By Michael Smith With multiple girls wrestling teams having their top wrestlers sit out of the tournament, that opened the door for any team to win the Western Missouri Girls Tournament. St. Joseph Central, which had not placed in the top three in any tournament this season, broke through to win the tournament with 259 […]
By Michael Smith Schools in the Missouri area are on Christmas break, which means there are some junior varsity tournaments in the Kansas City area that allow some of the younger wrestlers to get some work in. On Thursday, Odessa High School hosted a junior varsity dual tournament which featured a round-robin style dual tournament […]
The St. Pius X wrestling team has a tough challenge ahead of it. The No. 1-ranked team in Class 1 in the MissouriWrestling.com poll hosted four other teams to compete in the Warrior Duals Saturday at home. It was a round-robin style tournament that featured Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico, Fort Dodge (Iowa) and Marlow (Okla.). The […]
The Park Hill boys wrestling team has plenty of talent. The Trojans have historically been one of the top wrestling teams in Missouri. This season, they are ranked ninth in the MissouriWrestling.com Class 4 team rankings. Currently, Park Hill has three wrestlers ranked in the top six of their weight class in the Class 4 […]
It appeared North Kansas City was headed for a loss. The Hornets boys wrestling team trailed Truman 36-6 at one point during Tuesday’s dual against Truman at home. After Northtown rattled off five straight wins, the final match saw Quinton Bradley pin Noah Talato in the 285-pound bout. He used a half nelson after a […]
There could be a new sheriff in town when it comes to Missouri girls wrestling at the high school level. In four of the last five seasons, Lebanon has dominated the Missouri girls landscape, winning four out of the last five state championships as a team. All three of those teams were in this weekend’s […]
The unstoppable freight train that is the Liberty boys wrestling team can’t be stopped. It certainly seemed that way as the Blue Jays have won four consecutive state championships. In this weekend’s Kansas City Stampede Tournament, one which multiple local coaches consider to have stiffer competition than the state tournament, they looked like a force […]
The Independence City Championships is something many local wrestlers mark on their calendar. That was the sentiment Fort Osage seniors Gavin Gallman and Rylan Mansfield expressed Wednesday at Van Horn High School. They were two of the nine wrestlers who finished the quad dual unbeaten against the Indians three rival schools – Van Horn, Truman […]
There’s a reason the St. Pius X wrestling team is ranked No. 1 in the Class 1 boys poll on MissouriWrestling.com. The Warriors certainly looked like a top team in Tuesday’s dual against Plattsburg. They won 13 out of 14 weight classes to cruise to a 77-4 victory at home. The dual was an opportunity […]
The North Kansas City girls wrestling team could be one to look out for in the high school girls wrestling landscape. The Hornets had an impressive showing in Saturday’s Coffman Girls Invitational Tournament at Truman High School. The Hornets dominated, scoring 178 points to take first place as a team. Kansas City Center was second […]