The Lee’s Summit West boys wrestling team could be on the rise. It certainly appeared that way in Saturday’s Coffman Invitational at Truman High School. The Titans saw five of its wrestlers win their weight class and four others finish in the top three as they cruised to a first-place finish with 261.5 points. “I […]
By Michael Smith/Special to The Examiner Fort Osage’s Battle of the Braids event is a unique one. It’s a girls wrestling tournament that divides individual weight brackets into five or six different divisions. Instead of there being one big bracket for a weight class, the event features multiple smaller round-robin brackets with two or three […]
The Winnetonka boys wrestling team could be a team to watch for in 2023-24. The Griffins had an impressive showing in Tuesday’s quad dual against Raytown, Truman and Raytown South. They won all three of their duals, topping Truman 67-6, Raytown 48-25 and Raytown South 60-18. Wrestler Interviews from: Tyree Broom, Winnetonka (113): Raytown South […]
Grain Valley senior Ethan Jones said that Wednesday’s Senior Night had a different feel to it. It certainly seemed that way as fans filled the stands, wrestlers got to run under a blue tunnel and run past a smoke machine for a grand entrance before their respective matches. It was an emotional night for the […]
The Fort Osage wrestling team could be a contender for a state trophy for the 2023-24 season. Currently, the Indians are ranked No. 5 as a team in the MissouriWrestling.com poll and they showed why they are highly ranked in Saturday’s Grain Valley Invitational. Fort Osage cruised to a tournament title, totaling 183.5 points to […]
If Thursday’s dual was any indication, the Odessa girls wrestling team could be a top team in the Class 1 Missouri high school field. Last season, the Bulldogs finished tied for ninth place in the Class 1 state tournament. They could take a leap into the top five this season. INTERVIEWS: They flashed that potential […]
The Lee’s Summit North boys wrestling team has had Blue Springs’ number in recent years. Coming into Wednesday’s season opening dual against the Wildcats, the Broncos had seven consecutive wins against their former conference rivals. That trend continued as North got big wins from Noah White and Drew Gray late in the dual as it […]
For many Missouri girls wrestlers, it was the first time they have wrestled folkstyle in months. Saturday’s Oak Park Girls Invite gave some girls wrestlers an opportunity to compete in some season-opening matches to get warmed up for the 2023-24 season. The tournament featured more divisions than normal as there were 22 of them. No […]
The Lee’s Summit North Broncos will be heading into a rebuilding year in 2023-24. Two of the Broncos top wrestlers decided to focus on baseball this school year and 2022-23 state qualifier Hank Natali, tore his ACL during football season and will be unable to compete. Add in the graduation of Zackary Coetzee, North will […]
When talking about high school wrestling in Missouri, it’s hard not to mention Liberty. The Blue Jays have displayed dominance the past four seasons, winning state titles in all of them. During the 2022-23 season, Liberty smoked the competition, taking first with 218 points, 127.5 points ahead of second-place Francis Howell Central. The Blue Jays […]