By Austin Denson Finishing third in this year’s Missouri State Championships, Nikolai Careaga surely demanded some more attention from the nearby wrestling colleges and universities. The 33-7 senior only lost to the eventual state champion in the semis during his run in Independence. Following this impressive performance Careaga has decided to announce his college decision. […]
Tigers To Compete In Big 12 Starting With 2021-22 Season. Columbia, Mo. – The University of Missouri’s wrestling program is returning to the conference it called home for more than six decades with today’s unanimous approval by UM Board of Curators of the program’s affiliate membership in the Big 12 Conference, effective July 1, 2021. […]
14 min read By Michael Smith For 29 years, the Metro Classic wrestling dual has been a much-anticipated event amongst Kansas City wrestling fans. It’s an event that has featured some of the best high school senior wrestlers from the Kansas and Missouri side of the city, which usually features some intriguing matches between Team […]
By Austin Denson Jack Darrah and Lucas White recently brought back medals from the USA Folkstyle National Tournament and they looked impressive doing it. If you’re not familiar with these two, you should be. Darrah is a junior who is 3 for 3 in state placements with a 5th, 2nd, and 1st place finish. White […]
By Austin Denson Platte County finished 12th this year at the Girls State Tournament. Believe it or not, the two names you see here, Sarina Bertram and Kaylyn Munn, are fully responsible for that finish. Two qualifiers, two-state finalists. These girls didn’t cool off for the offseason, they heated up. Both bumping up a weight […]
23 min read By Cody Thorn Photo by Mark Lundy Every once in a while, since he lost the 170-pound title on Feb. 22, 2020, he would pull up the message from his father, Wentric Williams II. The message was a video of the final seconds of the match, when Staley’s Aidan Johnson took down Williams […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – J’den Cox (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC) missed weight and will not compete at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Under the rules of the event, Cox has been removed from the bracket at 97 kg in men’s freestyle, where he was entered pending weigh in. He had earned a spot […]
By Austin Denson If you didn’t know Haley Ward’s name already from her two state title runs, then you need to learn it. 2x District Champ, Sectional Champ, 2x State Champ, this is the start that Haley Ward is off to in her high school career at Ft. Osage. While this is impressive in itself […]
7 min read By Michael Smith If you ask Blue Springs graduate Dom Bradley when most amateur wrestlers retire, its around age 28 or 29. But even at 32 years old, Bradley isn’t giving up on his dream of wrestling in the Olympics. He will compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials starting this Friday at Dickies […]
By Austin Denson Maria Slaughter’s accolades are adding up mighty quick for a soon-to-be junior. The 2x District Champ, 1x Sectional Champ, 2x State Placer finishing 2nd and 4th. Slaughter now adds a national 3rd place finish at the recent USAW Girls Folkstyle Nationals. https://twitter.com/regotchalk/status/1376355779188523008 Competing at 138 in the 16U division Slaughter opened with […]