By: Ross Martin Entering the third year of existence, St. Paul Lutheran continues to seek out program milestones. Most notably, the Saints want to get back to the Class 1 Missouri State Wrestling Championships. St. Paul Lutheran placed 15th out of 15 teams in last year’s Class 1 District 3 tournament with only two wrestlers […]
By: Ross Martin In four years, Chase Stegall has experienced the full gamut of emotions in a search for a state title. The senior standout for Northwest (Cedar Hill) burst onto the scene as a freshman, bouncing back from a first round loss in the Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships to win five straight […]
By: Ross Martin The anchors to the lineup have graduated, but Diamond coach Bill Gray has a good mix of experience and potential in his practice room. The biggest question to answer remains how to turn the regular season success into medals at the Class 1 Missouri State Wrestling Championships. Diamond qualified five last year […]
By: Ross Martin Only three seniors were on the roster for Odessa while producing a third-place finish in Class 2 District 3 a year ago. Two of them qualified for state and one accounted for a somewhat unexpected medal when the top three teams in the final standings remained the same a week later in […]
By: Ross Martin For the second straight year, Gateway Science Academy will have one wrestler on the girls roster. This time, the Gators have reason to believe history will be made. Ryan Schlereth, a junior, transfers to Gateway Science from Hancock after winning the inaugural 187-pound title in the first-ever Girls Missouri State Wrestling Championships […]
By: Ross Martin Numbers and participation remain up for Marshfield. The biggest challenge right now for the Blue Jays involves the loss of nine four-year starters over the past two seasons. That list grew to include Clay Wilson — a three-time qualifier, two-time medalist and third-place finisher at 182 pounds in last year’s Class 3 […]
By: Ross Martin With Kale Schrader making an unbeaten run to a state title, Carthage enjoyed a strong debut as a Class 4 program. The Tigers ended up 10th in the Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships team standings, and a strong contingent of returns will have them in position to make a jump up. […]
By: Ross Martin When the Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships concluded, the pieces fell in just the right way for Moberly and its seven state qualifiers. A single point separated the Spartans from fifth-place Logan-Rogersville. With 91 team points, Moberly earned a state trophy — the first for the program since a second-place finish […]
By: Ross Martin In his first year at the helm, Bolivar coach Jeff Davis led the Liberators to the best season in program history. Yet, he could be poised to better that in 2019-20. Bolivar returns seven Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifiers — including a trio of finalists — after placing second in […]
By: Ross Martin In some ways, the 18th-place team finish for Lindbergh in last season’s Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships ended up a disappointment. The Flyers were built with a strong senior class and plenty of talent in the classes below but yet dropped four spots from the previous season. Lindbergh will again have […]