MLB All-Star catcher Realmuto started as young wrestler

By Bryan Van Kley, WIN Publisher Somehow, one of the best athletes to come out of Oklahoma’s famous Smith family quit the sport of wrestling to go out for basketball …...

Bobby Douglas: Still a Champion

Editor’s Note: Bobby Douglas, the former coach at UC Santa Barbara, Arizona State and Iowa State, recently did an interview with Bill Barron of Rocky Mountain Nationals Events. “Legendary wrestler and...

Hawaiian wrestlers are proving they are not on an island with their success

By Bill X. Barron Every third weekend in March, 2,500 individuals and teams from more than 30 states descend upon Denver, Colo., for three great days of all-out wrestling. For the...

Seven returning champs and Penn State among top-ranked in WIN’s 2018-19 Preseason Ranks

NEWTON, Iowa — Seven returning national champs, including Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia (above) and Penn State are ranked No. 1 team in WIN Magazine’s 2018-19 Preseason Tournament Power Index and Individual...

How to Advertise with WIN, USAWrestler and in NCAA Championships program

The next few months will be historic for Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN), which begins its 25th publishing season in November, and USA Wrestling, which could produce its best-ever performance at the...

By Mike Finn (Note: The following is an excerpt of a story that ran in the current issue of WIN magazine. To view the rest of the story, click here to...

Junior Greco champs Omania, Dow and Cassioppi help wrap up Fargo

WIN Magazine was in Fargo, N.D., last week for the 48th Annual U.S. Marines USA Wrestling Cadet and Junior Nationals and is now preparing to provide comprehensive coverage of the many...

Gehloff and Manville go bigger in winning Greco and double Fargo honors

Photo: Mason Gehloff (left) scored the deciding takedown in the final 10 seconds to beat Kai Owen for the 94-pound Cadet Greco-Roman title, while Carson Manville (right) moved up to 152...

Hurricane Maria survivor scores one of two upsets at Junior National Women’s Freestyle

Photo: Abnelis Yambo, who moved to Florida after Hurricane Maria hit her home in Puerto Rico, took an 8-1 lead against Junior World Team member Alexandria Liles and held on for...

Repeat champ Cassioppi leads Illinois to another Junior National freestyle title

Photo: Anthony Cassioppi applied the finishing touches to his pin against Nash Hutmacher for the Junior National Freestyle championship Tuesday afternoon in the Fargodome. Photo by G. Wyatt Schultz (Editor’s Note:...