Henry Wittenberg, AAU Champion Wrestler, Dies at 91

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:55 -0500

Originally found at www.nytimes.com Written By, Richard Goldstein Henry Wittenberg, an Olympic gold and silver medalist who became one of America’s greatest amateur wrestlers while he was a New York City police officer, died on Tuesday at his home in Somers, N.Y. He was 91.His death was announced by his family. As a teenager, Wittenberg was devoted to [...]

Creason inducted into IHSAA Hall of Fame

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:23 -0500

Originally found at http://indianolarecordherald.desmoinesregister.com Written By: Adam Wilson Former Indianola High School wrestling coach Wes Creason was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Feb. 20. Creason, a three-sport athlete at North Polk High School and three-time national wrestling qualifier at Coe College, said nothing he did on the mat can compare to [...]

2010 AAU Folkstyle World Championship

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:29:56 -0500

The 2010 AAU Folkstyle World Championship will be held on April 1-3, 2010 at the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines, IA. Teams from all over will compete in one of the largest and oldest Wrestling National Championship on the schedule. For Entry Information Click Here. For Hotel Information Click Here. For 2009 Results Click Here. For more information please [...]

2010 AAU Spring Youth Nationals

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:11:46 -0500

The 2010 AAU Spring Youth Nationals will be held on March 26-27, 2010 in Kingport, TN. Over 500 athletes will compete to be crowned AAU National Champion. For Entry Information Click Here. For 2009 Results Click Here. For more information please visit www.aauwrestling.net

Qualls returns to coaching

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:22:42 -0500

Originally found at www.enewscourier.com Written By, Ashley Hargrove Wrestling is a sport Daryle Qualls has always been passionate about. So when the opportunity arose for the former Athens High wrestling coach to get back into the classroom and coaching after being away for 2 1/2 years, he couldn’t resist. Qualls recently accepted a teaching position at Scottsboro High School [...]

State native to hold clinic at FOC wrestling

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:51:37 -0500

Originally found at www.register-herald.com Written By Gary Fauber When Kevin Farley was wrestling at Woodrow Wilson, he had aspirations of a college career. He will never forget the help he received in trying to realize that dream. Rob Waller, a Iaeger native who went on to accomplished careers both as a competitor and coach, went to bat for [...]

Andrew Schutt,named the Joel Ferrell Award winner for wrestling

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:05 -0500

Andrew Schutt, 18, was named the Joel Ferrell Award winner for wrestling, as the 5 day tournament came to a close on Friday, August 7th. Andrew traveled with his team, Michigan Red, to compete in the tournament. This was his sixth appearance at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. In those six years, Andrew has only lost 5 [...]

AAU Junior Olympics: Blind wrestler has no limits

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:24:30 -0400

Originally found at www.desmoinesregister.com Written by Andrew Bassman Yes, Joshua Farra is blind. But he would rather people know him as a wrestler. “He just wants to be accepted,” Todd Miller, his coach of five years, said. “He doesn’t want to be judged because he wears dark glasses and has a cane.” Farra is one of nearly 12,000 athletes [...]

In changing landscape, Disney/Fargo still thrive

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:44:52 -0400

written by Rob Sherill In wrestling, it seems, you’re only as good as next week’s tournament. These days, there are plenty of them to choose from, all around the calendar. So how do young wrestlers and their parents choose? As the popularity of events like the AAU Scholastic Duals at the Walt Disney World Sports Complex in Orlando, [...]

Teen Wrestlers Save Six-Year-Old Boy

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:45:49 -0400

Article Originally Posted at www.myfoxdetroit.com Published : Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 10:59 PM EDT By ANDREA ISOM / FOX 2 News   Two teenage wrestlers from metropolitan Detroit are heroes. They saved the life of a six-year-old boy during an out-of-town trip. John Yank of New Baltimore and Nick Rosario of Roseville, both 14, are courageous and brave. Because of [...]