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Romano has no regrets choosing wrestling over lacrosse | Local Sports | eagletribune.com
It was one of the toughest decisions Methuen senior Anthony Romano has ever made. A couple of weeks ago, he opted to finish his brilliant high school career by participating in spring wrestling, which had been postponed from the winter due to the coronavirus pandemic, rather than lacrosse.
Shilson, Blades and Welker double up on titles, secure U23 World Team spots at Women's Nationals – TheMat.com
Wrapping up an exciting weekend of competition at the 2021 Women’s Nationals in Irving, Texas, the U.S. U23 women’s freestyle team is set with 10 ladies snagging spots on Sunday afternoon.
U15 Pan American Team selected at Women's Nationals, set to compete in Mexico City in October – TheMat.com
The 2021 U.S. U15 Pan American Team has been decided after an exciting finals session on Sunday afternoon in Irving, Texas.
World Olympic Qualifier wraps up with Greco-Roman medal bouts; Coon is seventh and Porter 10th in final standings – TheMat.com
The World Olympic Games Qualifier completed on Sunday with the repechage and medal matches all six Greco-Roman Olympic weight classes.
InterMat Wrestling – InterMat's Mother's Day Special
To celebrate Mother's Day, InterMat sat down with five prominent mothers in the wrestling community, Allyson Schwab, Kaille Grey, Lyndsey Beasley, Jaime Dubuque, and McKayla Engel.
Blades and Elor make second World Team of the weekend, Cadet World Team decided – TheMat.com
The USA has its Cadet World Team in women’s freestyle as 10 young ladies emerged victorious on Saturday night at the 2021 Women’s Nationals in Irving, Texas.
Porter & Coon Come Up Short at Olympic Qualifier – Five Point Move
COMMENTS The United States had two candidates ready for the World Olympic Qualifier in Bulgaria, and both athletes were up for the task.
Wisconsin wrestling All-American Evan Wick enters transfer portal – 247Sports
There’s going to be a pretty big hole in the middle of the Wisconsin Badgers lineup in 2021-22. Two-time All American Evan Wick decided to enter the transfer portal and pursue a new school for his final year of eligibility.
S. Korean wrestler tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Tokyo Olympics | Yonhap News Agency
A prominent South Korean wrestler has tested positive for the new coronavirus, dashing hopes of competing in the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer.
Former Falcon still soaring: Four-time state champ Taylor gearing up for Olympics – Dayton Daily News
The last time David Taylor visited Tokyo was in high school. Taylor, then a junior at Graham High School, was on his way to a U.S. Junior World Team event in China and had a rather unremarkable 12-hour layover.
Raids on to nab wrestler Sushil Kumar, victims record statements | The Indian Express
Days after a 23-year-old former junior national champion, Sagar Rana, was beaten to death during a brawl at the Chhatrasal Stadium parking area, the victims injured in the clash recorded their statements before Delhi Police and claimed that two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar was involved in the incident.
Gadson brings “Champion-chip Kyven Dough” to Waterloo – KWWL
It only took six years, but Kyven Gadson finally has his ice cream, and so can everyone else.
How wrestler Sumit Malik qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with an injury – The Bridge
Sumit Malik became the seventh Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, when he reached the final of the Men's 125kg Freestyle at the ongoing World Wrestling Olympic qualifiers in Sofia, Bulgaria.
A newly crowned national champion, Burlington’s Nick Curley is St. John’s Prep wrestling’s top gun this spring – WickedLocal.com
Nick Curley has been wrestling for so long he can’t even pinpoint exactly why he does it. As much as anything, the sport has become an unconscious habit for the Burlington teen.
Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots | United World Wrestling
After appearing in two Olympics for his native Georgia, Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB) will now get to represent his adopted country of Serbia. It took a victory over the defending Olympic champion to do it, and one that also spoiled Russia's perfect record in qualifying.
Russia Caps off World Olympic Qualifiers with Three Gold | United World Wrestling
With Olympic quotas safely secured, the three Russian wrestlers at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Sofia, Bulgaria were ready to clinch the three gold medals as well.
Wrestling: Iowa Greco-Roman state championships 2021 takeaways – Des Moines Register
It was a full weekend of wrestling for many of Iowa’s top competitors.
Phil Hawes Taking “Baby Steps” Towards Israel Adesanya After UFC Vegas 26 Debut – 7UpSports
Phil Hawes is 3-0 in the UFC after his win at UFC Vegas 26. Hawes was victorious via unanimous decision over Kyle Daukaus at the end of three rounds.
Season 4, Column 5: USA Freestyle Focus; All Transfer Portal Team Picks up a Point Scorer; Sadness from Sofia; & Dantzler-ing with Truths – Hand Raised
A bold and until very recently unthinkable description of the USA Mens FS team, but one that may very well prove accurate. We Americans head to Tokyo with World Champions/World medalists at all but 1 wt class.
Shilson wins pair of national titles in Texas – Augsburg University Athletics
Augsburg University women's wrestler Emily Shilson (SO, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) won another pair of amateur wrestling national titles over the weekend, claiming the 50-kilogram (110 pounds) titles at the USA Wrestling/United World Wrestling Women's Junior Nationals on Friday, and the USAW/UWW U23 Women's World Team Trials on Sunday, both at the Irving Convention Center.
