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OHSAA Wrestling State Tournament Qualifiers and Brackets

March 8, 2026
News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
 
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For Immediate Release – March 8, 2026
Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Media Relations, [email protected]
 
OHSAA Wrestling State Tournament Qualifiers and Brackets
State tournament begins Friday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 89th Annual Boys and Fourth Annual Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling state tournament begins Friday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University. Over three days and more than 1,300 bouts, state champions will be crowned Sunday evening in 14 weight classes for three divisions for boys and one for girls.
 
The state tournament schedule, along with state qualifiers and brackets, are now set for the state tournament. That information and more are available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Wrestling/2025-26-Wrestling/2026-State-Tournament-Coverage
 
Tickets are available at www.Ticketmaster.com
 
Every match of the state tournament will be streamed live on the NFHS Network.
 
Last year, 69,419 fans attended the state tournament over the three days and five sessions. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange won its second-consecutive girls wrestling state championship, while boys state titles went to Lakewood St. Edward with a Division I state tournament record 258 points, Columbus Bishop Watterson in Division II with its first wrestling state title, and St. Paris Graham Local with its 23rd-consecutive wrestling state title and 24th overall.
 
Schottenstein Center website: https://www.schottensteincenter.com/
 
 
 
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Tim Stried

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