Those who love wrestling hope that a change to what athletes wear will draw more kids to the sport. Or at least not drive them away. The National Federation of State High School Associations this week ...

Some of the best high school wrestlers will graduate having never stepped on the mat. That statement isn’t much of a leap if one believes some of the sport’s decision-makers. They see an issue that’s ...

The wrestling singlet is as iconic as it is unique. But will it soon be extinct? That's the worry of some traditionalists after the National Federation of State High School Associations, which governs ...

As a high school wrestler then and as Nanticoke Area’s head coach now, Harold Shotwell is familiar with occasional negative reactions to the singlet. While the diehard, lifelong wrestlers are used to ...

Chris Krueger, the longtime wrestling coach at Denver High School, is used to his athletes competing in a traditional singlet — that tight-fitting piece of spandex that has been part of the sport for ...

Enacting change is never easy in a sport with roots dating back to the dawn of civilization. That didn’t stop the National Federation of State High School Associations Board of Directors from ...

WILKES-BARRE – While a long-term impact will take several years to be seen, high school wrestling officially entered a new era and took on a different look when the PIAA season started in early ...

A rule change allowing scholastic wrestlers to wear a two-piece uniform as an alternative to the traditional singlet is expected to increase participation in the sport, according to the National ...

Marco Vespa remembers asking Monroe-Woodbury wrestling coach John Gartiser a few years back if he’d ever compete in a two-piece uniform in high school. Vespa had worn a traditional singlet since he ...

On Tuesday, the NFHS approved 11 new rules for high school wrestling, including allowing wrestlers to compete in two-piece uniforms starting this season. Emails were sent to coaches across the state ...

The wrestling singlet is as iconic as it is unique. But will it soon be extinct? That’s the worry of some traditionalists after the National Federation of State High School Associations, which governs ...

Two-piece wrestling uniforms could make their way to high school mats this fall in the state after recommendations were made and approved at the National Federation of State High School Associations ...