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3 hours ago

Beat the Streets Academy application opens for 2024-25 season

The free application process is open for New York City middle school and high school student-athletes.

6 days ago

Registration opens for 2024-25 membership with Beat the Streets

Memberships are free for K-12 New York City student-athletes from all five boroughs.

Aug 28

2024 Beat the Streets Academy graduates to start college, military training

Four graduates will continue to wrestle in college. The fifth graduating class of the Beat the Streets Academy will head to college and...

Aug 22

Beat the Streets Academy's Amir Avazov wins 2023-24 PSAL Wingate Award

The Brooklyn native won a boys wrestling state championship this year.

Aug 19

Beat the Streets student-athletes gain new life lessons at summer camp

More than 20 student-athletes participated in a weeklong camp in Pennsylvania.

Aug 12

6 former Beat the Streets Annual Benefit participants medal for Team USA at 2024 Olympics

Sarah Hildebrandt and Amit Elor each won Olympic gold.

Jul 18

Beat the Streets' Oumar Tounkara takes 8th place at USA Wrestling National Championships

The Bronx native secured All-America honors in the junior freestyle division.

Jul 3

Beat the Streets raises $1 million with 2024 Annual Benefit

It is the second straight year BTS has hit the $1 million mark for the event.

Jul 1

Lenny Merkin earns 2024 Beat the Streets National Full Circle Scholarship

The BTS Program Coordinator received the award for giving back to the BTS community in New York.

Jun 28

Beat the Streets New York earns top-4 finishes at 2024 Beat the Streets National Duals

New York claimed fourth place in the boys and girls divisions. Beat the Streets New York took fourth place in the boys and girls...

Jun 25

Beat the Streets honors annual award winners at 2024 Annual Benefit

BTS alumni Jon Alicea and Steve Santimauro earned coaching awards. Beat the Streets honored its annual award winners for the 2023-24...

Jun 5

Jesse Mendez tops Andrew Alirez in battle of NCAA champions at 2024 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit

BTS high school student-athletes Isabella Lorenzana and Evin Gursoy each won a freestyle bout against top-flight opponents. In a...

Jun 2

Silent auction is live for 2024 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit

VIP event tickets and autographed memorabilia from Olympic champions are among the prizes available. The silent auction is live for the...

May 23

3 Beat the Streets matchups set for 2024 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit

BTS student-athletes Evin Gursoy, Isabella Lorenzana and Oumar Tounkara will compete in freestyle. Three Beat the Streets...

May 21

Andrew Alirez vs. Jesse Mendez to headline 2024 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit

Alirez and Mendez have won the 141-pound NCAA championship the past two years, Alirez in 2023 and Mendez in 2024.

May 21

5 Beat the Streets Academy student-athletes win PSAL Girls Freestyle City Championships

Leona Gao won the PSAL Cheryl Wong Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.

May 20

Bryan Carlson, Jon Tush join Beat the Streets' Board of Directors

Tush is part of the Hunter College Athletic Hall of Fame and National Wrestling Hall of Fame New York downstate chapter.

May 15

Beat the Streets Academy's Isabella Lorenzana wins Northeast Regional title

Six BTS Academy student-athletes placed in the top six of their weight class to qualify for nationals. Beat the Streets Academy...

May 6

3 Beat the Streets student-athletes win New York state freestyle titles

Nine BTS student-athletes earned a top-five finish in freestyle and five more in Greco-Roman.

Apr 16

Ryan Bernholz joins Beat the Streets' Board of Directors

Bernholz was an EIWA conference champion and NCAA All-American wrestler at Lehigh University. Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. is proud...