Colton Rhoads went 5-0 in claiming the 126 title as the Leopards took 1st as a team at the North Canton Holiday Tournament. Kaiden Barker and Jakeb Beard also finished 3rd for Louisville.
The Leopards dominated the Cambridge Invitational piling up 318.5 points behind individual champions Paxton Laughlin, Xavier Pollard, Kaiden Barker, Aric Criss, and Micah Bricker.
Emilio Rodriguez and Hunter Clark both had first period falls to highlight the Leopards in their 73-5 win over the visiting Spartans. Louisville record 9 falls, 3 tech falls, and won 13 of their 14 matches.
Kaiden Barker, Aric Criss, Beau Nezbeth, and Wyatt Smith all finished fourth at the DI Hoover District Tournament and qualified for the state meet. Colton Rhoads also took fifth as the Leopards finished fifth as a team.
Kaiden Barker, Micah Bricker, and Jakeb Beard all finished as sectional champions as 10 Louisville wrestlers punched their ticket to districts. The Leopards finished second as a team in the DI Euclid Sectional Tournament.
Xavier Pollard and Colton Rhoads both recorded first period pins to lead the Leopards past the visiting Falcons 44-27. Jakeb Beard and Beau Nezbeth also won by fall as Louisville finished with a perfect 7-0 dual match record.
Abel Bolyard, Aric Criss, Mikhail Montgomery, and Colton Rhoads all earned first period pins as the Leopards beat host Boardman 77-6. Kaiden Barker, Zander McCrobie Xavier Pollard, Wyatt Smith also won by fall as Louisville improved to 6-0 in dual matches.
Kaiden Barker placed 5th to lead Louisville who finished 12th out of 57 teams at the prestigious Maumee Bay Classic. Aric Criss and Beau Nezbeth also took 6th for LHS.
Kaiden Barker, Beau Nezbeth, Xavier Pollard, and Colton Rhoads all took 1st place as the Leopards claimed their fifth EOWL Tournament title in 6 seasons. Abel Bolyard and Aric Criss also placed 2nd for LHS.
#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.
