NCEP program to host free weight management and nutrition webinar on October 29

USA Wrestling’s National Coaches Education Program (NCEP) will host a free webinar (on-line seminar) on Wednesday, October 29 from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m Mountain time.

The webinar is entitled “Weight Management and Performance Nutrition for High School Wrestlers.”

USA Wrestling’s Manager of Coaches Education Sam Barber and Sports Nutritionist Laura Anderson from the United Stated Olympic Training Center will host the webinar. It is limited to the first 1,000 participants, and people can sign up right away to secure a spot in the program.

The webinar is one hour in length and designed to inform and educate coaches and wrestlers on the science behind weight management and performance nutrition.

“One of the biggest public issues we face in wrestling is weight management,” said USA Wrestling NCEP Manager Sam Barber. “It is an educational opportunity to help wrestlers and their coaches to properly manage their weight and nutritional needs.”

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

“If this is successful, we would love to do more of these to include topics such as sport psychology, strength and conditioning, leadership and other important issues,” said Barber.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/279549104

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 01:54 PM | Permalink

High School Wrestling has officially found a home in Arkansas.

High School Wrestling

When the 40-plus schools begin the season on Nov. 17 as an officially sanctioned sport by the Arkansas Activities Association, Arkansas will become the 49th state to officially sanction the sport, leaving only Mississippi as the only state not to sponsor the sport.

The Arkansas Wrestling Association, led by Greg Hatcher, spearheaded the movement to get the sport officially sanctioned.
This is a preview of "High School Wrestling Debuts Around Arkansas". Read the full post (1228 words, 2 images, estimated 4:55 mins reading time)

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 10:52 PM | Permalink

High School wrestling has been sanctioned by the MHSAA and will now be available to Mississippi high school students.

Grady Brown will be the head coach at Ocean Springs High, and is spearheading the campaign to grow the sport in Mississippi, especially here on the Coast.

If you’re interested in getting wrestling at your local high school, give Brown a call at 228-282-0599.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 06:09 PM | Permalink

I'm just not able to maintain enough high school wrestling info on Fargo to even try to compete with the likes of HSWrestling. They have been all over the updates and we suggest watching there!

Live updates have been flowing in all day.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 01:42 PM | Permalink

by: Roger Moore
OKLAHOMA CITY – There was a lot of down-to-the-wire drama at the 2008 Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Duals inside Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University.

Illinois, however, was not part of it.

The 2007 champions turned in a performance for the ages in rolling to the 2008 title. Top-seeded Minnesota was no match, falling 40-22, in a Wednesday morning semifinal. A short break and Illinois ran away from upstart California, 45-18, in the championship match.

“I was almost thinking that my guys might have been over-confident (after beating second-seeded Missouri on Tuesday),�? said Illinois coach Mike Powell. “I made it clear that we were coming here as the four seeds. Minnesota had almost double the seed points, so my guys kind of had that chip on their shoulder coming in.

“This is the best group of kids. When you’ve got guys taking two trains and a bus to come to practice you know you have a good group. I was wondering if they were having too much fun or are they just that good?�?

Illinois advanced to the finals with a decisive 40-22 victory over Minnesota. The Storm won just four bouts and took a forfeit at 285 pounds.

Jake Bellis geared up Illinois with a victory at 98 over Cadet champion Hayden Zilmer, and like the rest of the week, it was off to the races.

“I think we warmed up 100 times better than (Minnesota),�? said Bellis. “We came in knowing we were going to win. After Missouri we knew we had the best team and we felt like we could beat everybody by 20 or 30 points.�?

Jimmy Chase had a pin at 125 and Kent Williams, Ellis Coleman and Josh Castellano had technical falls as Illinois built a 32-5 lead through 145 pounds. Coleman dominated Dylan Ness at 135 pounds in a battle of Cadet champions.

“I knew I had a tough weight and I expected to wrestle all of them,�? Coleman said. “Greco is my thing and I feel like I’m in better shape than anybody right now.

“I think we had the best team here. As the tournament was going along I noticed that we had the best guys in the lower weights and that we would be starting off all the matches up like 30-5 or something.�?

The finals against the seventh-seeded Californians was more of the same as Illinois built a 29-3 lead after 140 pounds.

Williams used a front headlock for three straight turns in the third period to beat Cody Pack at 112; Lillashawn Coleman made quick work of Zach Zimmer at 119; Chase had a 23-second pin at 125 and Ellis Coleman had a technical fall against Cody Rodebaugh at 135.

By the time Dan Martin used a late third period turn to beat Tyler Sheridan at 152, the trophy was headed back to Illinois.

Ellis Coleman, who has his sights set on Northern Michigan and a future in Greco, wrestled five matches in a tough 135-pound weight class this week and recorded five technical falls.

“He’s the real deal,�? said Powell, his high school coach. “He is the ultimate combination of talent and hard work. I’m not surprised by his results because I can’t find people to come and work out with him.

“He reminds me of T.C. Dantzler. He’s got that type of talent.�?

A day after escaping Wisconsin, California decided to live dangerously once again in the semifinals against third-seeded Iowa.

Tied at 29 after 189 pounds, California’s Dominic Pica saved the day with a decisive third-period, 3-point throw for a 3-5, 3-1, 6-3, decision of Byron Tate. Kasey Cowan, whose dramatic win against Wisconsin closed out that dual, beat Blayne Beal to pull out a 35-31 victory.

Iowa picked up pins from Joe Colon and Andrew Long, a technical fall from George Ivanov, and a decision by Matt McDonough to take a 19-13 lead after 135 pounds.

Iowa led 23-22 after 152 when Trent Weatherman beat Sheridan in three periods. Officials debated a third-period point for Sheridan for some 20 minutes before Weatherman had his hand raised.

Dustin Reid responded with a first-period pin at 160 to put California up 27-23 before back-to-back victories by Iowa’s Tyler Kettman and Josh Ihnen sent the dual to 215.

“I was trying to stay calm (against Iowa),�? said Pico, who had one of just three wins for California. “I was trying to keep my composure and find a way to win the match.

“(On Tuesday against Wisconsin) Coach came and talked to us from 160 through heavy and said we could do this. I don’t think people really took us seriously coming into the tournament and we showed what came happen when they don’t.

“It was a good tournament for us, but we didn’t really show up with our wrestling shoes on (against Illinois).�?

After losing to California, Iowa, cashed it in against Minnesota, falling 52-13, in the third-place match. After Travis Rutt’s 17-second pin at 171, Iowa forfeited the final three weights. Among Minnesota’s victories was Justin Lavalle’s 3-0, 6-3, decision of Long at 130 pounds and Erick Yngsdal’s three-period win over Dylan Carew at 145.

The fifth-place match, with six forfeits, saw Kansas beat Michigan, 34-31. Missouri won the final three bouts, including a pin in the finale by Elijah Madison, in beating Wisconsin, 39-27, for seventh.

New York beat Texas in the consolation finals. Ken Altrac pinned Andy Harmony in the final bout to give NY a 33-30 victory.

For some, it’s time for a long trip home to start preparation for Fargo. For others, perhaps the crazy ones, weigh-in for freestyle is at 4 p.m. (CST).

Illinois pulled off the double in 2007, adding a freestyle title to the Greco trophy.

Freestyle hits the mats tonight with two rounds of competition. The finals are Friday.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 10:59 AM | Permalink

The 2008 Cadet National Duals Freestyle All Tournament Team:

Wrestling Videos from this freestyle wrestling event will be available at The Wrestling Talk.

84 lbs.
Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania A went 10-0

91 lbs.
Josh Walker of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0
Cory Clark of Iowa went 8-0
Zack Abkemeier of Oklahoma 2 went 6-0

98 lbs.
Davey Dolan of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0
Conner Mullins of Indiana went 9-0

105 lbs.
Cody Brewer of Missouri 1 went 10-0
Eddie Klimara of Illinois went 10-0

112 lbs.
Chase Ferman of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0
Devin Carter of Virginia went 7-0

119 lbs.
Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin went 10-0
Zachary Waldrop of Texas went 7-0
Evan Silver of Maryland went 6-0

125 lbs.
Aaron Runzo of Virginia went 7-0
Drew Lexvold of Minnesota 1 went 7-0
Evan Silver of Maryland went 6-0

130 lbs.
Jordan Wohlfert of Michigan went 7-0
Aaron Runzo of Virginia went 7-0

135 lbs.
Justin DeAngelis of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0

140 lbs.
Pat Greco of Illinois went 6-0

145 lbs.
Anthony Baldosaro of New Jersey went 9-0

152 lbs.
Mark Havers of Pennsylvania A went 10-0

160 lbs.
Ronnie Balfour of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0

171 lbs.
Roland Dunlap of Wisconsin went 10-0
Ronnie Balfour of Oklahoma 1 went 10-0
Levi Clemons of Florida went 8-0

189 lbs.
Andrew Campolattana of New Jersey went 9-0
Scott Schiller of North Dakota went 7-0
Max Adair of Oklahoma 1 went 6-0
Matt Lowe of New York went 6-0

215 lbs.
Cody Krumwiede of Iowa went 10-0
Hayden Bock of Missouri 1 went 10-0
Andrew Campolattana of New Jersey went 9-0
Payton DeCoteau of North Dakota went 7-0
Cody Davis of Texas went 7-0
Max Adair of Oklahoma 1 went 6-0

285 lbs.
Austin Blythe of Iowa went 7-0
Karl Green of Maryland went 7-0
Mike Shoff of Nebraska went 6-0

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Posted by Wrestling Fan at 08:27 PM | Permalink

Alton twins seek wrestling success side by side
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
05/24/2008

There is a tradition within wrestling of amazingly tough twin brother combinations. Think of the Brands brothers, the Scherr brothers, the Banach brothers, the Steiner brothers, the Purler brothers, the Hughes brothers, the Keller brothers, the Paulson brothers, the Bonomo brothers. Wrestling fans can come up with many more. All were twins, and all were very successful side by side.

There is a new brother combination in USA Wrestling’s age-group national programs, the Alton twins of Pennsylvania, Andrew and Dylan.

Wrestling fans remember the Alton twins from Fargo, N.D. last summer, when they both Cadet National freestyle titles side by side, Dylan at 130 pounds and Andrew at 135 pounds. Andrew was also a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, with Dylan placing second.

This weekend, Dylan enters the event as the top seed in the FILA Junior World Team Trials at 60 kg/132 lbs., after winning the FILA Junior Nationals in Las Vegas in April. Andrew was entered in the Challenge Tournament portion of the FILA Juniors on Saturday morning.

The Alton brothers, who started wrestling at the age of six together, won’t wrestle each other. Their father Neil Alton said that they have not wrestled for a reason. In the practice room, the training tends to go after practice. The brothers don’t want to stop because both want to score the last takedown.

“When they were little, they would argue who was better. If they’d wrestle a match, one would win and it would hurt the other. They are so close, yet so competitive. We would come back home, there would be holes in the wall and blood on the wall. They were always wrestling,�? said Neil.

The brothers admit that competing in a match may not be a great idea, especially with the way that they train together.

“We get into brawls sometimes. We get into fights about who is winning and who is not. We get at it,�? said Dylan.

“We go hard in the room,�? said Andrew. “We get at each other. Sometimes it is anger, but it is mostly being competitive.�?

Earlier this year, at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Akron, Ohio, the Alton brothers made the finals in freestyle at 138.75 pounds and decided to be co-champions under the USA Wrestling age-group brother rule. The regulation was approved by USA Wrestling at the time that two other Pennsylvania twins were regularly banging heads at the same weight, John and Russ Hughes. Dylan was pleased with the co-champion rule.

“That was very nice. That would have gone to a coin flip if we had to choose. That made it a lot easier. We didn’t have to decide,�? said Dylan.

The Alton twins were high school sophomores this season. Dylan won the state title this year for Central Mountain High School, the first Pennsylvania champion ever for the school, something that Neil said “was a big deal�? at the school. Andrew placed third for the second straight year. Both of the brothers talk to each other and visualize winning state and national titles side-by-side.

“We are both training hard this summer for next year,�? said Andrew. “Hopefully, there won’t be any upsets next year.�?

“It would be nice to win at the same time,�? said Dylan. “Sometimes we come up a little short. We will work harder next year so we both have the same result.�?

Neil indicated that the brothers decide for themselves who will go which weight class during the regular season and in the summer events.

Currently, Andrew competes up in weight, while Dylan goes down. According to their dad, at their natural weight, Andrew is a few pounds heavier than Dylan. When they were little, it was the other way around, with Dylan at the higher class and Andrew down in weight. At this time, Andrew is a little stronger in the weight room.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 11:03 AM | Permalink

Championship finals set for University/FILA Junior World Team Trials for Saturday night
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
05/24/2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - The Championship Series have been determined for the FILA Junior World Team Trials and the University World Team Trials for Saturday night, which is being held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

There will 11 weight classes completed on Saturday night in four different tournaments: University freestyle, University Greco-Roman, FILA Junior freestyle and FILA Junior Greco-Roman.

The Challenge Tournament was held on Saturday morning, with the winner advancing to Saturday night�s best-of-three series against the top seed in their weight class. The top seed was the University Nationals champion or FILA Junior Nationals champion in each weight, or the next ranked wrestler if the national champion did not enter.

Highlights of Saturday�s Challenge Tournament action included:

� 2007 U.S. Nationals champion Sam Hazewinkel of the Gator WC defeated Miguel Pena of the U.S. Marines Corps, 7-0, 6-0 at 55 kg/121 lbs. in University Greco-Roman. Hazewinkel will face 2008 University Nationals champion Nikko Triggas of Ohio State in the Championship Series Saturday night.

� 2007 Junior World Team member David Taylor needed three periods to defeat Demetrius Johnson of the Sunkist Kids, 1-3, 3-1, 7-0 at 55 kg/121 lbs. in FILA Junior freestyle. After losing the first period, Taylor opened up the scoring, earning a tech fall in the third period with a takedown and multiple exposure turns. Taylor competed at 50 kg/110 lbs. last year, placing eighth at the Junior Worlds. Taylor face FILA Junior Nationals runner-up Zach Sanders of the Minnesota Storm in the Championship Series.

� Colorado high school sensation Tyler Graff of the New York AC defeated Northwestern NCAA All-American Brandon Precin of the Wildcat WC in two straight periods, 2-0, 10-3 at 60 kg/132 lbs. in FILA Junior freestyle. Graff was on the Junior World Team last year, competing at 55 kg/121 lbs. Graff will face FILA Junior Nationals champion Dylan Alton of the New York AC in the championship finals.

� In University freestyle at 74 kg/163 lbs., Eric Luedke of Iowa defeated Tyler Sherfey of Bronco, 1-1, 2-0. In the semifinals, Leudke beat 2007 FILA Junior Team member Jake Kerr of Iowa. In the Championship Series, Leudke will face 2008 University Nationals champion Keith Gavin of the New York AC, who was a NCAA champion this year for the Univ. of Pittsburgh.

� In an all USOEC finals in FILA Junior Greco-Roman at 74 kg/163 lbs., Talon Knox defeated Jonathan Drendel, 1-1, 4-0, 1-1. Drendel had won a University Nationals title at 70 kg/154 lbs. this year. Knox will battle Ben Provisor (Dennis Hall/World Gold) in the Championships finals series.

BEST OF THREE FINALS SERIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT

FILA Junior Freestyle

50 kg/110 lbs. � Top seed Desmond Moore (Penn State) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Mark Rappo (Sunkist Kids)

55 kg/121 lbs. � Top seed Zach Sanders (Minnesota Storm) vs. Challenge Tournament winner David Taylor (Mat Rats)

60 kg/132 lbs. � Top seed Dylan Alton (New York AC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Tyler Graff (New York AC)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. � Top seed Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Kellen Russell (Cliff Keen)

FILA Junior Greco-Roman

74 kg/163 lbs. � Top seed Ben Provisor (Dennis Hall/World Gold) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Talan Knox (USOEC)

84 kg/185 lbs. � Top seed Zac Nielsen (Minnesota Storm) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Chris Bullins (McMichael)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. � Top seed Michael Rossetti (USOEC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Brent Eidenshink (Minnesota Storm)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. � Top seed Peter Kowalczuk (Sunkist Kids/USOEC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Nathan Schwartz (Cleveland WC)

University freestyle

74 kg/163 lbs. � Top seed Keith Gavin (New York AC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Eric Leudke (Iowa)

84 kg/185 lbs. � Top seed Jake Herbert (New York AC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Phillip Keddy (Iowa)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. � Top seed Brent Jones (Cavalier WC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Konrad Dudziak (New York AC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. � Top seed Tervel Dlagnev (Sunkist Kids) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Aaron Anspach (Penn State)

University Greco-Roman

55 kg/121 lbs. � Top seed Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Sam Hazewinkel (Gator WC)

60 kg/132 lbs. � Top seed Spenser Mango (Gator WC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Donovan DePatto (U.S. Marines)

66 kg/145.5 lbs � Top seed Jacob Curby (Gator WC) vs. Challenge Tournament winner Chad Vandiver (unattached)

CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT FINALS ON SATURDAY MORNING

FILA Junior Freestyle Challenge Tournament finals

50 kg/110 lbs. - Mark Rappo (Sunkist Kids) dec. Cody Pack (Legends of Gold), 4-1, 3-0

55 kg/121 lbs. - David Taylor (Mat Rats) dec. Demetrius Johnson (Sunkist Kids), 1-3, 3-1, 7-0

60 kg/132 lbs. - Tyler Graff (New York AC) dec. Brandon Precin (Wildcat WC), 2-0, 10-3

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Kellen Russell (Cliff Keen) dec. Zach Kemmerer (Sunkist Kids), 3-1, 3-3, 1-0

FILA Junior Greco-Roman Challenge Tournament finals

74 kg/163 lbs. - Talan Knox (USOEC) dec. Jonathan Drendel (USOEC), 1-1, 4-0, 1-1

84 kg/185 lbs. - Chris Bullins (McMichael) dec. Micah Burak (Athletes in Action), 3-0, 1-2, 4-2

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Brent Eidenshink (Minnesota Storm) dec. Nader Maghribi (Air Force), 1-1, 4-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Nathan Schwartz (Cleveland WC), uncontested

University Freestyle Challenge Tournament finals

74 kg/163 lbs. - Eric Luedke (Iowa) dec. Tyler Sherfey (Bronco), 1-1, 2-0

84 kg/185 lbs.- Phillip Keddy (Iowa) dec. David Bertolino (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, 4-0

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Konrad Dudziak (New York AC) dec. Mike Tamillow (Wildcat WC), 1-0, 1-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Aaron Anspach (Penn State) dec. Scott Steele (Navy Mat Club), 2-3, 1-0, 3-0

University Greco-Roman Challenge Tournament finals

55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel (Gator WC) tech fall Miguel Pena (U.S. Marines), 7-0, 6-0

60 kg/132 lbs. - Donovan Depatto (U.S. Marines) dec. David Armstrong (Cleveland WC), 3-5, 2-1, 3-1

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Chad Vandiver (unattached) dec. Carlo Ferrandino (B.U.W.C), 6-0, 5-0

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 04:02 PM | Permalink

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling program, fresh off a superb 2007-08 campaign, has finalized its recruiting class for the upcoming year. Ten outstanding high school wrestling talents are set to help the powerful program continue its climb on the national scene.

The class begins, alphabetically, with Justin Aube (Harrisburg, Pa.). Aube will matriculate at Central Dauphin High School this year after wrestling in Minnesota for three years. During his four years as high school wrestler, Aube was a three-time captain and four-time all-conference selection. A state qualifier, Aube helped guide Central Dauphin to the 2008 Team State Championship this season and was a member of the Mid-Penn All-Star Team. He ended his high school career with nearly 200 victories. Aube was also a member of the Minnesota Freestyle wrestling and Greco Roman squads and was two-time team MVP. Aube projects at 149 or 157.

Jack Chidester (Conestoga, Pa.) is a three-time state qualifier from Conestoga High School. A section, district and regional champion, Chidester won over 100 bouts during his outstanding career at Conestoga, collecting an all-time school record of 133 victories. Chidester is also a stand-out in freestyle wrestling, having just placed fourth at the USAW Northeast Regional Freestyle Qualifier. Chidester could wrestle at 125 or 133.

James English (York, Pa.) won the 2008 District 3 title at Central York High School. A three-time PIAA qualifier, English placed seventh at 145 in 2007 and third at 145 this season. An outstanding talent, English had a superb 150-29 career record and is coming off a senior season that saw him go 45-1 with 26 points. English was also a second team all-conference linebacker. An outstanding student, English carries a 3.9 grade point average with him and is ranked in the top five percent of his class at Central York High School. English could wrestle at 149 for Penn State.

Read the full article here

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 10:41 AM | Permalink

Following in the footsteps of his brother Michael, Three time defending Minnesota state wrestling champion David Thorn has selected to stay in state and attend the University of Minnesota. Thorn is a junior at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

The Thorn family has long standing ties to the University of Minnesota wrestling program, however, their father attended and wrestled in college for Iowa State

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 09:15 AM | Permalink

2008 Freestyle Olympic wrestling coach, Lee Kemp, has a new blog over at TheWrestlingTalk- check it out.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 06:14 PM | Permalink

FILA JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 23

50 kg/110.25 lbs.
1st - Tyler Cox, Gillette, Wyo. (Camel Kids) tech. fall Ryan Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (Team St. Louis), 6-0, 0-5, 10-3
3rd - Matt Duffy, Carlsbad, Calif. (Pilot Built WC) dec. Cody Pack, Quincy, Calif. (Legends of Gold), 1-7, 8-7, 7-4
5th - Brian Reisenauer, Fargo, N.D. (Mat Doggs) dec. Billy Richardson, Bremerton, Wash. (Northwest Washington WC), 0-5, 3-1, 2-1
7th - Jonathan Soto, Brooklyn, N.Y, (NYC) inj. dft. Alex Kostenborder, Salem, Ore. (USA Cobra)

55 kg/121.25 lbs
1st - Jimmy Chase, Hanover Park, Ill. Pinnacle) dec. Nikko Triggas, Moraga, Calif. (Ohio State), 5-1,4-0
3rd - Justin Forrest, Peculiar, Mo. (MO West) dec. Eric Chandler, Miami, Fla. (Braddock), 1-1, 5-3
5th - Clayton Rush, Aledo, Iowa (Coe WC) inj. dft. Billy Chamberlain, Shippensburg, Pa. (Iron Eagle)
7th - Paul Tellgreen, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Sharky Slyter, Paola, Kan. (Studfarm), 4-1, 3-0

60 KG / 132.25 lbs.
1st - Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) dec. Evan Forde, Moorhead, Minn. (Regional Training Center), 6-0, 3-0
3rd - Brian Owen (unattached WA) dec. Aaron Navarrete, Temecula, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 7-5, 4-0
5th - Ian Paddock, Warsaw, N.Y. (TeamX) dec. Thrasher Porcher, Winter Springs, Fla. (Florida jets), 3-3, 6-3
7th - Tanner Beaman, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club) tech. fall Shawn Lau, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club), 7-0, 6-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Luke Satern, Humboldt, Iowa (Dave Schultz) tech. fall Geoff Martin, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club), 7-0, 7-0
3rd - Jesse Carling, Waverly, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) tech. fall Oliver Lopez, Bronx, N.Y. (NYAC), 9-2, 5-0
5th - Joe Murphy, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Zach Reeb, Topeka, Kan. (Leavenworth County Spartans), 3-0, 1-1
7th – Kamran Mogel (Mountain View WC) won by forfeit

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st - Jake Deitchler, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Donald Vinson Jr., Marathon, N.Y. (Shamrock WC), 1-1, 7-1
3rd - Esai Dominguez, Omaha, Neb. (Mavrick Wrestling Club) dec. Bo Beckman, Orem, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 2-3,4-0,1-1
5th - Matt Kaylor, Binghamton, N.Y. (Bearcats) dec. Tyler Sheridan, Concord, Calif. (CYC - Concord), 1-1, 5-3, 1-1
7th - Tyler Juby, Gillette, Wyo. (Touch of Gold) inj. dft. Aaron Briggs, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC),

70 kg/154.25 lbs.
1st - Jon Drendel, North Aurora, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) tech. fall Jake Bohn, Kentwood, Mich. (Team Michigan), 7-1, 9-0
3rd - Eric Jones, Lake Tapps, Wash. (Vision Quest) dec. Tyler Davis, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 1-4, 4-1, 3-3
5th - Joe Grygelko, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dan Olsen, Algonquin, Ill. (Pinnacle), 1-1, 1-1, 3-1
7th - Alan Dickey, Sheridan, Ore. (Team Panama) tech. fall Andrew Davis, Edmond, Okla. (Unattached), 6-0, 7-0

74 kg/163 lbs.
1st - Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, Wis. (Dennis Hall/World Gold Wrestli) dec. Quentin Wright, Furnace, Pa. (Team Wright), 5-0, 3-4, 3-2
3rd - Travis Rutt, New Prague, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) pin Talan Knox, Salt Lake City, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 0-4, 1-1, 1:30
5th - Vince Salminen, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club) pin George Bancroft IV, Jupiter, Fla. (SWAT), 0:24
7th - Clarence Neely, Blue Springs, Mo. (MO West) dec. Marcus Armato, Kansas City, Mo. (Victory Wrestling), 5-0, 5-1

79 kg/ 174 lbs
1st - Kaleb Young, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) tech. fall Mike Combs, Brooksville, Fla. (Brooksville), 7-1, 10-0
3rd - Brandon Sitch, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dallas Hintz, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 2-4, 3-3, 6-0
5th - David Lau, Kalispell, Mont. (Kalispell Wrestling Club) dec. Josh Miller, Kelso, Wash. (Kelso Wrestling Club), 0-4, 5-3, 5-0
7th- Davon John, Brooklyn, N.Y. (New York Athletic Club) dec. Brady Garner, Portland, Ore. (Independent), 6-0, 3-0

84 kg/185 lbs.
1st - Zac Nielsen, Zimmerman, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Brent Eidenschenk, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-1, 2-2
3rd - Brent Haynes, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY WRESTLING) dec. Lucas Munkelwitz, Forest Lake, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 0-6, 3-1, 3-1
5th - Michael Kelly, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Clete Hanson, Newman Lake, Wash. (Viper WC), 1-1, 2-0
7th - Ryan Smith, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (MeatHead WC) tech. fall Brandon Lapp, Castlton, N.Y. (TNT Wrestling), 6-0, 1-6, 10-3

96 KG / 211.5 lbs
1st - Michael Rossetti, Chicago, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Dallas Omalley, Stoughton, Wis. (Dunkirk Possums), 6-0,3-2
3rd - Nader Maghribi, Kennesaw, Ga. (Air Force) dec. Joshua Mummert, West Chester, S.C. (Rock Head Wrestling Club), 6-4,7-0
5th - Ilan Rafeel, Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) bye

120 KG / 264.5 lbs
1st - Peter Kowalczuk, Oak Park, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Kurt Klimek, Carlsbad, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 6-0, 3-1
3rd - Elijah Madison, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY Wrestling) dec. Nathan Schwartz, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland WC), 6-0,4-0
5th - Luis Morales, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jason Fonzi, Clovis, Calif. (Freebirds WC), 4-1,4-1
7th - Robert Rivera Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) dec. Julian Capucetti, Alhambra, Calif. (East L A), 6-1,4-2

Wrestling videos from the event will be made available shortly over at TheWrestlingTalk. US Nationals is one of the fan favorites, drawing many vendors as well as fans. The Olympic Team trials will have vendors out front selling wrestling shoes, wrestling singlets, and wrestling headgear.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 09:58 AM | Permalink

Deitchler, a senior in high school at Anoka, but among the top 8 entrants at 145.5 in the Senior (generally college graduates and older) Men's greco-roman Nationals.

U.S. Greco-Roman National Championships seeded and separated wrestlers
USA Wrestling
04/22/2008

55 KG/121 LBS. SEEDS
1. Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC)
3. Spenser Mango, Flourissant, Mo. (USOEC/Gator WC)
4. Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

60 KG/132 LBS. SEEDS
1. Joe Betterman, Chicago, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC)
2. James Gruenwald, Marquette, Mich. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Willie Madison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
4. Marco Lara, Long Beach, Calif. (USOEC)

66 KG/145.5 LBS. SEEDS
1. Mark Rial, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
2. Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/Gator WC)
3. Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army)

Separated Wrestlers if more than 19 entries (alphabetically)
Tim Bleau, Ishpeming, Mich. (USOEC)
Marcel Cooper, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Jake Deitchler, Ramsey, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)

74 KG/163 LBS. SEEDS
1. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
2. Talon Knox, Salt Lake City, Utah (USOEC)
3. Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
4. Jacob Fisher, Platte City, Mo. (USOEC/New York AC)

Separated Wrestlers if more than 19 entries (alphabetically)
Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (USOEC/New York AC)
Jess Hargrave, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Chad Hemerson, Monterey, Calif. (USEOC)
Kevin Lozano, Jefferson, La. (USOEC/Gator WC)

84 KG/185 LBS. SEEDS
1. Brad Vering, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Brad Ahearn, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Jake Plamann, Kaukauna, Wis. (Gator WC)
4. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

Separated Wrestlers if more than 19 entries (alphabetically)
Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
Kenneth Cook, Sacramento, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
Jeremy Pederson, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

96 KG/211.5 LBS. SEEDS
1. Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Adam Wheeler, Lancaster, Calif. (USOEC/Gator WC)
3. R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
4. Deon Hicks, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

120 KG/264.5 LBS. SEEDS
1. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Russ Davie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
3. Timothy Taylor, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Erik Nye, Red Bluff, Calif. (Northern Xtreme)

Note:There will be no Qualification Tournament on Thursday at 55 kg, 60 kg, 96 kg and 120 kg because there are fewer than 20 athletes at those weight classes.

Note2: At 66 kg, 74 kg, 84 kg there will be a Qualification Tournament on Thursday. The four seeded wrestlers and four separated wrestlers advance directly to the U.S. Greco-Roman Nationals on Friday.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 11:17 AM | Permalink

Pennsylvania to celebrate 15th anniversary of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Chapter program, with induction banquet May 18 in Lititz
Mike Clair National Wrestling Hall of Fame
04/22/2008

On May 18th, the Pennsylvania Chapter will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the State Chapter Program and their 15th Celebration Banquet.

The 1st banquet was held in May of 1994 at Bent Creek Country Club, Lititz, PA and in honor of that 1st banquet, the Pennsylvania Chapter will hold their 15th banquet at the same location.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is happy to announce the following nine men will receive the “Lifetime Service to Wrestling�?, and the “Outstanding American from Pennsylvania�? Awards.

The “Lifetime Service to Wrestling�? award is given annually to coaches, officials or contributors who have given a lifetime of service to wrestling, their communities and most importantly to the young people they have coached, taught, motivated and inspired.

The “Outstanding American�? Award demonstrates wrestling's pride in those who have used the disciplines of the sport to launch notable careers in other walks of life, such as science and technology, business and industry, government and the military, and the arts and humanities.

Pennsylvania - Class of 2008 “Lifetime Service to Wrestling�? Honorees
Al Wolstenholme
John Thomas
Grover McLaughlin
Dick Hammer
Dan Hinkel
Vic Stanley
George Heebner
Merv Witmer

“Outstanding American from the state of Pennsylvania�?
John Purnell

For their dedication and lasting influence on wrestling, these men will be honored at the "Hall of Fame Day Celebration Banquet" on May 18, 2008.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 08:43 AM | Permalink

The field has been set for the next year’s Escape the Rock high school wrestling Tournament, which will take place on January 9 & 10, 2009 at Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA. The event has attracted some top teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia. The newcomers this year are headlined by nationally ranked Central Mountain, who were the PA state tournament runner-up and 3rd at the PA state duals, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, who were in the top 4 at the NJ state duals and perennial Virginia state power Great Bridge. Also making their first appearance at Escape the Rock will be PA teams Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Fort LeBoeuf and Ridley. With the strength of the returning teams and the high quality of newcomers, the tournament has once again upgraded an already competitive field!

Team List for the 2009 Escape the Rock
Council Rock South (PA District 1)
Owen J. Roberts (PA District 1)
Ridley (PA District 1)
Delaware Valley (PA District 2)
Hazleton Area (PA District 2)
Big Spring (PA District 3)
Middletown (PA District 3)
Spring Grove (PA District 3)
Bald Eagle Area (PA Disrtict 6)
Bellefonte (PA Disrtict 6)
Central Mountain (PA Disrtict 6)
Fort LeBoeuf (PA District 10)
Bethlehem Catholic (PA District 11)
Parkland (PA District 11)
North Catholic (PA District 12)
Wyoming Seminary (PA Prep)
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Delaware)
Salesianum (Delaware)
Sussex Central (Delaware)
Absegami (New Jersey)
Lenape Valley Regional (New Jersey)
Paulsboro (New Jersey)
Phillipsburg (New Jersey)
Great Bridge (Virginia)

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 09:34 AM | Permalink

Outstanding Wrestler High School - Joshua Castellano of Illinois at 63 kg/ 138.75 lbs.

Event Results
42 kg / 92.5 lbs.
1st Place - Tyler Fraley of New Jersey
2nd Place - Freddie Rodriguez of Michigan
3rd Place - Vidal (Max) Mejia of Arizona
4th Place - Dylan Loos of Wisconsin
5th Place - Kyle Pillars of Michigan

Round Robin Matches
Freddie Rodriguez (Michigan) over Vidal (max) Mejia (Arizona) Dec 6-0,5-1
Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) over Freddie Rodriguez (Michigan) Dec 7-3,6-1
Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) over Vidal (max) Mejia (Arizona) Fall 5-0,0:17

46 kg / 101.25 lbs.
1st Place - Kevin Norstrem of Florida
2nd Place - Kendall Hutchinson of Illinois
3rd Place - Jake Bellis of Illinois
4th Place - Chris Bostic of Arizona
5th Place - Justin Mudlaff of Wisconsin
6th Place - Zack Nelson of Ohio

1st - Kevin Norstrem (Florida) over Kendall Hutchinson (Illinois) Fall 1:13
3rd - Jake Bellis (Illinois) over Chris Bostic (Arizona) Fall 1-5,6-0,1:07
5th - Justin Mudlaff (Wisconsin) over Zack Nelson (Ohio) FF

50 kg / 110 lbs.
1st Place - Tony Pena of Colorado
2nd Place - Devin Carter of Virginia
3rd Place - Sage Ornelas of Arizona
4th Place - Jonny Campbell of Oregon
5th Place - Ronnie Garbinsky of Pennsylvania
6th Place - Drew Fleming of Minnesota

1st - Tony Pena (Colorado) over Devin Carter (Virginia) Fall 1:07
3rd - Sage Ornelas (Arizona) over Jonny Campbell (Oregon) Dec 6-0,3-0
5th - Ronnie Garbinsky (Pennsylvania) over Drew Fleming (Minnesota) ID

54 kg / 119 lbs.
1st Place - Ryan Mango of Missouri
2nd Place - Alan Waters of Missouri
3rd Place - Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin
4th Place - Evan Vandiver of Illinois
5th Place - Sharky Slyter of Kansas
6th Place - Jack Stilwell of Washington

1st - Ryan Mango (Missouri) over Alan Waters (Missouri) Dec 2-3,6-1,2-1
3rd - Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin) over Evan Vandiver (Illinois) Dec 9-0,0-6,5-0
5th - Sharky Slyter (Kansas) over Jack Stilwell (Washington) TF 6-0,6-3

58 kg / 127.75 lbs.
1st Place - Spencer Brown of Utah
2nd Place - Josh Kreimier of Colorado
3rd Place - Kade Moss of Utah
4th Place - Seth Thomas of Oregon
5th Place - Vicente Gallegos of Colorado
6th Place - Luke Goettl of Arizona

1st - Spencer Brown (Utah) over Josh Kreimier (Colorado) Dec 6-0,5-5,4-2
3rd - Kade Moss (Utah) over Seth Thomas (Oregon) Dec 3-8,5-0,5-2
5th - Vicente Gallegos (Colorado) over Luke Goettl (Arizona) Dec 6-0,3-2

63 kg / 138.75 lbs.
1st Place - Joshua Castellano of Illinois
2nd Place - Andrew Alton of Pennsylvania
3rd Place - Ellis Coleman of Illinois
4th Place - Dylan Alton of Pennsylvania
5th Place - Chase Nelson of Kansas
6th Place - Joshua Dziewa of Pennsylvania

1st - Joshua Castellano (Illinois) over Andrew Alton (Pennsylvania) Dec 4-5,5-4,5-4
3rd - Ellis Coleman (Illinois) over Dylan Alton (Pennsylvania) Dec 2-1,2-1
5th - Chase Nelson (Kansas) over Joshua Dziewa (Pennsylvania) TF 9-6,2-4,6-0

69 kg / 152 lbs.
1st Place - Mark Stenberg of Illinois
2nd Place - Kalvin York of Wisconsin
3rd Place - Justin Gonzales of Colorado
4th Place - Joshua Demas of Ohio
5th Place - Brayden Wienke of Wisconsin
6th Place - Daniel Breit of Missouri

1st - Mark Stenberg (Illinois) over Kalvin York (Wisconsin) 0-6,6-3,ID
3rd - Justin Gonzales (Colorado) over Joshua Demas (Ohio) Fall 7-0,0:42
5th - Brayden Wienke (Wisconsin) over Daniel Breit (Missouri) Dec 3-0,8-4

76 kg / 167.5 lbs.
1st Place - Tyler Beckwith of New York
2nd Place - Mike Curby of Michigan
3rd Place - Preston Keiffer of New Jersey
4th Place - Geordan Speiller of Florida
5th Place - Levi Clemons of Florida
6th Place - Erin Odell of Florida

1st - Tyler Beckwith (New York) over Mike Curby (Michigan) Dec 2-2,3-1
3rd - Preston Keiffer (New Jersey) over Geordan Speiller (Florida) Dec 4-0,6-0
5th - Levi Clemons (Florida) over Erin Odell (Florida) Dec 5-1,7-3

85 kg / 187.25 lbs.
1st Place - Max Huntley of Virginia
2nd Place - Ben Brooks of Illinois
3rd Place - John Eblen of Missouri
4th Place - Jeff Nielsen of Minnesota
5th Place - Jake Filkins of Wisconsin
6th Place - Jay Taylor of Florida

1st - Max Huntley (Virginia) over Ben Brooks (Illinois) TF 6-0,8-0
3rd - John Eblen (Missouri) over Jeff Nielsen (Minnesota) Dec 3-2,1-1
5th - Jake Filkins (Wisconsin) over Jay Taylor (Florida) Dec 0-6,2-2,6-3

100 kg/220.25 lbs.
1st Place - Alex Polizzi of Wisconsin
2nd Place - Aaron Pavlenko of Arizona
3rd Place - Anthony Pike of Arizona
4th Place - Matthew Monson of Illinois
5th Place - Kyle Caylor of Kansas
6th Place - Michael Sojka of Illinois

1st - Alex Polizzi (Wisconsin) over Aaron Pavlenko (Arizona) Dec 5-1,6-2
3rd - Anthony Pike (Arizona) over Matthew Monson (Illinois) Fall 0:43
5th - Kyle Caylor (Kansas) over Michael Sojka (Illinois) Dec 7-0,5-1

125 kg / 275 lbs.
1st Place - Nikola Bogojevic of Wisconsin
2nd Place - Bryant Dickerson of Washington
3rd Place - Zach Teuber of Washington
4th Place - Scott Helton of Illinois
5th Place - Blake Lucas of Ohio
6th Place - Donovan Green of Florida

1st - Nikola Bogojevic (Wisconsin) over Bryant Dickerson (Washington) Dec 1-1,4-1,5-1
3rd - Zach Teuber (Washington) over Scott Helton (Illinois) Dec 1-2,1-1,3-1
5th - Blake Lucas (Ohio) over Donovan Green (Florida) Dec 2-1, 3-1

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Returning champs Ramos, Alton unbeaten after day one of FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
04/12/2008

AKRON, OHIO - Two returning national champions remain unbeaten after the first day of competition at the FILA Cadet Freestyle National Championships at the Univ. of Akron on Saturday.

Returning champion Tony Ramos of Illinois won his first six matches at 58 kg/127.75 lbs, scoring two technical falls and four decisions. Ramos won the FILA Cadet Nationals last year at 54 kg/119 lbs.

Returning champion Dylan Alton of Pennsylvania had five victories at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., including three pins and two technical falls. Alton won the the FILA Cadet Nationals at 58 kg/127.75 pounds last season.

The other returning FILA Cadet National champion Hunter Stieber of Ohio suffered a loss in his pool competition on Saturday. Stieber won his first four matches, two by technical fall and two by pin. In the fifth round, he was defeated by Steven Keith of New York, 1-4, 2-2, 2-4. Keith has won all four of his matches so far. Stieber was also a Cadet Nationals champion in freestyle last summer.

Returning FILA Cadet National runner-up Robert Deutsch of New Jersey was defeated twice at 50 kg/110 lbs. and eliminated. He was second last year at 46 kg/101.25 lbs.

There were seven Cadet National champions, who won their titles last summer in Fargo, N.D., who entered the freestyle tournament this year. Two of them have lost bouts, Stieber and Kyle Caylor of Kansas at 100 kg/220 lbs.

The 2007 Asics Cadet Nationals champions who remain unbeaten in the tournament so far are Dylan Alton, plus Alan Waters of Missouri (54 kg/119 lbs.), Andrew Alton of Pennsylvania (63 kg/138.75 lbs.), Brandon Rolnick of New Jersey (69 kg.152 lbs.) and Jonathan Becker of New Jersey (85 kg/187.25 lbs).

Six of the FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman champions who won on Friday night are unbeaten in the freestyle tournament after the first day. These wrestlers are seeking to win a double title on Sunday. They are Tyler Fraley of New Jersey (42 kg/92.5 lbs.), Tony Pena of Colorad (50 kg/110 lbs.), Tyler Beckwith of New York (76 kg/167.5 lbs.), Max Huntley of Virginia (85 kg/187.5 lbs.), Alex Polizzi of Wisconsin (100 kg/220.25 lbs.) and Nikola Bogojevic of Wisconsin (125 kg/275 lbs.)

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 11:16 AM | Permalink

By Norm Palovcsik
PWCA Hall of Fame

On Saturday, May 3, 2008, the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association will pay tribute to ten individuals by inducting them into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame, Class of 2008. The 39th annual induction class will be enshrined at a banquet and ceremonies to be held at the Ramada Inn in State College beginning with a hospitality hour at 5:00 PM followed by the buffet meal and induction ceremonies at 6:00 and 7:30 PM respectively. The cost per person is $28.95 with checks made payable to the P.W.C.A.

Check the full story at: High School Wrestling . Net

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 10:45 AM | Permalink

The 2008 NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals results are up. Many of the top NCAA Wrestling recruits are among the champions. Rutgers has a couple real studs coming in- it will be interesting to see how they fill the wrestling shoes of their predecessors.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 12:32 PM | Permalink

Top 40 High School Wrestling Teams
1. St. Paris Graham Ohio
2. Apple Valley Minn.
3. Blair Academy N.J.
4. St. Edward Ohio
5. Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa
6. C. Dauphin Pa.
7. Montini Catholic Ill.
8. Flathead Mont.
9. Iowa City West Iowa
10. Oak Park Mo.
11. Colonial Forge Va.
12. Glenbard North Ill.
13. Northampton Pa.
14. Omaha Skutt Neb.
15. Bishop Carroll Kansas
16. Catoosa Okla.
17. Hastings Minn.
18. Roseburg Oreg.
19. Easton Pa.
20. Providence Catholic Ill.

21. Neuqua Valley Ill.
22. Bishop Lynch Texas
23. Massillon Perry Ohio
24. McDonogh Md.
25. Broken Arrow Okla.
26. Clovis Calif.
27. Poway Calif.
28. Huxley Ballard Iowa
29. Wausau West Wisc.
30. Christiansburg Va.
31. Collins Hill Ga.
32. Central Mountain PA.
33. Burrell PA.
34. High Point N.J.
35. Reynolds PA
36. S. Dade Fla.
37. Carl Sandburg Ill.
38. Jackson Ct. Central Minn.
39. Ponca City Okla.
40. Holt Mich.

Most of these schools host commuter wrestling camps. If one of the schools are in your area we suggest attending a camp put on by them. You can also purchase wrestling shoes and other wrestling gear at these camps. Commuter wrestling camps are generally shorter than a week and have no on campus housing for wrestlers. These camps are generally the least expensive, but can have a great deal of wrestling technique (and often times excellent clinicians) to offer.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 09:58 AM | Permalink

The first time Scott Goodale saw Scott Winston wrestle he knew he was watching something special.

Winston was in the 7th grade and was still living in Edison, when he took the mat in the New Jersey Kid States Tournament against an 8th-grader named Frank Molinaro.

“I was coaching Molinaro, along with Vinnie Santaniello (an ex-Brick Memorial wrestler who runs the ShoreThing Wrestling Club), and it was an eye-opening experience,�? said Goodale, who is in his first year as Rutgers University’s head coach.

“Scotty beat him, 3-2. I never thought anybody would beat Frank Molinaro when he was in 8th grade. I said, “This kid is going to be real good.’ �?

Molinaro, who spent his freshman year at Middletown High School North before transferring to Southern Regional his sophomore year, became New Jersey’s 21st three-time state champion last year.

Winston, a senior at Jackson Memorial, became a New Jersey scholastic wrestling immortal on Sunday at Boardwalk Hall when he finished with a career record of 137-0 and became New Jersey’s 22nd three-time state champion. He is the first scholastic wrestler in New Jersey to go unbeaten for a career while wrestling more than 100 bouts.

Goodale, who coached Winston his first three years at Jackson Memorial, was not at Boardwalk Hall this weekend because he was coaching Rutgers in the EIWA NCAA Wrestling Championships at Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Pa.

However, he was with Winston in spirit and was informed of Winston’s pin of Scott Kelly of Sacred Heart of Vineland in the 160-pound final immediately after it happened by his mother, Karen, and Jackson Memorial assistant coach Rob Connor.

“It was really emotional for me,�? said Goodale, who will be reunited with Winston next year when Winston wrestles for Rutgers. “Then, I had a good opportunity to talk to him later that night and reflect on everything.�?

Goodale was thrilled when he was told by mother that the crowd of 10,844 gave Winston a standing ovation. Winston received two standing ovations, one just after the pin, and another after Brick Memorial head coach Dan O’Cone, the president of the New Jersey Wrestling Coaches Association, presented him with a plaque.

“He deserved it,�? Goodale said. “I always wanted the fans to appreciate what he has done. If I was there, I don’t know if I would have been able to handle it because I’m a very emotional person.�?

Winston’s freshman high school wrestling season cut short by a broken wrist suffered just before the NJSIAA Team Tournament. It is anybody’s guess as to how he would have fared in the 140-pound weight class against Jefferson’s Dan Vallimont that year. Vallimont, who won the state 140-pound title that year, was a two-time state champion and is now at Penn State and ranked No. 3 in the nation at 157 pounds.

But, early in Winston’s sophomore year, Goodale began to sense New Jersey’s wrestling fans had a chance to witness history.

“When we bumped him up in Minnesota (at The Clash, a national dual meet tournament in Rochester, Minn.) and beat the Pretto kid (Eric Pretto of Sandburg, Ill., who was an Illinois state champion), we, as a staff, said, he might end his career unbeaten,�? Goodale said. “We felt his toughest test would be to get through the state tournament the first time.

“What separates him from everybody is his mind-set. He has great technique, but not the best. He does a couple of things and does them really well. He trains so hard and does it all year-round.�?

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 09:52 AM | Permalink

Twice this year, Milford's Nick DiAntonio got the better of Franklin's Nick Colace, handing the Panther grappler his only two losses of the season.

Colace got one last shot at DiAntonio at yesterday's All-State High School Wrestling Finals at Salem High School, and the junior finally bested his nemesis, defeating DiAntonio by a 5-4 decision in a thrilling match to capture the All-State crown at 171.

Colace struck first, taking down DiAntonio with 30 seconds left in the first period to go up 2-0. DiAntonio responded in the second period, quickly escaping for a point and then taking the lead with a takedown moments later. Colace earned another two points with a reversal, taking a 4-3 lead into the deciding round.

The score didn't change until 40.3 seconds remained, when Colace escaped for an insurance point. DiAntonio battled back, and brought the score to 5-4 with 10 seconds left, but Colace kept him at bay for the rest of the match and collapsed in a mixture of joy and exhaustion at the buzzer.

"Nick just wrestled with a little bit of vengence this time," said his coach and father, Carmine Colace. "He wrestled tough, went after it. But also, we got a little bit lucky, we really did. Things went our way a little bit, positioning-wise.

"And during our match ... you know, I don't know," Carmine Colace trailed off momentarily as he watched his son embracing family and coaches. "I'm just really happy."

Colace's path to the finals was anything but easy. The junior met top-seeded George Hargrove of Springfield Central in the semifinals. Colace held Hargrove to just two points in the match, though, and advanced to the final with a 6-2 decision.

Colace started the tournament with a 6-4 decision over Shawsheen Tech's Alex Najjar, and beat Dave Lemoine of Minnechaug with a first-round pin in the quarterfinals.

DiAntonio needed a pair of overtime wins to reach the finals, finishing off Lowell's Colm Sullivan 9-8 in the quarterfinals and Malden Catholic's Chris Ciriamella with a 6-4 decision in the semis.

"We're really close with the DiAntonios," said Carmine Colace, "I consider Nicky family, and all the Milford people, we really appreciate it. Either way, it's tough. We'd been on the back end the last four times we've wrestled (DiAnotnio)."

Natick's Travis Moran squared off against Chelmsford's Lewis Bailey in the 160 final, a rematch of the Lowell Tournament semifinals which Moran won by a 3-2 decision. Moran was again the victor last night, taking a 6-4 lead with 40 seconds to go and holding on for the title.

"I knew it was going to be a dogfight," said Moran. "The final went good, I think it was in my favor going in. I was scared, though. He was up, and at the end he almost took me down. I thought he was going to beat me. I was wrestling kind of sloppy in the beginning of the match, but I just came through at the end."

The two began the third round with Moran ahead 4-3, but Bailey earned a point five seconds into the round for an escape. Moran almost grabbed two points with just over a minute remaining, but the ref ruled that he took Bailey down out of bounds and awarded no points.

"It was a tough weight class," said Natick coach Bob Anniballi. "We were a little overaggressive in the first period, he got taken down because he was trying to do too much. As the match got on he got stronger and stronger, and he did a nice job. I thought his opponent was a really good athlete and you didn't want to make many mistakes with him, but Travis really came up top on a couple scrambles and did a nice job."

Framingham sophomore Nick Flannery started the evening with a win at 103, edging New Bedford's Corey Melo in the final. Flannery went into the match looking for revenge, as he was defeated by Melo in last Tuesday's Division 1 State semifinal. And it was revenge that Flannery got, as he beat Melo 7-4 to take the title.

"I just had to go in there with a new mindset," said Flannery, "I knew what he had on bottom. Feels good to be champion."

Asked whether anything else factored into his win, Flannery said, "I think I wrestle better in front of a crowd. I really like being in the spotlight."

Framingham had two others place, as junior Dan Gilman took third at 112 and classmate Walter Pope was fourth at 130.

Wayland had a pair of wrestlers reach the finals - Mike Testa at 130 and Max Lewin at 145 - but both had to settle for runner-up. Testa was pinned in the final by Methuen's John Sughrue, who earned his third All-State title with the victory. Testa pinned Framingham's Walter Pope, who finished fourth in the bracket, in the quarterfinals and eked out a 3-2 decision over Catholic Memorial's Richie Wingert in the semis.

Lewin earned two decisions to reach the finals, but was downed 5-0 by Tewksbury's Jim Tarpey to finish in second.

"Overall I think we had a great tournament," said Warriors coach Sean Chase. "This is a tough tournament, it's a real meat grinder that beats kids up and chews 'em up and spits 'em out. We were obviously frustrated with the end result tonight, but overall (Testa and Lewin) had great seasons and they had great tournaments. When you get into the finals, that's nothing to be ashamed of. All you can do is leave it all out on the mat, and that's what they did."

Despite losing his opening-round match, Wayland's Matt Lombardo fought back for a fourth-place finish at 152.

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 10:23 PM | Permalink

With the summer coming up, we wanted to focus on explaining which types of camps are available so you will be more educated when selecting a camp.

Wrestling Camps : High School & Youth Summer Camps

Commuter Wrestling Camps

Technique Wrestling Camps

Intensive Training Wrestling Camps

Super-Session Wrestling Camps

Posted by Wrestling Fan at 05:09 PM | Permalink

The first standing ovation came when Andrew Howe's arm was raised in victory yet again.

The second came when he climbed to the top step of the podium yet again.

It was a fitting tribute to Howe, who fashioned one of the greatest wrestling careers in high school wrestling state history.

"It just shows they respect me for what I'm doing," the Hanover Central senior 160-pounder said.

What Howe did on Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse was become the 23rd three-time champion in state history. He dominated -- yet again -- for a 22-9 major decision over Union County sophomore Michael Duckworth to finish his season 46-0.

"It's great," Howe said. "Every one feels great."

Howe won last season's 152-pound state title and the 140 title as a sophomore. He finished his high school career with a 192-1 record, with his only loss coming as a freshman in the 130 title match against three-time champion and current Ohio State wrestler Reece Humphrey of Lawrence North.

In his first three matches of this season's state meet, he had a technical fall, a pin and another tech fall; before him, no one in state meet history had recorded two tech falls at 160. Last season, he recorded a tech fall against all four of his state meet opponents; no one in state meet history had even recorded three in any weight class.

"I think I had a successful career, but that's about it," Howe said when asked about his place in state wrestling history. "It was a good run."

Howe will continue his run at Wisconsin.

"There's always someone out there," he said. "Right now, I'm focused on next year -- college. Every day, I try to train for that.

"It's like a weight off your shoulders. I don't know if it's relief, I just get to start a new page."

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Nebraska State High School Wrestling: Skutt wins 11th title; Sackett gets 4th crown

Doubles, triples and a grand slam. And not a baseball stadium anywhere to be found Saturday on the Qwest Center Omaha grounds for the state high school wrestling finals.

Tyler Sackett was the big bopper. The Omaha Skutt senior, who got a third-period pin for the Class B 130-pound title, is the 14th four-time state champion and the third from the SkyHawks during their record run of 11 consecutive Class B state titles.

Waiting, Sackett said, was the hardest part of his week. "Waiting for the tournament to start, then all the wait for the weigh-ins, for the Parade (of Champions), waiting overall."

Next in line for four titles is Howells junior Bryan Mejstrik, whose Class D 140 championship was his third.

"I saw that (Sackett) won and it's a great accomplishment," Mejstrik said. "I'd like to do that next year."

Also winning their third titles were Skutt seniors Quintin Cottle (135) and Tyler Kottas (145) and Norfolk Catholic senior Zach Adams (C 119). Skutt had seven champions for the second time in three years.

Repeat state champions were seniors Terrill McKinney of Omaha North (A 125), Austin Carmichael of Columbus (A 145), Nate Stender of Millard South (A 171) and Andy Mink of Ashland-Greenwood (C 215); juniors Alex Bridgeford of Omaha Burke (A 130), Dustin Stodola of Schuyler (B 112), Matt Katusin of Skutt (B 125), Kevin Barrett of Boys Town (B 215) and Michael Klinginsmith of Kearney Catholic (C 152); and sophomore Ronald Coleman of Omaha North (A 215).

The only freshman winner was Tyrell Galloway of Omaha Gross (B 119), whose two older brothers were state champions in Iowa. Skutt junior Zach Cottle claimed his second Class B 103 title in three years after losing to Stodola in the 2007 final.

Those who beat returning champions were Grand Island's Isaiah Aguliar (112) in Class A; Luis Rosales of Madison (112), Connor Blanco of Mitchell (130) and Klinginsmith in Class C; and Devin Zitek of East Butler (112), Austin Coufal of Howells (125) and Zack Richards of North Platte St. Patrick's (130) in Class D.

The 80th state meet, which was the third held at the Qwest Center, produced the first girl to medal as a top-six finisher. Omaha North freshman Brittney Taylor won her fifth-place match Saturday, after losing her consolation semifinal earlier in the morning, to finish the tournament with a 4-2 record and the season at 24-12.

Sackett's 171th career win, a Class B record, was his pin of Schuyler sophomore John Svoboda. Many in the finals crowd of 9,813 gave him a standing ovation.

"I didn't notice. At least they weren't booing," Sackett said. His reference was to the mixed reaction that Skutt's success generates in the arena.

He was 44-2 this season, undefeated against Nebraska competition. His other seasons produced records of 41-5, 40-3 and 46-2.

"It's been a great four years. I've had great teammates and coaches for four years," Sackett said. "It took a lot of time and hard work to get this, and it's good to get it over with."

Skutt won Class B with a record 256 points, 4½ more than it had in 2007. The SkyHawks' 11 titles in a row tie Oakland-Craig in boys golf (1979 to 1989) and Kearney in boys track (1994 to 2004) for the longest championship streaks in state history.

Millard South's fourth Class A title came with four individual champions. The Patriots scored 224 points to 152.5 for runner-up Kearney.

Madison finished six points ahead of defending champion Bennington for the Class C team title. Howells repeated as Class D champion.

Some of the day's best matches were in the heaviest weights, when half the crowd had left.

Matt Spain of Valentine won the Class B 285-pound title on a 10-6 decision over Hadley Cooksley of Grand Island Northwest, who had pinned his previous 33 opponents this season and hadn't gone to the third period in any of them.

Nebraska football recruited walk-on Marcus Smith of Crete edged Boys Town senior Chris Leak 3-2 for the Class B 185 title. Leak's teammate, 215-pounder Kevin Barrett, got his second title and denied Skutt its record eighth champion with a third-period pin of the SkyHawks' Matt Muschall.

Eric Burenheide kept Howells' hold on Class D's 215-pound weight class for a sixth straight year, beating Neligh-Oakdale's Ricky Lewis 4-3 after a win over him in 2007.

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Apple Valley High school wrestling coach Jim Jackson was kidded before the season that his Eagles could go ahead and have another state championship trophy engraved. The ever-serious Jackson believed such talk foolish because No. 1 Apple Valley would have to go through No. 2 Hastings just to qualify for the state tournament.

Well, summon the engraver.

“No, no, no,�? Jackson said Friday night. “We haven’t won anything yet.�?

If that’s his stance, the Eagles put together a heck of a warm-up act.

Apple Valley, ranked No. 3 in the nation, won the Section 3AAA title with a dominating performance. In the most anticipated matchup of the season, the Eagles used a flurry of power in the lower weights en route to a 40-19 victory over the Raiders in the section championship meet at Hastings.

In qualifying for a state-record 26th consecutive state tournament appearance, Apple Valley separated itself from the rest of Minnesota’s top contenders and clearly established itself as the favorite to win a state-best 16th wrestling championship.

Apple Valley (34-1) will face the Section 4AAA champion in the big-school quarterfinals Feb. 28 at the Xcel Energy Center.

Apple Valley won nine of the 14 matches and never allowed Hastings (30-2) to make a run at the Eagles, who defeated the Raiders in last season’s Class AAA state championship match.

“Ever since we got beat by them last year, we have been working for this chance at them,�? Hastings senior 130-pounder Luke Vaith said.

“We knew our jobs and what we had to do. It didn’t turn out the way we had hoped. What can you do?�?

From the outset, Hastings could only sit back and ponder that question.

To pull off an upset, Hastings needed to win at least seven weights and keep Apple Valley from accumulating bonus points in the matches it won.

That strategy evaporated when the Eagles raced to a 20-0 lead after four matches. Three of Apple Valley’s early winners earned bonus points. At 103 pounds, Eric Devos made quick work of Jeff Engstrom with a pin in 49 seconds that gave the Eagles a 6-0 lead. At 119, Destin McCauley pinned Tyler Rohr in 1:35, and Tom Kelliher followed with a technical fall victory over Bobby Petersen at 125.

“We were ready to go, and I think it showed,�? Kelliher said. “We got off to a good start in the lower weights, and that really sent us on our way.�?

Vaith slowed the Eagles’ run with a 10-2 victory over eighth-grade reserve Brandon Kingsley. Kingsley drew raves from the Apple Valley crowd when he held Vaith to a major decision.

“He was one of our unsung heroes, no doubt about it,�? Jackson said of Kingsley. “He gave Vaith everything he wanted.�?

Another Apple Valley reserve, John Sturrock, made a similar contribution, losing an 8-3 decision to heavily favored Adam Petersen at 160 pounds.

Despite the early large deficit, Hastings coach Paul Vaith clung to threads of optimism.

“You always have to believe,�? he said.

“Things just didn’t fall our way,�? Hastings heavyweight Andy Trembath said. “They are a great team.�?

Jackson did admit afterward that Apple Valley’s performance separated the Eagles from the rest of the Class AAA field.

“We wrestled very well, and I am proud of the kids for that,�? he said. “We have great kids and a great coaching staff. I think you saw how well our coaches prepare our kids because they really wrestled well. We aren’t there yet, though. We still have matches to prepare for at the state tournament.�?

– Apple Valley senior 125-pounder Tom Kelliher wore a Northern Illinois sweatshirt in honor of the shooting victims at the college this week. Both of Kelliher’s parents attended the DeKalb, Ill., school.

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Mark Palmer; RevWrestling Staff Writer

Name a state that’s known as a hotbed for high school wrestling. Among the usual suspects: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Oklahoma. Chances are, the state of North Carolina didn’t immediately come to mind … unless you reside (or wrestle) in the Tar Heel State. One high school wrestler is doing his best to raise the profile of prep wrestling in North Carolina … while making a name for himself, too.

His name is Jon Burns, HSWrestling.Net’s second-ranked high school wrestler in the country at 145 pounds. In the past year, the senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh won the North Carolina state championship, as well as titles at the 2007 NHSCA Junior Nationals and at the 2007 Walsh Ironman tournament.

Video: Ben Jordan, OH v. Jon Burns, NC: Play Now | Play in Popup

It all started with the Twisters

Jon Burns grew up in the southern suburbs of Chicago. His first introduction to sports was playing football.

“One of the coaches of the Harvey Twisters asked me to come out for wrestling after football season,�? says Jon. (The Twisters are the Illinois-based wrestling club that launched the mat careers of a number of nationally-renowned wrestlers, including University of Iowa NCAA champs Joe and T.J. Williams.)

In fifth grade, Jon’s dad was transferred by Ford Motor Company to Georgia, where he continued the football-and-wrestling combination. In eighth grade, the Burns family moved again — this time to the Raleigh, North Carolina area. “My school didn’t have wrestling, so I went out for basketball,�? according to Jon. “But I didn’t make the team.�?

“I didn’t get to wrestle again ’til my freshman year at Cary High School.�?

Despite the layoff, Jon didn’t lose a step on the wrestling mat. His freshman year at Cary, he compiled a 53-5 record, and placed third at the North Carolina state tournament.

As a sophomore, Jon transferred to Cardinal Gibbons … and had to sit out that season. In an article published by the Cary newspaper, Jon was quoted as saying, “It was real tough knowing I couldn’t wrestle that year. I went to the state tournament and I watched. I was kind of sad I wasn’t able to participate, but I continued to work hard so I would be able to make this year happen.�?

“This year�? refers to Jon Burns’ junior year, where he put away his football helmet for good and concentrated all his athletic efforts on wrestling. In his first year competing for Cardinal Gibbons, Jon racked up a perfect 65-0 season, and won the 140-pound 1-A/2-A North Carolina state wrestling championship in February 2007.

National recognition

How do you top a state title? Jon Burns found a way… by claiming the 140-pound crown at the 2007 NHSCA Junior National Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach in March.

The event is open to prep wrestlers in their junior year. The 2007 Junior Nationals attracted over 700 participants … including some of the top high school matmen in the country.

Jon’s weight class was no exception. In his first bout, he went up against two-time Pennsylvania state qualifier Adam Will, and got a 10-3 victory. In his next two matches, Jon scored two major decisions — a 14-4 win over Tanner Schaffer, a two-time Maryland state placewinner, and a 13-5 victory over Dan Clarke, a New Jersey All-American.

In the quarterfinals, Jon earned an 8-1 win over Austin Cordova, a state titleholder from Texas. Next, it was a battle of the recently-crowned North Carolina state champs. In the semifinals, Jon went up against Michael Williams, the defending 3-A champ from Southern Lee. Williams had a 1-0 lead at the end of the second period … but Jon came roaring back in the third, getting a 8-2 win.

Jon’s rival for the 140-pound title was Ryan Konz, a three-time Tennessee state placer and All-American … but the Cardinal Gibbons wrestler prevailed, 9-4, to win the Junior National crown.

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U.S. Lineup announced for 34th Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic
By Frank Vulcano
Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic committee selected the USA All-Star Team for the Dapper Dan High School Wrestling Classic, the most prestigious high school all-star wrestling meet in the United States. The Wrestling Classic will be on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Fitzgerald Field House.

This year, Wisconsin will challenge the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars in the preliminary dual meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. The feature match, between the Pennsylvania and USA All-Stars is at 7:30 p.m. Representing the USA Team is:

Name High School State Record Champion College Signed with
112 B. J. Futrell Mt. Carmel Illinois 105-18 1 X University of Illinois

119 Andrew Long Creston Iowa 129-13 2 X Iowa State University

125 Brian Owen University Washington 94-5 1 X Boise State University

130 Tyler Graff Loveland Colorado 127-1 3 X University of Wisconsin

135 Mark Weber Goodrich Michigan 162-4 3 X University of Michigan

140 Jason Chamberlain Springville Utah 149-2 3 X Boise State University

145 Tony Jameson Austinfitch Ohio 124-3 3 X Ohio State University

152 Alex Meade Caesar Rodney Delaware 81-4 2 X Oklahoma State University

160 Jason Welch Las Lomas California 143-7 2 X Northwestern University

171 Chris Spangler Neuqua Valley Illinois 111-12 1 X

189 Romero Cotton Hutchinson Kansas 95-11 3 X University of Nebraska

215 Tyrell Fortune Lakeridge Oregon 1 X

285 Eric Thompson Waverly Shell Rock Iowa 132-13 1 X Iowa State University

(Records do not include senior year)

UPMC Health Plan, in coordination with UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, presents this all-star event, which is produced by the Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Charities and local volunteers.

Proceeds from the Wrestling Classic support a youth wrestling program for inner-city children through the Dapper Dan Youth Sports Leagues at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania.

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Already a state champion, Seneca High School wrestler Elliott Martin recently reached another milestone.

The senior won his 100th consecutive high school match this month and will take a 102-match winning streak into tomorrow’s State Duals at Henry Clay.

“No, it’s not common to win that many in a row,�? Seneca coach Chuck Anderson said. “I’ve had some guys get close to that situation, but there’s always something that got in the way.�?

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In honor of Black History Month in February, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has created a new exhibit that will commemorate 50 years of African American success on the mat.

“On behalf of the Hall of Fame Board of Governors, I want to express our collective excitement for this project that celebrates the heritage of African Americans who have contributed so much to the success of our sport both at home and abroad,�? said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We believe this exhibit will help inspire young African Americans to follow in the footsteps of these extraordinary individuals who have been successful in both sport and life.�?

Article in its entirety at High School Wrestling Resource: HSWrestling.Net

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Blair Doesn't quite seem like some of their past teams, but they are very powerful in the middle. I noticed a weak spot around 130, other than that, they are a very solid dual team.

Blair Academy, NJ 51 - Easton, Pa. 10a
Starting time - 4:11pm
Ending time - 5:45pm
Easton wins flip and picks odd bouts
Referees: Mike Evans and Matt Reiss

125 - Anthony Valles (BA) dec 7-0 So. Mark Hartenstine (E)
130 - Sr. Jordan Oliver (E) WBF 1:19 Joe Stanzione (BA)
135 - Garrett Frey (BA) WBF 2:20 Jr. Pat Corpora (E)
140 - Austin Ormsbee (BA) dec 6-4 Sr. Tevin Gibson (E)
145 - Mario Mason (BA) dec 7-2 Jr. Eric Burgey (E)
152 - Jesse Shanaman (BA) dec 8-4 3OT Sr. Colin Dailey (E)
160 - Adam Hogue (BA) md 15-6 Sr. Jeremy Snyder (E)
171 - Corey Peltier (BA) WBF0:55 Jr. Jeff Griffith (E)
189 - Ben Krakower (BA) WBF 1:07 Jr. Storm Kruczek (E)
215 - Steve Hanzlik (BA) dec 6-5 Jr. Chris Wilson (E)
285 - Kyle Hanson (BA) WBF 3:40 Sr. Stephan Vas (E)
103 - Evan Silver (BA) md 19-7 Fr. Mike Fleck (E)
112 - Sean Boyle (BA) md 14-1 Fr. Joey Rizzolino (E)
119 - Sr. Kegan Handlovic (E) md 16-5 Tony Buxton (BA)

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National High School Wrestling Individual Rankings (Ratings)

103
1. Gilberto Camacho-Sr, Washington Union, CA
2. Max Nowry-Sr, Wheeling, IL
3. Hunter Stieber-Fr, Monroeville, OH
4. Sean Boylan-Soph, St. Marks, DE
5. Jesse Meis-Sr, Alamosa, CO
6. Cody Pack-Soph, Quincy, CA
7. Nico Megaludis-Fr, Franklin Regional, PA
8. Devin Carter-Soph, Christiansburg, VA
9. Johnni DiJulius-Fr, Walsh Jesuit, OH
10. Gus Sako-Soph, St. Edward, OH
11. Steven Keith-Jr, Shoreham, NY
12. Zack Zimmer-Soph, Clovis West, CA

112
1. David Taylor-Jr, St. Paris, OH
2. B.J. Futrell-Sr, Mt. Carmel, IL
3. Alan Waters-Soph, Park Hill, MO
4. Jamie Clark-Soph, St. Edward, OH
5. Sam White-Jr, Massillon Perry, OH
6. Mark Rappo-Sr, Council Rock, PA
7. Sean Boyle-Jr, Blair Academy, NJ
8. Shane Young-Jr, Penn-Trafford, PA
9. Frank Cagnina-Soph, Queen of Peace, NJ
10. Sean Dolan-Sr, Soph, Marks, DE
11. Steve Mitcheff-Sr, Elyria, OH
12. Jesse Thielke-Fr, Germantown, WI

119
1. Logan Stieber-Soph, Monroeville, OH
2. Jon Morrison-Jr, Sandburg, IL
3. Destin McCauley-Fr, Apple Valley, MN
4. Thomas Williams-Sr, South Hills, CA
5. Jordan Keller-Sr, Bishop Carroll, KS
6. Kegan Handlovic-Sr, Easton PA
7. Nico Cortese-Sr, Hempfield, PA
8. Zach Neibert-Jr, St. Paris, OH
9. Michael Garofalo-Jr, Colonial Forge, VA
10. Cody Ruggirello-Soph, Montgomery Valley, NY
11. Jarrod Patterson-Jr, Cushing, OK
12. Dylan Ness-Soph, Bloomington, MN

125
1. Nate Moore-Sr, Iowa City West, IA
2. Eric Grajales-Jr, Brandon, FL
3. Brian Owen-Sr, Spokane, WA
4. Chris Villalonga-Soph, Blair Academy, NJ
5. Andrew Long-Sr, Creston, IA
6. Paul Liguori-Jr, Wantagh, NY
7. Tony Ramos-Jr, Glenbard North, IL
8. Scotti Sentes-Sr, Riverdale, FL
9. Tom Kelliher-Sr, Apple Valley, MN
10. David Thorn-Jr, Michael-Albertville, MN
11. Bart Reiter-Jr, Don Bosco, IA
12. Justin Solberg-Sr, Wahpeton, ND

130
1. Jordan Oliver-Sr, Easton, PA
2. Tyler Graff-Sr, Loveland, CO
3. Matt McDonough-Sr, Linn-Mar, IA
4. Josh Kindig-Soph, Blue Mountain, PA
5. Dylan Carew-Jr, Iowa City West, IA
6. Kyle Dake-Jr, Lansing, NY
7. Ian Paddock-Jr, Warsaw, NY
8. Cole Von Ohlen-Sr, Jackson County, MN
9. David Mang-Sr, Bradley Central, TN
10. Brad Squire-Soph, Wadsworth, OH
11. Andrew Grabfelder-Sr, Germantown, PA
12. Anthony Valles-Sr, Blair Academy, NJ

135
1. Collin Palmer-Jr, St. Edward, OH
2. Colin Johnston-Sr, Canon-McMillan, PA
3. Mark Weber-Sr, Goodrich, MI
4. Nick Hucke-Sr, Arrowhead, WI
5. Mac Bailey-Jr, Oak Park, MO
6. Matt Mincey-Sr, Apple Valley, MN
7. Eric Galka-Sr, Hobart, IN
8. Dylan Alton-Soph, Central Mountain, PA
9. Max Ortega-Sr, Rio Rancho, NM
10. C.J. Napier-Jr, Columbus, KS
11. Chase Skonieczny-Sr, Walsh Jesuit, OH
12. Josh Kratovil-Sr, Lincoln-Way, IL

140
1. Jason Chamberlain-Sr, Springville, UT
2. Trevor Melde-Sr, DePaul, NJ
3. Marshall Peppelman-Soph, Central Dauphin, PA
4. Andrew Alton-Soph, Central Mountain, PA
5. Jordan Shields-Sr, Lower Burrell, PA
6. Zach Clemente-Sr, LaSalle Institute, NY
7. Nick Moore-Soph, Iowa City West, IA
8. Lee Munster-Jr, Grant, IL
9. Aldon Isenberg-Sr, Gardner-Edgerton, KS
10. Brennan Brumley-Sr, Woods Tower, MI
11. Anthony Baldosaro-Soph, Delsea, NJ
12. Derek Garcia-Soph, Sedro Wooley, WA

145
1. Michael Mangrum-Sr, Riverside, WA
2. Jon Burns-Sr, Cardinal Gibbons, NC
3. Peter Yates-Sr, Conyers Salem, GA
4. R.J. Pena-Jr, Sprague, OR
5. Tony Jameson-Sr, Austintown Fitch, OH
6. Ben Jordan-Sr, St. Paris, OH
7. Kendrick Sanders-Jr, South Dade, FL
8. Derek St. John-Jr, Iowa City West, IA
9. Walt Peppelman-Sr, Central Dauphin, PA
10. Vince Ramos-Sr, Glenbard North, IL
11. Nick Hager-Jr, Tomahawk, WI
12. Cole Schmitt-Sr, Belleville, WI

152
1. Alex Meade-Sr, Caesar Rodney, DE
2. Mario Mason-Sr, Blair Academy, NJ
3. Jake Deitchler-Sr, Anoka, MN
4. Jake Salazar-Sr, Wasatch, UT
5. Jedd Moore-Sr, Marion Pleasant, OH
6. Coby Boyd-Sr, St. Paris, OH
7. Dallas Bailey-Jr, Catoosa, OK
8. Johnny Koepp-Sr, Bishop Lynch, TX
9. Eric Jones-Sr, Riverside, WA
10. Steve Zimmerman-Sr, St. Rita, IL
11. Anthony Meza-Sr, Vista, CA
12. Nick Menditto-Sr, Ocean Township, NJ

160
1. Jason Welch-Sr, Las Lomas, CA
2. Scott Winston-Sr, Jackson Memorial, NJ
3. Conrad Polz-Sr, Carl Sandburg, IL
4. Andrew Howe-Sr, Hanover Central, IN
5. Cody Yohn-Sr. Alamosa, CO
6. Alex Ortiz-Jr, Newberg, OR
7. Bryan Bourne-Sr, Spencerport, NY
8. Steve Bosak-Sr, State College, PA
9. Josh Condon-Sr, Carl Harrison, GA
10 Eric Cubberly-Sr, Pemberville, OH
11. Jared King-Sr, Great Bridge, VA
12. Ethan Lofthouse-Sr, Mountain Crest, UT

171
1. Quentin Wright-Sr, Bald Eagle Area, PA
2. Jordan Blanton-Sr, Richmond-Burton, IL
3. Chris Spangler-Sr, Neuqua Valley, IL
4. Grant Gambrall-Sr, Iowa City West, IA
5. Chris Phillips-Fr, Monroeville, OH
6. Travis Rutt-Sr, Jackson Country, MN
7. Ben Bennett-Sr, Rockford, MI
8. Jacob Burge-Sr, Mason, MI
9. Zac Thomusseit-Sr, St. Paris, OH
10. Brian Roddy-Sr, St. Edward, OH
11. Corey Peltier-Sr, Blair Academy, NJ
12. Austin Meys-Jr, Shenendehowa, NY

189
1. Romero Cotton-Sr, Hutchinson, KS
2. Brent Haynes-Sr, Oak Park, MO
3. Hunter Collins-Sr, Gilroy, CA
4. Joe Budi-Sr, Kaukauna, WI
5. Louis Bland-Sr, Central Catholic, CA
6. Ryland Geiger-Sr, Scappoose, OR
7. Chris Perry-Jr, Stillwater, OK
8. Hunter Meys-Sr, Shenendehowa, NY
9. Erich Schmidtke-Sr, Aberdeen, WA
10. Cody Magrum-Sr, Oak Harbor, OH
11. Mac Mancuso-Jr, Holy Spirit, NJ
12. Max Huntley-Jr, Colonial Forge, VA

215
1. Tyrell Fortune-Sr, Parkrose, OR
2. Marcel Dubose-Sr, Highland Park, MI
3. Travis Pettingill-Sr, Kearsley, MI
4. Jake Kahnke-Sr, Prior Lake, MN
5. Rudi Burtschi-Sr, Oakdale, CA
6. Ben Apland-Sr, Downers South, IL
7. Matt Fisher-Sr, Sandusky Perkins, OH
8. Matt Lindamood-Sr, Parkersburg, WV
9. Derek Thompson-Sr, Marlow, OK
10. Glen Carson-Jr, Manahawkin Southern, NJ
11. Kyle Caylor-Soph, Northwest, KS
12. Tyson Yoder-Sr, Weatherford, OK

Hwt
1. Eric Thompson-Sr, Waverly, IA
2. Elijah Madison-Sr, Oak Park, MO
3. Garrett Goebel-Sr, Montini, IL
4. Bubba Owens-Sr, Tillamook, OR
5. Atticus Disney-Sr, Andover Central, KS
6. Riley Reiff-Sr, Parkston, SD
7. Sam Maresh-Sr, Champlin Park, MN
8. Nick Cook-Sr, Warrenton, VA
9. Steve Andrus-Sr, Manhattan, KS
10. John Hiles-Sr, DeSales, OH
11. Paul Snyder-Sr, Mount Pleasant, PA
12. Chris McMullin-Jr, Willard, MO

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This would be the ultimate wrestling room
By Gary Blockus
Of the Morning Call

No wrestler reaches the pinnacle of success without training partners who can push him to the limit and test not only his skills, but his conditioning. While The Morning Call's All-Time All-Area Scholastic Wrestling Team is certainly a room unto itself, there are enough great wrestlers in the area's rich history that each weight class is worthy of producing its own ''room'' of training partners.

A peek at the training room, listed by weight, leading off with the wrestler selected as our all-time high school wrestler at that weight:

98 -- Bob Weaver (Easton). A solid cast would join the future Olympic champion in the room: Brad Silimperi (Nazareth) was a sophomore when he won his 98-pound PIAA title for Nazareth in 1988, and Allentown's scrappy Dick Rushatz (1959) could show the boys how it's done old-school. Might as well toss Jack Cuvo into this room as well, because he was never one to shy away from any competition.

103 -- Jack Cuvo (Easton). The 98-pounders could work out here as well, and add a young Matt Gerhard (Catasauqua) to work with the red-headed ''Cuve.''

112 -- Matt Gerhard (Catasauqua). Matty from Catty is the only District 11 wrestler to win four PIAA championships. The mighty whiz kid would be pushed in this training room by two-time PIAA champions Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) and Don Rohn (Hellertown/Saucon Valley), who won the first of his two PIAA titles at this weight. Santoro won his first title as a junior at 98, then moved up to 112 to win it here his senior year.

119 -- Don Rohn (Saucon Valley). A two-time champ would get a good go-around with the area's only four-time champ. Gerhard won his titles at four different weight classes. Also in the room are Easton's Matt Ciasulli and Jordan Oliver. Counting the 120-pound class, just six area wrestlers have won championships at this weight.

125 -- Matt Ciasulli (Easton). Ciasulli was a three-time champion, Salisbury's Lee Todora a two-time champion, and they'd push each other even harder with Scott Clymer (Northwestern), Larry Rehrig (Northern Lehigh) and Pat Sculley (Bethlehem Catholic) in the room.

130 -- Jamar Billman (Easton). In a weight class that included Todora and state champions Ryan Nunamaker (Nazareth), Ian ''Whitey'' Chlebove (Whitehall/Northampton), Bryan Klass (Wilson), Gino Fortebuono (Easton) and John Rittenhouse (Quakertown), Billman and Todora rose above the pack as two-time titlists.

135 -- Joe Caramanica (Nazareth). Caramanica and Brian Nesfeder (Salisbury) both won the first of their two titles at this weight, a class that includes Peter Cicchine of Bethlehem High in the room. Cicchine started the ball rolling for area wrestlers by bringing home the area's very first PIAA championship (along with 155-pound teammate William Unangst ) in 1940.

140 -- Scott Hovan (Allen). A two-time titlist, Hovan won his first title at 138. Nesfeder and Billman finished their careers at this weight. The area has produced just five champions at this weight class. Toss in Palmerton's Dave Lucykanish, who won a state title despite battling through torn rib cartilage from the quarterfinals on, and this is one tough room of training partners.

145 -- Tim Darling (Nazareth). As one of just five three-time champions from the area, Darling gets his pick of weight classes. Toss in two-time champ Mike Miller (Nazareth), Dieruff's Charles Housner, Allen's Scott Schleicher, Northampton's Sean Finkbeiner, Easton's Moss Grays and Catty's Chris Gerhard, and Darling would get pushed. Coincidentally, like Darling, Finkbeiner went to Penn State, as did Gerhard's brother, Matt.

152 -- Joey Ecklof (Northampton). The younger of two Ecklof brothers (Jeff won two state crowns) who produced a total of five state titles between them left many area fans breathless and awaiting an NCAA championship that has yet to come. Easton's Mike Rogers, Bethlehem's William Unangst, Northern Lehigh's Ryan Hluschak and Saucon Valley's Joey Killar make this a killer weight.

160 -- Brian Statum (Liberty). The only multiple-time state champion from Liberty won his titles at 155, and would be joined by Al Rushatz (Allentown) and Chuck Amato (Easton) and young guns James Sciascia (Pius X) and Brent Fiorito (Upper Perkiomen).

171 -- Jerry Rodriguez (Saucon Valley) was an absolute beast in claiming a pair of PIAA titles at 167 and 185 in 1976 and 1977, and is the only two-time state champ in this weight range. Christian Luciano (Northampton), who died as the victim of a likely road rage incident earlier this year, was one of the toughest, most-fun-to-watch wrestlers of all time. He's going at it in the fictional practice room with Easton's Darwin Brodt and Nazareth's Travis Frick.

189 -- Jon Trenge (Parkland) was a man among boys when he won his two titles, but so was Bethlehem Catholic's Bernie Brown. Toss in fellow two-time champion Josh Haines (Northampton), Nazareth's Rob Rohn and Quakertown's John Hangey and no one emerges without a black eye or broken finger.

215 -- Jon Oplinger (Northampton). This has traditionally been a thin weight class for area wrestlers in terms of success, and Oplinger owns two of the four state titles contested at this weight. He'd get plenty of work with the guys in the rooms above and below him.

Heavyweight -- George Atiyeh (Dieruff). Toss in brother Dennis Atiyeh and Pen Argyl's big Richie Smith, and the wrestling room would echo the sounds and vibrations of a major thunderstorm.

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This year’s Final Four of High School Wrestling field: Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy, Stafford (Va.) Colonial Forge High, Taylors (S.C.) Eastside High, Camden Wyoming (Del.) Caesar Rodney High and the host school, Easton High. Colonial Forge won its first Group 3A state title last season, has four nationally-ranked