Author: Cody Thorn

The sophomore-to-be at McDonald County High School took sixth in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle. He is hoping the success at the national level is a precursor for success in Class 3 this winter. “It was a great experience,” he said. “I worked all year for that goal and it was great. It was brutal; […]

Missouri did pretty well at the 16U Cadet National Duals, with six wrestlers being named to the All-Tournament teams from the event held earlier this month in Westfield, Indiana. Wrestlers had to post an undefeated record to be qualified to be on the team — either Greco-Roman or freestyle. Missouri had the second most wrestlers […]

Arguably one of the best high school wrestling coaches in the history of Missouri is coming back to add onto an already impressive legacy. Oak Park High School, in the North Kansas City School District, announced the hiring of Gary Mayabb as its wrestling coach for this upcoming school year. The hire is a reunion […]

By Cody Thorn Despite being only 15-years-old, the standout wrestler is headed back for a wrestling tournament in Hungary – this time in Budapest for the Cadet World Championships from July 19-25. Lilledahl will be representing the United States in the 48 kg weight class after a good showing at the Freestyle Cadet World Team […]

23 min read By Cody Thorn Photo by Mark Lundy Every once in a while, since he lost the 170-pound title on Feb. 22, 2020, he would pull up the message from his father, Wentric Williams II. The message was a video of the final seconds of the match, when Staley’s Aidan Johnson took down Williams […]

By Cody Thorn Fort Osage held the team lead through most of the first- and third-place matches in the Class 3 District 8 tournament on Saturday. However, the small lead evaporated as Platte County surged ahead behind the strength of three head-to-head wins against the Indians to claim the championship at Kearney High School. Video […]