Hickman boys wrestling lost 33-27 to Jefferson City on Wednesday in Columbia, despite splitting the matches.
After a 24-6 deficit through the first six bouts, the Kewpies came back and put pressure on the Jays. Cole Harrell, a 175-pound senior, won the seventh match by pin.
After a forfeit win for Hickman freshman Andrew Wiesner (106), sophomore Hank Benter (113) won the final match by pin, but the Kewpies still fell short.
Hickman next travels to Blue Springs South on Friday to compete in the two-day Blue Springs South Invitational.
May guides ’Blazers to win
Freshman forward Kenadie May banked in a game-winning layup for Tolton girls basketball in its 45-43 win over visiting Duchesne.
The Trailblazers worked through the Pioneers’ full-court press to knock down the basket with five seconds remaining, shortly after Duchesne senior guard Taylor Meers drained a game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go.
A trio of Trailblazers paced the scoring , as sophomore Jillian Aholt, freshman Macie Reynolds and Makaylin Viet each tallied nine points.
Tolton jumped ahead 12-9 at the end of the first quarter, capitalizing on a pair of 3-point jumpers from Aholt and senior guard Sam Wright.
Duchesne briefly grabbed the lead in the second quarter, turning a steal into a fast-break layup to put the Pioneers up by one, but the Trailblazers entered halftime with a 20-19 lead.
Entering the fourth quarter up two, Tolton extended its lead to six points. The Pioneers fought back, however, scoring seven consecutive points to take the lead with two minutes remaining.
A pair of baskets gave the Trailblazers the lead once again, leading to the frantic final sequence.
Tolton next returns to action in the Russellville Tournament, facing Richland at 4 p.m. Thursday in the consolation semifinal in Russellville.
Bruins to play for FZN title
Rock Bridge boys basketball moved on to the championship of the Fort Zumwalt North Tournament, as the Bruins beat Priory 63-42 in O’Fallon.
Led by a 13 points from Brady Bowers, Rock Bridge improved to 12-3 on the year. The Bruins will look to build on their two-game win streak against MICDS in the tournament final at 8:30 p.m. Friday in O’Fallon.
Bruins girls swimming edges Kewpies in relay
Rock Bridge girls swimming’s Abigail Morgan, Aditi Yerrapu, Gracelynn Simmons and Gauri Mehta won the 400-meter freestyle relay over Hickman’s Louise Evelev, Sarah Evelev, CeeJae Hart and Maggie Alexander, who placed second in the event, during a meet in Hannibal.
The Bruins also placed third in both the 200 freestyle relay and the 100 backstroke.
*On top of Hickman's second-place finish in the 400 relay, the Kewpies’ Alli Kaufman took second in the 100 backstroke, as well as third in the 100 breaststroke.
Rock Bridge, Hickman and Battle will compete in the Springfield Invite on Saturday.