Category: State Tournament

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…

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….

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.

“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…

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)…

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…