Multiple wrestlers in the Midwest area got to warm up for a big wrestling tournament coming up in October. GroWrestling held the Super Early 32 Tournament at Olathe NorthWest High School to give competitors a chance to get mat time before the Super 32 Challenge in late October at Greensboro, N.C., which is one of […]
St. Pius X senior Kyler Kuhn wrestled his last match at the Class 4 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last February. The then-junior edged Blue Springs’ heavyweight Carter Atagi 1-0 in the semifinals before he defeated Jackson senior Brysen Wessell 3-2 in an ultimate tiebreaker as he was able to escape to clinch his […]
When she was 11 years old, Josh Rogers recommended to her daughter Mabel to try out the sport of wrestling. In fact, Josh convinced Mabel and her younger brother to compete in the sport. It ended up turning out well for the 15-year old sophomore at Republic High School. “He fizzled out and I stayed […]
Lebanon graduate Sophiea Quinn ended her high school wrestling career on a positive note. She competed one last time in the U.S. Marines Corps Junior Nationals before she heads off to William Jewell College to compete at the NCAA Division II level. Quinn finished with a 4-2 record and took seventh place to earn All-American […]
The contingent of Belton Pirates girls wrestlers on the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals grew this year. Coach Greg Linhart had nine go this year, two more than a past trip to the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The return trip to the south part of the metro featured two All-Americans — one more than last year. Malena Borja […]
Liberty junior Rowdy Angst has been a part of a winning culture for the last two years. He’s been a part of a Blue Jay wrestling program that has won seven consecutive state titles in Missouri, and he was a big part of that most recent one as he finished as a runner up in […]
Angela Bereuter might be the best basketball player who wrestles. Or maybe she’s the best wrestler who also plays basketball. The Wentzville Holt product went to Fargo, North Dakota, and took home 7th place at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals tournament. Not a bad showing for the junior-to-be who didn’t know if she really […]
Camdenton sophomore Brock Conaway is on the rise in the high school wrestling scene. During the winter high school folkstyle season, he broke out as a freshman and finished as a runner-up in the 190-pound weight division in the Class 3 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships, falling to then senior Marcus Lopez-Durman of Carl […]
Zolah Williams was one of the best in Missouri this past season. The freshman won the 105-pound Class 1 title in February for Kearney. Since then, she’s continued to rack up wins no matter where she wrestled. The latest success came at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, in the middle […]
Jayden Keller’s final high school match ended with a win. The Brookfield standout can now turn her attention to competing for William Jewell College, a Division II program in Liberty. Her final high school tournament — the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals — in mid-July in Fargo, North Dakota. Representing Missouri, she posted a 5-2 […]