Cali Dupree challenged herself at the Women’s National Championship. The Nixa junior took part in the U17 and U20 bracket during the event held April 12-14 in Spokane, Washington. She left with All-American honors in U17 and a lot of lessons from the U20 competition. “This was the third trip for Nixa to Women’s Nationals […]
Noah Keen took the long way to earn All-American honors at the NHSCA High School Nationals in early April. The Francis Howell Central senior, coming off an MSHSAA state championship this season, went 8-2 in the event held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He won six of those matches in a row after a loss in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The final regular season dual was a celebration 50 years in the making for the Carl Junction on Feb. 1. The wrestling program celebrated its past that started during the 1973-74 school year by inviting back former coaches and wrestlers in the final dual of the season. It was perhaps poetic that Carl Junction won […]
Carl Junction closed out the regular season with a win on the boys side, while McDonald County salvaged the split with a win in the girls competition during a dual on Feb. 1 in Carl Junction. Carl Junction won the boys dual, 50-24 in a battle of teams ranked in by MissouriWrestling.com. The Bulldogs were No. […]
Before Christmas, Missouri’s wrestling program went to St. Louis and picked up a 29-6 win over Illinois. A win for the No. 2-ranked team wasn’t a shock, but the event took place at Stifel Theatre, not an arena like most matches. However, wrestling in unique places or times is not anything new to high schoolers […]