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 […]
Intermediate – 60 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Mason Turner of Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy 2nd Place – Simon Sperry of Team Grind House 3rd Place – Silas Sperry of Team Grind House 4th Place – Ryitt Schell of Terminators Wrestling Academy Round 1 Silas Sperry (Team Grind House) won by tech fall over Ryitt Schell […]
14 min read By Michael Smith For 29 years, the Metro Classic wrestling dual has been a much-anticipated event amongst Kansas City wrestling fans. It’s an event that has featured some of the best high school senior wrestlers from the Kansas and Missouri side of the city, which usually features some intriguing matches between Team […]
7 min read By Michael Smith If you ask Blue Springs graduate Dom Bradley when most amateur wrestlers retire, its around age 28 or 29. But even at 32 years old, Bradley isn’t giving up on his dream of wrestling in the Olympics. He will compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials starting this Friday at Dickies […]
9 min read By Michael Smith The Air Force wrestling team is on the rise and associate coach Joe Johnston said he feels good about his team’s chances of getting its first All-American wrestler since 2003 next season. This year, the Falcons did not have anyone finish in the top eight of their weight division to […]
By Michael Smith Check out all the photos from Mark Lundy. Park Hill senior Chris Bizzle may not have gotten the desired result at the Class 4 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships earlier this month, but he still finished his high school career with a win. At the state tournament, the Trojan senior fell […]
9 min read By Michael Smith Before his wrestling matches, Fort Osage grad Elias Vaoifi tried to get himself angry. When he wrestled at Fort Osage and during his redshirt freshman year at Missouri Valley College, he said he often listened to rap music before he matches. In high school, Vaoifi was a state medalist and […]