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May 20, Issue 1976 - Volume 11 Number 12

FATHERS AND SONS of the 1976 All-American Team where wresling is a proudfamily tradition. The two photos are father Herman Bastianelli and Steve Bastianelli, Sussex Central High School, Delaware; lower left is Scott Heaton and father Dick Heaton, San Luis Obispo, CA; lower center, father Steve DeAugustino adn son Mike DeAugustino, North Allegheny, PA, and lower right, Caoch Chuck Farina and Mike Farina of Franklin Park ( Elmhurst York, IL. See Letter From the Editor and foldout insert forstory and information.)

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USA Mat Notes
Max Rapoport Masters of Wrestling Award
Final Olympic Trials Draw Top Talent
Sportswriter-of-the-Year
Publication Contest
Coach-of-the-Year
Pennsylvania 36, U.S.A. 17 in Old Newsbys Classic II
Man-of-the-Year
Manager-of-the-Year
1976 Tournament Final Standings
Administrator-of-the-Year Award
National Honor Roll of Champions

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May 1, Issue 1976 - Volume 11 Number 11

DELAWARE- Steve Bastinelli, Sussex Central High School, Georgetown Delaware (top position) won his third straight championship with a 12-4 victory McGeehan of Archmere. Steve finished his high school career without loosing and interscholastic match. Steve won 84 straight matches.

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Highlights of 1936 Nationals
Cultural Exchange
Pin-Pointing Oregon
New York Athletic Club Wins National AAU Championship
MD Solicits Support for Less Weight Loss, One Minute Rest
Ready Comment
"Born to Wrestle"
Fighting for a Berth on the USA Olympic Team (photo series)
Cuyahoga West Wins National Junior College Championships
Two Stars as St. Lawrence U
The Wrestling Milkovichs
Pennsylvania Wrestling
USA Mat Notes
19th Annual NAIA Wrestling Championships
Nebraska News Notes
New Jersey
National Honor Roll of Champions

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April 15, Issue 1976 - Volume11 Number 10

SHOWS WAYNE WELLS, Gold Medal winner for the Untied States at the 1972 Olympics. Training Camps for the 1976 U.S. team include as coaches other Olympians such as Dan Gable, Wayne Baughman, Jim Peckham and Ion Bacciu ( pictured in insets). Junior wrestlers aged 15 and up will receive instuction at Brockport, N.Y. June 20 to 24, and DeKalb, IL May 18 to June 20. See page 19 for details.

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An Ear to Remember
U.S.A. Mat Notes
Florida Wrestlerettes
Comments from the 1976 NCAA Champions
Pennsylvania Wrestling
Iowa Wins NCAA Title Again
Ohio High School Wrestlers Lead Nation
Oklahoma State Wins the 1935 Nationals in a Repeat Performance
Eye on Iowa
Pin-Pointing Oregon
Letter from the Olympic Coach
U.S.A. Tean Places Second in Tbilisi Tournament
Soviets Dominate World Cup
California Wrestling
An Athlete Who Has Overcome His Greatest Oppening
What's Happening
National Honor Roll of Champions

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March 15, Issue 1976 - Volume 11 Number 9

SOUTH DAKOTA- Randy Lewis of Rapid City Stevens High School applies a near side cradle to pin Roy O'Dary of Rapid City Central for his 34th consecutive pin. (Photo by Don Polovich) Randy's pin string was stopped at 45 in a row at Bismarck, N.D. A new national scholastic record of consecutive pins by an individual wrestler previously held by Charles Jaeger of Eastern Military Academy, Cold Springs, Long Island, New York.

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1934 National Collegiates
Jr. Olympic Profram Begins Tenth Year
Letter from the Champions
California Wrestling
The Sparks System
National Record of Mothering and Chaperoning Ypung Wrestlers
USA Wrestlers Visit Mexico
Wrestler Has Habit of Beating Odds
Official Lost All Composure and Control
Is Wrestling Going to Die?
Pennsylvenia Wrestling
Wrestlerettes to Tackle Problems
USA Mat Notes

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March 1, Issue 1976 - Volume11 Number 8

MT. VIEW, CALIF.- St. Francis High School 88 lb. sophomore, Greg Loney, pinning heavier Oceana High opponent.

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Nippon Grapplers Visit U.S.A.
Top Technique
What's Happening
U.S.A. Mat Notes
Indiana All-Stars to Poland (Cultural Exchange-1975)
Sambo
AAU News
A Deeper Look at Wrestling
The Winning Philosophy Used at Iowa State
Michigan Notebook
Pennsylvania Wrestling
Pin-Pointing Oregon
Eye on Iowa
The Undefeated Loser
National Honor Roll of Champions
Wrestling at Saint Francis High School

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February 15, Issue 1976 - Volume 11 Number 7

Pennsylvania High School wrestling is recognized as being one of the nation's strongest programs. There is no classification in wrestling. A State Champion is the best over 400 varsity wrestlers in his weight division. The photo is of Terry Donohue of Council Rock High School, Newton, Pennsylvanis, turning Ken Thompson (Del Haas) to his Back.

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Citizenz of Mexico Runner-up in 1933 NCAA
What's Happening
New Jersey Wrestling
Russian Top Technique
1975 State Coaches-of-the-Year
Conducting 3rd Annual Old Timers Tourney
Pin-Pointing Oregon
What's It Like to Win a National Championship?
Pennsylvania Wrestling
National Honor Roll

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February 1, 1976 - Volume 11 Number 6

WISCONSIN- Gold Medal Winner Ben Peterson switching Bill Benskin of Wisconsin on his way to a quaterfinal 2-0 victory in the Northern Open. Photo by Bob Daemmrich.

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Indiana Becomes First Big 10 School to Win National Collegiate Wrestling Championship
USA Mat Notes
Ready, COMMENT
World Cup returning to Toledo
''Kings' Boost Spirit of '76
Does kid and Freestyle Wrestling Affect Your Problem?
National Scholastic Records
Eye on Iowa
A New Procedure to Determine a Winner When a Wrestling Bout Ends in a Tie
Freestyle More Exciting
California Wrestling
Minnesota Wrestling
History of Wrestling
Canadian Wrestlers Tough Competitors
Oklahoma's World
Pennsylvania Wrestling
National Honor Roll of Champions

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January 15, 1976 - Volume 11 Number 5

Wisconsin Northern Open- Wisconsin's Pat Christenson riding Carl Adams during a tough championship match. Christenson won in overtime 3-3, 5-2. the Northern Open has been billed as being one of the nation's toughest tourneys. Dan Gable was beaten by Lee Kemp in the 158-pound finals. For more information read the "Letter from the Editor." The cover drawing is by Lady Dishman, made from the above action shot. Ms. Dishman will be making pencil sketches of wrestling action in the next issue of SWN. Duplicates of the action drawing can be purchased by writing Lady Dishman, 2410 Gilbert, Missoula , Montana 59801. They are available in 16" x 20" for $4.00 each or 11" x 17" at $3.00 each. (Photo by Bob Daemmrich).

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Over 800 Compete in USWF National Junior Championships
Nebraska News Notes
Letters from the Champions
Ideas on Drilling
1931 Tounament-Oklahoma State, Unoffical Champs
United States Wrestling Federation
Two High School Coaches Lead USA to Pan America Freestyle Victory
USA Wins 7 Gold in Pan America Greco Championships
From the Great Plains of Nebraska to Russia
Great Plains AAU Freestyle Championships (Photo Series)
Pennsylvania Wrestling
Ready, COMMENT
Grappie Gals
Russian Top Technique
Eye on Iowa
California Wrestling
USA Mat Notes
Buckeye o-PIN-ion
National Honor Roll of Champions
Problems of Body Heat in traing Wrestlers

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December 15, 1975 - Volume 11 Number 4

Iowa- National USWF Junior Championships- William Smith of New York counters a double-leg attempt by Mark Churella of Michigan in the 154-pound Junior Freestyle finals. Churella won a 7-6 decision, reversing an earlier 5-4 loss to Smith.

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AAU Cultural Exchange to Continue; Six Countries Already in Fold for Next Year
Ready, COMMENT
Letters from the Champions
Eye on Iowa
Parents Are An Asset to an Athlete
The Warm-up
What the "Guinness Book of World Records" Says About Wrestling
Nebraska News Notes
California Wrestling
California wrestlers Go "Down Under"-New Zealand Way
Campanella Helps Landis
My Son's Last Meal
Pennsylvania Wrestling
Top Technique
National Honor Roll of Champions
Everything or Nothing-Poem
Buckeye Wrestling
Mat Notes
Wrestlers Face Unique Challenge
World Wrestling Group Names Lady Refs
18th Annual NYAC Christmas Championships

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November 15, Issue 1975 - Volume 11 Number 3

Carl Mangrum in the process of winning the 1975 Washington AAA 122-pound Division State Championships. Carl wrestled from Mt. Rainier High School and has a single leg on state runner-up Nick Capato from Kent-Meridian High School. (Photo by Randy Tomaras)

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Ready, COMMENT
Letters from the Champions
National Honor Roll of Champions
Mat Notes
About Losing
Gable Considers Return to Mat for Olympics
New England Independent Winning Streak Broken
The Carr(s) Steamroll On
National Age Group Profram, Summer 1975
Pennsylvania Wrestling
Goosby Goes for National Record
Soviets Dominate in World Games
Won All 29 Last Season 'With a Pin'
Wrestling Injuries
Korean Seniors Sweep U.S.A.
Whiz R. Grapplemore
Russian Top Technique
Buckeye o-PIN-ion
Eye of Iowa
Iowa Wrestlers Tour Romania
USWF National Junior Championships 1975
USWF National Open G-R Championships 1975

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October 15, Issue 1975 - Volume 11 Number 2

Abdulbekov Zogaloo- on his way to a Gold Medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics. Mr. Zogaloo is considered the Soviet's best contender for the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada which will start July 20th and end July 31st. Zogaloo will write a Russian Technique series in the necxt 10 issues of SWN this year.

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Hometown hero Iacovelli Stars in NJO Wrestling
Scoreboard Sales Manager for Daktronics Firm
Mat Notes
Statement by President Ford
National High School Congress 1975-76
Eye on Iowa
United States Wrestling Federation
National Honor Roll of Champions
Russian Top Technique
Sweden, Only Free Country in Top Seven . . . Why?
U.S. Wrestlers Visit Bulgaria-Junior World Championships
Junior World Team Comes Home With a 3rd Place and Rude Awakening
Pennsylvania Wrestling
''American the Beautiful' Has New Meaning
Michigan Notebook
Does 'Pulling" Weight Really Harm the Wrestler?
Canadian Wins 1929 NCAA Championship
The Complete Wrestler
Letters from the Champions

September 20, Issue 1975 - Volume 11 Number 1

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- Greg Hicks, Athletes in Action 180.5 pounder, attempting to turn Wisconsin's Pete Leiskau enroute to the title. New York AC, led by champions John Morley and Paul Gillespie, dashed away with the team championship, piling up a 75-34 margin over the Athletes in Action. Wisconsin Wrestling Club was third at 26 and defending champion Mayor Daley was fourth, another three points back. Completing the list of 1975 National Open champions were Gary Uram of Lock Haven at 105.5, Morley at 114.4, Jack Reinwand of Wisconsin at 125.5, Keller at 136.5, Gillespie at 149.5, Maple at 163, Hicks at 180.3, former Washington star Mel Renfro of Louisiana State at 198, Hellickson at 220 and Larry Avery of Michigan State, heavyweight.

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Ready, COMMENT
Cauliflower Ear
Top Technique
1975 Lakeside Open youth Invitational
National Honor Roll of Champions
Powder Puff Wrestling Match
1975 U.S.W.F. Junior National Freestyle
Kansas State Championships-Kid Wrestling Federation
Letters from the Chmpions
History of NCAA
Eye of Iowa
Paralyzed Wrestler Has 'Faith, Hope and Love'
Weight training for Wrestling
Saratoga Hosts largest One Day Tournament
Wrestlers Bring Back Spiritual Lessons
Why Can't We Do Better in the World?
California Wrestling
Mat Notes