Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The Higher Calling Wrestling Club and the Chattanooga wrestling team is pleased to announce that they will be hosting wrestling legend Dan Gable at their respective facilities on October 12-13, 2007. The event will kick…
Waterloo, IA By Kyle Klingman Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum Young wrestlers are being invited to participate in one of the most exciting wrestling seminars ever offered. Dan Gable, considered by many to be the most successful coach…
Castle alumnus Tanya Miyasaki won a bronze medal last Saturday, placing third in the women’s under 70 kg division at the Beach Wrestling World Championships at Antalya, Turkey. Miyasaki, who also wrestled at Missouri Valley College, advanced to the semifinals…
Hofstra University Sports Information Hempstead, NY — Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, who captured the Atlantic Coast Conference 157-pound championship as a redshirt freshman at Virginia Tech last spring, has transferred and will compete for the Pride this season, Hofstra Head Wrestling Coach…
By Jodi Andes THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A former sports agent and OSU wrestling champion admitted yesterday to a scheme that bilked investors out of $1.8 million. Dunyasha M. Yetts appeared before federal Judge John D. Holschuh and pleaded guilty to…
By Jason Bryant Director of Media Relations National Wrestling Coaches Association Three very active men in the wrestling community will be honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association with the Dan Gable “America Needs Wrestling” Award. This award is to…
Over the years, many wrestlers made their marks on the University of Wisconsin wrestling program. From 1989-1992, Matt Demaray etched his name in the Badger record books and will be honored August 29 as an inductee into the UW Athletic…
By David Gillaspie This is an open letter to Dave Frohnmayer, president of University of Oregon, and Pat Kilkenny, athletic director of University of Oregon, about the recent decision to cut wrestling from the university’s roster of interscholastic sports. Like…
By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling Mike Zadick didn’t need to look into the bleachers to see what kind of support he had for Thursday’s Special Wrestle-Off with Nate Gallick. All he had to do was listen. Backed by a boisterous…
What Would Happen if Two of the Greatest Olympic Teams Ever Went Head-to-Head? Read Below to Find Out By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] When conversations arise about great United States freestyle Olympic…
Mark Palmer Rev Rewind is a new feature that provides profiles of legendary wrestlers and other stories of historical interest for the “oldest and greatest sport.” It seemed like a classic mismatch — one of those wrestling match-ups where the…
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — William A. “Bill” Tomaras, known as the “Father of Wrestling” in the state of Washington and director of men’s athletics at Western Washington University for nine years, died last Sunday at the age of 85. Tomaras was…