OHSAA wrestling tournament live updates from state championships

Thirteen central Ohio high school wrestlers will compete for state championships March 15 at the Schottenstein Center, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

The Dispatch’s Frank DiRenna and Dave Purpura are covering the finals and will have live updates here throughout the event.

Former Westerville North coach inducted into Hall of Fame

Prior to finals, the annual Hall of Fame ceremony was held. One of the inductees was former North coach David Grant. Well deserved.

Central Ohio wrestlers compete for OHSAA state championships

Seven boys and six girls from the Columbus area will compete in the finals, and two of those girls will face off in the 120-pound final.

That match features Mackenzie Carder of Olentangy Orange and Cami Leng of Marysville.

The other finals involving central Ohio girls are:

• 110 – Ashlynn Brokaw (Mount Vernon) vs. Emma Gorrell (Warren)
• 140 – Nora Johnson (Hartley) vs. Emma Shephard (Massillon Perry)
• 145 – Reese Thomas (Jonathan Alder) vs. Naomi Gearheart (Ashland Crestview)
• 155 – KyLee Tibbs (Gahanna Lincoln) vs. Vivienne Legato (Archbold)

Brokaw and Tibbs are going for repeat championships, albeit in different weight classes. Brokaw won at 105 last year, and Tibbs won at 140.

Orange is attempting to win a third consecutive team championship.

These central Ohio boys will compete for state titles:

Division I

• 120 – Oliver Lester (Dublin Coffman) vs. Bradley Bauman (Lakewood St. Edward)
• 126 – Tommy Wurster (Coffman) vs. Grey Burnett (Perrysburg)

Wurster lost in the 113 final last year.

Division II

• 126 – Joe Curry (Licking Valley) vs. Carter Trukovich (Galion)
• 150 – James Lindsay (Watterson) vs. Beau Nezbeth (Beloit West Branch) 
• 157 – Tommy Rowlands (Watterson) vs. Jake Hughes (Lisbon Beaver Local)
• 165 – Joel Welch (DeSales) vs. Kamden Stout (Uhrichsville Claymont)
• 215 – Michael Boyle (Watterson) vs. George Eggers (Napoleon)

Boyle, an Ohio State commit, is going for his third consecutive state title and second in a row at 215. Lindsay and Rowlands lost in the finals last year at 150 and 138, respectively, and Welch lost in the 165 final.

Rowlands’ father, also Tommy Rowlands, was a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion at Ohio State.

Curry, a senior, won the 120-pound title as a freshman at Watterson.

As a team, Watterson is aiming for its second straight state championship – and second all-time.

High school sports reporters Frank DiRenna and Dave Purpura can be reached at sports@dispatch.com and at @DispatchPreps on X.