By Michael Smith The Fort Osage wrestling team had an atypical Senior Night when facing off against Belton Thursday at home. It’s usually a night where the seniors get to shine, but with the rapid spread of COVID-19, that forced many of the Pirates wrestlers to quarantine, leaving two out of three Indians seniors without […]
By Michael Smith The Staley wrestling team is one which always seems to be in the conversation when talking about teams that could win the state title. But the 2020-2021 season was a little bit different if you ask assistant coach Brock Lowe. “I think a lot of people coming into this season, if you […]
By Michael Smith Oak Park will have quite a bit of momentum heading into the Suburban Conference Tournament this weekend. That’s because the Northmen flat out dominated Park Hill South on Wednesday in a dual, losing only one match in a 78-6 drubbing of the Panthers at Park Hill South High School. South, however, was […]
By Michael Smith The Van Horn wrestling team typically flies under the radar when compared to other squads in the Kansas City Area. In Class 3, it’s often Smithville, Grain Valley and Kearney that make the most noise in the area. This season, Van Horn is proving it can compete with some of the best […]
By Michael Smith Oak Grove made winning look easy at the tri dual against Grain Valley and Marshall. The Panthers cruised past the Owls 72-12 and then defeated Grain Valley in a 61-18 rout Thursday at Grain Valley High School. In all, Oak Grove lost just three contested matches and two by forfeit. Grain Valley, […]
11 min read By Michael Smith The Lee’s Summit North wrestling team went into rebuild mode this season after losing seven seniors from last year’s team. The Broncos are depending on a lot of younger wrestlers now, but that hasn’t stopped them from having some success. That was evidenced on Saturday at the Oak Grove Panther […]
13 min read By Michael Smith Staley had just one individual win their weight class in Saturday’s Lee’s Summit Holiday Invitational tournament. That may seem unusual for the Falcons on the surface, considering they have competed for a Missouri state plaque consistently for the past few years. However, they still found a way to win the […]
By Michael Smith If this week was any indication, there won’t just be one Liberty team to pay close attention to this season. The Liberty North Eagles came into Thursday’s dual against Suburban Gold Conference foe Raymore-Peculiar with some confidence after defeating Blue Springs 40-33 Tuesday. The momentum from that big win […]
8 min read By Michael Smith The Van Horn wrestling team could be on the rise. That was evidenced in Saturday’s Coffman Invitational at Truman High School as the Falcons had four wrestlers who won their weight classes, winning the tournament with 152 points. Truman finished second with 119 and St. Joseph Lafayette was third with […]
7 min read By Michael Smith The Oak Park Northmen were in for a tough challenge Thursday night as they were going against a Fort Osage that came off a Grain Valley Invitational tournament the Saturday before. After Fort Osage 113-pounder Rylan Mansfield used a quick takedown and a cradle to pin Adrian Aguirre in 1:02, […]