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Black and Blue Tournament recap

With big events like the Southern Plains Tournament and Fargo Nationals coming up during the summer, wrestlers from elementary to high-school aged competitors had a chance to get some work in. Some wrestlers from the Kansas City area from both the Kansas and Missouri side competed in GroWrestling.com’s Black and Blue Tournament Saturday at Olathe […]

Ultimate Warrior Tournament Recap

By Michael Smith There are several big tournaments coming up for high school aged wrestlers and younger. Some include the Northern Plains Regional Tournament in Wisconsin, the Southern Plains Regional Tournament in Kansas and Fargo Nationals in North Dakota – all of which will be occurring over the next three months. Saturday’s Ultimate Warrior Tournament […]

Missouri Girls Freestyle State Tournament

Some of the best girls wrestlers from around the state competed in the Missouri State Girls Freestyle Tournament last Sunday at the Mathewson Exhibition Center in Sedalia. The divisions in the tournament included kids, 14-and-under, cadet and junior.  The top three placers from each weight class qualified for the Fargo National dual team. However, the […]

Missouri Boys Greco State Tournament

After competing in the freestyle state tournament the day before, some of the best boys wrestler took a crack at a different style of wrestling.  Some of the best in the state competed in the Missouri USA Boys Greco State Tournament last Sunday at the Mathewson Exhibition Center in Sedalia. There were four different divisions […]

Maddie Kubicki named Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award Regional Winner

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the regional winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA).  The national winner will be announced on May 2. The national winner will be chosen from the regional winners.  First presented in 2014, the award is named for Tricia Saunders, a four-time World Champion and women’s wrestling […]

Freestyle Boys State Tournament Recap

Some of the best wrestlers in the state competed in USA Wrestling’s Missouri Boys Freestyle State tournament Saturday at the Mathewson Exhibition Center in Sedalia. The tournament had brackets for kids, 14-and-under, cadet and junior. The winners of each weight class qualified for the Missouri USA National Team that will compete in the National Dual […]