The 2006 NHSCA Pre-Season Wrestling ChampionshipÊiis sure to have record-breakingÊaattendance this year. By moving this tournament to an earlier date (November 4th, with registration November 3rd) and condensing it to a one-day competition, we are expecting to draw hundreds of wrestlers from all across the country to Winston-Salem, NC.Ê In the past, this tournament has featured top wrestlers from 25 states, including many state champions. Coaches and athletes, you won't want to miss this outstanding Pre-Season event!Ê Check out the website at http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20076Ê To register at a Host Hotel online, visit www.regonline.com/NHSCA-PRESEASONand receive a $25 coupon book!

The first State Qualifiers of the season will be held this month in Tennessee and Florida.åÊ Jarad Swint, head wrestling coach at Cumberland University, will be hosting a TN State Qualifier on Saturday, September 23rd.åÊ Coach John Dunn will be hosting a FL State Qualifier at Terry Parker HS on Saturday, September 30th.åÊ The top 4 placewinners at these tournaments qualify for the National Open Wrestling Championships in June, 2007.åÊ For more information or to register, visit http://www.nhsca.com/qualifiers.phpåÊ If you're interested in hosting a State QualifyingåÊtournament in your area, please contact Melissa@nhsca.com.
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Myrtle Beach will be the location of the 2006 NHSCA Fall Golf Championship, November 10-12.åÊ Learn more about this event at http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=13åÊåÊ Richard Hunsucker, president of Myrtle Beach Golf Consultants, will be one of our featured guests this Sunday (September 17th) on the NHSCA SportsHour Internet Radio Show (6-7 PM EST)åÊ This event will feature a Coach's tournament with thousands of dollars worth of prizes!åÊ
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This week's SportsHour will also feature Russ Schenk (Culver, IN) who was recently named the NHSCA Weightlifting Director.åÊ Coach Schenk is planning several new, exciting tournaments, and we're very pleased to have him join our staff.åÊ NY State Chairman Jefferson LaMountain (Albany Academy) will also be featured Sunday evening (rebroadcast Tuesday, September 19th).åÊ All of our newly appointed 2006-2007 State ChairmenåÊwill be featured very soon on our website at http://www.nhsca.com/staff_directory.php
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The NHSCA is still accepting team registration for the 2006 NHSCA Sunshine Invitational in Tampa, FL (December 8-9) http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20081åÊand for the 2006 NHSCA Wrestling Festival in the Poconos, PA (January 13th) http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20095
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"A man can be as great as he wants to be.åÊ If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."åÊ ~ Vince Lombardi
This motivational quote brought to you by the Army National Guard, encouraging America's youth to strive for excellence.

Join Steve Foster, Myself and Ross Peterson for this Week in Wrestling on Takedown Wrestling Radio
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Another great lineup that includes-
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Central Michigan Chippewa's Head Coach Tom Borrelli. What's going on in MT. Pleasant, MI
Coaching changes across the country have made waves. Have they been felt in Michigan?
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NCAA Champion and Asst Head Coach at THE Ohio State University Tommy Rowlands. The wrestling shoes are on the other foot. What's that like Coach? Future competition for one of my favorite wrestlers?
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Duane Goldman- Indiana Hoosier strong man and Head Coach joins us for a pre season look at his team, the big Ten and the NCAA overall. Duane is one of the true gentlemen of this sport but remains in Bloomington doing things very quietly and very well.
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Kyle Klingman- His articles on the Internet and in WIN Magazine are thought provoking and sometimes even gets me upset. Imagine what comes out of his mouth. Tune in for Kyle's unique perspective on our sport and on life. One of the good guys!
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The New Head Coach of the Clarion University Golden Eagles Teague Moore will join us in our continuing look at our sports extensive crop of young, energetic, tough minded coach's.
This is Teague's first time on the show and we promise to be nice. Just kidding, we are always nice.Join Steve Foster, Myself and Ross Peterson for this week in wrestling on Takedown Wrestling Radio.
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Another great lineup that includes-
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Central Michigan Chippewa's Head Coach Tom Borrelli. What's going on in MT. Pleasant, MI
Coaching changes across the country have made waves. Have they been felt in Michigan?
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NCAA Champion and Asst Head Coach at THE Ohio State University Tommy Rowlands. The wrestling shoes are on the other foot. What's that like Coach? Future competition for one of my favorite wrestlers?
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Duane Goldman- Indiana Hoosier strong man and Head Coach joins us for a pre season look at his team, the big Ten and the NCAA overall. Duane is one of the true gentlemen of this sport but remains in Bloomington doing things very quietly and very well.
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Kyle Klingman- His articles on the Internet and in WIN Magazine are thought provoking and sometimes even gets me upset. Imagine what comes out of his mouth. Tune in for Kyle's unique perspective on our sport and on life. One of the good guys!
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The New Head Coach of the Clarion University Golden Eagles Teague Moore will join us in our continuing look at our sports extensive crop of young, energetic, tough minded coach's.
This is Teague's first time on the show and we promise to be nice. Just kidding, we are always nice.

Hydration for High School Wrestlers

High school wrestlers and their coaches should include Accelerade brand sports drink and Accel Gel energy gel as part of their hydration program and in preparation for, and recovery from, the rigors of competition.åÊ

åÊWhere all of the other sports drinks and energy gels consist strictly of carbohydrates, the Accelerade includes carbohydrates and protein ‰¥ã in a ratio of 4:1 - in all of their supplements. According to the Accelerade people, the inclusion of protein in these products speeds the movement of carbs into muscle tissue and as a result provides rapid hydration, provides much needed energy and help muscles to recover faster after exercise.

åÊAccelerade has rankled the big guy on the block ‰¥ã Gatorade ‰¥ã with the claim of having devised a better energy and recovery formula.åÊ As a matter of fact Gatorade, while evaluating whether or not to develop their own protein-added product, paid for a study to be done by researchers at Canada‰¥ús McMaster University to determine if claims that protein can serve to boost performance during exercise.

åÊThe researchers involved in the McMaster study concluded that protein doesn‰¥út have a direct effect on endurance performance, but concedes that protein should be consumed after exercise to aid the body‰¥ús recovery process.

åÊIt appears that Gatorade took this step since researchers at James Madison University found that the protein-added Accelerade out performed Gatorade with regard to both endurance and recovery.åÊ The Accelerade people are touting another study performed at the University of Texas that seems to back up the ‰¥þprotein-added is better‰¥ÿ claim.

åÊQuite frankly there is an awful lot of research out there on this subject that supports the claims of both sides of this argument.åÊ And there are an awful lot of people out there who still feel that all an athlete needs for energy and recovery is to drink water.åÊ And all of these folks have a point, to a point.åÊ

åÊBut since I‰¥úm not on anyone‰¥ús side and all I care about is helping athletes reach their potential, I‰¥úm here to give you a little does of common sense and to support the reasons for my recommendation to include Accelerade products as a part of a wrestler‰¥ús routine.

åÊAnd I think that you should know that I don‰¥út get paid by Accelerade, nor has Accelerade given me products in exchange for my recommendation.åÊ As a matter of fact I will take well over $100 out of my own pocket this year to buy these products for the high school football team that I coach and where I am the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach.

åÊThe problem with a lot of these studies is that the subjects are basically cyclists and runners.åÊ Of the 16 studies that Accelerade provides as support for their claims half of them involve cyclists; the other seven involve swimming, running, skiing and soccer; and one involves hockey, the only contact sport in the group.åÊ The Gatorade/McMaster study involved cyclists as well.

åÊI don‰¥út need to tell you guys that wrestling and these other sports don‰¥út have all that much in common, especially cyclists.åÊ If you‰¥úre the type of person who wants to see proof from research, you can find plenty of it on either side of the issue and as a result will want to bang your head against a wall as a result of all of the conflicting data.

åÊSo here‰¥ús some common sense that may help you see your way through this issue.åÊ There is no arguing that protein is vital to the development and maintenance of muscle, and there has been a sizable amount of research that has been done to indicate that ingesting protein prior to and/or immediately following rigorous training or competition results in greater muscle protein balance for both resistance-based and endurance-based exercise.

åÊProtein is a building block of muscle tissue, so how could the Accelerade products that include carbohydrates and protein in an appropriate ratio NOT be valuable to wrestlers?åÊ Wrestlers place demands on their bodies that require both different means of preparation and different needs of recovery.åÊ Even if some of these other products are better for cyclists and distance runners and soccer players, this does not mean that they are better for wrestlers.åÊ But I‰¥úll bet you already figured that out.

åÊAnd if you are of the ‰¥þall you need is water‰¥ÿ school of thought, you need to update your thinking.åÊ Water is vital, and it must be the cornerstone of any hydration program.åÊ But as an energy source or as an aid to recovery after extreme bouts of training or competition, water needs some help and that help can come from Accelerade.åÊ We‰¥úre not replacing the effects of water with Accelerade, we‰¥úre assisting them.

At the same time Accelerade ‰¥ã or any other products of this kind ‰¥ã must be used in conjunction with water and food.åÊ These products are supplements and should be used as such.åÊ This is why coaches and athletic trainers need to develop and implement a hydration and nutrition program that incorporates the fundamentals of diet along with the advances that have been made in the field of sports nutrition.

The Structure of Real Pro Wrestling, Season Two

All professional sports league have their own unique format for its system of competition and ways of determining its champions. This article clearly explains how RPW will be unique in its format, pitting the best wrestlers in the world against each other in the upcoming 2006-07 season, otherwise known as ‰¥þSeason Two.‰¥ÿ

Regional Qualifiers

RPW䴜s Regional Qualifier tournaments, which run from October-November of 2006. Any wrestler can apply to get into one of these four RPW Regional Qualifier tournaments, which are being held throughout the country. Once a wrestler applies, an RPW selection committee will pares down the applications and picks eight (8) wrestlers per seven (7) weight classes for each of the four Regional Qualifiers. These eight wrestlers at each weight class then compete in a single-elimination bracket to determine the 2006-07 RPW Regional Champions.

Weight classifications: Olympic weights + 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) allowance - 121 (127) lbs., 132 (138) lbs., 145 (151) lbs., 163 (169) lbs., 185 (191) lbs., 211 (217) lbs., 264 (270) lbs.

Format: 7 weight classes. 8 wrestlers per weight. 56 athletes per qualifier. Single elimination.

Process: Wrestler applies for regional tournament on RPW's website. Applicants are then chosen by RPW. Regional champions advance to the Super Qualifier.

Eligibility: Any wrestler can apply, but not all can be accepted.
NCAA seniors are eligible. Applications to post on RPW website Sept. 1st, 2006

Four (4) Dates/Locations: Oct-Nov, 2006 (TBA)

Super Qualifier

The next step is for the four RPW Regional Champions at each weight class to compete in the 2006-07 RPW Super Qualifier. The Super Qualifier event will host all Regional champions as well as all competitors eliminated from the first round of Season One. This will result in a maximum of eight wrestlers per weight class being entered into the 2006-07 Super Qualifier.

Weight classifications: Olympic weights + 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) allowance - 121 (126) lbs., 132 (137) lbs., 145 (150) lbs., 163 (168) lbs., 185 (190) lbs., 211 (216) lbs., 264 (269) lbs.

Format: 7 weight classes, 8 wrestlers per weight. 56 athletes.
Wrestle backs TBA.

Process: Champions from regional qualifiers and those eliminated from the first round of Season One compete for a spot on the roster

Eligibility: Regional Qualifier champions

One (1) Date/Location: Jan 2007 (TBA)

Roster Selection

Once the 2006-07 Super Qualifier has been completed, each RPW team will have its Season Two rosters determined.

The top four wrestlers advancing from the Super Qualifier will be drafted into the openings on the eight teams. Super Qualifier champions will advance as a first round draft pick.

Teams will be the same as Season One. Those teams in order of their Season One finish were the Iowa Stalkers (91 points), Pennsylvania Hammer (64 points), Oklahoma Slam (60 points), New York Outrage (57 points), California Claw (47 points), Chicago Groove (36 points), Texas Shooters (13 points), and the Minnesota Freeze (1 point).

The Regular Season

The biggest difference between Season One and Season Two will be the format used to determine RPW䴜s team champions. Whereas Season One featured each team entering a wrestler into a single-elimination bracket at each weight class, Season Two will be carried out in a head-to-head, team dual meet format. Possibly the most significant addition to this season's meets will be the live events in each team's area, which will further add to the excitement.

The regular season will play out over a span of eight weeks. Each week will feature a dual meet between two teams. During the eight weeks, each team will wrestle in a total of two dual meets, one home and one away.

Week 1: Team 1 vs Team 8, Week 2: Team 2 vs Team 7, Week 3: Team 3 vs Team 4, Week 4: Team 5 vs Team 6, and so on...

Live event locations per team:

Iowa Stalkers: Des Moines or Cedar Rapids

Pennsylvania Hammer: Pittsburgh or Bethlehem or State College or Reading

Oklahoma Slam: Tulsa or Oklahoma City

New York Outrage: New York City or Long Island or East Rutherford

California Claw: San Jose or Fresno

Chicago Groove: Chicago

Texas Shooters: Dallas

Minnesota Freeze: Minneapolis/St. Paul

Team Championship

After teams have wrestled in two regular season dual meets each, the two best teams will be chosen to wrestle in one final dual meet.
This final dual meet will take place in the ninth week of the season, and the winner of this dual will be crowned the RPW Season Two Team Champion.

Individual Championship

RPW fans will be in for a special treat in week ten. In the last week of the season, every wrestler on an RPW roster will compete in an intense RPW Season Two Individual Championship Tournament. This tournament will crown an individual RPW Champion at each weight class. All 56 RPW athletes will compete for this title.

More information is forthcoming regarding dates, locations, and TV times at www.realprowrestling.com.

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By Koy Kosek

The Structure of Real Pro Wrestling, Season Two

All professional sports league have their own unique format for its system of competition and ways of determining its champions. This article clearly explains how RPW will be unique in its format, pitting the best wrestlers in the world against each other in the upcoming 2006-07 season, otherwise known as ‰¥þSeason Two.‰¥ÿ

Regional Qualifiers

RPW䴜s Regional Qualifier tournaments, which run from October-November of 2006. Any wrestler can apply to get into one of these four RPW Regional Qualifier tournaments, which are being held throughout the country. Once a wrestler applies, an RPW selection committee will pares down the applications and picks eight (8) wrestlers per seven (7) weight classes for each of the four Regional Qualifiers. These eight wrestlers at each weight class then compete in a single-elimination bracket to determine the 2006-07 RPW Regional Champions.

Weight classifications: Olympic weights + 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) allowance - 121 (127) lbs., 132 (138) lbs., 145 (151) lbs., 163 (169) lbs., 185 (191) lbs., 211 (217) lbs., 264 (270) lbs.

Format: 7 weight classes. 8 wrestlers per weight. 56 athletes per qualifier. Single elimination.

Process: Wrestler applies for regional tournament on RPW's website. Applicants are then chosen by RPW. Regional champions advance to the Super Qualifier.

Eligibility: Any wrestler can apply, but not all can be accepted. NCAA seniors are eligible. Applications to post on RPW website Sept. 1st, 2006

Four (4) Dates/Locations: Oct-Nov, 2006 (TBA)

Super Qualifier

The next step is for the four RPW Regional Champions at each weight class to compete in the 2006-07 RPW Super Qualifier. The Super Qualifier event will host all Regional champions as well as all competitors eliminated from the first round of Season One. This will result in a maximum of eight wrestlers per weight class being entered into the 2006-07 Super Qualifier.

Weight classifications: Olympic weights + 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) allowance - 121 (126) lbs., 132 (137) lbs., 145 (150) lbs., 163 (168) lbs., 185 (190) lbs., 211 (216) lbs., 264 (269) lbs.

Format: 7 weight classes, 8 wrestlers per weight. 56 athletes. Wrestle backs TBA.

Process: Champions from regional qualifiers and those eliminated from the first round of Season One compete for a spot on the roster

Eligibility: Regional Qualifier champions

One (1) Date/Location: Jan 2007 (TBA)

Roster Selection

Once the 2006-07 Super Qualifier has been completed, each RPW team will have its Season Two rosters determined.

The top four wrestlers advancing from the Super Qualifier will be drafted into the openings on the eight teams. Super Qualifier champions will advance as a first round draft pick.

Teams will be the same as Season One. Those teams in order of their Season One finish were the Iowa Stalkers (91 points), Pennsylvania Hammer (64 points), Oklahoma Slam (60 points), New York Outrage (57 points), California Claw (47 points), Chicago Groove (36 points), Texas Shooters (13 points), and the Minnesota Freeze (1 point).
The Regular Season

The biggest difference between Season One and Season Two will be the format used to determine RPW䴜s team champions. Whereas Season One featured each team entering a wrestler into a single-elimination bracket at each weight class, Season Two will be carried out in a head-to-head, team dual meet format. Possibly the most significant addition to this season's meets will be the live events in each team's area, which will further add to the excitement.

The regular season will play out over a span of eight weeks. Each week will feature a dual meet between two teams. During the eight weeks, each team will wrestle in a total of two dual meets, one home and one away.

Week 1: Team 1 vs Team 8, Week 2: Team 2 vs Team 7, Week 3: Team 3 vs Team 4, Week 4: Team 5 vs Team 6, and so on...

Live event locations per team:

Iowa Stalkers: Des Moines or Cedar Rapids

Pennsylvania Hammer: Pittsburgh or Bethlehem or State College or Reading

Oklahoma Slam: Tulsa or Oklahoma City

New York Outrage: New York City or Long Island or East Rutherford

California Claw: San Jose or Fresno

Chicago Groove: Chicago

Texas Shooters: Dallas

Minnesota Freeze: Minneapolis/St. Paul

Team Championship

After teams have wrestled in two regular season dual meets each, the two best teams will be chosen to wrestle in one final dual meet. This final dual meet will take place in the ninth week of the season, and the winner of this dual will be crowned the RPW Season Two Team Champion.

Individual Championship

RPW fans will be in for a special treat in week ten. In the last week of the season, every wrestler on an RPW roster will compete in an intense RPW Season Two Individual Championship Tournament. This tournament will crown an individual RPW Champion at each weight class. All 56 RPW athletes will compete for this title.

More information is forthcoming regarding dates, locations, and TV times at www.realprowrestling.com.
Real Pro Wrestling Announces Season Two Qualifiers

Wrestlers are readying themselves to be a part of Season Two of Real Pro Wrestling set to begin with a Regional Qualifier in San Jose, California October 28th. Wrestlers from across the country can prove their skill level and join a Real Pro Wrestling team by advancing through a qualifier, and then a Super-Qualifier January 7th that is also scheduled for San Jose.

Each regional qualifier will only allow eight individuals per weight class. The weight classes are the seven international weights (55 kgs, 60 kgs, 66 kgs, 74 kgs, 84 kgs, 96 kgs, 120 kgs) plus three kilos. Registering for an event does not guarantee entry into the tournament all wrestlers will be notified if their application to compete is accepted. Athletes should register early or call Dean Morrison at 615-234-1358.

Any wrestler interested in being a part of the exciting second season is encouraged to fill out an application online in the events section of the Real Pro Wrestling website (www.realprowrestling.com).

‰¥þAfter a day and a half of sign ups we have already received commitments from guys like Mike Zadick, Travis Lee, Nate Gallick, Matt Gentry and Greg Jones. Each of these competitors will be competing at any one of the four regional events. We are expecting each weight to fill quickly. Applications can easily be filled out on-line. We are encouraging all applications to be entered as soon as possible‰¥ÿ, stated Dean Morrison, RPW Consultant.

Other regional qualifiers include an event Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma. Amateur wrestlers will no longer toil in anonymity with the growth of a real professional wrestling league.

Matt Case, President of RPW, notes, ‰¥þReal Pro Wrestling is on the radar screen of some major networks. A successful second season is in our grasp if the national wrestling community comes together.‰¥ÿ

‰¥þRPW is working to unite America‰¥ús diverse wrestling organizations with a common vision of gaining real wrestling coverage for the sport of wrestling.‰¥ÿ

Wrestling fans are encouraged to stay tuned to the RPW website as more information is released regarding the upcoming year. In the works are television events in numerous cities across the nation as well as an attractive Pay Per View arrangement to watch all events live in the spring of 2007.
Top fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger will be honored as an Outstanding American by the New York State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

This Saturday's TDR will be dedicated to the memory and strength of Don Dickason

Don Dickason, Cornell class of '59 passed away in the hospital July 17, 2006
following complications from a heart attack he suffered in April of this year.åÊ

Don won the 167 pound title at the NCAA tournament in 1953, and also captured the EIWA crown that year. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and was a charter member of the Cornell Wrestling Hall of Distinguished Alumni that started in 2006. Don was one ofåÊCornell's most loyal fans and he will be dearly missed.
Don Dickason June 3, 1931-July 17, 2006

Our guests on this weeks TDR-

Dan Gable- Asst. Head Coach University of Iowa. Dateline Iowa City Iowa..... What's changed, what will change and how are the plans shaping up for a NEW Iowa Hawkeye program.

Mario Mercado- Former Wrestler, Wrestling Ambassador, World TraveleråÊand founder of Double Sport Competition Apparel. Mario will share his view on wrestling around the world. He's been there and done that.

Jason Bryant- Writer and Editor of Intermatwrestle.com. Jason joins us to give us his unique viewpoints, memory picturesåÊand will offer a wrap on Fargo, ND

Eddie Goldman- This venerable writer, editor, interviewer of all things boxing, wrestling MMA and more joins us for what I'm sure will be a memorable interview. There appears to be trouble in the world of MMA at least in the UFC camp. Top talent leaving the organization and going elsewhere? Eddie knows and will share his opinions.

2006 Cowboy Wrestling Clinic

For Grades 6-12*
@ Bob Jones High School
July 29th-31st
*Experienced wrestlers below grade 6 please call before registering
Featured Clinicians

Johnny Hendricks (2x NCAA Champion):
College: (2003) won two tournament titles‰¥Ïundefeated in open competition‰¥Ï(2004) 37-7 record‰¥Ï National Qualifier‰¥Ï NCAA All-American‰¥Ï (2005) 27-4 record‰¥Ï Big 12 Champion‰¥Ï NCAA Champion‰¥Ï (2006) 29-1 Record‰¥Ï Big 12 Champion‰¥Ï NCAA Champion
High School: Hendricks was a three-year letter winner at Edmond Memorial High School ... he was a three-time state champion, a three-time regional champion and a national champion ... during his freshman year, he finished fourth at the Cadet World Team FILA Nationals ... a three-year conference champ, Hendricks finished his high school career with a 101-5 mark.

Brandon Mason (NCAA Qualifier):
College: (2005) won four tournament titles‰¥Ï.went undefeated in open competition (2006)‰¥ÏStarter at 174‰¥Ï‰¥Ïcompiled a 24-14 record ‰¥Ï‰¥Ï.led the team in near falls‰¥Ï.ranked top 10 in the nation‰¥ÏNational Qualifier
High School: career record of 195-2 ‰¥Ï three-time state champion in Iowa ... 2004 Iowa Wrestler of the Year ... won Tulsa Championship three times and was named the Outstanding Wrestler each time ... AAU national championship ... Schoolboy Greco National Championship twice, the Schoolboy Freestyle National Championship and the Schoolboy Folkstyle National Championship ... He won the Cadet freestyle National Championship ‰¥Ï second in the Cadet Greco Championships
Schedule of events

Saturday (July 29th)

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Lunch (Available On Site)‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï.. 1-2 PM
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Sunday (July 30th)

Church (Parents Discretion)‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï. Morning
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Monday (July 31st)

Session‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï‰¥Ï 8AM-2 PM

20 Hours of Instruction!
Limited Number So Register Today!
(Go to www.bobjoneswrestling.com and click on the camp headline to reserve your spot today)

Camp Option Online Registration Price At the Door Registration
(no guarantee of spot) Registration Open Date Registration Close Date
Full Camp (or any 2 days) $110.00 $150.00 Today July 28th 5 pm
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Visit the website or contact Ken Clark @ kenclark@knology.net or 256-652-7794 or 256-325-4843 for more information.
TDR this Week- Kurt Angle, Kerry McCoy, Joe McFarland, Gary Abbott, R. Bender

Kurt Angle-

Angle, had a career record of 116-10-2 at Clarion, won NCAA titles in 1990 and 1992 and was a runner-up in 1991. He went on to win a freestyle World Championship before claiming the Olympic Gold medal at 220 pounds at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

Kerry McCoy- Stanford Cardinal Head Coach- a two-time Olympian, four-time World Cup Champion and three-time NCAA All-American, Penn State 1997

Stanford, Calif. - Stanford head coach <http://gostanford.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/mccoy_kerry00.html>Kerry McCoy, who helped sophomore <http://gostanford.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/gardner_tanner00.html>Tanner Gardner to All-America honors this past year, announced the Cardinal's 2006-07 schedule today. McCoy will begin his second season on The Farm next fall as he prepares the 2006-07 Cardinal squad for one of the most challenging schedules in program history.

Stanford ended the 2005-06 season with a 8-7 record in dual matches and a seventh-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships. Next season, the Cardinal will wrestle in 18 duals and will travel to the most competitive tournaments in the country as Stanford prepares to vie for the conference title and earn multiple bids to the NCAA Championships.

Stanford will begin its quest for the 2007 Pac-10 Championship with a challenging regular season schedule that includes four teams who finished last season ranked in the top-25. Stanford will face off against all nine Pac-10 opponents this season, helping the Cardinal prepare for the conference tournament, which will be held in Bakersfield next March.

The Cardinal will jump right into its competitive schedule just one week after the intrasquad meet. Stanford will begin the season with wrestle-offs on Sat., Oct. 28 at noon, setting the stage for the first competition at the Avalon Duals in Edinboro, Pa., on Sunday, Nov. 4. The Cardinal is slated to take on Mercyhurst, Maryland and Edinboro - who ended the 2006 campaign with a No. 16 ranking.

The Cardinal will then travel to Fargo, N.D. on Nov. 11 for the Bison Open before returning to the West for its first Pac-10 competition at Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 17, followed by the Cal Open on Sat., Nov. 18. The next weekend, Stanford will head to Fresno for the first-ever California Dual Meet Championship, where the lineup is yet to be determined.

In December, Stanford will return to the Las Vegas Invitational and the Reno Tournament of Champions before making its first trip to Greensboro, N.C. for the Southern Scuffle on Dec. 29-30.

Joe McFarland- Joe McFarland embarks on season eight as head coach for the University of Michigan wrestling program.

Gary Abbott- USA Wrestling will join us LIVE from the Jr. Nationals
Gary always has a great insight as to what's going on and he'll join us with this perspective

Rich Bender-USA Wrestling will join us LIVE from the Jr. Nationals. Rich will join us to talk about Team USA and what we can expect from world competition in the near future.

Note to National Wrestling Media

Former Olympian bringing Gold Medal Training Camp to Lincolnwood!

Ken Chertow, former US Wrestling Olympian, will be at the Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood, Chicago from July 10-12 with his Gold Medal Wrestling Camps.

There are many interesting story lines to explore. I would like to invite you to please come and visit us at Purple Hotel to interview Ken, his coaching staff and his aspiring wrestlers.

Ken's dedication and skills, coupled with his commitment to surrounding his campers with the best possible staff in the nation, has made the Gold Medal Training Camp the most highly organized and successful camp system in the Nation. Ken's summer camp draws and develops MANY CHAMPIONS. From 1998-2005 high school campers won 400+ State Championships, while younger campers won over 200 AAU & USA National Championships.

Ken does clinics throughout our country, has produced a series of instructional videos, and is the broadcast analyst for College Sports Television (CSTV). Ken has also written a motivational book entitled, "Wrestling: A Commitment to Excellence".

Ken's personal accomplishments include:

* 3X Academic All American
* 3X NCAA All American
* 2X Junior National Champion
* 2X Junior World Champion
* Midlands Champion & OW
* Elected to Midlands Hall of Fame
* Olympic Festival Champion
* U.S. National Team 1986-1993
* Gold Medal Wrestling School 1994-2006
- 200 USA & AAU National Champions
- Tulsa National Team Championship
- Wrestling USA National Champions
* Gold Medal Training Camp 1989-2006
- 400+ H.S. State Champs 1998-2005
* Penn St. & Ohio St. Coach 1989-93
- National Dual Meet Champions 1992-93

Reminder - Voting for ESPY Nominee Anthony Robles Ends Midnight, Sunday, July 9

Online voting for the 2006 ESPY Award nominees will conclude at midnight on Sunday, July 9. High school national champion wrestler Anthony Robles of Mesa, Ariz. has been nominated for a 2006 ESPY Award for "Best Male Athlete With A Disability." Robles' nomination marks the sixth consecutive year that a wrestler has been nominated for an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Award.

Nominees are selected by a panel of ESPN staff and esteemed journalists. To vote for Robles, visit <http://www.espys.tv/>www.espys.tv, click on "Vote Now" and then click on the "Best Male Athlete With A Disability" category and select Robles.

Winners are determined solely by online voting.

"This is an incredible honor," Robles said of his nomination. "Not only have so many great wrestlers been nominated for these awards before, but so many great athletes are nominated every year. The ESPY Awards are for the best of the best, and for them to include me in that category with athletes that I see as an inspiration is just an amazing feeling for me."

"So many people have helped me to be successful in all areas of my life, including in wrestling. My family, friends, coaches and teammates have all been supportive of me and my career and without them by my side every day, this nomination may not have been possible," Robles added.

Also nominated in the "Best Male Athlete With A Disability" category are high school football player Bobby Martin, who was born with a condition called "congenital amputation" which left him with no legs and nordic skier Steve Cook, who won three medals at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.

Last year, a record three wrestlers were nominated for ESPY Awards. Cael Sanderson was nominated for "Best Male Olympic Performance," Rulon Gardner was nominated for "Best Comeback" and Steve Mocco was nominated for "Best Male College Athlete."

Born with just one leg, 17 year-old Robles capped off an amazing career on March 26 by winning the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) national title at 112 lbs. with a 9-1 victory in the finals in Pittsburgh, Pa. The NHSCA invites only seniors in high school who won state titles to its national meet. Robles became the first disabled wrestler to win a title at the NHSCA national championships.

As a junior, Robles placed second in the NHSCA national championships for juniors.

The win also finished off a perfect 53-0 senior season for him. For his four-year career, Robles posted a record of 131-15 and won two Arizona high school state titles for Mesa High School. He was also undefeated as a junior. Amazingly, Anthony never wrestled until his family moved from just outside of Los Angeles to Mesa before his freshman year.

"I think God gave me a gift by only giving me one leg," Robles said after winning his national title. "Other people may not see it that way, but I do."

His high school coach, Bob Williams, calls him "the most inspirational athlete I've ever seen."

Last weekend, Robles signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle at Arizona State Univ., a college wrestling powerhouse, where he plans to study Business. In high school, he posted a 3.5 GPA. He aspires to someday become a sports agent and also compete in mixed martial arts.åÊ

The ESPY Awards, created by ESPN in 1993, will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 12. The show will be televised by ESPN on Sunday, July 16.

Past wrestling ESPY winners include Kyle Maynard in 2004 for "Best Athlete with a Disability," Cael Sanderson in 2002 for "Best Male College Athlete" and Rulon Gardner in 2001 for "Male USA Olympic Athlete." In 2003, Eric Larkin, also an Arizona State wrestler, was nominated for "Best Male College Athlete."
TDR this week-Dr. Bauer, Tom Brands, Shawn Charles,
Tim Sylvia, A. Robles

This Week on TDR-Randall, Goldman, Chapman, Weiss,
Fergola

CALL TO ACTION

"A Line in the Sand Has Been Drawn."

As you may have already heard, Tom Boeh, the A.D. at Fresno State University made the decision to drop the wrestling program...No WARNING at all. Fresno "Central Valley" is the hotbed of California wrestling and has had a very rich tradition. The loss of this program would impact wrestling in California significantly. To help with the process of fighting this issue, and re-instating the program, can you post or pass along the following information?

Email the following personnel:

John Wetly, President of FSU
<mailto:johnw@csufresno.edu>johnw@csufresno.edu

Tom Boeh, Athletic Director
Ph. 559-278-3178
<mailto:tboeh@csufresno.edu>tboeh@csufresno.edu

In addition to sending e-mails, please join the California wrestling community in the first of several demonstrations to re-instate Fresno State Wrestling. The following information is from the Californiawrestler.com:

The first demonstration will be at the home of A.D.
Tom Boeh, 9436 Saybrook Drive, Fresno 93720.

His house is located just southwest of Champlain and
Perrin in Woodward Park area.

Send this to other coaches, family and friends of
wrestling. We need big numbers out there to make a
statement and an impact.

If you truly care about getting the wrestling program
reinstated, then you will be there! Al Fontes supports
this! Selma Wrestling supports this, as does McLane
Wrestling. I know the wrestling community is very
angry and upset. Well, it's time for our voices to be
heard!

There is power in numbers! Be a part of the solution!
Make poster board size signs expressing your concerns.
Mr. Archie Tover Sr. and I are working on contacting
the media. If any of you have "connections", then use
them to help get the media coverage that this issue
deserves!

It's time to rally the troops!

Monday, June 19th, 2006
5 p.m.
Home of A.D. Tom Boeh
9436 Saybrook Drive, Fresno 93720

Questions? Call me at (559) 250-9507 which is my cell
or 248-5189 which is my classroom

Pass the word. Help support Fresno State, Head Coach, Shawn Charles, and the California wrestling community. Your support is well appreciated.

TDR- On The Road at Champion's Wrestling School

Frank Santana joins Steve and I this Saturday as we go on location to Champion's Wrestling School where Cael Sanderson and Mike Land will conduct a clinic with athletes and parents. Our Guests on the Live line include-

Stanford Head Coach Kerry McCoy

Stanford Cardinal Head Coach Kerry McCoy, a leading example of our current crop of fine young coaches

New Air Force Head Coach Joel Sharrett

Joel is set to take over this high flying program on the heels of a legend, Wayne Baughman
Exactly what did he learn from Coach Burnett?

West Point Head Coach (US Military Academy) Chuck Barbee

What does the future hold for the Black Knights/Cadets?

Olivet Head Coach- Todd Hibbs

This will be our first visit with 2nd year Head Coach Todd Hibbs. Todd has done a remarkable job with this program that was slated for the cutting room floor.

Cael Sanderson-
This will be the first appearance for Coach Sanderson since he accepted the position at ISU.

Mike Land-
This NCAA Champion of the 70's still has it goin on and Frank Santana's got him back on the mat teaching America's youth the finer points of life and wrestling!

2006-07 United States National Team for Freestyle and Greco-Roman

FREESTYLE

55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Sammie Henson, Flintstone, Ga. (Sunkist Kids)- MO
2. Henry Cejudo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)-AZ
3. Matt Azevedo, Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)-CA

60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Mike Zadick, Solon, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)-MT
2. Michael Lightner, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)- OK
3. Cliff Moore, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)- IA

66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)- MT
2. Jared Frayer, Cambridge, Mass. (Gator WC)-FL
3. Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)- MN

74 KG/163 LBS.
1. Donny Pritzlaff, Northport, N.Y. (New York AC)-NJ
2. Tyrone Lewis, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)-OK
3. Joe Heskett, Grover Beach, Calif. (Gator WC)-OK

84 KG/185 LBS.
1. Andy Hrovat, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC)-OH
2. Clint Wattenberg, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC)-CO
3. Mo Lawal, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)-TX

96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Daniel Cormier, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)-LA
2. Damion Hahn, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)- NJ
3. Nik Fekete, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)- NJ

120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Tolly Thompson, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)- IA
2. Steve Mocco, N. Bergen, N.J. (New York AC) NJ
3. Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)- OH

GRECO-ROMAN

55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Lindsey Durlahcer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)- IL
2. Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, Fla. (Gator WC)- FL
3. Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) - MI
2. Jeremiah Davis, El Cajon, Calif. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)- CA
3. Nathan Piasecki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pinnicle Performance WC)

66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Harry Lester, Akron, Ohio (USOEC/Gator WC)- OH
2. Marcel Cooper, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)- NY
3. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

74 KG/163 LBS.
1. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)- IL
2. Brandon McNab, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)-NY
3. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)- WI

84 KG/185 LBS.
1. Jacob Clark, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)
2. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)- WI
3. Brad Vering, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)-NE

96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)- UT
2. Phil Johnston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo.(Sunkist Kids)

120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Russ Davie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)- OH
3. Frank Workman, Spotslyvania, Pa. (U.S. Marines)

2006 Asics East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships

Irvine, CA (June 5, 2006) ­ ASICS America Corporation is proud to once again announce its sponsorship of the world's newest sport: Beach Wrestling. This year's event will be contested over two days, Saturday August 12th and Sunday August 13th in Long Beach, NY. Last year's inaugural event attracted 212 participants from 11 states, and was hosted by the Metropolitan Wrestling Association (MWA). It was held just off an elevated 2 mile long boardwalk, with the surf beaches of the Atlantic Ocean in the background. Local, regional and national attention was generated through media outlets including Fox 5 Good Day (New York) TV show, USA Today, Newsday, WINS radio, and the College Sports Television Network (CSTV). LiveSportsVideo.com provided Internet production worldwide.

The competition will be sanctioned by USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body of wrestling in the United States, who will also be hosting the USA National Beach Wrestling Championships in Palm Beach, FL on August 19th. FILA, the worldwide governing body for wrestling, will premier the first ever World Beach Wrestling Championships in Turkey this October.

The ASICS East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships will be held where thousands of people go to relax, exercise and enjoy a beautiful environment. Last year's event attracted over 12,000 spectators, while enhancing the general public's interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for amateur wrestling.

Revenues generated from this competition will be donated to the Metropolitan Wrestling Association's (MWA) Beat The Street's program, and an ASICS equipment donation will be made to the Long Beach Recreation Department's wrestling club to help outfit their members. The MWA's goal is to establish folkstyle wrestling in 100 middle schools and 100 high schools in New York City by the year 2010, and has to date raised over one million dollars of the $3.5 million needed to meet the ambitious goals of the organization. There are currently 25 high schools with wrestling in NYC.

"The City of Long Beach is very pleased to be hosting the ASICS East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships", said Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, Joe Brand. "Last year's inaugural one-day competition was a huge success and we are all hoping that this year's two day event will attract an even greater response. Word has definitely spread around the wrestling community that the event was competitive, and professionally run. Not only do the wrestlers have a great time, but the spectators get to spend the day at our beautiful beaches, soaking up the sun, enjoying the ocean, and watching skilled wrestlers compete for the crown."

The event will have 6 divisions: middle school, high school, college, veterans, girls and women.
This Week on TDR-Tom Erickson, Mark Weader, Brian Smith, Bas Rutten

This week on TDR-

Tom Erickson- Asst. Head at Purdue

Mark Weader- Head Coach George Mason

Brian Smith- Head Coach at Missouri

Bas Rutten- Head Coach IFL Anaconda's

New Wrestling Film! See Trailer!

Hey guys...

Check out the the trailer to the latest feature film I am producing titled "Beyond the Mat." There seems to be a buzz about the project already!

It's only a small 2.5 minute teaser we shot to gain interest and to help secure funds for the project that is seeking 1 million. If you know anyone who may be interested in participating as an investor please forwad the link.

You can check it out on my page or the official Beyond the Mat page:

http://www.MySpace.com/CoachPriest
http://www.MySpace.com/BeyondtheMat

Let me know your thoughts.

Thanks for all the support in my Hollywood endeavors!

"See you on MySpace!"

Pura Vida,
Nacho Libre, Inspired by a True Wrestling Story

NACHO LIBRE, a true wrestling story starring Jack Black, In Theatres June 16, 2006.
"Nacho Libre" is a movie inspired by the true story of a Mexican priest who moonlights as a masked Lucha Libre wrestler in order to save an orphanage that's about to be closed. He must keep his identity hidden from both the wrestling community and the church.
The rated PG comedy stars Jack Black and is directed by Jared Hess. The screenplay is written by Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess & Mike White. "Nacho Libre" is produced by Mike White, Jack Black, Julia Pistor, and David Klawans. The executive producer is Steve Nicolaides.  www.nacholibre.com

Tiffany

Las Vegas Event World Extreme Fighting

"slams into the orleans arena"

Las Vegas, NV

June 10, 2006

Ø      The Las Vegas Sports Committee is proud to announce a special 2 for 1 ticket offer to the WEF event Saturday, June 10th at the Orleans Arena 8:00pm.

Ø      One dollar per ticket purchased will be donated to the Las Vegas Sports Committee scholarship fund.

Ø      Ticket prices are $48, $68, $88, $108, $128

Ø     To order tickets visit <http://www.orleansarena.com/>www.orleansarena.com or go to the Orleans Arena Box Office or the Galleria Mall at Sunset. You must use the pass code "MMA" to receive the 2 for 1 offer.

Ø     Act now to take advantage of the 2 for 1 offer as only a limited amount of seats have be reserved for this offer.

Ø      The event will feature:

1.       Steven Cantwell, One Kick Nick Gym, LV, NV vs Evert Fyeet, Holland

2.       Stephan Struve, Holland vs Brian Shepard, LV Combat Club, LV, NV

3.       Dave Terrel, Xyience, Las Vegas, NV vs Phil Norman, England

4.       Marcus Sursa, LV Combat Club, LV, NV vs Andre Fyeet, Holland

5.       Adam Arrendondo, Macias Martial Arts, Dallas,TX vs Paul Rodriguez, American Top Team, Orlando, FL

6.       Alan Belcher, Team Belcher, Gulfport, MS vs Andy Foster, Velocity, Atlanta, GA

7.       Thonglor Armatsema, Fasisports, Las Vegas, NV vs Danny Steele, LA Boxing, Honolulu, HI

8.       Dustin Hazelett, Team Gurgel, Huntington, WV vs Luigi Fioravanti, American Top Team, Orlando, FL

9.       Jason Guida, Gilbert Gym, Chicago, IL vs Marvin Eastman, Master Toddy, Las Vegas, NV

10.    Gina Carano, Las Vegas, NV vs Leiticia Pestova, Scottsdale, AZ

11.    James Martinez vs Harris Norwood Las Vegas, NV

This Week on TDR-Borrelli, Robles, McCoy, Mercado, Weiss, Chapman

Well the World Team Trials 2006 are over for another year.

Congratulations to the newly crowned champions and a special heart felt thanks to all of the wrestlers who competed.

To USA Wrestling's staff. As always, from what I hear, a well run event!

This week on TDR-

Tom Borrelli- Cent. Mich Head Coach

Anthony Robles- Inspirational Wrestler, HS Champion

Kerry McCoy- Head Coach at Stanford

Mike Chapman of the International Wrestling Institute and Museum

Mario Mercado of Double Sport

Jay Weiss- Head Coach of Harvard

This will be a great show. Lots to talk about. Thanks for listening each week. God Bless you and Wrestling!

Chertow Camp in Colorado June 6-10 Enroll NOW

Our high quality summer camp will make a significant difference in your wrestling career. Our Gold Medal Training Camp System will help you achieve your highest goals on and off the mats. We offer camps for ALL AGES and skill levels, and have camps ACROSS THE NATION. We offer generous GROUP DISCOUNTS and we welcome coaches and parents at all of our camp locations. We have taken great time and effort to provide you with our nation,s most outstanding camp staff and facilities.

We have 4-6 day camps and 1-5 week Gold and SUPER GOLD MEDAL Training Camp options throughout the country. We have two specifically designed youth camps for young wrestlers of varying ages and skill levels. Regardless of your age and experience, attending our camp will help you to improve and enable you to excel. www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06camp_options.html

June 6-10 at Regis University

A small, private institution with excellent facilities located in the north Denver area. The wrestling gym is a spacious facility located on the east side of campus. The cafeteria is on the west side and both are just a few minutes away from the residential buildings. The cafeteria is an excellent all-you-can eat facility with quality food and hospitable service. The residential spaces (dorms) are air conditioned and comfortable. We have been conducting awesome summer camps for 18 years and have had very successful summer camps in Colorado for the past 4 years. Joining Coach Chertow on staff will be Olympic Champion Steve Fraser as well as many other successful and dedicated coaches to provide small group personalized instruction and individualized feedback for all of our campers.

Please let us know by email if you have any questions or would like to enroll. You can also call (814) 466-3466 or visit www.kenchertow.com for all the details.

Ian Assael
Coordinator Ken Chertow's Camp System
Super Gold Medal Training Camp

http://www.kenchertow.com

"Intensity that's what it takes to become a Champion"

http://www.wearandgear.com
Prompt, Personalized Service and Low Prices.

UFC Will Host One-legged National Champion Wrestler at UFC 60 this Weekend

Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) will host Anthony Robles, a national champion wrestler born with just one leg, at their UFC 60 event at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, May 27. During the event, Anthony will be honored by the UFC for his amazing accomplishments.

The UFC brings together the some of the top mixed martial arts competitors in a world to compete in a controlled environment. Many of the top UFC stars are former elite-level wrestlers, including Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, Tito Ortiz and Matt Hughes, who will fight in the UFC 60's feature bout.

Born with just one leg, 17 year-old Anthony Robles of Mesa, Ariz. capped off an amazing career on March 26 by winning the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) national title at 112 lbs. with a 9-1 victory in the finals. The NHSCA invites only seniors in high school who won state titles to its national meet. Robles became the first disabled wrestler to win a title at the NHSCA national championships.

The win also finished off a perfect 53-0 senior season for him. For his four-year career, he posted a record of 131-15 and won two Arizona state titles. He was also undefeated as a junior. Amazingly, Anthony never wrestled until his family moved from just outside of Los Angeles to Mesa before his freshman year. He aspires to someday compete in mixed martial arts after he completes his collegiate wrestling career at Arizona State Univ., where he will study Business.

Recently, Anthony has been featured on ESPN's Cold Pizza, CNN, Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends and this week will be featured on ABC World News Tonight as their Person of the Week. He is expected to be nominated for a 2006 ESPY Award for Best Disabled Athlete.
Takedown Radio this Week- Garland, Dresser, Spates, Hitchcock, Bryant, Rizzuti

Big thanks go to all of our guests on last weeks program.
Steve Martin, Bucky Maughan, Greg Strobel, Chris Bono, Tim Cavanagh and Bob Zany. Thanks for the fun and information.

This week on TDR-

Steve Garland- New Head Coach at Virginia
Kevin Dresser- New Head Coach at V Tech
Jeremy Spates- Live from the World Team Trials
Vaughn Hitchcock- Hall of Famer, Athlete and Coach
Jason Bryant- Intermatwrestle.com
John Rizzuti- InsideTexasWrestling.com

Thanks to all of our colleges and coaches who join with our traditional advertisers in helping to make this program possible. Our listeners from around the country value this show and its content. Your support does not go unnoticed!

A "Call" to the Wrestling Family to the 2006 FCA Couples Retreat Featuring Nate Carr

Greetings to the wrestling breakfast prayer team!

Something to pray for and personally consider.........

FCA's Midwest Couples Retreat featuring Hall of Famer Nate Carr and his
wife Linda ...July 21-23 at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, Il

God has really laid it on my heart to "call" the wrestling family from
across the nation to this event to have their marriages blessed...to work
on balance between work and family....not at just any Christian couples
retreat, but one with a wrestling "preacher/coach"!

Please pray that the word of this special event would reach the hearts of
every member of our "family"....pray about whether you are to attend or
maybe invite another coupole to attenc with you....if you have a name of a
coach you want me to personally contact and invite, give me the inforamtion
and I will do it!

For coaches I do not want finances to be an obstacle, so I am committed to
providing financial assistance to those that need it to attend.....ask me
about special wrestling coaches scholarships.
I will raise what ever is needed.

If you have inroads with wrestling publications and /or websites and can
get the word out that way it would be greatly appreciated. Go to
www.illinoisfca.org and click on couples retreat for the brochure. Since
the printing we have added Dennis Swanberg "America's Minister Of
Encouragement" (dennisswanberg.com) to the program...believe me, we are
going to LAUGH and WRESTLE and grow in our understanding of VICTORY in
MARRIAGE as we spend time with Nate, Linda , and Dennis throughout the
week-end.

E-mail me or call me anytime on my cell 217-841-3199. Again let me know if
there are others you want me to contact.

We are working together to win...for Him!

Tim

PS To find out more about the retreat location, check out
www.eagleridge.com

In fact, I'm thinking I need to develop a plan to let every wrestling coach
in the Midwest know of this rare opportunity to retreat and work on the
balance between coaching and marriage ...not at just any Christian couples
retreat, but one with a wrestling preacher/coach!

...God has really laid it on my heart to "call" the wrestling coaches
from across the nation to this event to have their marriages blessed. I am
committed to not letting finances be an obstacle.
Attend the National Open for FREE!!

Do you love the beach and the sport of wrestling?

Do you want FREE admission, meals and an event t-shirt at the NHSCA's 10th annual National Open and new National Beach Wrestling Championships in sunny Virginia Beach, Virginia?

Here's how you can get it:

The NHSCA is accepting applications for volunteers for several positions at the 10th annual NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships and new National Beach Wrestling Championships, June 24-28, Virginia Beach, VA. To learn what positions are available......read below:

* Positions for table workers include running a score clock, keeping written bout sheet score, and bopping are available - June 25-28

* Positions for wrestler and coach registration on June 24 and positions on VA Beach for national beach wrestling administration and management on June 24.

* Set-up and breakdown positions are available...assisting with set up of tables, concession stand, registration areas, etc. on June 23-24 and June 28.

* Volunteers receive FREE admission to the NHSCA National Open and National Beach Wresting Championships on the day(s) that they work - and are able to watch the wrestling from the floor - the best seat in the house! (Tickets for the event are $65)

* Volunteers receive an official NHSCA National Event Staff t-shirt.

* Volunteers receive a complimentary meal for each day that they work at the National Open Wrestling Championships- courtesy of the NHSCA.

* Efforts are always made to substitute for the volunteers so that they do not miss their athlete's matches.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact <mailto:melissa@nhsca.com>Melissa Boardwine and indicate your name, email and daytime telephone (cell phone preferred). Please also indicate the dates and positions you are most interested in.

 World Extreme Fighting Event in Las Vegas

"slams into the orleans arena"                  

·         The Las Vegas Sports Committee is proud to announce a special 2 for 1 ticket offer to the WEF event Saturday, June 10th at the Orleans Arena 8:00pm.

·         One dollar per ticket purchased will be donated to the Las Vegas Sports Committee scholarship fund.

·         Ticket prices are $48, $68, $88, $108, $128

·         To order tickets visit www.orleansarena.com or go to the Orleans Arena Box Office or the Galleria Mall at Sunset. You must use the pass code "MMA" to receive the 2 for 1 offer.

·         The event will feature:

1.       Steven Cantwell, One Kick Nick Gym, LV, NV vs Evert Fyeet, Holland

2.       Stephan Struve, Holland vs Brian Shepard, LV Combat Club, LV, NV

3.       Dave Terrel, Xyience, Las Vegas, NV vs Phil Norman, England

4.       Marcus Sursa, LV Combat Club, LV, NV vs Andre Fyeet, Holland

5.       Adam Arrendondo, Macias Martial Arts, Dallas,TX vs Paul Rodriguez, American Top Team, Orlando, FL

6.       Alan Belcher, Team Belcher, Gulfport, MS vs Andy Foster, Velocity, Atlanta, GA

7.       Thonglor Armatsema, Fasisports, Las Vegas, NV vs Danny Steele, LA Boxing, Honolulu, HI

8.       Dustin Hazelett, Team Gurgel, Huntington, WV vs Luigi Fioravanti, American Top Team, Orlando, FL

9.       Jason Guida, Gilbert Gym, Chicago, IL vs Marvin Eastman, Master Toddy, Las Vegas, NV

10.    Gina Carano, Las Vegas, NV vs Leiticia Pestova, Scottsdale, AZ

11.    James Martinez vs Harris Norwood Las Vegas, NV

12.    Chris Kennedy, LV Fight Club vs Ben Saunders from American Top Team 
Carter Jordan, Steve Martin, Chris Bono, Bucky Maughan, Strobel on Takedoen Radio

Just when you thought the water was smooth for sailing the summer camp season comes on full force. All of our coaching changes will be discussed today as will the overall climate of the sport. Should be very interesting commentary from some great men.

This week on TDR-

9:05    NC State Head Coach Carter Jordan
9:35    Old Dominion's Head Coach Steve Martin
10:05    UTC Head Coach Chris Bono
10:20    North Dakota State University Head Coach Bucky Maughan
10:45    Lehigh University Head Coach Greg Strobel

Alright, so I thought they would be in studio last week but I was wrong, so, Joining me in the studio this week will be Vegas Headliner Comics Tim Cavanagh and Bob Zany for a lighter look at life if only for a day. This show should be very funny I encourage you to tune in Saturday morning 9 AM to 11AM CST. I stand corrected!

Takedown Radio this Week- Casber, Adams, Pritts, Spates, Strobel

This week I will be back behind the mic. Recovery is going well. Thanks to all for the cards, emails, flowers and phone calls. God Bless you all.

A big thanks to Ross Peterson, Steve Foster and Frank Santana for filling in for me and making sure the show sounded good. Heck, It sounded GREAT! Thanks guys.

This week on TDR-

Carl Adams joins us from Boston

Lee Pritts joins us from Norfolk

Jack Spates joins us from Norman

Greg Strobel joins us from Bethleham

Joining me in the studio will be Vegas Headliner Comics Tim Cavanagh and Bob Zany for a lighter look at life if only for a day. This show should be very funny I encourage you to tune in Saturday morning 9 AM to 11AM CST
NHSCA National Duals

Tune into the NHSCA Sports Hour Sunday May 7, 2006 at 6:00 PM. Our featured guest will be Mario Mercato, the president of DoubleSport, a cutting-edge company emerging into the world of wrestling with a bang. Visit the website <http://www.nhsca.com and click on the radio show icon to hear this entertaining and informative interview with this young, successful advocate of wrestling.

This is an exciting time of year at the NHSCA National office! We're gearing up for the 2006 National Duals in Salisbury, MD over Memorial Day weekend. We are very close to reaching our cut-off number of 100 teams! To view the rosters that have been entered so far, go to <http://www.gimpsoftware.com/Register/NHSCAindex.htm

Some of our teams have a few openings left ~ if you or someone you know is interested in wrestling in these spots, you can contact the appropriate coach:

OHIO Columbus: Needs 112# HS

Contact Marc Cofer at <mailto:mcofer@new-albany.k12.oh.us

Pennsylvania Youth Wrestling: Needs a 155 # HS

C/O Mark Morris

922 Bonny Lane

Mechanicsburg, PA. 17055
(717) 691-8134
email - <mailto:pywrestlingmark@yahoo.com
<http://www.pywrestling.com

Ragin'Raisin Wrestling Club: Needs local (PA) 140 # HS and 189# and 119# MS
Contact: Jason Locke at <mailto:raginraisinswrestling@hotmail.com

Central PA Wrestling Association: Needs EL 95, 145, 155
Contact:  <mailto:kmu17112@hotmail.com

PA Rednecks: Needs 119, 215, HWT
Contact: Perry Burdick at <mailto:wildcat887@adelphia.net

PA S.W.A.T: Needs HS 215#
Contact Jared Shields at <mailto:jredshields@hotmail.com

Team Central MD: Needs EL 95, 125, 135, 145, 155, and MS 140, 152, 160, 171, 189, 230
Contact Art Saumenig at <mailto:ArtSaumenig@aol.com

New Jersey Max: Needs EL 135, 145, 155
Contact Bill Ashnault at <mailto:bashnault@aol.com

Illinois Team: Needs EL 100, 105
Contact Coach Bermudez at <mailto:fbermudez@wowway.com

If interested, please contact the teams directly with your name, weight, and career accomplishments.

Thank you for supporting the NHSCA!!

Upcoming Chertow Wrestling Opportunities

GOLD MEDAL TRAINING CAMP SYSTEM FOR ALL AGES
A high quality summer camp will make a significant difference in your wrestling career. Our Gold Medal Training Camp System will help you achieve your highest goals on and off the mats. We offer camps for ALL AGES and skill levels, and have camps ACROSS THE NATION. We offer generous GROUP DISCOUNTS and we welcome coaches and parents at all of our camp locations. We have taken great time and effort to provide you with our nation's most outstanding camp staff and facilities.

We have 4-6 day camps and 1-5 week Gold and SUPER GOLD MEDAL Training Camp options throughout the country. We have two specifically designed youth camps for young wrestlers of varying ages and skill levels. Regardless of your age and experience, attending our camp will help you to improve and enable you to excel. <http://www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06camp_options.html> www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06camp_options.html

ATTENTION COACHES - TEAM CAMP  
While traditional team camps provide for only one or two matches daily, Gold Medal Team Camp offers every member of your team an entire daily session dedicated to live wrestling, intense drilling, and serious training. Instead of wrestling a short match and then sitting around for the duration of the session like most team camps, Gold Medal Team Camp provides each wrestler continuous wrestling with multiple quality partners. By forgoing the typical dual meet format we are able to provide our campers with the opportunity to wrestle numerous matches of varying lengths while also including many "live situations". This variety helps maintain a high level of intensity while reinforcing and perfecting the techniques presented in our instructional sessions.  Coaches who bring their teams to our innovative camp consistently remark how much more productive and beneficial the sessions are than typical camps .

Coaches email  <mailto:SuperGold@KenChertow.com>SuperGold@KenChertow.com  to learn more about our team camp.

EARLY ENROLLMENT GROUP DISCOUNTS
Parents and coaches who organize a group will be well rewarded with significant group and team discounts as well as programs that enable you to attend camp with your team at no charge. We must have the applications sent to our office together and in advance of the camps start date. The deadline is fast approaching so contact us today.  We have camps specifically designed for all ages and skill levels and ALL the wrestlers from your program count in the overall group total for our group discount program.  If you would like a brochure or package of brochures simply reply to this email and let us know how many and where to send them.

Email  <mailto:camps@KenChertow.com>camps@KenChertow.com or call 814-466-3466 for more details

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - SUMMER CAMP AND FULL TIME

COACHES AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS
As a result of our continued expansion, we are seeking outstanding coaches and certified athletic trainers to work with us this summer. We are looking for people of character with a passion for wrestling and working with young people. We have many locations nationwide and provide a very competitive salary along with room and board while at camp for our staff. Please visit this link to find locations near you. <http://www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06locations.html> www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06locations.html

OFFICE STAFF
We have an opening to join the full-time staff of our camp and merchandise office. The successful candidate does not need wrestling experience although it is certainly helpful. We are seeking detail oriented individuals who are self-motivated to focus on customer service and other areas. You must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be highly proficient working on a computer. This is a career opportunity and relocation to central PA is required.

To be considered for any of the employment opportunities above, please email a letter of interest and your resume with references to <mailto:supergold@kenchertow.com> supergold@kenchertow.com.

MAY CHERTOW CLINICS IN THE NORTHEAST, CALIFORNIA, AND MIDWEST
Coach Chertow will be conducting clinics in the coming weeks in New Jersey, California, and Illinois. The New Jersey clinic will be held in the wrestling room of Rutgers University May 11 from 7-9pm. The California clinic will be in San Jose on Saturday, May 13 at noon in conjunction with the state Freestyle and Greco tournament. The Chicago clinic will be hosted by the Top Gun wrestling club Friday May 19 & Saturday May 20.

This week on TDR-Ben Askren, Matt Valenti, Richard Fercola, Sean Charles

Join Steve Foster and NCAA Champion Frank Santana for a loaded show-

Joining them will be-

In studio Guest host-
3 x Finalist and Nat'l Champ,
Hodge Award Winner Ben Askren

Penn's NCAA Champion Matt Valenti

Dana College Asst. Head Coach Richard Fercola

Tim Danley, Successful Businessman former Drake Wrestler and Greco and Freestyle Champ in Ill.

Fresno State Head Coach- Sean Charles

This will be a great show. Please make sure to tune in and listen!

2005-06 NAIA All-Academic Team

Name
School
Yr.
Hometown
Major
Clayton Crouse
Cumberland U. (Tenn.)
Sr.
King, N.C.
History/Geography
Ben Watson
Cumberland U. (Tenn.)
Jr.
Kettering, Ohio
Humanities & Social Science
Webster Farris
Dana College (Neb.)
Jr.
Nebraska City, Neb.
Biology
Trent Leichleiter
Dana College (Neb.)
Sr.
Harvard, Neb.
Elementary & Special Education
Marshall Marquardt
Dana College (Neb.)
Sr.
Altoona, Iowa
Organizational Communications
Scott Taylor
Dana College (Neb.)
Sr.
Arapahoe, Neb.
Biology & Psychology
Morgan Scott
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
Jr.
Cottonwood, Ariz.
Aerospace Engineering
Jake Esser
Jamestown (N.D.)
Sr.
Redfield, S.D.
Computer Science & Math Ed.
Joe Vincent
Jamestown (N.D.)
Sr.
Evanston, Wyo.
Biology
Kyle Nelson
Missouri Valley
Jr.
Nampa, Idaho
History
Joshua Fitzgerald
Southern Oregon
Sr.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Pre-med
James Mannenbach
Southern Oregon
Jr.
Eagle Point, Ore.
Pre-Physical Therapy
Paul Carter
William Penn
Jr.
Carson City, Nev.
Physical Education & Health
Greg Smith
York College (Neb.)
Sr.
Concordia, Kan.
Secondary Education
Wrestling Lost One of its Greatest Leaders with the Passing of John T. Vaughan

Wrestling lost one of its greatest leaders on April 29 with the passing of John T. Vaughan, 91, in Tampa, Fla. Vaughan, a supporter of amateur wrestling and a pioneer in metal-heating technology, died from complications resulting from a stroke, his wife Helen said.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 6 in Tampa, with a memorial service to be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Vaughan Hall of Fame in the Veale Convocation Center at Case Western Reserve University.

Vaughan was one of the founders of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, serving as president and chairman of the Board of Governors. He was inducted as a Distinguished Member, the Hall's highest and most coveted honor, in 1992.

"John Vaughn was one of the greatest leaders the sport of wrestling in the United States has ever had," said Jim Keen, Sr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. "He was a tremendous force for advocating and financially supporting the mission of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum and the sport's national governing body, USA Wrestling."

He led the capital campaign that enlarged the Hall of Fame, improved the museum and established an endowment. The new wing added as a result was named the John Vaughan Hall of Honors.

"As difficult as it was for John and his wife Helen to travel the past few years, he actively attended and participated in our board meetings, banquet and induction ceremony," Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum said. "On behalf of our Board of Governors, I want to extend our heartfelt sympathy to Helen and the entire Vaughan family for the loss of this great man. We intend to prepare a memorial display in the John T. Vaughn Hall of Honors that will celebrate his enormous impact on the sport during his lifetime."

Vaughan also helped to create USA Wresting when it was the National Wrestling Federation and was instrumental in helping it to become the national governing body for the sport of wrestling in the United States. He served on the USA Wrestling Board of Directors for many years and was active on many of its committees. Internationally, he was a member of the marketing commission of the International Wrestling Federation, FILA.

In addition to leadership, he was an ardent financial supporter of wrestling on every level, from sponsoring the Greco-Roman National Team to supporting several collegiate teams, to sponsoring wrestling tournaments. The largest youth wrestling tournament in the world, held each summer in Fargo, N.D., was recently renamed in his honor as the ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior National Championships.

"We will deeply miss his friendship, his optimism and his leadership for the sport he so passionately loved," Smith said. "Yet we wish to celebrate the great life he lived and the example he provided as a leader and ambassador for the sport of wrestling."

Born in 1914, Vaughan's love affair with wrestling began early in life. During the 1930's, he competed for the then Case Institute in Cleveland, Ohio for three seasons--two of them undefeated--and continued to wrestle for a YMCA team until World War II.

After graduating from Case in 1937 with a degree in electrical engineering, he turned his knowledge and experience to the development of induction heating, a revolutionary method of hardening metals through electricity. Vaughan worked for Tocco, the research and development arm of the Ohio Crankshaft Company, and during the war, was part of the team that hardened the nose of the armor-piercing bullet that finally penetrated the steel plates of the indomitable Panzer tank. After the war, as induction heating came into general use in industry, Vaughan contributed many technical papers and secured over 10 patents.

In 1952, he formed his own company to manufacture restaurant equipment and transformers for induction heating processes and in 1958 moved the company from Cleveland to Tampa.

In 1964, partnering with Case classmate Tinkham Veale II, Vaughan founded one of the first public conglomerates, the Alco Standard Corporation, organized on the principle of pooling capital and services to strengthen small businesses. By 1982, Alco Standard incorporated 126 partner companies in eleven countries employing 16,700 workers in manufacturing, service, and distribution.

In addition to his wife Helen of Lutz, Florida, Vaughan is survived by a brother, Daniel Vaughan of Chatham, MA, three children, Mary Kay Vaughan of Washington D.C., Nancy Miholland of Port Townsend, Washington, Byron Vaughan of Land o Lakes, Florida, two step children, Doreen Lavelle of Herndon , Virginia, and John Ferlita of Land 0 Lakes, Florida, and five grandchildren.

TDR continues without Casber. Enjoy Takedown Radio's
Guest Hosts

Hello all of you great wrestling fans-

You may have noticed my absence from the TDR microphones last week as Steve Foster and the Great One, NCAA Champion Frank Santana hosted the program. They had some inspiring guests including The Ohio States New Head Coach Tom Ryan.

The next few weeks I will be gone and these 2 great guys will take over putting their own guests into the lineup. Should make for some interesting programs for sure. I appreciate their help and their time.

Should you have guest suggestions please email Steve Foster at <mailto:riddxinc@aol.com>riddxinc@aol.com

Thanks for listening and for your continuing support!

Camp and Coaches Clinic this weekend, wrestling on TV, Cliff Keen WOW in WV, and more...

COACHES CLINIC THIS SUNDAY
I will share the key ingredients of our comprehensive learning and systematic training program. This Personalized Coaches Clinic will be well worth your trip to State College. Details are here. www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/coaches_clinic.html

HTC CAMP THIS WEEKEND
We have both instructional and training sessions at our Home Training Center in State College, PA, and you can attend any or all sessions on Saturday and Sunday. This weekend is a unique opportunity to receive world-class instruction in a very personalized, small group environment. We have two wrestling rooms, so on Sunday wrestlers will have the opportunity to learn with the coaches at our coaches clinic, while also breaking out for drilling and training sessions with our coaching staff. Details are here. www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/htc_april22-2006.html

SPECIALIZED SUMMER CAMPS FOR ALL AGES www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06camp_options.html

We provide camps for ALL ages and skill levels, including two distinct camps specifically designed for youth wrestlers regardless of their level of prior experience. We also feature week-long and multi-week intensive learning and training camps that will allow serious wrestlers of varying degrees of proficiency and experience to achieve their highest goals and realize their dreams.

SUMMER CAMP LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NATION - Make plans to attend now.

Click here for complete details. www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06locations.html

South ­ Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina
Midwest ­ Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska
West ­ California, Colorado  
Northeast ­ New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
Central ­ Michigan, Indiana, Ohio

WRESTLING ON CSTV  
The ASICS U.S. National Open from Las Vegas will be on College Sports Television (CSTV) this week. It is scheduled for Friday night at 9pm EST, and there will be numerous "DoubleTakes" throughout the week. We will post updated information on the CSTV section of our web page. http://www.kenchertow.com/news_events/cstv/cstv_ken_broadcaster.html

I have worked hard for many years to promote our sport and get more wrestling on television. CSTV has now made that a reality. USA Wrestling's Gary Abbott states "CSTV has made a commitment to covering wrestling. They aired 11 college wrestling broadcasts this season. Now you can also tune in to CSTV for the best of international wrestling, featuring major USA Wrestling events."

PROMOTE WRESTLING IN YOUR COMMUNITY
I encourage you to review this three article series for ideas that you can implement in your community. Print them and share with your coaches.  www.kenchertow.com/coaches_corner/other_articles/challenge_1.html

CLIFF KEEN WORLD OF WRESTLING
Cliff Keen and Jack Roller know how to promote our sport, and they have created a series of exciting and challenging youth tournaments that attract dedicated wrestlers from across the nation. There is one more World of Wresting event left and it will be conducted April 29-30 at the Charleston Coliseum and Civic Center in Charleston, WV. We use this outstanding facility for our summer camp annually and it is a great venue for wrestling events. To learn more about this upcoming tournament visit the WOW web page worldofwrestling-roller.com/tournaments.asp.  Tournament registration deadline is today. To learn about our Gold Medal Training Camp in Charleston, email <mailto:camps@kenchertow.com> camps@kenchertow.com.

NHSCA ­ RMN ­ AAU ­ USAW ­  ACA ­ WOW ­ NWCA
Thank you to these great organizations for their efforts to promote wrestling and provide opportunities for our wrestlers to compete and excel.

COACHES AND PARENTS
We offer very generous GROUP DISCOUNTS at all of our camps and can arrange to have you attend camp with your child or team at absolutely no charge.  To learn more about our Team Camp click here. www.kenchertow.com/camps/summer/06camp_team.html  

For complete details, please e-mail camp director Ian Assael, <mailto:ian@kenchertow.com> ian@kenchertow.com.

I encourage you to make summer camp plans now. I look forward to working with you at our camp!

Strive to excel,

Ken

Ken Chertow
Summer 2006
Gold Medal Training Camp

www.kenchertow.com

www.wearandgear.com

Intensity...that's what it takes to be a Champion

NWMA Names Annual National Wrestling Journalism Award Winners

Gary Abbott USA Wrestling

Chertow honored
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The National Wrestling Media Association, the national professional organization for wrestling journalists, has named the recipients of its Annual Wrestling Journalist Awards. Candidates were nominated by the NWMA members.

Wrestling Broadcaster of the Year ­ Ken Chertow, CSTV
Chertow serves as an announcer for wrestling broadcasts on College Sports Television (CSTV), serving as the wrestling analyst for the national cable television network which specializes in coverage of college sports. Last year, Chertow worked on CSTV broadcasts of seven wrestling events and during the 2005-06 season, Chertow was involved in 11 CSTV college wrestling broadcasts. Among the premier events he has covered were the NWCA All-Star Classic, the NWCA National Duals and the Big 10 Championships. Five years ago, Chertow began serving as an announcer for Penn State wrestling matches on the Penn State Sports Network (WPSN). A year later, he began announcing the Penn State wrestling shows that aired on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh.

Chertow is also involved in wrestling journalism as a writer. Throughout the mid-1990's he was a regular columnist for Amateur Wrestling News, and his stories have appeared in many wrestling publications including W.I.N. Magazine, USA Wrestler and Wrestling USA. He also writes regularly for the webpage and the newsletter for his wrestling camps. His webpage KenChertow.com has thousands of visitors daily. He authored the book: "Wrestling: A Commitment to Excellence." Chertow was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team in freestyle wrestling, and was a World Espoir champion. He was a three-time All-American for Penn State, 3x NWCA Academic All-American, and was a Junior National double champion as a high school star in West Virginia. Chertow has an extensive college coaching career, including five years assisting at Ohio State and Penn State.  He now operates the Gold Medal Training System where he has coached young wrestlers all across the nation.  Chertow will have camps in 17 different states this summer.
  
The National Wrestling Media Association is the professional organization for wrestling journalists nationwide, and has served the wrestling community since 1988.

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<http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/stories/032706aac.html>http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/stories/032706aac.html
CSTV's Ken Chertow Named Wrestling Broadcaster of the Year by National Wrestling Media Association

Chertow is a national wrestling analyst for CSTV
March 27, 2006

New York, NY - CSTV: College Sports Television's Ken Chertow was named Wrestling Broadcaster of the Year by The National Wrestling Media Association, the professional organization for wrestling journalists. Chertow is a national wrestling analyst for CSTV, the premier provider of college wrestling programming and coverage. Chertow called 11 matches for CSTV during the 2005-06 season, including the NWCA All-Star Classic, the NWCA National Duals and the Big 10 Championships.

"Ken is a great ambassador for college wrestling and CSTV, and we congratulate him on this honor," said President of Regional Networks for CSTV, Chris Bevilacqua, who was an NCAA All-American wrestler and teammate of Chertow's at Penn State University. "It's no surprise that Ken shows the same passion and dedication on television as he did on the mat, and that has helped him become the elite wrestling broadcaster in the industry." 

Chertow began his broadcasting career five years ago as an announcer for Penn State wrestling matches on the Penn State Sports Network (WPSN). A year later, he began announcing the Penn State wrestling shows that aired on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. Chertow has also been involved in wrestling journalism as a writer. In the mid-1980's he was a regular columnist for Amateur Wrestling News, and his stories have appeared in many wrestling publications including W.I.N. Magazine, USA Wrestler and Wrestling USA.  

Chertow was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team and was a World Espoir champion. A three-time All-American for Penn State, Chertow was a Junior National double champion as a high school star in West Virginia. Chertow has an extensive coaching career, including stints as an assistant coach on the collegiate level. He now operates the Gold Medal Training System where he has coached young wrestlers all across the nation.
The National Wrestling Media Association is the professional organization for wrestling journalists nationwide, and has served the wrestling community since 1988. The organization represents hundreds of reporters, editors, photographers, broadcasters, webmasters and Sports Information Directors with a shared involvement in wrestling.

About CSTV Networks Inc.
CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of the CBS Corporation, is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 7,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at <http://www.cstv.com/>www.CSTV.com.

Great wrestling this weekend and much more...

COACH ES CLINIC AND HTC CAMP - APRIL 22-23

HTC CAMP SESSIONS April 22-23
We will conduct two intensive learning and training sessions each day, and you may attend any or all of them. This is open to wrestlers of ALL ages and skill levels. Our Home Training Center (HTC) is located in State College, PA. We provide free airport and Greyound pick-ups.    <http://www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/htc_april22-2006.html> www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/htc_april22-2006.html

HTC COACHES CLINIC
Sunday, April 23, at our Home Training Center 11am-4pm
Get your High School, Junior High, and/or Youth Program Staff organized and make the trip to State College next weekend. Fee is $40, or only $100 for unlimited coaches from your community. Parents are also welcome to attend, as we will address a wide variety of areas that will help you help your son excel.

We have also received numerous requests from dedicated wrestlers to attend. We have two wrestling rooms in our HTC, so we will be able to offer technique and training session s for serious wrestlers, while the adults are in our coaches clinic. This comprehensive learning and systematic training program is a unique opportunity to receive world-class instruction in a very personalized, small group environment. <http://www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/coaches_clinic.html> http://www.kenchertow.com/camps/htc/coaches_clinic.html

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to NCAA Finalists and long-time Gold Medal Campers Matt Valenti, Dustin Schlatter, Troy Nickerson, Brian Stith, and Jake Herbert.  All of these dedicated campers have attended our camp MANY times and their commitment is paying off. ALL of our Gold Medal Campers are underclassmen, including TRUE FRESHMAN Troy Nickerson and NCAA Champion Dustin Schlatter. Hard work truly does make dreams come true!

DO YOU WANT MORE MEDIA COVERAGE?
USA Today had only one sentence of NCAA Tournament coverage during the NCAA Championships. We need this major newspaper to cover more wrestling. Please do a huge service for wrestling and contact USA Today Editor Ken Paulson at <mailto:kpaulson@usatoday.com> kpaulson@usatoday.com and Rachel Shuster at <mailto:rshuster@usatoday.com> rshuster@usatoday.com. Let them know we want coverage. Encourage them to cover this week's U.S. Open and many future wrestling events.

U.S. NATIONAL OPEN ON CSTV
I will be broadcasting the National Open on CSTV. It will air Wednesday, April 19 at 9pm EST as part of the Olympic Pursuit Series. The U.S. Open is the National Championships for freestyle, Greco, and Women's Wrestling.

BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR  
The National Wrestling Media Association selected me as the top TV and radio broadcaster in our sport. <http://www.kenchertow.com/coaches_corner/other_articles/nwma_winners.html> www.kenchertow.com/coaches_corner/other_articles/nwma_winners.html

PROMOTION OF WRESTLING
Here is a series of articles that I have co-authored for parents and coaches with Peggy Durant, a mother of one of my campers. I encourage you to be proactive to support and build our sport, not just reactive. <http://www.kenchertow.com/coaches_corner/other_articles/challenge_1.html>www.kenchertow.com/coaches_corner/other_articles/challenge_1.html

UPCOMING EVENTS

Terminator, AAU World, and War at the Shore this weekend
There is still time to enroll on-line tonight for these challenging tournaments in Ohio, Michigan, and New Jersey this weekend. E-mail us before 5pm today for entry information. We will have camp information tables and instructional videos for sale at all three of these events.

Cliff Keen World of Wrestling comes to the East
The Tulsa Nationals is one of the most competitive tournaments in the nation and Tournament Director Jack Roller is now bringing his newest event to Charleston, WV.  The Eastern World Championships is coming to the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum April 28-29. We conduct a week of Gold Medal Training Camp every summer in the Charleston Civic Center and this outstanding facility is great for wrestling. Make plans to attend.

WEARandGEAR.com<http://www.wearandgear.com/>
www.wearandgear.com

We will be sending you a wearandgear.com newsletter soon with special discounts, new products, and much more. Remember we are an authorized dealer for ASICS, Cliff Keen, and many other manufacturers. We also sell RESILITE Mats for school and home use.

We guarantee prompt, personalized service and low prices, and we encourage you to visit our web page for all your wrestling equipment needs.

SUMMER CAMP UPDATE
World Class Clinicians are finalizing their plans. It is time for you and your team to make plans too.

Choosing the best summer camp for yourself, your child, or your team is one of the most important decisions you can make. Our camps feature countless World Class Clinicians including many Olympic and World Champions, the nation's most outstanding coaching staff, first class hotel convention centers and small college facilities, a constant supply of quality training partners, and seminars on all the essential topics from experts in their field. Please review our Gold Medal Training Camp System online at <http://www.kenchertow.com/> www.kenchertow.com.

If you do not currently receive our mailings please reply to this email with your postal address, and we will be sure to send you a 2006 Camp brochure.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES  
Camp Coaching As a result of our continued camp expansion we have opportunities for a few select coaches and college counselors to join our Gold Medal Coaching Staff. To learn more contact <mailto:supergold@kenchertow.com> supergold@kenchertow.com.

Full-Time Wearandgear. com Camp Office Opportunities<http://www.kenchertow.com/employment.php><http://www.kenchertow.com/employment.php> www.kenchertow.com/employment.php

COACHES AND PARENTS
We offer significant early enrollment GROUP DISCOUNTS. Reply to this e-mail and we will send complete details. If you would like a package of brochures for your team let us know how many you would like (10, 20, etc) and where to send them.

We look forward to helping you at our camps this spring and summer.

Ken Chertow and Ian Assael

Ken Chertow's
Summer 2006
Gold Medal Training Camp

www.kenchertow.com
<http://www.wearandgear.com

Intensity...that's what it takes to be a Champion!

© 2006 Ken Chertow Gold Medal Wrestling News

This week on Takedown Wrestling Radio-

Hour #1

Coach Randy Simpson- Summer wrestling training tips from one of America's
           great teachers.

Mychal Grenawalt- Founder of Matside Michigan Magazine
       The state of wrestling in the Michigan and tri state area

Michigan's Ryan Churella- after a disappointing NCAA Championship match you
       might ask, What's Next for this Wolverine?

Hour #2

What can an out of work, too old for the fight game and knees to sore from competition wrestler do to earn a living? Become an actor!

David Dunn- Actor and co- Producer of No Rules - The Movie 
       is a Sherdog.com exclusive, featuring former UFC champions

Gerry Anderson (Pam Anderson's Brother)- co-Producer of No Rules - The Movie
       Frank Shamrock and Randy Couture star with Tom Sizemore -- Gary Busey 
       David Dunn -- Dian Bachar , Anahit Niasyan -- Pilar Lastra -- Phillip Tan

Matt Hughes 8 x UFC Welter Weight Champion we'll talk with this wrestling and fight star as He prepares for UFC 60 
Matt Hughes Vs. Royce Gracie
Name: Matt Hughes Height: 5.9 Weight: 169 Record: 40-4-0
<http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=4>

Name: Royce Gracie Height: 6.1 Weight: 180 Record: 13-1-2
<http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=24>

TFC's Ground and Pound: the Beginning

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2006-07 high school wrestling rules changes as approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

Overtime Procedure, 275-Pound Weight Class Changed
in High School Wrestling

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 10, 2006) - A change in the overtime
procedure and an increase of 10 pounds in the 275-pound weight class are
among the revisions in high school wrestling rules for the 2006-07
season.

A total of 14 rules revisions were approved by the National
Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules
Committee at its March 26-27 meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes
were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

After successful experimentation in several states last year, a
potential of one additional minute was added to the overtime period.
Beginning next season, if no score occurs in the sudden-victory period,
two 30-second tiebreakers will take place. Scoring in these two
tiebreakers will be conducted as in a regular match. If the score
remains tied at the conclusion of the two tiebreakers, one additional
30-second period will be conducted, with the first person scoring
declared the winner. If no points are scored, the offensive wrestler
wins the match.

Previously, only one 30-second tiebreaker was conducted after
the one-minute overtime period. The new rule provides for one additional
30-second tiebreaker and another 30-second period if the score remains
tied after the tiebreakers.

For the first time since 1987, the limit on the heavyweight
class was increased from 275 to 285 pounds. Jerry Diehl, assistant
director of the NFHS and rules committee liaison, said student-athletes
are bigger than they were when the limit of 275 pounds was established
19 years ago. He said the committee made the change to encourage
additional high school athletes to compete in wrestling.

Dave Gannaway, assistant executive director of the Illinois High
School Association and chair of the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee,
noted that the additional 10 pounds will provide larger athletes,
particularly football players, an increased opportunity to wrestle.

In other rules revisions, the committee altered Rule 6-6
regarding the correction of errors. Beginning next season, any error
(other than bad time and positioning) must be corrected prior to the
start of the next period. For the correction to be made during the last
period, it must be corrected prior to the wrestler/coach leaving the mat
area. Previously, changes could be made after the match or within 30
minutes of the completion of a dual meet.

"Coaches and their scorekeepers have the responsibility to
recognize scoring errors as they occur," Diehl said. "It is unfair to
attempt a reconstruction of what transpired in a previous period, if it
is questioned in the subsequent period."

The definition of when a match begins was revised in Rule
5-18-2. Beginning next season, a match (in dual matches) begins when the
proper wrestler reports to the scorer's table. Previously, by
definition, a match started with the action of the first period. Diehl
said the committee made this change to support the current
interpretation of penalizing a wrestler who reports to compete and is
improperly equipped.

Following is a summary of other changes approved for high school
wrestling next year:

* Head coaches and captains are required to meet with the
referee prior to each dual meet.
* Technical violations and potentially dangerous holds
added to the list of items that must be verbally
communicated to the referee when an assistant referee system is
used.
* When the referee and assistant referee meet to confer,
they shall meet away from the scorer's table. (previously was
in front of table)
* Restriction for garment extending below the singlet was
modified.
* Decision on when to award additional near-fall points
for acts by the defensive wrestler has been clarified.
* A wrestler who properly reports to the scorer's table
for a dual match cannot be withdrawn or replaced without
causing the individual to be disqualified and the weight
class forfeited.
* Penalty for pulling back the fingers clarified to state
the act of grasping is not an automatic violation.
* Hand(s) to the face and/or raking the eyes added to the
list of illegal holds.
* The term "fleeing" has been added to Rule 7-3-2.
* An exception was added to note that a match will not be
stopped to penalize the offensive wrestler for stalling when the
defensive wrestler has come to the standing position.

These 14 rules revisions will take effect next season, along
with the landmark weight-management guidelines approved last year by the
committee for implementation in 2006-07. These guidelines were approved
in an effort to discourage rapid-weight loss by student-athletes.

In addition, the following points of emphasis were developed by
the Wrestling Rules Committee for the 2006-07 season: dealing with
apparent concussions, unnecessary roughness and slams, weigh-in
procedures, uniform requirements, and socks and use of other special
equipment.

Wrestling is the sixth-most popular sport for boys at the high
school level, with 243,009 participants during the 2004-05 season,
according to the High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by
the NFHS. It ranks eighth in school sponsorship with 9,562 high schools
nationwide conducting the sport. In addition, a total of 4,334 girls
participated in high school wrestling in 2004-05.

7 Flags Fitness Centers, Riddx, The Body Bar, Asics, and The 76th Annual NCAA Championships of Collegiate Wrestling Presents Takedown Wrestling Radio's Coverage of the 2006 Big 12 Wrestling Tournament


Join Takedown Wrestling Radio LIVE starting at 9:05 CST Saturday for coverage of the Big 12 Tournament. This tournament will feature all top ranked teams and should be a very exciting event.

Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Mike Land, Tony Ersland, Nick Passolano, Kyle Klingman and several others will anchor this FREE broadcast throughout the day.

Johnny Johnson is scheduled to join us LIVE for updates from the Big 10's as well.

CSTV Set to Carry Big Ten Wrestling Championship Finals and Highlight Show

WBLF Radio will broadcast entire tournament live throughout the weekend as well

State College, Pa. - March 2, 2006 - College Sports Television (CSTV) has set the schedule for the airing of its 2006 Big Ten Wrestling Championship highlight show and finals. The national cable network will encapsulate the tournament and run the championship finals in a two-hour show that will air five times during the week following the event.

The 2006 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will take place on Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. CSTV will run its two-hour highlight show on Monday, March 6, at 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.; on Tuesday, March 7 at 12 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; and on Wednesday, March 8 at 2:30 a.m.

Head coach Troy Sunderland and his Nittany Lion wrestlers look to make a run at the team title and qualify all ten of its individuals for the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City. The tournament features three sessions, two on Saturday (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.) and one on Sunday (12 p.m.).

While CSTV will offer a televised recap of the tournament, local radio station WBLF (970 AM) will broadcast the entire tournament live throughout the weekend. With Jeff Byers calling the action, the entirety of the three sessions will also be streamed live to a worldwide audience on GoPSUsports.com, the official website of Penn State athletics.

Henson vs. Mena on Real Pro Wrestling

Real Pro Wrestling will continue its historic launch of matches for free on iTunes with the release of the 121-pound Season 1 semifinal match between Sammie "The Bull" Henson of the Pennsylvania Hammer and Mike Mena of the Iowa Stalkers.

This is the 5th match overall posted for free on iTunes, giving sporting fans around the globe an opportunity to view these historic bouts.

This match is not only a clash of styles, but also a clash of personalities. The 1998 World Champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist returned to the mats in 2004, and has continued to drive back towards the top spot in the country. Henson is loud, crude and obnoxious on and off the mat. Never one to hold back his words, Henson has also never been to known to hold back on his aggression on the mat. Mena is quiet and reserved off the mat, but turns into a silent assassin on the mat. In the last few years, he has bolted to the top of the U.S. ladder and will look to get closer with a win over Henson.

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Top 12 drawing programs this season in colleges - Home Wrestling Attendance

Am pleased to report 100% participation on all numbers for home dual meet attendance for the nation's top 12 teams - if anyone has influence on UNI and Oklahoma, we could offer a Top 14 but time is running out; I'm quite certain that these are the top 12 drawing programs this season: if you are communicating with your conference peers, please help dessiminate the info so that all can take credit for their successes in promoting wrestling. Regards, DRD

Top Avg. Att. This yr 04-05 Tot '05-06 1- Oklahoma St (8) 3,889 4,542 31,113 2- Iowa (7) 3,569 5,073 24,985 3- Penn St (6) 2,757 2,209 16,579 4- Minnesota (7) 2,673 2,123 18,711 5- Lehigh (7) 2,254 2,488 15,775 6- Iowa State (7) 2,069 1,946 14,481 7- Cornell (5) 1,550 988 7,747 8- Ohio St (5) 1,343 n/a 6,717 9- Michigan (6) 1,323 1,371 7,938 10- Illinois (5) 1,033 1,436 5,163 11- Michigan St (7) 994 1,469 6,961 12- Hofstra (5) 945 1,571 4,724

Dennis R. Diehl

Editor, Owner, Roby Publishing (LU Email News)

Director, Development/PR, Lehigh Valley Athletic Club

Columnist, Amateur Wrestling News

AAU Wrestling. announcement of the new 3-tier club/ team competition at the 2006 Folkstyle World Championships in Detroit, MI as well as the Ironman World Championships in Lancaster, PA

Bob Johnson, bobj@aaumail.com, 605-691-4636
Karen Wilson, kwilson424@wideopenwest.com, 586-775-5244

Orlando, FL (Feb. 17,2006) AAU National Wrestling Committee Chairperson Bob Johnson announced today a restructuring of the club/team competitions at two of the 2006 National Championship events.

"We are pleased to provide a 3-tier club/team competition that will create new opportunities and generate more excitement for every athlete entered in our events," stated Johnson. "Due to the varying level of skill development the wrestling committee felt this move would best represent the interest of the clubs."

The new club/team format will be offered at both the AAU World Folkstyle Championships April 14 & 15 at the Ford Field in Detroit, MI and at the AAU Ironman World Championships in May 27-29 which is hosted by Millersville University in Lancaster,PA . Awards will be given to each level of the 3-tier club/team competition at their respective National events.

The first of three levels will include all local clubs, and local athletes who train & compete under the club name. The second level will include all "Super Clubs" composed of athletes from any area. Super Clubs are often formed at camps and nationally renowned training centers. The third level will be the state level. All remaining unattached athletes will compete at this level for their respective state.

As a result of the restructuring of AAU Wrestling club competitions, Bob Johnson anticipates a higher level of interest and excitement for the sport.

For more information contact Karen Wilson or Bob Johnson.

John Welch elected president of the Metropolitan Wrestling Association
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
02/14/2006

John Welch of Seaside Park, N.J. has been named the new president of the Metropolitan Wrestling Association (MWA).

Set Agonian of Woodside, N.Y., who served as the MWA President for 22 years, did not seek the position. Welch was elected by the Board of the MWA to serve as its president during its meeting on January 9.

The Metropolitan Wrestling Association is an Allied Member of USA Wrestling and a leader in the promotion and development of the sport in the New York metropolitan region.

"I am very pleased and proud that John Welch has accepted this position, said Agonian. "He is very organized and well respected by our Board. This position is a difficult challenge. I believe John Welch will help the MWA to grow and thrive. Our Board is very devoted to the cause of helping wrestling in the New York area.

Welch is currently an at large member of the USA Wrestling Board of Directors. He previously served as state chairman for USA Wrestling New Jersey for 20 years. He is a past chairman of the State Chairperson Committee for USA Wrestling, and has served in a variety of other leadership positions within the organization on the national and regional levels. Welch was named USA Wrestling State Chairperson of the Year in 1990.

He is a mat official, with a National 1 rating, and has been active with the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association. Welch has also been as a member of USA Wrestling,s National Coaches Pool.

Welch also served as a successful high school wrestling coach for 20 years. Among the achievements which he is proud of was coaching two of his sons to three New Jersey High School state championships.

"The biggest challenge is to unite the many different wrestling factions in the metropolitan area to make wrestling grow, said Welch. "We need to help build inner-city wrestling, support our college programs and work with local clubs to strengthen international wrestling in our area. It is our goal to be a model for the nation about how to build inner-city wrestling programs.

Agonian provided leadership for this organization for two decades. In 2003, Agonian was named USA Wrestling,s Man of the Year. During his years as MWA president, the organization hosted numerous major international wrestling competitions in New York City, as well as providing expanded opportunities for young people to participate in the sport.

"Set is well known in New York, national and international wrestling circles, said Welch. "Much credit goes to Set for leadership in the United States serving as host of the 2003 World Championships of Wrestling in the most prestigious venue in the world, Madison Square Garden. He will remain on the board as Past President, and will insure an effective transition.

Ed Gould of Merrick, N.Y., the current State Chairperson for USA Wrestling New York, was elected as First Vice President. Sonny Greenhalgh of West Patterson, N.Y., the wrestling chairman for the New York Athletic Club, was elected Second Vice President. Marcia Haise of Babylon, N.Y., a top international wrestling referee, was elected as treasurer. Neil Duncan of Patchogue, N.Y. and John Rodin of New Jersey were elected as new members of the MWA Board.

IPTV's 30th College Wrestling Season Continues February 10 & 12 Live coverage Friday and Sunday

(Johnston, Iowa) - Iowa Public Television continues its tradition of
providing quality coverage of college wrestling this weekend. On Friday,
February 10 at 7 p.m., viewers can see live coverage of the meet between
the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. Then on Sunday,
February 12 at 2 p.m., IPTV concludes its College Wrestling season with
live coverage of the meet between the University of Missouri and Iowa
State University.
This year, IPTV showcased six top collegiate match-ups with
coverage and expert commentary from several wrestling legends.
Throughout the season, Tim Johnson provided play-by-play coverage;
legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable served as an analyst; and
national champion wrestler and coach Jim Gibbons returned as the matside
reporter.
College Wrestling can be seen statewide on all IPTV stations. More
information about College Wrestling can be found at www.iptv.org.

# # #
Iowa Public Television is Iowa's statewide public broadcasting network.
IPTV provides quality, noncommercial programming to make a difference in
the lives of Iowans. As one of the last locally-controlled media
enterprises in the state, IPTV is committed to telling Iowa's stories
like no one else can. Our mission to educate, inform, enrich, and
inspire Iowans enables IPTV to present an unequaled array of programs of
lasting value to Iowans regardless of where they live or what they can
afford. Nearly one million viewers a week turn to IPTV for programming
that reflects a range of interests for Iowans in all demographic
categories. Iowa Public Television stations include: Channel 11, Des
Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason
City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 32, Council
Bluffs; Channel 36, Davenport; Channel 36, Red Oak. IPTV-Digital
stations include: Channel 18, Mason City (in mid-2006); Channel 25, Fort
Dodge; Channel 28, Sioux City; Channel 33, Council Bluffs; Channel 34,
Davenport (in mid-2006); Channel 35, Red Oak; Channel 25, Waterloo;
Channel 45, Iowa City; Channel 50, Des Moines.

Jennifer Glover Konfrst, APR
Manager of Communications
Iowa Public Television
6450 Corporate Drive - Johnston, Iowa 50131
515-242-3146
jennifer.konfrst@iptv.org

Real Pro Wrestling Offers New Video Content

Real Pro Wrestling, Inc. (RPW) announces new video content for the web. In addition to individual wrestler background stories and introductions, RPW is now featuring a match of the week from Season 1. While not DVD or broadcast quality, it will be available at no charge. Also available will be video highlights of all matches on the "Events" page of the website.

In addition to new video content on the RPW website, select Season One matches will also be available via Apple iTunes Music Store. To access the Official RealProWrestling Video Podcast you can search for "real wrestling" inside your iTunes Music Store or click on this link.

CSTV NETWORKS CO-FOUNDER CHRIS BEVILACQUA

TO LEAD NEW CSTV REGIONAL NETWORKS VENTURE

NEW YORK, January 23, 2006 - Chris Bevilacqua, co-founder of CSTV Networks will take over the reins of the company's new regional networks division as the President of CSTV Regional Networks, it was announced today by CSTV CEO and President Brian Bedol.

Recently acquired by CBS Corporation, CSTV Networks is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Plans were announced last year for a 2006 launch of a network dedicated to the Mountain West Conference, when the conference transfers all media rights to CSTV. The company also has plans to develop other regional properties.

"One of our strongest assets is the solid relationship and great support we have with schools and conferences, and Chris has been at the forefront of developing these partnerships," said Bedol. "I know quite well how challenging it is to grow a network, and launching a new one takes a unique level of creativity, focus and energy. I'm happy that Chris has agreed to take on this role, the critical next step in our company's evolution."

Bevilacqua will continue to lead future rights negotiations for CSTV and CSTV Online. CSTV currently holds comprehensive rights to Conference USA, including football and men's basketball, and is set to announce a variety of partnerships with leagues and conferences that range from comprehensive media and marketing rights to specially designed broadband and new media offerings.

"CSTV is committed to creating opportunities for our conference partners that maximize their revenue, visibility and exposure as well as their ability to connect with fans, alumni and families across the country," said Bevilacqua, a former NCAA All-American wrestler and team captain for Penn State who captured a gold medal at the 1983 World Espoir Wrestling Championships. "We are interested in continuing to create new models that best serve the needs of our partners."

Prior to co-founding CSTV with Bedol, Bevilacqua served as director, global negotiations and league affairs at Nike, Inc., negotiating sponsorship, television and licensing partnerships with professional leagues and governing bodies, NCAA schools and individual athletes. Prior to Nike, Bevilacqua served as director, corporate sponsorships for The Baseball Network (TBN), a joint venture between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the NBC and ABC television networks. Earlier, he was manager of sports programming for NBC Sports. As an independent associate producer, he was honored with an Emmy Award for his work at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of CBS Corporation, connects more fans to more college sports than any other company. Its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV:College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 7,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. CSTV was acquired by CBS in January 2006. Further information is available at <http://www.cstv.com/>www.CSTV.com.

ASICS and Brute Wrestling support the Beat the Streets program in New York with grants to benefit young wrestlers

Metropolitan Wrestling Association
01/12/2006

The USA Wrestling/Metropolitan Wrestling Association (MWA) "Beat the Streets Program" has received grants from ASICS and Brute Wrestling to outfit 20 teams with wrestling shoes, head guards and shorts. Each boy and girl in the program will be provided the equipment as part of the enrollment in the program.

The donations save the MWA over $30,000 and allows the organization to invest money towards adding more Middle School wrestling teams to next year's program.

ASICS is a USA Wrestling national sponsor, and has been providing donations and grants to amateur wrestling since 1958. ASICS has consistently supported amateur wrestling throughout the world. ASICS was named as a sponsor of FILA, the international wrestling federation, during ceremonies at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Brute Wrestling has been a strong supporter of wrestling programs within the United States at all levels for decades. Brute Wrestling has provided significant support to the Beat the Streets program as part of its investment in the sport.

"Without the corporate help of ASICS, Brute Wrestling and Dollamur, the growth rate for wrestling in New York City would not have expanded from one middle school in 2005 to 20 middle schools in 2006, said Al Bevilacqua, Chairman of the Beat the Streets Program. "We have raised over a quarter of a million dollars from many private donors who have committed helping us build the base of wrestling in the United States. We will continue to do so until we are successful in meeting that goal. These sponsors share in our vision of growing the base of wrestling in the United States. We have approximately 600,000 wrestlers in the United States now. We could double that in 10 years through a National Beat the Streets effort. "

About the Beat the Streets Program

Our goal is very simple in New York City. We want to invest in providing a wrestling mat, coaching stipends and equipment for the 275 middle schools in the New York City public schools. Our first program at the Baruch Middle school in lower Manhattan, had 26 boys and girls. This season, they have 53 kids. We will have well over 400 kids in the program by the end of March. Every time we place a mat in a middle school, 30 kids will join. The more mats, the more kids. We simply sell $10,000 sponsorship programs that will "kick back" millions of dollars to wrestling in 10 years.

In addition, we are helping hundreds of thousands kids beat the streets. This program is not just growing wrestling but giving kids a chance to participate in a great activity that is "magic" for all kids.

For more information visit the MWA website at
www.mwausa.org

College Wrestling on IPTV Sunday, January 22

IPTV's 30th College Wrestling Season Continues January 22
Live Coverage of Iowa State University at UNI Begins at 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 22

(Johnston, Iowa) - Iowa Public Television continues its tradition of
providing quality coverage of college wrestling Sunday, January 22 at 2
p.m. when the Cyclones of Iowa State University travel to Cedar Falls to
take on the University of Northern Iowa Panthers in IPTV's College
Wrestling coverage of the dual.
This year, IPTV is showcasing six top collegiate match-ups with
coverage and expert commentary from several wrestling legends. Tim
Johnson returns as IPTV's play-by-play announcer; legendary wrestler and
coach Dan Gable returns as analyst; and national champion wrestler and
coach Jim Gibbons returns as the matside reporter for the season.
College Wrestling can be seen statewide on all IPTV stations. For the
rest of this season, viewers can see the following meets on Iowa Public
Television:

* Iowa State @ UNI Sunday, January 22 at 2
p.m. (live)
* Illinois @ Iowa Friday, February 10 at 7
p.m. (live)
* Missouri @ Iowa State Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m.
(live)

More information about College Wrestling can be found at www.iptv.org.
# # #
Iowa Public Television is Iowa's statewide public broadcasting network.
IPTV provides quality, noncommercial programming to make a difference in
the lives of Iowans. As one of the last locally-controlled media
enterprises in the state, IPTV is committed to telling Iowa's stories
like no one else can. Our mission to educate, inform, enrich, and
inspire Iowans enables IPTV to present an unequaled array of programs of
lasting value to Iowans regardless of where they live or what they can
afford. Nearly one million viewers a week turn to IPTV for programming
that reflects a range of interests for Iowans in all demographic
categories. Iowa Public Television stations include: Channel 11, Des
Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason
City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 32, Council
Bluffs; Channel 36, Davenport; Channel 36, Red Oak. IPTV-Digital
stations include: Channel 18, Mason City (in mid-2006); Channel 25, Fort
Dodge; Channel 28, Sioux City; Channel 33, Council Bluffs; Channel 34,
Davenport (in mid-2006); Channel 35, Red Oak; Channel 25, Waterloo;
Channel 45, Iowa City; Channel 50, Des Moines.

Jennifer Glover Konfrst, APR
Manager of Communications
Iowa Public Television
6450 Corporate Drive - Johnston, Iowa 50131
515-242-3146
jennifer.konfrst@iptv.org

The History of Collegiate Wrestling

STILLWATER, Okla. ­ Hot off the presses, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has just released The History of Collegiate Wrestling, a book by noted wrestling historian Jairus "Jay" Hammond.

"Jay has put together a wonderful book that tells the story not just of each season of collegiate competition but also of the people and personalities that have created this great sport of wrestling," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. "In addition to Jay's historical perspectives, some of the best wrestling writers in the country have contributed features to this book. We believe that you will find it to be an excellent resource for your own library or the perfect gift for your favorite wrestling fan."

The 400-page hardback book sells for $49.95 plus shipping and handling. Discounts will be offered on purchases of 12 books or more (10% off), 24 books or more (20% off), and 36 books or more (30% off). Shipping charges are additional.

Proceeds from the book will help the non-profit National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum achieve its mission of preserving the history of the sport and recognizing extraordinary individual achievement.

Here is what some of the legends of collegiate wrestling have to say about this book:

"Lots of interesting information and very motivating reading for anyone who has followed or is aspiring to make a mark in the sport of wrestling." -- Olympic champion and architect of Iowa's longtime wrestling dynasty, Dan Gable

"This book is not just a timeline of wrestling events, but a great adventure for former wrestlers, current wrestlers, and avid wrestling fans." ­ The first four-time NCAA Division I national champion, Pat Smith.

"This impressive book offers many personal stories and pictures of over 100 years of collegiate wrestling. It is very interesting and entertaining." ­ Olympic gold medalist and four-time undefeated NCAA Division I national champion, Cael Sanderson.

The History of Collegiate Wrestling is available for purchase through both the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater and its State Chapters office in Manheim, Pa. Anyone interested in purchasing the book from Stillwater should telephone (405) 377-5243, fax (405) 377-5244 or email <mailto:info@wrestlinghalloffame.org>info@wrestlinghalloffame.org. The Manheim office can be contacted at (717) 492-2658 for voice, or by fax at (717)-653-9443.

Book order forms are attached and can be found and downloaded on the NWHOF&M website at www.wrestlinghalloffame.org.

Takedown Wrestling Radio New York Style"
"New York Style"

Monday January 2nd follow the TDR Mic's to New York City as we bust down the doors of Brendan Buckley's Columbia wrestling room. We'll take a look at the new generation of Columbia Lions. Join Scott Casber and Greg Zafros for this very special look at Coach Buckley's inner sanctum.  Broadcast time 2 PM Eastern/ 1 PM Central. Chat Room will be open.


Monday Night we head out to the Island, LONG ISLAND to visit our friends in Hempstead, New York. Coach Tom Ryan and his Flying Dutchmen of Hofstra (2-1-1) will engage Joe McFarland and his Wolverines of Michigan (2-1)

The two teams met last January at the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals at Cleveland State with the Wolverines pulling out a 19-18 victory on a pin in the final match (heavyweight) of the night.

Monday night's match will mark the 2005-06 debut of Hofstra's two-time All-American, senior Jon Masa. Masa (Long Beach, NY), who was granted a one semester Olympic waiver by the NCAA in November, is 14-4 in open competition this season after placing third at the NCAA Championships last March. Masa will compete in the featured match at 149 pounds against fourth-ranked junior Eric Tannenbaum (8-2). The two All-Americans met twice last season with Tannenbaum winning 5-3 at the National Duals in January and Masa posting an 8-1 victory in the third-place match at the NCAA Championships in March.

There will be a top 10 match-up at 174 pounds as Hofstra's fourth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich (Bohemia, NY/Islip) will face Michigan's seventh-ranked senior Nick Roy. Patrovich is 13-1 on the season with his only blemish coming in the championship match of the Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational on December 3 to top-ranked Ben Askren from Missouri. Roy, who has battled injuries this season, enters the match with a 4-4 record.

There will also be a top 20 match-up at 157 pounds as Hofstra junior James Strouse (Levittown, NY/MacArthur) will square off against Michigan's eighth-ranked freshman Steve Luke. Strouse, who is ranked 19th in the latest (12/20) USA Today/NWCA/Intermat poll, has recorded a 14-5 record this season including a fourth place finish at the East Stroudsburg Open and a 7th place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Monday night's match is also Chief Ray Downey Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund Night. Members of the Downey Family will be in attendance to present scholarship grants to Mike Patrovich and James Strouse in memory of the late FDNY hero who was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Join TDR Broadcast Team- Scott Casber, Greg Zafros, Jim B. Sheehan and Brendan Buckley and thier guests. Broadcast time 6:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Central. Chat Room will be open.


Tuesday Night we head back to New York City and the New York Athletic Club for more action with Rob Koll and The Big Red of Cornell University (#9) and Joe McFarland's 3rd ranked Wolverines of the University of Michigan.

Founded in 1868, the New York Athletic Club can boast of a unique history. The Club's founding premise was to bring structure to a sporting environment that was lacking in organization and uniformity of measurement. Quickly, the NYAC organized the first US championships in boxing, wrestling and outdoor track and field. Today, our New York City Club House stands in tribute to an unmatched athletic history and our ongoing commitment to the pursuit of sporting excellence.

Note to Fans Planning to Attend the Jan. 3 Dual vs. Cornell

Fans interested in attending U-M's dual meet against Cornell at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday, Jan. 3, will need to dress according to the institution's dress code for admission to the building. Men must wear sport coats with a collared shirt or turtleneck and women must be in comparable business attire. No jeans or sneakers are allowed.

Join TDR Broadcast Team- Scott Casber, Greg Zafros Bob Backlund, Arno Niemand and Brendan Buckley and their guests. Broadcast time 6:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Central. Chat Room will be open.

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I am writing to offer my award winning wrestling film to you to screen at wrestling tournaments you may host.

A few years ago I switched from coaching wrestling at Schurr High (alongside Wrestling Hall of Fame member Joe Gonzo, Gonzales) to South El Monte High from 1999-2002. After the spring semester of 2002 I decided to switch careers overall. I am now an independent filmmaker fulltime. I recently made a film that has impacted the film community and seems to be impacting the wrestling community as well. The film is titled UnderDOG.

"UnderDog" is a comedy about a young boy who is the worst wrestler on his team. Struggling with the desire to be accepted by his teammates, our hero learns that feeling like a winner can happen even when you lose. Dan Gable said to me "You should be awarded for the things you do to represent out sport in Hollywood." It was an honor to meet Gable and to receive such a warm remark from him. I believe I am lucky to have made an impact by connecting two things that I love so much, wrestling and film.

For the past three years I had to start from scratch and develop a new resume as a filmmaker. I produced many projects in a variety of genres but UnderDOG is very special to me. The film has won many awards and has been shown in film festivals all over the world. Although the film had great success in the film festival circuit I believe that the true audience for this film is the wrestling community.

In an attempt to reach out to the wrestling community I am inviting wrestlers across the country to view the ten minute film online for free. I am also interested in reaching out to wrestling tournament directors and hope they will consider screening the film before the Championship Finals at various wrestling tournaments all over the country, including the state championships.

The film recently screened before the championship finals of the West Coast Classic in December 2005. The audience of over 400 wrestlers really enjoyed the film as they could all relate to the characters struggle. Viewers even identified many southern California wrestlers featured in the film. Shot on location at Northview High School, the film features many state and nationally ranked wrestlers such as Chad and Corey Beason of Temecula Valley, Nick Leon, Caleb Flores, Larry "Boy Medina of Northview, Jacob Hyland of Fountain Valley, Raul Peraza of South El Monte, Mike and Tim Suehiro of Schurr, and others. This project was made by wrestlers for the wrestling community. Please help us share this experience. It's only a ten minute film but it leaves an impact on the audience. I believe it will enhance the overall tournament experience as it did at the West Coast Classic in Rosemead, California.

NEW WRESTLING FILM SHOWING ONLINE FREE!

UnderDOG
U.S.A., 2003, 10 min, Color

Sponsored by the USA Wrestling, Asics Athletics, WrestlingOne.com, CAGWA (Children,s Age Group Wrestling Association) and Pin2Win.com

"You should be given an award for the things you do to represent our sport in Hollywood"
Dan Gable

"Great work... Can I have your autograph?"
Danny Hodge

"OUTSTANDING"
Dennis Leoni
Executive Producer of Resurrection Blvd.

It's worldwide and you haven't seen it yet!?
What's 10 minutes of laughter in your life?
Gather the kids! Put the volume up! Sign our guestbook!

GO HERE >> http://www.UnderDOGthefilm.com
GO HERE>> http://www.myspace.com/UnderDOGthefilm

Pura Vida,

Henry K. Priest
(323)365-1496 cell phone
Email: CoachPriest@hotmail.com

P.S.
Many people don,t know this but I started my career in film in 1989. When I was wrestling at Rio Hondo Community College in southern California my coach received a phone call from Hollywood because they were looking for wrestlers for a Walt Disney movie titled Spooner. The film starred Robert Urich and Jane Karmerik. I auditioned and got the part of Tim Braden, "the lightweight wrestler with a heavyweight heart. The film aired on national television and on the Walt Disney Channel in the early 1990,s. Since then I went on to become a teacher and wrestling coach. But always kept a foot in the film industry as an actor and filmmaker overall. With my recent career change I have been successful in establishing myself as the "go to guy for scenes that require amateur wrestling. I have written, directed, coordinated stunts and produced projects for companies like Nike, Adidas, Motrin Medication, SBC Global and others. I am now slated to produce a few feature films about our sport! Look out for my emails, as I would like to incorporate the wrestling community on these projects. During the production of UnderDOG I was able to cast many southern California wrestlers. This was very special to me because now I was in a position to introduce wrestlers to the film community just as I was introduced back in 1989.

College Wrestling on IPTV January 7

From: "Jennifer Konfrst" -jennifer.konfrst@iptv.org

IPTV's 30th College Wrestling Season Continues January 7
Coverage of Oklahoma State at Iowa Begins at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, January 7

(Johnston, Iowa) - Iowa Public Television continues its tradition of
providing quality coverage of college wrestling Sunday, January 7 at
8:30 p.m. when the Cowboys of Oklahoma State travel to Iowa City to take
on the University of Iowa Hawkeyes in IPTV's College Wrestling coverage
of the dual. As part of an agreement with the University of Iowa's
athletic department, Iowa Public Television will broadcast the meet at
8:30 p.m., with a one-hour delay.
This year, IPTV is showcasing six top collegiate match-ups with
coverage and expert commentary from several wrestling legends. Tim
Johnson returns as IPTV's play-by-play announcer; legendary wrestler and
coach Dan Gable returns as analyst; and national champion wrestler and
coach Jim Gibbons returns as the matside reporter for the season.
College Wrestling can be seen statewide on all IPTV stations.
For the rest of this season, viewers can see the following meets on Iowa
Public Television:
* Oklahoma State @ Iowa Saturday, January 7 at 8:30 p.m.
* Iowa State @ UNI Sunday, January 22 at 2
p.m. (live)
* Illinois @ Iowa Friday, February 10 at 7
p.m. (live)
* Missouri @ Iowa State Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m.
(live)

More information about College Wrestling can be found at www.iptv.org.
# # #
Iowa Public Television is Iowa's statewide public broadcasting network.
IPTV provides quality, noncommerical programming to make a difference in
the lives of Iowans. As one of the last locally-controlled media
enterprises in the state, IPTV is committed to telling Iowa's stories
like no one else can. Our mission to educate, inform, enrich, and
inspire Iowans enables IPTV to present an unequaled array of programs of
lasting value to Iowans regardless of where they live or what they can
afford. Nearly one million viewers a week turn to IPTV for programming
that reflects a range of interests for Iowans in all demographic
categories. Iowa Public Television stations include: Channel 11, Des
Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason
City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 32, Council
Bluffs; Channel 36, Davenport; Channel 36, Red Oak. IPTV-Digital
stations include: Channel 18, Mason City (in mid-2006); Channel 25, Fort
Dodge; Channel 28, Sioux City; Channel 33, Council Bluffs; Channel 34,
Davenport (in mid-2006); Channel 35, Red Oak; Channel 25, Waterloo;
Channel 45, Iowa City; Channel 50, Des Moines.

Jennifer Glover Konfrst, APR
Manager of Communications
Iowa Public Television
6450 Corporate Drive - Johnston, Iowa 50131
515-242-3146
jennifer.konfrst@iptv.org

Big New Year's Wrestling from Rocky Mountain Nationals

US Camps hosted by Olympic Coach Steve Fraser and Terry Brands

US Camps will be hosting a first time Winter Camp leading up to the Who's Bad at Pepsi Center? The camp begins December 29th and runs through December 30, 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel at I-70 & Quebec. A special room rate of $59.00 will be available for overnight camp participants. Call 303- 321-3333 for room reservations.

Who's Bad at Pepsi Center?

This one day event is limited to the first 1125 wrestlers. You're still not too late! No longer do you have to wait until High School State! Get the bugs out before February...

US CAMPS

Price for the 3-day camp is $60.00 if you register by December 25, 2005. For more camp information please call US CAMPS at 719-531-6540. Doubletree Hotel is offering a special rate for camp participants of $59.00 for double occupancy. For room reservation call Doubletree at 303-321-6666.

Weigh-ins for the Who's Bad at Pepsi Center? are Saturday January 31, 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel located on Quebec & I-70 between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Come see the battle for The Triple Crown awarded to those who have won their 3rd RMN Event.

Sincerely,
Ed Gutierrez
Rocky Mountain Nationals

Altitude Sports Network will be airing the Who's Bad at the Pepsi Center? 3,000,000 (million) viewers will have a chance to watch this exciting and historic event.

Take Down Radio Broadcast Schedule for coming weeks

December 24th- No Show- Off for the holiday
__________________________________________________________________________
December 29-30 TDR will come to you Live from the
                   44th Annual Midlands Tournament at Northwestern University.
                   This years broadcast team includes: Scott Casber, Steve Foster,
                   Greg Zafros and Nick Passolano.

                   Broadcast schedules TBD with a start at approx. 10:00 AM CST time
                   each of the 2 days.
__________________________________________________________________________

December 31st- No Show- Off for the holiday

Next we head to the east coast for some very special LIVE broadcasts

January 2            SHOW # 1   2-4 PM Eastern  Live From Columbia's
                   Wrestling Room with Head Coach Brendan Buckley and his squad
                   Great opportunity for us to go one on one with some of the guys

                         SHOW # 2 6 PM Eastern Live from Hofstra we will bring to
                   you Hofstra V. the Wolverines of Michigan (Pre Match starts at
                   6:00PM with wrestling to start at 7:00 PM Eastern)
__________________________________________________________________________
January 3    Live from the New York Athletic Club Cornell V. Michigan
               (Pre Match starts at 6:00PM with wrestling to start at 7:00 PM Eastern)
__________________________________________________________________________

January 7    Live from Mt. Vernon Iowa we bring to you coverage of the
                Cornell Matman Invitational. This show is scheduled to begin
                at 10 AM and end around 6 PM Join Steve Foster and Nick Passolano
__________________________________________________________________________
January 14-15 Live from the UNI Dome on the campus of the Panthers
               of University of Northern Iowa. Join Steve Foster, Scott Casber,
               Nick Passolano and the legendary J. Carl Guyman for complete and total
               coverage of the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals 
               (Schedule to be announced)
__________________________________________________________________________
January 21    Studio Program- Guest line up to be announced
__________________________________________________________________________
January 22    Special Broadcast Missouri Vs. Oklahoma State
               (Time to be announced) Broadcast team Steve Foster Kenny Burleson)
__________________________________________________________________________
January 23    LIVE from the Wolfpack's wrestling room at
                   Carter Jordan's North Carolina State. Great opportunity for us to go
                   one on one with some of the guys
__________________________________________________________________________
January 24    LIVE from Charleston SC and the campus of the Citadel Bulldogs
                   TDR will broadcast  The Citadel V. U of Tenn. Chatt.
                   Scheduled Broadcast team is Scott Casber and Ryan Lang (American)
__________________________________________________________________________
Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

Brute RTOC High School Tournament to be Carried Live

Reno, Nev. - The Brute Reno Tournament of Champions is proud to announce the high school tournament will be carried live via the Web. Fans and media who want to track the tournament will be able to do so by logging on to web.filemaker7hosting.com/fmi/iwp/.

Username: media
Password: 05tour

The Web site is hosted by Filemaker Instant Web Publishing out of Ohio. The site can only handle 20 individuals logged in at once. Therefore, the RTOC encourages those who want to track the tournament to do so conservatively.

The high school tournament is slated to start at 9 a.m. (PST) Monday, Dec. 19.

TDR this week-Patton, Sunderland, McFarland, Niemand, Lewis, Rizzutti

Joining us on America's Wrestling Radio talk show this week-

Coach Steve Patton of Minnesota's Classic "The Clash"

Troy Sunderland- Head Coach of Penn State Nittany Lions

Joe McFarland- Head Coach the University of Michigan Wolverines

Tim Brassfield- Ex. Director of the Oklahoma City All Sports Association

Arno Niemand- Founder of Body Bar (Bodybars.com) Company celebrates 16 years

Randy Lewis and John Rizzutti of InsideTexasWrestling.com

Join us LIVE at Takedownradio.com or archived at your convenience throughout the week. This has the earmark of a great show. If you have comments feel free to call in during the broadcast at 866-333-5966. Remember, the show is broadcast from 10 AM to 12 Noon CST

NO shows December 24th or December 31st during the holidays.

Takedown Radio will present LIVE coverage of the Annual Midlands Tournament. Join Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Greg Zafros and a cast of thousands LIVE from Welsh Ryan Arena Dec 29th and 30th. Free! Thanks to our great sponsors.

Just a note to thank you, our listeners, for staying with us during the year. We will be with you for more action in years to come. May God Bless you and Keep you! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all!
Scott Casber

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces the Class of 2006 Distinguished Members; Brands, Henson, Saunders, Smith to be inducted in the 30th anniversary class;The first woman will be inducted, along with three brothers of Distinguished Members

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the selection of the Class of 2006 Distinguished Members to be inducted at its annual Honors Weekend Banquet and Induction Ceremony June 3, 2006 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The event will mark the 30th anniversary Class of the Hall of Fame & Museum.

Four wrestling greats will be added as Distinguished Members in 2006. They are:

·       Terry Brands of Colorado Springs, Colo.
·       Josiah Henson of Tulsa, Okla.
·       Tricia Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz.
·       Pat Smith of Stillwater, Okla.

This historic group of inductees includes the first woman chosen as a Distinguished Member. In addition, all three of the other inductees are brothers of wrestling greats who have already been inducted as Distinguished Members.

Included is the first four-time NCAA Div. I champion in wrestling history (Smith), a four-time World champion and wrestling pioneer (Saunders), a two-time World champion and Olympic medalist (Brands) and an Olympic medalist and Olympic referee (Henson).

The Hall of Fame's Board of Governors approved these selections at its semi-annual meeting held in Las Vegas on December 1, 2005.

"I want to thank our Board of Governors and the various screening and selection committees involved in the six-month process that determines our honorees for induction. This is another exceptional class of inductees whose merits transcend our sport," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum.

Brands will join twin brother Tom Brands as a Distinguished Member. He was a World champion in freestyle wrestling in 1993 and 1995, and captured an Olympic bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Brands won World Cup and Pan American Games titles. He was a three-time finalist and two-time NCAA champion for the Univ. of Iowa. Brands currently works as USA Wrestling's National Freestyle Resident Coach.

Henson's older brother Stanley Henson is a Distinguished Member. Henson won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. He went on to be a respected international wrestling official, becoming the first American to officiate at the Olympics in the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. Henson was a long-time leader in U.S. wrestling and the Olympic movement. He was an undefeated wrestler and two-time EIWA champion for the U.S. Naval Academy.

Saunders becomes the first woman inducted as a Distinguished Member. She won four World gold medals and a World silver medal in women's freestyle wrestling, and completed her freestyle wrestling career without ever having lost to an American opponent. Saunders was the first U.S. wrestler to win a World gold medal in women's wrestling. She also served as the coach of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in women's wrestling, the first time that the sport was in the Olympic Games. Saunders is considered a pioneer in the development of women's wrestling.

Smith will join his older brother, John Smith, as a Distinguished Member. He became the first wrestler in history to win four NCAA Div. I national titles, competing for Oklahoma State Univ. He won his historic fourth NCAA title at the 1994 NCAA Championships held in Chapel Hill, N.C. Smith was a member of two Oklahoma State teams that won NCAA team titles. Along with brothers Lee Roy and John, the Smiths became the first set of three brothers to claim NCAA titles. He won four conference titles, and holds the Oklahoma State record for consecutive matches without a loss. Smith placed second in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials behind three-time Olympian Kenny Monday. He serves on the coaching staff at Oklahoma State, which has won three straight NCAA team titles.

Complete biographies of the inductees will be posted each day this week on TheMat.com (www.themat.com), with Brands on Tuesday, Henson on Wednesday, Saunders on Thursday and Smith on Friday.

Additional honorees will be selected and announced in January in the categories of Outstanding American, Order of Merit, Medal of Courage, and Outstanding Official.

David Craig ~ featured guest on NHSCA Sports Hour

Be sure to visit our website <http://www.nhsca.com>www.nhsca.com tonight from 6-7 PM EST to hear a LIVE BROADCAST of the NHSCA Sports Hour. Direct link:  http://stream.netro.ca/afrn

Tonight's guest is without question one of the premier wrestlers in the country. Three-time State Champion David Craig from the great Brandon High School wrestling program will join our hosts to talk about his sensational high school career, his recent performance at the NHSCA Pre-Season Open where he was named the Outstanding Wrestler, and his recent signing to attend Lehigh University next year.

You won't want to miss this exclusive interview with one of the very best high school wrestlers in the country!

ESPN REGIONAL TELEVISION TO PRESENT FIRST ANNUAL
ESPNU DOUBLE SPORT WRESTLING INVITATIONAL
ESPNU To Televise Event Feb. 12 From Oklahoma City's Ford Center

ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network and ESPN Regional Television (ERT), the nation's largest producer and distributor of collegiate sports programming, along with Double Sport Apparel and the Oklahoma City All Sports Association, will present the first-ever ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational, which will be held at the Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.) on Sunday, Feb. 12. It was announced today by Pete Derzis, senior vice president, ESPN Regional Television. The Wrestling Invitational will bring together two nationally prominent wrestling programs, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, to host the doubleheader event. The matches will be televised live on ESPNU starting at 1 p.m. ET.

"We are excited to showcase several of the nation's top wrestling programs in Oklahoma City," Derzis said. "We are hoping to establish a top-notch event that will give wrestling an opportunity to grow within the community and on ESPNU."

"The ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational has the promise to become one of the leading annual events in this sport," said Burke Magnus, vice president and general manager, ESPNU. "We are thrilled to present the best in college wrestling to college sports fans across the nation."

At 1 p.m., the Oklahoma Sooners will meet the Pride of Hofstra, followed by a match-up between 2005 NCAA National Wrestling Champion Oklahoma State and the nationally ranked Golden Gophers of Minnesota. The ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational will commence the wrestling season at Ford Center, which will also host the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships a month later with coverage on ESPN and ESPNU.

"It is exciting that wrestling is getting some national recognition," said Oklahoma State Coach John Smith. "There is no question that we appreciate ESPN for taking an interest in a very strong sport in a good area for wrestling."

"This is going to be an exciting event for wrestling, because two of the nation's best teams will be com-peting side-by-side," said Oklahoma Coach Jack Spates. "This is also an honor for Oklahoma wrestling to be competing against an outstanding opponent in Hofstra. This will be an outstanding challenge to our wrestlers and we know we need to come prepared."

"We're elated to be a part of the ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational," said Minnesota Coach J Robinson. "It should be a great event for the fans, as well as our student-athletes. It's important for all of us in the sport to work together to make sure that collegiate wrestling continues to grow. We're grateful that ESPNU and Double Sport are committed to putting together a world-class event."

"We are excited about participating in the ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational in February," said Hofstra Coach Tom Ryan. "I am sure it is going to be a great day of college wrestling with four exciting and dynamic programs. In addition, it will be a good experience for our team to get a preview of the National Championships at the Ford Center in front of the great wrestling fans of the state of Oklahoma. We appreciate ESPN's and Double Sport's promotion of college wrestling."

Tickets for both the ESPNU Double Sport Wrestling Invitational and the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships are available by calling the Ford Center ticket office at 1-800-511-1552 or logging on to ticketmaster.com.

"We are delighted to once again showcase our city as one of the premier college event locations in our region," said Tim Brassfield, executive director of the Oklahoma City All Sports Association. "Oklahoma City has a rich heritage when it comes to wrestling and we hope to help ESPNU in establishing an event that will become a traditional ritual for wrestling fans."

"Double Sport is honored to be working together with ESPN and looks forward to shining a national spotlight on collegiate wrestling," said Mario Mercado, founder and president of Double Sport. "Bringing four of the country's top programs together is a great way to display the tremendous athletes competing in NCAA Division I wrestling today."

Double Sport
Mario Mercado, a former Syracuse University and New York Athletic Club wrestler and current wrestling coach at the Renzo Gracie Academy, founded DOUBLE SPORT with the unique interests of wrestlers in mind, and has already teamed with Olympic gold medalist Karem Gaber. Together, with a team of sport fashion designers, doctors, and coaches, Mercado has constructed top notch competition and training gear. The Double's two-piece design offers an athletic jersey "look" on a traditional uniform by offering contemporary styles so that athletes and schools can customize their Double with colors, names, logos, and jersey numbers. Using a more contemporary design, The Double is poised to launch the sport of wrestling into the mainstream, and give athletes the strongest and best in competition and training gear. The new state-of-the-art material blends moisture resistant and anti-germ technology into an incredibly functional uniform.

ESPNU
ESPNU was launched in March 2005. The ESPNU schedule will feature more than 300 live events (regular-season and championships) in the network's first year. Action includes a variety of top football and men's and women's basketball, mixed with baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, wrestling and more. ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, replays of ABC Sports, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television games, plus specials and more. In addition, the network has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA calling for extensive coverage of numerous NCAA Championships, including sports from each of the three collegiate seasons.

In the 2005 Beta Research Cable Subscriber Study ­ Interest in Emerging/Mid-sized/VOD Networks, ESPNU was ranked sixth (tied) among men 18-34 for high interest in watching each network, out of the 40 emerging/digital networks assessed. This was the first time ESPNU was evaluated by Beta Research.

ESPNU has secured distribution agreements with DIRECTV (Channel 609), Echostar's DISH Network (Channel 148), Adelphia, Insight Communications, Mediacom, Verizon, several smaller affiliates and is close to distribution agreements with others. The 24-hour television network is the key component of the multi-media ESPNU initiative that will deliver college sports content across ESPN's family of services, such as ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, Mobile ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Interactive, ESPN360, merchandising and more.

ESPN Regional Television
ERT is the nation's largest producer and distributor of collegiate sports programming, producing more than 740 sporting events a year. In addition to event ownership, ERT produces 400 events for national, regional and local networks, serves as the exclusive syndication rights holder for several collegiate conferences and exclusive marketing rights holder for select schools (Kansas, Oregon, TCU, South Florida and Iowa State).

ESPN Regional Television markets and/or owns several other collegiate sporting events, including the Forth Worth Bowl, The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. Other events include the Las Vegas Showdown, the American Century Investments Spartan Clash, the O'Reilly Auto Parts All College Classic and The Home Depot College Football Awards.

CSTV Scores Big With Third Season Of College Wrestling

Network and Online Schedules Feature
More Live Wrestling Than Ever Before

New York, NY [December 1, 2005] ­ In under three years, CSTV Networks has graduated to the top of its class as the nation's premiere provider of college wrestling programming. CSTV today released its official 2005-06 NCAA wrestling schedule presented by Double Sport. For the first time, fans will be able to watch perennial powerhouse teams such as Penn State, Minnesota and defending NCAA champion Oklahoma State, in addition to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals and Big Ten Wrestling Championship on both CSTV:College Sports Television and via broadband on CSTV.com. CSTV will also feature an original program debuting in February focused on Oklahoma State's dynamic wrestling training camp.   
Through CSTV's new All-Access XXL broadband package, there will be more live wrestling content online than ever before as well. Fans will be able to access audio and video throughout the season of top wrestling matches from over 50 schools streamed live on CSTV.com. Individuals can sign up for All-Access XXL at <http://www.cstv.com/>www.cstv.com with a variety of program options including:

The largest wrestling tournament in the country, the Midlands Tournament (12/29-30) hosted by Northwestern
Many prominent Big 10 and Big 12 match-ups such as Oklahoma State @ Missouri (1/22), Ohio State @ Northwestern (2/3), Missouri @ Iowa State (2/12) and Wisconsin @ Illinois  (2/19)
Interstate rivalries including Iowa @ Iowa State (12/2) and Michigan State @ Michigan (1/29) 
Coaches shows, press conferences and a variety of special features that brings  fans closer to their favorite teams

"College wrestling has been and will continue to be a staple of CSTV's programming, and we're proud to deliver our most complete schedule ever this season," said CSTV President and Co-founder Chris Bevilacqua, who was an NCAA All-American wrestler at Penn State University. "CSTV continues to be successful in making underserved yet hugely popular sports like college wrestling available to millions of fans on a national level. Our programming this season will showcase the sport's rich history and prominent programs along with some of the nation's most accomplished individual athletes."
CSTV broadcaster Jason Knapp joins wrestling legend Ken Chertow to call the action during this season's telecasts.  A success on the mat as both a competitor and a coach, Chertow was a 3-time NCAA All-American, World Espoir Champion, Pan American Champion and 1988 U.S. Olympian while at Penn State. He continued his wrestling career as a coach at Ohio State where he helped build the Buckeyes into a national powerhouse and then, back at Penn State, where he guided the Nittany Lions to the National Dual Meet Championship and a second place finish in the 1993 NCAA Championships.

In addition to its package of live college action, CSTV will feature an original program set to air in February focused on Oklahoma State's wrestling training camp.   

Double Sport, an important leader and major supporter of amateur wrestling, is the exclusive presenting sponsor of CSTV's 2005-06 NCAA wrestling schedule. Double Sport [www.doublesport.net] is the leader in custom-designed competition and training apparel.

CSTV Networks Inc. is the leading digital and cable programming network dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, online and pay-per-view subscription services providing live audio and video of more than 7,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. In November, CBS announced it will purchase CSTV for $325 million, effective January, 2006. Further information is available at <http://www.cstv.com/>www.CSTV.com.


NCAA Wrestling on CSTV
Presented by Double Sport

Date               Meet                                                               Time (ET)     

11/23 Marines All-Star Classic 8:30 PM                     
@ Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK
1/7 Cornell vs. Michigan 9:30 PM                     
@ New York Athletic Club
1/19 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals 8:00 PM
                 @ UNI Dome, University of Northern Iowa    
1/22 Oklahoma St. @ Missouri 3:00 PM                     
1/29 Missouri @ Nebraska                         4:00 PM                     
1/31 Minnesota @ Penn St. 9:30 PM            
2/7 Columbia @ Cornell 10:00 PM       
2/10 Oklahoma @ Nebraska                         11:00 PM       
2/14 Michigan @ Ohio St. 9:30 PM                                             
2/19 Army @ Navy 10:00 PM       
3/6 Big Ten Wrestling Championship 9:00 PM                         


Media Contact:
Dan Sabreen, CSTV
P: 646.731.2357
E: dsabreen@cstv.com

The Wrestling Mall to Offer Live Webcast of 2005 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite Collegiate Wrestling Invite

http://www.thewrestlingmall.com/htmls/news.asp?Cat=4&View=12092

Webcast to Take Place Saturday, Dec. 3 Starting at approximately 4:30 p.m. PST.

LAS VEGAS The Wrestling Mall,s coverage of top collegiate wrestling events continues this weekend when TWM will serve as the official tournament Web site of the 2005 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Friday Dec. 2 and Saturday Dec. 3 from the Cashman Center.

The Wrestling Mall will provide live results, feature stories and news and notes from Las Vegas. In addition, TWM will provide a LIVE webcast of Saturday,s championship finals. The webcast is presented to you by Cliff Keen Athletic, ADAM Takedown Machine, Mindtremors and All Star Publishing & Awards and will be available for $9.99.

This is the third webcast of the season for TWM. Recent tournaments include webcasts of the Bison Open finals, and three dual meets from the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals.

The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invite is one of the premiere early season tournaments in the country. Each year, top teams from around the nation come to Las Vegas to compete in one of the best tournaments of the year. The 2005 tournament promises to be no different. Michigan is back to defend its 2004 title, and could face a challenge from teams such as Big Ten foe Illinois, Big 12 foe Missouri, EIWA foe Cornell, and Pac-10 Foe Arizona State. Other top Division I teams from around the country will compete, including Boise State, Hofstra, Wisconsin, West Virginia, UNC Greensboro, Buffalo, Edinboro and Pennsylvania, among the field of almost 50 teams. Top NAIA teams, like Dana College and Montana State Northern, along with junior college powers Lassen and North Idaho are also competing.

Saturday,s finals could be a preview of many potential All-American or NCAA championship matches come March and are expected to begin at approximately 4:30 p.m. PST.

Stay tuned to The Wrestling Mall throughout the tournament for results, news and information, and updates.

Takedown Wrestling Radio This Week-John Sacchi, J. Percival, Bill Weick, Scot Davis, Tom Ryan, B.Hart

Tim Brassfield- Heads Oklahoma's All Sports Association- Will Oklahoma be ready for the onslaught? I think so!

John Sacchi- Head Coach of Rutgers- John tells it like it is. One of the good guys!
Can Rutgers rise to the top?

Jake Percival- An incredible athlete and 4 x All American now Asst. at Rutgers The first four-time All-American in Mid-American Conference history while wrestling at Ohio University.
Jake's first interview since his new job.

Bill Weick-Now at Brother Rice in Chicago- He is the winningest High School Coach
A tremendous teacher and friend to many.

Scot Davis-

Head Wrestling Coach, Owatonna High School, Owatonna, MN
'05 60-1 Record with National Ranking of #6 in the USA
'05 MN Class AAA Coach of the Year
'98 NHSCA National Coach of the Year
'73 NAIA All-American at Augsburg College

Tom Ryan- Head Coach of Hofstra- Plans for the year and how things are shaping up.
This guy serves as an inspiration to me and to many. His walk through life deserves commentary.

Bret Hart- This Canadian Amateur wrestler turned WWE Pro has a tremendous story you're sure to enjoy. Join Scott Mclin and I for this memorable interview. Enjoy his New WWE DVD set now available at a video store near you.

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
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2005 NWCA All-Star Classic
Wednesday, November 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET  -- CSTV
Special repeat showing Tuesday, November 29 at 11:30 a.m 

Don't miss CSTV's first wrestling programming of the season, as the nation's top collegiate wrestlers hit the mat in the 40th annual NWCA All-Star Classic from Oklahoma State University. The All-Star Classic pits the nation's top wrestlers against each other in challenge matches that are often seen as a preview to the NCAA championships. 

CSTV: College Sports Television, the nation's number one destination for college sports, airs on cable systems around the country as well as on DISH Network (Channel 152) and DirecTV (Channel 610). For more information on CSTV's wrestling programming, or for the full TV schedule, log on to www.cstv.com.

TheWrestlingMall.com to webcast Saturday's Journeyman/BRUTE Northeast Collegiate Duals, starting at approximately 9 a.m.

Up to Six Hours of Action to Feature Duals Involving Minnesota, Virginia Tech and Central Michigan
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The 3rd annual Journeymen/Brute Northeast Collegiate Wrestling Duals will take place Saturday, November 26th at Guilderland High School in Guilderland Center, New York, just outside of Albany. TheWrestlingMall.com will provide a LIVE webcast of Saturday,s event, starting at 9 a.m. eastern standard time. The webcast will be available for $7.99 and will include five to six hours of coverage featuring three full dual meets involving Division I powers Minnesota, Virginia Tech and Central Michigan. These three dual meets will be covered during the webcast (all times listed are eastern standard times):

9:30 a.m. Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota

11:30 a.m. Virginia Tech vs. Central Michigan

1:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. Central Michigan

Signup for the webcast will be available starting Tuesday. All you have to do is sign-up is follow the simple steps, and watch. Users will need Quicktime Player and a high speed Internet connection in order to view the broadcasts. The sign-up link will be available from the homepage of The Wrestling Mall on Tuesday Nov. 22nd.

Competing in Pool A of the tournament will be Minnesota, Central Michigan, American University, Tennessee-Chattanooga, and Virginia Tech. Competing in Pool B will be Ohio, Binghamton, Sacred Heart, Pitt-Johnstown, and Drexel. Each team will wrestle four duals against teams in their pool only. Read below for a link to the complete tournament schedule.

The Journeymen/Brute Northeast Collegiate Wrestling Duals was created to promote college wrestling and to encourage local high school wrestlers to pursue a higher level of college wrestling. There isn,t a college with a wrestling team within an 80-mile radius of Albany. Title IX withered up such programs as Syracuse (I), University of Albany (III) and Union College (III).

Frank Popolizio is the Northeast Duals tournament organizer. He is also owner of Journeymen Athletics of Niskayuna, a wrestling training facility that also helps high school wrestlers make the transition to college.

"Since collegiate wrestling has been virtually non existent in the Albany area, bringing an elite-level college wrestling tournament to this area is exciting, he said. "But more importantly it acts as a visual bridge for high school wrestlers. Our athletes need to see collegiate wrestling up close in order to aspire to do it. It's one thing to conduct camps and clinics, but it's another level to have live upper Division I wrestling happening right in your own neighborhood."

Popolizio said seeing top-level Division I wrestling for the first time was something he,ll never forget.

"I can vividly recall the first D-I collegiate wrestling match I saw in person, he said. "It had a profound impact on me and inspired me to do what I'm currently doing with Journeymen Wrestling. That match was among the most exciting sporting events I've ever seen Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma in a Bedlam match. The building was packed and the place was electrifying. There's no reason why that same feeling can't be duplicated in the Northeast. People love wrestling just the same; however, I'm not sure if anyone has taken the time and effort needed to show our community exactly what they've been missing. My goal is to reach out to fans and athletes alike and show them exactly what college wrestling is all about."

Minnesota coach J Robinson has previously talked about the importance of this event.

"I think it,s a great opportunity to bring college wrestling to the area, Robinson said. "This is another chance to promote the sport in an area that needs more college wrestling.

Robinson also liked the chance for his team to get a guaranteed number of matches against opponents they might not traditionally compete against.

"It,s also a chance for our guys to get a guaranteed four matches, said Robinson. "We,re excited to go in knowing we,ll get an opportunity to get a guaranteed number of matches, and we,re excited to help this tournament grow.

Popolizio is excited to have wrestling legends such as Robinson and Dan Gable involved in promoting the event.

"J Robinson is a great asset in our sport, says Popolizio. "J has been the quintessential marketer and promoter of our sport, so having him a part of this is extra special. Obviously J has the luxury and flexibility to compete against whoever he wants in the nation; however, for the betterment and promotion of the sport, he decided to commit to the Journeymen/BRUTE Northeast Collegiate Duals. He knows Minnesota's presence here is bigger than just another day trip."

Gable recently wrote a letter to wrestling fans, encouraging them to participate and support Saturday,s tournament.

"This event is special to the area and I need the help of every wrestler, former wrestler, coach, and wrestling fan, said Gable. "Often we say we "love wrestling even long after the battles on the mat are over; however, sometimes we fall short in showing our support. The event is strategically planned to take place over Thanksgiving break, when many of the high schools are not yet competing and people have time off from work. As an ambassador of the sport, I,m asking for your help. Now is the time to support collegiate wrestling in an area where it once flourished and reaffirm that we want it back! No matter what age or demographic, please be there for the Journeymen Northeast Collegiate Wrestling Duals on November 26th!

Kolat "Pre-Season" Training Camps

It is crucial to maintain steady training even during the wrestling season. You must make the time to find new partners, new training methods and to correct in-season mistakes. Kolat "In-Season" Training Camps are specifically designed for this purpose. We offer two and three day training camps for youth and high school wrestlers which involve intense combination drilling, situational wrestling, and live wrestling.

Every athlete reaches a point during the season when their wrestling becomes stale, and this is the perfect time to change up your training. Kolat "In-Season" Training Camps are a great way to refresh, refocus, and push to a title!

In-Season camps are kept small so space is limited please get registered as soon as possible.

CAMPS

Youth Camp November 25-26 (Pittsburgh location)
High School November 25-26 (Pittsburgh location)

CHRISTMAS CAMP (this camp has already begun to fill so register soon if you plan on attending)

Youth Camp December 27-29
High School Camp December 27-29

Click <http://www.carykolat.com/kolat/camps.cfm>here for more camp information

TEAM KOLAT ANNOUNCES PIEDMONT SURFACE TOOLING AS PRESENTING SPONSOR

Baltimore, MD, November 15, 2005-Cary Kolat has announced that Piedmont Surface Tooling, a North Carolina based company will be the new official sponsor of Team Kolat.

Piedmont specializes in diamond wheels and diamond saw blades that are used in the stone industry to cut granite and marble used for tiles, countertops, and etc. within its industry. They also specialize in diamond profile wheels for CNC machinery.

We are very excited that they have decided to come onboard and help our club team build into a nationally recognized powerhouse on the east coast. We feel that this is a mutually beneficial relationship which allows the team to promote Piedmont and their expertise within their business and allows us to recruit and add additions to our coaching staff. We want to create future state, national and hopefully world caliber wrestlers from our club and to do that it takes training. With Piedmonts generous donation, we will be able to travel and train throughout the United States giving our athletes exposure to some of the best competition in youth and high school wrestling.

Piedmont has also agreed to sponsor all our, "The Mark of Champions 2006 Summer Camps" to assist me in my quest to build the nation's best summer wrestling camps in the country. We will offer eight weeks of camp this summer with Piedmont being involved in all aspects to help the youth wrestling in the U.S. to improve to the next level.

TEAM KOLAT CLAIMS FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 3 ALL-AMERICANS AT CLIFF KEEN KICK-OFF

This is our first big event for the year and we felt like we put on a strong showing of our wrestling skills with 9 members of Team Kolat competing in this years event. Although we did not get as many All-Americans and National Champions as we would have liked it was a good start to the season.

For complete results please go to Articles of Interest

HOW TO BUY A PAIR OF WRESTLING SHOES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Franklin Park, IL November 13, 2005 - WrestlingGear.Com

HOW TO BUY A PAIR OF WRESTLING SHOES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

We will discuss several things you need to know if you are buying wrestling shoes for the first time or if it has been a while since you purchased shoes. You will find out more about Youth vs Adult sizes, Wide Width Shoes, Proper Sizing, Setting a Budget, Color Selection, and Split Sole vs Uni-sole shoes.

YOUTH SIZES VS ADULT SIZES

The market for wrestling shoes is small for youth size shoes (under a men's 5.0). Therefore the color selection and options are fairly limited until you hit around a size 5.0. For example, adidas offers 2 colors and Asics offers 4 colors to choose from. Recently adidas and Asics have made some of their top wrestling shoes at available starting at a size 4.0.

Once your wrestler reaches a size 5.0, you now have access to shoes in all sorts of colors and designs with prices ranging from about $45 to $130. We often get comments from customers that we do not offer a wide variety of youth wrestling shoes; we currently offer every youth wrestling shoe available from adidas, Asics, and Matman.

WIDE WIDTH SHOES

"Do wrestling shoes come in wide widths?" This is our most common question regarding wrestling shoes. Just as the size of the market limits your selection in youth wrestling shoes, no one offers wide width wrestling shoes. This being said, we find adidas shoes are cut wider than other manufacturers. I have a wide foot with a high in step and find adidas works well for me now. We can make this recommendation based on feedback from our customers as well.

Even though we find adidas works well with wide feet, several wrestlers swear Asics fit their wide foot the best. Keep in mind every foot is different so it is best to shop with a company like WrestlingGear.Com that offers a sizing guarantee. We ship back and forth to you at our cost if you have a sizing issue.

PROPER SIZING

Normally adding a half size to adidas and Asics shoes works pretty well. Each wrestler likes to have his or her shoes fit differently, but this is a good rule of thumb. Some wrestlers like their shoes so tight that blood will have a hard time flowing to their feet. Generally, I like to see the width of a thumb at the toe to allow for both comfort and a little growth.

If you have a wide foot, we recommend adding at least a half size or even a full size in some circumstances to your normal gym shoe size.

The common error we see in cases that we have a sizing issue is customers do not start with their wrestler's normal gym shoe size. They "think" it is a size 9.5 and it really is a 10.5. The key is to find your wrestlers most recent pair of gym shoes and use that to purchase your wrestling shoes.

Another mistake is using a wrestling shoe made by different manufacturers to size your shoes. For example, you shouldn't use a pair of Asics to size a Matman shoe. Each manufacturer's shoes fit differently, even within the same brand. WrestlingGear.Com makes sizing recommendations based on customer's feedback. For example, each shoe has information on its web page whether we recommend adding a half size or even a full size to the normal gym shoe size.

SETTING A BUDGET - YOUTH AND ADULT SIZES

For youth sizes, your budget range will be much narrower than the range for an adult shoe. For example, a pair of youth wrestling shoes will run about $33 to $44 depending on which brand you choose. The adult price range is much wider, from $36 to $130.

What do you get for the more expensive shoes? I think you get a little more stylish shoe, better material usually more leather than nylon, lighter material, better sole, and a better lace guard mechanism.

COLOR SELECTION

Most often color is the second determinant after budget for what shoes a customer buys. Once you decide on your budget, you will be limited in your color options. For the most part entry level and intermediate level shoes come in the standard freestyle colors: red, royal blue, and- of course-black. Black is most often carried by most retail stores that are general sporting goods stores and often times you will have to shop with a catalog company to buy the red and the royal blue shoes. Sporting goods stores usually stop at the intermediate level shoe, so if you want an elite shoe you will almost certainly have to find a catalog or internet-based store to shop with.

SPLIT SOLE OR UNI-SOLE

Many wrestlers have strong feelings about split sole or uni-sole for the bottom of their shoe. Usually whatever type of shoes you have when you start wrestling is what type you tend to stay with. Asics shoes are all uni-sole and adidas shoes are all split soles; at least this is the case with the current year models. So if you have to have either one of these types of soles, the brand you shop with is already decided.

SUMMARY

We tried to discuss some of the different options you have when buying wrestling shoes. Often times the two most important factors in buying shoes are your budget and what color you want. After you decide this your options will be significantly reduced and you can focus on the split sole vs. uni-sole decision, if you like the lace guard mechanism or not, and the size you are looking to purchase.

Drop us a note via our contact form on our website at http://www.wrestlinggear.com to let us know what you thought of the article. We tried to write something that would help a new wrestler and parents figure out what wrestling shoes to purchase.

ABOUT WRESTLINGGEAR.COM

WrestlingGear.Com is one of the most visited websites in the United States, frequently ranking high on search engines such as Google and Yahoo. WrestlingGear.Com was started in 1998 and has grown significantly each year by helping wresters, coaches, and parents "Get Ready for The Mat!" All major vendors are sold at the website including adidas, Asics, Brute, Championship Productions, Cliff Keen, Human Kinetcs, Matman, and Tanita. WrestlingGear.Com is owned by Jeff Pape, CPA, MBA.

WrestlingGear.Com and Jeff Pape can be contacted at their website - http://www.wrestlinggear.com

Download The New Film UnderDOG online Free!

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"UnderDog" is a comedy about a young boy who is the worst wrestler on his team. Struggling with the desire to be accepted by his teammates, our hero learns that feeling like a winner can happen even when you lose.

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Takedown Radio Presents the UNO Open- Brought to you by: UNO & Coach Mike

My thanks to all of our guests from last weekends show. Especially Patricia Miranda who chose to come on our show and announce her return to active competition. Good Luck to Her! Other guests included- Cael Sanderson, Steve Foster, Bob Backlund, Don Taber, Scott Kluever, Tony Robie, Kelly Rundle, Patricia Miranda

This week join us for a
Special Presentation of the UNO Open- Brought to you by: the University of Nebraska - Omaha and Coach Mike Denney, Asics, Body Bar and 7 Flags.

Join Steve Foster, Nick Passolano and Scott Casber and a bevy of great guests as they bring you news, interviews and results and yes some play by play of key match ups through out the event. This program is scheduled to begin at 10:05 CST and will conclude at the end of the day around 9 PM or so that night.

Thanks to all of our coaches who do their job with the basic understanding of the real reason they are in the job that they are in, To impart knowledge to the young men in their charge. For you to lead by example is the best possible gift you can share with these young men and with the rest of the wrestling family. Thank you!

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

Takedown Radio -this week- Bob Backlund, Don Tabar, Kluever, Tony Robie, Patricia Miranda

A big thanks to all who made my journey to Chattanooga, TN both possible and very enjoyable. The folks at UTC have a vision for the future and they'll accomplish much under the leadership of Coach's Seay, Bono, Henson, Hamilton and Crump. Great kids, Great program, Thanks again!

Join us this week as we get back in the studio for a very different kinda of show-

We start with

North Dakota State University (NDSU) Grad and former WWF Star- Bob Backlund

Don Taber- Head Coach of Shippenburg University of Pennsylvania

Scott Kluever- Founder and Host along with Shane Sparks of The Wrestling Room Radio Show (heard weekly throughout the Appleton Wisc. area)
   Kluever also Coaches Middle School in Wisconsin.

Tony Robie- New Head Coach at Binghamton University, 2 x AA, NCAA Runner Up and assist for last for years at U of Mich

Kelly Rundle-Motion Picture Producer/Actor- New Movie Valisca

Patricia Miranda-Big Announcement to be made by Olympic Medalist, 2003 World Silver,
2003 Pan Am Champion, 2003 World Cup Champion. Now attending classes at Yale Law

Thanks to all of our coaches who do their job with the basic understanding of the real reason they are in the job that they are in, To impart knowledge to the young men in their charge. For you to lead by example is the best possible gift you can share with these young men and with the rest of the wrestling family. Thank you!

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

Job Opening: TheWrestlingMall.com Looking For Senior Editor

Attention Wrestling Fans,

For almost three years I have worked as the Senior Editor of The Wrestling Mall. It,s been a position I have thoroughly enjoyed, and a position where I have had a chance to meet and work with a number of great people and be a part of a number of great wrestling events.

However, another career opportunity has come up, and I will be reducing my role with The Wrestling Mall. While I still plan to be involved with the Web site and the sport of wrestling, it means we must find a replacement to handle the day-to-day operations of the Web site. Therefore, we are now searching for a Senior Editor. If interested please read the entire job description below and apply as instructed.

Thank you to everyone who made this experience one that I will never forget.

Matt Krumrie
The Wrestling Mall
info@thewrestlingmall.com

JOB OPENING: Senior Editor, TheWrestlingMall.com

TheWrestlingMall.com, one of the leading amateur wrestling Web sites in the country, is looking for a qualified Senior Editor who can step in right away and keep us moving in the right direction.

The Wrestling Mall, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is one of the top resources on the Internet for amateur wrestling news. We cover it all, from high school, to college and international news, to the newly formed Real Pro Wrestling league.
The Senior Editor plays a key role in covering wrestling at all levels. The Senior Editor will be responsible for all editorial content on the Web site, maintaining and updating the Web site, writing feature stories, covering events locally and nationally, hiring and managing freelance writers, editing and posting press releases, calling coaches and wrestlers for interviews, creating story leads, and entering results, rankings and other information into the Web site database. In addition, the Senior Editor will be responsible for writing press releases promoting our 2005-06 Live Web casts of select college and high school matches, and working closely with sports information directors to come up with story ideas, news, information and tidbits.

The position is full-time from October through March, and 20-25 hours per week from April through September. This is a salaried position and includes employer-paid health benefits. Senior Editor must be able and willing to travel. Event coverage during the 2005-06 college wrestling season includes the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invite, the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina, the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Indiana, and the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City. Other local events, such as covering select Minnesota Gophers home matches and Augsburg college matches are also part of the job. Offseason events coverage includes the Junior and Cadet Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, and possible USA Wrestling events such as the Olympic and World Team Trials.

The Senior Editor must have strong news judgment, and be able to determine what is the big news and hot story everyone wants to read, as well as be able to write headlines and learn the Web site management tools to post articles and maintain the Web site. Familiarity with updating Web sites and HTML is helpful, but can be taught. The right candidate would be someone with a journalism background, preferably with an emphasis in sports writing. However, strong news skills and writing experience is key. The right person must also be proficient using computers to communicate and using programs such as Adobe Photoshop to format pictures, understand where and how to get images, and be self-motivated and able to talk with coaches and athletes in person and over the phone. This is a high-paced job during the wrestling season, and the ability to multi-task and handle a variety of projects at one time is crucial. The right person will also be able to think outside the box, formulate and suggest new ideas and try new things to continue the success of the Web site.

The person must also live within the Twin Cities area, or be willing to relocate to the Twin Cities. This is a great job for someone who wants to be involved with the sport of amateur wrestling, and play a key role in the delivery of news and information to the wrestling community.

For more information or to apply, please send a resume, references, and any other information to Jesse Krebs at Webmaster@TheWrestlingMall.com, or call 612-333-9950, extension 301.

DOUBLE SPORT GOES TO THE MAT AS PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR CSTV'S 2005-06 COLLEGE WRESTLING SEASON

DOUBLE SPORT GOES TO THE MAT AS PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR CSTV'S 2005-06 COLLEGE WRESTLING SEASON

November 2 -- CSTV has a "body lock" on televised college wrestling and now, the Number One destination in college sports, has signed Double Sport as the exclusive presenting sponsor of its 2005-06 NCAA wrestling schedule. CSTV: College Sports Television has the most comprehensive college wrestling tlelevision schedule of any other network including such marquee events as the NWCA All-Star Classic, NWCA National Duals, and the Big Ten and EWL Championships.

"Double Sport is proud and honored to sponsor CSTV's extensive dual meet and tournament schedule as well as additional wrestling programming. We look forward to showcasing The Double and the country's top college wrestling competitions to millions of fans each week," said Mario Mercado, president and founder of Double Sport. "Just as Double Sport is on the cutting edge of amateur wrestling with state-of-the-art competition and training gear, so too is CSTV a media innovator with its unsurpassed commitment to and coverage of amateur wrestling."

CSTV President and Co-founder Chris Bevilacqua, himself an NCAA All-American wrestler at Penn State University, said, "We appreciate all of our sponsors, but we're particularly excited to have Double Sport's support as we expand our wrestling coverage both on television and online. I understand from athletes that the Double is amazingly comfortable and looks terrific. We believe it will not only generate interest in people wanting to watch college wrestling but will also serve to enhance the overall image of the world's oldest sport." Bevilacqua was team captain for the PSU Nittany Lions and also captured a gold medal at the 1983 World Espoir Wrestling Championships.

Double Sport's one-year commitment includes CSTV's championship coverage as well as Big Ten and Big XII dual meets with the likes of national powerhouses Oklahoma State, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Iowa State. 

An important leader and major supporter of amateur wrestling, Double Sport debuted the first two-piece wrestling uniform, The Double, earlier this year. It incorporates high tech moisture resistant and military anti-germ technology. Double Sport [www.doublesport.net] is the leader in custom-designed competition and training apparel.

CSTV Networks Inc. is the leading digital sports media company, connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company. Its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, online and pay-per-view subscription services providing live audio and video of more than 6,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at <http://www.cstv.com/>www.CSTV.com.

This week enjoy 2 BIG TDR Broadcasts-

First-
Friday we'll broadcast LIVE from the Home of Coach Joe Seay at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Our broadcast will begin at 6 PM Eastern/ 5 PM Central

This broadcast will take place during the wrestle offs at UTC. We'll enjoy conversations with Coaches Seay, Bono, Henson, Hamilton and Crump as well as may of their athletes and fans. This is sure to be a memorable show so please tune in.

Second-
Our normal studio show will be anything but normal as "The King" Kyle Klingman takes over my microphone. May of you have enjoyed Kyle writings, editorials and general muses on TheWrestlingMall.com over the past few years. Let me say this, "I respect no one more than this young man. He has Great integrity. I know you'll enjoy his version of TDR". Kyle is also the glue that holds together the efforts of our friends Mike and Bev Chapman, the founders of the International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Newton, Iowa.
Tune in to this show with Kyle Klingman

Joining Kyle will be-

Joe McFarland- Head Coach of the Michigan Wolverines
Bruce Burnett- Head Coach of Navy
Pat Santoro- Head Coach of Maryland
Frank Popolizio of the Journeymen Wrestling Club
Marty Morgan- Asst Head Coach University of Minnesota
Jose Campo- Author of new wrestling book "Wisdom from the Corner"
Kolat Pre and In-Season Training Camps

We Have Added Four More Pre-Season and In-Season Training Camps

Youth Camp, Pittsburgh, PA (November 25-26)
High School Camp, Pittsburgh, PA (November 25-26)
Youth Camp, Westminster, MD (December 27-29)
High School Camp, Westminster, MD (December 27-29)

For More Information Please Visit WWW.CARYKOLAT.COM

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Altitude Sports Network & Comcast set to Broadcast Monster Match...

You are invited to attend the commemorative kickoff of Altitude Sports Network,s broadcast coverage of RMN Events. For all wrestlers, coaches and fans, this is a defining historical moment when the sport of wrestling will finally realize its standing among such high profile sports as baseball, football and basketball. Along with introducing the new design of the Triple Crown, we will be awarding the New Outstanding Wrestler Awards to honor the most deserving wrestlers. Denver, Colorado - National Western Complex November 5, 6, 2005.

This week TDR bangs on the door of the Wildcats of Northwestern University


This week we head to The Home of the Wildcats of Northwestern University. We'll check out the New Ken Kraft Center, the night life and some crab cakes with Head Coach Tim Cysewsky and New Head Asst. Drew Pariano.

Next week we push on to The Mocs of Tennessee Chattanooga for a special Friday show. and then its on to THE Ohio State and more.

Join Steve Foster and I 10 AM to 12 Noon CST at Takedownradio.com for LIVE shows and for archived shows as well.

My thanks to all Coaches and SID's who have invited us to broadcast room shows or tournaments at their sites. We are doing as many as we can and next year plan to do more. Want us at your school or tournament? Let me hear from you as we are putting together next years calendar already.

Man this is fun and I LOVE IT! It's Wrestling!

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

Takedown Radio to Broadcast LIVE from Kaufman Brand

Takedown Radio will again offer coverage of the

23rd ANNUAL RYAN KAUFMAN/GLEN BRAND OPEN

Saturday, November 19, 2005 Steve Foster and I will be joined by several names you have come to know including Coach Mike Denny, Keith Massey, Nick Passolano, Randy Lewis and many others. Our broadcast will start at approx. 10:00AM and run to about 10:00 PM that evening. I've included additional information for you below. Also, our chat room will be open at takedownradio.com so we can communicate with you during the entire event.

TDR's coverage of the 23rd Annual Kaufman/ len Brand Open is made possible by:

The University of Nebraska-Omaha

Head Coach Mike Denney

and by:

Seven Flags Athletic Centers

Asics USA

The Body Bar

Oklahoma City All Sports Association

DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2005

PLACE: University of Nebraska at Omaha Fieldhouse

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all post high school wrestlers. There will be two divisions. A 17-20 age division and an over 21 open division.

WEIGH-INS & There will be weigh-ins and skin checks at Sapp Fieldhouse beginning at 7:00 am

SKIN CHECKS: on Saturday, November 19th. If a wrestler fails to make the weight he is entered at,

there will be a $20.00 charge to move up to the next weight.

WEIGHT CLASSES: The weight classes will be 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197 and 285.

ENTRY FEE: A fee of $20.00 per wrestler will be charged. Entry fee must be paid prior to weigh-in.

At that time, you will receive a weigh-in card. Entry fee is non-refundable.

AWARDS: Awards will be given to the top six place finishers, wrestlers. Scoring the most falls and the "Outstanding Wrestler" in both the 17-20 age division and over 21 open division.

TOURNAMENT: This will be a double elimination format tournament.

TIMING: All matches will be six minutes, with no riding time. If the match is tied at the end of regulation, the NCAA overtime procedure will be used.

MATCHES: Wrestling will start at 9:00 a.m. and run straight through and finish around 10:00 p.m.

We will wrestle on twelve mats.

SCORING: There will be no team scoring.

FACILITIES: The Sapp Fieldhouse wrestling mats will be available at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18th

to workout. On Saturday, November 19th, the Fieldhouse will be open at 5:30 a.m.

ENTRY DEADLINE All entries must be submitted by Thursday, November 17th by 12 noon. You may email

& ENTRIES: your entries to rhigdon @mail.unomaha.edu or fax them to 402-554-2555/ 402-554-3694. Please call 402-554-3384, or 402-554-3142 to verify your entries.

SEEDING: Outstanding individuals will be seeded.

SCHEDULE: Thursday, November 17 12:00 noon Deadline for entries

E-mail, fax or call in entries

Friday, November 18 5:00 p.m. ­ 10:00 p.m. Mats open for workouts

Saturday, November 19 5:30 a.m. Fieldhouse open

6:00 a.m. ­ 7:00 a.m. Check-in and registration

7:00 a.m. Weigh-ins and skin checks

9:00 a.m. Wrestling begins

EQUIPMENT: Bring your own towels.

LODGING & MEALS: Make your own arrangements, Crowne Plaza is recommended (see enclosure).

TOURNAMENT Mike Denney, Head Wrestling Coach

DIRECTOR: University of Nebraska-Omaha (402) 554-3384

TheWrestlingMall.com to Offer Live Webcasts During 2005-06 Wrestling Season

Oct. 18, 2005

Tentative Schedule Includes Many Top College and High School Events Across Country

MINNEAPOLIS TheWrestlingMall.com (TWM) will take it,s coverage of college and high school wrestling to a new level this season.

President and CEO Jesse Krebs is pleased to announce plans to provide live Webcasting of select college and high school wrestling events during the 2005-06 wrestling season.

"We continually strive to provide new ways to promote the sport of wrestling through our Web site, said Krebs. "By providing wrestling fans across the country the opportunity to watch college and high school wrestling matches right from their own computer, we feel we are providing another avenue for wrestling fans to enjoy the sport.

The Webcasts will be available on a pay-per-view basis, with costs varying from $8-$15 per event. All you have to do is sign-up on The Wrestling Mall prior to the match, follow the simple steps, and watch. Users will need Quicktime Player and a high speed Internet connection in order to view the broadcasts

The Webcast will also include a broadcast team to provide commentary, information and analysis of the event. Many great events are tentatively scheduled to be broadcast for the 2005-06 season (tentative schedule below). Among the college events planned are the finals of the Journeymen Northeast Collegiate Duals, select Minnesota Gophers home duals, Michigan at Cornell, and Augsburg at Wartburg. The high school events TWM tentatively has scheduled include the Asics Ironman Finals, the Minnesota Christmas Tournament finals, and The Clash finals. TWM also plans to provide a trial run on Nov. 12 by broadcasting at no charge the finals of the 2005 Bison Open in Fargo, North Dakota.

"We are excited about this, said Krebs. "It,s new for us, and we are working hard to provide the best Webcast possible. We will strive to provide a quality, professionally done service and event.

There are sponsorship opportunities available with the Webcasts. Any businesses or individuals interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities should contact Krebs at 612-333-9950, or via email at webmaster@TheWrestlingMall.com.

Below is a list of tentatively scheduled events. Stay tuned to The Wrestling Mall for more information and updates on the 2005-06 Webcast schedule.

Live Webcasting Tentative ,05-,06 Broadcast Schedule

Date Event Site

November 2005
12th Bison Open Fargo, ND
26th Northeast Duals Albany, NY

December 2005
3rd Las Vegas Finals Las Vegas, NV
9th Iowa State @ MN Minneapolis, MN
10th Asics Ironman Finals Cuyahoga Falls, OH
11th Nebraska @ MN Minneapolis, MN
17th MN Xmas Tourney Finals Rochester, MN
30th Southern Scuffle Finals Greensboro, NC
31st The Clash Rochester, MN

January 2006
3rd Michigan @ Cornell NYAC
3rd Arizona State @ MN Minneapolis, MN
8th Lehigh @ Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
20th Northwestern @ MN Minneapolis, MN
22nd Iowa @ MN Minneapolis, MN
28th UNO @ Augsburg Minneapolis, MN

February 2006
1st Augsburg @ Wartburg Waverly, IA
3rd Wisconsin @ MN Minneapolis, MN
5th Indiana @ MN Minneapolis, MN

***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

The Takedown Radio Mic's head to the Hawkeye's Room this Saturday

Can you believe its already late October. We're wrapping up our Iowa Room shows with a stop at Jim Zalesky's Hawkeye Wrestling room this Saturday. The Hawks have a pretty decent early season ranking. Is Coach Zalesky satisfied? Tune in to find out.
Join Steve Foster and I 10 AM to 12 Noon CST at Takedownradio.com

Next week we head to The Home of the Wildcats of Northwestern University. We'll check out the New Ken Kraft Center, the night life and some crab cakes with Head Coach Tim Cysewsky and New Head Asst. Drew Pariano.
After that we push on to The Mocs of Tennessee Chattanooga and then its on to THE Ohio State and more. Man this is fun and I LOVE IT! It's wrestling!

Scott Casber
AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa
101.5 FM KRRW Minnesota
Takedownradio.com
515-707-8657

Takedown Wrestling Radio This week- UNI Head Coach Brad Penrith, Randy Pugh and Tolly Thompson

This week Steve Foster and I hit the road again as the season gets underway again. We find out what the prospects are like at the University of Northern Iowa. We'll talk with the Panthers Head Coach Brad Penrith, Coaches Randy Pugh and Tolly Thompson, (Yes Thee Tolly Thompson) as well as past Panthers. We'll also talk with some of the incoming kids as well as some of the established wrestlers and their families.

Next week (October 22nd) its on to University of Iowa, Home of the Hawkeyes and Head Coach Jim Zalesky.

October 29th- Tim Cysewski and the Wildcats of Northwestern University

November 12th- Syracuse, NY?

November 14th-15th Russ Hellickson and the Buckeyes of The Ohio State

Scott Casber

AM 1460 KXNO, IA
101.5 FM KRRW, MN
Clear Channel Broadcasting
Fox Sports Radio
515-707-8657
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Registration is now open for the 2005 NHSCA Pre-Season National Wrestling Open Championship! November 12th ~ 13th at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, NC.

This is the tournament that should not be missed. This is the time and place to prepare for the 2005-2006 wrestling season.

Complete details on this exciting event.:

Wrestler Registration:

Coach's Registration:

2004 results:

National Federation of State High School Associations Initiates Program to Help Schools Affected by Hurricanes

Contact: Bob Gardner

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 5, 2005) - High schools interested in
helping schools affected by the recent disasters in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas can adopt a school with a similar nickname through
the Mascot Adoption Program (MAP) initiated by the National Federation
of State High School Associations (NFHS).
Schools across the United States are encouraged to initiate
fund-raising efforts, or perhaps use donations from ticket proceeds, to
provide funds for schools damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita.
"As the national organization for high school sports, we have
received calls from schools across America wanting to help those
affected by these disasters," said Robert F. Kanaby, NFHS executive
director. "There has been a great outpouring of sympathy and concern,
and I expect we will have many schools that will become involved in
assisting those schools in the Gulf South that have suffered great
losses."
The MAP program will be orchestrated through the NFHS Web site,
www.nfhs.org. A list of the schools affected by these disasters has been
posted, along with the nicknames of the schools. A total of 130 schools
(92 in Louisiana and 38 in Mississippi) are included in the initial
list. Schools interested in becoming involved with this fund-raising
effort can find a school that has a similar nickname and choose to adopt
that school by entering all the necessary information on the Web site.
When the sponsoring school completes its fund-raising
activities, the school will send its contribution directly to the
disaster-affected school in the Gulf South.
"Once a school selects another school to adopt, we encourage the
sponsoring school to publicize, within its student body and community,
the names of the school and mascot it has adopted," Kanaby said.
"Schools helping schools, student-athletes and activity participants
helping their counterparts - this is a great opportunity to help these
schools and individuals that are in desperate need and provide a service
leadership opportunity to all."
For more information on the Mascot Adoption Program, contact Bob
Gardner, chief operating officer at the NFHS in Indianapolis.

MEDIA CONTACT: Bruce Howard or John Gillis, 317-972-6900.

Bruce Howard, Director of Publications and Communications, National
Federation of State High School Associations, PO Box 690, Indianapolis,
IN 46206; 317-822-5724; (fax) 317-822-5700; (e-mail) bhoward@nfhs.org

Takedown Wrestling Radio this week- LIVE from "the Room" at Bobby Douglas' Iowa State

This week Steve Foster and I hit the road as the season truly begins again. We find out what the prospects are like at Iowa State. We'll talk with the Cyclones Head Coach Bobby Douglas (One of the winningest coaches of all time) and his assistants as well as Cyclone club President Jeff Murphy. We'll also talk with some of the incoming kids as well as some of the established wrestlers and their families.

Next week its on to University of Northern Iowa, Home of the Panthers and Head Coach Brad Penrith

Scott Casber

AM 1460 KXNO, IA
101.5 FM KRRW, MN
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Fox Sports Radio
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Raising money for Mark Strickland Jesuit High Coach and former Old Dominion Wrestler

I'm a little late in getting this email out, but "better late then never," right? You know how we wrestlers procrastinate. I promised that I would send this out to everyone I knew in the wrestling community, and that I would also ask those people to keep the Strickland family in their prayers as well. So, if you practice a religion or faith, I/we ask that you remember this family (as well as everyone left in the wreckage of Katrina) in your communication with your higher power.
The auction, as of right now (11:00 AM EST), ends in 2 days and 4 hours. I would hope that bids would be for the family and not just the mat, but for those that are interested, the wrestling mat sample is signed by Gold Medalist Cael Sanderson, Rulon Gardner, Dan Gable, Kevin Jackson, Tom Brands, John Smith, Silver Medalist Matt Gahfari, and World Champion Dremiel Byers. 
The link to the actual eBay auction is further below, in Paul Swisher's original email, however I have added a link to an article about the "campaign" that appeared on TheMat.com that provides further information:

Autographed wrestling mat sample, signed by eight wrestling legends, placed on EBay to raise funds for New Orleans coach who lost home

Link: http://www.themat.com/pressbox/pressdetail.asp?aid=13275

Please forward to all you know in the wrestling community - if you feel it is appropriate. I know we are all busy, but at the same time, we are all very fortunate to not have had to lose our homes ­ hell not to lose EVERYTHING. Take a few minutes for the Strickland Family. 

Also, if anyone is not interested in doing the whole eBay thing, or the autographed mat at all, or wishes to make an anonymous contribution or provide some other means of support, there is information both in THEMAT.COM article (link above) and on the auction webpage providing additional contact information for the family and how to reach them.

Yours in Wrestling,
Greg Purnell


Friends,
For those of you who know Mark Strickland former Old Dominion and present
Jesuit High School coach will be more than willing to help get this out. I am
selling an item on ebay to raise money for Mark and family (3 girls). I am
sending a link for the item. For those of you who have web site's Gary,
Lanny, Jesse, Andre not to call you out by name but need you to promote it on
your site's. Please...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5242567302

Paul Swisher Jr.
pws@wrestlingpic.com
www.wrestlingpic.com
1913 Ames Circle West
Chesapeake, VA 23321
757-876-1627

Takedown Wrestling Radio This Week-Adams, Reitmeier, Bonomo, Branch, DeRoahn, Sonny Greenhalgh

This week TDR will take you from coast to coast and all over the country in search of the news and interviews that tell the story of this great sport. With that in mind, our guests include:

Carl Adams Head Coach of the Terriers of Boston University
Jason Reitmeier Head Coach of Augustana
Rocky Bonomo - Head Coach of Loch Haven
Charles Branch- Outgoing Head Coach of Eastern Michigan
Mike DeRoahn- Head Coach of the University of Wisconsin Oshgosh
Sonny Greenhalgh of the New York Athletic Club

This is sure to be a great show. As always I extend an invitation to one and all to join us LIVE from 10 to 12 NOON CST at TakedownRadio.com for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show.

Scott Casber

AM 1460 KXNO, IA
101.5 FM KRRW, MN
Clear Channel Broadcasting
Fox Sports Radio
515-707-8657
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Act today ­ Vote for wrestling heroes to be inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame!!!

This is the final week that the public can vote online for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2006.

Three of the finalists are Olympic champion wrestlers:

Two-time Olympic freestyle champion John Smith
Two-time Olympic freestyle champion and four-time Olympic medalists Bruce Baumgartner
Olympic Greco-Roman champion Jeff Blatnick

Click here to vote for U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

Only one wrestler, Dan Gable, has ever been inducted in the Olympic Hall of Fame. The fact is that wrestlers have won 48 Olympic gold medals for the United States and have featured many of the greatest Olympic performances in American sports history. The wrestling community can help make sure that our top heroes are honored by getting on the internet and voting today.

Voting ends on Wednesday, September 21. Don't wait. Vote today. Let your voice be heard.

PLEASE forward this message to all your friends and family who enjoy wrestling and would like to support the sport! We can make a difference.