Derryan Derrough is moving from assistant coach to head coach at Rockwood Summit. This marks the second head coaching gig for the Arlington, Texas native in Missouri. He previously served as the boys and girls head coach at Lindbergh in St. Louis. Now, he ascends into the role previously held by Brent Batcheller, who will […]
Each year Missouri is able to produce a great crop of wrestlers that are able to take their talents to the next level in college. This year’s list of wrestlers who have committed to wrestle in college looks to take the same stance as previous years and make a large impact. Name High School College […]
The Tigers are keeping talent in state with the verbal commitment of David Gleason. A Staley High School wrestler, Gleason is #70 on MatScout’s Big Board but currently unranked at the weight nationally. While wrestling for Staley, the same high school as the Elam brothers, Gleason won state this past season at 144lbs and placed […]
With some big tournaments coming up like national duals and the Southern Plains Regional Championships, some wrestlers got some competitive mat time in at the Kumite Championships. Those two big tournaments will take place in late May and early June, so competing at the Kumite Tournament was a chance for some of the top-level wrestlers […]
Aaliyah Grammer didn’t know much about wrestling during her freshman year of high school. After hearing a classmate talk about the sport, she decided to join the Lafayette (Wildwood) team but it was short-lived. Her family didn’t like the idea of her wrestling and she quit. Flash forward two years, she’s one of the best […]
Owen McCracken will have one last crack at earning that elusive all-state medal. The junior at Francis Howell Central knows the work he puts in this summer is important. “This summer will determine how the high school season goes next year,” said McCracken, a two-time state qualifier in Class 4 for the Spartans. The junior […]
Jayce Hitt has less than a month left to represent McDonald County. The senior has been a stalwart in three sports for the Mustangs and is currently in the final phases of track and field. He’s also been a state championship wrestler and an all-state football player as well. His future will be on the […]
Ryzen Isringhausen, a freshman at Branson, had shadows to follow the moment he walked inside the wrestling room. And went out to the track for practice. Isringhausen, though, is doing pretty well in his first year in high school in both of those sports. He is probably more known for his prowess on the mat, […]
Cali Dupree challenged herself at the Women’s National Championship. The Nixa junior took part in the U17 and U20 bracket during the event held April 12-14 in Spokane, Washington. She left with All-American honors in U17 and a lot of lessons from the U20 competition. “This was the third trip for Nixa to Women’s Nationals […]
GroWrestling hosted its final freestyle tournament of the season as it hosted the Ultimate Freestyle Tournament last Saturday at Blue Springs High School. Watch interviews from: Some wrestlers were in the thick of things and had competed in freestyle tournaments since the beginning of the month. Others were wrestling their first freestyle tournament of the […]