Author: Michael Smith

By Michael Smith Van Horn has had a stranglehold on the Crossroads Conference for quite some time now. That sure didn’t stop in its quad dual against Bishop Ward (Kan.), Summit Christian Academy and University Academy. For the eighth year in a row, the Falcons captured a Crossroads Conference championship. They topped Bishop Ward 77-3, […]

By Michael Smith Park Hill South coach Dan Dunkin said he was getting really excited during the National Anthem. before his team’s Senior Night dual against Lee’s Summit. “I tell you what, when we were doing the National Anthem, I put my hand on my heart,” said Dunkin, who was showing that he patting his […]

By Michael Smith The Lathrop Invitational was almost over and several fans of Mid-Buchanan were paying close attention to the two matches going on side-by-side. No, it wasn’t because anyone from the Dragons was competing. It was actually two Lathrop wrestlers going up against their opponents. At the time, Mid-Buchanan was clinging to a 270-265 […]

By Michael Smith Since last season, some of Van Horn’s wrestlers have made a big jump according to head coach Craig Addison. Two of them showed why in a tri dual at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic High School Thursday. Chandler Seavers (160) and Steven Campos (132) have vastly improved their records from last season […]

By Michael Smith Blue Springs head coach Bobbe Lowe said it will take a lot of things to go right for his team to finish in the top four at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in February. But so far, in a strong Suburban Gold Conference, things have been going right for the […]

By Michael Smith The Fort Osage wrestling team was in need of a rebound performance after dropping several close matches in a 43-33 loss to Park Hill South last Monday, head coach Brandon Wackerman said. The Indians got just that in Wednesday’s home dual against Oak Park as they won eight out of 13 contested […]

By Michael Smith Odessa coach Kirk Gross said he warns his team against getting complacent, but at the same time he wants it to believe it’s a championship-level team. The Bulldogs proved just that in Monday’s dual with Lee’s Summit West. Odessa, a Class 2 school, took down the Class 4 Titans in a 53-17 […]

By Michael Smith Getting acclimated to a new team as a head coach is never easy. Just ask Liberty North’s Lance Moore, who is in his first year leading the Eagles and is trying to rebuild a program that finished 41st overall in last year’s Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in Class 4. His […]

By: Michael Smith Raymore-Peculiar graduated five of its nine boys state qualifiers from the 2018-19 squad, so the Panthers had a lot of newcomers entering the fold this season. Not only that, the Panthers were missing some of their starters due to late weight certifications and injuries during the Coffman Invitational Saturday at Truman High […]