ASHLAND — Anyone with casual knowledge of Ohio Cardinal Conference wrestling this season assumed Ashland was going to dominate Saturday at the league’s championships. There came a point, though, when the level of dominance began to creep into the realm of historic. “By about the semifinals, I was thinking, ‘Are we gonna hit 400 (points)?’” […]
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Crestview wrestlers battle back to top of Firelands
OLIVESBURG – Critical late scoring and strength in numbers have the Crestview wrestling team back on the top of the Firelands Conference mountain. Hosting the FC Championships on Saturday, the Cougars trailed Western Reserve by 9.5 points through the 165-pound weight class of the finals. But Crestview and first-year head coach Trent Hovis still had […]
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Champs for a 4th time: State-ranked Ontario, Galion wrestlers crowned again at MOAC
Nothing came easy for Ontario’s Aiden Ohl or Galion’s Gradey Harding during Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
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Ashland wrestlers aiming for another big OCC performance
ASHLAND – After stomping its way through the regular season in yet another bruising fashion, the Ashland boys wrestling team took a minute to take a breath on Monday night. The talent-laden Division I Arrows gathered as a squad, chowed down some Chipotle and settled in for a showing of “Rocky III.” It was fitting […]
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Gunning For Gold: Galion’s 2-time state runner-up Gradey Harding aims for title
MANSFIELD — If there is a Mount Rushmore of Galion wrestling, Gradey Harding certainly belongs on it. A two-time state runner-up, Harding stopped by the Inside the Lines podcast studio to talk about his pursuit of an elusive state crown. What would it mean to reach the top of the podium in Columbus after a […]
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North central Ohio’s best wrestlers use Gorman success as postseason prelude
The 63rd edition of the J.C. Gorman Invitational has come and gone and, as usual, north central Ohio’s premier wrestling tournament didn’t disappoint. I’ve covered the event on and off since the 1990s and every year since joining Richland Source in 2014. I can’t remember a time when there were more high-level wrestlers gathered inside […]
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History made on final day of 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational
MANSFIELD — Blake Bartos made J.C. Gorman Invitational history Saturday inside Pete Henry Gym. Medina Buckeye’s senior 138-pounder, Bartos became just one of a handful of four-time Gorman champs and the first-ever three-time MVP as the 63rd edition of one of Ohio’s oldest regular season tournaments came to a close. The Wyoming-bound Bartos beat Ashland’s […]
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Century Club: Crestview’s Stephens picks up 100th career win on opening day of 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational
MANSFIELD — Crestview’s Jack Stephens didn’t waste any time. A senior 175-pounder, Stephens pinned Bucyrus’ Isaac Makeever in 1:15 of the first period in his opening-round match of the 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational on Friday. It was the 100th career win for Stephens. “It means the world to me,” Stephens said. “I’ve put four hard […]
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Stars will shine at 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational
Some of the state’s best wrestlers will be in action Friday and Saturday inside Mansfield Senior’s Pete Henry Gym.
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Top of the Class: Mount Vernon’s Taylor is North Central Ohio Wrestler of Year
MOUNT VERNON — Alex Taylor smashed down the door at the Division I state tournament. There’s no telling what Mount Vernon’s state champion heavyweight will do once he puts on a few pounds. The newly-crowned North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year, Taylor became Mount Vernon’s first boys state champ when he beat Massillon Perry’s […]