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Former Ohio State Wrestler Kyle Snyder Earns Third Straight Berth in Olympics with Victory at U.S. Olympic Trials
Kyle Snyder is headed to his third straight Olympics.
After winning gold in his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro while still competing for Ohio State in 2016, then following that up with a silver medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, Snyder will compete in the Olympics again in Paris this summer after winning the 97kg freestyle bracket at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Snyder, who had a bye to the best-of-three finals after winning a bronze medal in his weight class at the 2023 World Championships, defeated current N.C. State wrestler Isaac Trumble in two straight matches, 5-0 and 4-0, to secure the United States’ berth in the weight class in Paris.
Snyder, who has won three gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the World Championships in non-Olympic years, has now qualified for 10 straight Olympics or World Championships dating back to 2015.
Kyle Snyder extends his streak as the U.S. 97kg representative at every Olympics and world championships since 2015! #WrestlingTrials24 pic.twitter.com/BlMupBWPj4
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) April 21, 2024
Snyder, a three-time NCAA champion at Ohio State who now trains with Penn State’s Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, was the only Buckeye to make the U.S. Olympic team, though multiple other Buckeyes had their own impressive showings at the Trials.
Current Ohio State wrestler Jesse Mendez, who earned his spot in the Olympic Trials by winning the NCAA championship at 141 pounds, entered the 65kg freestyle bracket as the No. 11 seed but upset two of the weight class’ top three seeds – Yianni Diakomiahlis and James Green – to advance to the semifinals of the challenge tournament before dropping a 3-2 decision to Zain Retherford. Mendez wrestled his way to the final in the consolation bracket before falling to former Ohio State wrestler Joey McKenna in the third-place match to finish fourth.
Mendez falls to McKenna in the third-place bout and takes 4th! Impressive run with some huge wins for the Young Buck #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/j5GCYLTZCM
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) April 20, 2024
Former Ohio State wrestler Kollin Moore also picked up a third-place finish in his weight class. He just missed out on setting up a Buckeye vs. Buckeye final in the 97kg bracket, falling to Trumble in the challenge tournament final after upsetting No. 1 seed J’den Cox in the semifinals.
Kollin Moore takes third overall at 97kg in FS. Tough as nails #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/MEzOp6yir2
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) April 20, 2024
In Greco-Roman wrestling, graduating Buckeye wrestler Nick Boykin earned second place in the 97kg challenge bracket while former Buckeye heavyweight Tate Orndorff finished third. Former Ohio State wrestler Fritz Schierl finished fourth in the challenge tournament in the 87kg Greco-Roman weight class.
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Northeast Ohio Weather: Scattered showers and storms today
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An area of low pressure sits over eastern Kentucky this morning and tracking east.
It will be over New Jersey this evening.
It’ll be unsettled today with scattered showers and storms.
The better potential will be late morning and through the afternoon.
The issue we have working here is that any shower or storm that pulses up will be very slow moving.
This could result in locally heavy rain in spots.
Be prepared for this threat when travelling today.
The clouds will keep things cooler with most temperatures this afternoon in the 64 to 69 degree range.
A wind off of Lake Erie will also keep things cooler closer to the water.
We have the rain threat ending this evening.
Tomorrow looks dry with a cloudy morning followed by a clearing sky by afternoon.
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Ohio bar sparks controversy after banning patrons under 30 on weekends to combat violence
An Ohio bar sparked a heated debate and was accused of age discrimination after banning patrons younger than 30 on weekends in an effort to combat violence following a naked melee in the parking lot.
Donerick’s Pub in Groveport announced that Friday and Saturday nights would be “30 & up” only with “no exceptions” earlier this month as part of a trial after the apparent disorder at the neighborhood watering hole.
“We will continue to try different things to keep our business safe and cut down on violence,” the bar wrote in the comments of its Facebook post announcing the change. “Keeping our customers safe is our top priority.”
Donerick’s did not name any specific instances of violence in its reasoning, though commenters suggested there was a fight the weekend before.
“I mean the ones that’s fighting and shooting [are] 30 and up [for real],” one person commented.
“It’s really sad,” the establishment replied. “We just want to provide our customers with a fun environment to have some fun in. We will try different methods and see what works best to make everyone safe!”
Several customers suggested imposing a dress code to thwart the violence — but one person said it wouldn’t work, noting a fight involving a completely naked woman that occurred outside the bar.
“A dress code wouldn’t change anything, you can put a turkey in tuxedo it’s still a turkey. One of the girls fighting didn’t have anything on,” the man commented.
“Well one things for sure, I can promise you she did when she entered and left the building!” Donerick’s Pub responded.
The nude brawl in question was captured on video and posted to Instagram two weeks ago with the location set as the local bar and the caption noting the woman was “butt naked.”
The short clip shows a woman — with no clothes or shoes on — tussling with another, fully dressed woman as they pull each other’s hair as a third woman hits the naked woman’s back with a closed fist in a parking lot shared by several businesses, including Donerick’s.
Other people then bend over the duking women and appear to try to separate them before the video ends.
Commenters in the Facebook post, meanwhile, had their own brawl with words.
Many over the new age limit praised the bar for the change — with some even suggesting they should raise it higher to 35 and up or even 40 and up.
“The best decision 35 would be even better this generation is just lost in the sauce it’s sad I hope this makes the difference,” one woman commented.
But others who can no longer patronize the bar on the weekends felt they were unfairly penalized.
“Definitely cannot say I’d ever support an establishment who age discriminates,” a younger woman wrote.
Donerick’s Pub Groveport didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Wildfire Smoke From Canada To Affect Ohio Again This Summer – WFIN Local News
(ONN) – Wildfires in Canada are likely to bring unhealthy air conditions back to the Buckeye State this summer.
Last year’s wildfires in Canada created unhealthy air quality conditions throughout Ohio in the months of June and July with hazy conditions that forced school sports teams to move practices indoors.
Experts suggest that a warmer and drier than usual summer forecast for this summer will create patterns similar to last year.
With Canadian wildfires in the news again, drifting smoke has yet to be a problem in Ohio with most statewide locations reporting good air quality.
The exceptions, so far, are areas around Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati which are listed as moderate.
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