Wrestling

Michigan Wrestling at Big Ten Championships

March 8, 2017

Michigan at Big Ten Wrestling Championships — Michigan’s Conor Youtsey celebrates a win against Minnesota’s Ethan Lizak in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by James Brosher)

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Penn wrestling crushes Mishawaka

January 19, 2014

Penn Mishawaka Wrestling — Penn’s Joey Mammolenti reacts as he competes with Mishawaka’s Clint Proctor in the 160-pound weight class during a high school wrestling match on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Wyoming state wrestling finals

February 27, 2011

Cheyenne Central's Bryce Meredith celebrates a win against Star Valley's Mitch Heap during the 103 pound Class 4A championship match on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Casper, Wyo.

Cheyenne Central's Leon Romero talks on the phone after a loss to Natrona County's Greg Lensert in a Class 4A 215-pound wrestleback match during the Wyoming high school state wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Casper, Wyo.

Wyoming state wrestling semi-finals

February 26, 2011

Cheyenne East's Michael Galicia reacts as he's twisted by Star Valley's Dawson Loveland during a semi-final match in the 4A 215 pound weight class on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. Loveland won the match.

Greybull wrestler Nathen Gossens takes a nap during the March of Champions at the Wyoming state wrestling finals on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Casper, Wyo.

The winner

January 28, 2011

My only assignment this evening was to get a standalone shot of the action from a Cheyenne South-Rawlins wrestling match. I walked into the gym to find the lights out with a single light hanging about 10 feet over the mat. My first thought was “sweet, dramatic light.” This eventually ended up being “oh (fudge), I can’t shoot action in this light.” Wrestlers (like hockey players) don’t look up very often, making my job pretty hard since that’s where the main light was. I ended up staying for the entirety of the match ups, but this was the best shot I produced: