The St. Michael The Archangel Catholic boys wrestling team suffered a big loss to their lineup before the season began. Three-time state champion Sampson Stillwell left St. Michael before his senior year to join the USA Wrestling Elite Accelerator Program in Colorado Springs and will take online courses. Coming into the 2024-25 season, the Guardians […]
The Fort Osage wrestling team knocked on the door of finishing in the top four and getting a team trophy at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in February. The Indians finished sixth with 91, just 14 points behind Columbia Hickman for fourth place. This winter, they return a solid core of wrestlers after […]
The Nevada girls wrestling team isn’t one that has been on the radar as a contender for a state plaque in recent years. Perhaps that could change in the 2024-25 season and its performance in the Steve Leslie Invitational Friday at Pleasant Hill High School showed the Tigers could be a team to keep an […]
The Rockhurst wrestling team could be one to look out for during the 2024-25 season. Well, it at least appeared that way at Thursday’s tri dual against Ruskin and Grandview at Ruskin High School. The Hawklets dominated as they only lost one contested match between both duals as they cruised to a 62-12 victory over […]
Lee’s Summit West came into Wednesday’s season opening dual against Raymore-Peculiar at a disadvantage. The Titans came in with two open spots while Ray-Pec had a full lineup, so West surrendered 12 points on forfeits. Despite the handicap, West still showed it will likely be a formidable team in the Suburban Gold Conference. The Titans […]
The Liberty boys wrestling team got a tune up before heading to the Gardner-Edgerton Tournament this week. The Class 4 defending champions, which have won the last five titles, took on a rebuilding Blue Springs team in the season opener Tuesday on the road. The Blue Jays were missing some of the starters in their […]
By Michael Smith The Grain Valley boys wrestling team has been one that has had a good amount of talent year after year. Last season, the Eagles qualified six wrestlers for the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships and had two finishes in the top six of their respective weight classes to earn all state […]
There may not be a more dominant team in Missouri in recent years than Liberty. The perennial powerhouse has won five consecutive state championships and haven’t been challenged by any team in Class four in that time period. Head coach Dustin Brewer and his grapplers hope to extend that state championship streak to six this […]
Last season, the St. Pius X (Kansas City) boys wrestling team made history. It became the first Warriors wrestling team to win a state championship in the history of the program. The team was loaded as it had 13 state qualifiers and five state champions at the Class 1 level. This season, the Warriors return […]
Since they won the Class 4 state championship in 2017, Staley has finished in third place five times and in fourth once during the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships. The Falcons are a powerhouse in Class 4 but haven’t been able to catch Liberty for first place as the Blue Jays have dominated in […]