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 […]
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True Grit: Ontario’s Ohl, Galion’s Harding headed to state wrestling finals
COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Aiden Ohl and Galion’s Gradey Harding did the dirty work Saturday night inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. Ohl held on for a gritty, 2-1 win over St. Paris Graham’s Jake Landis in the 106-pound semifinals. Harding then followed suit with an equally resolute 5-1 win over Columbus Watterson’s Neal Krysty in the […]
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Mansfield-area wrestlers shine on 1st day of state tournament
COLUMBUS — Luke Schlosser spoke for the entire north central Ohio state-qualifying wrestling contingent after an impressive opening day in Columbus. “I expected to come down here and win,” Schlosser said after dispatching Beaver Local’s Justin Cox 7-2 in the opening round of the Division II state tournament. “That’s the mindset you’ve got to have. […]
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Ontario, Galion wrestlers capture district titles at Norwalk
NORWALK — Jacob Ohl held up his index finger as he exited the mat Saturday afternoon, but Ontario’s senior 113-pounder wasn’t having a look-at-me moment. Ohl had just dispatched Galion’s Carter Trukovich 4-0 in the finals at the Division II Norwalk district tournament for his 150th career victory and he had a message for his […]
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Plymouth’s Wagers avoids early upset to win sectional championship
PLYMOUTYH — Cameron Wagers dodged a bullet. Plymouth’s senior 120-pounder, Wagers won a sectional championship Saturday afternoon but not before surviving a first-round scare at the Division III Plymouth sectional. Because there were only seven wrestlers in the 120-pound bracket, the top-seeded Wagers earned a double-bye into the semifinals where Norwalk St. Paul’s Ty Glavich […]
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Monroeville cruises to Firelands Conference wrestling crown ahead of Plymouth, Crestview
GREENWICH – The Monroeville wrestling team is getting better and better at winning Firelands Conference Championships. On Saturday, the Eagles stretched their title streak to three straight years, blowing by runner-up Plymouth, 207-121, for the first FC three-peat since Crestview’s run of five in a row from 2007 through 2011. It was much more of […]
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On a Mission: Crestview’s Cunningham looking to complete journey started by former great Hill
OLIVESBURG — Steve Haverdill can’t say for certain how the dream match would unfold, but Crestview’s veteran wrestling coach sure would like to see it. Haverdill was the head coach when heavyweight Caden Hill terrorized the state as a senior in 2020. Hill was 45-1 and the overwhelming favorite to win a Division III state […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham, East Knox’s Elliott selected to All-Ohio first team in Division VI
COLUMBUS — They were two of the most dominant defensive players in north central Ohio and now Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham and East Knox’s Blake Elliott are among the best in the state. Both Cunningham and Elliott were selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division VI when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association unveiled its Division […]
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Crestview announces 2023 Homecoming Court
OLIVESBURG — Crestview High School has announced its 2023 Homecoming Court. This year’s representatives include: Clete Rogers, Audrey McPherran, Gavin Cains, Emily Weaver, Caleb Cunningham, Gracie Dinsmore, Dylan Bruner, Kieren McClenathan, Callie Shifflet, and Kieren McClenathan, Callie Shifflet and Brennan Fulk. The Homecoming bonfire will be on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The Homecoming tailgate party […]