By Michael Smith Schools in the Missouri area are on Christmas break, which means there are some junior varsity tournaments in the Kansas City area that allow some of the younger wrestlers to get some work in. On Thursday, Odessa High School hosted a junior varsity dual tournament which featured a round-robin style dual tournament […]
Now that the first semester is finished, it’s a good time to look at how wrestlers are performing based on expectations and assigning a grade is a simple way to do that. With no tournaments on the schedule, the schedule picks up with four top ten duals in the second semester.
The St. Pius X wrestling team has a tough challenge ahead of it. The No. 1-ranked team in Class 1 in the MissouriWrestling.com poll hosted four other teams to compete in the Warrior Duals Saturday at home. It was a round-robin style tournament that featured Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico, Fort Dodge (Iowa) and Marlow (Okla.). The […]
A young group of wrestlers were ready to get to work on the first day of winter sports practice at Center High School. Since that day this inexperienced group have performed well and 2 recent Tournaments proved that more is to come. The Center Girls wrestling team finished in 2nd place at the 46th Coffman Invite […]
The Park Hill boys wrestling team has plenty of talent. The Trojans have historically been one of the top wrestling teams in Missouri. This season, they are ranked ninth in the MissouriWrestling.com Class 4 team rankings. Currently, Park Hill has three wrestlers ranked in the top six of their weight class in the Class 4 […]
The Tigers hosted Illinois in the Stifel Theatre, the first sporting event at the historic venue. Streamed by UFC Fight Pass and with a great commentary crew of David Taylor and Jim Gibbons, Mizzou came away with a 29-6 win. They scored bonus points in three matches, winning eight overall. J Conway stepped up for […]
It appeared North Kansas City was headed for a loss. The Hornets boys wrestling team trailed Truman 36-6 at one point during Tuesday’s dual against Truman at home. After Northtown rattled off five straight wins, the final match saw Quinton Bradley pin Noah Talato in the 285-pound bout. He used a half nelson after a […]
There could be a new sheriff in town when it comes to Missouri girls wrestling at the high school level. In four of the last five seasons, Lebanon has dominated the Missouri girls landscape, winning four out of the last five state championships as a team. All three of those teams were in this weekend’s […]
As the wrestling season progresses, the Missouri Class 2 Girls Individual and Team rankings are showcasing an increasingly competitive landscape. The team race, particularly, is intensifying as schools vie for the top positions. Leading the charge is Liberty, currently ranked first with 111 points and five wrestlers in the individual rankings. Hot on their heels […]
Watch Live: UFC Fight Pass, December 21st 7PM CT The Tigers are hosting Illinois in a unique dual, competing at the Stifel Theater in St. Louis on a UFC Fight Pass stream. The dual is taking place the day before the Border Brawl basketball game against Illinois. The Fighting Illini aren’t having their best year, with […]