CHULA VISTACHULA VISTA — Olympian’s Alina Solis had a background in jiu jitsu when a friend asked if she would join her going out for the school’s girls wresting team last year. Jiu jitsu, wrestling, ...

She's only in ninth grade, but Port Chester High School wrestler Laila Builes has already accomplished a lot. In addition to winning the 100-pound weight class title at the inaugural Section 1 Girls ...

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ROCHESTER — It's easy to underestimate Evangelene Chittanavong, but not wise. Wrestling at 106 pounds, and not the tallest by any stretch, it's clear to understand why it happens to the John Marshall ...

When Brock Lesnar faces the winner of UFC 92’s interim heavyweight championship bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria and Frank Mir, an age old question in MMA will be asked again. Which martial art ...

Jimmy Delorfano knew how to grapple. As a wrestler at Woburn Memorial High School, Delorfano was deeply familiar with the holds and moves of that sport. But after graduating he began looking for new ...

EDMOND — Taylor Ellis-Hishaw hasn’t been an athlete for the majority of her life. Up until Ellis-Hishaw turned 13, she spent more time selling Girl Scout cookies than doing anything related to sports.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --- Spectators gathered at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park in St. George on a sunny Friday evening, July 19, 2024, to enjoy wrestling and jiu-jitsu matches while ...

A 15-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete has picked up a silver medal at a recent world championship. Roman, from Swindon, ...