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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lilly Breeden already held the record for the most state championships for the Liberty girls wrestling program. Now, she’s tops among the list of Fargo All-Americans as well. Competing at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, the Liberty High School graduate earned All-American honors by taking 7th in the 100-pound bracket with a pin over […]
A pair of Belton wrestlers picked up where Louise Juitt left off. The past two summers, the current Delaware State wrestler took sixth to earn All-American honors at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. Last week, Malena Borja and Ellie Drennon were on the medal stand at the Fargodome. “It’s a huge accomplishment for us,” said […]
Six Unseeded Placers: Missouri’s Girls Beat the Bracket at Fargo The best match Missouri wrestled in Fargo was against itself, and neither wrestler in it was seeded to be there. At 110 pounds in Junior girls, Jayden Keller and Kayleigh Milam had both climbed into the quarterfinals. Keller, the No. 4 seed, opened with three […]
For the second year in a row, Ilyana Martinez will be wrestling overseas. A sophomore-to-be at Lebanon High School, Martinez qualified for the Baku Beach Wrestling World Series, which will be held Aug. 27-29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She will leave Aug. 24 to head overseas for the fourth time, following previous trips to Serbia, Greece […]
Maddie Kubicki had the most dominant high school girls career in Missouri. At Park Hill South High School, she finished with a 158-0 loss and won four consecutive state championships to cap off a perfect career. The momentum she gained in high school carried over at the college level as she has had a successful […]