Matt Infranca was a successful high school wrestler. Then he wrestled for a pair of Division I programs at the college level. Once Infranca went into coaching, he had success at the club level and most recently as the head coach at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School in Lee’s Summit. Now, the Oak […]
By Michael Smith Francis Howell North senior Wyatt Dannegger is establishing himself as one of the best pound-for-pound high school wrestlers in Missouri. Not only has he won two Class 4 state championships as a sophomore and junior, he proved himself on the national stage at the U.S. Open Championships last April in Las Vegas. […]
WESTFIELD, Ind. Missouri brought 76 wrestlers to the 2026 USA Wrestling Women’s National Duals at Grand Park Events Center, fielding teams across the 14U, 16U and Junior divisions in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Ten of them finished the week unbeaten, five in freestyle and five in Greco-Roman, and the 14U freestyle squad came home with […]
MILWAUKEE — Missouri’s Junior boys squads closed out the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals at the Baird Center this week with one of the most dominant individual runs of the entire event and four All-Tournament Team selections in men’s freestyle. The headliner was Carter Brown at 215 pounds, who did not lose a single […]
One of the top ranked recruits for the class of 2026, Miller Sipes has committed to the Air Force Academy. The Staley High School wrestler is coming off a state title at 144lbs, where he beat nationally ranked Iowa State commit Roman Stewart in the finals. Sipes is currently ranked #154 for the class of […]
Day 2 of the 2026 Missouri USA Freestyle and Greco State Tournament wrapped up Sunday at Wilson Logistics Arena in Springfield, completing the weekend with girls freestyle and boys Greco competition across all age groups. The headline of the day belonged to Jayden Keller, who closed out her high school career with a Junior Freestyle […]
Day 1 of the 2026 Missouri USA Freestyle and Greco State Tournament is in the books. More than 1,300 wrestlers competed Saturday at Wilson Logistics Arena in Springfield across boys freestyle and girls Greco divisions, ranging from 8U through Junior age groups. On the girls side, four clubs tied for the most gold medals in […]
The last major freestyle tournament this spring took place last Saturday at Fort Osage High School. The tournament, which is run by GroWrestling, had a total of 434 wrestlers compete and included three kids divisions, a high school 16-and-under (cadet), high school girls and a high school junior divisions. Among the high school girls, there […]
The last major freestyle tournament this spring took place last Saturday at Fort Osage High School. The tournament, which is run by GroWrestling, had a total of 434 wrestlers compete and included three kids divisions, a high school 16-and-under (cadet), high school girls and a high school junior divisions. Brothers Tyler and Jordan Bell made […]
Fort Osage freshman Jauzlyean Gray was dominating her match in the Class 2, 135-pound state championship bout last February at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Midway through the 135-pound title bout, with Gray holding a comfortable 13-0 lead, she laid on her back while favoring her left shoulder, which was in a brace. She used the […]