Stories By Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online
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High School
/ 7 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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...
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International
/ 8 months agoSandquist will be wrestling at U.S. Olympic trials beginning Friday
UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn., April 18, 2024 – Only 18 people will go home happy from this weekend’s U.S. Olympic wrestling trials...
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News
/ 8 months agoFour women with state ties earn All-American honors at Women’s Nationals
Four women with Connecticut ties earned medals and All-American honors at USA Wrestling’s recent 2024 Women’s National Championship meet in Spokane,...
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High School
/ 8 months agoGilchrist, Shabazz each capture a second NHSCA national championship
Norwalk’s Calli Gilchrist and Middletown’s Raekwon Shabazz not only won National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) national championships on Sunday but...
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Results
/ 8 months ago2023-24 results
Final 2023-24 high school standings Saturday, March 1, 2024 New England championships (boys and girls) Saturday, February 24, 2024 CIAC State...
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High School
/ 9 months agoShabazz is named state wrestler of the year, Xavier is top team
Xavier High senior Raekwon Shabazz was named Connecticut’s high school wrestler of the year by state coaches at the annual Connecticut...
