Posts Tagged ‘Brayden Pillars’
Palmyra’s Pillars finishes as state wrestling runner-up, while Hannibal’s Zimmerman medals
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Brayden Pillars was better than almost everyone in the 165-pound weight class at the Class 1A state wrestling championships at Mizzou Arena. Only Rex Bryson was better. Pillars, the Palmyra senior, reached the state championship match in dominant fashion before running into Bryson yet again. The Centralia wrestler Bryson took down Pillars…
Read MorePalmyra’s Pillars reaches semifinals, three girls fighting for podium spots at state wrestling
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Palmyra wrestling team will have one wrestler chasing a state title and two others chasing podium finishes Thursday at the Class 1 state wrestling championships at Mizzou Arena. The Hannibal girls have a pair of grapplers fighting for state medals as well. Palmyra’s Brayden Pillars, a senior wrestling at 165 pounds,…
Read MorePanthers finish fourth at districts, send six grapplers to state wrestling championships
VERSAILLES, Mo. — The Palmyra boys wrestling team is sending six grapplers to the Class 1 state championships after finishing fourth as a team at the Class 1 District 3 tournament at Versailles High School last Saturday. The state tournament begins Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Palmyra senior Brayden Pillars powered his way to…
Read MoreSpicknall, Pillars show ability to motivate each other, win individual crowns at Quincy Invitational
QUINCY — Even though Tyler Spicknall and Brayden Pillars both wrestle for Palmyra and are four weight classes apart, they have developed a friendly rivalry. That was no different on championship Saturday in the Quincy Invitational as Spicknall worked his way through the 138-pound class and Pillars likewise at 165 pounds. “We were both talking…
Read MorePillars of strength: Relentless work ethic, bulldogged attitude help Palmyra wrestler recovery quickly from injury
PALMYRA, Mo. — Brayden Pillars wanted to come back sooner. It’s just how he’s wired. Palmyra wrestling coach Dalton Huffman has seen enough of Pillars’ doggedness to attest. “He loves this sport more than what I think is probably healthy for him, to be honest with you,” Huffman said. Pillars, a senior wrestling at 165…
Read MorePalmyra’s Pillars battles back to take fifth place at state wrestling tournament
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The loss that sent Palmyra junior wrestler Brayden Pillars to the blood round and jeopardized a spot on the podium wasn’t easy to shake. “It was a little stressful at first,” said Pillars, who suffered a quarterfinal loss to Maysville senior Brendan Barton in the 165-pound weight class in the Class 1…
Read MorePanthers’ Pillars rallies in third period to position himself to chase spot on podium
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Palmyra junior Brayden Pillars is one victory away from the podium. Pillars went 2-1 on Wednesday’s opening day of the Missouri Class 1 boys state wrestling tournament at Mizzou Arena and will need to win a blood round match Thursday morning to guarantee himself a top-six finish. Pillars (37-10) will face Tipton’s…
Read MorePalmyra’s Pillars, Spicknall wrestle way to Class 1 state tournament
MARCELINE, Mo. — The Palmyra boys wrestling team is sending two grapplers to the Class 1 state tournament. Brayden Pillars, a junior, finished second at 165 pounds Saturday in the Class 1 District 3 tournament, while sophomore Tyler Spicknall finished third at 132 pounds. They will wrestle in the two-day state tournament beginning Wednesday at…
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