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2024 State Tournament Interviews
Class 3 Boys, Class 4 Boys, Class 2 Girls Interviews 2nd place interview: Jayden Moehle, Grain Valley State Champion interview: Peyton Westpfahl, Liberty State Champion interview: Isaiah Hung, Liberty State Champion interview: Jake Fernandez, Platte County State Champion interview: Derek Joiner, Grandview State Champion interview: Brenya Crahan, Nixa 2nd place interview: Darrius Paige, Van Horn […] More
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Isabella Renfro named Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award Winner
Seneca’s Isabella Renfro has been named the 2024 Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award Winner for Missouri. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced the state winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA) on Wednesday. First awarded in 2014, this honor is named after Tricia Saunders, a trailblazer in women’s wrestling who […] More
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Hunter Taylor Named Missouri Winner of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Liberty’s Hunter Taylor has been named the 2024 Missouri winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The DSHSEA was established in 1996 to honor Olympic and World champion Dave Schultz, whose career was cut short when he was murdered in January 1996. He was inducted into […] More
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New rule changes for high school wrestling
High school wrestling is set to see significant rule changes beginning with the 2024-25 season, as outlined by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee. These adjustments, aimed at enhancing the clarity and fairness of the sport, include a pivotal change to the inbounds rule—requiring only one point of contact […] More
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Kailey Benson’s Rise in High School Wrestling at Francis Howell Central
Takeaways: After putting together an undefeated state championship season, Kailey Benson added All-American honors recently to her resume. She was a runner-up at the NHSCA High School Nationals held in Virginia Beach, Virginia April 5-7. She lost in the finals to Calli Gilchrist of Connecticut, 7-6, in the 120-pound finals. Gilchrist is a two-time state […] More
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Wrestling and Winning: Nevaeh Smith’s Rise in the 130-Pound Class
Nevaeh Smith will be headed to North Carolina this weekend to take a look around Montreat. The junior at Francis Howell Central will be going on her first recruiting trip to check out the Tar Heel Wrestling Club. Currently, the roster lists only one female wrestler. She is coming off a solid season this year […] More
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Missouri Natives Making Their Marks at Olympic Trials
The State of Missouri and its wrestling has not been known as a wrestling powerhouse compared to Pennsylvania or Maryland. However, each of the past several Olympic Cycles Missouri has increased the success and the overall number of wrestlers that come from the Show-Me State at the Olympic Team Qualification Process and Trials Tournament. This […] More
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Missouri U20, U17, U15, and Girls HS Showcase US Open Registrations
The annual USA Wrestling 2024 US Open Events take place at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas from April 24-28, 2024. Missouri Registrations Division Style Weight Name State Team Girls HS Showcase Freestyle 155 lbs Cali Dupree Missouri Nixa High School Wrestling Girls HS Showcase Freestyle 145 lbs Serenity Tilford Missouri Rolla High School […] More
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Highlights from the Rouge Dual: Missouri vs. Kansas’s Top Female Wrestlers Clash
Park Hill junior Angelina Vargas’ didn’t have the ending of her 2023-24 season she wanted. She had two state championships in 2022 and 2023, but she was upset in the championship match of this year’s state tournament by Fort Zumwalt South’s Jena Gumahin, who pinned Vargas in the third period. Wrestler Interviews: The junior had […] More
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Drury Wrestling 8 Scholar All-Americans
Drury Wrestling names eight to the DII Scholar All-Americans list. The National Wrestling Coaches Association compiles the top 25 teams in NCAA DII as well as noteable individuals for their outstanding academic achievements. Drury Wrestling finishes 23rd with a team cumulative GPA of 3.135. The team standings are based on the cumulative GPAs of the wrestlers […] More
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Mizzou Wrestling at the US Olympic wrestling Trials
The 2024 Olympic Trials are being held at Penn State this year and Missouri is well represented. Mizzou has three athletes competing, with Keegan O’Toole having to drop out of the tournament after an injury at NCAA’s. The other Mizzou wrestlers are Jarrett Jacques, J’den Cox, and Dom Bradley. I’ll run through the wrestlers, how […] More
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Dual Threat: Zach Elam Eyes Football Future at Kansas City Chiefs’ Regional Pro Day
The Kansas City Chiefs held its annual pro day for athletes who grew up in the Kansas City area or attended colleges in the region on April 10. Of the 33 names, only one of the players in the tryout was listed as a dual-position prospect: Zach Elam. Yes, the same Zach Elam who is […] More
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Triple Threat: Derek Joiner’s Journey to Becoming a Multi-Sport State Champion
Derek Joiner has been a multiple-time all-state athlete in football and wrestling. Now, the Grandview senior is looking to earn that accolade in his final go-round competing for the Bulldogs’ track and field team. Joiner started off the 2024 track and field season as a defending champion in the shot put, winning the Class 4 […] More
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Black and Blue Tournament Recap
Most local wrestlers got to step on the mat for the first time since February. The high school Folkstyle season ended with the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in late February, but in a little over a month’s time, competitors get a chance to get involved in freestyle tournaments. Wrestler Interviews: The first one […] More
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50+ Missouri Wrestlers Headed to NHSCA National Championships
The NHSCA Folkstyle National Championships are going down this weekend at Virginia Beach, Virginia with over 50 Missouri wrestlers making the trip east this weekend. 52 Missouri wrestlers total will be battling it out against nationally ranked wrestlers from around the USA making this one of the largest amount of Missouri wrestlers making the journey […] More
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Seasons of Endurance: The Merrell-Stewart Journey through Sports at Carl Junction
For most of this school year, Dexter Merrell and Tony Stewart have been on the same teams together. In the fall, the two were on the same football team for Carl Junction. In the winter, that shifted to joining the wrestling team and now, the two are on the Bulldogs’ track and field team. “There’s […] More
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Former Missouri Wrestlers Battle at NCAAs in Kansas City
While most people from Missouri who attended the NCAA tournament in Kansas City followed the Mizzou Tigers and their wrestlers, there were several other native Missourians wrestling in the NCAA tournament as well. While Mizzou has several former Missouri High School wrestlers such as the Elam brothers, it was a homecoming of sorts for seven […] More
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Session V (Medal Rounds) Recap: Mizzou
12 Mizzou – 11th (49.5 Points) Link to Brackets Mizzou finishes their tournament with three All-Americans and are tied for 11th with NC State. NC State has a wrestler in the finals that could push them above Mizzou. O’Toole finishes 3rd for the second time in his career, nearly bonusing his way through all his […] More
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Session IV (Semis/Blood Round): Mizzou
#12 Mizzou – 13th (40.0 Points) Link to Brackets Missouri had a rough afternoon, going 2-4 in six matches. Josh Edmond and Colton Hawks both lost heartbreakers in the bloodround in razor close matches. Rocky Elam couldn’t keep up with powerhouse Aaron Brooks, and Keegan O’Toole lost late against David Carr to end his title […] More
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Session III Recap: Mizzou
#12 Mizzou – 9th (33.0 Points) Link to Brackets Mizzou had a better early day II session, with O’Toole and Rocky highlighting with quarterfinal wins. Zach lost and will wrestle in the bloodround, to be joined by Josh Edmond and Colton Hawks who both went 2-0 on the day. 141lbs: #21 Josh Edmond Next Match: […] More
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Session II Recap: Mizzou
#12 Mizzou – 10th (14.0 Points) Link to Brackets Missouri had a rough second session but still have Keegan O’Toole, Rocky Elam, and Zach Elam into tomorrow’s quarterfinals. Josh Edmond and Colton Hawks are still alive on the consolations side as well. 125lbs: #13 Noah Surtin – DNP Noah Surtin was having a great season […] More
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Session One Recap: Mizzou
#12 Mizzou – 10th (9.0 Points) Link to Brackets 125lbs: #13 Noah Surtin Next Match: Cons. Round 1 – #29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 125 has been crazy already, and Surtin unfortunately was on the receiving end of some chaos. Drawing last year’s Big 12 champ in the first round was tough, and a lone takedown […] More
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Border Brawl Opens NCAA Week
At St. Pius X High School in Kansas City, Missouri, the NCAA week commenced with the Missouri Border Brawl, an event that brought together highly ranked high school wrestlers from across the country. This gathering wasn’t just another competition; it was a significant occasion that spotlighted emerging talents in both boys and girls wrestling. In […] More
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NCAA Preview: Mizzou TigerStyle
#12 Mizzou Link to Brackets Coming off a disappointing Big 12’s the Tigers still have plenty of upside in a wide open NCAA’s. Based on seeds they’re projected to finish 12th with 36 points and just two All-Americans. The team has finished in the top ten every year since 2014, and they have the horses […] More
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Montgomery Mills Ends His Career as an All-American
Since the resurrection of the Westminster College Wrestling Program in 2017 (the original program was cut back in the 1970s), they have only had a handful of NCAA qualifiers but they have yet to reach the podium. They also lost 2 of the more recent championship opportunities due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. However, […] More
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Missouri Wrestlers Triumph at 2024 National Folkstyle Championships
The 2024 Air Force Special Warfare 16U & Junior Boys and Girls Folkstyle Nationals, hosted in the iconic UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, IA, is primed to be a groundbreaking event in the world of wrestling. This year marks the introduction of a revamped format aimed at showcasing the elite young talent in the 16U […] More
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Mizzou Big 12 Takeaways
#12 Mizzou (4th – 115.5 Points) Link to Brackets After a long two days the Tigers finished in 4th place, the first time they haven’t won a conference title in 12 years. The streak had to end at some point and the conference saw stellar performances from both Iowa State and Oklahoma State. Two of […] More