Posts Tagged ‘Prep wrestling’
JWCC Show-Me Spotlight: Hannibal and Palmyra wrestlers chasing podium dreams at state tourney
The Show-Me Spotlight will appear each week to highlight Missouri area student-athletes. COLUMBIA, Mo. — For Collin Arch and Trevor Wilson, the goal is to repeat. For the rest of the area wrestlers competing this weekend at the Missouri state wrestling tournament, the goal is to join them on the podium. Arch, the Palmyra junior…
Read MoreIllinois sectional wrestling: Raiders’ Steinkamp, Chargers’ Belshaw and Saukees’ Davis fight way to state berths
Curtis Steinkamp wouldn’t be denied. Lance Belshaw is blazing a trail. And Mason Davis gets his name on the board. Each one of them gets to wrestle at the state tournament, too. Steinkamp, the Quincy Notre Dame 126-pound senior, lost in the semifinals of the Class 1A Stanford Olympia Sectional on Saturday, but rebounded to…
Read MoreJWCC Prairie State Profile: Saukees’ Davis keeps focus on task at hand in pursuit of state wrestling berth
The Prairie State Profile will appear each week to highlight an Illinois area student-athlete. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Mason Davis refuses to get caught daydreaming. Sure, his goal is clear cut: Become a state wrestling qualifier. After that, there’s the hope of wrestling well enough to earn a medal and a spot on the podium at…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Player of the Week: Palmyra wrestler Elly Lorenson
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Elly Lorenson pinned her way to the state tournament. The Palmyra freshman wrestler won five consecutive matches last weekend in the Class 2 district tournament at North Point High School and will head to Mizzou Arena in Columbia next weekend for the state tournament as one of the top seeds. Wrestling at…
Read MoreRegional wrestling: Saukees’ Davis captures crown at 170 with dominant effort in title match
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — By not wrestling the final weekend of the regular season to rest an aching shoulder, Pittsfield senior grappler Mason Davis put himself in prime position to vie for a regional championship. Smart move. Davis was the Saukees’ lone regional champion and one of three Pittsfield wrestlers to advance to sectionals with top…
Read MoreRegional wrestling: Central’s Thompson wins title, 10 other grapplers move on to sectionals
TREMONT, Ill. — Central sophomore Jack Thompson became the only area wrestler to capture a championship at the Class 1A Tremont Regional, winning the title at 113 pounds Saturday. The Panthers had three other wrestlers advance to the Stanford Olympia Sectional, while Quincy Notre Dame has three wrestlers moving on and Illini West and West…
Read MoreRegional wrestling: Blue Devils push four wrestlers through with Garrett, Bringer as runners-up
QUINCY — The Quincy High School wrestling team is sending four wrestlers to the Class 3A Granite City Sectional after the Blue Devils finished fourth as a team Saturday in the regional at the QHS gym. The Blue Devils’ Kayden Garrett and Gage Bringer each finished as the runner-up in their respective weight class, while…
Read MorePrairie State Profile: Youthful Panthers look to make state take notice in wrestling regional
The Prairie State Profile will appear each week to highlight Illinois area student-athletes. CAMP POINT, Ill. — The youth wrestling program designed to promote the sport and serve as a feeder program for Central’s high school team is working. Saturday, the rest of the state will start to see how well it works. The Central…
Read MoreQND Invitational: Steinkamp says goodbye to home crowd with 126-pound championship
QUINCY — In a way, Curtis Steinkamp said goodbye with a kiss. He made his opponents kiss the mat. Then he put their backs to it. The Quincy Notre Dame senior wrestled in front of a home crowd for the final time in his career Saturday, winning the 126-pound championship of the QND Invitational at…
Read MoreQND Invitational: Palmyra’s Arch hits century mark during quest for championship
QUINCY — Collin Arch knew a milestone was imminent, but the Palmyra junior wrestler didn’t allow it to alter his mindset or approach. His demeanor didn’t change either. After recording his 100th career victory in the 138-pound semifinals of Saturday’s Quincy Notre Dame Invitational at the Pit with a 15-0 technical fall of Chatham Glenwood’s…
Read MoreQND Invitational: Pins and third-place finish give Blue Devils’ Newbold boost before regionals
QUINCY — A weekend of travel, multiple matches and relentless effort could have left Quincy High School wrestler Bryor Newbold a little weary. It actually has him energized. Newbold, a sophomore wrestling at 182 pounds, finished third in both Friday’s Western Big 6 Conference championships and Saturday’s Quincy Notre Dame Invitational, providing the jolt of…
Read MoreQND Invitational: Triplett wins with toughness, Belshaw likes challenge and Central could be regional threat
QUINCY — Luke Triplett questioned the toughness of his Illinois counterparts Saturday. “I didn’t know they were softer on this side of the river,” the Palmyra wrestler said with a smile after his semifinal match in the Quincy Notre Dame Invitational at the Pit. It turns out no one was as tough as him, certainly…
Read MoreScoreboard for Friday, January 28
Boys basketball At Homer B. Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling, Ill. Quincy High School 60, Sterling 32. Click here for the story and video interview. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 57, Brown County 52: A 20-point lead at the end of the third quarter got uncomfortably tight near the end as the Hornets rallied. The fifth-ranked Eagles used…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, January 17
Boys basketball At Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington Central Catholic Shootout Quincy Notre Dame 57, Farmington 43. Quincy Notre Dame 55, Williamsville 39. Click here for the story about both games. At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Tournament Palmyra 76, Canton 53: Mason Roberts scored 11 points in the third quarter as the fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded…
Read MoreSharrow, Miller beat box their way to individual titles as QHS captures championship of own wrestling invite
QUINCY — Hugh Sharrow’s academic standing says freshman, but he’s obviously wiser — and talented — well beyond his years. “He’s legendary,” Quincy High School wrestling coach Phil Neally said through a wry smile. Neally likes to talk as much about Sharrow’s beat-boxing abilities as he does his skills on the mat. Both were in…
Read MoreScoreboard for Friday, January 14
Boys basketball At John Thiel Gym, Galesburg, Ill. Quincy High School 55, Galesburg 53. Click here for the story. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA/AC-Central 51, Brown County 44: The Hornets made it a three-point game in the final minute, but the Bluejays hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the…
Read MoreQHS, Central, Palmyra wrestlers ready to vie for championships at Quincy Invitational
QUINCY — Weather may have altered the brackets and forced some teams to decline making the trip to compete in the Quincy Invitational, but Friday night’s opening rounds of the long-time wrestling tournament showed the cream always rises to the top. Quincy High School had five wrestlers go unbeaten during Friday’s action, while Central had…
Read MoreGame Night Guide: Road trips, tournament titles and wrestling nirvana on tap for this weekend
QUINCY — Tournament titles up for grabs, a conference lead at stake and a bevy of grappling. How’s that for a full weekend slate? That’s only doable if Mother Nature cooperates. With several Missouri schools rescheduling their Friday night contests for Thursday night to avoid any issues with the forecasted snowfall, the weekend prep basketball…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, January 11
Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 61, Geneseo 42. Click here for the story and photos. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA-AC Central 57, Payson Seymour 41: The Indians were limited to just five points in the first quarter, trailed by 10 points at halftime and saw the Bluejays…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, January 10
Boys Basketball At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Liberty 55, Carrollton 41: The Eagles’ balanced attack and second-quarter spurt carried them into the tournament semifinals. Leading by three after the first quarter, Liberty outscored Carrollton 17-6 in the second quarter with five different players scoring. Cannen Wolf led the Eagles with 14 points, while Logan…
Read MoreWrestling roundup: Blue Devils’ Garrett wins individual crown as QHS takes third overall
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Kayden Garrett’s individual championship helped the Quincy High School wrestling team finish third among 25 teams in the 60th Murdale Invitational at Carbondale High School. Garrett, a senior wrestling at 170 pounds, won his first two matches in pool play with a second-period pin and a 21-6 technical fall. In the championship…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, January 5
Boys Basketball At Ewing, Mo. Highland Tournament Palmyra 49, Knox County 42: The fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded Eagles 20-9 in the second quarter and used it as a springboard to the semifinals. Bear Bock led the Panthers with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Laydin Lochman added 13 points as Palmyra coach Brian Rea…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, December 13
Boys Basketball At Wardsville, Mo. Blair Oaks 68, Monroe City 50: Fresh off the championship of their own tournament, the Panthers ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, getting outscored 26-10 by the Falcons. Blair Oaks’ Northweather had 17 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter. He also had 12 in the…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, December 11
Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 64, Batavia 61. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 51, Hannibal 38. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Monroe City 77, Highland 36: The top-seeded Panthers won their…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, December 1
Prep Wrestling At Korf Gym, Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal Triangular: The Pirates opened their season with a pair of duals, beating Warrenton 37-27 before losing to Jefferson City Helias 55-16. Against Warrenton, the Pirates’ Tristen Essig (113 pounds) and Nathan Messina (152) both won by pinfall. Sophomore Reign Creech scored an 11-0 major decision at 106,…
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