High School
Paulsen, Combs Lead Wildcats’ Charge as Blue Springs Rallies Past Grain Valley
The Blue Springs wrestling team could not have started the season with a much tougher opponent. The Wildcats’ program has been rebuilding for the past few years and have only two seniors in the line up this season. On Dec. 2, they faced a difficult matchup against Liberty, a team that has won six consecutive […]
North Kansas City Girls Dominate Home Turf: Hornets Win Tussle for the Tiara with 3 Individual Champs
The North Kansas City girls wrestling team may be one of the most underrated programs in Missouri. The Hornets finished eighth in the Class 2 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in 2024-25 and had four wrestlers earn medals. Even after losing two key seniors to graduation from last season’s team, Northtown still has plenty […]
Mexico starts season strong, takes Grain Valley Invitational
The Mexico wrestling team may be one to look out for in the 2025-26 season. The Bulldogs finished in 11th place at the Class 2 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last February and are looking to move up the ranks this year. In Saturday’s Grain Valley Invitational, Mexico was tested in an event that […]
Mexico Lady Bulldogs Squad Showing Early Promise
For their first set of duals of the season, the Mexico Lady Bulldogs hosted a quad meet featuring three other teams from the District 2 tournament list that was recently released via MSHSAA’s website (Wentzville-Holt, Centralia, and Brookfield). It was a solid test for this young squad of wrestlers (only 3 seniors on the team […]
Season Preview: St. Pius X (KC)
The St. Pius X wrestling team has been on a roll in recent years. The Warriors have won Missouri state team titles in the last two seasons in Class 1 and 3, with the latter coming in 2024-25. Last March, they ran away with first place, scoring 201.5 points, which was 47 points ahead of […]
Season Preview: Liberty
There has not been a team that is more synonymous with winning in the Missouri high school wrestling scene more than Liberty as of late. The Blue Jays won their sixth consecutive state championship in Class 4 back in March as they finished with 187 points, which was 30 points ahead of second place Columbia […]
Season Preview: Fort Osage
The Fort Osage boys wrestling team had a banner season in 2024-25. For the first time in program history, the Indians had three state champions at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last March. The Indians finished in eighth place at the state tournament with 84.5 points. While Fort Osage lost one of its […]
Season Preview: Grain Valley
It was just seven years ago when the Grain Valley wrestling team had its first girls wrestler. At the time, three-time state champion Sevreign Aumua was the only girl on the team and had to practice against the boys. Since then the girls team has grown a lot, and going into the 2025-26 season, the […]