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, […]
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 […]