Jakeb Beard placed 3rd in 215 to lead the Leopards who finished 6th as a team at the North Canton Holiday Tournament. Paxton Laughlin and Xavier Pollard also finished 4th in their respective weight classes.
The Leopards defeated the guest Cardinals 61-14 and visiting Aviators 73-6 in their home opener. Abel Bolyard, Wyatt Skolosh, Jakeb Beard, and Zander McCrobie both posted a pair of pins to lead Louisville to a 2-0 start.
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 in ultimate tie-breaker to capture third place in 126 and score 14 team points. Kaiden Barker, Colton Rhoads, and Aric Criss also represented Louisville at the DII OHSAA State Tournament.
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.
View results from the 2024 Division II OHSWCA State Dual Wrestling Tournament from New Lexington High School.
#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.
View Louisville wrestler results from the 2023 Medina Invitational Wrestling Tournament.
