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2024 CPS SCORE! Season Ends With City Championships

By Justin Hames | March 26, 2024

The CPS SCORE! wrestling season concluded Saturday with the SCORE! City Championships held at Chicago Military Academy in the Bronzeville Neighborhood. An event designed to help youth fall in love with the sport, this tournament served as the first real competition for nearly all of the participating wrestlers. In total,…

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2024 NCAA Watch Party Raises Over $11,000

By Justin Hames | March 26, 2024

Wrestling fans from all over the City joined us this past Saturday at Fatpour Tap Works in Wicker Park to watch the finals of the 2024 NCAA wrestling finals & learn more about our mission.  With over 175 people in attendance, we are happy to announce that over $11,000 was…

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Champion Story: Calvin Savage

By Justin Hames | March 26, 2024

Author: Patrick Martinez In the heart of Chicago’s South Side, amidst the hustle and challenges of city life, Calvin Savage was charting a course far removed from what some might expect from a young student at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep High School. His early years were not…

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Sponsor a Wrestler at the 2024 NCAA Watch Party

By Justin Hames | March 15, 2024

At the 2024 NCAA Watch party Saturday, March 23rd at Fatpour Tap Works in Wicker Park you can now sponsor one of our amazing wrestlers! This $100 donation will provide your sponsored wrestler with wrestling shoes, headgear, & a USA Card for the Summer season. Sponsors will also receive a…

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Life Champions Academy Celebrates Seniors

By Justin Hames | March 15, 2024

This past LCA day we honored our 11 seniors graduating high school this Spring. After nice words from several BTSC mentors & coaches, one by one each senior received a certificate in recognition of their achievements.  For the last two years we have maintained a 100% “Level Up” percentage, meaning…

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Beat The Streets Chicago Places 10 with 3 Champions at IKWF State

By Justin Hames | March 15, 2024

Across 7 locations, Beat The Streets Chicago brought 27 wrestlers to the 2024 IKWF State Championships in Rockford last weekend. In an incredible effort, 10 of our wrestlers placed with 8 finalists & 3 state champions.  The IKWF State Championships culminates the end of a long season for our youth…

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Morgan Turner Wins IHSA Girl’s State Title

By Justin Hames | March 15, 2024

 A name that needs no introduction, Morgan Turner was dominant in her path to the 110 lb IHSA State title in Bloomington last February, tech-falling & pinning her way on top of the podium.  As only a Sophomore, Morgan has already racked up a laundry list of accolades including a…

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BTSC Wrestler Starts Wrestling Program In Her School

By Justin Hames | February 27, 2024

Thanks to BTSC wrestler Maggie Zuber, Mother McAuley High School is without wrestling no more! This year, the all-girls catholic high school located on the southwest side of Chicago added a womens wrestling program after efforts from Zuber & BTSC Head Womens Coach, Samantha Barrientos.  A junior at Mother McAuley,…

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Website Redesign Request For Proposal

By Justin Hames | February 21, 2024

Beat The Streets Chicago is looking to hire an experienced agency to redesign our website. Expectations, requirements, & deadlines are outlined in the attached request for proposal document. All bids are due by 3/22/24.  Interested in redesigning our website? View RFP here For any questions reach out to Cathy Yen…

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HUGE Weekend For BTSC

By Justin Hames | February 20, 2024

Whether it be the IHSA State Finals, an enrichment filled visit to Northwestern University, an IKWF competition, collegiate tournaments, or practicing in preparation for a big meet; BTSC wrestlers of all ages had somewhere to be this weekend.  Get filled in on the action IHSA State Tournament 28 of our…

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