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The Missouri girls pound-for-pound rankings are out, and this is the first ever Missouri Wrestling girls pound-for-pound rankings. These rankings are put together to rank the wrestlers regardless of what weight class they are in. This is always a fun one to look through and we went 50+ deep with this ranking. Let’s dive in: […]

The Missouri boys pound-for-pound rankings are out. These rankings are put together to rank the wrestlers regardless of what weight class they are in. This is always a fun one to look through and we went 50+ deep with this ranking. While this isn’t a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal, you can receive two […]

Dallas Smith took a graduate assistant position with the Lindenwood wrestling program with his eyes on the future in January 2016. The Neosho native’s plans originally were to try to go to physical therapy school after graduating from Ouachita Baptist. Instead, Jimmy Rollins called to give him a chance to earn a master’s degree and […]

I know what you’re all thinking, “Girls rankings already? We don’t even know the weight classes yet! We don’t even know which girls are wrestling where!” This article isn’t to establish the first rankings, but it will be a helpful guide to seeing who is returning and who, potentially, might be vying for state medals […]

Every year Missouri produces a top crop of freshmen. There are always standouts entering the season along with those who have flown under the radar who will end up making a huge season impact. Let’s take a look: Name School Credentials Angelina Vargas Park Hill Preseason Nationals Champ, Southern Plains Regional Champ, Girls Freestyle Champ […]

There are several sayings that are associated with our sport that seem to go hand-in-hand with the mentality the sport brings. “Winter work makes summer champions” as well as the converse “summer work makes winter champions.” Another phrase that is commonly used is, “there is no off-season, just school season and then Freestyle/Greco season.”   For […]

After spending three years at Oak Park High School, Lucas Oitker is starting a new chapter in his high school career.  For his senior year, he and his family moved to the Park Hill South School District as he will finish his three-sport career as a Panther. The senior participates in three sports — baseball, […]

Jesse Cassatt is now wrestling at the University of Missouri and when he signed with the Tigers this summer he became the school’s first-ever Division I wrestler. Winning back-to-back Class 3 championships played a part in him becoming a Tiger, but there was a little bit of luck mixed in. Cassatt’s high school coach is […]

When wrestling during the high school season, most matches didn’t seem like a challenge for Park Hill South junior Maddie Kubicki. In fact, she’s undefeated so far in her high school career and that includes a pin against two-time state champion Hailey Ward of Fort Osage during the 2020-21 campaign.  After winning a state title […]