Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
By Chris Gasiewski, Delaware State News DOVER – The past few years, Ross Thomas opened the mailbox at his Smyrna home, awaiting a contract from the NCAA. It never came. Thomas never gave up hope, however, since the opportunity was…
Derrick Gray is currently living at Sather Air Base, otherwise know as Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. He is in a small Army unit that resides and works there. The Air Base recently built a new “Gym” to house the…
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling As promised, TheMat.com is updating its 2006 Beach Wrestling schedule, as new events are sanctioned with USA Wrestling. Last weekend, the North American Beach Wrestling Championships were a major success in Virginia Beach, Va., June 10-11.…
By Muneeza Naqvi Special to The Washington Post NEW DELHI At 5:15 a.m., when most little boys are still curled up in bed, 11-year-old Amit Kumar is already dressed in his workout uniform — a worn-out blue T-shirt and shorts.…
By Jimmy Gillispie, Theworldco.info For a total of four days, area wrestlers learn about their sport from some talented and experienced grapplers from Kansas. But the focus isn’t only on wrestling at this camp. The Team Champions Wrestling Camp once…
Mark Scott USA Wrestling USA Wrestling Job Opportunity Position Title:Manager of Grass-Roots Development Division/Department:Department of State Services Position:Full-time Job Responsibility: USA Wrestling is seeking a self-motivated, highly energetic, qualified individual who seeks to make a difference in youth wrestling, and…
The Cyclones have made sacrifices to keep wrestling alive and well. By WRIGHT THOMPSON The Kansas City Star AMES, Iowa | – AMES, Iowa | Cael Sanderson’s desk is covered with receipts. Folded ones and crumpled ones. Some are for…
John Fuller, Real Pro Wrestling Mixed martial arts (MMA) have become one of the most popular sports over the past decade ““- not just in the American culture, but in the entire world. With worldwide exposure of MMA productions such…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A trio of Penn wrestlers are competing this weekend at the FILA Junior World Team Trials. This year’s competition for freestyle and Greco-Roman will conclude June 9-10 at East Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colo. The…
Climbing new heights By Shane Anthony ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Kyle Bradley faces a lot of firsts in the next two weeks as he leaves his St. Peters home for a mountain climbing trek in Peru, and he’ll experience them with…
By Chad Konecky, Special to SI.com, SchoolSports.com For Mike Grey this spring, every day is Sunday. Or at the very least, every day might as well be Sunday. On any morning he wishes, Grey can interrupt his drive to the…
RANDY PETERSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson must receive permission from athletic director Jamie Pollard if he plans to assume a similar position at a Division I university in Iowa or the Big 12 Conference, according…