The mats have cooled from the district tournaments, but the message from Class 2 is still echoing across Missouri, these brackets were loaded. Now the stage shifts to the biggest spotlight in the state: the 2026 Missouri Girls High School State Wrestling Championships inside Mizzou Arena in Columbia, February 25th-28th. Class 2 delivered everything at districts: 10 freshmen in the finals, 8 freshman district champions, and 94 seniors punching tickets for one final run.
Youth is surging. Experience is roaring back. And Columbia is about to get loud.
The questions are simple:
Will the Breeden sisters repeat their magic at Mizzou?
Will the freshman wave continue crashing onto the podium?
Or will the seasoned veterans remind everyone why experience still rules Class 2?
District 1 – A Throwdown in Cedar Hills
If you like drama, this was your district.
The top three teams were separated by razor-thin margins. Just five points separated first and second. Seven points between first and third. After that? A 50-point drop-off.
- Seckman – 197 team points (6 qualifiers)
- Eureka – 195 team points (8 qualifiers)
- Northwest (Cedar Hill) – 190 team points (8 qualifiers)
Seckman escaped with the hardware, but Eureka and Northwest (Cedar Hill) made one thing clear – they are absolutely built for Columbia.
Parkway South Sophomore Erin Delling, a two-time district champion, is hunting redemption after last year’s state finals appearance. But standing in the way is one of the most dangerous freshmen in Missouri – Freshman Jauzlyean Gray of Fort Osage.
Ella Kimbrough of Lafayette and Kayleigh Milam of Jackson. Two returning state finalists. Two seniors. Two women determined to leave Mizzou with titles, not silver. In a class sending 94 seniors back to Columbia, this is their moment.
District 2 – Trojans Take Control
Troy Buchanan took full control in Saint Charles at Host School Francis Howell North.
- Troy Buchanan – 199.5 team points (8 qualifiers)
- Francis Howell Central – 168 points (6 qualifiers)
- Francis Howell North – 114.5 points (5 qualifiers)
Troy Buchanan spread their talent across brackets — youth, experience, balance. A dangerous formula.
A late-season adjustment shifted the landscape. With Kaitlyn Sparkman moving up to 130, it cleared the path for Francis Howell Senior, Anna Bowles at 125. Both dominated their brackets and secured district titles.
