Ernest Holland – In their shoes

Hey my name is Ernest Holland, Aka Ernesto. I’m from West Philadelphia, I’ve been a Beat the Streets wrestler since 2010, and I’m currently a freshman at Temple University. I just want to start by saying thank you all for taking the time to read this and for helping to create and support a great…

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BTSP Student-Athletes Making History

BTSP Student-Athletes Making History During Penn Wrestling’s long and storied history it has recorded many firsts; including crowning the first national champion, joining the first intercollegiate wrestling association as an inaugural member, and playing host to the first collegiate wrestling tournament. So, on Sunday December 2nd, as Penn hosted Maryland for a dual meet inside…

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Fargo Preview

PA team camp is officially underway and we're now just a week away from the biggest wrestling event of the summer. In a few short days, wrestlers from across the nation will converge on Fargo, ND to compete for national titles in freestyle and greco-roman! This year, BTSP is proud to sponsor a record-high 6 student-athletes who've shown tremendous commitment to the sport of wrestling this season. Below is just a short snippet with what you should know about each of our wrestlers Steven Foster-106* (Greco-Roman Only) This season, Steven has stayed busy. He's placed 1st at the Germantown & Downingtown Regional Qualifiers, 4th at Northeast Regionals in East Stroudsburg, and 5th at the PAWF State Tournament in a very tough bracket. Steven has some really impressive wins against tough competition; it's going to be fun to see how he stacks up in his first competition of this size. The most impressive part about Steven?...It's only his 1st season in the sport of wrestling! Steven has boxed at a high-level since his childhood and just decided to take up wrestling this season at PAL Wrestling Club. He's caught on to the sport very quickly and improved markedly in a surprisingly short period of time. Tatyana Ortiz-106 To anyone following BTSP, Tatyana Ortiz's name should be practically a household name. Taty, as her friends and coaches call her, has been a staple of the Marianna Bracetti Wrestling team for 3 years now where she has had great success in folkstyle wrestling. Taty is no stranger to national-level competition. This spring/summer alone, she's competed in NY, MA, OK, TX, & VA at national tournaments. If she wrestles how we all know Tatyana is…

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May Bethea, Program Development Associate

Beat the Streets Philadelphia (BTSP) is excited to announce the recent addition of May Bethea as part-time Program Development Associate. A 2018 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Sociology, May is familiar with the mission and values of BTSP as well as the unique nature of the Philadelphia wrestling ecosystem. May…

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New Director of Wrestling Dan Altomare

Dan is a familiar face to the Beat the Streets Philadelphia program. He has been involved for a number of years and taken on various roles at BTSP. In 2014 he began helping with Beat the Streets while still in college at Temple University. His first role with Beat the Streets was as a volunteer…

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In Their Shoes – Tatyana Ortiz

“ It is foolish to fear what we have yet to see and know. “ - Itachi Uchiha My name is Tatyana Ortiz, and I am a Beat the Streets female wrestler competing at 106 lbs for Mariana Bracetti Academy. Before I get to telling you about myself, I want to brag a bit about…

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May Program Update

The past few weeks have been eventful here at Beat the Streets; to say the least. This past month alone, wrestlers traveled to New York City to wrestle in the Rumble on the River (hosted by BTS NY), to Chambersburg, PA to compete in the PAWF State Tournament, and participated in 2 freestyle/greco clinics hosted…

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Beat the Streets Philadelphia to be honored with Eagles

May 3, 2018 Beat the Streets to be honored with Robert P. Levy Community Service Award; Kensington Soccer Club to be recognized as City of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Sports Volunteer of the Year Super Bowl LII Champion Philadelphia Eagles To Be Recognized with 2018 John Wanamaker Athletic Award Philadelphia (May 3, 2018) –…

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Press Release: Beat the Streets National Supporting Youth Development Programs to Grow Wrestling Opportunities

Beat the Streets National Supporting Youth Development Programs to Grow Wrestling Opportunities A national organization to support Beat the Streets city programs around the United States officially launched during the DI NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio March 15-17. Co-hosted by the four founding members, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia and Cleveland,…