Wrestling

11 area girls punched their ticket to the first OHSAA state tournament by placing among the top four at Sunday's regional tournament.

Kirtland senior Louka Babic extended his season by another week after finishing as the Division III Perry District runner-up on Saturday.

Kirtland's Gaetano Savelli and Louka Babic both advanced to the semifinals round of the Division III Perry District wrestling tournament.

North senior Derick Martinez is riding a lot of momentum heading into this weekend’s Division I district wrestling tournament at North Canton Hoover High School.

Four Kirtland Hornets wrestlers punched their ticket to this weekend’s district tournament by placing among the top four at the Division III Berkshire sectional tournament on Saturday.

Independence sophomore Charlie Puklavec is headed back to the district wrestling tournament after placing second at the Division III Independence sectional tournament on Saturday.

Independence had two of its seven wrestlers earn a spot on the podium at the 2023 Chagrin Valley Conference wrestling championships on Saturday.

Kirtland senior Gaetano Savelli stood atop the podium at the 2023 Chagrin Valley Conference wrestling championships on Saturday.

Cuyahoga Heights won three of the five matches wrestled and collected five forfeits in knocking off host Independence on Wednesday, 48-21.

Three North Rangers wrestlers claimed individual titles on Saturday at their home invitational, the 2023 John Matteucci Memorial Classic.

Kirtland’s wrestling team split a tri-match on Thursday with Harvey and Willoughby South.

North’s Shamus Brady and Derick Martinez both pinned their way to Rebel Invitational Tournament titles at Willoughby South on Saturday.

Kirtland placed seventh overall and won two individual titles at Cuyahoga Heights’ Al Pinter Memorial Tournament on Saturday.

Led by runner-up Drake Martinez, North’s wrestling team placed ninth out of 21 schools at the 2022 Riverside Rumble on Saturday.

Charlie Puklavec placed fifth to lead Independence’s short-handed wrestling team at the 2022 North Coast Classic hosted by the Blue Devils over the weekend.

Independence posted an underwhelming 1-3 record at the Waynedale Duals on Saturday but that doesn’t tell the whole story.

Trinity’s Isabel Iacano made history on Sunday by becoming the first Trojan female wrestler to place at a wrestling tournament.

North’s Dylan Preston won an individual title leading the Rangers to a fifth-place finish at the 2022 Hawken Invitational Tournament on Saturday.

The OHSAA on Monday announced its inaugural girls wrestling state tournament will be held at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

Kirtland seniors Will Davidson and Brennon Braud on Thursday made official their intention to continue their wrestling and academic careers at the next level.