Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
STILLWATER, Okla. — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma has announced its 2006 state winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence award. This annual award is bestowed upon high school seniors who demonstrate excellence…
OREM, Utah – Utah Valley State wrestling coach Cody Sanderson has resigned his position in order to pursue other coaching opportunities. The search for the second coach in Utah Valley State’s short wrestling history will begin immediately and is expected…
BRANDS BACK IN BLACK & GOLD Will Gable be back with him? By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Legendary coach Dan Gable will be involved in some capacity with Tom Brands and the Iowa wrestling program. Now the question is…
2006 Pac-10 Wrestling Honors Boise State’s Cherrington, Sherfey Win Wrestler/Freshman of the Year Honors, ASU’s Ortiz wins Coach of the Year WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — BOISE STATE senior Ben Cherrington was named Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year, Arizona State head…
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska-Omaha senior Les Sigman has been named the North Central Conference Wrestler of the Year by a vote of league coaches. The coaches also selected Nebraska-Omaha’s Cody Garcia as the Freshman of the Year and Nebraska-Omaha’s Mike…
FROM: The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) This past March, Montclair State University (MSU) announced its plans to eliminate the varsity wrestling program. This is the second time in past 12 months they have tried to eliminate the program. Countless…
A museum named for an eastern Iowa wrestling legend is moving to downtown Waterloo. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum will move into a city-owned building on, Jefferson Street between Young Arena and the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention…
Officially, Dexter Larimore has wrestled his final match. And he went out with a bang, winning the heavyweight title at the National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Merrillville senior also had won a state title…
By MIKE MASTOVICH The Tribune-Democrat Take 25 high school football players and put them on a large patch of indoor artificial turf. Then toss in a gymnastics balance beam, a wrestling mat and a couple oversized tractor tires. Finally, factor…
Written by Staff Writer at RPW For the great career he has had, Steve Mocco’s final college match didn’t end how he envisioned it. In four matches against Minnesota’s Cole Konrad, who is three inches taller than Mocco, the Oklahoma…
By Krista Hutz Daily Pennsylvanian Philadelphia, PA (CSTV U-WIRE) — What do Richard DiBatista, Brett Matter and Matt Valenti have in common? The three wrestlers have gone down in Penn’s history as national champions, and on Saturday they were all…
Star throws down with McDermott By Ben Gross Northern Star DeKalb, IL (CSTV U-WIRE) — Will McDermott, a name that is unknown now, could be a staple in NIU wrestling in a couple years. McDermott was redshirted for his freshman…