32 min read NCAA Bracket Draws and Pathways (Mizzou Wrestling) By: Sean Mael 125- #18 Noah Surtin (8-4) Record vs. The Field (2-1) Surtin has wins over #20 Ferri, Kent State and #21 Mastrogiovanni, Oklahoma State and a loss to #4 Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan. First Round Bout: #15 Patrick McKee, Minnesota Potential Second Round Bout: […]
By Michael Smith Before the third- and fifth-place match started at the Class 4 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships, Liberty already had the state championship wrapped up. Going into that round the Blue Jays were already 100-plus points ahead of second-place Christian Brothers College, which made it mathematically impossible for anyone to catch them. […]
By Michael Smith INDEPENDENCE — Whitfield has been the gold standard of excellence when it comes to high school wrestling in Missouri in recent years The Warriors had won four consecutive Class 1 state championships coming into the 2020-21 season and won nine since 2008. However, this season they were bumped up to Class 3, […]
By Michael Smith Pleasant Hill head coach Jeff Wyatt made a checklist with his team and the most important item on it was winning a Class 2 state title. After Thursday’s Class 2 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships, the Roosters can check off the last item on their list. The Roosters finished with 137 […]
By Michael Smith Independence, MO — On the Twitter page for the Mid-Buchanan wrestling team most tweets are followed with the hashtag #outworkem. That is a motto that head coach Daniel Kountz’s Dragons have followed throughout the 2020-21 campaign. At Wednesday’s Class 1 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships, Mid-Buchanan outworked 54 other teams to […]
By Michael Smith Not everything went the way Lebanon head girls wrestling coach Matt Neely wanted, but the ultimate goal was achieved at the Missouri High School State Girls Wrestling Championships. His Yellowjackets had six of their eight competitors earn state medals and no one won an individual state title. However, they won their second […]
42 min read Class Four State Wrestling Preview By: Sean Mael Overall Thought: Liberty has a special program right now. They are going to win this state team title going away. I have CBC coming in second, Park Hill in third and Lafayette (Wildwood) rounding out the team podium. All rankings utilized in this article are […]
44 min read Class Three State Wrestling Preview By: Sean Mael Overall Team Thoughts: The team race In Class 3 this season between Whitfield and Neosho should be insanely fun to watch. I think Whitfield will grab the team title and Neosho will ultimately finish a close second place. I have Lebanon finishing third and Hillsboro […]
By Michael Smith Grain Valley’s Sevreign Aumua was surprised when she saw Ali Howk put on a pair of wrestling shoes at a wrestling practice at Blue Springs High School a few years ago. “I remember seeing her when my little brother was practicing at Blue Springs,” Aumua said of Howk. “When she came in, […]
Junior, 141 pounder, Peter Kuster earns All-GLVC honors for a 2nd time in his college career while going 8-1 so far this season as he heads into the NCAA DII National Championships. Kuster leads the team in takedowns and match points scored. Senior, 157 pounder, Ben Stahlman earns All-GLVC earns his first All-GLVC honor after finishing […]