9 min read By Michael Smith The Air Force wrestling team is on the rise and associate coach Joe Johnston said he feels good about his team’s chances of getting its first All-American wrestler since 2003 next season. This year, the Falcons did not have anyone finish in the top eight of their weight division to […]
By Austin Denson Photo: Mark Lundy Liberty’s 2x Class 4 State Finalist Logan Rathjen started off his offseason competition with a 4th place finish. Only losing twice, to the 1st place and 3rd place finisher I might add, had to run a gauntlet of tough opponents in his impressive run. https://twitter.com/LutteLens/status/1375633011048337410 His first match was […]
By: Austin Denson Parkway West’s undefeated state champ Paige Wehr has started her off-season training at Purler Wrestling. Wehr, a junior, went 23-0 on her way to the top of the podium for the 2020-2021 season. Of Wehr’s 23 victories 14 came by pin. https://twitter.com/purlerwrestling/status/1375637871189712896 Including in her junior season are district and sectional championships […]
Fresh off a state championship runner-up placing the Grandview Bulldog standout, LJ Davenport, has announced he will be continuing his academic and wrestling career at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Davenport completed his senior season with a 43-6 record (17 by fall) while compiling a high school career record of 95-25. Congrats LJ! https://twitter.com/LJ_Davenport44/status/1375511090797240325
Coming off a runner-up senior year campaign and a state champ as a junior, Neosho’s Jeremiah Larson has signed to wrestle at DII Maryville University, in St. Louis. Maryville University recently earned two All-Americans at the 2021 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships; Bailey Kelly and Tyler Kreith. Congrats Jeremiah! https://twitter.com/NeoshoAD/status/1375155251481882628 To view an […]
By Michael Smith Check out all the photos from Mark Lundy. Park Hill senior Chris Bizzle may not have gotten the desired result at the Class 4 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships earlier this month, but he still finished his high school career with a win. At the state tournament, the Trojan senior fell […]
District: Marceline R-V School District Job Title: 7-12 Job Vacancy Description: Head HS Wrestling Description: The Marceline R-V School District is currently accepting certified applications for the position of High School Head Wrestling coach for the 2021-2022 school year. The teaching assignment associated with the coaching position has yet to be determined. Therefore all applications […]
9 min read By Michael Smith Before his wrestling matches, Fort Osage grad Elias Vaoifi tried to get himself angry. When he wrestled at Fort Osage and during his redshirt freshman year at Missouri Valley College, he said he often listened to rap music before he matches. In high school, Vaoifi was a state medalist and […]
Missouri (12) Matt Schmitt, Missouri (133): Champ. Round 1 – Matt Schmitt (Missouri) 12-3 won by decision over Jacob Allen (Navy) 9-7 (Dec 4-1) Champ. Round 2 – Matt Schmitt (Missouri) 12-3 won by major decision over Mario Guillen (Ohio) 9-5 (MD 9-0) Quarterfinal – Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) 11-1 won by decision over Matt […]
Missouri (12) Matt Schmitt, Missouri (133): Champ. Round 1 – Matt Schmitt (Missouri) 12-1 won by decision over Jacob Allen (Navy) 9-6 (Dec 4-1) Champ. Round 2 – Matt Schmitt (Missouri) 12-1 won by major decision over Mario Guillen (Ohio) 9-4 (MD 9-0) https://twitter.com/MizzouWrestling/status/1372717308108496896 Jaydin Eierman, Iowa (141): Champ. Round 1 – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) […]