By Michael Smith The Grain Valley wrestling team is inching closer to being at full strength, as it continues to get competitors back from injury or illness. The lastest return of heavyweight Donovan McBride, who is a three-time state qualifier and a state medalist, provided a big boost for the Eagles. He won his weight […]
By Michael Smith With wins at the Lee’s Summit Holiday Invitational and the Suburban Conference Championship tournaments, Staley has proven its a team to look out for at the state tournament this year. On Thursday, the Falcons had a tough challenge against one of Kansas City’s top programs, Kearney. Even against the stiff competition, Staley […]
By Michael Smith The Liberty Blue Jays seem to be one of the best if not the best wrestling team in Missouri. Currently, the team ranks No. 1 in Class 4 in the MissouriWrestling.com poll. It showed why that was Wednesday when Liberty won despite missing three of their top wrestlers, who are ranked in […]
By Michael Smith After missing seven wrestlers just two weeks ago due to injury and illness, Grain Valley head coach Jeff Bowman is getting closer and closer to getting his full varsity lineup back. He had a handful of wrestlers return in time to compete in Tuesday’s tri dual against Truman and Blue Springs South, […]
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 […]