Olentangy Orange wins team state title in girls wrestling
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It was Championship Sunday at the Schottenstein Center with several central Ohio athletes taking the top of the podium at the OHSAA state wrestling meet.
The Olentangy Orange girls made history by capturing the state team championship. With nine athletes qualifying for the year-end meet, the Pioneers lived up to their nickname, scoring 95 points to dethrone last year’s winners, Harrison, by 12 points.
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“I didn’t think it would take five years but I’m really proud of the girls and I feel very thankful that I get to coach them. I’m 50 years old, it’s a young man’s game so I was excited to coach this group of girls,” Orange head coach Brian Nicola said. “We’ve got an amazing group of coaches, boosters in the community that supports them. We feel the love and I’m glad they were able to take home the title.”
Two Pioneers finished as state runners-up with Mackenzie Carder placing second in the 110-pound division and Surraiya Mahmud taking silver in the 155-pound weight class. Two other Orange grapplers – Lydia Heinrich (170) and Kascidy Garren (190) – finished third, while Joise Nickoloff (120) placed sixth. The team title victory validated years of hard work that began when the program started in 2019.
“My favorite thing about this group is that we had a lot of girls that chose different weight classes. Went out of weight class to help the team. And really helped themselves get in the best position to get everybody in the lineup,” Nicola said. “They’re a very selfless group. They’re easy to coach and they deserve everything.”
DeSales’ Max Shulaw takes back-to-back state crowns
In the Division II 215-pound weight division, senior Max Shulaw earned a repeat state title. He capped off his high school career with a pin in 3:08 over Wapakoneta’s Jace Knous during the second period of the final. The University of Virginia prospect helped the Stallions finish third as a team.
“I wrestled this kid here at districts last week and I wrestled him at the regional state duals a couple of weeks prior to that. So I knew I could beat him,” Shulaw said. “It was just a matter of keeping my head on straight and keeping good positioning. Staying in solid position and doing all the things right.”
Shulaw won every match of the state meet by way of a pin and finished his senior season with a 45-1 record.
Coffman’s Birden repeats, Watterson’s Boyle wins first title
Elsewhere on the final night of the state meet, Dublin Coffman’s Ethan Birden won a second straight title with a 4-3 decision over Perry’s Landen Johnson at the 165 pound weight class in Division I.
In the same weight division, Watterson’s Michael Boyle earned a 5-1 decision over Bryce’s Michael Kohler to win the Division II crown. He becomes the third freshman in as many years to win gold for the Eagles.
Also in Division II, Hartley’s Aiden King defeated Adam Heckman of Howland with an 11-7 decision in the 132-pound division and Bexley‘s Marius Garcia won the 106-pound title by beating Ontario’s Aiden Ohl, 5-4, capping a perfect season with a 51-0 record.
RESULTS
DIVISION I
Top Team Scores: St. Edward 226.5, Perrysburg 137.5, Massillon Perry 132.5, Dublin Coffman 88.5, Brecksville 77.5, La Salle and Olentangy Liberty 67, Wadsworth 65.5, Cin. Moeller 62, Springboro 40.5. Also: t23. Dublin Scioto 19, Lancaster 19, 28. Mt. Vernon, 32. Marysville 12, t40. Olentangy 7, t44. Dublin Jerome 6, 49. Upper Arlington 3.5, t50. Hilliard Davidson 3, Pickerington North 3, 56. Watkins Memorial 2, t58. Gahanna 1, Westerville South 1.
First Place | |||||
106 | Brandon Bickerton (Med. Highland) dec. Ayden Dodd (Perrysburg) | 6-5 | |||
113 | Grey Burnett (Perrysburg) dec. Ethan Timar (St. Edward) | 3-2 | |||
120 | Karson Brown (St. Edward) dec. Garrison Weisner (Oregon Clay) | 11-7 | |||
126 | Cole Evans (Perrysburg) dec. Phoenix Contos (Waite) | 7-3 | |||
132 | Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg) pin Adam Butler (St. Edward) | 3:07 | |||
138 | Kade Brown (St. Edward) dec. Charles Curtis (Mass. Perry) | 10-3 | |||
144 | Ryan Bennett (St. Edward) dec. Omar Ayoub (Dub. Coffman) | 1-0 | |||
150 | Jaxon Joy (Wadsworth) dec. Londen Murphy (Moeller) | 15-7 | |||
157 | Eugene Harney (Sycamore) dec. Tyler Deericks (Olen. Liberty) | 5-0 | |||
165 | Ethan Birden (Dub. Coffman) dec. Landen Johnson (Mass. Perry) | 4-3 | |||
175 | Carson Thomas (La Salle) dec. Tyrel Miller (St. Edward) | 10-3 | |||
190 | Matt Kowalski (Springboro) dec. Jarrel Miller (St. Edward) | 6-1 | |||
215 | Jonny Slaper (St. Edward) dec. Will Adkins (Moeller) | 3-2 | |||
285 | Aidan Fockler (Mass. Perry) dec. Antonio Bottiggi (Paine. Riverside) | 8-2 | |||
Third Place | |||||
106 | Lincoln Rohr (Mass. Perry) dec. Blake Frantz (Wadsworth) | 5-2 | |||
113 | Liston Seibert (Mass. Perry) dec. Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville) | 6-1 SV | |||
120 | Jaxson Rosselli (Olen. Liberty) dec. Alex Denkins (Perrysburg) | 5-2 | |||
126 | Aiden Allen (La Salle) dec. Khimari Manns (St. Edward) | 4-3 | |||
132 | Kane Shawger (St. Xavier) dec. Jonathan Campbell (Walsh Jesuit) | 17-0 | |||
138 | Nick Blackburn (Mentor) dec. Holden Huhn (La Salle) | 3-2 TB | |||
144 | Israel Petite (Nordonia) dec. Wyatt Brock (Harrison) | 3-2 | |||
150 | Ty Wilson (Dub. Scioto) dec. Zack Aquila (Brecksville) | 9-3 | |||
157 | Jeremy Ginter (Whitmer) dec. Marshall Geckler (Mass. Perry) | 5-2 | |||
165 | Evan Rizzo (Brecksville) dec. Aiden Peterson (St. Edward) | 5-4 | |||
175 | Blaine Chrisman (Medina) pin Gino Perrine (Nordonia) | 4:59 | |||
190 | Riley McPherson (Brecksville) dec. Josh Takats (Perrysburg) | 18-3 | |||
215 | Brady Quillin (Olen. Liberty) dec. Wyatt Walker (Tre. Edgewood) | 11-8 | |||
285 | Mustafa Woodi (Shaker Hts.) pin Aaron Ries (Wadsworth) | 2:30 | |||
Fifth Place | |||||
106 | Mason Bauer (Ashland) dec. Colin Broxterman (Elder) | 8-0 | |||
113 | Johnny Green (Aurora) dec. Austin Bickerton (Med Highland) | 3-0 | |||
120 | Blaze Van Gundy (Dub. Coffman) dec. Edward Skiba (Brunswick) | 7-0 | |||
126 | Huggy Williams (Olen. Liberty) dec. Jayden Cochran (Miamisburg) | 3-1 | |||
132 | Jaiden Sarabia (Whitmer) dec. Marshall Morency (Anderson) | 9-2 | |||
138 | Micah Cottrell (Princeton) dec. Kade Mellon (Wadsworth) | 3-2 | |||
144 | Stone Busler (Moeller) def. Mannix Wasco (No. Royalton) | Def. | |||
150 | Lucan O’Brien (St. Edward) dec. Eli Esguerra (Dub. Coffman) | 7-4 | |||
157 | Jake Wood (Perrysburg) def. Bradley Eaton (St. Edward) | Def. | |||
165 | Connor Holm (Elyria) pin Kyser Kostoff (Colerain) | 4:09 | |||
175 | Carson Mize (Marysville) dec. Sammy Moloney (Dub. Coffman) | 13-4 | |||
190 | Colin Wooldridge (La Salle) dec. Gage Yackee (Tol. St. John’s) | 6-2 TB | |||
215 | Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon) dec. Aidan Weimer (Springboro) | 6-3 | |||
285 | Luke Cox (Lancaster) dec. Lucas Stuerenberg (Moeller) | 5-2 | |||
Seventh Place | |||||
106 | Demarco Kates (Colerain) dec. Luke Green (Aurora) | 2-1 | |||
113 | Brad Cerankosky (Westlake) dec. Kurt Mokros (Olentangy) | 3-1 SV | |||
120 | Tyton Kostoff (Colerain) dec. David Rocha (Paine. Riverside) | 5-3 | |||
126 | Harrison Haffner (Brecksville) dec. Kolten Mellon (Wadsworth) | 6-4 SV | |||
132 | Robert Davis (Stow-Munroe Falls) dec. Nate Dulcie (Mass. Perry) | 11-3 | |||
138 | Jace Jett (Brecksville) dec. Kaden Soto (Tol. St. John’s) | 5-0 | |||
144 | Ethan Leu (GlenOak) pin Antonio Shelley (Mentor) | 4:42 | |||
150 | Josh Allen (Lakota West) dec. Ian Cho (Dub. Jerome) | 7-4 | |||
157 | Grayson Woodcock (Dub. Coffman) def. Cole Walton (Aurora) | Def. | |||
165 | Jack Willen (La Salle) dec. Lincoln Gardner (Olen. Liberty) | 5-3 | |||
175 | Caige Horak (Mass. Perry) dec. Brycen Alley (Lebanon) | 9-1 | |||
190 | Storm Beane (Dub. Coffman) dec. Brock Sherman (Walsh Jesuit) | 11-5 | |||
215 | Cole Dickerson (Lancaster) pin Grant Lefeld (Nordonia) | 0:58 | |||
285 | Abel Ngoh (Miamisburg) dec. Austin Dye (Midview) | 5-3 | |||
DIVISION II
Top Team Scores: Graham Local 135.5, Buckeye 125, DeSales 95, Watterson 85, Wauseaon 67, Ontario 65, Carrollton 58, Galion 47, St. Marys Memorial 46, Steubenville 40.5, Hartley 39. Also: 18. Bexley 26.5, t23. Jonathan Alder 22, Highland 22, 29. Chillicothe 19.5, , t.44, River Valley 9, Lakewood 9, Logan Elm 9, t50. Bloom-Carroll 8, t52. Granville 7, t62. Athens 4.
First Place | |||||
106 | Marius Garcia (Bexley) dec. Aiden Ohl (Ontario) | 5-4 | |||
113 | Blake Bartos (Buckeye) pin Kail Snair (Carrollton) | 1:19 | |||
120 | Colyn Limbert (Buckeye) dec. Gradey Harding (Galion) | 3-1 | |||
126 | Tate Hisey (St. Marys Memorial) pin Leroy Steagall (Indian Valley) | 3:03 | |||
132 | Aiden King (Hartley) dec. Adam Heckman (Howland) | 11-7 | |||
138 | Hayden Hughes (Graham Local) dec. James Lindsay (Watterson) | 5-3 | |||
144 | Brogan Tucker (Graham Local) dec. Cael Gilmore (Mar. Highland) | 8-3 | |||
150 | Brody Saccoccia (Steubenville) dec. Bo Hertenstein (St. Marys Mem.) | 13-9 | |||
157 | Kaden King (Buckeye) dec. Lance Overmyer (Clyde) | 3-1 SV | |||
165 | Michael Boyle (Watterson) dec. Bryce Kohler (Graham Local) | 5-1 | |||
175 | Gunner Cramblett (Graham Local) pin Steven Duffy (Woodridge) | 0:55 | |||
190 | Eddie Neitenbach (Buckeye) dec. Lincon Shulaw (DeSales) | 17-8 | |||
215 | Max Shulaw (DeSales) pin Jace Knous (Wapakoneta) | 3:08 | |||
285 | Aidan Mozden (Alliance) pin Will Greenberg (Hawken) | 5:08 | |||
Third Place | |||||
106 | Dom Prosperi (Canton South) dec. Jake Landis (Graham Local) | 7-0 | |||
113 | Jacob Ohl (Ontario) dec. Aiden Bean (Marlington) | 5-2 | |||
120 | Neal Krysty (Watterson) dec. Zavian LaFountain (Wauseon) | 8-3 | |||
126 | Kolten Barker (Louisville) dec. Blaine Demarco (Graham Local) | 3-2 UTB | |||
132 | Cannan Smith (Chillicothe) pin Tucker Campbell (Franklin) | 3:43 | |||
138 | Mason Turnbaugh (Ontario) dec. Josh Carman (Carrollton) | 6-3 | |||
144 | Danny Beckett (Buckeye) dec. Benicio Torres (Wauseon) | 8-3 | |||
150 | Coltyn Reedy (Sheridan) dec. Mitchell Younger (Watterson) | 6-4 | |||
157 | P.J. Murphy (Reading) dec. Cooper Rathburn (Hartley) | 3-2 TB | |||
165 | Kaiyon McKinney (Perkins) pin Anthony Kroninger (Jonathan Alder) | 3:53 | |||
175 | Andrew Barford (DeSales) dec. Christopher Maloney (Benedictine) | 10-7 | |||
190 | Austin Kovar (Wauseon) dec. Logan Niceswanger (Morgan) | 4-0 | |||
215 | Bryce Wheatley (Chardon NDCL) dec. Jaxon Burcher (Indian Valley) | 3-0 | |||
285 | Alex Griffith (Galion) dec. Nick Bowser (Hubbard) | 5-1 | |||
Fifth Place | |||||
106 | Landon Jenkins (Carrollton) dec. D.J. Otero (Luth. West) | 8-0 | |||
113 | Carter Trukovich (Galion) dec. Daniel McGarr (Claymont) | 13-3 | |||
120 | Alex Gonzales (Napoleon) dec. Christian Osborne (Akron SVSM) | 6-4 | |||
126 | Joe Curry (Watterson) dec. Levi Pidgeon (Carrollton) | 5-0 | |||
132 | Robert Buchheit (Beaver Local) pin Dylan Hart (CVCA) | 2:10 | |||
138 | Jordan Cook (Wauseon) dec. Garrett Meador (Oakwood) | 9-6 | |||
144 | Louden Dixon (West Holmes) dec. Cooper Smith (Steubenville) | 3-1 SV | |||
150 | Gage Murphy (Reading) def. Braxden Martin (Perkins) | Def. | |||
157 | Kyle Vencill (Ash. Edgewood) pin Rylan Hurley (Akron SVSM) | 4:20 | |||
165 | Zack Lopez (DeSales) dec. Luke Schlosser (Clear Fork) | 7-2 | |||
175 | Ayden Wilson (Rossford) pin Gabe Morgan (Beaver Local) | 4:59 | |||
190 | Henry Eggers (Napoleon) pin Jackson Eddy (Alliance) | 4:00 | |||
215 | Landon Campbell (Ontario) pin Andy Vanscoy (Akron SVSM) | 3:39 | |||
285 | Carter Stack (Oakwood) def. Keegan Jacks (Lakewood) | Def. | |||
Seventh Place | |||||
106 | Carter Stuckey (Wauseon) dec. Justuce Fisher (Beaver Local) | 6-1 | |||
113 | Tristan Eckles (East Liverpool) dec. Joseph Lugabihl (Wauseon) | 5-3 | |||
120 | Anthony Sindelar (Streetsboro) dec. Dareyan Egner (Franklin) | 9-4 | |||
126 | Gavin Hoover (Logan Elm) dec. Travis Bucklew (Vinton County) | 10-5 | |||
132 | Tyson Spicer (New Lexington) def. Mason Ducat (Defiance) | Def. | |||
138 | Taggart Wade (Akron SVSM) dec. Cal Beadling (Steubenville) | 4-2 | |||
144 | Zach Greber (Celina) pin Harrison Ratliff (New Lexington) | 1:30 | |||
150 | Aidan Rush (DeSales) dec. Luke Kaiser (Athens) | 10-2 | |||
157 | Talan Bailey (Philo) pin Ryan Chafins (Beaver Local) | 2:53 | |||
165 | Cohen Bunting (John Glenn) dec. Jace Love (Butler) | 4-1 | |||
175 | Hunter Dietrich (Minerva) dec. Cole Hines (Gallia Academy) | 9-8 | |||
190 | Porter Rick (River Valley) pin Tristan Britch (Bloom-Carroll) | 2:24 | |||
215 | Isaac Griffith (Girard) pin Cooper Pion (Butler) | 0:53 | |||
285 | Jeffery Blair (Cham. Julienne) dec. Ian Rutherford (Granville) | 7-4 | |||
DIVISION III
Top Team Scores: Milan Edison 94, Barnesville 85.5, Legacy Christian 82, Mentor Lake Catholic 74, Delta 53.5, Harrison Central 44, Liberty Center and Monroeville 42, Trinity 40, Waynedale 38. Also: t11. Pleasant 37, t15. Northmor 35.5, t47. East Knox 12, t56. Westfall 8, t59. Elgin 6, t71. Amanda-Clearcreek 3, Newark Catholic 3
First Place | |||||
106 | Michael Frye (Columbia) dec. Derion Williams (Trinity) | 1-0 | |||
113 | Adam Mattin (Delta) dec. Scott Fuller (Genoa Area) | 14-1 | |||
120 | Logan Dean (Bethel-Tate) dec. Parker Pikor (Lake Cath.) | 8-4 | |||
126 | Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian) dec. C.J. Graham (Fairland) | 25-10 | |||
132 | Dillon Campbell (Legacy Christian) pin Casper Caizzo (St. Paul) | 1:52 | |||
138 | Wyatt Hinton (Norwood) dec. Christopher Marshall (Centerburg) | 8-1 | |||
144 | Brodie Dominique (Archbold) dec. Brock Durbin (Mapleton) | 3-0 | |||
150 | Reese Stephen (Barnesville) dec. Daxton Chase (Pleasant) | 5-1 | |||
157 | Skyler King (Barnesville) dec. Tristin Greene (Keystone) | 4-0 | |||
165 | Kohen Horvath (Mil. Edison) disq. Braxton Quaintance (Lakota) | Disq. | |||
175 | Luke James (Mil. Edison) dec. Awsom Mitchell (Triad) | 11-5 | |||
190 | Keegan Sell (Gar. Garfield) dec. Xander Myers (Liberty Center) | 11-6 | |||
215 | Abe DeLano (Ayersville) pin Lucas Thomas (Harrison Central) | 5:31 | |||
285 | Caleb Cunningham (Crestview) pin Landen Thomas (Harrison Central) | 1:38 | |||
Third Place | |||||
106 | Braedyn Tammarine (Liberty Center) dec. Brock Beckler (Waynedale) | 5-3 | |||
113 | Bronson Begley (Alter) dec. Kaden Lawson (Tuslaw) | 16-0 | |||
120 | Tristen Rossiter (Shenandoah) dec. Xavier Pearson (Trinity) | 6-1 | |||
126 | Abe Hermes (Mil. Edison) dec. Riley Rowan (Perry) | 3-2 | |||
132 | Joey Romano (Lake Cath.) dec. Cowin Becker (Northmor) | 4-1 | |||
138 | Anden Ankney (Tinora) dec. Chase Vanderhorst (Covington) | 2-0 | |||
144 | Landen Roeder (Monroeville) dec. Mark Ellis (Waynesville) | 4-3 UTB | |||
150 | Brayden Brown (Legacy Christian) dec. T.J. Wilson (Tuscar. Valley) | 3-0 | |||
157 | Marcus Medina (Mil. Edison) dec. Carson Campbell (Northmor) | 10-3 | |||
165 | Ayden King (Barnesville) dec. Tyson Clear (Malvern) | 7-5 | |||
175 | Gabe Blissenbach (Sal. Southern) dec. Rod Owens (Alter) | 6-3 | |||
190 | Ronnie Thomas (Mechanicsburg) pin Owen Pummel (Indian Lake) | 1:30 | |||
215 | Danny Zmorowski (Lake Cath.) dec. Wyat Ripke (Archbold) | 6-0 | |||
285 | Cohen Riggenbach (Dalton) dec. Scotty Edwards (Conneaut) | 3-2 | |||
Fifth Place | |||||
106 | Ethan Powell (Genoa Area) dec. Chance Wuhr (Lake Cath.) | 9-0 | |||
113 | Tommy Slack (Lake Cath.) dec. Xander Gfell-King (Mil. Edison) | 7-0 | |||
120 | Trevor Wilcox (Otsego) def. Eli Campbell (Legacy Christian) | Def. | |||
126 | John Wrobel (Crestwood) dec. Riley Greathouse (Waynedale) | 3-2 | |||
132 | Caden Schmeltzer (Waynedale) dec. Zane Pickerrell (Zane Trace) | 2-0 | |||
138 | Ashton Homan (Monroeville) dec. Dakota King (Barnesville) | 3-1 | |||
144 | Jordan Neal (Allen East) def. Gunnar Gossett (Union Local) | Def. | |||
150 | Zeran Brady (Valley View) dec. Thomas Tyson (Elmwood) | 12-11 | |||
157 | Tristan McKibben (Rootstown) dec. Brody Perzanowski (Union Local) | 5-2 | |||
165 | Sam Mentzer (Pleasant) pin Gage Bolt (Westfall) | 2:28 | |||
175 | Aiden Helmke (Tinora) pin Riley Stevenson (Preble Shawnee) | 2:18 | |||
190 | Connor Sintobin (Delta) dec. Blake Elliott (East Knox) | 5-3 | |||
215 | Drake Bennett (Miami East) dec. Judson Cooper (Waterford) | 12-4 | |||
285 | Dallas McCracken (United) pin Dylan Congdon (Tuscar. Valley) | 1:10 | |||
Seventh Place | |||||
106 | Owen Patchen (Monroeville) dec. Mason Hermes (Mil. Edison) | 11-4 | |||
113 | Stephen Patterson (Waynedale) dec. Carson Taylor (Covington) | 7-0 | |||
120 | Evan Natale (Sandy Valley) pin Ethan Amens (Northmor) | 2:28 | |||
126 | Jericho Quinter (Covington) pin Evan Kusmits (Ak. Manchester) | 1:22 | |||
132 | Michael Hagan (Covington) def. Lane Thacker (Lakota) | Def. | |||
138 | Edward Kessen (Del. St. John’s) dec. Antonio Salazar (Gibsonburg) | 4-3 | |||
144 | Landon Lintermoot (Delta) dec. Karson Milhoan (Barnesville) | 3-1 | |||
150 | Jacob Lyons (Tuslaw) dec. Caleb Greenwood (Beachwood) | 4-2 | |||
157 | Quinten Harrison (Elgin) dec. Bram McCourt (Dalton) | 9-5 | |||
165 | Greyson Siders (Dalton) dec. Levi Collins (Waynesville) | 7-3 | |||
175 | Kasen Wellman (Ayersville) dec. Brandon Bruce-Bey (Trinity) | 9-3 | |||
190 | Grant Richardson (Evergreen) def. Jack Waldron (Dalton) | Def. | |||
215 | Zach Babiczuk (Malvern) dec. Cass Chiesa (Delta) | 1-0 | |||
285 | Brycen Dunlap (Monroeville) dec. Clayton Downs (Garaway) | 4-3 | |||
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