The contingent of Belton Pirates girls wrestlers on the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals grew this year. Coach Greg Linhart had nine go this year, two more than a past trip to the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The return trip to the south part of the metro featured two All-Americans — one more than last year. Malena Borja […]
Angela Bereuter might be the best basketball player who wrestles. Or maybe she’s the best wrestler who also plays basketball. The Wentzville Holt product went to Fargo, North Dakota, and took home 7th place at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals tournament. Not a bad showing for the junior-to-be who didn’t know if she really […]
Zolah Williams was one of the best in Missouri this past season. The freshman won the 105-pound Class 1 title in February for Kearney. Since then, she’s continued to rack up wins no matter where she wrestled. The latest success came at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, in the middle […]
Jayden Keller’s final high school match ended with a win. The Brookfield standout can now turn her attention to competing for William Jewell College, a Division II program in Liberty. Her final high school tournament — the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals — in mid-July in Fargo, North Dakota. Representing Missouri, she posted a 5-2 […]
Lilly Breeden already held the record for the most state championships for the Liberty girls wrestling program. Now, she’s tops among the list of Fargo All-Americans as well. Competing at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, the Liberty High School graduate earned All-American honors by taking 7th in the 100-pound bracket with a pin over […]
A pair of Belton wrestlers picked up where Louise Juitt left off. The past two summers, the current Delaware State wrestler took sixth to earn All-American honors at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. Last week, Malena Borja and Ellie Drennon were on the medal stand at the Fargodome. “It’s a huge accomplishment for us,” said […]
The senior-to-be at Odessa High School took home fourth place in the 157-pound bracket at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals held in Fargo, North Dakota. Brown reached the semifinals in the tournament and finished with a 6-2 record, securing his fourth All-American honor at the tournament. Next year, though he would be young enough […]
For the second year in a row, Ilyana Martinez will be wrestling overseas. A sophomore-to-be at Lebanon High School, Martinez qualified for the Baku Beach Wrestling World Series, which will be held Aug. 27-29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She will leave Aug. 24 to head overseas for the fourth time, following previous trips to Serbia, Greece […]
Matt Infranca was a successful high school wrestler. Then he wrestled for a pair of Division I programs at the college level. Once Infranca went into coaching, he had success at the club level and most recently as the head coach at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School in Lee’s Summit. Now, the Oak […]
Carter Brown will head to Fargo next month on a pretty good winning streak. The senior-to-be at Lafayette High School in Wildwood went 19-0 at the Junior National Duals held June 16 to 20 in Milwaukee. Brown went 10-0 in Greco-Roman and 9-0 in freestyle while competing for Team Missouri, which took second in the […]