The announcement of the William Jewell men’s wrestling program going on pause at the end of this season has sent ripple effects down the roster. There are a handful of wrestlers who are now out trying to find a place to continue to do the sport they love. MissouriWrestling.com has contacted or been contacted by […]
The announcement of the William Jewell men’s wrestling program going on pause at the end of this season has sent ripple effects down the roster. There are a handful of wrestlers who are now out trying to find a place to continue to do the sport they love. MissouriWrestling.com has contacted or been contacted by […]
When Tom Molony was hired, he took over a William Jewell program that had only 14 wrestlers on the roster. By the end of this past season, six of those had left the team. Some wanted to focus on academics, some wanted to try another school and some just were at the end of the […]
Mario Quezada admits his head was spinning the moment he and his William Jewell teammates were told by interim athletic director Chris McCabe that coach Tom Molony resigned. Then, the bomb dropped — the program would be on pause after this season. “It’s so weird that they just said ‘Hey, we’re gonna cut you guys […]
On Sept. 11, the future of the William Jewell College wrestling program was put on hold or given a death sentence. It really depends on who you talk with about the situation. The school held an impromptu meeting with the men’s wrestling program and announced the operation of the program would cease following the 2023-24 […]
Macks Creek will have another sport to offer for students this winter adding boys and girls wrestling. The school in Mid-Missouri, west of Camdenton on Highway 54, will enter this upcoming school year with something many first-year programs don’t have: a state contender. Aidyn Merchant is a high-caliber wrestler, he just hasn’t had a wrestling […]
The trip to Istanbul, Turkey wasn’t what Sampson Stillwell wanted but it will be one that will leave memories for him and his coaches. Stillwell lost to Armenia’s Henrik Haykyan in the 110 kg match at the World Championships representing the USA U17 team in the freestyle event. Stillwell, a two-time state champion from St. […]
The reigning Class 4 215-pound champion made the move from being an in-school student at Nixa High School to taking virtual classes for the school in southwest Missouri. About three months ago, he moved to Wisconsin and moved into an apartment with three other wrestlers at the Combat Wrestling Club in Blue River, Wisconsin. “It […]
US OPEN EXTRA Two incoming Nixa freshmen wrestlers got a chance to compete on a big stage at the U.S. Open Championships in late April in Las Vegas. Kaden Young and Reed Wilson were both the U15 in freestyle and Greco-Roman and each picked up a win during the event. They also had the chance […]
Kyshin Isringhausen chased a state championship in wrestling all four years. The Branson standout came up short in that quest on the mat but in track and field, the future Drury University wrestler ended up on top of the podium last month. Isringhausen won the MSHSAA Class 5 pole vault championship with a jump of […]