There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. Central at least five days a week. Not interested in getting another e-mail? Read the news you might have missed from around the world. Some news might be related to other sports but has a connection to wrestling, that's why you'll sometimes see those here as well.
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College News
UNI Wrestling to host all 2022-23 dual meets in the McLeod Center – UNI Athletics
UNI Athletics announced on Friday that UNI Wrestling will host all of its dual meets in the McLeod Center beginning with the 2022-23 season.
Cowboy Wrestling Announces 2022-23 Schedule – University of Wyoming Athletics
Head Wrestling Coach Mark Branch announced the 2022-23 schedule Friday afternoon. The Wyoming Cowboy wrestling squad will host five events at home including opening their season with the Cowboy Open.
Michael Lightner to Step Down as Oklahoma Assistant Coach – Owrestle
Big announcement at OU today as Michael Lightner will be stepping down as an assistant with the program after 20 total years in Norman.
Western New England University Associate Directors of Athletics Lori Mayhew-Wood and Jennifer Kollins have announced the hiring of Cheyenne Carden as the first Women's Wrestling Head Coach in program history.
Wrestling Announces 2022-23 Incoming Class – Baldwin Wallace Athletics
Baldwin Wallace University Wrestling Head Coach Jamie Gibbs is pleased to announce that five student-athletes have selected BW to continue their wrestling careers.
Doane Athletic News – Women's Wrestling Named Affiliate Member of KCAC
Doane University (Neb.) will be joining the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) as an associate member in women's wrestling, the conference office announced Thursday.
International News
Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is sad to announce the passing of former Canadian Olympian Bob Steckle, at 92 years of age.
USA squad set for 2022 Veteran World Championships in Bulgaria – TheMat.com
The USA is sending a massive roster of 51 wrestlers to the Veteran World Championships, many of whom will compete in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman.
Features
InterMat Wrestling – Growing Pains: A Misson to Gear Up Our Youth
“Grow the sport,” it's a phrase we have all shouted proudly as any wrestler or fan knows, wrestling is truly the greatest sport of all time.
IU football: Caleb Murphy fulfills Big 10 dreams, ready for Nebraska – IndyStar
It is not traditionally the kind of place Big Ten football programs go looking for talent. But Caleb Murphy was determined to do anything he could to close those 51 miles and play bigtime college football for his state’s flagship school. So he started a wrestling program.
Girls Wrestling Advocacy Day on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX | Port Jervis School District
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title lX, five of New York’s female wrestlers gathered on Capitol Hill with over 80 of their peers.
New interim takes the reins from legendary head coach Jake Fitzpatrick – The Oak Leaf
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for Santa Rosa Junior College interim wrestling head coach Fred Duerr.
High School News
Girls wrestling becomes official high school sport in Nevada – Reno Gazette Journal
High school sports in Nevada just grew by one. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association voted unanimously on Thursday to add a girls division to the state wrestling championships.
Connecticut – The American High School Wrestling Yearbook | Rob Sherrill
After the COVID-19 pandemic cost the state its 2021 season, Middletown Xavier repeated as Class L team champion, then ended Danbury’s four-year State Open team title streak. Danbury won a share of its sixth straight Class LL title, and East Hartford, Branford and Higganum Haddam Killingworth, which ended Danielson Killingly’s two-year title streak in Class S, won their first class titles.
Check out all True Power fight cards and match order | PA Power Wrestling
True Power is a loaded event that features some of Pennsylvania's best wrestlers for a 24-match dual, all starting Saturday at 3 p.m. at the historic Tyrone Armory.
Podcasts & Video
#68 Jason Bryant – International Podcast Day by MorWrestling
Who better to bring on for International Podcast Day than Jason Bryant! Jason Bryant is a hall of fame sportswriter, broadcaster and announcer.
151. Schedule Thoughts + Lilly Luft – In The Room – Des Moines Register
Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody discusses Iowa and Iowa State’s wrestling schedules and also talks with Charles City’s Lilly Luft on her recent college commitment.
Wrestler-Related MMA News
InterMat Wrestling – The Wrestling Fan's Guide to the MMA Weekend (9/30/22)
The UFC event on Saturday is uncharacteristically light on former wrestlers, but that is not the case for the Bellator show on the same night.
UFC’s Bo Nickal won’t let hype affect him: ‘I know how to handle it’ – MMA Junkie
Bo Nickal feels UFC ready on all fronts.
The Penn State wrestling standout and blue-chip MMA prospect thinks he’s ready to hold his own in the big leagues on a skills and physical standpoint, as well as a mental one.
Police Blotter
A Vandergrift man who operates a private youth wrestling club for girls in Shaler has been accused of drunken driving and possession of cocaine.
