Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The 81st MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships will be Feb. 17-19 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
The state wrestling tournament is under way, as qualification matches were completed at district tournaments across the St. Louis region last weekend. Both Marquette and Lafayette will be well-represented at the upcoming state championships. The 81st MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships will be Feb. 17-19 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. The Class 4 District 1 tourney included these squads: Eureka, Fox, Jackson, Kirkwood, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Mehlville, Northwest, Oakville, Parkway South, Seckman, SLUH, and Vianney. It was held Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, and produced some gritty performances as wrestlers competed to find out if a season of training, preparation, and meets had readied them for …
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Only four Mehlville Panthers wrestle in their varsity match against Lafayette as the Lancers fine-tune things as much as they can.
The Lafayette Lancers visited Mehlville High School for a dual wrestling meet with the Panthers on Wednesday night. For Lafayette, it was a tuneup ahead of some key upcoming competitions, including the inaugural St. Louis All-Suburban Wrestling Championships this weekend and a multi-team tournament in Jefferson City next weekend. Several Lafayette wrestlers were awarded forfeit victories in the team's 75-18 win. Lancers heavyweight and team leader Will Burgess, who did not wrestle due to forfeit, was humble following the win. "People don't really expect as much out of us this season but our coaches believe in us and they see we have the potential to take a lot of state medal. We just need more work and dedication and we can surprise …
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Eureka wresting team defeated Lafayette, 33-30 Wednesday night in an early season contest between two of the area's stronger programs.
Lafayette High School's wrestling team traveled to Eureka High School on Wednesday night in an early season contest between two of the area's stronger programs. Individual and team points were hard to come by in a matchup that went to Eureka, 33-30. Prior to the match's beginning, Eureka Head Coach Tim Yancey correctly anticipated the importance of the competition at the 189-pound weight class. "Matt McClimens (Eureka) and Taylor McKenna (Lafayette) are both strong and quick and it should be a critical matchup between two very well-balanced wrestlers," predicted Yancey. In fact, the match proved the highlight of the evening as McClimens prevailed 4-1 after three overtime periods. It was an important competition since the teams were tied …
