Wrestler places fifth, third year in a row at state
Callee Linton, JagWire reporter
March 8, 2013
Wrestling in the 108 weight class, junior Landon Scott wrapped up his wrestling season by placing fifth in state for the third time in a row. Scott was the first person to do this in the history of school wrestling. With a lot of hard work, Scott said it was rewarding to place in state for the third... Read more »
Female wrestler advances to state tournament after opponents forfeit
Shelby Rayburn, JAG Web Editor
February 21, 2013
Junior wrestler Kali Gracy walked away from the regional wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 16 with a victory, advancing her to the state tournament. However, Gracy only wrestled one match out of the three that were scheduled. Two of her opponents in the beginning of the tournament were from Saint... Read more »
Wrestling team places second at league tournament
Calle Linton, JagWire reporter
February 11, 2013
The wrestling team took second at the Kaw Valley League tournament on Sat. February 9th at Lansing High School. “We wrestled really strong,” junior Kali Gracy said. “I personally feel like I did really well, but I know it wasn’t my best.” Freshmen Seth Burnett agrees. “The team did great,... Read more »
Wrestling team wins meet at Basehor-Linwood
Shelby Rayburn, JAG Web Editor
February 3, 2013
The wrestling team brought home a victory from Basehor-Linwood High School on Thursday, Jan. 31 where they beat Ottawa High School 60-15 and BLHS 35-32. “Coach wanted us to look at it as practice,” junior Jake Ellis said. “so we worked out all week and told us just to go out and wrestle hard.” Junior... Read more »
Wrestling team wins at home meet
Callee Linton, JagWire reporter
January 28, 2013
The Jaguar wrestling team beat Blue Valley North at its home meet on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The team added to its dual record of 2-1. “We did very well at the meet and the team is improving every day,” sophomore Sebastian Uriate said. While training hard at practice and pushing themselves everyday... Read more »
Junior thrives as only female on school team
Jack Lopez, JagWire opinion editor
December 12, 2012
Junior Kali Gracy is a unique athlete. Out of approximately 50 members on the wrestling team, Gracy is the only female wrestler. Gracy began wrestling at the age of five with the goal of following in her brother’s footsteps and eventually surpassing him. “I’ve just kept it up because I like beating... Read more »
Wrestlers place seventh at state tournament
Hanna Torline, sports editor
March 1, 2012
After bringing a record number of 12 competitors to the state tournament, the wrestling team finished in seventh place, its best state placement. Senior Zach Callahan was especially successful, placing second in the 285-pound weight class. “I think I did really well,” Callahan said. “That’s... Read more »
Wrestlers place second at League
Hanna Torline, sports editor
February 16, 2012
The varsity wrestling team finished in second place at the home League wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 11. Head coach Travis Keal was pleased with the team’s performance at League. “We wrestled hard and the kids competed well and did a lot of things we work on in practice,” Keal said. Keal... Read more »
Wrestlers prepare for meet behind-the-scenes
Hanna Torline, sports editor
February 2, 2012
Although students may hear wrestling results, many have no idea what actually goes into preparing for and participating in a wrestling tournament. The home meet against Shawnee Heights High School on Wednesday, Jan. 18 provided a chance to find out. At 5 p.m. before the meet started, warm-ups began in... Read more »
Sophomore wrestler aspires to be like role model
Hanna Torline
January 27, 2012
Ever since he was six years old, sophomore Tyler Dickman has been wrestling competitively. “Everyone in my family has wrestled but my dad most encouraged me to start wrestling,” Dickman said. “Both of my parents support me and come to all of my meets. I think I wrestle better when I... Read more »
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