State championships can’t be won on the first day of district. But they can be lost.

St. Edward’s wrestling team did little to hurt itself Saturday at the Lorain Division I championship in its quest to unseat reigning champion Wadsworth.

Then again, the Grizzlies proved strong, too, in an incredible day of first-round action.

The Eagles sent 11 individuals to Sunday’s semifinals and have 12 wrestlers left. Wadsworth has 10 in the semis, but has all 13 wrestlers remaining.

“We’re all competitors here,” Wadsworth 125-pounder Kagan Squire said. “You enjoy the competition. You thrive off it and wrestle your best.

“Next weekend, it’s whoever is the hottest. The key this weekend is to get out.”

Squire is one match away from getting out. So are his teammates Brandon Jones (112), Aaron Warstler (119), Alfredo Gray (130), Nate Ball (140), Clay Wenger (145), C.J. Edwards (152), Sheldon Brandenburg (160), Nick Tavanello (215) and Jake Crowley (285).

If the 10 can win one match Sunday, they’ll punch their ticket to state.

St. Edward counters with Edgar Bright (112), Dean Heil (119) Markus Scheidel (125), Colin Heffernan (130), Nick Barber (135), Mark Martin (152), Domenic Abounader (160), Jacob Davis (171), James Suvak (189), Ty Waltz (215) and Greg Kuhar (285) in the semis.

“We’ve been wrestling tough all year against the Blairs and St. Paris Grahams,” Bright said. “We’ve got attitude because we’ve been here before. We know what it’s all about. It’s become a habit to wrestle in matches like this. It pushes you harder to get to state.”

To Continue Reading Article by Brad Bournival, Special to The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)

DIVISION I:

• LORAIN

How they stand: 1. St. Edward 1121/2; 2. Wadsworth 1061/2; 3. Brecksville 611/2; 4. Oregon Clay 60; 5. Elyria 481/2; 6. Medina 41; 7. Copley 39; 8. Perrysburg 35; 9. Lorain 30; 10. Lakewood 291/2; 11. Fremont Ross 29; 12. Toledo Whitmer 26; 13. Mansfield Senior 20; 14. Cuyahoga Falls 19; 15. (tie) Sylvania Northview, Midview 18; 17. North Olmsted 171/2; 18. (tie) Sandusky, Midpark 17; 20. Springfield, 161/2; 21. Olmsted Falls 151/2; 22. (tie) Toledo St. Francis DeSales, Strongsville 15; 24. Nordonia 241/2; 25. (tie) North Ridgeville, Westlake 12; 27. Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 10; 28. Findlay 9; 29. (tie) Brunswick, Ashland, Amherst, Avon Lake 7; 33. Cloverleaf 6; 34. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 4; 35. John Marshall 3; 36. (tie) Sylvania Southview, Bowling Green 1.

Semifinal pairings–103: Krumheuer (Midp) vs. Torres (Ely); Hornack (Med) vs. Diaz (Lor). 112: Screptock (Cla) vs. Jones (Wad); Bright (SE) vs. Demio (Str). 119: Warstler (Wad) vs. Abdel-Salem (Lak); Heil (SE) vs. Elden (SN). 125: Scheidel (SE) vs. Scholtz (Str); Garcia (Ely) vs. Squire (Wad). 130: Ayers (Midv) vs. Baran (Bre); Heffernan (SE) vs. Gray (Wad). 135: Barber (SE) vs. Taylor (CF); Griffith (Med) Ramsey (Lak). 140: Hiles (Bre) vs. Ball (Wad); Hammer (Med) vs. Gupko (Nord). 145: Opial (Whi) vs. Garrison (Cop); Wenger (Wad) vs. Wright (Ely). 152: Martin (SE) vs. Barr (Bre); Edwards (Wad) vs. Stuckart (Wes). 160: Brandenburg (Wad) vs. Abounader (SE); Roddy (Bre) vs. Zayed (NO). 171: Boff (Per) vs. Willet (Bre); Davis (SE) vs. Cloyne (Cla). 189: Suvak (SE) vs. Trautwein (FR); Veler (Cla) vs. Wheeler (Cop). 215: Tavanello (Wad) vs. Gott (Ely); Walz (SE) vs. Willis (Lor). Hvy: Brown (San) vs. Kuhar (SE); Crowley (Wad) vs. Gray (Cla).

• MENTOR

How they stand: 1. Perry 1821/2; 2. Twinsburg 91; 3. Mayfield 76; 4. Maple Heights 74; 5. Mentor 73; 6. Solon 71; 7. Brush 69; 8. Madison 61; 9. Boardman 581/2; 10. St. Ignatius 561/2; 11. Barberton 541/2; 12. Howland 51; 13. Massillon 42; 14. Uniontown Lake 391/2; 15. GlenOak 38; 16. Glenville 33; 17. Wooster 30; 18. Rhodes 28; 19. Willoughby South 28; 20. Chardon 27; 21. North Canton Hoover 26; 22. Riverside 25; 23. Euclid 22; 24. North Royalton 22; 25. Garfield Heights 21; 26. Stow 21; 27. Hudson 20; 28. Canton McKinley 19; 29. Shaw 18; 30. John Adams 16; 31. Parma 13; 32. Massillon Jackson 121/2; 33. Normandy 10; 34. Eastlake North 10; 35. Timken 8; 36. Austintown Fitch 5; 37. Ellet 5; 38. Lakeside 4; 39. Valley Forge 4; 40. Bedford 1; 41. Green 1; 42. Cleveland JFK 1.

Semifinal results–103: Bavery (Perry) d. Zeigler (SI) 4-2; Thompson (Solon) p. Gallagher (WS) :48. 112: McClay (Mass) m.d. Kramer (Mentor) 11-1; DiCamillo (SI) p. Shump (Barb) 1:35. 119: Dillon (Boar) t.f. Hoberney (EN) 16-0; Newhouse (Perry) d. Long (SI) 12-8. 125: McNulty (Mayfield) d. Ma.Yurkovich (NR) 1-0; Labry (Twinsburg) d. Victor (Mentor) 5-3. 130: Carlone (Mayfield) d. Brown (UL) 8-2; Collica (Solon) m.d. Marcelli (MJ) 9-1. 135: Burrows (CM) d. Restifo 2-0 (OT); Sweeny (Mentor) d. Connick (Chardon) 11-6. 140: Claxton (Brush) m.d. Blumenthal (Twinsburg) 11-2; Dailey (Perry) d. Ashton (Mentor) 7-0. 145: McMahon (Stow) d. Lemon (Perry) 9-2; Range (Brush) m.d. Klose (Howl) 9-1. 152: R.Robertson (MH) m.d. Peacock (Hudson) 12-4; Graziani (Boardman) d. Catanzarite (Wooster) 11-7. 160: Coleman (Mayfield) d. Tricker (Howl) 5-4; Teis (NCH) p. Jones (Brush) 2:57. 171: Baker (Twinsburg) t.f. Norwood (Euclid) 19-3; Louive (Mass) d. O’Hara (Chardon) 1-0. 189: Williams (Rhodes) d. Palmisano (WS) 10-5; Tayse (Perry) d. Williams-Revels (MH) 4-3. 215: Ransom (Madison) d. Longino (Shaw) 6-4; Wise (Perry) d. Patrick (MH) 3-2. Hvy: Mayes (Perry) p. Crutcher (Glenville) 4:41; Everett (GO) d. Hoff (Solon) 3-1.

DIVISION II:

• FIRESTONE

How they stand: 1. Crestwood 1551/2; 2. Walsh Jesuit 1451/2; 3. St. Vincent-St. Mary 991/2; 4. Lake Catholic 931/2; 5. Aurora 78; 6. Kenston 75; 7. West Branch 665/8; 8. Perry 571/2; 9. Canfield 561/2; 10. Coventry 48; 11. Canton South 451/2; 12. West Geauga 39; 13. Marlington 38; 14. Louisville 37; 15. Field 301/2; 16. Jefferson 271/2; 17. Edgewood 27; 18. Geneva 221/2; 19. Hubbard 211/2; 20. Woodridge 21; 21. Southeast 201/2; 22. Streetsboro 161/2; 23. Fairless 13; 24. Conneaut 12; 25 (tie) Orange, Hoban, Ravenna 11; 28. (tie) Warrensville Heights, Norton 10; 30. University 9; 31. Northwest 8; 32 (tie) Kenmor, Alliance 7; .

Semifinal results–103: Schoeppner (C.South) d. Taton (LC) 5-1; Rix (SVSM) d. Nemec (Crest) 8-1. 112: Stainbrook (WJ) d. Morris (C.South) 4-0; November (WG) d. Graham (WB) 5-3. 119: Ryan (Aur) d. Coates (LC) 4-1; Kostandaras (WJ) t.f. Dickey (Edge) 15-0. 125: Reed (Can) d. Gessic (Perry) 9-3; Smith (Ken) p. R. Skonieczny (SVSM) 4:32. 130: Benedict (Can) m.d. Skulina (Street) 13-3; DiJulius (WJ) m.d. Sawayda (Ken)15-5. 135: Kazmir (Kens) d. Brezovec (Aur) 1-0; N. Skonieczny (WJ) t.f. Hupp (WB) 19-4. 140: Fox (Field) d. Skonieczny (WJ) 4-3; Fee (LC) t.f. Severino (Edge) 17-2. 145: Novak (WJ) d. Bates (Marl) 1-0. 152: Porter (Crest) d. Nadeja (Hubb) 4-3; Poyser (Louis) m.d. Scarberry (WJ) 16-2. 160: Matarrese (Crest) m.d. Brokaw (SE) 10-8. 171: McNamara (Aurora) m.d. Lias (Hubb) 17-7. 189: Monroe (Crest) p. Nichols (Perry) :33. 215: Ray (SVSM) d. Padavick (Gen) 6-3. Hvy: Higgins (Marl) d. Zappittelli (LC) 3-2; Lugo (SVSM) p. Pavlik (Rav) 4:28.

• MARION HARDING

How they finished: 1. Oak Harbor 1591/2; 2. Padua 142; 3. Central Cath. 128; 4. Highland 1081/2; 5. (tie) Wauseon 107, Clyde 107; 7. Lexington 100; 8. Wapakontea 96; 9. Columbian 831/2; 10. Perkins 611/4; 11. Shelby 54; 12. Port Clinton 48; 13. Buckeye 46; 14. Shawnee 43; 15. Avon 39; 16. (tie) Norwalk, Madison Comp. 36; 18. Holy Name 281/2; 19. (tie) Rossford, Bellevue 26; 21. Bath 241/2; 22. Van Wert 19; 23. Maumee 15; 24. Elida 141/2; 25. Bryan 13; 26. Napoleon 12; 27. Defiance 11; 28. Eastwood 81/2; 29. Bay 8; 29. (tie) Brookside, Rocky River 8; 32. Fostoria 71/2; 33. (tie) Celina, Vermilion 5; 35. Kenton 4; 36. Willard 3.00; 37. (tie) Clearview, Firelands, Memorial 0

103–First place: Martin (Wapakon) d. Pool (Central Cath) 5-3; Third place: Minnick (Clyde) d. Kopp (Columbian) 2-0. 112–First place: Mason (Padua) p. Miller (Clyde) 4:33; Third place: Plaugher (Shawnee) m.d. Salmon (Perkins) 11-3. 119–First place: Campbell (Lexington) d. Mossing (Central Cath.) 5-4; Third place: Beemer (Wapakontea d. Kopp (Columbian) 10-3. 125–First place: Hackworth (Oak Harbor) d. McDermitt (Shawnee) 8-2; Third place: Leedy (Central Cath.) d. Fasnacht (Padua) 4-2. 130–First place: Fickel (Padua) d. Pastor (Port Clinton) 8-3; Third place: Hile (Lexington) d. Nicely (Wauseon) 4-2. 135–First place: Mirman (Highland) d. DaFonseca (Padua) 3-1; Third place: Faust (Lexington) t.f. Kirresh (Avon) 16-1. 140–First place: Romanchik (Padua) d. Rininger (Highland) 1-0; Third place: Bergman (Oak Harbor) d. Campbell (Perkins) 3-1. 145–First place: Klosz (Holy Name) d. Beauch (Central Cath.) 3-1 (OT); Third place: Zeman (Avon) d. Williams (Columbian) 13-7. 152–First place: Miller (Oak Harbor) t.f. Bloniak (Highland) 25-10; Third place: Williams (Columbian) d. Fleming (Port Clinton) 7-0. 160–First place: Witt (Oak Harbor) p. Martin (Central Cath.) 1:03; Third place: Kluk (Highland) d. Moore (Bellevue) 10-6. 171–First place: McCall (Wauseon) p. Cramer (Oak Harbor) 1:24; Third place: Ratliff (Shelby) d. Sustar (Padua) 7-4. 189–First place: Recknagel (Rossford) d. Lehner (Lexington) 6-5; Third place: McGee (Oak Harbor) d. Alexander (Norwalk) 4-2 (OT). 215–First place: Erb (Wapakontea) m.d. Ward (Clyde) 12-3; Third place: Thompson (Madison Comp.) p. Krall (Wauseon) 2:05. 285–First place: Strickland (Clyde) d. Maxworthy (Buckeye) 7-2; Third place: Wagoner (Shelby) d. Vozar (Highland) 5-1.

DIVISION III:

• GARFIELD HEIGHTS

How they stand: 1. St. Peter Chanel 851/2; 2. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 78; 3. Garrettsville Garfield 43; 4. Waynedale 42; 5. Northwestern 41; 6. Beachwood 381/2; 7. Jackson-Milton 361/2; 8. Keystone 36; 9. (tie) Triway, Manchester 301/2; 11. Wellington 29; 12. (tie) Tuslaw, Hillsdale 28; 14. Orrville 27; 15. Cardinal 251/2; 16. Rootstown 24; 17. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 23; 19. Chippewa 20; 20. (tie) Cuyahoga Heights, Independence, Waterloo 19; 23. Pymatuning Valley 181/2; 24. Elyria Catholic 15; 25. Norwayne 14; 26. Grand Valley 12; 27 (tie) Mapleton, Black River 11; 29. Loudonville 10; 30. (tie) Kirtland, Lutheran West 9; 32. Brooklyn 81/2; 33. Fairview 8; 34. (tie) Cleveland Central Catholic, Smithville 7; 36. (tie) Berkshire, Dalton, South Range 6; 39. (tie) Fairport Harding, Oberlin, Liberty 5; 42. (tie) Hawken, Columbia, Mogadore 3; 45. (tie) Chagrin Falls, Crestview 2; 47. (tie) Wickliffe, Newbury, Ledgemont, Canton Central Catholic, Brookfield, Wellsville 0.00

Semifinal pairings–103: Durbin (Mapleton) vs. Barnes (Girard); Tomasello (CVCA) vs. Assad (St. Peter Chanel). 112: Ferguson (Manchester) vs. Gross (Beachwood); Johns (Cardinal) vs. Harter (Waynedale). 119: W. Spangler (Keystone) vs. Perez (Tuslaw); Campbell (Pymatuning Valley) vs. Pizzuto (Jackson-Milton). 125: Harris (Beachwood) vs. B. Spangler (Keystone); Wiseman (Jackson-Milton) vs. Decatur (CVCA). 130: Matacic (Jackson-Milton) vs. Jacober (Beachwood); Fortune (Northwestern) vs. Diven (Waterloo). 135: Bockmore (Wellington) vs. Carpenter (Girard); Taylor (Elyria Catholic) vs. Walden (St. Peter Chanel). 140: Heldenbrand (Hillsdale) vs. Dobben (CVCA); Brown (Manchester) vs. Heshey (Northwestern). 145: Lawrence (Garrettsville Garfield) vs. Stanley (Waynedale); Topp (Northwestern) vs. Orrill (St. Peter Chanel). 152: Kiefer (St. Peter Chanel) vs. Yonger (Garrettsville Garfield); Beam (Waynedale) vs. Stretar (Independence). 160: Gerken (Keystone) vs. Walters (St. Peter Chanel); Campbell (Elyria Catholic) vs. Zeigler (Cardinal). 171: Hall (Chippewa) vs. Porter (St. Peter Chanel); White (Orrivlle) vs. Stock (Garrettsville Garfield). 189: Wellington (VASJ) vs. Schaefer (Northwestern); Zody (Triway) vs. Utley (CVCA). 215: Meadows (CVCA) vs. Smith (St. Peter Chanel); Badertscher (Hillsdale) vs. Jackson (VASJ). Hvy: Srock (Chippewa) vs. Rodgers (Wellington); Reusser (Orrville) vs. Flinner (Triway).

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For Completed Results, go to Cleveland.com

Wrestling fans can watch of two of Pennsylvania’s best middleweights collide with no travel plans for Hershey required.

Just head to Collier Township.

That’s where another dual between Burrell’s Travis McKillop (42-1)  (No. 5 @ 160) and Charleroi’s Cody Wiercioch (30-1)  (No. 4 @ 160) is anticipated at the WPIAL Class AA championships at Chartiers Valley.

Action begins at 5 p.m. today and runs through Saturday evening, when the consensus top two 160-pounders — barring injury or major upset — should collide for the district title.

And this is just the beginning.

McKillop, a senior, and Wiercioch, a sophomore, could end up facing off in the upcoming regional and state tournaments, as well.

“You’ve got not only two of the best guys in the state, but in the country, nationally ranked, who just happen to be in the WPIAL at the same weight,” Burrell coach Ryan Yates said. “We have a couple matches before we see Cody, but these guys are going to be having some battles in the next couple weeks. This is Travis’ last shot to do something special.”

The National Wrestling Coaches Association is a professional organization dedicated to serve and provide leadership for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on scholastic and collegiate wrestling programs.  The membership embraces all people who are interested in amateur wrestling.

The NWCA, through its organizational structure, promotes communication, recognition achievement, recommends rules and regulations, sponsors events and serves as an educational and informational source.  Additionally, the NWCA strives to foster the sportsmanship and integrity that are the cornerstones of athletic competition.

COACHES: Prepare Your Wrestlers to Reach Their Potential

NWCA Coaching Code of Ethics

• Coaching Code of Ethics (pdf)

Goals of the NWCA:

• Grow the number of wrestlers, coaches, and wrestling programs at all levels
• Train coaches and parents to help every student reach his/her fullest potential through the participation of wrestling
• Promote student-wrestler welfare (safety, health/wellness, academic achievement, etc.)
• Transition wrestling to be a more media friendly sport
• Inspire state and federal agencies to legislate favorable rules/regulations that will grow wrestling
• Promote outstanding accomplishments through a comprehensive award program
• Strive to save threatened programs and start new ones

Keeping Wrestling Safe:

• Skin Infection Information & Prevention – A great guide for athletes, coaches and parents

• Weight Management, Mat Safety, Nutrition & More
  

High School Coaching Development Courses:

• Resource Manual, Coaching Courses, Leadership, Coaching Development & More

A Dallas High School wrestler collapsed after a match at Silverton High School at 7 p.m. Thursday.

An autopsy determined Engelfried died of a heart condition, Oregon State Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Larry Lewman said. Lewman conducted an autopsy this morning.

Engelfried had an enlarged heart because of an underlying condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Arrhythmia, a disturbance in the heart’s rhythm, caused sudden death, Lewman said.

Lewman said hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of student athlete deaths in Oregon.

For Complete story at Statesmanjournal.com

Morris County, sparked by three falls, including a pin from Boonton’s state-place winner Eric Fajardo, defeated Sussex County, 30-19, at the second Sussex–Morris All Star meet Friday night at Kittatinny in Hampton.

The event featured seven current Morris County Tournament champions and five 2011 Hunterdon/Sussex/Warren champions along with four region champions and five state place winners, including two-time state champion Nick Francavilla of High Point, from 2010.

Francavilla’s bout at 130 pounds with Montville’s Mike Polizzi was delayed until right before the heavyweight match as a dual meet with Mount Olive caused High Point to not arrive until after the match had already started — but it was worth the wait.

For story by By Donald J. Brower

Box Score results

One of the nation’s best wrestling programs is getting Georgia’s top wrestler.

Central Gwinnett’s Jacob Aiken-Phillips committed to No. 1-ranked Cornell over the weekend.

“I liked that and I like that they are Ivy League,” Aiken-Phillips said.

Aiken-Phillips has dominated Georgia wrestling for the last year and a half. The heavyweight posts a 215-16 career record. He’s 56-0 this season and will go for his fourth-straight Area 8-AAAAA title this weekend.

For continued reading: Gwinnett Daily Post, Brandon Brigman

2011 St. Edward Super Quad

#2 Blair Academy travels to Lakewood (OH) this weekend, where they’ll wrestle 3 dual meets on Saturday against two of the top teams in the country at the St. Edward Super Quad. Track the action here as #2 Blair Academy, #4 St. Edward, #7 Wyoming Seminary and respected Kiski Prep all face each other head-to-head in the round-robin dual meet format.

10:30 a.m. -

• St. Edward vs. Wyoming Seminary
• Blair Academy vs. Kiski Prep

12:30 p.m. -

• St. Edward vs. Kiski Prep
• Blair Academy vs. Wyoming Seminary

2:20 p.m. -

• Kiski Prep vs. Wyoming Seminary
• St. Edward vs. Blair Academy

The 2011 Dapper Dan Classic XXXVII U.S. team has been selected for the dual taking place Sunday March 27, 2011 at Fitzgerald Field House, University of Pittsburgh.

Monroeville is represented by both Cam Tessari and Hunter Stieber.  Stieber’s brother Logan competed for team USA last season at 125 pounds.

California, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Minnesota each provide two wrestlers for the US line up this season.

  US Team Roster PDF

Results from Last Season

2011 Team U.S. Roster

Thank you for taking the time to read the State Tournament Predictions Report. This is my eighth year (at least) doing this in some way, shape, or form. Rankings will go 16-deep this year, which is the same as last year. In addition a listing of the top five wrestlers per district will be provided below the rankings. The team standing is based on a state scoring formula that projects points for where each wrestler is ranked (the number to the right of the team/district is the number of ranked wrestlers).

Accuracy in terms of predicting champs:
2004- DI 8/14, DII 10/14, DIIII 10/14
2005- DI 9/14, DII 9/14, DIII 3(or4)/14
2006- DI 10/14, DII 9/14, DIII 7(or8)/14
2007- DI 10/14, DII 8/14, DIII 9/14
2008- DI 9/14, DII 8/14, DIII 9/14
2009- DI 12/14, DII 9/14, DIII 9/14
2010- DI 9/14, DII 10/14, DIII 10(or11)/14

Where were the other champs ranked? (note this may not be perfect):
2nd- 51, 3rd- 23, 4th- 10, 5th- 7, 6th- 2, 7th- 2, 8th- 2, 9th- 1, >10- 3
Please note that this report is a reflection of the information acquired based on wrestling through the weekend ending January 22nd for Divisions I and II (primarily), and the weekend ending January 29th for Division III. There are two more weekends of wrestling left in this regular season. Also, remember that come the state series, it is a new season. The rankings and summaries carry the value of understanding where one person sees things at this point in time, and also an entertainment factor. However, as the writer of this report, I feel it is important to state: (1) there are matches to be wrestled for a reason (2) it is the upsets, the unexpected, and the thrillers that define state series wrestling (3) if I was somewhat perfect, there would be a different line of employment for me (i.e. psychic or bookie).

These are two predictions that I guarantee to be correct:
*The state tournament will be staged at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University March 3rd through 5th.
*42 wrestlers will be crowned as champions, 14 weight classes across 3 divisions.

All others … there are no guarantees. As the TMQ column on Page2 of ESPN.com states, “All predictions guaranteed to be wrong or your money back!” (just kidding)

Best of luck on the remainder of the season, hope you all achieve the levels of success you wish for, and enjoy the reading!

Winning percentage at state by district tournament, 2008-2010

Division I
All Northeast (now Mentor)
2010: 103-110, 48.4% (overall); 48-53, 47.5% (championship only)
2009: 141-99, 58.8%; 75-51, 59.5%
2008: 131-103, 56.0%; 69-52, 57.0%

Combined Northeast (2)/Northwest (2) <now Lorain>
2010: 130-93, 58.3% (overall); 86-48, 64.2% (championship oly)
2009: 113-102, 52.6%; 48-52, 48%
2008: 113-100, 53.1%; 72-51, 58.5%

Note – The 2011 configuration for the combined Northeast/Northwest is the same as it was last year, but different than it was in the previous three years. As was the case in 2006, the Medina sectional is joining the Lorain Southview sectional in going to the combined district – instead of either the Willoughby South (was at Maple Hts and Garfield Hts in this stretch as well) or North Royalton (was also at Midpark in this stretch) sectional.

Fairfield (3 Cincinnati/1 Dayton)
2010: 79-108, 42.2% (overall); 36.8% (championship only)
2009: 92-106, 46.5%; 52-52, 50%
2008: 79-106, 42.7%; 33-53, 38.4%

Hilliard Darby (3 Columbus/1 Dayton)
2010: 110-109, 50.2% (overall); 44-54, 44.9% (championship only)
2009: 74-113, 39.6%; 35-55, 38.9%
2008: 99-113, 46.7%; 36-54, 40.0%

Division II
Akron Firestone (all northeast)
2010: 118-99, 54.4% (overall); 50-52, 49.0% (championship only)
2009: 110-103, 51.6%; 63-53, 54.6%
2008: 125-106, 54.1%; 61-53, 53.5%

Combined Central (2)/East (2) <now Columbus East>
2010: 73-116, 38.6% (overall); 32-56, 36.4% (championship only)
2009: 95-107, 47.0%; 45-54, 45.5%
2008: 81-112, 42.0%; 37-55, 40.2%

Goshen (3 Southwest/1 Southeast)
2010: 107-93, 53.5% (overall); 67-49, 57.8% (championship only)
2009: 103-100, 50.7% (overall); 57-49, 53.8%
2008: 110-101, 52.1%; 52-52, 50.0%

Marion Harding (Northwest 3/Northeast 1)
2010: 120-112, 51.7% (overall); 59-53, 52.7% (championship only)
2009: 112-110, 50.5%; 45-54, 45.5%
2008: 104-99, 51.2%; 60-50, 54.5%

Division III
Garfield Hts (all northeast)
2010: 117-98, 54.4% (overall); 68-52, 56.7% (championship only)
2009: 144-102, 58.5%; 61-55, 52.6%
2008: 105-107, 49.5%; 47-53, 47.0%

Combined Central (2)/East (1)/Southeast (1) <now Coshocton>
2010: 96-113, 45.9% (overall); 35-56, 38.5% (championship only)
2009: 80-113, 41.5%; 40-56, 41.7%
2008: 117-101, 53.7%; 60-54, 52.6%

Kettering Fairmont (2 Southwest/2 Northwest)*
2010: 112-102, 52.3% (overall); 55-51, 51.9% (championship only)
2009: 106-102, 51.0%; 56-49, 53.3%
2008: 116-111, 51.1%; 57-51, 52.8%
*it was 3 Southwest/1 Northwest prior to 2010

Owens College (all northwest)
2010: 94-106, 47.0% (overall); 52-51, 50.5% (championship only)
2009: 90-103, 46.6%; 53-50, 51.5%
2008: 82-101, 44.8%; 46-52, 46.9%

Wrestlers going two-and-out by district, 2008-2010
(percentage is those going two-and-out divided by total state qualifiers)

Division I
2010 2009 2008 PCT
Mentor 13 7 8 16.7%
Lorain 8 11 12 18.5%
Hilliard Darby 16 19 17 31.0%
Fairfield 19 19 19 33.9%

Note: Mentor reflects the all northeast district, while Lorain reflects the combined northeast/northwest district over that stretch of time.

Division II
2010 2009 2008 PCT
Firestone 11 14 12 22.0%
Marion Harding 9 9 16 20.2%
Columbus East 23 17 13 31.5%
Goshen 13 16 15 26.2%

Division III
2010 2009 2008 PCT
Maple Hts 9 9 13 18.5%
Kettering Fairmont 12 10 11 19.6%
Coshocton 16 19 9 26.2%
Owens College 19 18 23 35.7%

While wrestling in high school, Greg Harkins said he never wore protective head gear in tournaments or practices because it was too hot and too sweaty; a decision he now regrets.

Over time, Harkins developed a condition called auricular hematoma, which is more widely recognized as cauliflower ear.

Cauliflower ear is a bulbous deformity of the outer ear and is most prevalent among wrestlers, boxers and martial artists.

The condition results from injury to the external ear. When wrestlers compete, friction is created during “head to head” contact or “head to mat” contact. This friction causes a “sheer” injury to the cartilage of the ear. “Sheer” refers to the separation of the cartilage and skin, according to Dr. John Wilson, team physician for the University of Wisconsin-Madison football and wrestling team.

It’s like when football players wear helmets to prevent concussions; they can still get a concussion, there’s just less risk.

Dr. John Wilson

The term cauliflower ear comes from the appearance of the ear once the injury has progressed, often due to repeated blows to the ear from contact with a competitor’s head or the mat. As the condition worsens the cartilage begins to die.

The ear can “shrivel up and fold in on itself” and lighten in color, which creates an appearance similar to cauliflower, according to a report released by Medicine Net.

With traces of cauliflower ear still visible on one of his ears, Dr. Douglas Wyland, an orthopedic surgeon with Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Spartanburg, S.C., said he didn’t wear his head gear in practice when he wrestled competitively in college.

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