BTS Bay Area Working with Castlemont High in Oakland

Urijah Faber, Denzel Mabry, and Kevin Dunn getting ready to watch an MMA event.

Kevin Dunn, BTS Bay Area Steering Committee Member, has been supporting Castlemont Coach Marcus Leon with Castlemont Wrestling and their team captain Denzel Mabry. Coach Leon has a passion for wrestling and has worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for students in wrestling, like Denzel. Kevin was able to recently include Denzel on a trip to Sacramento to work out with Team Alpha Male and receive mentorship from athletes like Urijah Faber, Cody Garbrandt, and Olympian Quincey Clark.

Quincey Clark, Liam Dunn, Kiernan Dunn, Cody Garbrandt, Songe Eke, Denzel Mabry, and Kevin Dunn at Ultimate Fitness.

Quincey Clark and Kevin Dunn with Castlemont and Oakland Tech Wrestlers in the Castlemont Wrestling Room.

Kevin has also attending Castlemont practices this season with Olympian’s Quincey Clark and Lee Kemp.

We want to thank Castlemont coaches Marcus and Freddy for opening their room to BTS Bay Area and the wrestling community.

Castlemont High School Wrestling Practice with Lee Kemp and Kevin Dunn.

BTS Los Angeles annual Benefit & International Competition

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 United States and India are among the best women's wrestling nations in the world. The United States placed second at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships and third at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in women's freestyle wrestling. India placed eighth at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships.

Following our last successful benefit featuring the Japan and U.S. Women's Freestyle Wrestling teams, Beat the Streets Los Angeles is honored to continue a tradition of showcasing the world's greatest female wrestlers and inspiring the rising generation of wrestlers in Los Angeles and beyond.

All proceeds of the 5th Annual Benefit and International Women's Freestyle Wrestling Competition will go towards helping Beat the Streets Los Angeles fulfill our mission to empower and transform the lives of youth through the sport of wrestling. Beat the Streets Los Angeles strives to lead the sports-based youth development movement by creating sustainable wrestling programs accessible to all youth.

Beat the Streets Los Angeles (BTSLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible beyond the value of any goods received.

If you wish to make an end-of-year tax-deductible donation to Beat the Streets Los Angeles, click here. 

Questions? Contact Beat the Streets Los Angeles Executive Director Yero Washington at (213) 703-2343 or yero@btsla.org.

USA Lineup announced for the event (https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21432):

50kg: Whitney Conder
53kg: Sarah Hildebrandt
55kg: Jacarra Winchester
57kg: Jenna Burkert
59kg: Alli Ragan
62kg: Mallory Velte
65kg: Forrest Molinari
68kg: Tamyra Mensah
72kg: Rachel Watters
76kg: Adeline Gray

Event Schedule:

International Wrestling Competition
Featuring the India and U.S. Women's Freestyle Wrestling Teams
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Annual Benefit Reception and Award Presentation
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Program and Award Presentation