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 said, âI needed it for my grandpa.â He told me how much it meant to win the title for him.@KOMUsports@WrestlingHeliaspic.twitter.com/T7huljzGjJ Nate Brenner (@NateBrenner4) March 12, 2021