Weston Keleher has learned a few things during his time as Helias’ wrestling coach. When he first got to Helias, he said everything was about winning. Now … “It’s about getting better, just improve from what we were a week ago,” Keleher said as the Crusaders prepared to host Hannibal and Warrenton in a tri-dual today at Rackers Fieldhouse. “The goal is to win a state title and you don’t do that in November or December."
The 2020 edition of the Helias Crusaders had a championship-quality defense. There’s a Class 4 state title banner hanging in Rackers Fieldhouse to prove it. The 2023 edition of the Crusaders did them one better. Actually, seven better. The Helias defense posted its second shutout of the season Friday night as the Crusaders wrapped up an undefeated Central Missouri Activities Conference campaign with a 63-0 victory against the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers.