On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 11, the Badgers wrestling hosted No. 25 Hofstra Pride in a non-conference dual in the UW Feld House in Madison, Wisconsin. After an early lead by the Pride, the Badgers bounced back winning six of the final eight matches giving them the lift past the University from Long Island by a score of 18-13. No. 3 Tyler Graff returned to the mat for the first time since the 2010-11 seasons and he won a tough match by a score of 5-3 decision over the No. 13 Pride wrestler Luke Vaith at 141-pounds. Cole Schmitt followed up Graff with a decision victory by overcoming Matt Spataro of Hofstra by a score of 3-0, bringing the team score to 7-6 trailing the Pride by one.

Every so often in mixed martial arts you run across a fighter that sells a ton of tickets and routinely packs the house. Sometimes it's because the fighter has undeniable talent, other times it's because he electrifies the crowd, or maybe the individual just has a ton of family and friends. But in the case of Roufusport fighter Luis Garcia, it's all of the above. Known as "Kool Whip", Garcia has put on a striking clinic within Wisconsin's amateur lightweight division since debuting this year with stoppages over Matthew Demeny, Aaron Drouse, and Matthew Zoch. And it was more of the same on Saturday night against Matt Eisenzimmer at NAFC "Armageddon" a...

A clash of the titans occurred Saturday at the 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic between Kyle Dake and David Taylor. Wrestling began after a day of activities including a clinic, A GWWBN (Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network) social, and an awards ceremony in Washington D.C. on the Campus of American University. The 47th annual All-star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps had a full line-up of exciting matches that included the two national champions Dake and Taylor. Taylor was accompanied by Penn State teammates Megaludis at 125, Alton at 157, and Wright at 197. Oklahoma sent an All-American in Maple and a technical fall leader on the tea...

North American Fighting Championship "Armageddon"took center stage at the WisconsinState Fairon Saturday night. The card consisted of 20 bouts, two as title fights. One of these title bouts pitted Jeff Behnke against Waukesha MMA's Bobby Bernicky. Waukesha MMA was well represented by two tough amateur fighters as Bernicky fought for the middleweight title and Eric Kapp entered the cage at heavyweight. Head trainer and Coach Reese Shaner cornered the warriors with wrestling Coach Ben Tomes at his side. Bernicky entered the cage looking to capture the NAFC Middle weight title. The title was vacant when opponent Jeff Behnke of Metz's Combat Club in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, st...

Grapplers of all ages, sizes and skills filled the gymnasium at the Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho on Saturday, October 20, for the 2012 Southwest Grappling Championships. Although many things remained the same for this event, there were a few new features. For the first time, divisions were given specific start and end times, and the universally-agreed result was that everything went much more smoothly, as evidenced by completion of the event prior to sun-down, a first for the tournament, for which attendance was actually up from last year. "I think this is due to the schools staffing (wrestling team) stepping up," noted an appreciative Dave Friedlander, promoter of the...