The last major freestyle tournament this spring took place last Saturday at Fort Osage High School. The tournament, which is run by GroWrestling, had a total of 434 wrestlers compete and included three kids divisions, a high school 16-and-under (cadet), high school girls and a high school junior divisions. Brothers Tyler and Jordan Bell made […]
Fort Osage freshman Jauzlyean Gray was dominating her match in the Class 2, 135-pound state championship bout last February at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Midway through the 135-pound title bout, with Gray holding a comfortable 13-0 lead, she laid on her back while favoring her left shoulder, which was in a brace. She used the […]
St. Michael The Archangel Catholic head coach Matt Infranca rebranded the Kumite Championships to the Kansas City Freestyle Championships. The Kansas City Freestyle Championships were presented by NEX, a premium athletic apparel company dedicated to fueling ambition in athletes at every level. NEX designs performance gear, lifestyle fleece, and modern streetwear built for athletes and […]
Staley senior Miller Sipes ended his high school career with a bang. Not only did he win his first state title following a thrilling 3-2 ultimate tiebreaker win over Liberty’s Roman Stewart last month, he got to compete in Tuesday’s Kansas City Metro Classic at the Mabee Fieldhouse on the campus of Avila University. In […]
By Michael Smith Brookfield senior Jayden Keller has had an elite high school wrestling career. She is the fourth girls wrestler to win four state titles in her career last month and finished with an astonishing 202-2 career record. Not only that, but she got to compete in the Rogue Dual – an all-star event […]
COLUMBIA – Nixa head girls wrestling coach Dustin Martin remembers the sting of his team’s experience at the Missouri State High School Girls Wrestling Championships during the 2023-24 season. The Eagles just missed out on winning their first state title that season when they were outscored by Francis Howell Central in the team points 0.5. […]
COLUMBIA – The St. Michael The Archangel Catholic wrestling team had one major goal from Day 1 of the 2025-26. It has been a goal head coach Matt Infranca has been chasing since the program started during the 2017-18 school year – to win a state championship. The Guardians have had the talent to contend […]
COLUMBIA – Going into the 2025-26 season, it was clear Liberty was going to be challenged for the Class 4 state title. While Liberty still has a good amount of top-level talent, Columbia Hickman has seen by many to be on the same level as the Blue Jays as it had 10 wrestlers ranked in […]
It’s a two-horse race in the Class 4 Missouri State High School Boys Wrestling Championships. Before the season started, much of the walk amongst Missouri high wrestling fans was who would win Class 4 between Liberty and Columbia Hickman. After Day 1 of the state tournament, it’s a neck-and-neck race for first place as Liberty […]
Helias Catholic has the early advantage to capture a state title. After Day 1 of the Class 3 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships Friday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, the Crusaders are in the lead with 84.5 points. They have a whopping seven wrestlers who advanced to the semifinals, which includes Zane Homan (106), […]