WIN’S SPECIAL HOLIDAY ISSUE IS NOW AVAILABLE

Happiest of holidays from WIN Magazine to you … and we welcome you to read our latest issue that was printed on Dec. 18 and is already available in digital form.

Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe … WIN’s “Holiday Issue” is perfect for this time of year.

First, you will find special features on high school and college wrestlers and teams who competed in either Walsh-Jesuit Ironman in Ohio — like Noah Nininger of Staunton River High School, who appears on the cover — and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational earlier this month.

You will also find plenty of human-interest wrestling stories that are perfect this time of year … from wrestlers fighting epileptic comas and cancer … to celebrating wrestlers who don’t even start the sport until they are in high school … to honoring our nation’s wrestling coaches who continue to make the sport so enjoyable for their wrestlers.

Check out a list of those stories, columns, rankings and technique/training sections that are perfect for all wrestlers, coaches and fans.

FEATURE STORIES …

Page 7 – HAVING FAITH – With three champions, Faith Christian, a two-time 2A state champ from Quakertown, Pa., became just the sixth different school to win a team title at the 30th annual Walsh-Jesuit Ironman in Ohio.

Page 25 – A MOCCO JOURNEY – Perhaps none of the 2024 Walsh-Jesuit Ironman champs took a more unusual road — literally — to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, than heavyweight champ Michael Mocco and his famous father/coach Steve.

Nicholas Scattolino

Page 30 – UNWAVERING BRAVERY – Forced to learn to walk, crawl and swallow again from an epileptic coma at the age of nine in 2020, Nicholas Scattolino took up wrestling and became a Pennsylvania state 11/12-year-old placer as a rookie.

Page 35 – RIDE ‘EM COWBOYS – Under a rookie head coach in David Taylor and a team featuring some key transfers, Oklahoma State posted its first national headline when the Cowboys dominated the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

Page 36 – WHAT PRESSURE? – Four Vegas champs — Matt Ramos, Jesse Mendez, Caleb Henson and Parker Keckeisen — welcome the heat of the national spotlight they first created at past NCAA Championships.

Katie Pilcher (left) & Bishop Ireton HS team

Page 46 – NEVER TOO LATE TO WRESTLE – At a time when high school wrestling continues to grow, Greg Redden of Bishop Ireton High School in Virginia coaches many first-timers, while softball stand-out Katie Pilcher in Iowa gives wrestling a shot as a senior.

Page 47 – KINGS & QUEENS OF KONG – In addition to starting a successful club team, made up of great wrestlers from all over the country, Anthony Ciolino is also a father of three girls and now enjoys bringing together some of the nation’s top prep females too.

Page 50 – NO MAN IS AN ISLAND – One of the bigger surprises at this past fall’s World Championships was Shane Jones, a former Old Dominion wrestler, who got a new lease on life and the sport of wrestling.

USA WRESTLING COACHING CORNER STORIES …

Page 10 – VOMBAUR POWER – A two-time All-American at Boise State, Ben VomBaur has kept the focus at the Bear Cave Wrestling Club on technique and character development.

Page 12 – A NOBLE CAUSE – Derrick Noble has led many young wrestlers at the Toss Em Up Academy in Illinois, including his son and 2024 Ironman champ Caleb.

Derrick (left) and Danelle Noble

Page 13 – NOBILITY OF SPIRIT – Growing up in South Africa, Danelle Noble knew little about wrestling, but now enjoys her role as an official with the help of hubby Derrick.

Page 14 – PASTORIZA’S TIRELESS PURSUIT – The Arizona USA Wrestling Women’s Director is still involved with helping girls in the Grand Canyon State … even after his own girls have moved on.

COLUMNISTS …

• WIN publisher Bryan Van Kley pays his respects to his staff and others who are making WIN’s 31^st year the best ever.
• WIN’s assistant editor Tristan Warner talks about his first experience of covering the Ironman and how much high school wrestling has changed.
• Legendary coach Dan Gable welcomes the success of wrestling in this country but warns wrestlers and coaches no to become comfortable and complacent.
• High school wrestling coach John Klessinger tells wrestlers how to be courageous when they could be fearful.
• Strength and training coach Zach Even-Esh says more muscular-endurance work is not needed in season;
• High school wrestling columnist Rob Sherrill believes it is too early in the season to say who the best team and wrestlers are nationally.
• Flowrestling’s Kyle Klingman suggests four wrestling films that will inspire wrestlers and coaches.
• WIN founder Mike Chapman shares his memories of the late Jack Roller, who had a special connection to Dan Hodge.
• Well-known public address announcer Sandy Stevens shares the story of Greg Zannetti, who went from pinning in wrestling to joining the priesthood.
• WIN editor Mike Finn believes wrestling families — like Jordan Burroughs and his wife Lauren — are perfect for this holiday season.

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