COLUMBIA Nobody enjoys losing. But for Eldon’s Jesiah Simmons, going from losing in the bubble round as a freshman to losing in a state championship match as a sophomore was a huge step forward.
It was a good start for the Blair Oaks Falcons, but they were hoping it would be better. “There was a lot of good, but we missed out on a couple of opportunities,” Blair Oaks coach Mike DeMilia said, as the Falcons sit in fifth place in the team standings following Wednesday’s competition in the Class 2 boys wrestling state championships at Mizzou Arena. “We lost a couple matches that could come back to haunt us."