On Sunday, November 16, the gym at Belmont High School came alive as Beat the Streets Los Angeles welcomed 166 young wrestlers for the annual Fall Youth Championship. Athletes from 13 BTSLA programs arrived early, shaking out nerves, meeting friends from other sites, and getting ready to test the skills they have been building all season. Wrestlers traveled from across the Greater Los Angeles area, including Oxnard, Topanga, Antelope Valley, El Monte, South LA, and San Pedro.

The Los Angeles wrestling scene came alive for the All Valley Wrestling Championship, co-hosted by Topanga PAL and Beat the Streets LA....

The 7th Annual Angel City Grand Prix, hosted by Beat the Streets Los Angeles, unfolded with electrifying energy on Sunday, April 6, 2025,...

We’re thrilled to announce that registration is open for our Annual All-Girls Freestyle Wrestling Tournament!    Mark Your Calendars for Beat the Streets LA’s Angel City Grand Prix! Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025 Location: Downey High School (11040 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241) This event continues to grow each year, bringing together incredible wrestlers from across California and Arizona to compete at the highest level. Last year, we welcomed over 270 wrestlers (ages 7-18)

On January 12, 2025, Beat the Streets Los Angeles held our annual fundraiser at Mt. San Antonio College. The event was a success, rallying support for our student-athletes and Summer Enrichment Program. We were also proud to feature speeches from two exceptional Tomorrow’s Leaders participants, Marisa Alvarez and Abraham Datte.   The funds raised will support several key initiatives: Annual Beat the Streets National Camp & Duals Summit – June 22-28 2025, Beat the Streets Los

On Sunday, November 10, Beat the Streets LA hosted its annual Fall Youth Championship at Belmont High School in Los Angeles. This community event brought together over 140 young athletes from 11 of our programs: Oxnard, Topanga, Antelope Valley, El Monte, South El Monte,  San Pedro, Downtown Academy, Irving Middle School, Frost Middle School, Valor Academy Middle School, and Dana Middle School. The energy was palpable as athletes of all skill levels came together to compete,

This past Sunday, we concluded our last Fall Tomorrow’s Leaders workshop series with an inspiring Pre-Season Training event! Our athletes had the privilege of learning from two exceptional guest speakers: Katherine Shai and Nathan Tomasello . Katherine is a 7x National Team Member, 2x Olympic Team Alternate, and University World Champion, as well as the founder of LuchaFIT.  Nathan is a 2015 D1 NCAA Champion, 4x Big Ten Champion, Co-owner of Submission Solutions, and current

Shoutout to all the Beat the Streets LA wrestlers who competed at Freakshow wrestling tournament last weekend in Las Vegas! We had 28 student-athletes from 3 of our programs representing us at the tournament. Here’s a special recognition for our athletes who placed: South El Monte – Ares Duarte   – 1st Place, Boys 8U 66 lbs   – 1st Place, Boys 8U 62 lbs Oxnard – Trinity Tipton – 1st Place, Girls 18U HWT – Teagan Moise – 2nd Place, Girls 18U 191 lbs – Madison Black – 6th Place

On Sunday, October 6th, Beat the Streets LA’s Tomorrow’s Leaders headed to the University of Southern California to enjoy a campus tour led by the USC Wrestling Club members: Brian Park, Michael Rea, and Tai Nguyen!  The day started at 10 AM with over 60 of our student-athletes gathered at the iconic Trojan Sword, marking the entrance to the McKay Training Center. The group explored several campus landmarks, including the Physical Education Building, Tommy Trojan, Traveler (U

Sunday, September 29th, Beat the Streets LA hosted the second Tomorrow’s Leaders workshop of the season! Over 80 students had the privilege of learning from one of our most accomplished coaches, Corey Jantzen. The workshop kicked off with an in-depth survey, administered to each participant to assess their social and emotional wellbeing. This valuable data allows the Beat the Streets team to gain insights and continually improve the programming we offer. Once the survey was c

Apply for the 2024-25 Tomorrow’s Leaders program. Applications for the 2024-25 Tomorrow‘s Leaders program will be open until Friday, March 21, 2025. Workshops and training will begin March 30, 2025. Applicants must also register for the 2024-25 season and returning leadership members must re-apply. We are looking forward to another great year of growth on and off the wrestling mat.

On Sunday, April 14th, Beat the Streets LA hosted its annual Angel City Grand Prix at Mt. San Antonio College. We’re thrilled to witness the competition’s growth each year and see more talented young female athletes embracing the sport of wrestling. Beat the Streets LA launched the Angel City Grand Prix in 2014 to empower female wrestlers through unique learning and competitive opportunities. We’re pleased to observe the evolving landscape of women’s wrestling providing incre

Sunday, April 14 2024 All girls freestyle wrestling event hosted by Beat the Streets Los Angeles and open to the public. Date : Sunday, Apr 14, 2024 Location: Mt. SAC Junior College (1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut CA 91789 is main campus address)Facility is Building 720 @ the Corner of W Temple and Bonita DriveScan for campus map All athletes must register online on trackwrestling.com by Saturday, April 13 2024 @ 10:00 PMNO WALK-UPS. TimeSession 1Weigh-ins: 7:00 am – 8:00 amWrestl

On Sunday, November 12, Beat the Streets LA hosted its annual Fall Youth Championship at Belmont High School in Los Angeles. We were thrilled at the turnout, with over 150 student-athletes competing from 12 of our programs. This event marked our second of the year, following the Angel City Grand Prix, an all-girls tournament held in April. The success of the championship was made possible by the support we receive year-round from our dedicated supporters, partners, donors, an

Sunday April 16, Beat the Streets Los Angeles’ Angel City Grand Prix returned with record breaking numbers!  Over 240 female athletes from California and Arizona participated in our all-girls wrestling tournament; a leap up from the record 200 participants set in 2019. As a leader in sports-based youth development, Beat the Streets LA launched the Angel City Grand Prix in 2014 to empower female wrestlers through unique learning and competition opportunities. Our non-profit wi

In March 2020, Beat the Streets LA was rocked by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate response was simple, but heart-breaking. Twenty-three of our programs — including our Annual Benefit fundraiser and Angel City Grand Prix — immediately shut down. Then, we, like so much of the rest of the world, regrouped. We reimagined. We refused to let this pandemic pin us. After all, if wrestling teaches us anything, it’s how to keep going in the face of adversity. So, many months

Tickets are now available for Beat the Street LA’s Benefit Gala and International Wrestling Event, which is set for Dec. 17-18 in Los Angeles, California.  The weekend will serve as a 10th anniversary celebration of the organization. Founded 10 years ago with a mission to empower and transform the lives of youth, Beat the Streets LA has always been about more than wrestling and competitions — it’s about nurturing a sense of community and confidence that makes anything seem po

The week-long span of wrestling concluded on Saturday in the Tokyo Olympics, with the United States taking home nine medals in a dominant finish full of historic performances. The nine medals earned not only pushed the U.S. wrestling team ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and Japan to the top of the medal board, but also marked the most medals earned by the U.S. since the 1984 Olympics. Impressively, the men’s freestyle team also medaled in all five weight classes they s