Girls State Tournament Recap
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Massillon Perry had just three state qualifiers, but all three earned spots atop the awards podium to lead the program to its first team championship March 13-15 at Ohio State.
With 83 points, the Panthers won the fourth OHSAA-sanctioned event as Harrison was runner-up (71), two-time defending champion Olentangy Orange (70.5) finished third, and Marysville (59) and Gahanna Lincoln (47.5) rounded out the top five. Winning titles for Perry were juniors Mia Forberg (105) and Emma Shephard (140) and sophomore Carolyn Geckler (130). Forberg pinned Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit freshman Isabella Thiel in 5 minutes, 41 seconds, Shephard edged Columbus Bishop Hartley senior Nora Johnson 15-11, and Geckler pinned Cincinnati Oak Hills freshman Eleanor Polking in 1:47 in their state finals.
Steubenville junior Talea Guntrum remains on track to become the first four-time OHSAA-sanctioned state champion after pinning United senior Auston Brown in 2:53 to win the championship at 135 and finish the season at 45-0. She won state titles in each of her first two seasons at 120.
Loveland senior Elizabeth Madison also finished unbeaten, and with a third state championship, as she pinned Austintown Fitch sophomore Reghan Koch in 1:24 in the state final at 170.
Geckler, who won state at 115 a year ago, was one of six competitors to leave with their second titles.
Berea-Midpark senior Deionna Borders closed out her career by going 38-0 this season, including pinning Archbold senior Gabby Oregon in 3:17 in the final at 235 to defend her title.
Mount Vernon junior Ashlynn Brokaw defended her championship at 110, beating Warren sophomore Emma Gorrell 13-4 to finish 44-2.
Doylestown Chippewa junior Kayla Moroschan, who won state as a freshman at 120, pinned East Liverpool junior Paige Cowen in 1:59 to finish 51-1 in the title match at 125.
Gahanna junior KyLee Tibbs pinned Archbold sophomore Vivienne Legato in 2:42 to win the title at 155 and finish 44-2 after she won the title at 140 a year ago.
Another who closed their season as an undefeated champion is Tinora senior Bella Graziani, who pinned East Cleveland Shaw junior Aniya Polk in 3:08 to finish 40-0 and win her first title at 100 after being the runner-up a year ago.
Earning the first individual championship from Orange was junior Mackenzie Carder (120), who beat Marysville junior Cami Leng 14-4 to finish 46-2.
Port Clinton senior Michaela Stork, who won a state title in track and field last spring in the discus, pinned Carrollton junior Riley Alborn in 1:54 to win the title at 190 and finish 39-4.
Ashland Crestview junior Naomi Gearheart edged Jonathan Alder freshman Reese Thomas 12-11 in the title bout at 145, giving her a final record of 47-3.
The only freshman to win a state title was Barnesville's Ladyn Hines, who beat Morrow Little Miami freshman Kaylee Vera 4-1 in the final at 115 to finish 39-4.
Boys State Tournament Recap
Division I
Perrysburg had three individual state champions and ten state placers that earned 173.5 points to claim the school’s first boys wrestling team championship.
Lakewood St. Edward (168.5) finished as runners-up, putting an end to their streak of ten consecutive team championships in boys wrestling. Dublin Coffman and Massillon Perry tied for third with 127.5 points, and rounding out the top five was Brecksville-Broadview Heights with 106.5 points.
Winning individual titles for Perrysburg were sophomore Collin Bagdonas (106), junior Grey Burnett (126), and senior Alex Denkins (132). Burnett picked up his third individual state title after winning the 120-pound weight class in 2025 and the 113-pound weight class in 2024.
Karson Brown won the 138-pound weight class to become the 36th boys wrestler in OHSAA history to be a four-time state champion. The Lakewood St. Edward senior has now won championships in the 138, 126 (2025), 120 (2024), and 113-pound (2023) weight classes.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights senior Rylan Seacrist won his second consecutive state title in the 113-pound weight class. Seacrist was a state finalist all four years, including a runner-up finish in 2023 in the 106-pound weight class.
Oregon Clay senior Garrison Weisner won in sudden victory over Massillon Perry senior Mason Rohr to claim the 144-pound title.
A year after winning the 138-pound division, Cincinnati St. Xavier junior Kane Shawger claimed his second state title, this time in the 150-pound weight class.
Also winning individual state titles were Dublin Coffman sophomore Oliver Lester (120), Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller senior Noah Jackson (157), Brecksville-Broadview Heights junior Zack Aquila (165), Massillon Perry senior Brennan Warwick (175), Lakewood St. Edward junior Frankie Pieffer (190), Lakewood St. Edward senior Aiden Peterson (215), and Medina senior Cliff Nicholson (285).
Division II
After claiming their first title last season, Columbus Bishop Watterson amassed 110.5 points to be back-to-back boys wrestling state champions.
Columbus St. Francis DeSales finished as runners-up for the second-consecutive year with 94.5 points. Following Bishop Watterson and St. Francis DeSales is Kettering Archbishop Alter in third (72.5), East Liverpool Beaver in fourth (52.0), and Bellville Clear Fork in fifth (47.0).
Bishop Watterson returned with eight participants, five of which placed, and two won individual state titles. Senior James Lindsay took home the state title in the 150-pound division after finishing as runner-up in 2025, and junior Michael Boyle won his third individual state title, his second in the 215-pound weight class (165 in 2024).
Streetsboro junior Jarreau Walker won the 113-pound weight class for his second consecutive state title after winning the 106-pound division in 2025.
After placing in the top five in the previous three state tournaments, Ontario senior Aiden Ohl defeated Peninsula Woodridge junior Gavin Genovese to win the 120-pound weight class.
Newark Licking Valley senior Joe Curry won the 126-pound division making him a two-time champion with his previous title coming in 2023 in the 120-pound weight class.
Thornville Sheridan sophomore Maddox Laymon defeated Chillicothe senior Cannan Smith to claim the 132-pound title. Laymon won the 120-pound title last year as a freshman.
Medina Buckeye senior Blake Bartos (138) finished his senior season 28-0, winning the title match by major decision to earn his second state title. He previously won the 113-pound division in 2024.
St. Francis DeSales junior Joel Welch won the 165-pound weight class one year after finishing runner-up.
Kettering Archbishop Alter senior Rod Owens collected his second state title, this one coming in the 190-pound weight class after winning the 175-pound division last year.
Akron Archbishop Hoban sophomore Brydon Feister won the 285-pound division after winning the 190-pound weight class in 2025.
Also winning individual state titles were Elyria Catholic freshman Grady Moos (106), Bellville Clear Fork sophomore Anthony Oscar (144), East Liverpool Beaver sophomore Jake Hughes (157), and Cincinnati La Salle senior Colin Wooldridge (175).
Division III
St. Paris Graham Local earned 148.0 points to claim its 25th consecutive boys wrestling state championship, it’s second since moving from Division II to Division III.
Mentor Lake Catholic finished as runners-up with 88.0 points, Delta and Apple Creek Waynedale each ended with 74.5 points to tie for third, and Lima Central Catholic came in fifth with 72.5 points.
Graham had three individual state champions and seven state placers during its run to the team title. Freshman Cooper Breslin won the 113-pound division, sophomore Jake Hoke won the 165-pound division, and sophomore Kyler Crooks won the 175-pound division.
Garfield Heights Trinity junior Derion Williams won the 120-pound division after finishing third in 2025 and runner-up in 2024 in the 106-pound weight class.
Xenia Legacy Christian Academy senior Nathan Attisano won the 132-pound division for the second year in a row and is now a three-time state champion. He won his first title in 2024 in the 126-pound weight class.
Lima Central Catholic junior Jordan Neal won the 144-pound division for the second-consecutive year, making him a two-time champion.
One year after winning the 150-pound weight class, Beachwood senior Caleb Greenwood took home his second state title, this time in the 157-pound division.
Mentor Lake Catholic junior Danny Zmorowski is a back-to-back state champion in the 215-pound weight class after defeating Graham sophomore Logan Souders, 5-1.
Also winning individual state titles were Milan Edison freshman Cohen Reer (106), Delta senior Tyler Barnes (126), Lima Central Catholic senior Antwain Adams (138), Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic junior Ben James (150), Bidwell River Valley sophomore Budder Manley (190), Versailles freshman Ben Kaiser (285).