Morgan McCallister is exactly where she wants to be. 

Down 3-4 to Lebanon’s Garrett Childers in the 285-pound class at the Bolivar Double Duals on Thursday, Dec. 5, Jack Roweton didn’t seem to let anyone know his plan.

If Liberator wrestling’s 2018-19 season was a superhero movie, it would be tough to write a bigger, flashier sequel.

Bolivar wrestling coach Jeff Davis knows there’s a certain mindset that can only be reached by competing against the best. 

Bolivar youth wrestlers Preston Campbell, Jace Mashburn, Landon Campbell, Izik Simms (not pictured) and Kolt Hill (not pictured) each placed at the 2019 Missouri USA Wrestling State Championship held at the Hy-vee Arena in Kansas City March 9 and 10. Preston Campbell took fourth in the 14 an…

Three of Bolivar High School’s top wrestlers competed Tuesday, March 5, in the Battle of the Bad, a four-state matchup of renowned grapplers from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. 

Members of the Bolivar Youth Wrestling Club placed in the top four at regionals to advance to the state meet today, March 9. Pictured include Forrest McMannes, Heather Lippincott, fourth place; Trey Brewer, third place; Graham Hensley, fourth place; Preston Campbell, third place; Cael McCull…

It all began 25 years ago this month.

Last June, still in his early weeks as coach of the Bolivar High School wrestling team, Jeff Davis took a group of boys to a Greco-Roman wrestling camp hosted by a fellow coach and mentor. 

Some matches tend to run together for Bolivar High School wrestler Hayden Burks. The junior is 52-0, and recollections of his less consequential bouts have faded with time. 

Why did you start wrestling?

Bolivar’s Hayden Burks is a state champion after the undefeated junior won in a 9-5 decision over Winfield’s Clark Rogers in the Class 2 first-place finals match at the state championship meet in Columbia Saturday, Feb. 16.