Christopher Ankenman put his name in a stratosphere that is rare in high school wrestling: 4-time state champion. The Father Tolton Regional Catholic senior capped off a 39-0 season with a 4-0 run at the MSHSAA Class 2 Wrestling Championship and won the title with a 5-3 win over Brody Winters from Ste. Genevieve. He’s […]
A chance encounter on a beach during vacation has turned into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Kyle Brown. The Blue Springs native has been involved in wrestling lately as a coach with the Platte County youth program and has also worked with the Mo West Championship Wrestling Club. But when it comes to wrestling, he hasn’t […]
Mason Brayfield knows the tradition of Park Hill every time he walks into the practice room. The list of standouts that won state titles is plentiful and he hopes he will have a chance to get his name up there soon. He continues to take the step forward to high school success by doing well in […]
Colin Rutlin achieved some milestone markers during his trip to Fargo. The CBC standout was named the 16U outstanding wrestler for freestyle at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. Rutlin scored all seven of his matches by technical fall on his way to the 150-pound title in the freestyle division. He won 10-0 versus Dylan […]
Dead Shot Wrestling Club, a relatively new wrestling club in South Texas, participated in the Mid-Summer Mat Bash in Coppell late last month. The program, run by Rudolfo “Rudy” Gonzalez, is open to wrestlers from Sharyland, San Juan-Pharr, Mission, McAllen, LaJoya, Palmview, Rio Grande City and Edinburg, according to its Facebook page. Dead Shot finished first […]
Keely Fallert entered her first trip to Fargo on the heels of a Class 1 MSHSAA title earlier this school year. However, the Ste. Genevieve product wasn’t sure how she’d do on the national scale, but her goal was to earn All-American honors at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. She has been a two-time […]
Erin Delling almost saw her first trip to Fargo end early. However, a win on criteria would ultimately spark the Parkway Central wrestlers to All-American honors at the 16U U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. The sophomore-to-be at Parkway Central reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to the eventual national champion in Taina Fernandez from Maryland. […]
David Gleason put himself in some good company in his final high school match. The Staley graduate went to the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals and won a national title by taking first in the 157-pound freestyle bracket. He becomes the fourth overall Fargo champion for the Northland school and the third to accomplish such […]
Weeks away from starting his final season at Allen High School, Aiden “Cash” Cooley is still perfecting his craft. A reigning state champion for the Eagles, he most recently competed in the A Summer Mat Bash at Coppell High School and helped Lone Star Mat Club Blue take home first place. Before that, he was in […]
One of the most accomplished wrestlers at Francis Howell Central earned an All-American honor in her final wrestling match. Benson took fourth place in the 125-pound freestyle bracket at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. That gave her a third medal at Fargo before heading off to Oklahoma State for school […]