BEAT THE STREETS LOS ANGELES BLOG

LOS ANGELES (February 12) – Stars of the United States Women’s Wrestling National Team are scheduled to face off against powerhouse India at Hollywood Wrestles Bollywood March 31 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The dual match will be featured as part of Beat the Streets Los Angeles’ 5 th Annual Benefit and International Competition, a yearly fundraising and awareness event for the LA-based wrestling non-profit. “Beat the Streets Los Angeles is honored to continue the

January 30, 2018 | After a long wait, the Wrestling Jamboree—the first competition of the Beat the Streets LA 2017-18 season—was held at Fremont High School on January 21, 2018.The event was originally scheduled for December 10th, but the effects of the Creek Fire in Sylmar forced the event to be rescheduled. Despite the wait, the jamboree provided a critical opportunity for many new Beat the Streets LA wrestlers to practice the skills they have been learning at our 18 curre

Photo: Competition takes place on October 29, 2017 between the USA and Japan Women's Freestyle wrestling teams at the 4th Annual Benefit for Beat the Streets Los Angeles. Photo by Dana Barsuhn.LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES – Beat the Streets Los Angeles was honored to host a wrestling competition between the Japanese and USA women's freestyle wrestling teams as part of our 4th Annual Benefit.Hosted by ESPN reporter Jill Montgomery, this first-of-its-kind event – a dual-meet style

Click here to purchase tickets BEAT THE STREETS LOS ANGELES 4TH ANNUAL BENEFIT At Los Angeles, October 29 Event Schedule 3 p.m. – Japan vs. United States at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center 5:30 p.m. – Benefit celebration at Japanese American National Museum United States Roster 50 kg/110 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 53 kg/116 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 55 kg/121 lbs. – Gracie Figueroa, Selma, Calif. (T

Photo: Adeline Gray after winning the 2015 World Championships held in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com. For immediate release LOS ANGELES – Three-time World champion Adeline Gray is set to return to active competition as a member of the U.S. women’s wrestling team competing against Japan at the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 4th Annual Benefit on October 29. Following a near one-year layoff, Gray looks to reignite her already hall of fame caliber

LOS ANGELES – Olympic champion and two-time World champion Helen Maroulis will headline the U.S. women’s wrestling team competing against Japan at the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 4th Annual Benefit on October 29. Maroulis, the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling, is paired against Yoshimi Kayama at 57 kg/125 lbs. Kayama, one of Japan’s top representatives at the event, was a Cadet World champion in 2012 and a Junior World silver medalist in 2015.

LOS ANGELES – International women’s wrestling power Japan will bring a young, dynamic team to compete against the United States at the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 4th Annual Benefit being held at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center on October 29. The friendly exhibition will feature 10 bouts between the top two women’s wrestling programs in the world. The newly established weight categories, as announced last month by United World Wrestling, will be utilized

International Competition To Be Held During 4th Annual Benefit Weekend Los Angeles, CA: Beat the Streets Los Angeles (BTSLA) announces that it will host an International Competition between the U.S. and Japan Women’s Senior Freestyle Wrestling Teams. The friendly match will be the centerpiece of the organization’s 4th Annual Benefit Weekend. The Japan and U.S. Women’s Wrestling Teams represent the top two globally-ranked teams, respectively. Japan’s team is unquestionably the

The goal of the LASPD to “address the quality of life issues that impact student safety and the ability of the students and staff to enjoy a safe learning environment free from the fear of crime” aligns with BTSLA’s mission to cultivate youth development in underserved communities. To that end, LASPD has partnered with BTSLA to pave the way for the operation of wrestling programs in communities such as San Fernando, San Pedro, Bell, Florence and the Belmont DTLA Academy. LASP

Over two consectuve weeks in July, Beat the Streets LA welcomed 45 boys and girls to the DTLA Wrestling Academy for the first annual Summer Academy. Similar to Futures Camp, the Summer Academy mixed wrestling, team-building games, and outdoor activies in hopes to teach them life skills and values that will empower them to be tomorrow's leaders. Each day began with lunch from Eastside Market, chess lessons from Beat the Streets LA staff, followed by a walk to local museums an