Stories By Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online
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High School
/ 2 years agoTrumbull’s Neiva finishes third at Pan-American U17 championships
Trumbull’s Tyler Neiva finished third at the United World Wrestling’s (UWW) Pan-American U-17 wrestling championship meet in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
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Youth
/ 2 years agoConnecticut team earns top 25 finish at 14U National Duals in freestyle
A team of Connecticut wrestlers participated in USA Wrestling’s 14U Freestyle National Duals tournament in Oaks, Pennsylvania on June 14-15. Teams...
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High School
/ 2 years agoNewtown wrestler wins two bronze medals at U15 Pan-American tournament
Antonio Argüello, who will be a sophomore at Newtown High this fall, won a pair of bronze medals wrestling for El...
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High School
/ 2 years agoFive wrestlers earn NHSCA Academic All-American honors
Five wrestlers have earned 2023-24 first team High School Academic All-American honors as selected by the National High School Coaches Association...
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News
/ 2 years agoState wrestlers earn medals at U.S. Open championships
Six Connecticut wrestlers earned medals at the recent U.S. Open wrestling championships in Las Vegas. Plainville’s Jaxsen Bailey, an eighth grade...
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High School
/ 2 years agoRules changed to increase scoring for takedowns, near falls
Get ready for some higher scoring matches in the 2024-25 season. The National Federation of High Schools has approved nearly 30...
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High School
/ 2 years agoAspras, Taylor honored with Saunders and Schultz Awards, respectively
Milford’s Kelly Aspras of Foran High has been selected as the 2024 Connecticut winner of the Tricia Sanders High School Excellence...
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International
/ 2 years agoBrooks, Blades top idols to secure berths on U.S. Olympic squad
STATE COLLEGE, Penn., April 20, 2024 – It’s natural for youngsters to look up to their athletic heroes. Sometimes, those youngsters...
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International
/ 2 years agoPlenty of stories and photos from the 2024 Olympic wrestling trials
STATE COLLEGE, Penn., April 19, 2024 – Can attending a sporting event be considered a marathon? Perhaps. The 2024 U.S. Olympic...
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International
/ 2 years agoSacred Heart’s Sundquist makes Olympic trials debut
STATE COLLEGE, Penn., April 19, 2024 – It’s not often one wrestles a national champion in your first consolation round match...
