The six-week Fall Academy, using a hybrid model that incorporated online instruction with outdoor, socially-distanced team workouts, wrapped up this month after serving over 270 boys and girls. Noting an exciting increase in student participation and engagement, Beat the Streets Los Angeles plans to continue providing a fun and safe outlet for our youth in coming months. "Fall outdoor workouts with Beat the Streets LA have provided my children with much needed social interact

This fall, Beat the Streets Los Angeles launched an initiative to more fully live up to our promise of “Building Tomorrow’s Leaders” with a selective program offered to high school juniors, seniors, and recent high school graduates. The Tomorrow's Leaders Program is designed for our most exemplary young men and women who are passionate about wrestling, youth development, career development, and developing wrestling coach skills. The first phase of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Progr

For the first time since March, over 250 of our student-athletes will meet to take part in socially-distanced outdoor workouts as part of our 6-week Fall Academy. Each of these outdoor workouts will adhere to the guidelines for youth sports set forth by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. During these workouts, our wrestlers will engage in solo wrestling skills and drills, strength exercises, and conditioning exercises involving heavy ropes, agility ladders, a

Photo: Two-time World silver medalist Alli Ragan in action at the 2017 World Championships in Paris, France. Photo by Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com For Immediate Release LOS ANGELES – The U.S. roster has been finalized for a historic women’s freestyle dual meet against Japan at the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 4th Annual Benefit to be held in “Little Tokyo” on October 29. All 10 of the U.S. participants have qualified for a World Team at either the Senior, Junior or

March 7, 2018 | Beat the Streets Los Angeles recently completed a whirlwind two weeks of wrestling with the Winter Jamboree at Canoga Park High School on February 11 th and the 2017-18 Beat the Streets Los Angeles Championships at John C. Fremont High School on February 25 th . Winter Jamboree The Winter Jamboree was hosted by our LAPD Topanga P.A.L Youth program and made possible thanks to the endless contributions of the Officer Juan Estrada, the Topanga Community Relation

April 16, 2018 | On Saturday, April 7, 2018, athletes from Southern California, Northern California and Arizona assembled in the gymnasium at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California to participate in the 5th annual Angel City Grand Prix. Contestants competed in Junior, Cadet, Schoolgirl, Novice, and Intermediate age divisions and wrestled a total of 207 matches. The top three contestants in each weight class were awarded medals and each champion received an Angel City Gran

December 21, 2018 | We are proud to announce that the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 5th Annual Benefit will be held on Sunday, March 31, 2019. This year's competition and benefit reception will be held in Los Angeles at The Wiltern Theatre and will feature an international competition between the India and U.S. Women's Freestyle Wrestling teams.The lineups for the two nations are not currently finalized. The United States and India are among the best women's wrestling nations

April 5, 2019 | This past Sunday, over 1,200 people gathered at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles for the Beat the Streets Los Angeles 5th Annual Benefit. Wrestlers, students, coaches, families, and supporters packed the theatre to witness Hollywood Wrestles Bollywood . As doors opened, USA’s first ever Olympic Gold Medalist for Women’s Wrestling, Helen Maroulis, hosted a meet-and-greet with fans and served as a commentator for the live-stream hosted by Trackwrestling with f

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

May 3, 2017 | On April 22nd, over 150 athletes from across Southern California participated in the 4th annual Angel City Grand Prix held at Mountain View High School in El Monte. Wrestlers from seven California counties converged to compete in the all-girls freestyle tournament. Contestants competed in Junior, Cadet, Schoolgirl, Novice, and Intermediate age divisions. The top three contestants in each weight class were awarded medals and each champion received an Angel City G

April 10, 2017 | Over 40 wrestlers from Beat the Streets Los Angeles attended the always-competitive CAUSA Kids Folkstyle State Championships on March 18-19th. Wrestlers from the San Fernando, Topanga, and South El Monte programs represented BTSLA at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California where they competed against over 200 teams from across California.The San Fernando Tigers captured team titles in the Boys Bantam, Girls Intermediate, Girls Novice, and Middle School Girls

March 3, 2017 | The 2016-17 BTSLA Wrestling Championships were held at Roybal Learning Center this past Sunday, February 26th. Over 160 wrestlers from 21 wrestling programs took part in the culminating event of the 2016-17 middle school season.George K. Porter Middle School, led by coach Anthony Figueroa, won the team championship for the middle school division, followed by Washington Irving Middle School, led by coach Richard Do, then Thomas Starr King Middle School led by c

February 9, 2017 | February 5th was a super Sunday for the 38 girls and 93 boys from the 20 BTSLA programs that competed in the Winter Jamboree held at Canoga Park High School. The Jamboree provided a critical opportunity for BTSLA wrestlers to test their skills as they prepare for the upcoming 2017 BTSLA Championships on February 26th at Roybal Learning Center. Parents and fans packed the stands to cheer on their wrestlers from start to finish and medals were awarded to the

January 25, 2017 | Record amounts of rainfall around Los Angeles on Sunday, January 22nd couldn't stop BTSLA student-athletes from taking part in a wrestling clinic at Fremont HS. Wrestlers from 20 BTSLA programs braved the soaked streets to learn wrestling technique from 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, 2-time Olympian, World Champion, and 3-time World Team member Clarissa Chun. The clinic began with Clarissa leading a creative warm-up utilizing explosive movements incorporated