By Michael Smith Whether he is in a wrestling ring or roaming the halls at Lee’s Summit North High School, freshman Charlie Dykes moves a little bit differently than most of his peers. When he’s in the circle, there is something noticeably different about him. He wears a shoe over his right foot and a […]
13 min read By Michael Smith Lebanon head girls wrestling coach Matt Neely had a lofty goal of sending all 13 of his wrestlers who competed in the Sectional 3 Tournament to state. That goal was not met Saturday at Harrisonville High School, but the Yellowjackets pushed through eight competitors to state, the most of any […]
18 min read By Michael Smith The girls Sectional 3 tournament in Missouri might be the most intriguing one of the four occurring this Saturday. Harrisonville, the 2020 state champions, and Lebanon, the winners of the inaugural girls state tournament in 2019 will be in the same district and that will make for some intriguing matchups […]
20 min read By Michael Smith Cameron only has one wrestler in the top 6 of the MissouriWrestling.com poll, but it might have the biggest advantage going into the Sectional 4 Tournament Saturday at Platte County High School. The Dragons pushed through nine competitors to sectionals, the most of any team in the tournament as they […]
16 min read By Michael Smith The Liberty Blue Jays looks like a runaway freight train that can’t be stopped. The No. 1-ranked team in the state according to the MissouriWrestling.com poll looks like the clear favorite to win the state title. After being on quarantine for two weeks due to COVID, the Blue Jays got […]
Video Interviews: Interview: Lee’s Summit North 120-pounder Caden Schweitzer Interview: Lee’s Summit North 113-pounder Charlie Dykes Interview: Blue Springs 106-pounder Aleksei Wojtkiewicz Previous Next 10 min read By Michael Smith When Lee’s Summit North wrestling coach Mick Cronk looked at the field for the Class 4 District 7 tournament, he said he knew his team had […]
14 min read By Michael Smith Staley is well known for the strong boys wrestling program it has built over the past few years as it seems to always be in contention for a state trophy every year. But what about the girls? Right now, the Falcons are ranked No. 9 as a team according to […]
Video Interviews Park Hill 145-pounder Ethen Miller Mid-Buchanan 113-pounder Clancey Woodward Mid-Buchanan 138-pounder Butch Walters Mid-Buchanan 152-pounder Colton Kirkham Mid-Buchanan 160-pounder Chase Davidson Mid-Buchanan 182-pounder Wade Stanton Previous Next By Michael Smith Mid-Buchanan might have been the team representing the smallest school at Saturday’s Shawnee Mission North Invitational, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t compete […]
Liberty North 138-pounder Dylan Alft Liberty North 170-pounder Trevor Thorn Lee’s Summit North 195-pounder Zach Coetzee Lee’s Summit North 120-pounder Seth Hooper Lee’s Summit North heavyweight Trevor Taylor Lee’s Summit North 220-pounder Aaron Barnhill Previous Next By Michael Smith The Liberty North Eagles and the Lee’s Summit North Broncos had one more dual before the […]
Odessa 160-pounder Bryce Palmer Odessa 152-pounder Gavin Gross Odessa 182-pounder Jake Evinger Odessa 145-pounder Zane Palmer Center 195-pounder Nosa Ohanmu Previous Next By Michael Smith Bryce Palmer may not have wrestled Thursday night, but it didn’t mean it wasn’t a memorable dual for him. The Odessa senior won by forfeit against Kansas City Center at […]