Jan. 12—MORGANTOWN — Girls’ wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in the entire country when it comes to participants and talent. With over 40 states having already sanctioned girls’ wrestling in athletics, it’s past-time for our state to follow suit and for the WVSSAC to recognize the fastest growing sport in America officially. Advertisement […]
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ROUNDUP: Schrader, White lead Knights to two wins; Patriot wrestlers win SV Invite
Northview defeated host Greencastle 48-37 in a nonconference high school girls basketball on Friday night, and the Knights followed up with a 54-36 win over Western Indiana Conference foe, Owen Valley, on Saturday at Brazil. Carlee Schrader paced the Knights with 18 points and Reagin White added 16 in Friday’s game. The duo heated up […]
Read MoreValley sends nine wrestlers to girls state finals
Her face flushed with excitement, a look of absolute joy lighting it up and a trickle of blood escaping from her mouth, Rylie Walker was the perfect picture of second-round — ticket round — action early Saturday morning in Kokomo’s Memorial Gym. Mere moments before, the Terre Haute North junior had been trailing 13-4 in […]
Read MoreUHS wrestling unveils new locker room named for head coach Ken Maisel
Jan. 8—MORGANTOWN — The University High wrestling team held the ribbon-cutting for its brand-new locker room on Wednesday night, named for the current head coach, Ken Maisel. The reveal came on the same night as the annual Mohawk matchup between the Hawks and their rival, Morgantown. UHS won the duel 74-3. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Maisel, […]
Read MoreICE Is Targeting a New Demographic for Recruitment: The Manosphere
“Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem because of their absolutely horrendous handling of immigration, much like we had under Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump wrote. “Remember when Clooney, after the […]
Read MoreICE Has a New Recruitment Strategy—and It’s Terrifying
“Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem because of their absolutely horrendous handling of immigration, much like we had under Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump wrote. “Remember when Clooney, after the […]
Read MoreSteve 'Killer' Miller, the winningest coach in U.S. WJC history, looks back on a lifetime in hockey
Jan. 1—ST. PAUL — Steve Miller nearly became a wrestler. Before his 39 seasons of coaching in college hockey and before his nine stints with Team USA in the IIHF World Junior Championships, the Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, native was given a heck of a recruiting pitch to compete in the wrestling room. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read MoreGMVWA set to showcase many of area's best wrestlers
Dec. 28—The 55th annual Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association Holiday Tournament begins Monday at Vandalia Butler High School’s Student Activities Center. The tournament is one of the first big events of the wrestling season — which begins in early December — for local teams to face one another. The majority of schools competing are from […]
Read MoreCatching up with former area athletes: Peyton Hellmann starts strong for Fort Hays State
Dec. 25—HAYS, Kan. — Tabor native Peyton Hellmann has started her collegiate wrestling career strong at Fort Hays State University, with a 12-3 individual record to her name. She won a title in her first collegiate tournament at the Maverick Open at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, going 4-0 on Nov. 2. At […]
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Homer girls wrestling team named regional champions
The Mariner girls were named regional champions at the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, securing their victory with 125 points. The Homer boys’ team finished fourth with 176.5 points. Homer High School will send 11 wrestlers to the state championships this weekend, held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday, […]
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Sports briefs
Homer girls place 7th in Anchorage wrestling tournament The Homer High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams travelled to Anchorage last weekend, Dec. 5-6, for the ninth annual Grizzly Shakedown Wrestling Tournament, hosted by Grace Christian. The Homer girls’ team placed seventh overall. Individual placers include Saorise Cook and Phoebe Lang in first; Araya Andres […]
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Blue Jay wrestlers have enthusiasm and experience this season
Dec. 4—JAMESTOWN — There are 35 grapplers in the Jamestown High School wrestling room right now. Approximately a third of them are not attending school at Jamestown High School. “This year we started practicing with grades 7 through 12 all together,” JHS head coach Patrick Schlosser said. “That has been kind of fun. Our enrollment […]
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SoHi, Nikiski wrestling teams compete for Thanksgiving dinner
The Soldotna and Nikiski wrestling teams faced off during the Battle for the Bird at Soldotna High School last Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Stars and Bulldogs both had an extra incentive to win — the winners of each weight class took home frozen chickens for Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of the All American Training Center and […]
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SNAP! — CSUB Athletics Inaugural Hall of Fame induction
Cal State Bakersfield Athletics held its inaugural Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony for five of its athletic pioneers and standouts on Oct. 25 in the on-campus Icardo Center. The Class of 2025 consisted of: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Three-time NCAA Division II swimmer of the year and 12-time individual national champion Loni (Burton) […]
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Huskies look for success on the mat with fresh leadership
Nov. 26—OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies head into the season with hopes to repeat the success from previous seasons with new leadership in the head coaching positions. Girls Head Coach Sammy Rocha took over last season and boys Head Coach Reuben Lopez will be stepping into the head coaching position for the first time this […]
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Sports briefs: Soldotna hockey, wrestling teams secure wins at weekend tournaments
SoHi’s wrestling and hockey teams did well in tournaments around the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend. The hockey team won the End of the Road Shootout tournament in Homer and the wrestling team saw several individuals win their weight classes during the Robin Hervey and King of the Mountain tournaments. End of the Road Shootout […]
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SoHi wrestling sweeps Lancer Smith tourney, eyes state title
Soldotna High School wrestlers continued their winning streak at the Lancer Smith Memorial wrestling tournament in Wasilla last weekend. All schools from all divisions in Alaska were invited, making the tournament the largest in the state. Over 1,100 wrestlers participated in the two-day event, which is named after who SoHi head coach Pete Dickinson referred […]
Read MoreSEASON PREVIEW: Vigo/Northview boys, girls hitting wrestling mats this month
Entering the second season of IHSAA-sanctioned girls wrestling, all three Vigo County schools Northview have had a chance to fine-tune their programs and aim for improvement. Here’s how each of those boys and girls teams stack up for the 2025-26 season: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Terre Haute South — Gabe Cook is guiding both of […]
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It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Used the FBI’s Jet to Go on a Date
One such area the president has homed in on is Portland, Oregon, a city better known for Voodoo Doughnuts and cold brew than hellish riots. Late last month, the president ordered the National Guard to the hipster paradise, but his rationale for sending them was not informed by statistics or data—instead, it was because of […]
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Latto And Ice Spice Have A ‘Raw’-Worthy Wrestling Match In The Cheeky ‘Gyatt’ Video
When Latto and Ice Spice put aside their differences to release their new song, “Gyatt,” astute fans noticed a distinct similarity between the styling on the cover art and the branding for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. This led to some speculation that the music video would feature a wrestling theme — fitting, for the all […]
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Izzy Martínez built a wrestling empire in Chicago. Can he take the sport mainstream?
The tenets of Izzy Style Wrestling are displayed with prominence inside the suburban Chicago gym where Israel “Izzy” Martínez has molded legions of kids into believers, and the best of them into champions. The principles hang on a banner amid the lingering smell of stale sweat and constant work, near the mats that have launched […]
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Hulk Hogan, Killer of Free Press and Rabid Trump Fan, Dies at 71
Edwards had said moments earlier that anyone interested in seeing the book could simply reach out to Epstein’s executors, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, and, “If they didn’t just voluntarily turn over the book out of fear of reprisal, Congress could issue a subpoena to their attorneys at Patterson or at Troutman—those are the two […]
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Hulk Hogan, Enemy of Free Press and Rabid Trump Fan, Dies at 71
Edwards had said moments earlier that anyone interested in seeing the book could simply reach out to Epstein’s executors, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, and, “If they didn’t just voluntarily turn over the book out of fear of reprisal, Congress could issue a subpoena to their attorneys at Patterson or at Troutman—those are the two […]
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