The All-Stars have been chosen and the line-up has been set for the first-ever Freestyle Wrestling Bash held at Wayland Baptist University's Hutcherson Center. Twenty-two area boys and 18 girls have been divided into two teams each.

The action begins on Thursday at 7:15 with an exhibition featuring two youngsters in the 46-pound class. The All-Star competition is set to begin at 7:30.

Wayland Baptist University will host its first-ever wrestling event next month. The Panhandle All-Star Freestyle Wrestling Bash is scheduled for Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The event, which will take place at Hutcherson Center on the WBU campus, will feature all-star wrestlers from Panhandle area high schools.

PLAINVIEW, TX---Wayland Baptist University has announced the hiring of Johnny Cobb as head coach of its new men's and women's intercollegiate wrestling programs. Cobb, a two-time Texas Coach of the Year while at Amarillo's Tascosa High School, is a member of the Texas Wrestling Ring of Honor and the Texas chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla.

Wayland Baptist University will add men's and women's wrestling as intercollegiate sports, Athletic Director Dr. Greg Feris officially announced at a press conference today.