Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Article from January 08, 2007 By Ward Gossett Assistant Sports Editor Chattanooga Times Free Press This past Saturday was a good day for wrestling, specifically the Central Invitational. The area’s oldest continuing invitational tournament — 38 years and counting —…
Andrew Hipps, Senior Writer Tim Hartung, who hails from a Durand, Wisconsin, was a one-time state champion who wasn’t heavily recruited coming out of high school. But he went on to wrestle at the University of Minnesota, where he became…
Westside (Missouri) News Countdown to Fight Night LAKE OF THE OZARKS ” Gravois Mills’ own Jesse Shewmaker, a multiple Golden Gloves champion, will square off with Travis Allen Saturday night Jan. 20 in the main event of “Fight Night at…
There are places every wrestling fan must make a point of visiting at some time in their life. One of those is the new Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. The new, 21,000-square-foot facility opens Jan.…
Zalesky returns to Iowa Speaks out on being fired By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen CEDAR FALLS — From a distance, he looked like he raided John Smith’s closet. But closer up, the Oregon State emblem was visible on the…
Tennessee-Chattanooga wrestling coach Chris Bono said he considers today’s double-dual against Oregon State and Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls to be a homecoming. Bono was named head coach July 29. This is his second season with the Mocs. He was…
Tom Franck, Staff Writer tom There’s obviously still a lot of season left, but a month and a half of Division I college wrestling is in the books. In the six plus weeks of action “¦ a good number of…
(For RealProWrestlingFans members: Corey Jantzen is the younger brother of Jesse Jantzen, who competed in Season 1 of RPW.) Shoreham-Wading River’s defending state Div. I champ ruled out by NYSPHSAA BY GREGG SARRA Newsday Staff Writer Shoreham-Wading River’s Corey Jantzen,…
As a sport, college wrestling flies pretty much under the radar. It takes a special individual or team to put the sport on the front of the nation’s sports pages or to get a brief mention on ESPN’s SportsCenter. Dan…
Mater Dei Holiday Classic By DREW BRUNO Courier & Press staff writer 464-7523 or brunoa*courierpress.com A few yards beyond mat number one in Mater Dei’s gymnasium, Jerry Parkinson approaches his father, Bud. “Good luck, champ, “the father says, his son…
Hollywood script writers take note. Even “Rudy “should take a backseat to this story about perseverance. It’s been 10 years since Claudio Torres wrestled competitively, calling it quits on a college career in 1996 after having knee surgery. A lot…
Wrestling star Marion arrested, charged with disorderly conduct BY ABBY SIMONS REGISTER STAFF WRITER A two-time state wrestling champion from Des Moines was arrested early Dec. 24 on charges of disorderly conduct. Montell Marion, 18, who won state titles with…