Louisville Slugger released its high school pre-season All-American list, and two area players were mentioned.

Crestwood senior third baseman/right-handed pitcher David Brock and Walsh Jesuit left-handed pitcher Michael Marsinek are both on the honorable mention list. Six Ohioans made the national list.

Below are the results from the finals of the 74th state wrestling championships at Value City Arena in Columbus (local athletes are in bold). For complete results from the state tournaments, click here:

DIVISION I

103: Brandon Thompson, Solon dec. David Bavery, Perry 2-0
112: George DiCamillo, Cle. St. Ignatius dec. Edgar Bright, Lakewood St. Edward 3-1 SV
119: Dean Heil, Lakewood St. Edward dec. Max Byrd, Cin. LaSalle 7-2
125: Joey Ward, Cin. Arch. Moeller dec. Kagan Squire, Wadsworth 2-1 TB
130: Anthony Collica, Solon dec. Mike Carlone, Mayfield Vill. Mayfield 7-6
135: Cody Shivener, Springboro maj. dec. Ruben Burrows, Canton McKinley 16-6
140: Zach Dailey, Perry maj. dec. Nate Ball, Wadsworth 11-2
145: Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson dec. Tanner Lemon, Perry 9-4
152: Mark Martin, Lakewood St. Edward dec. Teddy Hammer, Medina 8-4
160: Domenic Abounader, Lakewood St. Edward dec. Sheldon Brandenburg, Wadsworth 5-1
171: Michael Baker, Twinsburg dec. Ian Korb, Cin. Elder 3-1SV
189: Sam Wheeler, Copley dec. Kevin Hyland, Cin. Elder 1-0
215: Nick Tavanello, Wadsworth dec. Ty Walz, Lakewood St. Edward 5-2
285: Kyle Rose, Centerville dec. Greg Kuhar, Lakewood St. Edward 3-2

DIVISION II

103: Mike Rix, St. Vincent-St. Mary dec. Cody Burcher, Uhrichsville Claymont 1-0
112: Ryan Taylor, St. Paris Graham Local dec. Cory Stainbrook, Walsh Jesuit 6-3
119: Micah Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local dec. Calvin Campbell, Lexington 9-6
125: Tyler Hackworth, Oak Harbor dec. Robby Reed, Canfield 2-0
130: Johnni DiJulius, Walsh Jesuit pin Alex Benedict, Canfield 3:19
135: Nate Skonieczny, Walsh Jesuit dec. Case Garrison, St. Paris Graham Lo 3-1 SV
140: Nick Brascetta, St. Paris Graham Local dec. T.J. Fox, Field 9-4
145: Bo Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local pin Zane Zeman, Avon 3:24
152: Matt Stephens, St. Paris Graham Local dec. Ian Miller, Oak Harbor 2-0 SV
160: Isaac Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local dec. Konner Witt, Oak Harbor 5-3SV
171: Cody Ryba, Crestwood dec. Jake Cramer, Oak Harbor 5-4
189: Chaz Gresham, Goshen dec. Huston Evans, St. Paris Graham Local 5-2
215: Travis McIntosh, Wash. C.H. Miami Trace dec. Logan Erb, Wapakoneta 4-2TB
285: Riley Shaw, Wash. C.H. Washington dec. Trevor Strickland, Clyde 4-1

DIVISION III

103: Nathan Tomasello, CVCA dec. Aaron Assad, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 7-4
112: Jacob Danishek, Day. Christian dec. Cody Steiner, Waynesville 11-9
119: Tyler Heminger, Galion Northmor pin Nick Goebel, Bloomdale Elmwood 2:23
125: Stephen Myers, Reading dec. Jeremy Border, Caldwell 10-4
130: Johnny Matacic, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton dec. Alex Carroll, Galion Northmor 8-2
135: Hunter Stieber, Monroeville pin Tyler Majoy, Milan Edison 1:00
140: Cam Tessari, Monroeville dec. Shane Brown, Manchester 11-4
145: Kyle Burns, Milan Edison dec. Dan Orrill, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 5-4
152: Felipe Martinez, Genoa Area dec. Dominic Prezzia, St. Clairsville 9-5SV
160: Cody Walters, Bedford St. Peter Chanel dec. Xavier Dye, Hamler Patrick Henry 1-0
171: Chris Phillips, Monroeville maj. dec. B.J. Toal, Troy Christian 16-7
189: Alex Utley, CVCA dec. Kurt Schaefer, Northwestern 6-0
215: Ethan Hayes, New Lebanon Dixie pin Kennedy Smith, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 5:31
285: Mimmo Lytle, Swanton dec. Clint Endicott, Ashland Crestview 6-0

There wasn’t an overwhelming amount of success achieved by local athletes at the Division II Ravenna regional, which began Thursday and concluded Saturday afternoon.

The Collinwood girls won a team title, and Poland Seminary finished first on the boys’ side.

Crestwood set the bar for local girls teams with an eighth-place finish, and the Archbishop Hoban boys led the area with a seventh-place showing.

The only local individual champions — junior  Sammi Vaughan (girls 3,200 run, 11:39.32) and senior Brandan McGee (boys 1,600 run, 4:21.73) — hail from Crestwood.

Click here for the regional’s complete results.

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Crestwood High School recently named Chris Kosiorek as its head football coach.

Crestwood superintendent Joe Iacano and Red Devils athletic director Steve Matheos selected Kosiorek from a list of over 40 applicants.

Kosiorek comes to Crestwood after being the head football coach at Mechanicsburg High School. He led Indians to a 25-10 record and three playoff wins in three seasons. The 2008 Mechanicsburg team set a school single-season record for wins (12-1), won the Ohio Heritage Conference and advanced to a Division VI regional final.

Kosiorek, 41, was a defensive coordinator at Twinsburg for nine years and was also an assistant at Cleveland Benedictine when the Bengals won a state championship and had a state runner-up finish.

Kosiorek, a native of Youngstown, graduated from Youngstown Cardinal Mooney and Bowling Green State University. He played football at Mooney and BGSU and has 16 years of teaching experience in mathematics.

COLUMBUS:  Paige Nemec of Crestwood lost 3-1 to Sean Fee of Mentor Lake Catholic  in the second round of consolations matches at the Division II state championships at Value City Arena.

Trailing 2-0 in the second period, it appeared Nemec might have a 2-point reversal to tie the match, but after conferring the referees denied her the two points. The loss knocked her out of the 103-pound weight class, just one win shy of being guaranteed a spot on the medals podium and finishing anywhere from third to eighth place.

“I thought I had it,” Nemec said quietly after the match.

In the third period, Nemec had to give up a 1-point escape or she would not have been able to score points except for a near fall. With :08 left in the third period, the senior tried to get a 2-point takedown on Fee, but time ran out.

Nemec, who won 115 matches in her career, took her headgear off and teared up after the crowd gave her a standing ovation in appreciation of her historic accomplishment.

“It has sunken it yet,” Nemec told a press conference after.

Fee had defeated Nemec last week for third place at the Akron Division II district at Firestone High School.

Nemec is not quite down with wrestling, as she will be wrestling in several non-high school tournaments in the next month or so.

She did not rule out the possibility of trying to go out for the United States women’s wrestling team. She says she will continue her soccer career at Lake Erie College, a Division II school in Painesville.

Hey everyone! This is my column that’s running in the Akron Beacon Journal Friday, but it’s posted on Ohio.com now, as you can see. Thanks to everyone who submitted votes for their favorite high school nicknames. If there are other crazy nicknames from out of state, post them so we can all get some laughs. Thanks again!

Wadsworth High School sophomore-to-be Kagan Squire and Aurora High School senior-to-be Ty Mitch each won a national championship at the at the USA Cadet and Junior Freestyle & Greco-Roman Championships in Fargo, N.D. this past weekend.

Squire went undefeated in all 10 matches winning the Cadet National crown at 119 pounds. He earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year after placing third at 105 last year. Squire placed third in the Division I state tournament this past year for the Grizzlies at 112 with a record of 44-7.

Mitch, a two-time Division II state champion at Aurora, won the Junior Freestyle division at 119 pounds.

Squire led five Wadsworth High School wrestlers that ventured to Fargo to compete from July 18-25 as members of the Ohio Cadet and Junior National team.

All five Grizzlies won at least one match. Wadsworth sophomore-to-be Nick Tavanello earned All-American status for the first time as national runner up at 215. Tavanello also placed third in the state meet for the Grizzlies this past year at 215 with a record of 42-7.

Wadsworth junior-to-be Sheldon Brandenburg, who just missed All-American status for the second year in a row, went 3-2 in Freestyle and 0-2 in Greco Roman. Junior-to-be Alfredo Gray (1-2) and senior-to-be Brad Squire (1-2) rounded out the list of the Wadsworth participants.

Overall, the Ohio Cadet Freestyle team placed third as a team and the Ohio Junior Freestyle team placed tenth.

Ohio had three individual national champions: Kagan Squire, Ty Mitch and recent Brecksville graduate Jeremy Johnson (285).

Crestwood’s Paige Nemec was named a Junior Women’s All-Americans after placing third at 124).

Crestwood junior WR David Czerny (6-0, 165) is getting letters from Dartmouth and Wooster, according to a report on Rivals.com.

Czerny did well in the vertical jump and 40-yard dash at the National High School All-Star Combine last month.

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.

NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign at a later date.

UA, KSU & OSU 2009 FOOTBALL CLASSES:

AKRON (24) — Bill Alexander, 5-10, 165, DB, Whigham, Ga.; Broderick Alexander, 6-2, 215, RB, Covington, Ga.; David Anderson, 6-2, 220, LB, Cincinnati; Jake Brandt, 6-6, 255, OL, Bexley, Ohio; Josh Couch, 6-3, 220, P, Carlisle, Ohio; Jake Delmonico, 5-11, 175, DB, Beaver Falls, Pa.; Jerrod Dillard, 6-5, 190, WR, Adrian, Mich.; Blake Fraley, 6-1, 225, LB, Hilliard, Ohio; Dee Friesen, 5-9, 165, WR, Jacksonville, Fla.; Randy Greenwood, 5-11, 180, WR, Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Chris Henderson, 6-2, 325, DL, Harrisburg, Pa.; Abdullah Homayed, 6-4, 235, DL, Dearborn, Mich.; Jordan Houser, 5-11, 180, DB, Fairborn, Ohio; Jeremy LaFrance (Jr.), 6-1, 200, WR, New Orleans; Anthony Meriwether, 6-2, 190, WR, Cleveland; Patrick Nicely, 6-4, 220, QB, Willoughby; Joe Petrides, 6-6, 255, OL, Baltimore; Nolan Procter, 5-9, 170, WR, Southfield, Mich.; Jon Root, 6-6, 225, TE, Fairview, Pa.; Adam Steiner, 6-2, 215, LS, Canton (GlenOak); Phil Tonga (Jr.), 6-4, 275, DL, Torrance, Calif.; Joe Vidovic, 6-6, 265, OL, Willoughby; Diamond Weaver (Jr.), 5-10, 180, DB, Mobile, Ala.; Grant Williams, 6-5, 220, TE, Louisville, Ky.

KENT STATE (22) — Dri Archer, 5-7, 155, RB, Laurel, Fla.; Tyler Arend, 6-5, 295, OL, Paulding, Ohio; Luke Batton, 6-0, 200, LB, Macedonia (Nordonia); Anthony Bowman, 5-10, 168, ATH/RB, Detroit, Mich.; Dana Brown, 6-1, 265, DL, McKeesport, Pa.; Ed Cazenave, 6-2, 180, WR, Dallas, Ga.; Freddy Cortez, 6-0, 200, PK, Fort Meade, Fla.; Mike Daniels, 6-0, 195, DB, Greenville, N.C.; Jake Dooley, 6-2, 215, LB, Mason, Ohio; Zack Gonosz, 5-10, 185, S, Dallas, Ga.; Tyshon Goode, 6-1, 185, WR, Syracuse, N.Y.; Danny Gress, 6-1, 220, LB, Englewood, Ohio; DeVonte’ Helms, 6-3, 260, DL, Waldorf, Md.; Garrick Piggott, 6-1, 200, DB, Williamsburg, Va.; Max Plunkett, 6-8, 305, OL, Dayton; Darius Polk, 6-0, 180, DB, Lynchburg, Va.; Fabrice Pratt, 6-2, 180, DB, Miami; C.J. Steward, 6-1, 215, LB, Jacksonville, Fla.; Bryan Wagner, 6-5, 290, TE, Mantua (Crestwood); Jeff Walker, 6-5, 200, WR, Akron (Coventry); Kent Walker, 6-2, 235, LB, Kittanning, Pa.; Brian Winters, 6-5, 320, OL, Hudson (Hudson).

OHIO STATE (25) — C.J. Barnett, 6-1, 180, DB, Clayton, Ohio; Dorian Bell, 6-2, 220, LB, Monroeville, Pa.; Adam Bellamy, 6-4, 275, OL, Aurora (Aurora); Jaamal Berry, 5-10, 185, RB, Miami; Zach Boren, 6-1, 245, LB, Pickerington, Ohio; Corey Brown, 6-1, 190, ATH, Monroeville, Pa.; Duron Carter, 6-3, 185, WR, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Dominic Clarke, 5-10, 170, DB, Frederick, Md.; Melvin Fellows, 6-5, 255, DT, Garfield Heights; Chris Fields, 6-1, 180, WR, Painesville; Reid Fragel, 6-8, 258, TE, Grosse Pte., Mich.; Kenny Guiton, 6-2, 182, QB, Aldine, Texas; Jordan Hall, 5-11, 190, RB, Jeannette, Pa.; Marcus Hall, 6-6, 300, OL, Cleveland; Adam Homan, 6-2, 230, LB, Coldwater, Ohio; Carlos Hyde, 6-1, 235, RB, Naples, Fla.; James Jackson, 6-0, 175, WR, Grand Ledge, Mich.; Storm Klein, 6-2, 225, LB, Newark, Ohio; Corey Linsley, 6-4, 285, OL, Youngstown; Sam Longo, 6-5, 270, OL, Bellbrook, Ohio; Jack Mewhort, 6-6, 285, OL, Toledo; Jonathan Newsome, 6-3, 230, LB, Cleveland; John Simon, 6-3, 265, DT, Youngstown; Jordan Whiting, 6-1, 230, LB, Louisville, Ky.; Jamie Wood, 6-2, 185, ATH, Pickerington.

OTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT SIGNED:

ASHLAND — Anthony Capasso, 5-11, 197, Soph. WR, Lakewood, (Kent State transfer); Cooper Ivan, 5-8, 171, DB, Massillon (Washington); Keith Dingler, 6-3, 260, OL, Massillon (Washington); David Lee, 5-7, 165, DB, Akron (St. Vincent-St. Mary); Matt Rose, 6-2, 250, DL, Canton (Massillon Washington); Ethan Scott, 5-9, 185, DB, Akron (Archbishop Hoban); Andrew Volcheck, 5-10, 210, LB/DB, Tallmadge (Archbishop Hoban).

BALL STATE — Armand Dehaney, 5-9, 178, WR/DB, Maple Heights (Walsh Jesuit).

BOWLING GREEN — John Pettigrew, 5-10, 185, RB, Maple Heights (Cuyahoga Valley Christian
Academy); Alex Thomas, 6-2, 218, LB, Stow (Stow-Munroe Falls).

FINDLAY — Monterae Williams, 5-9, 185, RB, Canton (McKinley).

INDIANA — Pat McShane, 6-5, 290, OL/DT, Stow (Walsh Jesuit).

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — Cory Lanterman, 6-1, 180, WR, (Streetsboro).

MIAMI (OHIO) — Brian Slack, 6-5, 228, TE-DL, Akron (Archbishop Hoban).

MICHIGAN — Justin “J.T.” Turner, 6-2, 185, CB-RB, Massillon (Washington).

MICHIGAN STATE — Nate Klatt, 6-4, 280, C, Canal Fulton (Northwest).

MILFORD ACADEMY — Mikey Bickley, 6-0, 170, WR, Akron (East); Jackie Adams, 6-1, 195 RB/LB, Akron (East).

NORTHWESTERN — Brian Smith, 6-8, 295, OL/DT, Medina (Walsh Jesuit).

OHIO DOMINICAN — Jon Haught, 5-11, 220, LB/RB, Cuyahoga Falls (Walsh Jesuit); Garrett Wilcox, 6-3, 225, LB, Streetsboro (St. Vincent-St. Mary).

ROBERT MORRIS — Matt Gavin, 5-10, 160 CB, Akron (East).

WALSH — Jesse Mason, 6-2, 190, QB, (Green); Dominic Williams, 5-9, 186, DB/RB, Akron (Archbishop Hoban).

WEST VIRGINIA — Chris Snook, 6-2, 220, FB-LB, Medina (Highland).

YOUNGSTOWN STATE — Theo Barnes, 6-3, 240, DL, Akron (Archbishop Hoban); Conner Seeman, 6-4, 250, TE, (Copley).