This month's WEC 50 event officially drew an attendance of 1,861 and a live gate of $275,340.

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today emailed the official tallies to MMAjunkie.com.

WEC 50 took place Aug. 18 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and a bantamweight title fight between champ Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez headlined the Versus-televised main card.

On August 15th at the SLP Missouri State Fair Bench and Deadlift, Ryan Snelling pulled a World Class deadlift of 665 @161!.

October 30-31 – Greensboro, NC
www.super32.com
Largest and Most competitive pre-season tournament in the country
Approx 2,000 wrestlers
Close to 200 state champions in 2009!
50+ college coaches in attendance last year

As the Super 32 Challenge has become the premier pre-season tournament in the country, we continue to work hard to find ways to improve our event. We are excited to announce the following changes to be implemented with this year’s tournament. More details to follow this summer!

• The opportunity for Early Registration in the High School Division will be extended to:
  • Previous Super 32 placers (any year, High School Division only)
  • State Championship Finalists from all Varsity High School Individual State Championships, 2009-10 season
  • Top 4 placers from Varsity High School Individual State Championships, 2009-10 season, in the following states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, Indiana
• We will be holding Qualifying Tournaments (High School Division) in several states between late August and mid September. The top 4 placers will be given the opportunity for Early Registration
• Competition in the High School Division will be held over 2 days. Weigh-ins will still be Friday night. Competition will begin Saturday morning and run through the Round of 16. Quarterfinals will be on Sunday, and the period length on Sunday matches will be extended to 2-1.5-1.5.
• An additional 500 entries will be allowed in the High School Division
• Middle School competition will be held on Sunday only (weigh-ins Saturday evening)
• Belts will be given in the Middle School Division
• College out-of-bounds rule will be used

All ages, levels, and team competitors are invited to compete.

Weight value in each weight division is the maximum weight WITH GI on. Competitor is disqualified if he or she does not make weight. To check-in and compete, competitor must present driver’s license, or passport, or state issued identification. If competitor does not present his or her driver’s license, or passport, or state issued identification, competitor will be disqualified. No refunds.

Capital Christian School
9470 Micron Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95827
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More information on the official site.

HOUSTON - Strikeforce's first trip to the Lone Star State resulted in an attendance of 8,635, which officials surely will consider a success.

Saturday's event, "Strikeforce: Houston," aired on Showtime with a pair of title fights and took place at the Toyota Center in Texas.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed with a Strikeforce official the attendance figure, which company CEO Scott Coker said in ni doubt was aided by former Houston resident K.J. Noons, who defeated fellow lightweight Jorge Gurgel on the night's main card.

The state of California is notoriously difficult to win a state championship in.    These results bring to light a couple of interesting facts about the state including their only four timer, Darrell Vasquez, and that just one wrestler in the history of California wrestling has won a state title as a freshman above 103.  Look down to find out who it was.

4x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION
Darrell Vasquez – Bakersfield (C): 1999, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02

4x CALIFORNIA STATE FINALIST
Jason Welch – Las Lomas-Walnut Creek (NC): 2005 – ‘08
Louis Bland – Central Catholic-Modesto (SJ): 2005 – ‘08
Nathan Morgan – Bakersfield (C): 2002 – ‘04
Darrell Vasquez – Bakersfield (C): 1999 – ‘02
Jacob Palomino – Independence-San Jose (CC): 1998 – ‘01
Martin Kistler – Notre Dame-Riverside (S): 1978 – ‘81

3x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS
Jason Welch – Las Lomas-Walnut Creek (NC): 2006, ’07, ‘08
Louis Bland – Central Catholic-Modesto (SJ): 2005, ’06, ‘08
Brian Moreno – Foothill-Santa Ana (S): 2003, ’04, ’05
Troy Tirapelle – Clovis (C): 2002, ’03, ‘04
Nathan Morgan – Bakersfield (C): 2002, ’03, ‘04
Alex Tirapelle – Clovis (C): 1999, ‘00, ‘01
Jacob Palomino – Independence-San Jose (CC): 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Stephen Abas – Canyon Springs/James Logan (S/NC): 1994, ‘95, ‘96
Eric Guerrero – Independence-San Jose (CC): 1993, ‘94, ‘95
Scott Chapman – Rim of the World-Lake Arrowhead (S): 1991, ‘92, ‘93
Jimmy Aguirre – Clovis (C): 1989, ‘90, ‘91
Mark Gerardi – Valhalla-El Cajon (SD): 1985, ‘86, ‘87
Lawrence Jackson – Santa Monica (S): 1984, ‘85, ‘86
David Lee -Bella Vista-Fair Oaks (SJ): 1982, ‘83, ‘84

2x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS
Alex Cisneros – Selma (C): 2009 – ‘10
Morgan McIntosh – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 2009 – ‘10
David Klingsheim – Liberty-Brentwood (NC): 2008 – ‘09
Martin Gonzalez – Gilroy (CC): 2008 – ‘09
Roger McCovey – Del Norte (NC): 2008-09
Gilberto Camacho – Washington Union-Fresno (C): 2007 – ‘08
Anthony Meza – Vista (SD): 2007 – ‘08
Rudi Burtchi – Oakdale (SJ): 2007 – ‘08
Boris Navachkov – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC): 2006 – ‘07
Ryan Flores – Buchanan-Clovis (C): 2006 – ‘07
Billy Murphy -Hughson (SJ): 2005, ‘06
Jake Varner – Bakersfield (C): 2004, ‘05
Lewis Gonzalez – Turlock (SJ): 2004, ‘05
Joe Williams – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 2002 -‘03
Paul Baird – Poway (SD): 2002 – ‘03
Brody Barrios – Poway (SD): 1999 – ‘00
Michael Simpson – Brethren Christian-Anaheim (S): 1999 – ‘00
Ben Martinez – Tulare Union (C): 1998, ‘99
Max Odom – Foothill-Bakersfield (C): 1998, ‘99
Ryan Kane – Temecula Valley (S): 1998, ‘99
Carlos Blanco – Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley (S): 1997, ‘98
Ralph Lopez – Clovis West (C): 1997, ‘98
Hector Torres – Rosemead (S): 1997, ‘98
Joe Calavitta – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1996, ‘97
Steve Strange – Hughson (SJ): 1996, ‘97
Ty Wilcox – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1996, ‘97
Adam Tirapelle – Hiram Johnson-Sacramento/Buchanan-Clovis (SJ/C): 1995, ‘96
Mark Munoz – Vallejo (SJ): 1995, ‘96
Joshua Holiday – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1994, ‘95
Ed Mosely – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1994, ‘95
Casey Strand – College Park-Pleasant Hill (NC): 1993, ‘94
Kyle Porter – Hughson (SJ): 1991, ‘92
Lalo Moz -Hanford (C): 1991, ‘92
Darrin Preisendorf – American-Fremont (NC): 1991, ‘92
Tony Okada – Savanna-Anaheim (S): 1990, ‘91
Can Tran – Arroyo-El Monte (S): 1989, ‘90
Zach Cooper – Canyon-Anaheim (S): 1989, ‘90
Heath Sims – Woodbridge-Irvine (S): 1988, ‘89
Tony Trujillo – Covina (S): 1987, ‘89
Mike Phillips – Capistrano Valley-Mission Viejo (S): 1987, ‘88
John Grubbs – El Camino-Oceanside (SD): 1986, ‘87
Lyndon Campbell – Santa Fe (S): 1986, ‘87
Todd Tomazic – El Dorado-Placentia (S): 1986, ‘87
Trent Barnes – Clovis West (C): 1985, ‘86
Brandon Dennington – Tracy (SJ): 1985, ‘86
Billy Ramos – San Ramon Valley-Danville (NC): 1982, ‘83
Eric Osborne – South Hills-Covina (S): 1982, ‘83
Ray Gulmatico – Lakewood (S): 1979, ‘81
Martin Kistler – Notre Dame-Riverside (S): 1980, ‘81
Howard Lawson – El Dorado-Placentia (S): 1980, ‘81
Dan Chaid –Gunderson – San Jose (CC): 1980, ‘81
Bruce Terry – Loara-Anaheim (S): 1978, ‘79
Adam Cuestas – Merced (SJ): 1977, ‘78
Ray Martinez – Righetti-Santa Maria/Roosevelt-Fresno (S/C): 1977, ‘78
Dan Cuestas – Merced (SJ): 1976, ‘77
Glenn Cooper – San Juan-Citrus Heights (SJ): 1975, ‘76
Eric Wais – Woodland (SJ): 1975, ‘76
John Azevedo – Grace Davis-Modesto (SJ): 1974, ‘75
Terry Markou – Pacific-San Leandro (NC): 1974, ‘75

CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY A FRESHMAN
103 – Alex Cisneros-Selma (C): 2009
103 – Trevor Mechado-Ching-Oakdale (SJ): 2005
152 – Louis Bland-Central Catholic-Modesto (SJ): 2005
103 – Joe Cisneros-Bakersfield (C): 2004
103 – Darrell Vasquez-Bakersfield (C): 1999
103 – Jacob Palomino-Independence-San Jose (CC): 1998

MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS-TEAM
8 – Clovis (C): 1974, ‘75, ‘76, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ’03, ‘08
7 – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1993, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘00, ‘01
4 – Poway (SD): 1986, ‘99, ’05, ‘09
3 – Clovis West (C): 1983, ‘84, ‘89
3 – Bakersfield (C): 2002, ’04, ‘10

MOST TOP FIVE FINISHES-TEAM

22-Clovis (Central Section)
1st – 1974 -’76, 1990-’92, 2003, 2008
2nd – 1973, 2000, 2004
3rd – 1981, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2010
4th – 1986, 1994, 2007, ‘09
5th – 2001

21 – Poway (San Diego Section)
1st – 1986, 1999, 2005, 2009
2nd – 1992, 2003, 2006, 2007
3rd – 1988, 1990 -’91, 2000, 2004
4th – 1995, 2001, 2002, 2008
5th – 1989, 1997, 1998, 2010

12 – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (Southern Section)
1st – 1993-’94, 1996 -’98, 2000 -‘01
2nd -1995
3rd – 2003
4th – 2004
5th – 2002, ‘09

9 – Bakersfield (Central Section)
1st – 2002, 2004, 2010
2nd – 2001, 2005
3rd – 1995
4th – 2003
5th – 1980, 2007

8 – Buchanan-Clovis (Central Section)
1st – 2006
2nd – 1998-2002, ‘09
3rd – 2007
5th – 1996, 2000, 2008

7 – Valhalla-El Cajon (San Diego Section)
1st – 1985
2nd – 1991
4th – 1980, 1983 -’84, 1987
5th – 1986

6 – Bella Vista-Loomis (Sac-Joaquin Section)
2nd – 1981 -‘83
3rd – 1977, 1984
5th – 1978

5- Clovis West (Central Section)
1st – 1983 -’84, 1989
4th – 1997
5th – 1982

5 – Merced (Sac-Joaquin Section)
1st – 1980
2nd – 1976, ‘77
3rd – 1974
4th – 1975

5 – Vacaville (Sac-Joaquin Section)
1st – 2007
3rd – 1986
4th – 1992, 2005
5th – 2003

4 – Overfelt-San Jose (Central Coast Section)
1st – 1979
2nd – 1987
3rd – 1980
4th – 1988

4 – Monte Vista-Spring Valley (San Diego Section)
1st – 1973
2nd – 1974
3rd – 1975
5th – 1976

4 – Independence-San Jose (Central Coast Section)
1st – 1995
2nd – 1996, ‘97
5th – 1994

4 – Madera (Central Section)
2nd – 1975, 1984
3rd – 1994
5th – 1991

4 – Selma (Central Section)
2nd – 2009, 2010
4th – 1991
5th – 1988

3 – El Dorado-Placentia (Southern Section)
1st – 1982
2nd – 1986
3rd – 1983

3 – Notre Dame-Riverside (Southern Section)
2nd – 1978, 1980
5th – 1977

3 – Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (Sac-Joaquin Section)
2nd – 1993
3rd – 1992, 1997

2 – Victor Valley (Southern Section)
1st – 1987
4th – 1990

2 – Andrew Hill-San Jose (Central Coast Section)
1st – 1978
5th – 1979

2 – Gilroy (Central Coast Section)
2nd – 2008
4th – 2006

2 – Hughson (Sac-Joaquin Section)
2nd – 1999
5th – 2005

2 – Arroyo-El Monte (Southern Section)
2nd – 1989
5th – 1992

2 – Elk Grove (Sac-Joaquin Section)
3rd – 2005
4th – 1978

2 – James Logan-Union City (North Coast Section)
3rd – 1996
4th – 1995

2 – Lemoore (Central Section)
4th – 2000, 2010

2 – San Ramon Valley-Danville (North Coast Section)
5th – 1983, ‘84

2 – Turlock (Sac-Joaquin Section)
5th – 1990, 2004

MOST INDIVIDUAL STATE PLACERS BY A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
9 – Bakersfield (C): 2002**
7 – Clovis (C): 2008**
7 – Clovis West (C): 1983*

*Record accomplished with 13 weight groups (State placer = top 6)
**Record accomplished with 14 weight groups (State placer = top

TEAM SCORING RECORD
226.5 points: Bakersfield (C): 2002

MOST INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS
4-Bakersfield (C): 2002, 2004

MOST WRESTLERS IN CHAMPIONSHIP STATE FINALS
7-Bakersfield (C): 2002

Note:
1973-1989 (State placer = top 6)
1990-present (State placer = top

California Sections
1. Northern (N)
2. Southern (S)
3. Central (C)
4. North Coast (NC)
5. Central Coast (CC)
6. Sac-Joaquin (SJ)
7. San Diego (SD)
8. Los Angeles City League (LA)
9. San Francisco City League (SF)
10. Oakland City League (O)

Reminder the deadline for entry for the UPA Indiana State Powerlifting Championships are Friday August 27th. UPA Indiana has some awesome awards lined up for the day! This is a 2011 National Qualifier

At the recent SLP Wisconsin Outlaw State Fair BP & DL Championships. Held at the James E. Dottke High School - West Allis, Wisconsin. Submaster Andrea Thiel made her powerlifting debut with a big 275 raw bench and 415 raw deadlift at 165. Here we have a couple of photos of Andrea's lifts from the event.

Learn the basics of amateur wrestling from John Smith, head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys and one of the most decorated wrestlers in American sports history. In this instructional video, Coach Smith explains how a pin (or “fall”) is achieved, and explains the new out of bounds rule, illegal moves, injury timeouts, and the scoring system for both individual matches and dual meets.

John Smith is the all-time winningest coach at Oklahoma State University, whose wrestling program has won an NCAA-best 34 team national championships. Smith is a two-time NWCA National Coach of the Year, and has coached the Cowboys to five NCAA team national titles. Smith has also coached more than twenty NCAA individual champions, as well as nearly 100 All-Americans. In addition to wrestling for and now coaching his alma mater, Smith is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and has also coached the USA Olympic Wrestling team.

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High school students in the United States competing in scholastic wrestling do so in one of the following 14 weight classes set by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS):

• 103 lb
• 112 lb
• 119 lb
• 125 lb
• 130 lb
• 135 lb
• 140 lb
• 145 lb
• 152 lb
• 160 lb
• 171 lb
• 189 lb
• 215 lb
• Heavyweight (up to 285 pounds; up to 275 pounds from 1988-89 through 2005-06; unlimited before 1988-89).