Liberty, Pleasant Hill, Mid-Buchanan remain atop state tourney standings

Before the placing matches even begin, the Liberty High boys have all but officially won their third-straight state championship. Heading into Saturday, the Blue Jays lead the Class 4 team standings by 91.5 points over second-place Seckman. The third-place team, Hickman, is one point ahead of Park Hill and 1.5 points ahead of Staley, whichContinue reading “Liberty, Pleasant Hill, Mid-Buchanan remain atop state tourney standings”

MSHSAA Day 1 Recap: Three KC area teams lead respective classes

After just two rounds at the Missouri State High School Activities Association state wrestling tournament, a number of Kansas City area teams are sitting well in the standings. The tournament being held at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, kicked off Thursday with the first round (round of 16) in the championship side of the bracketContinue reading “MSHSAA Day 1 Recap: Three KC area teams lead respective classes”

Missouri Girls Wrestling District 4 recap: Staley wins; 3 teams qualify 4 for state

The race for the team title at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Wrestling District 4 tournament was a close one between Kansas City area schools. In the end, it was Staley High which brought home the team championship Saturday at Oak Park High. Staley won the meet with 119 points – three pointsContinue reading “Missouri Girls Wrestling District 4 recap: Staley wins; 3 teams qualify 4 for state”

Area cross country, track and field athletes ink futures on signing day

The first national signing day of the 2021-22 school year came and went, and a handful of area runners inked their futures with various colleges around the country. Iowa State University was the big winner when it comes to KC area runners this year. The Cyclones scooped up three female runners, with one of thoseContinue reading “Area cross country, track and field athletes ink futures on signing day”

KC Suburban Conference meets won by six different schools

By Jimmy Gillispie When all of the KC Suburban Conference cross country meets were completed Saturday, six different schools had won titles. At the KC Suburban Gold meet, Liberty North won the boys conference championship, and Blue Springs South took home the girls title. The girls’ team race was tightly contested, but the Jaguars clippedContinue reading “KC Suburban Conference meets won by six different schools”