State Finalists 2012
Two of the four local wrestlers who made it to the finals came away with championship medals and have their names recorded for posterity. The two who finished as runners – up left nothing on the mat and earned a great deal of respect for their courageous performances. When you see these guys remember to add your well wishes and thanks for jobs well done.
Runner up at 120 lbs. in Division I was Max Byrd of LaSalle. Max lost a tough final match by 4 to George DiCamillo, of Cle. St. Ignatius. DiCamillo had two pins and a major decision and Max gave him all he wanted in the finals. Congratulations Max, most people dream of the chance to reach the finals just once. You achieved that dream twice. What a great career!!!!
Elder’s Rakim Johnson waged a war at 220 in Division I with St. Edward’s Ty Walz. It took a head butt and asthma problems to bring Rakim down in a hotly contested 2 -1 match. I would love to have a second match between these two. Rakim emerged as the proud unbent warrior and was acknowledged by the crowd for his effort.
Defending Champion Joey Ward of Moeller was pushed to the limit in his final match of his high school career but emerged victorious over Edgar Bright, Lakewood St. Edward at 132 lbs. The match went all the way to the tie breaker for Joey to secure the 2-1 victory. On his way to his second title, Joey had to face and defeat not one but two challengers who had been picked by some pendants to win the weight class.
On Mat 2, 182 pounder from Goshen, Chaz Gresham, had to fight out of a difficult 1 penalty point hole against Huston Evans of St. Paris Graham and repeat as a champion with a 3 – 2 sudden victory. The initial slam penalty elicited the greatest reaction from the knowledgeable crowd and precipitated a long referee’s conference. Winning the match against an opponent who decided simply blocking was better than taking any shots in the whole match was remarkable and memorable. Years from now, people will still be talking about that one.
To see how the rest of the SWOWCA wrestlers fared at the 2012 tournament, check out the related news report and summary of individual and team results below.
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Shaded = State Champ)
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Weight 106 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W L |
Place |
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EDDIE NOBLE |
LEBANON |
I |
12 |
29-5 |
1 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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PATRICK KEARNEY |
MASON |
I |
9 |
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CONNER ZIEGLER |
MOELLER |
I |
9 |
42 |
2 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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BRANDON TUCKER |
LOVELAND |
I |
9 |
28-9 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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105 |
Ric Pierson |
Mt. Healthy |
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#1 '73 |
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105 |
Scott Hinkle |
Fairfield |
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#1'82 |
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103 |
Karl Grove |
Lakota |
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#1'90 |
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103 |
Willie Wineberg |
Fairfield |
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#1'91 |
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Weight 113 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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GRAYSON BARDEN |
FAIRFIELD |
I |
11 |
27-9 |
3 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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ANTHONY MILANO |
LaSALLE |
I |
11 |
34-7 |
1 |
2 – 3 |
8 |
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JACOB ARTRIP |
MASON |
I |
12 |
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ALT |
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AUSTIN DALY |
LAK. EAST |
I |
11 |
38-11 |
4 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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BRODY HOOKS |
NEW RICHMOND |
II |
12 |
40-3 |
1 |
3 – 2 |
5 |
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Jason Laflin |
Fairfiled |
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#1'89 |
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John Noble |
Lebanon |
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#1'90 |
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Willie Wineberg |
Fairfield |
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#1'92 |
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Shantell Sanders |
C.A.P.E. |
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#1'92 |
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John Velez |
Kings |
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#1'01 |
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Bo Touris |
Lak. W. |
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#1 ‘07 |
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Weight 120 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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MAX BYRD |
LaSALLE |
I |
12 |
40-1 |
1 |
3 – 1 |
2 |
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ANDREW MENDEL |
MOELLER |
I |
11 |
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ALT |
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AUSTIN SKAGGS |
NEW RICHMOND |
II |
12 |
38-9 |
3 |
1 -2 |
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DNP |
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ARIC PETERS |
BETHEL TATE |
II |
9 |
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ALT |
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119 |
Norman Hatchett |
Withrow |
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#1'72 |
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119 |
John Noble |
Lebanon |
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#1'91 |
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119 |
Willie Wineberg |
Fairfield |
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#1'93 |
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Weight 126 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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JORGE GONZALEZ |
MASON |
I |
12 |
35-15 |
4 |
2 – 3 |
8 |
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TYLER ZIEGLER |
MOELLER |
I |
12 |
37-10 |
1 |
2 – 3 |
6 |
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KEVIN LEONHARDT |
LAKOTA WEST |
I |
10 |
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ALT. |
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CHRISTIAN HENSLEY |
ROSS |
II |
12 |
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ALT |
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CODY GABELMAN |
NEW RICHMOND |
II |
12 |
34-10 |
3 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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ALVI IBARRA |
MADEIRA |
III |
11 |
29-7 |
3 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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126 |
John Steele |
Oak Hills |
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#1'74 |
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126 |
Pat Fitzgerald |
Little Miami |
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#1'84 |
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125 |
Shaun Enright |
Lebanon |
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#1'92 |
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125 |
Willie Wineberg |
Fairfield |
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#1’94 |
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125 |
Brad Wright |
Fairfield |
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#1'95 |
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125 |
Tommy Pretty |
Elder |
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#1 ‘08 |
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Weight 132 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W – L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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NICK BLOCH |
LAKOTA W. |
I |
12 |
23-6 |
3 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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DREW KEARNS |
GLEN ESTE |
I |
12 |
34-7 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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JOEY WARD |
MOELLER |
I |
12 |
39-3 |
1 |
4 – 0 |
1 |
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CHIP RATCLIFF |
BETHEL TATE |
II |
11 |
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ALT |
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CORBIN GUGGENHEIM |
WYOMING |
II |
12 |
29-15 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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CORDELL BYRD |
ROSS |
II |
11 |
39-4 |
1 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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CHANCE MANSLER |
MADEIRA |
III |
12 |
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ALT. |
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132 |
Kraig Keller |
Finneytown |
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#1'80 |
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130 |
Tom Zinkan |
Moeller |
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#1'91 |
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130 |
Tom Tye |
Summit C.D. |
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#1'94 |
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130 |
Jim Wandsnider |
Harrison |
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#1'97 |
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130 |
Kris Kuykendall |
Madeira |
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#1'02 |
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132 |
Joey Ward |
Moeller |
I |
12 |
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#1’12 |
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Weight 138 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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ADAM SAMS |
FAIRFIELD |
I |
11 |
23-2 |
1 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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LaTRELL DAVIS |
MIDDLETOWN |
I |
11 |
19-5 |
2 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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GAGE ASHER |
HAMILTON |
I |
12 |
36-10 |
4 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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JOSEPH JONES |
ROSS |
II |
11 |
43-3 |
1 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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JAMES TECCO |
MARIEMONT |
III |
12 |
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ALT |
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138 |
Chris Coffing |
Lakota |
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#1'78 |
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135 |
Joey Calhoun |
Bethel Tate |
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#1'91 |
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135 |
Tom Tye |
St. Bernard |
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#1'95 |
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135 |
Matt McIntire |
Lakota West |
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#1'01 |
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135 |
Chris Seta |
Reading |
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#1'02 |
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135 |
Robert Shepherd |
Mason |
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#1 ‘09 |
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140 |
Tom Zinkan |
Moeller |
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#1'93 |
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140 |
Omar Scruggs |
Sycamore |
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#1'99 |
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140 |
Joe Zinkan |
Moeller |
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#1'01 |
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140 |
Matt McIntire |
Lakota West |
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#1'02 |
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140 |
Zach Flake (1) |
Lakota West |
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#1’03 |
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140 |
Patrick Lanham |
Middletown Madison |
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#1 ‘05 |
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140 |
Germane Lindsey |
Moeller |
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#1 ‘07 |
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Weight 145 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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DEAN MEYER |
MOELLER |
I |
10 |
27-17 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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JAKE NEYER |
FAIRFIELD |
I |
12 |
29-4 |
2 |
4 – 2 |
4 |
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PATRICK CAMPBELL |
ANDERSON |
I |
12 |
31-2 |
1 |
3 – 2 |
5 |
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AUSTIN SIEMAN |
DEER PARK |
III |
9 |
30-9 |
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0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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145 |
Chris Coffing |
Fairfield |
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#1'79 |
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145 |
Steve Hansen |
Loveland |
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#1'79 |
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145 |
Mike Wahoff |
Fairfield |
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#1'01 |
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Weight 152 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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DAKOTA SIZEMORE |
MOELLER |
I |
10 |
38-10 |
3 |
4 – 1 |
3 |
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EOIN WALDEN |
MASON |
I |
12 |
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ALT |
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JOE HEYOB |
ST. XAVIER |
I |
10 |
39-4 |
1 |
3 – 3 |
6 |
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JACOB GLOBKE |
MIDDLETOWN |
I |
11 |
30-5 |
2 |
2 – 3 |
8 |
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152 |
ANTHONY CAROME |
GOSHEN |
II |
12 |
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ALT |
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Jerry Perdue |
Reading |
III |
12 |
40-4 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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155 |
Dave Schuler |
Elder |
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#1(73) |
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155 |
Neal Neyer |
LaSalle |
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#1(76) |
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152 |
John Holman |
Lebanon |
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#1(88) |
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152 |
Josh Robbins |
St.Xavier |
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#1(90) |
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152 |
Tim Kelly |
Reading |
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#1(01) |
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152 |
Jake Howe |
Blanchester |
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#1 ‘09 |
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152 |
Jake Howe |
Blanchester |
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#1 ‘10 |
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Weight 160 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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DETUAN SMITH |
COLERAIN |
I |
10 |
33-8 |
3 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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TYLER HARDTKE |
ELDER |
I |
12 |
35-2 |
1 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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RAY DAY |
READING |
III |
10 |
21-7 |
3 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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AUSTIN HORWITZ |
MADEIRA |
III |
12 |
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ALT |
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160 |
Adam Sellet |
Harrison |
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#1'98 |
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Weight 170 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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170 |
THOMAS DANIS |
MASON |
I |
11 |
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ALT |
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MICHAEL BLUM |
MOELLER |
I |
12 |
40-9 |
4 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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DESMOND HALL |
MIDDLETOWN |
I |
12 |
39-4 |
3 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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MICHAEL WEBER |
LOVELAND |
I |
10 |
29-6 |
2 |
3 – 2 |
7 |
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ALUOR NYAMOR |
WYOMING |
II |
12 |
30-6 |
3 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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175 |
Mike Daniels |
Hughes |
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#1'71 |
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175 |
Jeff Kelly |
Harrison |
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#1'73 |
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171 |
Nick Lukens |
Moeller |
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#1'00 |
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171 |
Hetag Pliev |
Lakota East |
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#1'01 |
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Weight 182 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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QUINTON ROSSER |
MOELLER |
I |
10 |
28-17 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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TEGREY SCALES |
COLERAIN |
I |
10 |
36-5 |
3 |
3 – 2 |
4 |
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STEPHEN LUDWIG |
FAIRFIELD |
I |
11 |
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ALT |
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CHAZ GRESHAM |
GOSHEN |
II |
12 |
28-0 |
1 |
4 – 0 |
1 |
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GABE ARCHER |
BATAVIA |
II |
11 |
42-9 |
4 |
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JAMES WHITE |
NEW RICHMOND |
II |
11 |
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ALT |
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189 |
Scott Ostholthoff |
Moeller |
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#1'93 |
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189 |
Dick Engle Jr. |
Reading |
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#1'97 |
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189 |
Hetag Pliev |
Lakota East |
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#1'02 |
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189 |
Ryan Lukens (2) |
Moeller |
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#1’03 |
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189 |
Andrew Tumlin |
Harrison |
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#1 ‘09 |
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182 |
Chaz Gresham |
Goshen |
II |
12 |
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Weight 195 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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KYLEE KNABE |
LOVELAND |
I |
12 |
37-7 |
3 |
3 – 2 |
7 |
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JERRY THORNBERRY |
MOELLER |
I |
10 |
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ALT |
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BEN MATHER |
SYCAMORE |
I |
12 |
38-5 |
2 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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TYLER BRIDWELL |
ROSS |
II |
11 |
34-13 |
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0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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Weight 220 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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CHALMER FRUHAUF |
MOELLER |
I |
10 |
38-8 |
2 |
4 – 2 |
4 |
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NICK ISSACS |
WITHROW |
I |
12 |
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ALT |
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RAKIM JOHNSON |
ELDER |
I |
12 |
36-2 |
1 |
3 – 1 |
2 |
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JAKE VENABLE |
HAMILTON |
I |
12 |
30-12 |
3 |
2 – 3 |
8 |
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TRAVIS BOYD |
BLANCHESTER |
III |
11 |
37-3 |
3 |
3 – 2 |
5 |
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215 |
Brad Hensley |
Anderson |
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#1'98 |
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215 |
Orlando Scales |
Elder |
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#1 ‘08 |
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215 |
Orlando Scales |
Elder |
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#1 ‘09 |
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Weight 285 |
Name |
School |
Div. |
Gr. |
YTD W - L |
Dist. Place |
State W-L |
Place |
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ERIC LALLEY |
MOELLER |
I |
12 |
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ALT |
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ANDREW ALTEN |
LOVELAND |
I |
10 |
29-10 |
1 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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JON NIEHAUS |
COLERAIN |
I |
12 |
37-6 |
2 |
3 – 3 |
6 |
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AMEER DANIELS |
NORTHWEST |
I |
11 |
36-5 |
3 |
2 - 3 |
8 |
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J.R. FORSEE |
NEW RICHMOND |
II |
12 |
41-4 |
4 |
3 – 2 |
7 |
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TYLER KIRBABAS |
CHCA |
III |
12 |
27-6 |
2 |
1 – 2 |
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DNP |
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KODY BRAY |
READING |
III |
11 |
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ALT |
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DEVON THOMAS |
ROGER BACON |
III |
12 |
38-9 |
4 |
0 – 2 |
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DNP |
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Unl. |
Charlie Gayles |
Princeton |
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#1'69 |
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Unl. |
Ron Troyan |
Loveland |
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#1'78 |
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Unl |
Mike Holcomb |
Goshen |
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#1'79 |
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275 |
Ben Ryan |
Lemon Monroe |
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#1'02 |
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275 |
Tony Johnson |
Lakota East |
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#1’04 |
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275 |
Zach Marshall |
Mason |
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#1’05 |
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285- |
Frank Becker |
Moeller |
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#1 ‘07 |
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285 |
Josh Kline |
Mason |
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#1 ‘08 |
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FINAL TEAM SCORES
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School |
Division |
Score |
School |
Division |
Score |
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Moeller |
I |
65.5/3 |
Sycamore |
I |
1.0 |
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LaSalle |
I |
22.0/17 |
Goshen |
II |
26.5/18 |
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Colerain |
I |
21.0/18 |
New Richmond |
II |
17/25 |
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Elder |
I |
20.0/21 |
Ross |
II |
5 |
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Loveland |
I |
18,0/22 |
Blanchester |
III |
9.5 |
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Anderson |
I |
10 |
CHCA |
III |
4 |
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Middletown |
I |
6.5 |
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