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 […]
By Michael Smith The noise was deafening inside the Blue Springs High School gym Tuesday night. Shouts, cheers, athletes jumping up and down and instructions from the coaches on both sides all came at once as Blue Springs 120-pounder Cayden Dotson took down Lee’s Summit North’s Caden Schweitzer. Dotson got Schweitzer’s shoulders close to the […]
By Chris Geinosky LIBERTY – As good as the Liberty Blue Jays have been this season, they have yet to reach their maximum potential – at least according to their loft standards. “I don’t think we’ve wrestled our best tournament of the season yet,” senior Drake Smith said. “We’re still getting better every day, and […]
By Michael Smith Odessa coach Kirk Gross said he likes to get some of the top teams and some of the best wrestlers in Class 2 to come to the annual Odessa Invitational. On Saturday, the field from top to bottom was loaded with wrestlers ranked in the top six of the MissouriWrestling.com poll. Even […]
By Michael Smith The Class 4 District 4 tournament, which will take place on Feb. 14-15, is arguably the toughest in the state. Four of the top 10 teams in the MissouriWrestling.com poll will be in that district including Liberty (No. 1), Staley (No. 2), Park Hill (No. 3) and Blue Springs (No. 8). However, […]