Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
The lowering of shoulder straps while on the mat is considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct. The only time it would not be penalized is if the wrestler received permission from the official to do so. Should this infraction occur…
Before The Midlands, there was The Wilkes (and still is, though it is mostly for JV wrestlers now). Many of you fellow old-timers on the Forum surely remember ‘The Wilkes’ , the Rose Bowl of Wrestling, from back-in-the-day. Going thru…
125 1st – #2 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) dec. #4 Tyler Clark (Iowa State), 3-2 3rd – #3 James Nicholson (Old Dominion) dec. Scott Sentes (Central Michigan), 3-2 5th – Ben Ashmore (Unat.) dec. #8 Jay Ivanco (Clarion), 2-1 7th –…
By Roger Moore STILLWATER, Okla. – On the mat Peter Steele Blair was as tough and intimidating as anybody who’s ever put on a wrestling singlet. Off the mat he put forth the same effort in regards to his fellow…
By Roger Moore Even if Edward Eichelberger had never wrestled a match for Lehigh University he’d be remembered as one of the great individuals to ever set foot on the Pennsylvania campus. “He was a real inspiration to me, a…
By Gary Abbott Along with his twin brother Duane, a teenage boy named Dennis Koslowski was exposed to wrestling during physical education class in Webster, S.D. Who would know that this would eventually lead the twins to an international wrestling…
At the age of seven, he discovered that his father Les Gutches, Sr. had wrestled by finding some photos and medals in a storage box in their Oregon home. “When dad came home, he shook the sawdust out of his…
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee Steve and Adam Tirapelle, a father-son combination who directed Clovis High to the state wrestling championship last season, have been suspended from coaching for the remainder of the season by the Clovis Unified…
Oregon State University Sports Information STILLWATER, Okla. — Former Oregon State wrestler Les Gutches will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame during honors weekend in Stillwater, June 5-6, announced Thursday. Gutches will be inducted as a Distinguished…
Arno Niemand, a 1956 Cornell graduate, will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, it was announced this week. Niemand has been chosen as the 2009 inductee for the Order of Merit. He will be joined…
Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc becomes surprise semifinalist; three top seeds fall through quarterfinals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational By Mike Finn, WIN Editor LAS VEGAS ” Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc gained nearly 20 pounds so that he could wrestle with bigger…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] “To Be The Best “(H L Hertel) “In the vast frozen expanse of America’s heartland burns the heart of a champion.” That’s the first sentence of text on the back cover of To Be The…