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Team USA knocks off Team Ireland, 7-3 on USA Boxing’s 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour stop #2; SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
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United Fight Alliance Partners with The World Association of Kickboxing USA
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Fight Network to Live Broadcast New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s First-Ever U.S. Event this Saturday, Hōngongoi 1 i 8 p.m. AND
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USA Women World champions Gray, Maroulis to face Canadian opponents in Beat the Streets “United In The Square,” in Times Square on May 19
3X World champion Adeline Gray to battle Justina Distasio at 75 kg; World champion Helen Maroulis to face Samantha Stewart at 53 kg
NEW YORK, April 18, 2016 – World champion women wrestlers Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis of the United States will compete against talented Canadian opponents as part of the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Rāpare, Kia 19.
Gray is a three-time World champion who earned a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team with her victory at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 10. Gray will face 2015 Canadian World Team member Justina Distasio in a match at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Gray won World gold medals in 2012, 2014 a 2015, and is also a two-time World bronze medalist in 2011 a 2013. Gray is currently on a 37-match winning streak. She was a 2015 Pan American Games champion, is a two-time World Cup champion, and has also won World titles on the University and Junior levels. She is a native of Denver, Colo., and competes for the New York Athletic Club.
Di Stasio competed on the 2015 Canadian Senior World Team. She won gold medals in the 2015 a 2016 Pan American Championships, and was a silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. Di Stasio was second at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials. She was fifth in the 2012 Junior World Championships. Di Stasio was a three-time WCWA Women’s College national champion for Simon Fraser University.
This is a rematch of the 2015 Pan American Games gold medal finals, won by Gray with a come-from-behind last-second score for a 9-6 wikitoria.
It will be Gray’s first time competing in Times Square at a Beat the Streets competition, and Di Stasio will be making her Times Square debut as well.
Maroulis was a 2015 World champion at 55 kg, and has won a 2012 World silver medal and a 2013 World bronze medal. Maroulis recently won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 53 kg, and will be competing at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, April 22–24, where she will attempt to qualify the United States for the Rio Olympic Games at her weight class.
Maroulis is a six-time U.S. Open champion. She has won two World Cup gold medals and 2011 Pan American Games champion. She won three career Junior World titles. Maroulis won four WCWA women’s college national titles for Simon Fraser University. She is a native of Rockville, MD. and competes for the Sunkist Kids.
Stewart was a bronze medalist at the 2012 World University Championships, and was a 2016 Pan American Championships gold medalist. She placed fourth in the 2009 Senior World Championships. Stewart has won medals at international competitions in Germany, Canada, France, Brazil and Romania. She won the Canadian Team Trials in December 2015.
Maroulis has competed in a Beat the Streets event three previous times, scoring victories in all of her bouts. She first competed in the “Rumble on the Rails” in Grand Central Terminal in 2013, pinning Irina Kisel of Russia in the second period. I roto i te 2014, she scored a pin over Marcia Andrades of Venezuela in 5:53 in Times Square at the “Team USA vs. the World” event. I roto i te 2015, she scored a 10-0 technical fall over Yamilka del Valle of Cuba in the “Salsa in the Square” in Times Square. This will be Stewart’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets event.
Competitors for Team USA will also compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran. There will be two Olympic-level matches and four Junior-level matches as part of the men’s freestyle competition. I tua atu, there will also be Greco-Roman competition on the card. These matchups will be announced at a later date.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. I roto i te 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. I roto i te 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. I roto i te 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. I roto i te 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. I roto i te 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. I roto i te 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org ranei 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available athttp://www.btsny.org/gala.
The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, fakatapui, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.
"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
In New York City, Kia 19, 2016
Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)
Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (USA) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
Note: USA vs. Iran freestyle matches and featured Greco-Roman bout to be announced later.
Wrestling Schedule
3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration
USA Wrestlers To Face Iran In Times Square In New York City May 19 In “United In The Square,” To Highlight Beat the Streets Gala Night
Select American Stars To Take On Iran in Olympic-level and Junior-level matches Youth Wrestlers and High School Girl Wrestlers Take The Mat; Gala Follows
NEW YORK– In what will be a highlight of the Olympic year in wrestling and has become a rite of spring in New York, Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced details of this year’s international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Rāpare, Kia 19.
Competitors for Team USA, which will include 2016 Olympic team hopefuls, will compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran, a preview of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. In addition to Olympic-level matches, four Junior-level matches will be featured, showcasing future world and Olympic-caliber talent.
Members of the U.S. Women’s Team and Greco-Roman Team are also expected to battle in some other featured bouts against international competition to be announced.
"I couldn’t be more excited. We have Iran and the USA battling for wrestling supremacy in Times Square; united in the idea that sports can bring change in young men and women and even in countries sometimes. It’s going to be pretty cool. An added plus is that Iran has the loudest and most passionate wrestling fans in the world. Kaua e haereere ki reira,” said Beat the Streets Chairman of the Board Mike Novogratz, the founder of these Gala competitions.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition.
I roto i te 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran. Playing an important role in the international Keep Olympic Wrestling effort, this historic wrestling event gained international media coverage and helped wrestling retain its status on the Olympic Games program.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. I roto i te 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. I roto i te 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. I roto i te 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. I roto i te 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. I roto i te 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature will be held at the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The USA vs. Iran dual requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance at www.btsny.org ranei212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available at http://www.btsny.org/gala.
The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, fakatapui, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.
"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule
In New York City, Kia 19, 2016
3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, rite taua, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, te Kotahitanga mamau ao. Noa, USA Wrestling Ko te whakahaere pokapū e faaau hōtaka nonoke amateur i roto i te iwi, i te mahi ki te waihanga i te anaanatae i te whai wāhitanga, me te i roto i enei hōtaka. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
Whawhai Foaki e Whatunga RFA 29: USA vs. Brazil LIVE this Friday, Aug. 21 i 10 p.m. AND
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RFA 29 – USA vs. BRAZIL
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MAHI MAIN:
Ricky Musgrave vs. Raoni BARCELOS
WORLD mā whitu TITLE
CO-MAIN MAHI:
JORDON LARSON vs. ACKSON Junior
ALSO FEATURING:
Jocelyn JONES-LYBARGER vs. KINBERLY NOVAES
Kaiako hōnore:
ROBBIE LAWLER vs. Lyoto Machida
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 ORA ON AXSTV
ORA i te Sanford Taparima i Sioux Falls, SD
Tīkiti i runga i te Sale i roto i Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Raa te riri Alliance (RFA) peresideni Ed Soares kauwhautia tenei ra e RFA 29 Ka ngā te whawhai kapa pitting runga opuaraa Amerika ki runga opuaraa Beresiria, ka hoki whakatairanga MMA te ki South Dakota muri marama. Ko te kaiako hōnore ka toa Welterweight UFC o nāianei Robbie Lawler (Team USA) me te toa te marama-taumahamaha o mua UFC Lyoto Machida (Team Brazil). RFA 29 will be headlined with an RFA featherweight title fight between top-contenders Ricky Musgrave and Raoni Barcelos. Ko te hui e wahi Rāmere, August 21 i te Sanford Taparima i Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
“RFA 29 ka whai i te USA vs. Ariā kapa Brazil e ka ngā etahi o te runga opuaraa MMA i ia whenua,” Ua parau Soares. “Robbie Lawler a Lyoto Machida ka nga kaiako hōnore mō ia rōpū. I roto i te hui matua, Ricky Musgrave a Raoni Barcelos hoki e whakataetae mo te wātea RFA taitara tekau mā. Tāpae tēnei kāri katoa te a e kore e taea e ahau te tatari kia kite i te aha tupu i RFA 29 i runga i Rāmere, August 21.”
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Musgrave (14-4) Kei te eke te ngaru nui o te torohaki e haere mai ana ki tenei whawhai taitara. I roto i tona haerenga tino tata, “Ko te Spazmanian rewera” piro te tino wikitōria tuatahi TKO a tawhio i runga i-te wā e wha UFC vet me te Jiu-Jitsu whitiki pango Alvin Robinson i RFA 22 i roto i te Hānuere. Ka mau te win te wahi i roto i te whenua o Musgrave o Colorado Springs, Atu Colorado me tona pūkenga toa ki te wha nga whawhai i roto i te rarangi. Ko te U.S mua. Kua riro Army Ranger ono o e whitu whawhai i runga i te tau e rua me te hawhe whakamutunga, e te hinaaro ki te kawe fare i te taitara kua i ia e ona kanohi ki runga ki hoki te manawa ia.
“Kua ui e ahau mo reira, Kua tatari ahau mo reira, a inaianei te reira te hopea konei,” Na ka mea a Musgrave mō tana pere taitara RFA. “Ko te oaoa e pā ana ki tenei tangata katoa i Pariah MMA i Colorado Springs, me to tatou omaoma he e pā ana ki ki te kia hoatu i runga i te mahere. Barcelos Ko te koati uaua, tino pukuriri, me te hoariri e tika. 'Oku Oaoa ki te tiki i roto i te reira, ka whawhai ki ahau.”
Barcelos (8-1) hoki ano ki te RFA Tapawaru hou atu te mutu a tawhio tuatahi ēnei. Ka haere mai i te win mā KO runga i te Division NCAA mua tūturu ahau katoa-American mamau Jamal Parks i RFA 23 i roto i te Hui-tanguru. Ko te a'ee te toru o te dynamo Palāsilá mō te whakatairanga me te i kaha ki te whakaatu i tona mohio pai-porotaka whakaturia i roto i te ahua kino ia. I te tihi o tona kaha KO nui, Barcelos Ko te whitiki pango te piha haapiiraa te ao Jiu-Jitsu i timata whakangungu “te toi ngawari” ki tona papa,, whitiki pango-a-whero Laerte Barcelos, ka ko ia tika-nga tau e rua tau. The Nova União standout now looks to add the RFA featherweight title to his lengthy list of athletic accomplishments.
“Ko ahau rawa hari ki te whawhai mo te taitara RFA te ao,” i kīia Barcelos. “RFA He kaupapa kua whakaatu he rota o te taranata ki te ao kite. Au mohio ki tenei whawhai i te faingamālie ka whai ahau kia mohio mo toku mahi. Te tae mai, he mea moemoea i te reira parau mau, me te honore, ki te waiho i te toa o te kaupapa rite te RFA nui.”
Ko te hui tahi-matua o RFA 29 Ka ngā rua opuaraa MMA Welterweight, e maranga hohoro nga rarangi o te wehenga hohonu mua. Ko te tuatahi tetahi nga toa tino aroha ai i roto i te āhua o South Dakota o he. E kore tetahi mea ke atu i Jordon Larson e kia (6-1), i whanau, ka whakaarahia i roto i te Sioux Falls, engari tēnei wā whakaako i roto i Power MMA i Gilbert, Arizona. Kua Larson te kaiwhiwhi o e rua o nga popo whakahau nui i roto i te hītori RFA, a ka rapu mo te toru o tona i runga iAugust 21. He will be tasked with facing Brazilian juggernaut Ackson Junior (5-0), e whakaako nei i roto i te rongonui X-Gym i Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Tank Russo” Kua whawhai autaia roto o tona fenua whare o Amerika ki te Tonga. Kua mutu ia nga tangata katoa e rima i faaruru ia ki tetahi anake o aua pāngia tonu ake atu i te kotahi a tawhio noa.
RFA 29 will also feature the biggest and most important women’s MMA bout to ever take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA fan favorite Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (5-1) will be the female representative for Team USA. Jones-Lybarger has won all three of her fights in the RFA since making her debut for the promotion in 2014. Ka te angitu, MMA Lab kia rapu mo tona win wha i roto i te wha o rerekē āhua i whawhai ia i roto i mo te whakatairanga. Kua homai ia i te ohipa uaua, which will see her clash with the highly-regarded Brazilian strawweight Kinberly Novaes (8-2). Novaes Ko te patu hihiri e whakaako i raro i UFC me te whakapehapeha vet Cristiano Marcello i CM Pūnaha i Curitiba, Brazil. Noaves pai te pea mohiotia hoki te kaute i te wikitoria tuarua TKO a tawhio i runga i runga-runga whā UFC Jessica Andrade i tika whawhai ngaio ia te toru o. Pāngia atu i RFA 29 – USA vs. Kia ka kauwhautia Brazil hohoro. RFA 29 ka hei takahanga te toru o nga whakatairanga o ki te tango i te wahi i roto i “Ko te State Mount Rushmore” o South Dakota mai a nga āhua MMA whakamutunga raumati. Ko te kāri matua katoa o RFA 29 – USA vs. Ka teata Brazil ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT i te Rāmere, August 21.
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram i RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Mō RFA: RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. E whakaatu ana i te RFA ngā ora i runga i te kaupapa, tae atu Las Vegas marama a tawhio noa te United States, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 43 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS: Rongonui mo ona ngā kaupapa Mixed Rāmere Night aotia Arts me Kickboxing AXS TV whawhai he. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. Na ka ki a Asia päpäho whawhai atu LIVE atu tetahi atu whatunga pouaka whakaata. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC nga po Rāmere i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.
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Beat The Streets New York Announces Partnership With FloSports To Live Stream All Matches From Times Square
‘Salsa in the Square’ event to feature Team USA and Cuban National Team wrestlers in annual fundraiser
NEW YORK (Kia 12, 2015)– Beat the Streets New York (BTSNY) Kaiwhakahaere Executive, Jim Fallis announced today that BTSNY and FloSports will partner to live stream all the matches on May 21, in Times Square, as part of the annual fundraising Gala. Takahanga o tēnei tau, “Salsa in the Square,” will feature Olympic wrestlers from Team USA and the Cuban national team. Prior to the Olympic matches, BTS youth will compete in match ups in freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco.
“This is an historic partnership in that it is the first time that we will have a media partner that will stream all the matches and work hand in hand in the marketing of our event,” said Fallis. “As we grow and continue to provide more kids in New York City with the opportunity to beat the streets through wrestling, bringing our message to a larger audience will be critical. This partnership is a huge step in doing that and taking our event to the next level. I want to thank FloSports and all the people that made this possible and we look forward to the thousands of fans that will be able to enjoy live streaming of over 30 matches during the day.”
“We’re really excited to work with Beat the Streets New York to live stream this high-profile wrestling event,” FloSports CEO Martin Floreani said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to highlight some really talented wrestlers and also to raise awareness for a non-profit that is doing excellent work with youth.”
Broadcasting will begin at 3:45 p.m. AND i runga i Rāpare, Kia 21 on FloWrestling.com, with matches that will highlight wrestlers from Beat the Streets New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. There will be five matches featuring girls and wrestlers from five different states.
During the Cuba vs USA match, BTSNY will present their annual outstanding awards to student athletes from the BTS program.
The lineup for the main event will be released shortly.
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ABOUT FLOSPORTS
FloSports, an innovative sports media and events company based in Austin, Texas, changes the way athletes and fans interact with their passion in sports. Focused on untapped sports markets historically neglected by traditional media, FloSports brings together fragmented communities and provides them the platform to connect with the sports they love through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, weekly studio shows, branded entertainment, and event creation and execution. FloSports is dedicated to growing and elevating these communities that share a deep commitment to the sports that matter to them at FloTrack.com, FloWrestling.com and Gymnastike.com
ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and mentoring. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.