The Blue Springs wrestling team has been rebuilding the past few seasons and head coach Bobbe Lowe noted the 2023-24 Wildcats are young and inexperienced. However, the Wildcats have some wrestlers who are on the rise and that was on display at Wednesday’s tri dual against William Chrisman and Lee’s Summit West at home. Wrestler […]
The No. 2-ranked team in Class 4 according to the MissouriWrestling.com poll was missing two of their ranked wrestlers David Gleason (144) and Miller Sipes (132) and had another ranked competitor, Merrick Murray get injured in the semifinals. Despite missing key wrestlers from their lineup, Staley still managed to take first place as a team […]
The Belton girls team recently moved into the top 10 of the MissouriWrestling.com Class 2 girls team poll, but it may have made a case to be even higher following Saturday’s Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Tournament. The Pirates competed on Saturday at Staley High School after it was moved from Friday because of inclement […]
The Raymore-Peculiar boys team may have made a case to crack the top 10 of the MissouriWrestling.com Class 4 team poll. On Wednesday, they defeated No. 10-ranked Grain Valley 45-28 and dismantled Chrisman 69-3 to sweep the tri dual. Grain Valley won the other dual against Chrisman 66-18. The Panthers were dominant as they had […]
It was just three years ago when the Grain Valley wrestling program had just one wrestler. Then-freshman Sevreign Aumua, now senior, had to practice against other boys on the team at the time and didn’t have any girls teammates. Fast forward to 2024, Grain Valley girls wrestling team has eight in the lineup and have […]
The Kearney boys wrestling team is just outside the top four in the MissouriWrestling.com Class 3 team poll. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 5 and could be a contender for a state trophy in February. They showed why in Saturday’s Excelsior Springs Tiger Classic Tournament as they took first place with 189.5 points. The defending […]
The Joe Crouthers Invitational didn’t have any of the top 10 teams from Missouri in it, so that opened the door for any team to win the tournament. Twelve teams competed Saturday at North Kansas City High School, but Riverside, a team from Iowa, won with 210 points. Blue Springs South was second at 182.5 […]
The Platte County boys wrestling team may be young, but they can compete well with many teams in the Kansas City metro area. The Pirates proved that in Thursday’s dual with Blue Springs in which they won eight out 12 matches to cruise to a 51-18 victory at Blue Springs High School. Wrestler Interviews: Platte […]
To say the Grain Valley wrestling team was dominant would be an understatement. The Eagles hosted Suburban White Conference foe Raytown Wednesday at home and won 10 out of 12 contested matches as they cruised to a 64-15 victory. Both Grain Valley’s experienced wrestlers and newcomers mostly had strong performances. Three of the Eagles returning […]
Kansas City area junior varsity wrestlers had a chance to show what they would do in Friday’s annual Pleasant Hill Junior Varsity Tournament. It was a tournament that featured 11 junior varsity teams and did not keep track of team scores but only had individual winners. The wrestlers were split into 37 different weight divisions […]