Garett Lautzenheiser, Jax Leonard, and Davin Rhoads all took 1st place in leading the Leopards to a 2nd place finish as a team at the North Canton Holiday Tournament. Blake Robbins also took 2nd and Brent Paulus came in 3rd.
The Leopards crushed the host Boardman Spartans 70-15 and Lakeside Dragons 65-12 in a tri-meet to improve to 4-0. Garett Lautzenheiser, Davin Rhoads, and Brent Paulus all had pins in both matchups to lead LHS.
Louisville demolished West Branch 68-10 before blanking host Northwest 80-0 tying their largest win in team history. The Leopards won 26 of 28 individual matches and pinned 17 opponents during the tri-match with the Warriors and Indians.
Garrett Lautzenheiser and Davin Rhoads both won their State Finals matches within minutes of each other to become the first Louisville State Champions since 1986. The Leopards currently sit in 3rd place as a team.
Garrett Lautzenheiser won the 120 District Championship as Louisville finished 3rd as a team at the DII Alliance District Wrestling Tournament. David Rhoads, Jax Leonard, and Blake Robbins were all District Runner-Ups and Brent Paulus and Riley Brendle also qualified for State.
Lacy Harvey, Garrett Lautzenheiser, Jax Leonard, Brent Paulus, and Blake Robbins were all crowned Sectional Champions as Louisville placed first as a team at the DII Northwest Sectional Tournament. Davin Rhoads, Carter Mickley, and Daniel Kennedy also took second.
Jax Leonard, Brent Paulus, Blake Robbins, and Logan Vanicek all won by pin to lead the Leopards to a 40-31 victory against the host Blue Streaks. Daniel Kennedy and Garrett Lautzenheiser also won by technical fall for 11-2 Louisville.
Louisville defeated Marlington 62-17 in the Quarterfinals and Steubenville 39-30 in the Semifinals of the Division II, Region 12 Team Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Alliance. The Leopard would fall to the Beavers 51-21 in the Championship Match.
Garrett Lautzenheiser, Jax Leonard, and Brent Paulus all won by pin to lead the Leopards in a 35-27 loss to the host Beavers Thursday. Cameron Brazek, Blake Robbins, and Davin Rhoads all won by decision for now 8-1 Louisville.
Garrett Lautzenheiser, Logan Vanicek, Davin Rhoads, and Carter Mickley all recorded pins during the Leopards 34-34 tie-breaking victory over the Cardinals. Louisville rallied from a 27-3 deficit to remain undefeated at 8-0 on the season.
