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2026 State Champions - Congratulations!

   2026 Girls State Champions
     110 lbs. - Ashlynn Brokaw, Mount Vernon
     120 lbs. Mackenzie Carder, Olentangy Orange
     155 lbs. - KyLee Tibbs, Gahanna Lincoln
   2026 Girls State Runners-Up
     126 lbs. - Cami Leng, Marysville
     140 lbs. - Nora Johnson, Bishop Hartley
     145 lbs. Reese Thomas, Jonathan Alder

2026 CDAB GIRLS 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
 
 
2025-26 CENTRAL DISTRICT GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
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Participating Schools
OHSAA Girls Wrestling Tournament Pass List
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Sectional Tournament Dates, Sites and Information
District Tournament Dates, Sites and Information
Seeding Dates, Deadlines and Information
2026 Girls Sectional and District Tournament Information
Sectional Tournaments - March 1, 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: Amanda-Clearcreek, Bishop Watterson, Centerburg, Elgin, Fredericktown, Grandview Heights, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Liberty Union, Linden McKinley, Marysville, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Liberty, Pickerington North, Pleasant, Utica, Watkins Memorial, West, Westerville North, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (25)
     Results
Licking Valley High School, 100 Hainesview Drive NE., Newark 43055. Mark McCullough, Manager. P: 740-763-3186; Email: [email protected].  Jeremy Tate, Asst. Site Manager. P: 740-403-6361, Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: Bishop Hartley, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Cardingon-Lincoln, Cristo Rey Columbus, Delaware Hayes, Granville, Hamilton Township, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Licking Heights, Licking Valley, London, Madison-Plains, Marion-Franklin, Mechanicsburg, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Northridge (Johnstown), Olentangy Berlin, Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, West Jefferson, Westerville Central. (24)
     Results
Jonathan Alder High School, 9200 US 42, Plain City 43064. Chaz McCutcheon, Manger. P: 614-404-3482; Email: [email protected].
Participating Schools: Big Walnut, Bishop Ready, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Central Crossing, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, East (Columbus), Fairbanks, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Jonathan Alder, Lakewood (Hebron), Lancaster, Marion Harding, North Union, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Reynoldsburg, River Valley (Caledonia), St. Franics DeSales (Columbus), Upper Arlington, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone. (26)
     Results
Division I District Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the District Tournament at Big Walnut HS. 
DISTRICT
District Tournament - March 7 and 8, 2026
Big Walnut High School, 713 N Miller Drive, Sunbury 43074. Dave Bristle, Manager. B: 614-226-9434, Email: [email protected].
Big Walnut District Tournament will consist of qualifiers from the Marysville, Licking Valley, and Jonathan Alder sectional tournaments, and qualifiers from the Southeast District sectional tournament.
     Results
State Qualifiers: The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the State Tournament. 
2026 TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Schools Entering a Tournament Team (7 or more weight classes):  Amanda-Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bexley, Big Walnut, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Canal Winchester, Central Crossing, Columbus Academy, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Elgin, Fairbanks, Franklin Heights, Fredericktown, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Highland (Marengo), Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Jonathan Alder, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Heights, London, Madison Plains, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mechanicsburg, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Northridge (Johnstown), North Union, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Pleasant, Reynoldsburg, River Valley (Caledonia), South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Utica, Watkins Memorial, West, West Jefferson, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone. (57)
Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (6 or less weight classes):  Africentric Early College, Bishop Ready, Briggs, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Cristo Rey Columbus, Danville, Dublin Scioto, East (Columbus), Grandview Heights, Heath, Johnstown, Lancaster, Liberty Union, Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, Marion-Franklin, Newark, Northland, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (19)
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.  2026 Central District Wrestling Seeding instructions for both boys and girls were emailed to the Athletic Director at each participating school on January 17-19, 2026. The instructions were sent from [email protected]. Athletic Directors: please check your inbox, junk or spam folder for this important email. Contact your school's IT department to ensure delivery of emails from this email address. 
All Schools - Please adhere to the deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
 
February 1 - 3:00 p.m.  BOYS WRESTLING - Deadline for submission of point values for returning wrestlers
February 2 - 5:00 p.m.  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 Sectional & District Tournament Evaluations

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


Good luck to all wrestlers!

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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