Author: Michael Smith

Class 1 Boys State Recap

The St. Pius X Kansas City Warriors were the team to beat coming into the Class 1 Missouri High School Boys Wrestling Championships.  No one did. The Warriors ran away from the competition, taking first place with 234 points after finishing in third last season. Father Tolton Catholic was second with 125 points, Centralia was […]

Class 1 Girls State Recap

The battle for first place came down to a razor thin margin in the Class 1 girls state tournament. In the end, Kearney won the team state title for the second year in a row, edging Brookfield 80-79 Thursday at Mizzou Arena during the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships. Odessa finished in third with […]

Class 2 District 4 Girls Tournament Recap

The Fort Osage girls wrestling team is flying under the radar. Despite having some success with winning multiple tournaments during the 2023-24 campaign, the Indians are not ranked in the top 10 of MissouriWrestling.com’s Class 2 team poll. They went against two teams ranked in the top 10 – No. 3-ranked Liberty and No. 7-ranked […]

Class 1 District 4 Girls Tournament Recap

The No. 8-ranked Odessa had a tough task ahead of it during the Class 1 District 4 Tournament Saturday at Kearney High School. Odessa, however, proved it could be a contender for a Class 1 state championship this season. It ran away with first place in districts, scoring 205 points, ahead of Oak Grove and […]

Hornets Sweep Final Duals with Dominant Wins: Larson, Cairns, and Smith Lead Chillicothe to Victory

Chillicothe will have plenty of momentum going into the Class 2 District 4 Tournament on Dec. 17. In their final duals of the season, the Hornets dominated. They toppled St. Joseph Benton 51-30 and defeated Oak Grove 60-24 Tuesday at Oak Grove High School.  Interviews: Chillicothe’s Cayden Larson (175) Chillicothe’s Brody Cairns (190) Chillicothe’s Bo […]

Winnetonka Girls Invitational Recap

Harrisonville only had one wrestler win their weight division on Saturday’s Winnetonka Girls Invitational, but the Wildcats got the job done. They took first place as a team, scoring 146.5 points, edging second-place Raymore-Peculiar, which had 144 points. Smithville came in third with 133. Wrestler Interviews: Rock Ports Jaylynn Garst (100) Northtowns Juliana Tice (105) […]