MOUNT ULLA — With a name like Cristian Hercules-Pleitez, it’s hard to go unnoticed. Yet West Rowan’s recently crowned 3A state champion and Dutch Meyer Award winner can still recall the day he was bit ...

GREENSBORO — West Rowan heavyweight Christian Hercules won the 3A state wrestling championship on Saturday. Hercules (47-1) pinned all four of his opponents in the three-day event. He beat Central ...

“Hercules’ background in wrestling allows him to have that second nature understanding of leverage and tipping points,” Phelps says. “A lot of guys, if they get in a bad position, they fall to the ...

As one of seven kids, Washington State defensive lineman Hercules Mata’afa grew up wrestling with his sisters. Yes, sisters. Mata’afa comes from an athletic family, with four sisters and two brothers.

Step aside Paddington: Hercules The Bear is back, the beloved ursine who charmed the world in the 70s and 80s with his Scottish wrestler owner, the late Andy Robin. Born into captivity in 1975, ...

Hercules Mata’afa is no longer Washington State’s covert pass rushing weapon. Not after his red-hot start to the year. As the No. 11 Cougars (5-0) travel to Eugene to play Oregon (4-1) this weekend, ...