One area contender seems well on their way to a state championship, another is in an absolute dogfight after the second day of the state wrestling championships. With nine wrestlers still alive and five of them going to individual titles tomorrow, Neosho seems to be fully in the drivers seat in class 3 with a [...]
Day one is complete at the Missouri state wrestling championships and 3 area teams are in prime position for a title. The big battle is in class 3 where Neosho holds a 37-30 lead on Ozark after day one. Both teams have nine wrestlers alive in the championship brackets, and four remaining in wrestlebacks. A [...]
A great weekend for area teams looking to move on to state. Ozark sends their entire team, Seneca and Neosho almost do the same, Waynesville has a solid showing in a strong district, and the class 2 district at Monett left all the teams battered. Here’s the scoop.
CLASS 1
District 2 – Seneca looked to have [...]
With wrestling districts starting this weekend, here’s a look at the latest team & individual rankings. As well as a breakdown of each squads chances in their class, and key matchups to watch.
CLASS 1
Of all the area contenders, Seneca has the best road to the state championships. They only have one state ranked team to [...]
WRESTLING
Ozark Conference Tournament
Waynesville – 213
Rolla – 201
Lebanon – 168
Joplin – 93
Parkview 81
Camdenton 76
Kickapoo 57
Hillcrest 49.5
Glendale 20
BASKETBALL
BOYS
Osceola Tournament
3rd place – Lakeland 56, Hermitage 43
Championship – Weaubleau 72, Climax Springs 69 (2OT)
Great moment tonight in Morrisville as Hannah Wilkerson becomes the states all time leading scorer. Former record holder Melissa Grider was on hand in the town she spent her first three years playing for to present Wilkerson the game ball after the record breaking point early in the second quarter. Wilkerson would finish with 32 [...]
BASKETBALL
BOYS
Osceola Tournament
Hermitage 50, Montrose 40
Conway Tournament
Morrisville 43, Springfield Catholic 42
Laquey 94, Conway 50
Mountain Grove Tournament
Mountain Grove 74, Mt. View-Liberty 69
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Lady Comet Invitational at Marionville
Verona 73, Mt. Vernon 66
Verona: Tristan Carasquillo – 26 pts, 5 3s; Jenna Chadd – 23 pts, 5 3s
Mt. Vernon: 4 players in double figures
Miller 82, Ash Grove 70
Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 38 pts; Betsy Epps – 20 pts, 5 3s
Ash Grove: Kaile Weinreis – 27 pts
Lady [...]
Their impressive early season resume has folks banking on the Neosho wrestling team to be the most impressive area squad at state this year according to last week QotW. The Wildcats topped our poll asking who would do the best at state by taking 31% of the vote. Tying for second are two other squad [...]