IHSAA, KHSAA wrestling move toward state. Ohio finishes state duals
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The Feb. 13-15 weekend in Greater Cincinnati high school wrestling was stuffed with high-level and high-importance wrestling, including some postseason rounds in Kentucky and Indiana. In Ohio, three local teams wrestled in the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association state duals.
From finishes in the duals to postseason advancers, here's what to know from the weekend.
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Harrison girls take 3rd in OHSWCA state duals, Lebanon in 6th
Harrison and Lebanon wrestled at the OHSWCA girls state duals at Marysville on Feb. 14. Harrison went 2-1 in its duals to take third and Lebanon was 1-2 to take sixth place.
The Wildcats opened the day with a 51-24 victory over Elyria, advancing to the semifinals against the hosts. Marysville, which beat Fitch 62-18 in the opening round, knocked off Harrison 48-30 to reach the finals against Olentangy Orange, a team that would win the title 57-14.
Harrison dropped to the third-place match, beating Fremont Ross 59-22.
For the Wildcats, Leah Willen, Olivia Olive, Haylynn Litteton and Rylee Dearwester went 3-0 for the day.
Lebanon lost to Ross 44-36 in the opener but bounced back by beating Tinora 42-30, advancing to the fifth-place match. In that match, Elyria beat the Warriors 47-36.
Isabella Emerson, Anna Schulz, Chanelle Trammell and Natalie Carlisle went 3-0 for Lebanon.
Moeller finishes 7th in Division I duals
The next day at Marysville, the Division I boys competed in their state duals.
Moeller, the only Cincinnati boys team to reach the state rounds, placed seventh after losing 49-16 to Graham and losing 36-34 to Olentangy Liberty before topping Avon Lake 52-17 in the seventh-place match.
Blackburn Savage, Gael Ramirez and Caden Orr were the leaders for the Crusaders, each going 3-0 for the tournament.
Two East Central wrestlers advance to IHSAA state finals
The Indiana High School Athletic Association had its semi-state rounds on Feb. 14 with the Southeast Indiana representatives wrestling at New Castle.
With the top four placers at each weight advancing to the IHSAA state finals, two East Central grapplers made the cut to the next round. Senior Nyden Euson finished in third place at 165 pounds and junior Brody Wingate was third at 190 pounds to advance to the finals tournament.
Euson had a first-round bye before a 14-4 major decision to reach the semifinals where he was pinned by semi-state champion Aidan Kincaide of Noblesville. In the third-place match, Euson beat Hamilton Southeastern's Cohen Davis 6-1.
Wingate had two quick pins to get to the semifinals, losing to Indianapolis Cathedral's Kyle Harden by 16-1 tech fall. Wingate finished with another quick pin, beating Fishers' Camden Funk by pin in 42 seconds.
The IHSAA state finals will be on Feb. 20 and 21 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Euson, with a 38-5 record, will meet Evansville Mater Dei's Camden Baumann (33-1) in the opening round. Wingate (42-2) will wrestle North Miami's Jordan Simon (42-3).
Cooper, Highlands, Walton-Verona girls win regional titles
Three Northern Kentucky girls finished atop the podium at the Region 3 tournament at Campbell Junior High in Winchester on Feb. 14.
Walton-Verona's Emma Moore at 107 pounds, Cooper's Aaliyah Svec at 138 pounds and Highlands' Emma Hood at 152 pounds wrapped up the tournament as regional winners.
Moore, a back-to-back KHSAA state champion, had an opening-round bye and pinned Simon Kenton's McKenzie Ratliff in 55 seconds in the quarterfinals. A medical forfeit in the semifinals matched Moore with Ryle's Peyton Brinkman in the finals where Moore took first place thanks to a 17-1 tech fall victory.
Undefeated Svec also had a first-round bye before getting a trio of pins to take the regional. Svec pinned her quarterfinal opponent in 37 seconds, pinned her semifinal foe in 1:29 and beat Ryle's Preslee Steiber in the finals with another pin in 2:57.
Hood pinned both of her first two opponents in under one minute each and had a medical forfeit victory over Simon Kenton's Devon Banks in the finals.
Brinkman, Steiber and Banks were joined by Leah Boggs and McAyla Steffen of Campbell County, Chloe Schwanenberger of Walton-Verona and Alayna Banks of Simon Kenton as regional runner-up finishers.
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