By: Ross Martin The assessment for fifth-year coach Beau Moreland is simple: the whole team is back, including two Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifiers and another returning from injury, along with several talented underclassmen additions. St. James wants to make sure last year’s shutout at the state tournament is just a blip. Frank […]
By: Ross Martin For all of the continual success at Platte County, the program’s roots go back to making the most of the talent available and continual — occasionally gradual — success. The Pirates will embrace that mentality this year with one of the most inexperienced rosters in recent memory Platte County graduated two of […]
Nationally acclaimed Blue Jays eye another state championship run Liberty opens season ranked No. 25 in the country by InterMat.com By Chris Geinosky Walk into the newly expanded Liberty High School wrestling room, and you’re going to notice a little more than a change of scenery. There’s a change in mindset and attitude. A program […]
By: Ross Martin Belton certainly received the full experience in what it means to compete at the top level after last year’s return to Class 4 for the postseason. The most successful senior class in program history led an 11th-place team finish in the Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships. Belton had a pair of […]
By: Ross Martin Ruskin didn’t have a Class 3 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifier out of the difficult Class 3 District 4 field in 2018-19. The Eagles only had five wrestlers in the field, and coach Mike Stypolkowski already has at least eight in his plans for a lineup in 2019-20. Ruskin junior […]
By: Ross Martin Rock Bridge brings back only one Class 4 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifier from a year ago, but coach Robin Watkins sees plenty of reason for optimism. “Our expectations are high for Rock Bridge High School Wrestling this season,” he said. “We have a solid line up heading into our first dual.” […]
By: Ross Martin Polo coach Kelvin Knisely wants to keep the goals simple this season: Get better every day, and win more duals and place higher at tournaments. The Panthers will again be short on numbers but not necessarily on talent. While losing Class 1 Missouri State Wrestling Championships qualifier Joseph Hilburn to graduation, Polo […]
Created by: Ross Martin By any measure, Rockwood Summit experienced a transcendent season in 2018-19. There were two Class 3 Missouri State Wrestling Championships individual titles, four medalist, and seven qualifiers. Rockwood Summit placed fifth in the final Class 3 team state standings — the best in program history. The main pieces creating that memorable […]
By Chris Geinosky To say the least, it’s been quite a run for the Kearney wrestling program. Eleven all-state trophies have been collected by the Bulldogs in the past 12 years, highlighted by three state championships in that time. And now they’ve also posted two state runner-up finishes after last year’s second-place showing behind powerhouse […]
In his junior season, Oscar Ortiz never quite solved Neosho sophomore Cayden Auch, but McDonald County’s unquestioned star came the closest on the biggest stage. Ortiz lost the Class 3 Missouri State Wrestling Championships title match at 126 pounds by a score of 4-3 to Auch. Ortiz finished the year at 43-5 with the majority […]