BEAT THE STREETS BAY AREA BLOG

On Saturday, October 10th, Beat the Streets Bay Area held its third workshop at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale as part of the “From the Bay to the Mat” clinic series, with over 90 students in attendance. Two accomplished Stanford wrestlers led the two-hour workshop: Hunter Garvin and Angelo Posada. Garvin is a senior, a two-time NCAA All-American, the 2024 U23 Pan American Champion, and a sixth-place NCAA finisher. Ranked No. 2 by Flo Wrestling, Posada is a sophomore, an NC

On Saturday, October 3, Beat the Streets Bay Area hosted the second clinic in its four-part From the Bay 2 The Mat series, welcoming over 30 kids to the mat. The clinic was held at Elmhurst United Middle School in Oakland. This two-hour clinic featured three of Stanford’s elite wrestlers: Nico Provo, Grigor Cholakyan, and Tyler Knox. Provo is a two-time Division I NCAA qualifier, a former ACC and Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week, a two-time NWCA Scholar All-American, and a Pac-12

On Saturday, September 26, Beat the Streets Bay Area kicked off its fall From the Bay to the Mat clinic series at El Camino High School in South San Francisco. The free youth wrestling series, hosted each fall and spring, gives young athletes the opportunity to learn wrestling techniques, develop leadership skills, and train alongside elite wrestlers. The two-hour clinic featured three Stanford University wrestlers: Collin Guffey, Zeno Moore, and Edwin Sierra. Each clinician

On Saturday, August 22, Beat the Streets Bay Area brought together 35 coaches from across Northern California for our fall Coach & Mentor Training. The day centered on building connections, preparing for the upcoming wrestling season, and learning how to create positive environments where young athletes can thrive. The training was held at John F. Kennedy High School with support from Coach Jay Jackson, who coaches at JFK. The school also has a strong connection to BTSBA thro

The energy inside the Oakland High School Gymnasium was electric as Beat the Streets Bay Area wrapped up its Oakland Middle School Wrestling League season with our final Capstone Tournament, celebrating a great season of growth, community, and opportunity through wrestling. The day began bright and early with athletes weighing in at 9:30 AM as wrestlers, coaches, and volunteers filled the gym with excitement and anticipation. With over 40 participants competing throughout the

On May 2nd, Beat the Streets Bay Area wrapped up the final From the Bay to the Mat spring clinic at Elmhurst United Middle School in Oakland. The clinic brought together youth athletes from across the Bay Area, along with wrestlers from our Oakland middle school league, including Montera Middle School, Edna Brewer Middle School, Madison Park Academy, Melrose Leadership Academy, and Elmhurst United Middle School. For many of our BTSBA athletes, this was their very first wrestl

On Saturday, April 25, Beat the Streets Bay Area hosted the third session of our Free Clinic Series at Sequoia High School, bringing together wrestlers of all ages from across the Bay Area. The clinic was led by Stanford Wrestling All-American Tyler Knox, 2x All-American Hunter Garvin, and NCAA Qualifier Lorenzo Norman, who came to share their experience as high-level competitors. Wrestlers trickled in throughout the morning, ranging from elementary school athletes to high sc

On Friday, April 3, more than 60 kids showed up for our Free Clinic Series: From the Bay to the Mat at Fremont High School led by Stanford Wrestling Division I All-American, Nico Provo. The clinic brought together wrestlers of all ages from Sunnyvale Wrestling Club and Fremont High School. Before the clinic began, wrestlers took part in our Beyond the Mat activity, where they wrote about what wrestling means to them. For many, it was the first time they had been asked to put

We kicked off our spring From the Bay to the Mat series on March 28 at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco. The clinic was led by Beat the Streets Bay Area Associate Program Assistant and Division I All-American wrestler Jaden Abas, who led the session and demonstrated key defensive techniques. More than 35 wrestlers from Lincoln High School, Riordan High School, and the surrounding area showed up ready to train. We opened with our Beyond the Mat activity, where wres

On Saturday, March 21, Beat the Streets Bay Area brought the wrestling community together for our NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Finals Watch Party at Club Sportiva in San Jose. From the moment the doors opened, there was a buzz in the air. Families, coaches, and athletes traveled in from across the Bay Area—San Francisco, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Gilroy, and Tracy—all gathering in one place, connected by a shared love for wrestling. Before the first whistle, Beat th