream through 2012 Games12/23/2004Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Dremiel Byers has been a World champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Only four U.S. wrestlers have ever won a World Greco-Roman title. He is in…

Saturday, December 25, 2004 Reading, Dodgers legend Osteen among ’04 class Buddy LaRosa’s High School Sports Hall of Fame By Tom GroeschenEnquirer staff writer Terry Malone was 360-177-8 as coach at Badin and old Hamilton Catholic.Enquirer fileZoom Claude Osteen helped…

Dear Friends, One of the gifts I(Mark) opened this morning was “Grappling Glory: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Wrestling & Rasslin’ “by Ross Bernstein… What a wonderful book! It’s jam-packed with interesting information and tons of photos of great amateur…

From the Santa Cruz (California) Sentinel December 24, 2004 Reversal of fortune: Soquel athlete overcame five surgeries to make wrestling team as a seniorBy BOB LINNEMANsentinel staff writer It’s taken several years, and several operations, but Craig Musich is finally…

From the Middletown (Connecticut) Press Story Link McKeever’s classes teach the basics By SEAN P. REILLY, Middletown Press Sports Writer12/24/2004 MIDDLETOWN – A few short years ago, mentioning the sport of wrestling to either elementary or high school students would…

From the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania Posted on Fri, Dec. 24, 2004 Bald Eagle Area leaves no doubt against shorthanded ClearfieldBy Ron [email protected] WINGATE – You can speculate all you want about how different the score…

From the Evanston (Illinois) Review, the host city for the Midlands…Stars come out at MidlandsBY JIM COFFMAN STAFF WRITER Story Link Want to wrestle in the Olympics some day? Or maybe star on Monday Night Football? Northwestern’s venerable Midlands wrestling…

http://www.thewrestlingmall.com/htmls/news.asp?Cat=3&View=10221 Minnesota Headlines 2004 Southern Scuffle Printer Friendly Version Email this article 12/23/2004 11:23:00 AM Big Ten and National Power Brings Name Recognition To Growing Tournament By Anthony Maggio “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] Think…

http://www.thewrestlingmall.com/htmls/news.asp?Cat=3&View=10222 Off The Mat: Catching up with Chris Pendleton 12/23/2004 2:02:00 PM Read about a different side of the Oklahoma State superstar By Ryan Teubner “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] It was only months after…

Cool and unusual punishment Cross country coach Rick Kapala dishes it out By JODY ZARKOSExpress Staff Writer Don’t let the thousand-watt smile and easygoing manner fool you. Beneath both lies a coolly calculating competitive drive that inspires both fear and…

Blind Teen Given Sight for Few WeeksDec. 23, 2004 From KSL-TV the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=140760 Ed Yeates Reporting A blind 17-year-old teenager from Layton had his sight restored for the first time, even though it lasted only…

Stephen Neal is one of the most accomplished heavyweight wrestlers of modern times. In fact, his mat credentials may make him one of the best big men of ALL time. Neal was a four-time All-American at Cal State Bakersfield. A…