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Should Jake Bellis ever doubt the importance of his career as a Greco-Roman wrestler, all he has to do is look in the eyes of his 8-year-old brother Chad. “He’s my biggest fan out of anybody,” said Bellis, who was in Bucharest, Romania, last week representing the United States in the Junior World Greco-Roman Wrestling...
The 2011 USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman & Freestyle Nationals from the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. can be watched on all eight mats on the campus of North Dakota State University this year! Junior Brackets & Results: Greco-Roman Junior Greco-Roman Freestyle Junior Freestyle Women Junior Womens Freestyle - Junior Duals We have provided last year’s results...
Randy Couture remembers the path his life was supposed to follow. He would put his foreign language and literature degree to good use as a high school teacher, and his background as an All-American wrestler to work as a coach. Those were the days before mixed martial arts, back when something called the “Ultimate Fighting...
On his second straight visit to the Class 3A Individual State Wrestling Meet, Fenwick’s Matt Garelli ( No. 13 @ 103) took home a state title trophy. Garelli, a junior who qualified for state last season but suffered a knee injury, defeated Harlem’s Jordan Northrup 5-2 in the title bout to win the 103-pound weight...
Neosho senior Dallas Smith finally earned that gold medal that had eluded him his entire high school wrestling career after dominating Warrensburg’s Cody Johnston (No. 12 @ 189) in one of the best finals matches featured at the 2011 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships Saturday at Mizzou Arena. Smith, a four-time state qualifier, can now add his...
No one expected Austin Hagen to win. Maybe he would put up a good fight for posterity, but he wasn’t supposed to win. Up against the state’s top wrestler at 285 pounds, Hagen shocked the state in the Class AAAAA state final at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Mill Creek wrestler scored a takedown...
Fox and Pete Baldwin (No. 11 @ 145) became the sixth brother duo to ever win titles during the same season at the FHSAA State Wrestling Finals in Lakeland. Less than an hour later, Eric and Robert O’Neill became the seventh pair. Eric, a 140-pound junior at Winter Springs, defeated South Miami’s Orlando Cardelle 3-2...
Southeast Polk junior Cory Clark (No. 8 @ 119) won his third state wrestling championship Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena, and fellow junior Willie Miklus won his first. In other local finals action, Bondurant-Farrar senior Devin Mitchell lost a 7-3 decision to Ross Larson of Ballard. Mitchell finished the season 40-2, with Larson handing...
Jordan Bremer (No. 10 @ 103) of Woodbury Central seemed overwhelmed with his historic accomplishment. Bremer, ranked first throughout the season, successfully defended his 103-pound crown with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Andrew Foutch of Underwood Saturday night at the Class 1A state tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena. He became the Wildcats’ first...
Tanner Weatherman (No. 14 @ 171), of Ballard of Huxley, and Williamsburg’s Austin Blythe (No.9 @ HWT) finished their high school careers by winning their third state titles Saturday in the Class 2-A state meet at Wells Fargo Arena. Both seniors were four-time finalists. Weatherman beat Sioux Center’s Colton Vant Hof 17-5 at 171 pounds....
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