***2025 OAC DISTRICT CHAMPS***
These ten wrestlers have punched their ticket to the state championship in Youngstown, Ohio:
• 78: Rylee Miller (3rd)
• 78: Luke Johnson (4th)
• 84: Cooper Theetge (3rd)
• 102: Lucas Smith (2nd)
• 120: Logan Schultz (6th)
132: Corbin Felts (6th)
• 126: Lillian Lampe (2nd)
• 146: Kam Bedel (1st)
• 164: Gable Dean (1st)
• 209: Jason Forte (1st)
WCW 91 Lebanon (OH) 12
WCW 55 Prodigy (OH) 35
WCW 69 Watterson (OH) 36
WCW 45 Graham (OH) 63
WCW 96 Ryle (KY) 12
WCW 60 Springboro (OH) 26
WCW 51 Milford (OH) 23
1st - Campbell County MS Tournament ('24)
1st- Elder's Chris Herman Jr. High Tournament ('24)
1st- Ryle Middle School Rumble Tournament ('25)
1st- Coach Bulugaris MS Classic at Beavercreek ('25)
6th place out of 41 teams at the Best of the Midwest Tournament
6th place out of 43 teams at the Heart of Ohio Tournament
1st out of 63 teams at the OAC Harrison Jr. High District (2025 District Champs!)
4th place as a team
WCW finished 10th out of 302 teams!
Kam Bedel (State Champ)
Jason Forte (State Champ)
Lillian Lampe (State Champ)
Eleanor Polking (3rd place)
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Girls Junior High OHWAY State Placers:
Isla McMahan- 3rd place
Elizabeth Gehring- 6th place
These seven wrestlers have punched their ticket to the state championship in Youngstown, Ohio:
2025 OAC State Qualifiers:
Aiden May D3 80 (2nd @ Districts)
Mack Smith Jr D3 85 (1st @ Districts)
Bryan Glancy D3 95 (2nd @ Districts)
Ethan Watters D3 130 (1st @ Districts)
Ethan Suer D4 65 (1st @ Districts)
Jaycob Hyman D4 65 (4th @ Districts)
Tucker Kurzhals D4 110 (3rd @ Districts)
Congratulations to all our wrestlers who competed at the CYW City Championship!
Placers:
1st Place: Paxton Easterly, Aidan May, Ethan Suer, Jaycob Hyman, Tucker Kurzhals, Ethan Watters
2nd Place: Roman Hornback
3rd Place: Cooper Ward, Ryan Thoman
4th Place: Sullivan Gillespie
Bryan Glancy: 2-2 record
1st Place: Ethan Suer (3x Champ)
2nd Place: Jaycob Hyman & Mack Smith
3rd Place: Tucker Kurzhals & Ethan Watters
4th Place: Julian Pope, Daxton Wittwer, & Leo Pope
5th Place: Dawson Dickerson & Dillon Dickerson
6th Place: Aiden May
1st Place: Aiden May, Ethan Watters, Ethan Suer
2nd Place: Mack Smith, Jaycob Hyman, Tucker Kurzhals
Division 4: Elder finished 5th as a team with three wrestlers who all hit the state finals!
· Jaycob Hyman State Champ at 65 lbs.
· Ethan Suer State Runner-Up at 72 lbs.
· Tucker Kurzhals State Runner-Up at 110 lbs.
Division 3: Elder finished 12th overall as a team.
· Ethan Watters State Runner-Up at 122 lbs.
· Aiden May placed 7th at 81 lbs.
· Mack Smith placed 5th at 86 lbs.
Congrats to Bryan Glancy, Ethan Suer, Mack Smith, Jaycob Hyman, Tucker Kurzhals, and Aiden May on an outstanding season! Six Panthers advanced to the second day of the state tournament, which requires winning at least two matches.
Four Panthers became state placers:
🏆 Ethan Suer – State Runner-up (3x state placer)
🏆 Aiden May – 6th place (2x state placer)
🏆 Ethan Watters – 6th place
🏆 Tucker Kurzhals – 8th place