ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling Team: 5 more worth watching
The 2017-18 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling team was selected by Earl Smith of OpenMat based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule. RELATED: ALL-USA...
View ArticleBlair Academy starts season No. 1 in Super 25 Preseason Wrestling Rankings -...
Two-time defending national champ Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) starts the 2017-18 wrestling season on top of the USA TODAY/National High School Coaches Association Super 25 Preseason...
View ArticleBoys and girls wrestling coaches at Texas high school are husband and wife,...
If you’re a wrestling coach in the state of Texas, you really don’t want to see Azle on your schedule. That’s true whether you are coaching boys or girls, because either way you’re due to face off...
View ArticleTwo N.J. squads atop Super 25 wrestling rankings ahead of monster weekend
Which high school wrestling team is the best in America? That question will be answered this weekend when four teams in the National High School Coaches Association/USA TODAY Super 25 High School...
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Son of legendary wrestling coach, Brevin Balmeceda cast as villain on mat
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – For a time, the pressure of expectation must’ve felt like an anvil on Brevin Balmeceda’s back. “Because he’s my kid,” said Vic Balmeceda, the 12-time state champion wrestling coach at...
View ArticleN.C. wrestling coach fired after altercation with angry parent wants job back
SWANNANOA, N.C. – After he was fired last week for engaging in a physical altercation with an angry parent, former Owen wrestling coach Lucas Pokorny will fight for his reinstatement. Pokorny has hired...
View ArticleWyoming wrestlers allegedly waterboarded teammate in locker room hazing incident
A group of high school wrestlers in Wyoming reportedly engaged in one of the most disturbing hazing incidents in recent memory when a freshman was reportedly waterboarded by his upperclassman...
View ArticleBergen Catholic takes over top spot in Super 25 Wrestling rankings
Thanks to an impressive 3-0 showing at the Who’s No. 1 Duals, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) is the new No. 1 team in the latest National High School Coaches Association/USA TODAY Super 25 High School...
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Report: No charges to come against teens who allegedly waterboarded teammate
A group of Wyoming high school wrestlers who reportedly waterboarded a teammate are escaping any charges, per the Casper Star-Tribune. As reported by the Wyoming capital city newspaper, a group of...
View ArticleCalifornia wrestler paralyzed during match regaining some movement
Ryan Joseph, a sophomore wrestler at College Park High in California, has regained some movement after being paralyzed from the neck down. Jim Keck, the school’s athletic director, told the East Bay...
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Son of slain police officer carries memory of father on, off wrestling mat
BELMOND, Ia. — Cameron Beminio started wrestling when he was 6 years old. He remembers going to practices at Simpson College in Indianola and walking during warmups while the other kids ran. It wasn’t...
View ArticleMidseason Report: ALL-USA Wrestler of the Year candidates
As wrestlers in many states reach midseason or shortly thereafter, it’s time to look at midseason candidates for 2017-18 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Wrestler of the Year selected by Earl Smith of...
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Mack Beggs, transgender Texas wrestler, still wrestling girls but has men's...
Mack Beggs never intended to be the center of sportsmanship debates and scorn. He just wanted to wrestle, and Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) governing body determined he couldn’t do so...
View ArticleColorado brother and sister could both win boys wrestling state titles
A brother and sister tandem are attempting to make Colorado wrestling history when both compete for state wrestling titles … in the boys division. As reported by Denver ABC affiliate KMGH, Conifer...
View ArticleUndefeated Nebraska wrestler Matthew Montgomery pinned by coach following...
Matthew Montgomery finished his 2017-18 season with an undefeated Nebraska state title in the 220-pound class for Norfolk (Neb.). At least he was undefeated on paper. He didn’t count on having to...
View ArticleAfter surviving serious illness, Louisville wrestler becomes school's first...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A year after leaving the State Wrestling Championships with an illness that nearly killed him, Damoreon Travis left Saturday night with an historic victory for Moore (Louisville) High...
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It takes all kinds to win a state wrestling title, even the occasional goofball
INDIANAPOLIS – Why is Cathedral junior Jordan Slivka so silly? Because serious didn’t work. Serious got him beat. Slivka reached the IHSAA wrestling state finals as a freshman in 2016 and finished...
View ArticleReport: Stoneman Douglas AD Chris Hixon was killed while trying to disarm...
When the initial list of victims in the tragic Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting was released, the school’s longtime athletic director Chris Hixon was on it. Now we’re learning more about the...
View ArticleWrestling coach arrested in child sex sting, admits to communicating with...
APPLETON, Wis. – A volunteer coach with the Bay Port High School wrestling program who was arrested in a child sex sting has been charged with 10 felony counts. Garrett B. Heder, 23, of Suamico...
View ArticleIdaho wrestler Joe Rice competes with four torn knee ligaments, still wins...
Entering his senior season, New Plymouth (Id.) wrestler Joe Rice knew he had the opportunity to do something special. With a strong regular season and a run through the Class 2A state tournament, Rice...
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