Aric Criss placed 2nd in 144 to lead the Leopards who finished 9th as a team at the Solon Comet Classic. Paxton Laughlin and Xavier Pollard also placed 4th in their weight classes.
Kolten Barker won district in 126 and qualified for state for the third straight year. Kaiden Barker and Colton Rhoads both took 3rd, Aric Criss 4th, and Jakeb Beard 5th at the DII Kenston District Tournament.
#3 seed Louisville defeated #6 Streetsboro 58-11 in the semifinals and #7 Madison 40-27 in the district championship to earn their fifth trip to the state dual tournament in as many seasons. Colton Rhoads won by fall in both matches to lead the Leopards who improve to 7-1 on the season in duals.
Kaiden Barker and Kolten Barker both won their championship bouts as the Leopards took the EOWL title as a team. Beau Nezbeth also took 2nd and Aric Criss placed 3rd for Louisville.
Kaiden Barker, Kolton Barker, Tanner Frank, Luke Seaman, Abel Bolyard, Blake Balderson, Micah Bricker, and Jake Beard all won by fall as the Leopards earned their most lopsided victory in team history 82-0 over the visiting Spartans on Senior Night. Louisville finishes the regular season 5-1 in dual matches.
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Louisville won 7 matches by fall in roaring past Tuslaw 58-15 in the home opener. Colton Rhoads, Logan Demos, Kolten Barker, Blake Balderson, Wyatt Smith, Micah Bricker, & Jake Beard all won by pin for the Leopards.
Dominic Hoffarth and Dylan Rhoads both captured their first district titles as Louisville placed 5th at the DII Garfield Heights District Tournament. Kolten Barker also took 3rd to qualify for state and Connor Novosel finished in 5th.
Dominic Hoffarth, Connor Novosel, Dylan Rhoads, and Wyatt Smith all earned sectional titles in leading Louisville to its sixth consecutive team sectional championship. Kolten Barker and Beau Nezbeth both finished as sectional runner-ups as 10 different Leopards advanced to the district tournament.
Louisville defeated Salem 45-27 in the semifinals before downing Canfield 51-30 in the DII Perry Lower District Finals to advance to the OHSWCA Team Dual State Tournament for the 4th straight season. The Leopards are now 9-0 in dual matches this season.
