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Powerlifting

Kris targets more powerlifting success

Belfast powerlifter Kris Boyce hopes his 2011 season will stand him in good stead as he prepares for the Irish National Powerlifting Championships in Limerick at the end of March. Boyce won a bronze medal and achieved four personal bests at the World ... continued at BBC News

Stanley Moore gets Great Britain junior international powerlifting call-up

Young powerlifter Stanley Moore has been called into the GB junior international squad. The 15-year-old, from Bredgar, near Sittingbourne, only took up the sport 18 months ago but performed well enough in five different competitions last year to catch the ... continued at Kent Online

Powerlifting tournament at BHS Saturday

The second annual Blanchester Powerlifting Meet will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the BHS gym. Medals will be given to the top three lifters in each weight class. Team trophies will be awarded to the top three teams. T-shirts will be on sale along with ... continued at wnewsj.com

Taylor leads Tigers in powerlifting meet

Montana Taylor placed second in the 275-pound weight class to lead the host school Saturday at the Fremont Powerlifting Invitational. Greg Curtis of Bellevue East won the 275-pound division with a 1,355 total. Taylor finished with a 1,130 total. continued at Fremont Tribune

LK Tiger Powerlifting Team takes third at Redwater Meet

The Linden-Kildare Powerlifting Team continues its winning ways by placing third at the Redwater meet held Feb. 16. The Tigers were able to place third out of 15 teams by having 13 members place in the top 15. In results reported by Head ... continued at Longview News-Journal

Apaches win own powerlifting meet

As Gonzales lifter Josh Estrada prepared for his final attempt on the deadlift, he had a brief talk with coach Lanny Wilson. "Coach Wilson told me that after the meet, he wasn't going to be around for the rest of the season, but to keep doing what I do and ... continued at Gonzales Inquirer

Nine Tigers win at W.Va. powerlifting meet

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Nine Princeton Senior High powerlifters won their division and the sophomores won their group at the West Virginia High School State Powerlifting Meet held this past Saturday at South Charleston High School. Jacob Mills, Justin Henly ... continued at Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Riverside boys win title in state powerlifting event

Riverside’s boys powerlifting team added to its success Saturday by winning the high school division of the NSPA State Powerlifting Meet at Northeastern High School. Riverside’s boys powerlifting team won the high school division of the state meet ... continued at Bellefontaine Examiner

Rahim, Ade-Thomas, Shewdas brothers steal show at Powerlifting C/ships

Vijay Rahim, Anis Ade-Thomas and brothers Gumendra and Suraj Shewdas turned in impressive performances Sunday at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF)  Juniors/Sub-Juniors and Novices Powerlifting Championships in preparation for the Caribbean ... continued at Stabroek News

Yucca Valley resident sets new powerlifting records

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — At the age of 65 and with a body weight of 158 pounds, Yucca Valley powerlifter Ron Scott set six American and six world records at the IPL World Powerlifting, Benchpress and Deadlift Championships held in Las Vegas during ... continued at Hi-Desert Star