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, […]
Class 1 District 1 Bishop DuBourg Brentwood Central (New Madrid County) KIPP St. Louis Charter Lift for Life Academy Charter Maplewood-Richmond Hts. STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley Valle Catholic District 2 Centralia Christian Father Tolton Regional Catholic Hallsville Missouri Military Academy North Callaway Palmyra Trinity Catholic District 3 California Fatima Knob Noster South Callaway St. […]
6 min read By Michael Smith Blue Springs South head wrestling coach Doug Black had to think for a few seconds when remembering the last time his squad defeated crosstown rival Blue Springs. “I think it’s been four or five years,” Black said. In recent years, Blue Springs has been one of the top programs in […]
Created by: Craig Reich Despite being empty at four weight classes, Fort Osage relied on several dominating performances to claim the title in the Grain Valley Invite this weekend. Claiming gold for the Indians were Rylan Mansfield-113, Dylan Reed-126, Jeremiah Phillips-160, David Jacquez-170, Gavin Gallman-182, and Stevie Gabb-285. All other wrestlers for Fort finished in the […]
Head Coach’s Name: Ben Smith Team: Lindbergh 2019-2020 dual record (overall, conference): Overall (11-7) Conference (5-3) Notable 2019-2020 tournament results: 4th Place at Fort Zumwalt North Top Returning Wrestlers Enter Returning State Qualifiers + other key returners who didn’t qualify Wrestler’s Name (First & Last) Grade Predicted Weight Previous state results JP Homfeld 12 126 4th @ […]
State Tournament Articles Liberty Blue Jays complete their run to glory with history-making performance Boys placers Girls placers Missouri wrestling state wrestling boys medal round Boys State Semifinals Girls Semifinals Update Class 1 and 2 quarterfinals notable matches Class 1 & 2: Session 1 State Tournament Updates Girls: Session 1 State Tournament Updates Class 3&4: […]
By Michael Smith Odessa made a statement in Saturday’s Class 2 District 4 championship Saturday at Excelsior Springs High School. The Bulldogs are coming for the state title. They finished with 265.5 points, 46 ahead of second-place Cameron (219.5), to take the district title. Oak Grove was third with 180. The Bulldogs currently are ranked […]