Picture of the Month

Pretty proud of myself cuz I took this shot myself! This was the first time that I have been able to see Iowa wrestle. I am now a fan!

So even though it doesn’t look like it, there was hardly any light in the gymnasium (they actually did this in a high school). I showed up late because of the long three hour drive just in time for Metcalfs match. It was super short and I couldn’t get any good shots, so I wasn’t too happy, but I got this and thought it looked pretty cool.

Jeb Clark (UVU) takes on Ryan Morningstar of Iowa in the 165 lb match up

Jeb Clark (UVU) takes on Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) in the 165 lb match up

5A Wrestling – Picture of the Month

These were posted by Chris Detrick on his site. It’s of Utah’s 5A wrestling tournament in 2007. Hope you like ‘em!

Brighton's K.C. Nate wrestles Weber's Logan Hubbard during the 145 lb bout during the 5A State Wrestling Championships. Nate won the match.

Brighton's K.C. Nate wrestles Weber's Logan Hubbard during the 145 lb bout during the 5A State Wrestling Championships. Nate won the match.

Brighton's K.C. Nate pins Weber's Logan Hubbard during the 145 lb bout during the 5A State Wrestling Championships. Nate won the match.

Brighton's K.C. Nate pins Weber's Logan Hubbard during the 145 lb bout during the 5A State Wrestling Championships. Nate won the match.

Picture of the Month – Thanks @Laminad!

Thanks to @Laminad for this sweet picture of the month! This is actually him wrestling in the quarter finals in Nebraska’s High School State Tourney. Good job man! And thanks for the photo; it’s pretty sick!

Dan Thompson wrestling in the quarterfinals of Nebraska's state wrestling tournament

Dan Thompson wrestling in the quarterfinals of Nebraska's state wrestling tournament

Been A While – Wrestling Picture of the Month/Week

It’s been a while since I’ve done the wrestling picture of the month. I’m not even sure if it’s by month or week anymore. Maybe it should be by year… Anyways, here it is. Enjoy!

Andrea Minguzzi of Italy (Blue) vs Zoltan Fodor (Red) of Hungary 2008 Olympics

Andrea Minguzzi of Italy (Blue) vs Zoltan Fodor (Red) of Hungary 2008 Olympics

Andrea Minguzzi of Italy (Blue) lands the winning throw against Zoltan Fodor (Red)of Hungary in the Greco-Roman wrestling 84kg division during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008. After a cautious first two rounds that ended even, Minguzzi, an Imola policeman scored a throw late on to bag the title with a final score of 1-1, 1-1, 4-0.

State 2009 Vaith vs Ness — Nice Little Scramble Analysis

I found these pictures on The Guillotine‘s photo album in Google. Pretty sweet shots of a nice scramble. First off, I’ll spoil it and say that the dude in the Blue and Gold striped singlet looks like he won. (There’s a shot of him hugging his coach with a huge smile across the coaches face – I’m putting two and two together and guessing here…) A lot of people will take a look at these shots and wonder how is it that he won? Isn’t he the one with his back towards the mat most of the time? Well, you have something called riding time and another thing called back exposure. If a wrestler is in control and exposes his back to the mat, the ref will reward him back points. Also, if the wrestler is in control for an amount of time, he is awarded points (riding time). So lets take a look at the pictures. If you click on them they’ll go to their normal size and you’ll be able to scroll through them in the pop up.

State 2009 Vaith vs Ness

Class AAA 140 pound quarterfinals action. Luke Vaith, Hastings dec. Dylan Ness, Bloomington Kennedy 7-6.

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