By Austin Denson Platte County finished 12th this year at the Girls State Tournament. Believe it or not, the two names you see here, Sarina Bertram and Kaylyn Munn, are fully responsible for that finish. Two qualifiers, two-state finalists. These girls didn’t cool off for the offseason, they heated up. Both bumping up a weight […]
By Austin Denson If you didn’t know Haley Ward’s name already from her two state title runs, then you need to learn it. 2x District Champ, Sectional Champ, 2x State Champ, this is the start that Haley Ward is off to in her high school career at Ft. Osage. While this is impressive in itself […]
By Austin Denson Maria Slaughter’s accolades are adding up mighty quick for a soon-to-be junior. The 2x District Champ, 1x Sectional Champ, 2x State Placer finishing 2nd and 4th. Slaughter now adds a national 3rd place finish at the recent USAW Girls Folkstyle Nationals. https://twitter.com/regotchalk/status/1376355779188523008 Competing at 138 in the 16U division Slaughter opened with […]
By Austin Denson Photo: Mark Lundy Liberty’s 2x Class 4 State Finalist Logan Rathjen started off his offseason competition with a 4th place finish. Only losing twice, to the 1st place and 3rd place finisher I might add, had to run a gauntlet of tough opponents in his impressive run. https://twitter.com/LutteLens/status/1375633011048337410 His first match was […]
By: Austin Denson Parkway West’s undefeated state champ Paige Wehr has started her off-season training at Purler Wrestling. Wehr, a junior, went 23-0 on her way to the top of the podium for the 2020-2021 season. Of Wehr’s 23 victories 14 came by pin. https://twitter.com/purlerwrestling/status/1375637871189712896 Including in her junior season are district and sectional championships […]