8/17/08: Attention: Parents, Coaches and all 8th Grade Wrestlers
In September, all 8th grade boys and girls will have the option to register for admission through the 2009-2010 High School Selection process. We encourage all 8th graders who participated in the Middle School Program to continue wrestling with one of the 58 High School Teams. Read more. |
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7/30/08: Future Leaders of America: 42 New York City Wrestlers Participate in a Leadership Development Program
42 New York City Wrestlers from 20 different NYC high schools are currently participating in a leadership development program designed by University of Minnesota Wrestling Head Coach J. Robinson. The program is being run at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR. It began on Sunday, July 27 and goes until August 9th. Read more. |
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7/11/08: BTS Summer Camp Bus Schedule for Cortland and Binghamton Camps
The bus schedule for the Beat the Streets 2008 Summer Camps at Binghamton and Cortland is now posted. |
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6/30/08: BTS SUNY Cobleskill Summer Camp Bus Schedule
The bus schedule for the Beat the Streets 2008 Summer Camps at SUNY Cobleskill is now posted. |
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6/19/08: New Weekly Update
Busloads of wrestlers from New York City's Beat the Streets Wrestling Program will be attending the Bruce Baumgartner Wrestling Camp in July. Mike Cigala, Executive Director, has organized a large contingent mostly from Brooklyn High and Middle Schools to spend a week being inspired and motivated by one of America's most decorated athletes. Read more. |
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6/4/08: New York City Public School System Will Become the First City or State to Sponsor a Freestyle and Greco-Roman Season
Mike Novogratz, Chairman of the Board, announced at the Annual Beat the Streets Celebration in May that the PSAL would next year begin the organization of both a freestyle and Greco-Roman season for high school wrestling in addition to the existing winter folkstyle season. Read more. |
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6/4/08: New Weekly Update
Coaches, Welcome to the busy off-season of Beat the Streets. We have only 3 items of importance. CBS Early Show Event: We have an excellent opportunity to showcase our Beat the Streets wrestling programs this Thursday, June 5 @ the CBS Early Show. Read more. |
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5/27/08: New Weekly Update
Coaches, We hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend and hopefully got some well deserved rest. We know that you are all very busy this time of year and we appreciate your efforts to keep your athletes wrestling throughout the summer months. As you have all heard there is no "off season" in this sport. We have a few reminders for you about upcoming events and our summer camps. Read more. |
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5/20/08: 2008 Beat the Streets Celebration with Special Guests Dan Gable, Lee Kemp, Bruce Baumgartner. and John and Lee Roy Smith
Photos: Visit the Celebration Photo Gallery
Articles: Wrestling Legends Gather at Beat the Streets Event.
Staten Island Advance: Petrides coach honored
Intermat: Beat the Streets fundraiser brings in stars, praise
Intermat: Four Points on Beat the Streets
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5/17/08: 2008 NYC Middle School Championships
Results: Novice Brackets. Fortress Brackets. Farrell won the Fortress Leage Small Schools Team Title; Roosevelt Island won the Fortress League Large School Team Title.
Photos: Visit the Photo Gallery for 15 pages of pictures!
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5/15/08: New Weekly Update
Dear BTS Coaches, Thomas Edison once said that success is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. We have struggled, worked, and sweated these last 3 months to now have our final test placed before us. The 2008 NYC Beat the Streets Middle school championships are less than 3 days ahead. Our courses are set and our goals are before us. Read more. |
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| Detailed Event Schedule for the 2008 Middle School Championships, May 17 at the Harlem Armory |
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COACHES - Register your team for the 2008 BTS NYC Middle School Wrestling Championships
> Fortress League Tournament Registration
> Novice Tournament Registration |
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5/8/08: Weekly Update
Dear BTS Coaches, They say that success happens when hard work and preparation meet with opportunity. This adage can best explain our Fortress dual championships this past weekend, May 3, at Petrides high school. The event was great with excited coaches, wrestlers, and fans all having a great time! Congratulations to the A & B division dual champions, Lions Wrestling Club coached by Joe Diforte and IS 93, coached by Jeremy Schwartz, for their championship performance. Read more.
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5/6//08: 2008 BTS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS SLATED FOR HARLEM ARMORY SATURDAY, MAY 17.
On Saturday, May 17 the famous Harlem Armory will be the site of one of the largest middle school championships in the New York City area. Over 60 school programs and 600 area youth will be ready to compete for the ultimate prize, the 2008 BTS middle school championship title. Read more. |
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4/28/08: Weekly Update
Dear BTS Coaches, The Beat the Streets championship month is ready to begin and the excitement is already flowing. As you know we have two amazing events scheduled that will be memorable moments for you and your wrestlers. Much time and effort have been put into these events, so please take advantage of these opportunities. Read more. |
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4/23/08: Weekly Update
Coaches, We hope you are all enjoying your spring break and looking forward to the final weeks of our BTS middle school season. We have finalized the details for our culminating events and we apologize for any confusion. Read more. |
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4/17/08:Goldstein, Haberli, Blythe, Conrade and Luce to be Honored at the Annual Beat the Streets Celebration at the Bowery Hotel
The Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. has announced it annual Award Winners that will be recognized at the Celebration Gala Event on May 20th, 6:30pm at the Bowery Hotel in lower Manhattan. Read more. |
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4/15/08: Team Fortis Tryouts Scheduled
The inaugural Beat the Streets "Team Fortis " ALL-STAR WRESTLING TEAM tryouts will be held at Grand Street Campus on Saturday, April 19 at 12:00 noon. The wrestlers will go through a basic workout /clinic and then participate in wrestling scrimmages. All experienced wrestlers are welcome to tryout and coaches are encouraged to attend. Read more. |
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4/7/08: New Weekly Update
Dear BTS Coaches, The excitement of the season continues to mount as we march towards both our Fortress and novice season ending competitions. Of course both Fortress and novice teams are anticipating the season finale 2008 Middle School Championships being held at the famous Harlem Armory in Manhattan on Saturday May 17. This will be the largest middle school tournament of its kind held in NYC. Both Fortress and Novice Divisions will be competing in separate championships under the same roof. More information will be forthcoming. Read more. |
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4/3/08: Announcing The Beat the Streets 10 REASONS TO LOVE OFF-SEASON Spring training Program
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4/3/08: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, These are some of the most exciting times in the history of our BTS organization. As our Fortress League continues, we are making history as the first middle school league to ever host wrestling dual meets in New York City. Beat the Streets continues to break new ground and be the pulse of wrestling in NYC. Read more. |
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4/2/08: Staten Island Training Center
A great opportunity for the Island Community as it expands wrestling with new programs at New Dorp and Port Richmond, joining Farrell, Susan Wagner, McKee and Petrides High School. Read more. |
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4/1/08: The Road to Fargo Begins April 13th at the USA Wrestling New York City Freestyle Qualifier
The USA Wrestling National Jr. Championships attracts over 4000 of the top high school wrestlers in the country from 49 states. It is the recruiting Mecca for high school wrestlers and collegiate coaches. Read more. |
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3/29/08: New Summer Camp Video
Visit the Summer Camps page to watch our new video about Beat the Streets wrestlers traveling to the countryside last summer for wrestling camp. |
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3/26/08: New Weekly Update
Coaches, Our spring season is now well underway and we have been pleased with the results thus far. We will continue to work hard over the next few months to make this season and our summer a success. Read more. |
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3/24/2008 : Beat the Streets program announces 15 new high school wrestling teams in New York City for 2008-09
The BTS/PSAL Wrestling Commissioner has announced that 15 new high schools have been accepted by the PSAL to begin wrestling programs for the 2008-2009 Wrestling Season. Several other high schools have been extended invitations to join the new class of high schools to become involved in the "world's oldest and greatest sport of WRESTLING". Read More. |
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3/18/08: New Weekly Update
Coaches, Please continue to fill out and send in all paperwork attached to the last weekly update. Training Centers: If your wrestlers are interested in getting extra workouts, we have three training centers running. Read more. |
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3/18/08: Fortress Wrestling League is launching on Wednesday, March 19 with 20 Middle School teams
For the first timein history, the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program has organized interschool competition for its 20 programs that began in 2005. Many of the teams involved have been developing their program for two years with several having been organized for 3 years. Read more. |
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3/10/08: Lenzi, New York State Champion and Morales All-State
Andrew Lenzi, Fordham Prep HS in the Bronx and a member of the CHSAA contingent, became the first New York City wrestler to win a New York State High School Wrestling Championship. He defeated Brian Benton of Amsterdam HS (Sec.2) in the finals 5-3. He became only the 3rd wrestling state champion from the CHSAA since 1963 . There are 26 teams statewide who participate in high school wrestling through the CHSAA Banner. Peter Morales, Grand Street Campus HS senior placed 5th place in the 112lbs. weight class at the 2008 New York State D1 Championships over the week-end in Rochester, NY. Read More. |
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3/7/08: New Weekly Update
Welcome to the 2008 spring season at Beat the Streets!! There are so many exciting things happening I hardly know where to start. Let's begin with our Fortress League, which is getting ready to kick off its first season ever. Read more. |
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New York City Wrestling On the Road to a State Championship
Thirty Five New York City Wrestlers will participate in the 2008 New York State HS Wrestling Championships in Rochester on Friday and Saturday. Thirty PSAL Champions and 5 CHSAA Champions will be a part of the field of 240 wrestlers from all 13 Sections throughout New York State. Read More. |
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2/25/08: From "Rags to Riches:" D-League wrestling title points to Canarsie's revival
Canarsie outlasted every team the PSAL had to offer in a nearly 12-hour competition, clinching the league's developmental wrestling championship at Flushing HS on Feb. 10. Read More. |
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2/25/08: New Weekly Update
Coaches, We just have a few quick reminders for you this week. Our spring season officially kicks off Saturday March 1st . We have a clinic tentatively for 10 am at Grand Street Campus, details will follow in the upcoming week. Read More. |
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2/20/08: 4 Farrell Wrestlers Qualify for the 2008 New York State Championships
Monsignor Farrell High School, led by the 2007 High School Coach of the Year in New York City, Lou DeStefano, continues building a New York State powerhouse program for the Staten Island School. Read More. |
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2/15/08: Enam Hasan Becomes the First Ever BTS Wrestler to Qualify for NY States
Enam Hasan of Baruch High School became the first ever Beat The Streets Wrestler to qualify for the New York State Division 2 Championship Tournament last weekend. Read more. |
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2/7/08: New Weekly Update
If you missed our wrestling day last Saturday Feb. 2 at the Harlem Armory, you missed one of the most wonderful events this organization has ever held! A huge combination of BTS coaches, parents, and wrestlers, all having fun in the sport of wrestling, right in the middle of New York City's most exciting high school championship event. Read More. |
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2/5/07: Beat the Streets Honors African American Wrestling Champions of the Past During Black History Month
Beat the Streets Wrestling would like to take this opportunity to honor the African American Wrestling Champions of the past during Black History Month. Included is a video of Kenny Monday, the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, describing what it was like growing up to wrestle as a black kid. You will also find information provided by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame about the African American Wrestling Experience, biographies of all African American NCAA Champions, Olympians, and Hall of Fame Members, and more. Read More. |
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2/4/08: Monsignor Farrell HS (CHSAA) Defends its Team Title Winning the Annual Mayors' Cup Wrestling Championships at the beautiful Harlem Armory in Manhattan on Superbowl Sunday!
This year's version of the Mayors Cup was expanded to allow every wrestling program in all 5 Boroughs to participate in the prestigious event. Read More. |
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1/31/08: Hofstra Clinic Wrap-up
Last weekend, Hofstra University Head Coach Tom Shifflet and his staff invited the Beat the Streets Wrestling program to the Hofstra University campus on Long Island and conducted a two hour clinic for 300 middle and high school wrestlers plus 25 of their coaches and parents. Following the clinic, the wrestlers visited the Campus Recreation Center and Cafeteria for lunch. Read more. |
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1/30/08: BTS Wrestlers Ready to Compete in Historic Harlem Armory
This Saturday, February 2, the Beat the Streets middle school wrestlers will compete at the historic 369th Harlem Armory Center in Manhattan. In so doing, they will become part of the rich tradition inherent in this historic building. Read More. |
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1/29/08: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, I cannot explain how excited and thankful I am for this last Sunday's BTS event at Hofstra University. Great NCAA wrestling and hundreds of BTS kids yelling in the stands with their equally excited coaches. IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS! Except maybe for what we have planned this coming weekend. Read More. |
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1/23/08: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, Just a short mid-week update on this weeks main event: HOFSTRA VS PENN CLINIC & DUAL @ HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THIS SUNDAY JAN. 27, 9AM - 3PM. LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS GREAT EVENT!! Read More. |
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1/21/08: The Past and Present
The "past" and the "present" will be on display on Sunday, January 27 at Hofstra University entertains both the Beat the Streets Wrestling and the University of Pennsylvania with a clinic and a dual meet scheduled for 1pm. Read More. |
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1/18/07: Marano, Vering and U.S. Greco-Roman World Team honored as 2007 USOC Wrestlers and Team of the Year
Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. congratulates the New York Athletic Club, under the leadership of Sonny Greenhalgh, that has two of its members recognized as the top male and women's athletes in wrestling by the United States Olympic Committee. Read More. |
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1/17/07: New Weekly Update
Dear BTS Coaches, Thomas Edison once said, "Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." He could have been describing our hard working Beat the Streets wrestlers and coaches, who are already in their second month of their winter season. Enthusiasm at BTS is running high, and we haven't even begun the fun yet! Please take note of these exciting free opportunities and BTS events that are too good to pass up. Read More. |
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1/14/08: Eastern States Results
New York City schools move another step closer in competing with the top level high school programs in NYS. The Eastern States Classic is a national premier event that annually attracts over 60 high schools from six states. Read More. |
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1/7/08: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, Happy New Year and welcome to an exciting 2008 Beat the Street season! Our winter programs are in full swing and have a few weeks of practice under their belt. Stance, motion, level change and penetration to a take-down are now household names to our new programs. Read More. |
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1/7/08: PSAL Wrestlers attend BTS Holiday Technique Camp
Dedication as defined in Websters dictionary is "an act or rite of dedicating to, or setting aside to, a particular divine purpose or goal." This vacation holiday, dedication was defined by the following high schools: John Bowne, Thomas Edison, William C. Bryant, Francis Lewis, Brooklyn Tech, and Townsend Harris. Read More. |
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1/2/08: Kerry McCoy Prepares Stanford Wrestlers for East Coast Swing
Kerry McCoy, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York before moving to Long Island, will be visiting the New York City Metropolitan area this week. McCoy is now out west, serving as head coach of the Stanford Wrestling team. 5 duals , 4 locations, 3 days... Read More. |
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12/31/07: Wrestling Clinic on February 1 with Columbia University Head Coach Brendan Buckley
Come and join Columbia University's head wrestling coach Brendan Buckley for a free wrestling clinic at Columbia University's Dodge Fitness Center on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 5:00-6:30 pm. Following the clinic, stay and watch Columbia take on Bucknell University in a dual meet starting at 7:00 PM. Read More. |
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12/22/07: BTS Quartet Assist in Nazareth Tournament
The Paul Goddard Invitational at Nazareth Regional High School (Brooklyn) was held on Saturday December 22. At the tournament were a few familiar faces. In fact, there were a lot of familiar faces! In a joint effort to continue to expand, and improve the base and culture of NYC wrestling, four key Beat the Streets officials were present making a difference in our NYC youth. Read More. |
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12/21/07: BTS Wrestlers and Coaches are Invited to a Special Wrestling Clinic at Hofstra on January 27, 2008
Hofstra will be putting on a wrestling clinic held in conjunction with their dual meet with U Penn. The clinic features technique sessions with Hofstra Assistant Coach/ 2x NCAA Champ Joe Dubuque as well as opening remarks from Olympic Champ Doug Blubaugh. We will provide bus transportation for any BTS wrestlers/coaches who may want to participate in the clinic and observe the duals. Read More. |
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12/20/07: Holiday Training Centers Schedule
The regional training centers are open during the holidays and we are now scheduling multi-team practice clinics for them! Visit the Training Centers page for more information. |
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12/17/07: New Weekly Update
Coaches, We hope your practices are going well. We are still waiting for gear orders from many of our winter programs. If you want to receive the gear before the break, we must receive your orders by Tuesday. Any gear orders we receive after Tuesday will not be shipped out until after the holidays. Read More. |
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Girls Wrestling Clinic/Scrimmage on December 22 at Parsons Beacon Community Center
The Beat the Streets Regional Training Center is proud to announce an all girls wrestling clinic and scrimmage on Saturday December 22, 2007 at Parsons Beacon Community Center, 158-40 76th Road, Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY 11366. The clinic/scrimmage is headed by none other than Julieta Okot. Read More. |
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12/14/07: Beat the Streets Making a Difference in the PSAL
We all know that Beat the Streets single-handedly made history by giving birth to the first middle school wrestling programs of its kind in NYC. However, did you know that BTS is making a BIG difference in the young PSAL programs that started in the 2007/2008 season? Read More. |
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12/10/07: New Weekly Update
Coaches, Many of you started practice this week, and we hope your first few practices went well. We are putting the practice schedules together and hope to have mentors visiting each program that needs one by the end of the week. However, we are still waiting for practice schedules from some of you and we cannot finalize our schedule until we hear from you. Read More. |
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12/9/07: New Results Section
Visit the new results page for scores from recent PSAL matches. |
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12/7/07: New Novice Wrestling Borough Format Attracts Greater Than Four Hundred Wrestlers
Due to the expansion of PSAL Wrestling, through the generosity of Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc., this year's Charles Glass Memorial Novice Wrestling Tournament took on a new format. The tournament was expanded to five individual borough tournaments. This event reached new heights hosting a record number of first year and/or prior season non varsity wrestlers. Read More. |
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12/3/07: Record-Breaking Turnout for the Soviet-Inspired Beat the Streets Wrestling Champions Clinic
The Beat the Streets wrestling organization started its 2007/2008 season off with a history-making turnout when it hosted its first Champions Wrestling Clinic at Grand Street Campus on Saturday, December 1. Read More. |
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12/3/07: New Weekly Update
Coaches, Today is the first day of practice for our winter programs and we would like to thank each of you for participating in our pre-season training. Our hard work in preparing for this year will make it the most successful BTS season thus far. Read More. |
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12/3/07: Launching Inaugural Youth Program
The Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation aims to launch a new youth wrestling program in Queens in early December. The program will be housed at the newly completed fitness area at Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center. Read More. |
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11/26/07: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches,The excitement is mounting as our exciting new 2007/2008 Beat the Streets winter wrestling season is set to start. (Dec.1) This BTS season promises to be bigger and more exciting than ever before! Read More. |
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11/21/07: Champion Clinic and Scrimmage on December 1
CONCENTRATING ON TEACHING WRESTLING TECHNIQUE TO COACHES AND WRESTLERS THAT DESIRE TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL. OLYMPIC RUSSIAN WRESTLING TECHNIQUES WILL BE FEATURED AT THIS CLINIC ON SATURDAY DEC. 1 @ Grand Street Campus 10 am-3pm. ALL BTS & PSAL COACHES AND WRESTLERS ARE WELCOME. |
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11/20/07: NWCA East VS/ West ALL-Star Wrestling Match: Ruggirello and Griffin Both Win
In 2006, the National Wrestling Coaches Association's signature event, the All-Star Classic, was held in an area to help promote wrestling and kickstart more interest. In 2007, the All-Star Classic again had a vision in promoting wrestling, this time as an effort to showcase the sport at the University of Oregon and give support the movement to save the Oregon wrestling program which is set to be discontinued following the 2007-08 season. Read More. |
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11/19/07: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, The turkey is roasting the the oven and the delicious pies and treats are on the table. In fact there seems to be food everywhere! However there is a second view of muscular individuals running and drilling and sweating to lose every extra pound they can. Welcome to the strange and wonderful dichotomy we call wrestling season. Read More. |
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11/12/07: New Weekly Update
Dear Coaches, We have a short week this week with the holiday so I have a short update. I just wanted to thank ALL coaches both BTS and our brothers at PSAL who contributed to make our Coaches College trainings and certification trainings such a huge and historic success. For the first time in NYC wrestling history we have both BTS middle school coaches and PSAL H.S. coaches under the same tent training for the same goal, To make NYC WRESTLING the best it can be! (trainings were Nov.3, & Nov. 9-10) Read More. |
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11/12/07: Inaugural Middle School Championships Video
Watch the video from the Inaugural Middle School Championships, held at Hunter College this spring. |
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11/8/07: New Sports Science Section
Check out the new Sports Science area of our website for articles on sports medicine, nutrition, and strength/conditioning. Read More. |
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11/5/07: New Weekly Update
Dear BTS coaches, The air is getting crisp and the leaves are turning brown, and as both the high school and college football seasons wind down we know it is time for the start of wrestling season. We at Beat the Streets are very excited about the coming year and can't wait for our December 1 start!! Read More.
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10/30/07: The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming! Russia to bring its #1 team to the NYAC International Open Championships
Alan Dudaev, 2005 World Champion at 60kg, will lead a talented Group of Russians at the Annual NYAC Holiday Championships scheduled Sat and Sunday November 17-18. The Russia Wrestling Federation will send 17 athletes to the NYAC Holiday Championships. Read More. |
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10/29/07: New Weekly Update
Coaches, In this last week of October the BTS winter season is quickly approaching and we are excited to be working with you all very soon and we would like to thank those of you that have been cooperative with us. Over the next few weeks you will be receiving several shipments from BTS including your coaching materials {rosters, attendance sheets, coach's contracts, etc.} mat cleaning materials, and anything else you need. Read More. |
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Beat the Streets Wrestling to Host Coaches Clinic Schedule on Saturday Nov.10 at Hofstra University
In conjunction with the Hofstra University vs/ Missouri Wrestling Dual scheduled for the Mack Arena at 7pm, Tom Shifflet graciously allowed the Coaches Clinic to be held in the Hofstra Wrestling Room. Mike Cigala, Executive Director has scheduled the following clinicians and areas to be covered for all the Coaches involved in the Program. Read More. |
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10/28/07: Northeast Duals Invites Beat the Streets Wrestling Teams
The Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. is Co-Sponsoring the Brute Northeast Duals with Journeymen Athletics Club from Niskayuna, New York. Frank Popolizio is an advocate of expanding wrestling in New York State and the United States at the College Level. The mission of the organization, a non-profit, is to expand college wrestling in New York State.
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10/25/07: Additional Training Center Location! Parsons Young Champions Training Center Open Tuesday and Thursday Evenings in Queens
A true developmental training program with cutting edge teaching systems & training principles. The newest Olympic training systems both technical/ tactical and mental training procedures will be utilized at these training sessions. THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEM DRIVEN, WITH THE BEGINNER WRESTLER AND COACH IN MIND. More Info. |
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10/22/07: New Weekly Update
As always the school year is moving quickly and our December season is approaching. Thus far our clinics have been a success and we thank those of you who could attend. Read More. |
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10/19/07: Cliff Keen Products Provides a Generous Gift to the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program In New York City
Cliff Keen Products, Ann Arbor , Michigan has provided 1500 head guards for the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in New York City. Jim Keen Sr. contacted the Beat the Streets Office in early September with the announcement that his company will provide the necessary head guards for all of the Beat the Streets programs. Read More. |
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10/19/07: Brian Smith, University of Missouri, will be the headline Guest Speaker at the Coaches College Certification Program on November 10.
Coach Smith, born and raised on Long Island, will be coming to New York with his nationally ranked team to wrestle Hofstra University in a 7pm Dual Meet on Saturday in the Hofstra Arena. Both teams are outstanding. Read More. |
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10/15/07: 3 NCAA Champions and 7 All-Americans plus 1 National Coach of the Year will headline the Beat the Streets Developmental Program
The Beat the Streets Developmental Training Program at Hunter College trains every Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm-8pm. The Training program is opened to all high school wrestlers and coaches in New York City. There is no fee for the program. Read More. |
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10/10/07: High School and Junior High Wrestling Coaches/Teachers Wanted!
Ten great reasons to coach and teach in NYC. Read More. |
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10/6/07: Beat the Streets Coaches College will Co-Sponsor with the Pinning Down Autism Coaches Clinic
Coaches Tim Flynn, Andy Seras and Carl Fronhofer will headline the Clinic Staff October 20th at Farrell HS. Beat the Streets Coaches College has moved its venue for the Coaches College Clinic originally scheduled for Grand Street Campus HS to help co-sponsor the Pinning Down Autism program. Read More. |
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10/1/07: Important Project Connect City-Wide Meetings
Important meetings have been scheduled on October 10th and 17th to help parents and wrestlers choose a PSAL high school with both academics and athletics in mind. Read More. |
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9/27/07: High School Developmental Training Program
Site: Hunter College
Dates: Tuesdays beginning October 9. 2007; Thursdays beginning October 11, 2007.
Time: 6pm- 8pm
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9/21/07: BTS Mentor Julieta Okot Competes at the World Championships
Julieta Okot, Beat the Streets CHAMPS Coaching mentor for the new middle school programs, represented Bulgaria in the 48 kg weight class. Julieta has dual citizenship by recently becoming an American citizen last year. Read more. |
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9/20/07: New York City Trained Albanian Wins Bronze Medal
While the United States was winning the Greco-Roman Team Championships, a historic event, a young man from Albania, Sahit Prizeni, won the Bronze Medal in freestyle. He defeated Mike Zadick, USA in the first round of competition. Zadick was a Silver Medalist last year in Guanzhou, and had previously beaten Prizreni at the 2006 Schultz Memorial. Read more. |
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| 9/19/07 :World Championships Update - US Greco-Roman Team Wins Historic Team Championship Title |
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9/17/07: National Recognition for a New York City Wrestler
Anthony Schiano di Cola is now the face of New York City wrestling! Anthony wrestles at MSIT/PSAL in Staten Island and is coached by Brendan Hayes. While winning the New York State Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship at the 2007 Empire State Games a photo was taken by Tony Rotundo of tech-fall.com and submitted to Amateur Wrestling News. Read more. |
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9/16/07: 2007 Coaches' Clinic Schedule
Urgent for all BTS Coaches. Check out the schedule and download the flyer. |
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9/14/07: NYAC Sending Five Wrestlers to the World Championships
The nations most prestigious amateur sports club, the New York Athletic Club, will be sending 5 wrestlers to represent the United States of America on the World Stage at the 2007 World Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Read more. |
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9/14/07: New Wrestling Official and Coaching Candidates Needed for New York City
New York City wrestling through the Partnership of the PSAL and Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc., have added 15 new high school teams and 20 new middle school programs for the upcoming season. Read more. |
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9/3/07: Rob Schoenberg visits Israeli Beat the Streets Program
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8/23/07: Wrestling Leader Tod Giles Has Passed Away
Tod Giles, an Olympic Alternate and Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, passed away last night.
Giles has been involved with the Beat the Streets Program by teaching new coaches both at the CHAMPS Training Center as well as for the certification of the Beat the Streets Coaches in March. Giles was an excellent role model for kids and coaches alike. Read more. |
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8/14/07: Beat the Streets Summer Camp Season Finale
PS 19 in the Bronx, a school with the largest turnout to attend a wrestling Camp, coached by Ray Novelli and Al Howard, had 18 wrestlers and several parents participating in the Ken Chertow Wrestling Camp in Allentown, PA. Read more. View Allentown camp photos. |
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8/5/07: BTS Summer Wrestling Camp Update
New York City meets "Happy Valley" at the Ken Chertow Wrestling Camp in State College, PA making a visit to the Campus of Penn State University and touring their newly constructed Hall of Fame and Wrestling facilities. Troy Sunderland, Head Wrestling Coach spent time speaking about the beautiful facilities with all the wrestlers and coaches. Read more. View State College camp photos. |
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7/28/07: Summer Camp Recap and Ken Chertow Oneonta Camp Highlights
The inaugural Beat the Streets Summer Wrestling Camp Program was very successful as 175 wrestlers and coaches representing 18 Middle Schools and 13 High Schools from the public, parochial and public schools in New York City. Read more. |
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7/19/07: Another Busload Ready to Roll on Sunday to attend the Ken Chertow Wrestling Camp in State College, PA
The inaugural Beat the Streets Wrestling Summer Camp Program with wrestlers and coaches attending the camp from 6 Middle Schools. We also have our first new PSAL/BTS Coach, Greg Quarless, attending the camp along with MS Coaches Corey Luce, Constantine Kouvatos and Ryan Cooley. Read more. |
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7/13/07: Photos from the Cornell Wrestling Camp
Thanks to Chris Poli for taking so many fabulous photos of the Beat the Streets trip to the Cornell Wrestling Camp in Ithaca, NY! Cornell Camp Album 1. Cornell Camp Album 2 |
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7/10/07: Grand Street Campus High School to Host Wrestling
The Big Apple Games has added wrestling to its vast sports and activity programming for all New York City middle and high school athletes throughout the five boroughs beginning Monday, July 16. Read more. |
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7/10/07: Grand Street Campus High School: The Building of a Dynasty
Of the 49 wrestlers and coaches at the camp, a majority of the wrestlers and its coaches are connected to the Grand Street HS Program. The BTS Wrestlers represent 4 Middle School programs all "feeding" into Grand Street HS. Read more. View photos from the Edinboro Summer Camp. |
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7/8/07: They Still Call Him Coach
This article demonstrates how one coach can change a child‘s approach to life. Beat the Streets coaches are doing the same thing --inspiring their wrestlers on a daily basis, allowing the wrestlers to buy into a way of life that will help them succeed in the future. Read more. |
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7/8/07: Bruce Baumgartner and Tim Flynn Give Gift to the BTS Campers
Edinboro Wrestling Camp is providing a Camp T-Shirt for all the Beat the Streets Campers and Coaches leaving 8am this morning for camp. Tim Flynn, Head Wrestling Coach is an early Sponsor of a BTS Team along with many of his Penn State Wrestling Alumni including Greg Elinsky and the "Dewey Foundation", Ken Chertow, John Fritz, Joe Bastardi, Jerry Seckler and the Bevilacqua's brothers. Read more. |
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6/25/07: Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. Launches its Inaugural Summer Camp Program: DeCristo, Molnar, Goldberg, Jean and Cabezas Kick it Off
The Beat the Streets Summer Wrestling Camp Program kicked off its inaugural program with five high school wrestlers attending two of the sponsored camps with Matt Goldberg, Chris Jean and Ralph Cabezas all going into their senior year at Brooklyn Poly Prep joining the John Smith Intensive Camp Program at Cobleskill College in upstate New York. Read More. |
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6/25/07: Vince Lombardi: A Message for Every Coach
Lombardi! Perhaps no single word in the English language communicates such strong visions of excellence, discipline, commitment, and of course, winning. The Lombardi philosophy, however, transcends football. He had the unique ability to articulate the fundamentals of success - for football, business and life unlike any leader I've ever heard. Read more. |
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6/16/07: Results and Photos from the June 16th Summer Tournament at IS 291
Brackets (PDF Format) and Photo Gallery (Photos by Danielle Hobeika)
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6/13/07: New York City Wrestling Coaches Receive Inspirational Messages from Two Leaders
The New York City Wrestling Coaches from Youth to World Level were on hand at the 3rd Annual Beat the Streets Wrestling Awards Dinner at the New York Athletic Club listening to two of America's greatest leaders in their fields of endeavors. Mike Novogratz, Fortress Investment Group, Chairman of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. and J. Robinson, Head Coach, University of Minnesota. Both men shared their life experiences and the role that wrestling played impacting their journeys to the top of their professions. The theme of both speeches was directed to the coaches who provide the passion inspiring young men and women to aspire doing great things in their lives. Read more. |
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6/11/07: Beat the Streets Wrestling Update: Julieta Okot Places 3rd at Women's World Team Trials
Congratulations to Julieta Okot for her 3rd Place ranking with the United States Women's Wrestling Team. Julieta finished 3rd in the 2007 World team trials in Las Vegas over the weekend. The ranking will qualify her for National Team Ranking and subsidy continuing her quest for a berth on the 2008 Women's Olympic Team. Read more. |
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6/4/07: Novogratz Honored as Outstanding American at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction
Michael E. Novogratz, Chairman of the Beat the Streets Wrestling, was honored as one of the Outstanding Americans in the United States for his Philanthropic work worldwide and as the Chairman of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in New York City. Read more. |
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5/25/07: Event Recap: Pinning Down Autism Takedown Tournament
I am thrilled to report that the first annual Staten Island takedown tournament and barbecue was a huge success! It was a sun drenched 70 degrees with a steady breeze, which made for ideal outdoor wrestling conditions! The parents set their beach chairs out mat-side and watched their kids while soaking up the sun and eating from the BBQ. The event ran from 9:30 to 2:30 and brought a festive summer kickoff atmosphere while raising thousands of dollars for Autism Speaks. Read more. |
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5/16/07: BTS Technique Clinic at IS 291 a Resounding Success
On Saturday, May 12 Beat the Streets hosted an all day technique clinic at Roland Hayes Intermediate School (IS 291) in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The clinicians were Mike Cigala of powerful IS 291, and Dr. Michael Spanokos of Beat the Streets. Additional assistance was given by Chris Poli of Baruch Middle School. |
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5/11/07: Yero Washington Clinic at Hunter College
Yero Washington, a two time NCAA Division One All-American and assistant Coach at Columbia University, demonstrated and reinforced several of the basic skills at Wednesday's Developmental Training Center at Hunter College. Yero, is a product of the California USA Wrestling program, where a major emphasis was developed in the late 1970's introducing the national system statewide. |
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5/8/07: NCAA Champion Glenn Pritzlaff This Week's Featured Clinician; BTS Wrestlers Qualify for Junior Nationals at the NY State Freestyle/Greco Tournament
Coming off their best performance in the 34 year history of the New York State Freestyle and Greco Roman Championships, New York City wrestling is continuing with its mission to compete in the top tier of NYS High School Wrestling by 2012 with its post season training sessions. |
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5/2/07: Princeton Head Coach Chris Ayres Helps BTS Wrestlers Prepare for New York State Tournament
Coach Chris Ayers, Princeton University, was on hand last evening to put the final touches on the preparation for many of the wrestlers who will be entering the 35th Annual New York State Freestyle and Greco Roman Jr. and Cadet Championships on Sat. May 5th in Binghamton. Chris taught one of the most effective freestyle techniques from the top position: the cross ankle lace. |
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4/29/07: First Inaugural NYC Middle School Wrestling Championships
April 28th marked the first time a city-wide wrestling championship was held for middle school athletes. The tournament, hosted at Hunter College, featured over a dozen teams of 6th through 8th graders, who contested City titles in 24 different weight categories. |
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3/22/07: Roosevelt Island Middle School hosted a Dual Meet with Baruch Middle School on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Roosevelt Island MS beginning its second year with Coach Corey Luce and Baruch MS is in its third year under the leadership of Coach Chris Poli. The second year programs will be launching intramural competition after spending Year One developing and learning the Basic Skills of Wrestling. |
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4/9/07: Beat the Streets at the Michael J. Petrides School
Petrides middle school students signed up en masse last year and the popularity has carried over to this year. Parents especially appreciate the Beat the Streets program providing all the equipment, mat and coaching stipends at Petrides. |
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3/22/07: Lori Rose Benson Wins Channing Mann Award as Nation's Outstanding Physical Education Administrator
Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein today congratulated Department of Education Director of Fitness and Physical Education Lori Rose Benson for winning the National Association for Sport and Physical Education's 2007 Channing Mann Award, identifying her as the nation's outstanding physical education administrator. Presented annually by NASPE, the award is the organization's highest honor for physical education administrators and recognizes outstanding leadership and innovation in the field of physical education. |
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3/7/07: Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc announces restructuring; National Champion Morrison to lead expanded effort
NCAA Champion Dean Morrison has been hired by Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. to lead the continued growth of the sport of wrestling in New York City. Because of the unprecedented growth of the organization, whose mission it is to raise the profile of the sport of Wrestling in New York City, Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc. has reorganized its professional staff by making some internal structural changes by securing an additional person in Dean Morrison as its full time Chief Executive charged to oversee and direct the scope of the entire Beat the Streets Wrestling Program. |
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2/6/07: Novogratz elected as Outstanding American by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
STILLWATER , OKLA. - Michael E. Novogratz of New York , N.Y. has been elected to the Hall of Outstanding Americans by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Novogratz will be inducted, along with other special award winners and the Class of 2007 Distinguished Members, at the 2007 Honors Weekend Banquet and Induction Ceremony June 2, 2007 in Stillwater , Okla. |
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2/26/07: Petrides wrestling fans backed their team like champs
Four bus loads of students, parents and teachers from the Sunnyside school were into it and kept it clean. No matter who won yesterday's PSAL City Wrestling Championship between Petrides and Grand Street Campus, half of the packed gym at Herbert H. Lehman HS was going home disappointed. Both schools came out with full force to support their teams, forming a standing-room-only crowd and a unique buzz not always found at the high school level. |
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10/3/06: Beat The Streets Wrestling Day 2006
As it has been since we began the journey of building the USAW/MWA Beat the Streets last January with one program and 28 kids, it has been a year of wonderful surprises. Yesterday was yet another one! In organizing Wrestling Day, we wanted to bring together all the "parts" of the initiative expanding the base of wrestling in the New York City metropolitan area to Baruch Middle School, the home of the site of the inaugural program that was established in 2004-05! |
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