High School News

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  Future collegians end high school careers with first-ever Fargo championships

  Photo: Drew Mattin (top), who will wrestle this fall at Michigan, beat another future Big Ten wrestler in Paul Konrath — the native of Indiana, who will compete at Wisconsin — for the...

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  Manville named OW at Cadet Nationals freestyle

  Photo: Carson Manville (right), used this throw to end his 132-pound Cadet Nationals freestyle championship match over Aiden Medora Monday afternoon in the Fargodome. Photo by G. Wyatt Schultz July 17,...

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  Will Illinois be the state team to beat at the Junior/Cadet Nationals?

  By Rob Sherrill, WIN High School Columnist Since its inception, USA Wrestling’s age-group national tournaments have provided plenty of dramatic matches and intriguing story lines. Most of them have involved Illinois...

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  USAW’S Clayton communicates with coaches and kids

  By Mike Finn All one has to do is watch the video on Mike Clayton’s Facebook page of a hand-slapping game  — where he let several Uzbekistani children, attending the 2014...

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  Dake: High school wrestling needs other sports

  By Kyle Dake Three-sport athletes are rare commodities these days, especially in a world of early childhood specialization. You hear about it all the time: young prodigies are opting to focus...

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  WIN Awards in latest issue of WIN

  Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) celebrated the past academic year in amateur wrestling by announcing its award winners — including the Junior Hodge, Mike Chapman Impact Award, Dan Gable Coach of the...

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  Latest WIN issue now available

  The current printed and digital issue of WIN — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine —  (Vol. 22, Issue No. 4), is now available digitally to all WIN Magazine subscribers. If you are interested...

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  WIN’s January 2016 High School Ranks, presented by EZ Flex

  The following rankings are based on results through Dec. 12. Complete updated rankings — rating wrestlers from 6 to 25 — will only be available to print and digital subscribers of...

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  WIN’s December 2015 High School Rankings, Presented by EZ Flex

  Photo: With the Valencia brothers, Anthony and Zahid, moving on to Arizona State, Cade Olivas (right) will lead St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower Calif., as WIN’s sixth-ranked 120 pounder. The...

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  Nittany Lions’ Early-Season Recruiting Class Ranked No. 1

  Photo: Mark Hall, a five-time Minnesota state champion from Apple Valley High School and Junior World medalist, was considered the No. 1 recruit before signing with Penn State in November. By...