COLUMBUS >> His arm around his son, Perry wrestling coach Dave Rowan held back some tears as he pondered the realization in front of him. He had just coached his last wrestling match as the Pirates’ head coach. “It’s been a good ride,” Rowan said, his voice cracking with emotion. In storybook fashion, his final […]
COLUMBUS >> The early arriving crowd at the Jerome Schottenstein Center gasped when Lake Catholic freshman Chance Wuhr put Brookville’s Hayden Jones to his back for nearfall points in the opening match of the state wrestling tournament on March 8. Wuhr’s teammates Joey Romano and Parker Pikor? They shrugged. Wuhr, a No. 4 seed coming […]
It is now officially go-time. That’s the mindset of Lake Catholic wrestling coach Nate Skonieczny and his team as the Cougars put the finishing touches on a challenging regular season at the Crown Conference tournament on Feb. 17 at Padua. The Cougars went 2-1 at the four-team league tournament, which was wrestled in a dual-match […]
Nick Blackburn continues to make his mark on Mentor’s wrestling program, even if he isn’t intending to do so. With a 5-0 slate at the Maumee Bay Classic over the weekend, Blackburn brought home the 144-pound weight class title for his team. Additionally, he notched his 153rd career victory, tying him with Nick Sabin for […]