#28 Oklahoma (7th – 68.5 Points) Link to Brackets The Sooners had their lowest finish at Big 12’s but had a very solid tournament overall. They automatically qualified five wrestlers, with a handful being At-Large bid potentials. Injuries hurt the team overall, missing Mosha Schwartz and Stephen Buchanan wrestling at not 100%. A top 20 […] More
Perry Head Wrestling Coach Ladd Rupp has announced plans to step down as the head coach of the Perry Wrestling Program. Rupp, who was hired in 2019 from Cushing, announced to the program last week that he will be stepping away from coaching to focus on his young family. Rupp plans to stay in Perry, […] More
He didn’t step on a wrestling mat until the eighth grade and never placed in the state tournament during an undistinguished high school career. And still Anthony DesVigne opted to join one of the most successful college programs in the country as a walk-on, knowing the odds were stacked against him ever being more than […] More
#28 Oklahoma (8th – 53.5 Points) Link to Brackets Oklahoma had mixed results after day one of Big 12’s but had four wrestlers automatically qualify with one left. There are a handful in the 7th place match as well, where a win would be significant in a competition for an At-Large. Three of their wrestlers […] More
Link to Brackets While I thought the Sooners could be a sneaky contender in the Big 12, injuries and inconsistency have dropped them to barely in the rankings. Based on seeds Oklahoma is sitting in 6th behind ISU, OSU, Mizzou, SDSU, and UNI. There are some spots where I see potential upside, but a lot […] More
Link to Brackets Based on seeds the Cowboys are tied for first with Iowa State with Mizzou sitting in third by 11 points. Looking at their draws I think there are some potential landmines, but also opportunities to improve from the regular season and avenge some losses. Bonus points will play a big factor as […] More
Last week we looked at Oklahoma State’s attendance, which was their highest in the past 22 years and possibly their highest of all time. Not to be outdone, OU also had some of their highest in recent memory. OU averaged 1,380 per dual which topped all recorded averages from the Mat Talk Almanac since the […] More
Oklahoma City University (OCU) sent six wrestlers to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championship tournament. The Stars finished the tournament tied for 16th as a team with 30 points. The Stars also had two athletes make the podium to finish with All American status. Cade Manion led OCU with a stellar 5th […] More
The Carl Albert State College (CASC) wrestling program sent their men’s and women’s teams to Council Bluffs, Iowa this weekend for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship tournaments on March 1-2. The men’s team qualified 9 wrestlers between the district qualifying tournament a couple weeks ago and the at-large bids. The Vikings […] More
Big 12 Media Release-Irving, TX The Conference announced on Monday the seedings and brackets for the 2024 Big 12 Wrestling Championship, which is set to take place March 9-10 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Seeds/entries of local interest The brackets for all 10 weight classes can be found here. Seven different teams earned top […] More
The state tournament was last week, but we thought it would be fun to take a look back and relive it with all of our coverage taking us through the tournament. Over 140 video interviews covering all three days of the tournament. Here is where we really try and get our broadest coverage of the […] More
Garrett Wells scored a late takedown to secure the 184-pound title in leading a parade of seven individual champions that carried Central Oklahoma to its fourth straight NCAA Division II Super Regional IV Tournament crown Saturday. The fifth-ranked Wells edged No. 6 Damon Ashworth of Central Missouri 4-1 on a takedown with eight seconds remaining […] More
Here we go, the results from the 2024 state tournament pick’em! We’ll just display the Top 10+ for each division, we won’t embarrass those who didn’t get many picks correct 🙂 In instances of ties, we went to the team + team point total. Let’s do it again next year! Congrats to the champs: Girls […] More
Months of preparation boils down to the most important day of the season for top-ranked Central Oklahoma and that arrives Saturday when the Bronchos trek to Indianapolis, Ind. for the NCAA Division II Super Regional IV Tournament. First-round action begins at 9 a.m. (Oklahoma time) at Nicoson Hall on the Indianapolis campus and the 10-team […] More
There have been dominant teams in the past 100 years of Oklahoma high school wrestling, but NONE that can match the season just completed by the Edmond North Huskies. Not only did they win tournaments, they did it with record breaking numbers. What they have accomplished certainly should be enjoyed and celebrated by all of […] More
The Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars women’s wrestling team competed at the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) tournament at Central Christian College of Kansas in McPherson, Kansas on Saturday, February 24. The SAC is a small conference in women’s wrestling with only six teams, but it is an absolute meat grinder of a conference, with five […] More
Unlike some of the other classes that had clear favorite going into the state tournament 5A appeared to be a bit more open between the top 3/4 teams. After winning dual state a couple weeks prior, Elgin may have had the slight edge, but you never know how matchups can differ between a dual and […] More
Oklahoma State had a tough Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba against Iowa in front of a whole lot of people. 13,721 to be exact. The third-largest crowd ever at the arena. That combined with a big home Bedlam crowd and a solid slate of other regular season duals gave the Cowboys what is likely their highest […] More
Full Release from the Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference and the Tulsa Sports Commission have announced that the Big 12 Wrestling Championship will remain at Tulsa’s BOK Center through 2028. Single-session tickets for this year’s Championship will be available for the first time today (Tuesday, February 27) at 10 a.m. CT. Tulsa has […] More
All year Tuttle has been the heavy favorites in 4A and that was the expectation coming into the state tournament this past weekend. Tuttle qualified 13 wrestlers for the tournament and with almost a full squad, were able to jump out to a comfortable lead early on. After Friday night, they ran away with the […] More
The story at 6A all season has been Edmond North and every other team chasing 2nd. As I type that I hate saying it, but in all reality it is the absolute truth. That is not a knock on any of the other top teams, but that is just how insanely good Edmond North was […] More
It took a Class 3A State Tournament scoring record by Marlow to win the 2024 state championship but the powerful Outlaws team was up to the task as they crowned five champions along with four other medalists to win the state title by 15 points over 2nd place Blackwell. The two powerhouse teams battled close […] More
What a tournament! Little Axe, Cache, Harrah and McLoud battled over three days in an exciting team race to determine the 1st ever Class 5A Girls State Championship team. In thrilling action throughout the finals, Alexus Jones and Chloe Vawter won individual state titles, propelling Little Axe to the title with Cache and Harrah tying […] More
The Girls State Tournament did it again! In a thrilling back and forth finals between four teams battling for the state championship, Bixby crowned three champions to claim the Class 6A Girls state title by the narrowest of margins, beating runner-up Edmond North by ½ point, with 2X state champion Union just two points back […] More
The Cowboys had their third largest crowd ever but wasn’t able to overcome some close losses in their first loss of the season. They’ve been winning close matches all season but came up short in a number of tight ones today. Fix, Williams, and Plott all won solid matches but weren’t able to get bonus […] More
Watch Live: Fox Sports One, February 25th 2PM CT The Cowboys will look to go 15-0 for the first time since 2019 and cap an undefeated season with a win over Iowa. The team hasn’t hosted this dual since 2019, also a year that the #2 Cowboys beat Iowa. The crowd is already sold out […] More
State Champion Interview: JJ McComas Stillwater 132 State Champion Interview: Talon McCollom Edmond North 190 State Champion Interview: Luke Brooks Poteau 190 State Champion Interview: Kaylee Davis El Reno 145 3rd place interview: Jesse Knapp Piedmont 285 State Champion Interview: Joseph Jeter Edmond North 150 State Champion Interview: Ricky Thomas Edmond North 285 3rd place […] More
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