Fight Path: Meet Bellator 69's Shannon Slack, Dominick Cruz's own Henry Cejudo

When Shanon Slack first met Dominick Cruz, he was asked to make a phone call. Cruz discovered that Slack, through wrestling connections, knew Henry Cejudo, who in 2008 had been a 55-kilogram Olympic gold medalist wrestler. Slack placed a call to Cejudo's brother and put them in touch. Cruz was looking for wrestling help, but Cejudo knew something the future UFC didn't. The guy who made the phone ...

Lightner takes down State title

Holly Lightner/Special to the Sun When it came to work on the wrestling mat, local grappler Jacob Lightner pinned down a championship this past weekend.

Piedra Vista's Nick Pacheco signs with Highlands

FARMINGTON — After grappling for months with the decision, Piedra Vista wrestler Nick Pacheco has decided to keep representing New Mexico by staying in the state to wrestle in college.

Canzano: Olympic wrestler Kelsey Campbell's journey started with a bet

"You wouldn't last two weeks wrestling," they said. They were wrong. This summer, Milwaukie High grad Kelsey Campbell will wrestle for an Olympic gold medal.

Wrestling club yields big rewards despite price tag

It's a labor of love at the cost of $20,000. The payoff, though, is immeasurable. The room that adjoins Johnny Tapia's garage at his south-side Santa Fe home has become the place where wrestling dreams begin.