Category Amateur Wrestling

Curtain falls on Charlie and David Pienaar

Curtain falls on Rock wrestling program Charlie and David Pienaar both lost second-round consolation matches Saturday; three other Rock grapplers saw their seasons end Friday night Oklahoma City, Okla. – The final curtain rung down on The Rock wrestling program…

Olympic (Girl) Dreams

Rix taking a big step up in training By PAUL BETIT, Portland Press Herald Writer Deanna Rix is on track for a possible berth on the United States women’s wrestling team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In January, Rix,…

Notes from third session of NCAA Div I

Notes from Session three of the NCAA Championships, Friday morning Gary Abbott and Craig Sesker USA Wrestling Gallick’s focus on winning, regardless of how he does it Of the top seeds in the NCAA Championships this year, there is no…

Jeff Blatnick’s take on the NCAAs

Q & A: Blatnick offers perspective on NCAA Championships Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 1984 Olympic gold medalist Jeff Blatnick has been a fixture at the NCAA Championships as a broadcaster for 20 years. He will do color commentary of the…

NCAA Division I Championships Session 2 Recap

Andrew Hipps and Mark Palmer OKLAHOMA CITY — Day One of the 2006 NCAA Division I Championships is now in the books, and for the two top teams, Oklahoma State and Minnesota, it was a Tale of Two Teams. For…

PENN: Valenti Advances to Quarterfinals; Four Grapplers Still Alive

Oklahoma City, Okla. ““,  Junior Matt Valenti advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday evening at the Ford Center. The Quakers have four wrestlers still competing in the championships, including Valenti who had two falls on…

Div I results from Session I

125 LbsWeight Class Results Round of 64 125 Lbs Bout 1 Austin Devoe Missouri DEC Eric Stevenson Oregon State 4-3 125 Lbs Bout 2 Javier Maldonado Tenn-Chattanooga DEC Matthew Fisk Lehigh 5-2 Round of 32 125 Lbs Bout 51 Nick…

Big Red sweeps Ivy awards for second year in a row

ITHACA, N.Y. – It was announced today by the Ivy League office that Cornell freshman Troy Nickerson was named the Ivy League Wrestler of the Year and the unanimous Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Nickerson becomes the first male…

Palmer to grapple with bear

From The Plain Dealer staff reports St. Edward senior Lance Palmer will wrestle a 650-pound bear 10 times next week during the Cleveland Sport, Travel & Outdoor Show. Palmer, who Saturday won his fourth state wrestling championship competing at 140…