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Helias teammates Carter Prenger and Jack Lage will wrestle for Class 2 state titles tonight at Mizzou Arena. Helias is second in the team standings entering the final day with 106 points. Pleasant Hill leads with 126, while Cameron is third with 81. Kirksville is fourth with 73, while School of the Osage is fifth with 70.5.

The Helias Crusaders started Thursday with 11 Class 2 state qualifiers. They’ll start today with 11. “It was a strong start for us,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said. “The whole group was ready to wrestle.” Helias went 9-2 in first-round matches Thursday morning at Mizzou Arena, with eight of the wins coming by fall. Those bonus points helped the Crusaders to second place in the team standings with 40 points.

With 11 qualifiers, the Helias Crusaders have the numbers to get a high finish. But how high? “We have a chance at scoring a lot of points,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said as the Crusaders prepared for the Class 2 state tournament that begins this morning at Mizzou Arena. “Can we score enough points to win it? I don’t know.”

The Blair Oaks Falcons advanced seven wrestlers to the Class 2 state wrestling championships Saturday, placing third in the Class 2 District 3 Tournament. The Falcons scored 140 points in the team standings. Helias won the district title with 242.5 points, while Seneca took second with 174.5 points.

The Blair Oaks Falcons advanced seven wrestlers to the Class 2 state wrestling championships Saturday, placing third in the Class 2 District 3 Tournament. The Falcons scored 140 points in the team standings. Helias won the district title with 242.5 points, while Seneca took second with 174.5 points.

Senior Night is always special. For Helias wrestling coach Weston Keleher, Tuesday night’s Senior Night had a little something extra special. “This is a special group to me, they’ve been with me for four years,” Keleher said of the eight seniors who were honored between dual victories against Capital City and School of the Osage at Rackers Fieldhouse.

It was over before it even started. The Helias Crusaders won 10 matches by forfeit Thursday night on their way to a 78-6 wrestling dual victory against the Rock Bridge Bruins in Central Missouri Activities Conference action in the Helias Gym.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Four local wrestlers represented Mid-Missouri in the MSHSAA Class 2 State Wrestling Championship finals on Thursday and two of them claimed championship titles. Helias Jack Lage in the 120-pound weight class finished a perfect 34-0 season with a win over Ryker Smith from Cameron.  Lage said he made a promise to his late grandfather that he would win it all. After Jack Lage secured a perfect 34-0 season and a state championship at 120 pounds, he embraced his coaches and sa...