The high school wrestling season won’t start for another two and a half months, but that doesn’t mean that some Missouri wrestlers aren’t putting in work to prepare for it. Competitors from high school down to elementary had the opportunity to compete in a folkstyle tournament Sept. 11 at St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kan. […]
For someone who just started wrestling three years ago, Lebanon junior Taylor Johnson has made a name for herself in the sport in Missouri. During the 2020-21 high school season, Johnson, who was a junior varsity wrestler during her freshman year, qualified for the Missouri State High School Girls Wrestling Championships for the first time […]
When he wrestles, college coaches watch. Liberty sophomore Hunter Taylor is going to be a force in the high school wrestling world, not only in Missouri, but in the United States. He proved that in the 2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior National Championships, which took place in mid-July in Fargo, N.D. Facing off […]
Since the girls wrestling division was established in 2019, the De Soto graduate became the most decorated wrestler in her school’s history. She finished her career undefeated with an astonishing 121-0 record with 85 coming by pin. That of course resulted in three state championships, with her last match resulting in a pin of Parkway […]
Zach and Rocky Elam were two of the most successful high school wrestling brother duos in the history of Missouri wrestling. The Staley High School graduates combined for four-state championships and six state medals in their time as Falcons. Now, the brother duo are wrestling together at the University of Missouri. Zach Elam competed at […]
Eric Akin wanted to give girls wrestlers in the Midwest another chance to hone their skills with the Diamonds in the Rough Tournament. We are trying to grow girls and boys wrestling really,” Akin said. “The level of women’s wrestling is going to get bigger and better over the next decade. We’re going to start […]
5 min read What Odessa senior Bryce Palmer went through during his senior year at high school, some people don’t even experience in a lifetime. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking senior year for Palmer. During the summer of 2020, the heartbreak started when one of his teammates on the high school football team, Kade […]
6 min read By Michael Smith Odessa senior Gavin Gross finished his high school wrestling career with a flourish. The Bulldog captain ended his senior year with a 45-2 record, winning his third Missouri state championship in Class 2 after a 4-2 win in sudden victory over Excelsior Springs’ Damon Ashworth in the Missouri State […]
By Michael Smith If one thinks of a model student-athlete, in the St. Louis area, Francis Howell Central sophomore Aidan Hernandez. Not only is Hernandez a three-sport athlete in football, baseball and wrestling, he has a 4.32 GPA. As talented as Hernandez is in academics and athletics, he should have no issues finding a college […]
Intermediate – 58 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Mason Turner of Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy 2nd Place – Simon Sperry of Team Grind House 3rd Place – Ryitt Schell of Terminators Wrestling Academy 4th Place – Landon Biermann of Eierman Elite Wrestling Round 1 Mason Turner (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Landon Biermann (Eierman […]