Ontario senior 120-pounder Aiden Ohl won a Division II state championship Sunday evening at Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center.
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Gold Rush: Three area wrestlers headed to state finals
COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Aiden Ohl, Galion’s Carter Trukovich and Clear Fork’s Anthony Oscar are all chasing history. All three will wrestle for state championships Sunday evening inside the Schottenstein Center after winning semifinal matches Saturday night. Ohl will look to carry on the family legacy, joining his father, Monty, and uncle, Perry as Ontario state […]
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In the Stars: Clear Fork wins first-ever sectional wrestling championship
GALION — The stars aligned perfectly for Clear Fork on Saturday. The Colts won their first-ever sectional wrestling championship thanks to a confluence of events including a corrected scoring error, a last-second takedown and a pin by a wrestler from a rival school in the final match of the day. It all added up to […]
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Family Tradition: Ontario’s Ohl looks to join father, uncle as state champion
MANSFIELD — When your last name is Ohl and you are a wrestler at Ontario, big things are expected of you. Aiden Ohl has exceeded all expectations. The winningest wrestler in program history, Ohl stopped by the Inside the Lines podcast studio ahead of the postseason. He talked about what it would mean to join […]
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True Grit: Ontario’s Ohl places 3rd at state wrestling despite high ankle sprain
COLUMBUS — He took one step down the podium, but that he could take any steps at all is a testament to Aiden Ohl’s grit. Ontario’s 113-pound junior beat Logan Elm’s Dawsen Hudson 7-0 in the consolation finals to claim third place at the Division II state tournament Sunday inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. Last […]
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Galion’s Harding one win from elusive state title
COLUMBUS — As he left the mat following Saturday’s state semifinal victory, Galion’s Gradey Harding had a simple message for coach Brent Tyrrell. “One more,” Harding said matter-of-factly as he confidently strode down the tunnel and into the bowels of Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. For the second straight year, Harding will wrestle in a state […]
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Clear Fork captures third MOAC crown in five seasons
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork is king of the hill again. Four Colts won individual titles and three others took runner-up honors as Clear Fork powered to its third Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference team title in the past five years Saturday at the conference championships. The Colts finished with 197.5 points. Galion (178) was second, Ontario (156) […]
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Family Affair: Cousins could meet in J.C. Gorman Invitational finals
MANSFIELD — It could be an Ohl family reunion Saturday night. Wrestling from opposite sides of the bracket, Ontario’s Aiden Ohl and Ashland’s Max Ohl both reached the 113-pound semifinals on the opening day of the 62nd J.C. Gorman Invitational inside Pete Henry Gym on Friday. The cousins could meet in Saturday evening’s finals if […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham is North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year
OLIVESBURG — A regulation high school wrestling match lasts six minutes. Caleb Cunningham rarely needed that long. The newly-crowned North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year, Cunningham pinned his way to a Division III state championship in the 285-pound weight class last month inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. His showing at the state tournament capped […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham finishes dominant weekend with state wrestling championship
COLUMBUS — There are 18,809 seats inside the Value City Arena at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center, but neither the venue nor the stage was too big for Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham. Cunningham, a 285-pound senior, completed perhaps the most dominant performance ever by a local wrestler at a state tournament. Cunningham pinned Harrison Central’s third-ranked […]