Overview shot of all he mats at the Beast of the East photo courtesy of NJ.com

Delaware wrestlers face some of nation’s best at Beast of the East

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

  Newark – The Bob Carpenter Center on the Campus of the University of Delaware with 12 wrestling mats sprawled across the floor was the battle ground for the 31st Beast of the East High School Wrestling Tournament. The event featured 960 wrestlers from 168 teams representing 24 states converging on Newark, Delaware. “It was a little overwhelming, but it was …

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Mahan, Radecki win inaugural girls’ wrestling competition

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Newark – The weekend of the 30th Annual Beast of the East Wrestling Tournament added a new wrinkle. Fifty-three girls spread across nine weight classes with schools in the surrounding states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia plus two teams from Tennessee, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Utah and Florida. Delaware Military’s senior Alyssa Mahan etched her name in history …