09/09/2018
LIVE from Rhode Island Beat The Streets
08/03/2018
LIVE from the Assassins Wrestling Camp
03/24/2018
Interviews from NHSCA Nationals
Aidan Hanning HERE
Jesse Brochu HERE
Coach Zach Bridson HERE
Connor McGonagle HERE
Kyle Gora HERE
3/2/2018
New Englands Day 2 interviews
Zach Rioux HERE
Dan Curran HERE
Jac St Jean HERE
2/24/2018
Post MOC Videos
Jeremy Bridge HERE
Joe Cleary HERE
Jac St Jean HERE
Noah Strout HERE
Connor McGonagle HERE
2/23/18
Pre-MOC Videos
Zack Anderson Bow HERE
Mark Borak Bow HERE
Coach Brock Hoffman Bow HERE
2/18/18
Interviews from D2 State Championships
Vincent Marino. HERE
Jack St. Jean. HERE
Brian Lindsay HERE
Riley Millette. HERE
Dan Curran. HERE
Connor Sills HERE
2/10/2018
Ben catches up with some wrestlers and coaches from BG and White Mountain at the TRI with White Mountain.
White Mountain Coach Patrick Austin HERE
BG Seniors McGlaughlin and Hauntsman HERE1 HERE2
2/9/2018
Ben was busy at the annual battle for D1 supremacy as Concord visited Timberlane for a key Friday night dual.
Concord Coach Ham Munnell HERE
Timberlane Coach Barry Choolijian HERE
Timberlane Freshman Nick Pallaria HERE
Timberlane Senior Dylan Musgrave HERE
Timberlane Senior Dylan Hughes HERE
Concord Tide Alum Cal MacKenzie HERE
01/31/2018
Ben talks to Merrimack Coaches Tim McMahon and Bryan Dine after the Tomahawks dual against BG for the Division 2 State Dual Meet Championship. HERE
Ben also takes a few minutes with a couple bookends of the Tomahawks program, Sr Captain Julian Hovan and Freshman Anson Dewar. HERE
01/29/2018
Ben caught up with former Concord wrestler Forrest Mackenzie (HERE) and Bow Sr Mark Borak(HERE) at the Cap City Classic.
01/26/2018
This is a massive interview dump. Ben has been busy since Lowell Holidays and I got behind. Something for everyone here!!!
This release includes interviews from:
-Central vs South Dual
Adam Langlois HERE
Jason Cumming HERE
Central Cam Varney HERE
South Tyler Linscott HERE
-Alvirne Tri
Alvirne Cam McClure HERE
BG Brochu and Franco HERE
-Dan Curran from the Conval Youth Tourney HERE
-Timberlane Invite interviews
Bedfords Carrozzi and Drouin HERE
Gate City Coach Kris Rowlett HERE
Bedford Pagliarulo and BG Brochu HERE
Timberlane Dylan Musgrave HERE
Timberlane Justin Berube HERE1 HERE2
12/29/2017
Post Lowell Holiday Finals Interviews.
First up is a conversation with Timberlane Star, 3 time Lowell Holiday Champ and recent Lehigh commit, Connor McGonagle. HERE1 HERE2
Next is a pair of Pinkerton Wrestlers. 3rd place finisher Tyler MacKiernan and 2017 Lowell Holiday Champion Sterling McLaughlin. HERE
12/29/2017
Lowell Holiday Finalist/Placer interviews
Sterling McLaughlin HERE
Tristen Cabinta HERE
Coach Trevor Dierden HERE
12/28/2017
Interviews with some of NH’s Lowell Holiday Quarter Finalists and a Freshman perspective from Jesse Brochu of BG.
113 Matt Adams-Salem HERE
152 Dan Franco-BG HERE
160 Kyle Gora-Alvirne HERE
Jesse Brochu HERE
12/20/2017
In this very large installment of Bens Den, Ben talks to the cream of the crop in the state after the Hollis/Brookline Nor’Easter. In addition to H/B Coach Brian Bumpus Ben talked to multiple tourney champs. Particularly interesting are some thoughts on the upcoming Lowell Holiday’s as well as some lofty goals being set by Freshman Kyle Gora.
Coach Bumpus HERE
106-Connor Sills Windham HERE
113-Payton Sills Windham HERE
126-Josh Sharron Newport HERE
132-Jac St Jean Goffstown HERE
138-AJ Pagliarulo Bedford HERE
152-Dan Franco BG HERE
160-Kyle Gora Alvirne HERE
12/13/17
Ben talks to Winnacunnet Coach Eric Larcomb (HERE) as well as BGs Matt Frechette(HERE) and Winnacunnets Mike Dow(HERE).
12/7/17
Following the Week 1 WrestlingNH.com Dual of the Week between Windham and BG, correspondent Ben Tessier talked to some of the coaches and wrestlers involved.
BG Coach Paul Rousseau HERE
BG Zach Rioux HERE
BG Dan Franco HERE
BG Hunter McGlauglin HERE
Windham Riley Millette HERE
11/14/2017
This is a bit delayed, that’s on me, NOT Ben. Computer issues are no fun. In this installment of Ben’s Den we have a unique situation as Ben interviews myself and Gary Krupp. Being on the receiving end of the questions and seeing your own face on the site is an interesting experience. Checkout the video to hear more about the weekend long youth wrestling event at UNH in December and the creation of the NHWAY program in NH. HERE
10/30/2017
Both the High School and Middle School coaches meetings were held yesterday at Bow High School. This meeting is the first official sign of the new season!!! Correspondent Ben Tessier was VERY busy interviewing people from all aspects of the wrestling community. Expect a busy week of posts as the interviews are edited and released!
For now, checkout this highlight reel (HERE) and the interview with Rick Ross, President of the NH Wrestling Officials Association. HERE
10/23/2017
This past weekend correspondent Ben Tessier caught up with some local wrestlers at the Doughboy Wrestling Club in Lowell. The conversations covered the upcoming season, Super 32 participation and the transition from youth to high school wrestling.
Jimmy Harrington: Tyngsboro MA, 8th Grade, 6 time State Champion, 3 time New England Champion. HERE
Payton Sills: Windham NH, Sophomore, D2 NH State Champion HERE
Owen Finn: Nashua NH, Attends Northfield Mount Hermon, Multiple time Youth New England Placer. HERE
10/23/2017
More and more, scholastic wrestlers have opportunities to get an education through wrestling outside of the public school system. In this edition of Bens Den, we talk to the newly named Head Coach of the Brooks School, Patrick Hitschler. In his first act as head coach, Coach Hitschler scooped up Smitty’s assistant Zack Bridson to join his staff. Check out the schools website at www.brooksschool.org and see his interview below. HERE
10/14/2017
WrestlingNH.com correspondent Ben Tessier caught up with some wrestlers and coaches this past week at the MWU Halloween Havoc Club Duals in Natick Ma.
Ben caught up with Zack Bridson, newly named assistant at Brooks School in North Andover and a long time Smittys Barn coach. HERE
Ben also caught up with Oyster River Junior Noah Strout(Here) and Salem Freshman George Boudreau (Here) about their off-seasons and the coming regular season. HERE
09/15/2017
In the second installment of Ben’s Den, Ben Tessier sat down with Bow High School wrestling coach Brock Hoffman. His interview went through Coach Hoffman’s background as a wrestler in PA, the state of his program at Bow and his thoughts on the season to come. In part two of the interview Ben talks to two of Coach Hoffman’s offseason club wrestlers. Anna Krause and Skylar Hattendorf. Video Here
08/03/2017
In his first contribution to WrestlingNH.com Ben Tessier sat down with longtime Head Coach of Timberlane High School Barry Chooljian. In an hour long wide ranging interview Ben and Coach Choo covered his own wrestling career, the state of High School wrestling locally and nationally and his philosophy as a coach. Video Here