Author: Michael Smith

Independence City Championships

Fort Osage’s top tier boys wrestlers used it as a warmup before the annual Kansas City Stampede. Wrestlers like ranked seniors Kaison Schreier, Antonio Martinez and Isaac Ward and Luke Steffens were preparing for one of the biggest tournaments in the state this weekend. Other Indians had their chance to shine Tuesday’s Independence City Championships […]

Season Preview: St. Pius X (KC)

The St. Pius X wrestling team has been on a roll in recent years. The Warriors have won Missouri state team titles in the last two seasons in Class 1 and 3, with the latter coming in 2024-25. Last March, they ran away with first place, scoring 201.5 points, which was 47 points ahead of […]

Season Preview: Liberty

There has not been a team that is more synonymous with winning in the Missouri high school wrestling scene more than Liberty as of late. The Blue Jays won their sixth consecutive state championship in Class 4 back in March as they finished with 187 points, which was 30 points ahead of second place Columbia […]

Season Preview: Fort Osage

The Fort Osage boys wrestling team had a banner season in 2024-25. For the first time in program history, the Indians had three state champions at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last March. The Indians finished in eighth place at the state tournament with 84.5 points. While Fort Osage lost one of its […]

Season Preview: Grain Valley

It was just seven years ago when the Grain Valley wrestling team had its first girls wrestler.  At the time, three-time state champion Sevreign Aumua was the only girl on the team and had to practice against the boys. Since then the girls team has grown a lot, and going into the 2025-26 season, the […]