Amateur Wrestling News

    Beckman to Lehigh

    Accomplished Junior Makes Early Pledge to Mountain Hawks
    Willie Saylor, Editor
    When I first saw Mason Beckman (winning his first Manheim Tournament Title), I thought he was a good little wrestler. But to be honest, I didn’t expect him to be this good. Beckman has established himself as one of the premier high school wrestlers in the [...]

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College Wrestling

Post Conference Rankings and schedule for NCAA Championship Radio Special

Hi guys, Thanks for being part of the first NCAA Championship Preview Radio/Internet Special. Please only use the attached ...

NCAA to Stream Selection Show for 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on NCAA.com

The NCAA will announce the 330 student-athletes set participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships via a Web ...

Saying goodbye

The view from section GG - Jim Brown Adios you student cheering sessions from Augsburg, Luther, Dubuque and LAX. Ciao you ...

2010 EIWA Wrestling Championship Recap

As I’m fumbling around with the words, trying to sound as least offensive as possible in trying to tell University ...

2010 Conference Wrestling Championships – Live Blogs, Links and Results

As we roll into the final day of Championships we hope you all enjoy the action. Below is as much info ...

2010 EIWA Wrestling Championships, Day I Recap

Willie Saylor, Editor Proving just how tough they are as a tournament team, the Cornell Big Red rolled through day one ...

High School Wrestling

TOMs National Wrestling High School Team Rankings -3.08.10

Plenty of news as 13 of our Top 20 were in action this weekend.
Individual state tournaments were staged in Ohio, New Jersey, and California. In Minnesota, both team and individual state tourneys took place.
In Ohio, Wadsworth edged St. Edwards by 4.5pts to capture the Division I state title. #2 St. Paris Graham destroyed the field [...]

TOM’s Individual High School Rankings – 03.03.10

Closing in on season’s end, the rankings are starting to take on a hint of finality. With most state championships (and National Preps) now complete, there have been few upsets. But that’s why these kids are ranked as the Top 20 in the country; they’re expected to win.
Big state tournaments still loom this weekend, as [...]

International

U.S. places sixth at Freestyle World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia – The United States went 0-2 on Sunday, to place sixth as a team at the Freestyle World Cup.
In its final Pool B match, Azerbaijan defeated the United States, 5-2. The loss gave the USA a 1-2 record in its pool, and qualified the team for the fifth-place match.
In the medal round, Belarus [...]

U.S. to battle world’s best at Freestyle World Cup

Jake Herbert of the United States on the way to a silver medal at 84 kg at the 2009 World Championships in Herning, Denmark. Photo by Tony Rotundo
The United States will send a young but talented team to compete at the Freestyle World Cup in Moscow, Russia, March 6-7. The World Cup is the annual [...]

MMA

Mendes wins WEC debut over Koch

In his WEC debut, Chad Mendes showed off strong wrestling credentials in a 30-27 unanimous decision over Erik Koch at WEC 47.
In the first round, Mendes had a hard time getting started but finally landed a takedown near the end of the round. When Koch tried to open up with punches in the second [...]

Shields vs. Henderson to Main Event April 17 CBS Strikeforce Show

The long-rumored Strikeforce middleweight title bout between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson is finally official, according to Shields, who Twittered the news on Monday afternoon.
The event will take place on April 17 on CBS.
By posting the news, however, Shields unintentionally confirmed that international heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko will not compete at the event. Emelianenko, whose [...]