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2026 CDAB BOYS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Tournament Manager: Tom Rooney, B: 614-325-1515; Email: [email protected]
CDAB Board Member Wrestling Liaison: Mark Shively, Director of Classified Personnel, Support Services and Business Manager, Newark City Schools. P: 740-670-7046; Email: [email protected].
    2025-26 CDAB Financial Procedures
    2025-26 CDAB Sport Financial Report
 
2026 Boys Wrestling Participating Schools
DIVISION I
REVISED
12/15/2025 - removed Independence
Division I Schools Entering a Tournament Team (7 or more weight classes): 
Central District Schools:  Big Walnut, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Lancaster, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, St. Charles, Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (46)
Southeast Schools:  Logan. (1)
Division I Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (6 or less weight classes):  None. (0)
 
DIVISION II
Division II Schools Entering a Tournament Team (7 or more weight classes):  Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, East (Columbus), Granville, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, London, Marion-Franklin, River Valley (Caledonia), South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus). (20)
Division II Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (6 or less weight classes):  Centennial. (1)
 
DIVISION III
Division III Schools Entering a Tournament Team (7 or more weight classes): Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bishop Ready, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Columbus Academy, Danville, Delaware Christian, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fredericktown, Grandview Heights, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Union, Madison Plains, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Northridge (Johnstown), North Union, Pleasant, Ridgedale, Utica, West Jefferson. (27)
Division III Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (6 or less weight classes):  Cristo Rey Columbus, East Knox. (2)
2026 Boys Division I Tournament Information
DIVISION I
Sectional Tournaments - February 28, 2026
Marysville High School, 800 Amrine Mill Road, Marysville 43040. Morgan Cotter, Manager. P: 937-209+9915; Email: [email protected].  
Shawn Andrews, Asst. Site Manager. P: 937-243-1911, Email: [email protected]
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Newark High School, 314 Granville Street, Newark 43055. Aaron Head, Manager. P: 419-545-1681; Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Upper Arlington High School, 1625 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington 43221. Matt Fransen, Manager. P: 614-906-1484; Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Watkins Memorial High School, 1954 Warrior Way, Pataskala 43062. Jacob Perkins, Manager. P: 740-927-3417, Eamil: [email protected]. Jarod Ball, Assistant Manager, Email: [email protected], B: 740-927-5767.
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Division I District Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the District Tournament at Hilliard Darby HS. 
DIVISION I
District Tournament - March 6 and 7, 2026
Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard 43026. Chris Ludban, Manager. B: 614-921-7347, Email: [email protected].
Hilliard District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the Marysville, Newark, Upper Arlington and Watkins Memorial sectional tournaments.
     Results
Division I State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 
2026 Boys Division II Tournament Information
DIVISION II
Sectional Tournament - February 28, 2026
Licking Valley High School, 100 Hainesview Drive NE., Newark 43055. Mark McCullough, Manger. P: 740-763-3186; Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Jonathan Alder High School, 9200 US 42, Plain City 43064. Nick Christopher, Manger. P: 614-746-4004; Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Division II District Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the District Tournament.  District qualifiers from the Licking Valley sectional tournament advance to the Northwest District Tournament at Norwalk HS. See tournament information posted on OHSAA.org/NWDAB. District qualifiers from the Jonathan Alder sectional tournament advance to the Southwest District Tournament at Wilmington HS.  See tournament information posted on OHSAA.org/SWDAB.
DIVISION II
District Tournament - March 6 and 7, 2026
Norwalk District Tournament - Hosted by the Northwest District Athletic Board
Norwalk High School, 350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk 44857.  Josh Schlotterer, Manager. B: 419-660-6521; C: 419-706-0450; Fax: 419-668-4719. Email: [email protected].
Norwalk District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the three Northwest District sectional tournaments (Clyde, Defiance, Galion) and the Licking Valley sectional tournament from the Central District.
     Results
Division II State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 

Wilmington District Tournament - Hosted by the Southwest District Athletic Board
Wilmington High School, 300 Richardson Place, Wilmington 45177.  Jeff Wiedergold, Manager. P: 937-725-5059; Email: [email protected].
Wilmington District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the three Southwest District sectional tournaments (Clinton-Massie, Northwestern, Western Brown) and the Jonathjan Alder sectional tournament from the Central District.
     Results
Division II State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 
2026 Boys Division III Tournament Information
DIVISION III
Sectional Tournament - February 21 and 22, 2025
Ridgedale High School, 3165 Hillman Ford Road, Morral, 43337. Brian Sparling, Manager. B: 740-383-2167 Ext. 404, Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Mechanicsburg High School, 60 High Street, Mechanicsburg, 43004. Coby Wilhelm, Manager. B: 937-3466054, Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: will be posted after the coaches' sectional site selection meeting on February 8.
     Results
Division III District Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the District Tournament.  District qualifiers from the Ridgedale sectional tournament advance to the East District Tournament at Coshocton HS. See tournament information posted on OHSAA.org/EDAB. District qualifiers from the Mechanicsburg sectional tournament advance to the Southwest District Tournament at Troy Hobart Arena.  See tournament information posted on OHSAA.org/SWDAB.
DIVISION III
District Tournament - February 28 and March 1, 2025
Coshocton District Tournament - Hosted by the East District Athletic Board
Coshocton High School,  1205 Cambridge Road, Coshocton 43812.  Justin Smith, Manager. B: 740-622-8519.  Email: [email protected]
Coshocton District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the East District sectional tournaments (Barnesville and Sandy Valley), the Ridgedale sectional tournament from the Central District, and the Alexander sectional tournament from the Southeast District.
     Results
Division III State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 
 
Troy District Tournament - Hosted by the Southwest District Athletic Board
Hobart Arena,  255 Adams Street, Troy 45373.  Brad Hall, Manager. B: 937-238-0915. Email: [email protected]
Troy District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the two Southwest District sectional tournaments (Blanchester and Versailles), the Mechanicsburg sectional tournament from the Central District, and the Lima sectional tournament from the Northwest District.
     Results
Division III State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 
2026 CENTRAL DISTRICT SEEDING INFORMATION
The 2025-26 wrestling tournament seeding will be completed online using the Central District Athletic Board website prior to the mandatory draw meeting of coaches.  Seeding instructions and coaches login information will be emailed to the athletic administrator at each participating school the week of January 12, 2026.  All Schools - Please adhere to the deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
 
February 1 - 3:00 p.m.  BOYS and GIRLS WRESTLING - Deadline for submission of point values for returning wrestlers
February 3 - 5:00 p.m.  Tabulation of information submitted by coaches and rankings will be emailed to each head coach.
February 5 - 3:00 p.m.  Deadline for head coach to challenge point values assigned by other coaches.
February 8 - 2:00 p.m.  VIRTUAL Mandatory BOYS coaches meeting using Microsoft Teams to select a sectional site.
February 8 - 4:00 p.m.  VIRTUAL Mandatory GIRLS coaches meeting using Microsoft Teams to select a sectional site.
 
Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each head coach the link to their specific division virtual coaches meeting(s).  Coaches are encouraged to print and materials provided in those emails from Bob Britton to expedite the meeting process.

2025 State Champions - Congratulations!

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Bishop Watterson High School
2025 OHSAA Boys Division II Wrestling State Champion
 
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Aiden King
Bishop Hartley High School
2025-BWR-StateChamp-MBoyle-Watterson
Michael Boyle
Bishop Watterson High School
2025-BWR-StateChamp-MYounger-BishopWatterson
Mitchell Younger
Bishop Watterson High School

2025-BWR-StateChamp-RThomas-Mechanicsburg
Ronnie Thomas
Mechanicsburg High School
2025-BWR-StateChamp-ATaylor-MtVernon
Alex Taylor
Mount Vernon High School
2025-BWR-StateChamp-LWebber-DublinCoffman
Loc Webber
Dublin Coffman High School
     
 
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St. Francis DeSales High School
2025 OHSAA Boys Division II Wrestling State Runner-Up
 
   2025 Boys Division I State Champions
     106 lbs. - Loc Webber, Dublin Coffman
     285 lbs. - Alex Taylor, Mount Vernon
   2025 Boys Division II State Champions
     138 lbs. - Aiden King, Bishop Hartley
     144 lbs. - Mitchell Younger, Bishop Watterson
     215 lbs. - Michael Boyle, Bishop Watterson
   2025 Boys Division III State Champions
     190 lbs. - Ronnie Thomas, Mechanicsburg
   2025 Boys Division I State Runners-Up
     113 lbs. - Tommy Wurster, Dublin Coffman
     138 lbs. - Zade Archibald, Olentangy Liberty
   2025 Boys Division II State Runners-Up
     106 lbs. - Rayce Watson, Jonathan Alder
     120 lbs. - Marius Garcia, Bexley
     138 lbs. - Tommy Rowlands, Bishop Watterson
     150 lbs. - James Lindsay, Bishop Watterson
     165 lbs. - Joel Welch, St. Francis DeSales
     175 lbs. - Andrew Barford, St. Francis DeSales
   2025 Boys Division III State Runners-Up
     157 lbs. - Quinten Harrison, Elgin


2025 Sectional Tournament Site selections are posted below.
Good luck to all wrestlers!

2025 Sectional & District Tournament Evaluations

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation forms. 
Please submit evaluations prior to April 1, 2025.

2025-26 Wrestling Calendar

Nov. 14
First Day of Coaching
Nov. 15
Earliest Preview Date
Dec. 4
Season Begins
Jan. 12
Non-Interscholastic Date
Feb. 8 Tournament Draw
Feb. 23-28
Sectional Tournaments
March 2-7
District Tournaments
March 13-15
State Tournament 
March 15
Season Ends

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