Grand River Conference

Sponsored by by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Jayden Keller became the first ever GRC girl to win a state championship in wrestling when she defeated Riley Walker of Kearney in the 110 lb division. Peyton Parn of Brookfield defeated Dillan Chisam of St. Pius X (Kansas City) in the Boys 132 lb division to win a state championship.  Connor Quinn of Marceline defeated Noah Gonzalez, also of St. Pius X (Kansas City), to capture the title in the Boys 157 lb division.   In total 18 Boys and 6 Girls medaled at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships Here are the Medalists and Day 2 Results: Medalists Champion Boys 132 – Peyton Parn, Brookfield Boys 157 – Connor Quinn, Marceline Girls 110 – Jayden Keller, Brookfield 2 nd Boys 106 – Eli Sperry, Gallatin Boys 113 – Xavier Sada, Brookfield Boys 126 – Augustus Heintz, Rock Port Boys 165 – Brendan Barton, Maysville Boys 190 – Devan Parn, Brookfield Boys 215 – Max Heintz, Maysville Girls  140 – Riley Howell, Brookf...

Sponsored by by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com 20 Boys and 6 Girls from the GRC and GRC West remain alive after Day 1 of the MSHSAA State Wrestling. Here are the Day 2 Matchups and Day 1 Results Day 2 Boys Matchups Boys Semifinals (13) 106 – Eli Sperry, Gallatin (36-1) vs. Tucker Tune, Fatima (39-9) 113 – Xavier Sada, Brookfield (31-3) vs. Caleb Moore, Central (New Madrid County) (33-2) 126 – Augustus Heintz, Rock Port (44-1) vs. Charlie Robinson, Centralia (34-13) 132 – Peyton Parn, Brookfield (41-1) vs. Robbie Lasky, Lone Jack (18-3) 144 – Draken Bennet, Maysville (41-6) vs. Brody Narron, Father Tolton (45-3) 150 – Colton Parn, Brookfield (38-5) vs. Marco Dalakishvili, St. Pius X (Kansas City) (37-4) 157 – Connor Quinn, Marceline (43-4) vs. Drake Murrell, Warsaw (45-6) 165 – Brendan Barton, Maysville (27-7) vs. Peyton Shaver, St. Pius X (Festus) (37-1) 190 – Devan Parn, Brookfield (31-0) vs. Mayson Edwards, South Harrison (33-10) 215 – Max Heintz, Maysville (39-8) v...

Sponsored by by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com MSHSAA has set the brackets for the upcoming Class 1 State Wrestling at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday, February 21, and Thursday, February 22.  40 Boys and 19 Girls from the GRC and GRC West have qualified for this year's state wrestling tournament. Full brackets can be viewed at the following: Boys Girls Here are the first-round opponents for each GRC and GRC West wrestler: Boys First Round 106 – Eli Sperry, Gallatin (34-1) vs. Jayce Mathis, Versailles (5-14) 106 – Jacob White, Trenton (30-9) vs. Talyn Balsley, California (23-17) 106 – Reece Stufflebean, Marceline (32-13) vs. Tucker Tune, Fatima (37-9) 113 – Xavier Sada, Brookfield (29-3) vs. Ayyan Hussain, Brentwood (11-14) 113 – George Coe, Marceline (15-23) vs. Caleb Moore, Centralia (31-2) 120 – Dawson Pelletier, South Harrison (20-20) vs. Rhett Pollard, Macon (20-6) 120 – Evean Cooley, Stanberry (20-13) vs. Alex Martin, Hamilton (34-7) 126 – Ryder Techau, Brookfield (...

Sponsored by by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com The GRC West held its first Wrestling Championships on Thursday, January 25.  Rock Port and East Atchison joined GRC West members Albany, Stanberry, and North Andrew at the tournament. Boys Individual Champions 106 - Vincent Smithson, Stanberry 113 - Orrin Ellis, Albany 120 - Evean Cooley, Stanberry 126 - Augustus Heintz, Rock Port 132 - Trevor Akins, Albany 138 - Kendan Melton, Rock Port 144 - Linkin Murry, East Atchison 150 - Reagan Heyde, Stanberry 157 - Jax Henderson, Albany 175 - Gabriel Gebhards, Rock Port 215 - Bryce Martin, Albany 285 - Ryder Herron, Rock Port Girls Individual Champions 100 - Jaylynn Garst, Rock Port 105 - Norah Watkins, Rock Port 110 - Brylea Shrader, Rock Port 115 - Dylan Drummond, East Atchison 120 - Brooklyn Wenniham, East Atchison 125 - Emma Teten, Rock Port 190 - Keeleigh Fish, Albany 235 - Aly Wooten, East Atchison Photos courtesy of Brent Johnson