You are viewing the "wrestling" Archives

Girls wrestling officially sanctioned by OHSAA
By: Zack Mothersbaugh
Posted on:
ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB) — After a unanimous vote, the OHSAA decided to add girls wrestling for the 2022-2023 season. This comes to the delight of a lot of schools who… Read More

Micro Wrestling delivers big thrills to the Jackson County fair
By: Jacob Motta
Posted on:
WELLSTON, Ohio (WOUB) — Micro Wrestling stole the show at the Jackson County fair on Wednesday. The match brought laughs and joy to those watching from the packed stands, but… Read More

Ohio Wrestling Season Comes to an End on Friday
By: Nick Mullens
Posted on:
After wins on Thursday, the Ohio Bobcats had two wrestlers still competing on Friday, the second day of the NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Sophomore Shakur Laney and junior Noah… Read More

Bobcats Finish First Day of Wrestling Championships
By: Joseph Hennessy
Posted on:
Three Ohio wrestlers took part in the NCAA Wrestling Championships but No. 13 Shakur Laney at 125 was the lone victor of the day for the Bobcats as he defeated… Read More

Former Ohio Wrestler Honored as MAC Hall of Fame Inductee
By: Nick Mullens
Posted on:
The Mid-American Conference announced the MAC Hall of Fame Class of 2017 on Thursday and one of the six inductees will be Ohio University alum Dwight Gardner. Gardner, a former… Read More

Laney Wins MAC Championship at 125
By: Nick Mullens
Posted on:
With the 2017 Mid-American Conference Championships ending on Sunday, the Bobcats had two wrestlers competing for a MAC Championship. The Green and White would only have one stand above the rest…. Read More

Two Ohio Wrestlers Qualify for Nationals at MACs
By: Joseph Hennessy
Posted on:
The Bobcats have two NCAA qualifiers, Shakur Laney at 125 and Noah Forrider at 141, after competing in the Mid-American Conference Championships on Sat., March 4. Although the team went… Read More

Ohio Has Many Wrestlers Competing in MAC Championships
By: Tyler Corbit
Posted on:
The seeding for the Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships has just been unveiled, and the Bobcats have two number one seeds and six other top spots to boast. With seeds all… Read More

Ohio Dominated by American in Final Dual Meet
By: Joseph Hennessy
Posted on:
It was a tough Sunday afternoon for the Bobcats against American. Ohio only had a single win on decision by Arsen Ashughyan in the 174 weight class. Ohio was able… Read More

Ohio Loses Another Early Lead in Loss to Gardner-Webb
By: Nick Mullens
Posted on:
Ohio Wrestling faced off against Gardner-Webb Sunday looking for a win in their final road match of the season. Unfortunately for Ohio, the Green and White started off hot but… Read More

Ohio Loses to Old Dominion by Narrowest of Margins
By: Joseph Hennessy
Posted on:
The Ohio Bobcats fell to the Old Dominion Monarchs on criteria based on total points on Friday. The Bobcats had an early lead but the Monarchs fought back to tie… Read More

Ohio Wrestling Pulls Off Win at Clarion
By: Nick Mullens
Posted on:
The Ohio Bobcats wrestling team needed a win to regain momentum after falling into a big deficit and losing last Friday against Northern Iowa. The Bobcats (7-5, 4-3 MAC) did… Read More

Ohio Falls to Northern Iowa
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
After losing the first four bouts, the Ohio Bobcats wrestling team was unable to come back against the University of Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday. The Bobcats (6-5, 4-3) lost… Read More

Bobcats Own Grudge Match at Kent State
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
The Ohio wrestling team is bringing the Grudge Match trophy back to Athens. The Bobcats beat Kent State 43-2 Sunday after losing to their rival last year at home. From… Read More

Ohio Wrestling Comfortably Beats NIU
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
The Bobcats bounced back from their 22-12 loss to Central Michigan last Sunday to beat Northern Illinois 22-10. Ohio showed their dominance during the match, winning seven out of the… Read More

Two Wrestlers Place at the Midlands Championship
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
Ohio Wrestling ended the two-day Midlands Championship with two wrestlers placing in the top seven. In the team race, Ohio finished 24th out of 30 teams with 27.5 team points… Read More

Ohio Wrestling Finishes Sixth at Navy Classic
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
Ohio Wrestling competed in the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Maryland all-day Saturday. The Bobcats finished disappointingly after only five out of the 14 wrestlers placed and six wrestlers went 0-2…. Read More

Six Bobcats Finish in Top Six at Bearcat Open
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
The Ohio wrestling team traveled to Birmingham, New York to compete in the Bearcat Open Sunday. Out of the 20 Bobcats who competed in the tournament, six placed in the… Read More

Ohio Starts Season with Two Losses at Mountaineer Duals
By: Rachel Cherry
Posted on:
On Sunday, Ohio Wrestling got their season underway at the Mountaineer Duals at West Virginia University. The Bobcats wrestled the host Mountaineers, Pittsburgh and Campbell. Ohio started off their season… Read More

Walters Tops Mizzou’s Butler
By: Abbey Carnivale
Posted on:
Earlier this season, Mizzou’s Blaise Butler beat Ohio’s redshirt senior Cody Walters twice. Butler got in the way of Walters’ fourth conference title, and Walters was going to make sure Butler did… Read More

Green and White Rally in Round Two
By: Abbey Carnivale
Posted on:
Several ‘Cats used the fresh memory of a loss earlier that morning to gain momentum. One in particular is RS senior Sparty Chino, who is one of very few athletes… Read More

Bracket Buster Gives Bobcat Big Hope
By: Abbey Carnivale
Posted on:
174lb Weight Class Top-10 No. 1- Bo Nickali (Penn State)- win No. 2- Brian Realbuto (Cornell) – loss No. 3- Blaise Butler (Missouri)- loss No. 4 – Ethan Ramos (North… Read More

Bobcats Bout in Big Apple
By: Abbey Carnivale
Posted on:
“It’s only a few more pounds! Come on, just get going!” Sparty Chino sits on the edge of the new mats placed in the auxiliary gym at Madison Square Garden…. Read More

Romanchik, Laney Named Alternates for NCAA Tournament
By: Tony Heim
Posted on:
Freshman Shakur Laney and senior Andrew Romanchik were announced as alternates in the NCAA Wrestling Championship Wednesday. The two additions give Ohio wrestling a program record seven wrestlers who qualified… Read More

Ohio Wrestlers Finish Strong in MAC Championships
By: Rob Ellerhorst
Posted on:
With the 2015-2016 MAC wrestling championship tournament in the books, wrestlers for the Ohio Bobcats can be proud of what they accomplished, and what the future holds for them in… Read More