By: Ross Martin Only three seniors were on the roster for Odessa while producing a third-place finish in Class 2 District 3 a year ago. Two of them qualified for state and one accounted for a somewhat unexpected medal when the top three teams in the final standings remained the same a week later in […]
By: Ross Martin For the second straight year, Gateway Science Academy will have one wrestler on the girls roster. This time, the Gators have reason to believe history will be made. Ryan Schlereth, a junior, transfers to Gateway Science from Hancock after winning the inaugural 187-pound title in the first-ever Girls Missouri State Wrestling Championships […]
By: Ross Martin Numbers and participation remain up for Marshfield. The biggest challenge right now for the Blue Jays involves the loss of nine four-year starters over the past two seasons. That list grew to include Clay Wilson — a three-time qualifier, two-time medalist and third-place finisher at 182 pounds in last year’s Class 3 […]
By: Ross Martin With Kale Schrader making an unbeaten run to a state title, Carthage enjoyed a strong debut as a Class 4 program. The Tigers ended up 10th in the Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships team standings, and a strong contingent of returns will have them in position to make a jump up. […]
By: Ross Martin When the Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships concluded, the pieces fell in just the right way for Moberly and its seven state qualifiers. A single point separated the Spartans from fifth-place Logan-Rogersville. With 91 team points, Moberly earned a state trophy — the first for the program since a second-place finish […]
By: Ross Martin In his first year at the helm, Bolivar coach Jeff Davis led the Liberators to the best season in program history. Yet, he could be poised to better that in 2019-20. Bolivar returns seven Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifiers — including a trio of finalists — after placing second in […]
By: Ross Martin In some ways, the 18th-place team finish for Lindbergh in last season’s Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships ended up a disappointment. The Flyers were built with a strong senior class and plenty of talent in the classes below but yet dropped four spots from the previous season. Lindbergh will again have […]
By: Ross Martin The assessment for fifth-year coach Beau Moreland is simple: the whole team is back, including two Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifiers and another returning from injury, along with several talented underclassmen additions. St. James wants to make sure last year’s shutout at the state tournament is just a blip. Frank […]
By: Ross Martin For all of the continual success at Platte County, the program’s roots go back to making the most of the talent available and continual — occasionally gradual — success. The Pirates will embrace that mentality this year with one of the most inexperienced rosters in recent memory Platte County graduated two of […]
Nationally acclaimed Blue Jays eye another state championship run Liberty opens season ranked No. 25 in the country by InterMat.com By Chris Geinosky Walk into the newly expanded Liberty High School wrestling room, and you’re going to notice a little more than a change of scenery. There’s a change in mindset and attitude. A program […]