Jarrel Miller of St. Edward is named DubStat’s wrestler of the week for 12/25/2023 through 12/31/2023 Miller Wins Powerade Title Jarrel Miller was the lone Ohio wrestler to win the prestigious Powerade tournament this weekend. He came into the tournament ranked #11 nationally and took out #8-ranked Jake Dailey of Wyoming Seminary in the finals…
Ohio Wrestling Roundup – 12/13/2023
Ohio high school wrestling recap for week 1 of the 2023/2024 season. Week 1 of the Ohio high school wrestling season did not disappoint. Over 20 natives made the podium at the Walsh Ironman, Eddie Neitenbach earned Wrestler of the Week honors, and we saw a ton of monster matchups to kick off the season….
Eddie Neitenbach – Wrestler of the Week
Eddie Neitenbach of Medina Buckeye is named DubStat’s wrestler of the week for 12/4/2023 through 12/10/2023 Neitenbach Breaks Out at Ironman The 175-pound bracket at the Walsh Ironman contained 11 wrestlers ranked in the top-20 nationally, and another 7 named as honorable mention… Eddie Neitenbach was not one of them. However, Eddie did not let…
2024 Ohio High School Wrestling Preview – D1
2024 Ohio High School Wrestling Preview – Division 1 Edition Ohio High School Wrestling Rankings – Division 1 – Division 2 – Division 3 It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is just weeks away, the college football playoffs will be set in a matter of days AND the high school wrestling season…
2024 Ohio High School Wrestling Preview (D2)
2024 Ohio high school wrestling preview – Division 2 Edition Ohio High School Wrestling Rankings – Division 1 – Division 2 – Division 3 The 2024 Ohio high school wrestling season is among us and its shaping up to be an exciting one in division 2. In this article, we’ll cover the following topics to examine the landscape of Ohio division 2…
2024 Ohio High School Wrestling Preview (D3)
2024 Ohio high school wrestling preview – Division 3 Edition Ohio High School Wrestling Rankings – Division 1 – Division 2 – Division 3 The 2024 Ohio high school wrestling season is weeks away and its shaping up to be an exciting one in division 3. In this article will cover the following topics to examine the landscape of division 3…
Ohio’s Four-time State Wrestling Champions Ranked
The top 10 four-time state champions in Ohio wrestling history Updated May 2024 Over 2,400 individual state wrestling champions have been crowned in Ohio since the first State championship was held in 1938 at John Hay High School in Cleveland. In 1978 Mark Zimmer made history and became the first wrestler in Ohio and third…
What are Elo Ratings and How do they Work?
What are Elo Ratings? Elo ratings are a way to measure the relative skill of players or teams in zero sum games (where each competitor either wins or loses). Elo ratings are a way to rank players or teams mathematically using a fairly simple algorithm. They are historically the most accurate way to rank a…
2023 Freshmen of the Year and Ohio All- Freshman Wrestling Team
2023 Freshmen of the Year Division 1: Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon) Division 2: Joe Curry (Bishop Watterson) Division 3: Tyson Seesholtz (South Range) Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon) After dropping his opening round match at the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships, Alex Taylor ripped off five straight wins to claim third place in the 215 pound division…
2023 Most Dominant Wrestlers
OHSAA’s most dominate wrestlers are calculated using available match data from JakesWrestling.com. Wrestlers with a minimum of 15 matches were included. The Most Dominate Wrestler rankings are based on each wrestlers average team points scored per match. Points per match as follows: Division 1 Leaders Three time state champion, Joey Blaze of Perrysburg is out…
2024 Team Projections
Which teams are the early favorites to win next year’s state tournament? Can St. Ed’s break the team scoring record? I attempted to answer these questions by removing seniors from team rosters and projecting the 2024 OHSAA wrestling team scores based on each wrestlers’ end-of-year Elo rating. Incoming freshmen are not included in the projections….
Match Result Statistics from the 2022/23 Ohio Wrestling Season
76,427 matches were recorded in Jakes Wrestling’s database for the 22/23 season. Here’s the breakdown of results. Match Counts Match counts increase as you move from 106 to 138 and then level off. Heavyweight Heavyweight results stood out: 1. Only 16 tech falls all season for all divisions (Jaxon Joy alone had 18 recorded in…
District Disparity – Division 3 Edition
The Rossford and Perry districts lead the way in Division 3 wrestling, with Rossford taking the top spot for team points and number of state placers. The majority of the talent in the Rossford district is coming from the Archbold and Plymouth sectionals, while the Berkshire sectional leads the way for the Perry district. Covington sectional stands out in the Troy district, which is the weakest in terms of team points and state placers, with the Barnesville sectional as the district’s bright spot.
District Disparity – Division 1 Edition
“What is the toughest district?” This is a question wrestling enthusiasts attempt to answer at the close of every State tournament. While imbalances are apparent at the district level, the true disparities manifest at the sectional level – which we will delve deeper into during the following discussion. But first, let’s set the stage by…
Unleashing the Underdogs
A Look Back at the top 11 Surprising Victories of the State Tournament 1,240 matches were contested at the OHSAA State Wrestling tournament. 307 (25%) were considered upsets based on DubStat’s Elo Rankings. However, some were more impressive than others. Below are the top 11 upsets from the tournament: (generated using DubStat’s Wrestler Comparison Tool)…
A Cinderella Story
Magical Title Runs at the OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament Out of the 42 crowned champions, some had to overcome significant hurdles to earn their titles. Below, we highlight four wrestlers who defied the odds to achieve their magical championship runs. What’s particularly impressive is that none of these wrestlers won their district championships. Probability of…