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State wrestling: Division III pairings

March 2, 2011

CO – Coshocton GH – Garfield Heights KF – Kettering Fairmont OC – Owens College 103 Weight Class: 1. KF-1 Christian Clary, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (9), 42-4 2. OC-4 Ben Eggers, Archbold, (10), 39-19 3. GH-3 Aaron Assad, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (10), 42-3 (10:III-103-3rd) 4. CO-2 Ben Crabtree, Caledonia River Valley, (10), 31-7 5. [...]

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State wrestling: Division II pairings

March 2, 2011

AF – Akron Firestone CE – Columbus East GO – Goshen MH – Marion Harding 103 Weight Class: 1. AF-1 D.J. Schoeppner, Canton South, (10), 40-2 2. CE-4 Payton Gutierrez, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, (10), 30-10 3. MH-3 Beau Minnick, Clyde, (9), 36-1 4. GO-2 Cory Parsons, Vincent Warren, (10), 36-3 5. MH-2 Matt Pool, [...]

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State wrestling: Division I pairings

March 2, 2011

FA – Fairfield HD – Hilliard Darby LO – Lorain ME – Mentor 103 Weight Class: 1. FA-1 Ruben Victoria, Mason, (11), 38-5 2. LO-4 Jared Davis, Oregon Clay, (9), 29-5 3. ME-3 Tommy Zeigler, Cleveland St. Ignatius, (10), 27-7 4. HD-2 Brenden Watson, Centerville, (10), 9-4 5. ME-2 David Bavery, Massillon Perry, (9), 32-7 [...]

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Area high schools remain highly ranked in state poll

February 11, 2011

Massillon Perry and Wadsworth are ranked Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, in the Division I state wrestling coaches’ poll this week. In Division II, Walsh Jesuit is ranked No. 3. In Division III, CVCA is ranked No. 3. Waynedale is ranked ninth.

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Area wrestling teams remain highly ranked in state polls

January 20, 2011

Wadsworth and Massillon Perry are tied for the No. 2 ranking in the weekly Division I state wrestling coaches’ poll. The Grizzlies earned four first-place votes. Lakewood St. Edward is ranked No. 1. In Division II, Walsh Jesuit is ranked No. 3. In Division III, CVCA is ranked No. 3 with one first-place vote. Waynedale [...]

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Wadsworth wrestling team participating in prestigious meet

December 1, 2010

The Wadsworth wrestling team will attend a prestigious Super Dual meet in Cincinnati on Saturday. Wadsworth, the reigning Division I state champions, will join 11 other elite teams at Moeller High School for the Moeller Duals. Other teams include Brother Martin (Tennessee state champion), Louisville Trinity (Kentucky state champions) and several others. Wrestling starts at [...]

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Copley Wrestler Signs with Oklahoma

November 10, 2010

Sam Wheeler, senior wrestler from Copley High School, accepted a scholarship and signed a Letter of Intent to continue his wrestling career at The University of Oklahoma.  Sam was 53-1 as a junior 171 lb. wrestler and finished as a state runner up in Division I last season.  In the spring and summer Sam Wheeler was [...]

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Cleveland State to host national wrestling event

April 22, 2010

Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center will host the U.S. Open and FILA Junior National Wrestling Championships from April 22-25. The U.S. Open (Senior) Wrestling Championships takes place Friday and Saturday and the men’s Junior FILA Cadet National Championships is Thursday and Sunday. A tournament schedule is available at www.USOpenCleveland.com. The nation’s best men’s freestyle, women’s [...]

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CVCA’s Tomasello wins FILA Cadet National title

April 12, 2010

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy freshman Nathan Tomasello won a FILA Cadet Nationals championship in freestyle wrestling on Sunday at the University of Akron’s Stile Field House. Tomasello defeated Jacob Schmitt of Michigan in the final to win the 101.25-pound weight class. The victory allows Tomasello to possibly compete in the upcoming Pan American Qualifier in [...]

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State wrestling: behind the scenes & the best ever?

March 12, 2010

In my many years of watching high school sports, I would argue the state wrestling championships last weekend in Columbus were the best ever. Considers this: *The Wadsworth-St. Edward shootout for the Division I championship was unprecedented with two teams essentially dominating the rest of the state. *When can anyone recall the big school division [...]

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Nemec loses final match of her career at Division II state championships

March 5, 2010

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 [...]

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OHSAA Wrestling: Division III update

March 5, 2010

CVCA slipped five into the quarterfinals Thursday, but saw two of them get sent to the consolations on Friday. Nathan Tomasello (103), Zak Vargo (135) and Alex Utley (171) all advanced to the semifinal round. Brandon Sommers (145) and Matt Meadows will now have to wrestle back after Friday morning losses. Manchester junior Shane Brown [...]

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Division II local results from state wrestling championships; Henline loses

March 4, 2010

COLUMBUS: After the opening round of Division II state wrestling championships, St. Paris Graham has racked up 32.5 points; with Crestwood in a three-way tie for fifth with 9 points, Highland in a three-way tie for eighth with 8 points, and Walsh Jesuit 11th with 7.5 points. The first round winners were Cory Stainbrook (35-4) of [...]

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Division III state wrestling update from Columbus: CVCA is 5-for-5

March 4, 2010

COLUMBUS:  Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy wrestlers won all five of their opening matches Thursday at the Division III state championships at Value City Arena, as the Royals are third in the team standings with 14 points, Monroeville leads with 17 points and St. Peter Chanel is ssecond with 15.5. Nathan Tomasello,  a  freshman (34-5), won [...]

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CVCA at Walsh Wrestling

January 8, 2010

Coverage of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy wrestling at Walsh Jesuit High School. The CVCA Royals won 54-13 and a Walsh wrestler won his 100th high school match.

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Jermail Porter signs with Kansas City Chiefs

December 2, 2009

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Akron native Jermail Porter to its practice squad Wednesday. Porter, an offensive lineman, entered the NFL earlier this season as an undrafted rookie free agent with the New England Patriots. Porter, 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, was a standout wrestler at Firestone High School and an All-American at Kent State University. [...]

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Top 25 Ohio High School Nicknames

October 22, 2009

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. [...]

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Wadsworth & Aurora wrestlers win national titles

July 30, 2009

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 [...]

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Firestone graduate earns MAC Wrestler of Year award

March 10, 2009

Jermail Porter, a 2004 Firestone High School graduate, recently earned the Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Year award after the Kent State University fifth-year senior won the 285-pound MAC title in Ypsilanti, Mich. Porter earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with the win. This will be his third appearance at the tournament. KSU [...]

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Perry wrestlers headed to Big Ten schools

March 10, 2009

Perry seniors Sam White and Nick Heflin will continue their academic and wrestling careers at Big Ten colleges, Panthers coach Brent McBurney said. White and Heflin each won a state title this past Saturday and helped Perry finish second as a team in the Division I team standings. White, a University of Illinois recruit, finished [...]

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