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Several local wrestlers in state title contention

February 18, 2022 11:40 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The MSHSAA Wrestling State Championships continued at Mizzou Arena on Friday night, as multiple Mid-Missouri wrestlers punched their tickets to the title match. In class one action, Centralia put up a dominant performance over two days. The Panthers will have four wrestlers vying for a state championship on Saturday: 120 lbs –

Mid-Missouri brings home two Class 2 state champions

March 11, 2021 9:43 PM Nathalie Jones

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) The high school state tournament continued in Independence on Thursday as two local wrestlers brought home state titles. Helias also placed fourth overall as a team. 113 CLASS 3rd place – Helias’ Carter Prenger 120 CLASS 1st place – Helias’ Jack Lage 4th place – Eldon’s Aidan Gerber 126 CLASS 1st place

Mid-Missouri schools represent in state tournament

March 10, 2021 9:34 PM Nathalie Jones

INDEPENDENCE, Mo (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri claimed many top-five finishes, as the class one boys wrestled in the state tournament on Wednesday. 106 CLASS 2nd place – Fatima’s Cody Strope 5th place – Centralia’s Weston Ward 113 CLASS 1st place – Centralia’s Brayden Dubes 4th place – North Callaway’s Lane Kimbley 6th place – Versailles’ Kannen Wilson

Local highlights and scores: March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021 10:43 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Tuesday, March 9, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. BOYS STATE SECTIONALS HOOPS Tolton 67 | Montgomery County 36 FINAL https://youtu.be/na3aGmljvIk Jefferson City 55 | Waynesville 59 FINAL Mexico 55 | Kearney 49 FINAL Buffalo 46 | Blair Oaks 69 FINAL GIRLS STATE WRESTLING

Tolton wrestler aims for third straight state championship

March 8, 2021 9:34 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tolton wrestler Brant Whitaker will go for his third straight state championship on Wednesday. “It’s definitely as good of a sendoff as I could possibly get,” Whitaker said. “I’m super excited to go there and give it my all.” The senior is the No. 1 seed at 170 pounds for Class 1.

Southern Boone wrestling makes program history

March 1, 2021 9:43 PM Andrew Kauffman

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone will send a record number of wrestlers to the state championships next week. The Eagles will send five boys and one girl to compete in Independence, Mo. Addy Pasley is the first Southern Boone female wrestler to ever qualify for state. “It would have been awesome if all the girls

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 5, 2021

January 5, 2021 11:01 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (63) Smith-Cotton (7) FINAL Osage (58) Linn (48) FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Helias (62) Fatima (56) FINAL Rock Bridge (71) Capital City (46) FINAL South Callaway (50) North Callaway (54)