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Arizona State Ready to Host 46th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic

Tickets are now available for this prestigious event through the ASU Ticket Office.


Tickets are now available for the 46th Annual NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic Presented by the Marines and hosted by Arizona State University. The annual event is set to take place on Monday, Nov. 21 beginning at 7:30 p.m. MST at Wells Fargo Arena. The event will feature 20 of the top wrestlers from around the country, along with some local feature matches, and the complete lineup will be released within the week.

The All Star Classic being held at ASU is a first and a great opportunity for ASU wrestling and the greater Arizona wrestling community,? head coach Shawn Charles said. ?I would like to personally thank the NWCA for giving us the chance to host this prestigious event.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Sun Devil Ticket Office, (480) 727-0000, or by coming to the Ticket Office itself anytime Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission tickets will be available for $10 and children aged two and under will be admitted free.

There will also be a group ticket option available, which allows fans to purchase 15 or more tickets and receive each ticket at a discounted price of $5 per ticket as opposed to the $10 general admission price. Those wishing to purchase group tickets should contact Joe Jerde in the ASU Ticket Office, (480) 727-3511.

Arizona State students will also receive a discounted ticket price of $5 if they show their ASU ID when purchasing tickets. Mat side seating to the event will also be available to the general public for the price of $50 and the passes can be mailed or picked up through will-call on the night of the competition. For information on mat side seating, contact Brian Stith, (480) 965-1464.

We want the Arizona community at large to realize what a great honor this is for the ASU Wrestling program to host this event,? Charles said. ?We would like to see as many people as possible purchase tickets and support this event in any manner and, in turn, support collegiate wrestling and our program in the process.

As a precursor to the main event, Arizona State will also host the first-ever Border War Challenge and a Military Dual as well. The Border Wars will bring some of the top high school wrestlers from states surrounding Arizona (California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah) and showcase some elite competition. The event will be a single-elimination, random draw tournament with eight-man brackets and will get underway at 4 p.m.

The Military Dual will pit wrestlers from the Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix against wrestlers from the United States Marine Corps, the title sponsors of the NWCA All-Star Classic, in a standard dual format. That event will also begin at 4 p.m.

Ticket prices for the early events are the same and those tickets remain valid for the entirety of the competition day.

For more information on the event, fans can contact Levi Jones, (509) 590-3213, or visit the event website at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/E ... assic.aspx.

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Oklahoma’s Cox Channel to carry Both Takedown Wrestling & USA Wrestling Weekly


Distribution grows to 12 Million homes per week as Takedown Wrestling Media and USA Wrestling enter into a new relationship with The Cox Channel in Oklahoma that will bring the popular Takedown Wrestling and USA Wrestling Weekly TV programs to the greater Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas.

The first broadcast of both programs is scheduled for the week of Dec 10th, 2011. Viewers in Oklahoma can tune in HD on Cox Cable channel 703 and Letterboxed SD on channel 3 in the Oklahoma City/Norman and Tulsa Metro areas.

Takedown Wrestling is a half hour weekly TV sports news program covering all aspects of amateur wrestling. Host Scott Casber covers the sports current developments along with interviews with its top athletes and coaches. Casber’s passion for the “oldest and greatest sport” creates fun, fast-paced shows. Takedown Wrestling airs on many cable systems around the country and can also be viewed online at www.TakedownRadio.com and the best affiliated amateur wrestling web sites.

USA Wrestling Weekly covers all the news, results and features of the national governing body of our sport. Including coverage of Team USA in all three Olympic styles as well as events and activities of the organization from youth programs up through the Senior level. It has become a can’t-miss show for all wrestling fans.

“Oklahoma has a growing and rich tradition of wrestling on all levels,” said Cox Cable Station Manager Roger Hess. “We're pleased to be adding both programs for our viewers who appreciate this outstanding and demanding sport.”

“Distribution on Cox Cable is important for a variety of reasons. Oklahoma is home to great college programs like Oklahoma State, Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University and University of Oklahoma along with the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Oklahoma is wrestling! The tradition and history of the sport resides in Stillwater at the Wrestling Hall of Fame. Oklahomans understand the sport and endorse its growth.” said Casber, founder of Takedown Wrestling.

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Takedown Wrestling Radio will offer free whistle to whistle coverage of the 2011 Ken Kraft Midlands wrestling Championships LIVE from Northwestern University. This very special broadcast of Takedown Radio (TDR) can be heard with the push of a button on the front page on TheMat.com thanks to USA Wrestling!

Join TDR's Broadcast Team of Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Jeff Murphy, Greg Zafros and others.

The Big Ten Network will provide a same-day delay broadcast of the finals at 9:30 p.m. CST.

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The College Wrestling Examiner Mark Palmer reports that

Three University of Iowa wrestlers are among the top contenders announced Wednesday for the 2011 Ken Kraft Midlands wrestling championships at Northwestern University on Dec. 29-30.

The Hawkeyes in the top spots in the initial seedings for the 49th edition of this post-Christmas classic that brings together top collegiate and post-collegiate wrestlers: Tony Ramos at 133 pounds, Montell Marion at 141, and Derek St. John at 157.

The No. 1 competitors in the pre-seedings represent a total of seven university wrestling programs from across the country, along with the DCAC.

The top wrestlers in each weight class include:

125 lbs: Jesse Delgado, University of Illinois
133: Tony Ramos, Iowa
141: Montell Marion, Iowa
149: Mario Mason, Rutgers
157: Derek St. John, Iowa
165: Steve Fittery, DCAC
174: Ryan DesRoches, Cal Poly
184: Robert Hamlin, Lehigh
197: Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro
Hwt: Ryan Flores, American

Only the top eight wrestlers in each weight class were unveiled in the pretournament seedings released by Northwestern Wednesday. Final seeding for the event will be determined on Thursday, Dec. 29.

Live coverage of the 2011 Midlands will be available from Takedown Radio (TDR) on theMat.com The Big Ten Network will provide same-day delay broadcast of the finals at 9:30 p.m. Central.

Want to know more? For the complete list of pre-seeds for the 2011 Midlands -- along with other contenders -- click here... and visit the Midlands official website.

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55th Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships


Mar 1 – 3, 2012 at theRichard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center sponsored by Chevrolet

This event is hosted by the Des Moines Area Sports Commission, the Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau and Grand View University, fans are welcome to watch over 300 of the best wrestlers in the country compete for a shot at a National Championship.

Tournament parking is FREE!

For complete event details, please visit the NAIA website: http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/sp ... 11aaa.html

TICKET INFORMATION:

All tickets are general admission. A $2 convenience charge will apply to all tickets. There are two ways to purchase tickets:

Order online, print at home

Click here to purchase tickets.

http://www.iowastatefairgrounds.org/eve ... pionships/

All-session passes are the only tickets currently available online and will be sold at a discounted rate through February 14th.

Adult, Student and Military prices are available.

Proper identification must be presented when actual tickets/wristbands are redeemed on-site.

ONSITE TICKETS:

The ticket office window will open Thursday, March 1 at 9am.

Individuals tickets will only be available on-site:

Adult all-session - $65
Adult individual - $15
Student (15 & above) all-session - $45
Student individual - $10
Child (14 & under) all-session - $25
Child individual - $6
Military all-session - $60, must present a valid ID upon purchase
Military single session - $13, must present a valid ID upon purchase
3 & under are free

Groups of 15 or more, high school aged students or below are $120

- each block of tickets will only be for 1 session on 1 day

- they must be picked-up on-site, must show a valid 2011-12 school ID and the coaches must present an ID

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Takedown Wrestling and theMat.com to present a Special Wednesday Night Live Broadcast from the 7th ranked University of Wyoming Starting at 6:30 Mountain Time


Fight Now USA Presents Takedown Wrestling from the mobile Brute studios. Takedown Wrestling is brought to you by Kemin Agrifoods!

This Wednesday night starting at 6:30 Takedown Wrestling Radio will present a special Live broadcast of the 7th ranked Wyoming Cowboys home dual against the always tough University of Northern Colorado on theMat.com.

Nine wins propelled the University of Wyoming wrestling team to its sixth-straight dual win Thursday night in Colorado Springs as the Pokes took out the Falcons, 32-6.

The Cowboys (6-2 overall, 3-0 Western Wrestling Conference) won eight-straight matches to close out the dual to overcome an early 6-4 deficit. UW stayed unbeaten in conference action to remain atop the standings.

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The 2012 Curby Cup - US Olympic Team dual meet with Georgian Olympic Team‏


The Curby Cup is shaking up to be an outstanding showcase for Olympic wrestling in this Olympic year. The US Olympic Greco team will face the Georgian National team in a dual meet on May 19 at Lyons Township High School.

Wrestling fans that can not make the trip to London, can see an Olympic level competition right here in the local area!

You will get to see and meet our US Olympic team in person!

You can buy tickets here (http://www.curbycup.com/get-tickets-now/).

This event is being promoted heavily by USA Wrestling, who has made sure that no other USA Wrestling events are taking place on this weekend. (I am not certain what is going on with IL/USAW).

You can listen to the story of the Jacob Curby on Takedown radio in an interview of Dr. Curby by Scott Casber (http://takedownradio.com/). They discuss the life of Jake Curby and the event that will take place in May.

You can learn more about the Curby Cup, Jake Curby and the Curby Foundation and watch a trailer for the event at the Curby Cup website (http://www.curbycup.com/).

[Keithlewis]