COLUMBIA, Mo. — The battle for the Class 2 girls team state championship came down to the wire. It was a three-horse race with Francis Howell Central, Nixa and Lebanon all jockeying for position and a first-place trophy. The difference between first and second place was one by a fraction of a point as Central […] More

Another year, another time Liberty is steamrolling to another state championship.  The Blue Jays came into the Class 4 Missouri State High School Boys Wrestling Championships with four consecutive titles and they are well on their way to a fifth.  They are currently in first place with 81 points, but Lafayette Wildwood is close behind […] More

The Hannibal wrestling team has had nine state trophies in the history of the program. None of those, however, were that state championship trophy. That could change on Saturday as the Pirates head into the second day of the Class 3 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in first place with 70 points Friday at […] More

After Lebanon had dominated the Class 2 girls wrestling scene for four out of the last five years, it may be another team’s turn to take the state trophy this season. This season, it looks like Nixa could be that team to win its first team state championship on the girls side. Through Day 1, […] More

The Odessa boys wrestling team has finished in the top four in the state tournament on 11 different occasions since 1979. But it had never finished in first place. That changed Thursday at Mizzou Arena as the Bulldogs took home the team title for the first time with 163.5 points. St. Michael The Archangel Catholic […] More

The St. Pius X Kansas City Warriors were the team to beat coming into the Class 1 Missouri High School Boys Wrestling Championships.  No one did. The Warriors ran away from the competition, taking first place with 234 points after finishing in third last season. Father Tolton Catholic was second with 125 points, Centralia was […] More

The battle for first place came down to a razor thin margin in the Class 1 girls state tournament. In the end, Kearney won the team state title for the second year in a row, edging Brookfield 80-79 Thursday at Mizzou Arena during the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships. Odessa finished in third with […] More

State is here tomorrow, let’s get down to it. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team Rankings Team rankings […] More

State is here tomorrow, let’s get down to it. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team Rankings Team rankings […] More

A record breaking finish to his High school wrestling career has Lee’s Summit’s Jackson Jones looking for a few final wins at the Class 4 state meet. Jones has 158 wins as a Tiger surpassing the previous school record of 143.  The reason Jones believes for so much success at Lee’s Summit has been “working on different […] More

State is here tomorrow, let’s get down to it. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team Rankings Team rankings […] More

It’s the day before state, here are some Class 1 boys rankings. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team […] More

It’s the final countdown! These are the Missouri Wrestling pre-state, final rankings for the 2023-24 season for the Missouri Girls Class 1. Defending champs, Kearney, are at the top spot. Let’s take a look at the top 20 teams: Missouri Girls Class 1 Team Rankings Rank School Points Wrestlers Ranked 1 Kearney 67 3 2 […] More

The past four seasons, Liberty has been like an unstoppable locomotive at the Class 4 level in Missouri. The Blue Jays have won four state championships in a row and are the favorite to win a fifth this season. In Saturday’s Class 4 District 4 Tournament, they faced a stiff challenge. Wrestler Interviews Staley was […] More

Excelsior Springs, the home of the Tigers, was also the home of the boys Class 2 District 4 wrestling tournament. The hosts placed a formidable ninth, with 78.0 total team points, the Tigers netted two finalists and scored a five man state wrestling team to bring to Mizzou Arena. Sophomore Cooper Collins, who entered the […] More

The Class 2 District 3 tournament was held in the town of Eldon, right off of Highway 54, and just a hop, skip and a jump away from the Lake of the Ozarks. The Mustangs rounded out the top ten team finishers and will take just two wrestlers to Mizzou Arena. One of those wrestlers […] More

Just a short drive west down I-70 from Columbia, sits the town of Boonville, the host for the boys Class 2 District 2 wrestling tournament. The hosting Pirates looked to showcase their talents and win big in a deep district with ranked teams such as Hallsville and Kirksville, and teams knocking on the door, like […] More

Hosted at Sullivan High School, located about forty minutes north of Rolla, the MSHSAA Boys Class 2, District 1 wrestling tournament got underway Friday night. The 6th ranked Eagles aimed to capture the team title as the 5th ranked Dragons of Ste. Genevieve looked to snatch the title from the host.  With ten wrestlers making […] More