A grand total of 36 wrestlers from the Mansfield News Journal, Bucyrus Telegraph-Form and Ashland Times-Gazette coverage areas are headed to Columbus.
The 2026 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships take place from March 13-15 as grapplers ascend on the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University with eyes on state championship glory.
Made with the passion and dedication of area wrestling fans in mind, here is your very own cheat sheet for this weekend’s state tournament. It is complete with every area state qualifier along with their school and weight class as well as the mat and bout number of their opening-round matches. Also included is an hour-by-hour schedule for the entire weekend.
Take this along so you don’t miss a single second of the action.
Here is a list of area state wrestling qualifiers sorted by first-round bout number.
Area state wrestling qualifiers
Wrestler, School; Weight Class; Mat Number, First Round Bout Number
Jose Figueroa, Willard; 106 pounds, Mat 3, Bout 3
Rocco Castricone, Mount Gilead; 113 pounds, Mat 1, Bout 11
Wyatt Martin, South Central; 113 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 12
Ethan Amens, Northmor; 120 pounds, Mat 3, Bout 23
Camden Redmon, Bucyrus; 126 pounds, Mat 6, Bout 26
Brayden Parrigan, Crestview; 138 pounds, Mat 1, Bout 41
Carson Campbell, Northmor; 165 pounds, Mat 3, Bout 73
Kayden Hendershot, Black River, 165 pounds, Mat 7, Bout 77
Mason Koberna, Back River; 190 pounds, Mat 10, Bout 90
Hayden Butcher, Bucyrus; 215 pounds, Mat TBA, Bout 103
Lukus Jenkins, Mapleton; 285 pounds, Mat TBA, Bout 110
Sebastian Cain, Shelby; 106 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 114
Caleb Snyder, Clear Fork; 113 pounds, Mat 9, Bout 121
Aiden Ohl, Ontario; 120 pounds, Mat 7, Bout 129
Colton Wenger, Clear Fork; 120 pounds, Mat 10, Bout 132
Carter Trukovich, Galion; 126 pounds, Mat 7, Bout 139
Gradey Harding, Galion; 132 pounds, Mat 6, Bout 148
Tyler Turnbaugh, Ontario; 132 pounds, Mat 8, Bout 150
Ryder Alberty, Galion; 138 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 154
Anthony Oscar, Clear Fork; 144 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 164
Gavin Miller, Ontario; 150 pounds, Mat 8, Bout 170
Kane Hay, Galion; 150 pounds, Mat 1, Bout 173
Aiden Proctor, Madison; 157 pounds, Mat 8, Bout 180
Luke Lee, Clear Fork; 157 pounds, Mat 10, Bout 182
Lakoda Leedy, Clear Fork; 175 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 194
Jaxin Stancombe, Madison; 285 pounds, Mat TBA, Bout 223
Max Ohl, Ashland; 120 pounds, Mat 8, Bout 354
Mason Bauer, Ashland; 138 pounds, Mat 5, Bout 381
Guardian Miller, Ashland; 150 pounds, Mat 4, Bout 400
Talon Boyd, Ashland; 165 pounds, Mat 4, Bout 409
Drayston Martin, Ashland; 215 pounds, Mat TBA, Bout 438
Hope Timko, Shelby; 115 pounds, Mat 2; Bout 480
Estella Koppert-Smith, Madison; 130 pounds, Mat 5, Bout 503
Skylar Hopstetter, Mapleton; 135 pounds, Mat 2, Bout 510
Naomi Gearheart, Crestview; 145 pounds, Mat 3, Bout 521
Taylor Owen, Black River; 155 pounds, Mat 7, Bout 535
2026 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament Schedule
Note: Times are approximate. Please review the OHSAA website for the most current information.
Friday, March 13
8 a.m.: Ticket Office Opens.
Noon: Doors open and the ticket office opens for advance ticket sales and single-sessions.
Session 1 (Approximate Times 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM)
1 p.m. Session 1 (Championship Preliminaries and Consolations Round 1) begins: 10 mats.
1 p.m. D III Championship Preliminaries.
2:20 p.m. D II Championship Preliminaries.
3:30 p.m. D III Consolations Round 1.
4:10 p.m. D II Consolations Round 1.
4:45 p.m. D I Championship Preliminaries.
6:20 p.m. Girls Championship Preliminaries.
7:10 p.m. D I Consolations Round 1.
7:50 p.m. Girls Consolation Round 1.
Saturday, March, 14
Session 2 (Approximate Times 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM)
8 a.m. Ticket office opens.
8:30 a.m. Doors open.
9:30 a.m. Session 2 (Quarterfinals and Consolations Round 2) begins: 10 mats.
9:30 a.m. D III Championship Quarterfinals.
10:10 a.m. D II Championship Quarterfinals.
10:50 a.m. D III Consolations Round 2.
11:30 a.m. D II Consolations Round 2.
12:10 p.m. D I Championship Quarterfinals.
12:50 p.m. Girls Championship Quarterfinals.
1:30 p.m. D I Consolations Round 2.
2:10 p.m. Girls Consolations Round 2.
Session 3 (Approximate Times 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM)
4:30 p.m. Doors open.
5:30 p.m. Session 3 Championship (Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals) begins: 8 mats
5:30 p.m. Girls Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 1 & 2
5:30 p.m. D I Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 3 & 4
5:30 p.m. D II Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 5 & 6
5:30 p.m. D III Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 7 & 8
7 p.m. Girls Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mats 1 & 2
7:25 p.m. D I Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mats 3 & 4
7:25 p.m. D II Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mats 5 & 6
7:25 p.m. D III Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mats 7 & 8
Sunday, March 15
Session 4 (Approximate Times 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM)
7:45 a.m. Ticket Office opens.
8:00 a.m. Doors open.
9:30 a.m. Session 4 (Consolations) begins: 8 mats.
9:30 a.m. D I, II, III, and Girls Consolations Semifinals.
10:45 a.m. D I, II, III, and Girls 7th, 5th, and 3rd place matches will be wrestled concurrently.
Session 5 (Approximate Times 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
4:00 p.m. Doors open.
5 p.m. Session 5 (All Finals) begins: 4 mats.
5 p.m. Parade of Champions.
5:15 p.m. D I, II, III, and Girls 1st Place matches will be wrestled concurrently
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Your very own OHSAA State Wrestling Championships cheat sheet
Reporting by Jake Furr, Mansfield News Journal / Mansfield News Journal
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