Big weekend shows little change in latest Super 25 wrestling rankings
It was a big weekend of team dual championships last weekend in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, No. 4 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem, Pa.) beat No. 21 Boyertown (Boyertown,...
View ArticleOregon wrestler with one leg earns respect of idol Anthony Robles
When one-legged NCAA national wrestling champion Anthony Robles accepted his Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2011 ESPYs, he offered some inspiring words for the viewers. Every soul who comes to...
View ArticleDouble-amputee Alabama wrestler Hasaan Hawthorne is just one win away from a...
Hasaan Hawthorne Section Champ! @hasaan152 pic.twitter.com/jk7o8zyx5g — Pelham Wrestling (@WrestlingPelham) February 13, 2016 UPDATED Hasaaan Hawthorne won his semifinal match over Arab senior Javon...
View ArticleFour brothers all earn state wrestling berths in Illinois
The Punke brothers from @wchs_308sports make #history @IHSA_IL #State #Wrestling: https://t.co/PHVylLOLl4 #IHSA pic.twitter.com/CipyguXjmV — IHSA State (@IHSAState) February 19, 2016 The Punke clan...
View ArticleLaura Bagwell-Katalinich's 40-20 night leads our ALL-USA Performances of the...
Laura Bagwell-Katalinich, a senior guard for the Holy Angels (Minn.) girl’s basketball team, put up a dominant showing in an 80-74 win over DeLaSalle. The guard accounted for over half of her team’s...
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VIDEO: Ohio wrestler with Down Syndrome gets moment to shine
Sometimes it's not always about the win. Class act by senior captain @BigFreeze59 pic.twitter.com/Z0akDteiO4 — Colerain Wrestling (@ColerainWres) February 13, 2016 SHARONVILLE, Ohio – Every once in...
View ArticleUpcoming weekend set to shape Super 25 wrestling national championship chase
There are only three weeks to go until the final USA TODAY High School Sports/National High School Coaches Association Super 25 High School Wrestling Rankings are released, but this weekend will shape...
View ArticleOhio 7-year-old wins wrestling tournament just days after father's tragic death
Tragedy can inspire greatness, even amongst the youngest among us. That was the case in Ohio, where a 7-year-old wrestler captured an age group title at a youth wrestling match just two days after his...
View ArticleMark Hall wins sixth Minnesota state title and now has eyes on Olympics
Mark Hall has done something no Minnesota wrestler has done — graduating with 12 state titles. Hall finished his high school career at Apple Valley with six individual titles — the first in state...
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Top 5 defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu wins Oregon state wrestling title
HighSchoolFootballAmerica.com is a partner of USA TODAY High School Sports Marlon Tuipulotu (Photo: 247Sports) Central (Independence, Ore.) defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu could be the poster child...
View ArticleThe wonderfully unlikely Wisconsin state wrestling semifinal
On the wrestling mat, all competitors are created equal. So long as you’re in the same weight class, nothing else matters, and never was that more on display than during Wisconsin’s state tournament....
View ArticleCIF wrestling championships held under cloud of herpes threat
"I'm never going to wrestle again." Blake Flovin#herpes comment @micheleweldon?https://t.co/TqhvXizW3n #wrestling pic.twitter.com/PCwMBkXq4A — Howard Seth Cohen (@HSCactor) March 4, 2016 The CIF...
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Girls Sports Month: Wrestler Adeline Gray on dreaming big and chasing Olympic...
Adeline Gray celebrates her gold medal win last summer. (Photo: Gregory Bull, Associated Press) Just last year, wrestler Adeline Gray won the world championship, the Pan American Games, the U.S. World...
View ArticleGirls Sports Month: Being a girl never affected Delaware wrestler Bri Woodward
When Brianna Woodward moved the the Cape Henlopen (Del.) School District area in the middle of her eighth grade year, she could have tried to blend in. She didn’t. One of Woodward’s new friends...
View ArticleGirls Sports Month: Indiana twin girls win wrestling state titles
Just five pounds separate them from being indistinguishable on the mat. Same singlets. Same hair caps. Same head gear. Same faces — identical faces. Alise Terhune wrestles in the 125-pound weight...
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Former Iowa state wrestling champ helps rescue man from burning car
Those who watched his ascent to Iowa high school wrestling state champion status remember Kenyatta Carter for his quick reactions, his uncanny strength and his selfless actions. Those who witnessed his...
View ArticleMeet the former prep wrestler who tussled with comedian Katt Williams
Well, here’s something you didn’t expect to read about when you woke up this morning: Katt Williams punched an erstwhile prep wrestler, who subsequently put the comedian in a rear naked choke hold,...
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