Articles filed under Wrestling
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McKendree wins team title at inaugural NCAA women's wrestling title, North Central takes thirdMar 08, 2026 4:06 pm - CORALVILLE, Iowa — Yu Sakamoto beat Riley Rayome of North Central College 4-3 to win the 117-pound crown and clinch the team title for McKendree on Saturday night at the ...
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Women’s college wrestling achieves major milestone with first NCAA championships set this weekendMar 04, 2026 11:25 am - The Iowa City area is a fitting place to host the first NCAA women’s wrestling championships. Two Illinois colleges are expected to contend for the title, including one from the suburbs.
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3 administrators demoted at Hersey High School amid wrestling program probeFeb 27, 2026 6:22 pm - John Hersey High School’s athletic director and two deans have been reassigned from administrative to teaching positions on the heels of an investigation into the school’s wrestling program.
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College Achievers: North Central’s Perry dealing with weightier challengeJan 25, 2026 6:44 pm - College Achievers: North Central College sophomore Sydney Perry, a graduate of Batavia High School, is grappling with a move to a higher weight class on one of the nation’s top women’s wrestling programs.
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Gomez picked to help new league give wrestling a larger platformAug 20, 2025 6:54 pm - Glenbard North graduate Austin Gomez, a 2024 Olympian, is on the card for the Aug. 30 debut of the new wrestling league, Real American Freestyle.
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Noble pursuit: Father passed passion for wrestling to Warren’s defending state champFeb 15, 2025 5:57 pm - Warren sophomore Caleb Noble will try to win a second state wrestling title next weekend in Champaign. His passion for the sport can be traced to the frustrating high school finish of father, Derrick.
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College Achievers: All-American Caliendo off to a hot startFeb 02, 2025 4:10 pm - College Achievers: Batavia graduate Mikey Caliendo, an All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa, took his first loss of the season Friday after 13 straight wins.
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Plenty of non-basketball events to see this monthJan 16, 2025 6:12 pm - For prep sports fans not interested in basketball, there are plenty of girls gymnastics, boys swimming, and boys and girls wrestling events to see this month.
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Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold by claiming women's 68 kg classAug 06, 2024 5:58 pm - PARIS — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport. Perhaps it's because ...
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Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, diesJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
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