By Michael Smith The 2026 Fall Brawl Tournament gave girls wrestlers from Missouri an opportunity to get some work in when preparing for bigger tournaments this fall. Some were getting some work in before the high school folkstyle season while others were getting ready for some big folkstyle wrestling tournaments like the Super 32 Challenge […]
Led by coaches Josh Steele and Quentin Neal, the Missouri Elementary Boys wrestling team delivered a powerful 8–1 performance at the Heartland National Duals. Their efforts secured a 9th-place overall finish and a second-straight Platinum Bracket championship. Missouri battled through a tough field, highlighted by a strong opening win over Minnesota and a dominant 196–66 […]
Led by the leadership of Clay Holmes and Quentin Neal, the Missouri Middle School and Elementary Boys teams continued their impressive streak of top-10 national finishes, a standard they’ve upheld for the past three years. Pool Play: Total Domination The Middle School Team stormed through pool play, overpowering squads from South Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and […]
Team Missouri’s boys middle school squad is back where it belongs. After finishing 4th at last year’s Heartland Duals, Missouri middle school team has earned a spot in the Diamond Pool once again, putting them in position to compete for a Heartland title against some of the top teams in the country. The action kicks […]
Council Bluffs, Iowa | April 3–4, 2026 Mid America Center There’s something different about this group, and if you’ve been around Missouri girls wrestling, you already know what it is. This isn’t just another team pulling up to the Heartland Duals. This is a statement roster. This is depth, experience, and a standard that’s been […]
The rise of women’s wrestling in Missouri is no longer a story about potential. It is a story about arrival. On March 15, 2026, the Missouri USA Girls State Championship returns to Wilson Logistics Arena in Springfield, and it will do so in historic fashion. With 820 entries representing 162 teams, the tournament has shattered […]
NEW for the 2025–26 season Missouri’s youth wrestling scene continues to deliver some of the deepest and most competitive talent in the country. With national champions emerging at multiple age groups, multi-style standouts making noise all summer, and new names pushing into the state’s elite tier, the elementary ranks are absolutely loaded heading into the […]
How the Next Wave of Missouri Wrestling Talent Is Taking Shape As Missouri’s elementary wrestlers continue to raise the bar nationally, the state’s Middle School athletes are proving to be just as impressive and, in many cases, even more dominant. This age group represents the crucial bridge between youth development and high-school success, and the […]
Who is the most dominant wrestler in Missouri? These rankings have the answer. The debate ends here: MissouriWrestling.com’s Pound-for-Pound list highlights the most elite youth wrestlers across the entire state, regardless of age or weight. These athletes have mastered the three major styles (Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman), earned high-level accolades, and proven themselves against top […]
USA Folkstyle Nationals marks the opening leg of youth wrestling’s most prestigious pursuit—the USA Wrestling Triple Crown. To earn it, an athlete must win national titles in Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman within the same year. In 2026, Missouri announced itself early, with three wrestlers capturing Folkstyle National titles and moving one-third of the way toward […]