Tigers Tie for 11th at State with 3 Medalists
The Tigers finished their season in a tie for 11th place with 49.5 points and three medalists. Senior Spencer Courier finished 3rd. Senior Dylan Case finished 5th. Senior Josh Howard finished 6th.
Eight To State!
1st + 2nd + 2nd + 3rd + 3rd + 3rd + 3rd + 4th = 2nd !
LSHS Tiger Wrestling qualified eight wrestlers for the state tourney (the most since 10 in 1996) next weekend with their highest point total (152) since 1997 (197) and their first District 2nd place finish since 1997.
State Tourney qualifiers for the Tigers were 160# Champion Justin Bruce (Senior) who went 4-0 and carries a 33-5 record into his first trip to state.
Placing second were Seniors Spencer Courier, (130# - 3-1, 38-3, 4-time qualifier and 5th in 2009) and Dylan Case (215# - 2-1, 33-4, 2-time qualifier).
Third place qualifiers are Sophomore Jesse Morris (125# - 3-1, 25-13 2-time qualifier), and Senior John Williams (135# - 4-1, 24-13, 2-time qualifier). John battled from a unseeded start and losing in the second round to win 3 in a row and advance to state for the second time.
Also finishing third were Senior Josh Howard, who won his first state bid (171# - 4-1, 32-11), improving on his 4th place seed and Junior Steven Kingsolver (189# - 4-1, 23-9) who also qualifies for state for the first time.
Taking 4th place and earning his first state touney invite is Sophomore Josh Aguilar (145# - 3-2, 28-12). Josh overcame a first round loss to fight back and win three in a row and qualifiy for state.
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Tigers Set To Host 2010 Super-Districts
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The Tigers will again host the Class 4 / District 4 Super-Districts at the Lee's Summit High School Fieldhouse Feb. 12 and 13.
Wrestling will get underway on Friday the 12th at 5:00pm and continue Saturday morning at 9:00am.
Brackets will be posted after the seeding meeting concludes on Wednesday evening, Feb. 10
In addition to providing updated brackets and results as the tournament progresses, we will also be offering a blog of live, up-to-the-minute coverage of the action on the mat. You will be able to ask questions and post comments during the live blog-cast.
You can now access the Live Blog Page. We'll be covering live the semis at 12 noon and the finals at 5:00pm Saturday. Results Page
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Tigers Defeat Chrisman In Final Dual of Season
Tigers wrestling closed out there dual season with a victory at William Chrisman Thursday night, 52-21, winning seven of eleven matches. Pinning their opponents were Jesse Morris, Spencer Courier, Josh Howard and Dylan Case. Sean Williams earned a major while John Williams and Seven Kingsolver got decisions.
Steven Kingsolver put his opponent onto his back at the end of the third period to get his win. All wins were important seeding criteria for next weeks super-districts. The junior varsity won 30-15.
Tigers Pull Away From Blue Springs South For Dual Win
On Senior Night at the LSHS Fieldhouse Tuesday evening, the Tiger seniors won all of their matches, leading the team to a 44-27 victory over the Blue Springs South Jaguars.
The Tiger wretlers had to fight their way back from an early 18 point deficit. First to win was Jesse Morris with a decision. Seniors Spencer Courier and John Williams were up next. Courier received a forfeit and Williams stuck his opponent in the second period. Alex Swartz also got a forfeit before Josh Aguilar won by major - giving the Tigers their first lead on the night - 25-24. The Jags won the next match, but that was it for them for the dual. Senior Josh Howard won by decision, Steven Kingsolver won by major, and Seniors Dylan Case and Sean Williams put the lid on the dual with falls by both.
