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 […]
Drury hosted the 3rd Annual Drury Open this past Saturday in Weiser and Mabee gyms. The tournament featured wrestlers from NCAA DI, DII, NAIA and JUCO schools and ranked wrestlers at every weight class. The Panthers came away with two champions and five placers overall. Redshirt Junior Ben Stahlman and Sophomore Peter Kuster both won their respective weight classes while […]
By Michael Smith Fort Osage sophomore 285-pounder Stevie Gabb admitted that he didn’t know how good his team was going to be this season. The Indians graduated two state qualifiers from last season’s squad and returned three with any state tournament wrestling experience. Despite being a young team, Fort Osage doesn’t lack experience, according to […]
Class One District 1 Bishop DuBourg High School Brentwood High School Central (New Madrid County) High School Christian High School Cleveland NJROTC High School Gateway Science Academy Charter High School Hancock High School Herculaneum High School Lift for Life Academy Charter High School Maplewood-Richmond Hts. High School Missouri School for the Blind High School Principia […]
Drury Wrestling traveled to St. Louis this past weekend to compete in the Maryville Kaufman Brand Bayly Open. The tournament featured a split division with the “Amateur” brackets featuring wrestlers who are Freshman and Sophomores in college and the “Elite” brackets featuring upperclassmen. Eight Drury wrestlers wrestled in their first college competition and Drury came […]
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – At the Joe Parisi Open on Saturday, 38 teams had wrestlers compete in more than 1,500 matches on 13 mats, but no team came away more victorious than Mizzou Wrestling. In all, #TigerStyle walked away from the Open, hosted on Lindenwood’s campus, with five championships, including four in the elite division. […]