Area wrestlers put on a statement-making performance Saturday, piling up podium finishes, highlight-reel pins, and championship runs across two major invitationals. From Benjamin Logan’s surge to a team trophy on its home mats to Graham’s dominant title run at Wapakoneta—and gritty, hard-earned placings by Bellefontaine and Urbana—local competitors proved they’re hitting their stride at the right time.
Below is a full breakdown of the results, featuring multiple individual champions, key medal finishes, and momentum-building performances heading into the heart of the season.
BENJAMIN LOGAN HS BOYS
Grant Invitational – Benjamin Logan HS
January 24, 2026 | 18 teams
3rd place – 151.0 points
120 lbs – Seabass Stokes (3-1) – 2nd place
First Round – pin over Fischer Lance (Clinton-Massie) 5:36
Quarterfinal – tech. fall over River Phillips (Bellefontaine) 19-3
Semifinal – pin over Jahir Avelar (Southeastern) 3:07
First Place Match – tech. fall loss to Andrew Hufford (Kenton Ridge) 16-0
138 lbs – Cooper Buck (4-0) – 1st place
First Round – pin over Bentley Matthewson (Bath) 0:39
Quarterfinal – pin over Ellis Coleman (Jonathan Alder) 4:49
Semifinal – pin over Jared Young (Bellefontaine) 1:31
First Place – pin over Nathan Myers (Kenton Ridge) 1:14
144 lbs – Owen Weaks (4-0) – 1st place
First Round – tech. fall over A.J. Wilson (Jonathan Alder) 17-2
Quarterfinal – pin over Owen Helman (Sidney) 1:19
Semifinal – pin over Wyatt Dinnen (Greenon) 1:25
First Place – pin over Ryder Savage (Centerville) 1:58
150 lbs – Bode Clapsaddle (1-2)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Aiden Ricker (Jonathan Alder) 4:55
Second Consolation – pin over Maxwell Troth (X1) 0:40
Third Consolation – pin loss to Jordan Banks (Trotwood-Madison) 4:40
157 lbs – Emerson Carpenter (2-2) – 4th place
Quarterfinal – pin over Luke Sawmiller (Crestview) 1:06
Semifinal – major decision loss to Connor Hockenbery (West Jefferson) 19-9
Consolation Semifinal – major decision over Ru Lyburtus (Bellefontaine) 12-1
Third Place – decision loss to Briggs Wallace (Van Wert) 16-13 OT
165 lbs – Cole Somerlot (0-2)
First Round – pin loss to Alex George (Centerville) 1:35
Second Consolation – pin loss to Michael Sbrocchi (Centerville) 1:18
175 lbs – Ethan Carpenter (4-0) – 1st place
First Round – pin over Waylon Peaso (Centerville) 2:31
Quarterfinal – pin over Zachary Smith (Dayton Christian) 1:06
Semifinal – pin over Hunter Werling (Bellefontaine) 1:13
First Place – pin over Cam’Ron Morgan (Trotwood-Madison) 3:05
190 lbs – Levi Achor (2-1) – 2nd place
Quarterfinal – pin over T.J. Maynard (Jonathan Alder) 2:18
Semifinal – pin over Miles Hartley (Centerville) 3:32
First Place Match – decision loss to Jackson Doyle (Clinton-Massie) 7-0
BELLEFONTAINE HS BOYS
Grant Invitational – Benjamin Logan HS
January 24, 2026 | 18 teams
11th place – 65.0 points
120 lbs – River Phillips (0-2)
Quarterfinal – tech. fall loss to Seabass Stokes (Benjamin Logan) 19-3
Third Consolation – major decision loss to Michael Zimmerman (Greenon) 16-4
126 lbs – Ricky Smiley (1-2)
Quarterfinal – major decision loss to Jacob South (Jonathan Alder) 17-8
Second Consolation – tech. fall over Brayden Barnes (X1) 15-0
Third Consolation – decision loss to Deacon Noel (Centerville) 6-0
132 lbs – Braidyn Coulson (0-2)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Giorgi Kvashilava (Centerville) 0:43
Third Consolation – pin loss to Levi Hoppe (Dayton Christian) 3:35
138 lbs – Jared Young (1-3) – 6th place
Quarterfinal – pin over Gavin Gonzalez (Van Wert) 1:28
Semifinal – pin loss to Cooper Buck (Benjamin Logan) 1:31
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Joseph Post (Centerville) 2:52
Fifth Place – pin loss to Ellis Coleman (Jonathan Alder) 4:46
144 lbs – Isaiah Roberts (1-2)
First Round – pin over Eli Havens (Kenton Ridge) 1:27
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Wyatt Dinnen (Greenon) 2:53
Second Consolation – pin loss to Cayden Newsome (Greenon) 3:26
150 lbs – Andrew Larison (4-1) – 3rd place
First Round – tech. fall over Blake Holtzclaw (Sidney) 17-2
Quarterfinal – tech. fall over Jordan Banks (Trotwood-Madison) 17-1
Semifinal – pin loss to Aiden Ricker (Jonathan Alder) 5:16
Consolation Semifinal – decision over Sie Paytes (Clinton-Massie) 9-3
Third Place – tech. fall over Jordan Banks (Trotwood-Madison) 19-4
157 lbs – Ru Lyburtus (3-2) – 5th place
Quarterfinal – major decision loss to Briggs Wallace (Van Wert) 14-1
Second Consolation – pin over Marquis Oglesby (X1) 2:46
Third Consolation – decision over Ethan Boulis (Bath) 10-5
Consolation Semifinal – major decision loss to Emerson Carpenter (Benjamin Logan) 12-1
Fifth Place – decision over Kosi Odumodu (Trotwood-Madison) 1-0 OT
165 lbs – Noah King (1-2)
First Round – pin loss to Michael Sbrocchi (Centerville) 1:19
Second Consolation – major decision over Alden Delgado (Van Wert) 12-4
Third Consolation – pin loss to Ryland McPeek (Greenon) 0:32
175 lbs – Hunter Werling (2-3) – 6th place
First Round – pin over Kelson Smith (Jonathan Alder) 3:40
Quarterfinal – major decision over Virgil Pacifico (X1) 19-10
Semifinal – pin loss to Ethan Carpenter (Benjamin Logan) 1:13
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Waylon Peaso (Centerville) 0:38
Fifth Place – pin loss to Carter Heath (Van Wert) 4:06
285 lbs – Cameron Hensley (2-2) – 4th place
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Nathan Greer (Greenon) 3:52
Third Consolation – bye (minimum 6th guaranteed)
Consolation Semifinal – win by default over Jackson Cosper (Kenton Ridge)
Third Place – pin loss to William Boehm (Sidney) 0:31
GRAHAM HS BOYS
Wapakoneta Invitational – Wapakoneta HS
Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 11 teams
1st place – 409.0 points
108 lbs – Brair Perdue (1-2) – 3rd place
Round 1 – tech. fall loss to Trace Frazier (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 18-3
Round 3 – decision loss to Isaac Helmer (Celina) 11-4
Round 5 – pin over Lance Brown 2:43
115 lbs – Cooper Breslin (5-0) – 1st place
Round 2 – pin over Brently Lindeman (Delphos Jefferson) 0:28
Round 3 – pin over Alex Wilson (Celina) 1:16
Round 4 – tech. fall over Zane Russell (Wapakoneta) 16-0
Semifinal – tech. fall over Thomas Waigle (Blissfield) 18-3
First Place – tech. fall over Zane Russell (Wapakoneta) 18-2
122 lbs – Baden Root (5-0) – 1st place
Round 2 – tech. fall over Has Sammetinger (Wapakoneta) 19-4
Round 3 – pin over Ashton Bulone (Nordonia) 0:49
Round 4 – tech. fall over Alex Garcia (Legacy Christian) 19-3
Round 5 – pin over Carter Dennison (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 0:31
Final – pin over Jude Rosas (Blissfield)
128 lbs – Jake Landis (4-0) – 1st place
Round 1 – pin over Jacob Blakeman (Urbana) 0:33
Round 2 – tech. fall over Graham Pohlmeyer (Nordonia) 20-5
Quarterfinal – pin over Bentley Boroff (Wapakoneta) 0:27
Semifinal – tech. fall over Darrian Steinbrunner (Wapakoneta) 17-2
First Place – pin over Graham Pohlmeyer (Nordonia) 0:22
134 lbs – Blaine DeMarco (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 2 – pin over Mason Roessner (Delphos St. Johns) 1:30
Round 3 – pin over Kaden Holtzapple (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 1:06
Round 4 – pin over Ian Meinerding (Celina) 1:05
Semifinal – pin over Carson Pummell (Wapakoneta) 1:46
First Place – tech. fall loss to Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian) 19-3
140 lbs – Brookes Platfoot (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 1 – pin over Ayden Baker (Celina) 4:28
Round 2 – pin over Logan Miller (Delphos Jefferson) 2:32
Round 3 – win by forfeit over Cameron Bradley (Coldwater)
Round 4 – tech. fall over Henry Martin (Wapakoneta) 19-3
First Place – tech. fall loss to Gavin Ridenour (Wapakoneta) 19-3
146 lbs – Ryan Angel (3-2) – 3rd place
Round 2 – decision loss to Chase McCormick (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 6-4
Round 3 – decision over Drake Lange (Celina) 7-0
Quarterfinal – major decision over Bentley Ruck (Wapakoneta) 14-1
Semifinal – decision loss to Aaren King (Celina) 3-2
Third Place – pin over CJ Mayes (Nordonia) 2:03
152 lbs – Aiden Snyder (1-2)
Round 1 – tech. fall loss to Brady Hamilton (Coldwater) 18-1
Round 3 – decision loss to Noah Russell (Celina) 10-7
Consolation – major decision over Colton Adams (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 13-2
152 lbs – Cole Winemiller (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 1 – tech. fall over Cooper Cecil (Wapakoneta) 19-2
Round 2 – pin over Eli Case (Delphos Jefferson) 0:54
Quarterfinal – pin over Owen Baker (Wapakoneta) 0:36
Semifinal – tech. fall over Remy Yanakeff (Blissfield) 16-1
First Place – major decision loss to Edward Kessen (Delphos St. Johns) 21-12
159 lbs – Gabe Kreiger (4-0) – 1st place
Round 1 – tech. fall over Leyton Parent (Delphos Jefferson) 20-3
Round 2 – pin over Zach Robinson (Blissfield) 1:05
Semifinal – pin over Riley Mueller (Delphos St. Johns) 0:47
First Place – pin over Trent Hoffman (Urbana) 1:50
167 lbs – Jake Hoke (4-0) – 1st place
Round 1 – tech. fall over Andy Niekamp (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 24-7
Round 3 – tech. fall over Colton Hibner (Coldwater) 21-6
Round 5 – tech. fall over Matthias Eicher (Celina) 21-6
First Place – tech. fall over Keyno Mendez (Wapakoneta) 19-4
177 lbs – Micah Kreiger (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 1 – pin over Wes Greber (Celina) 3:04
Round 3 – pin over Tristen Braun (Celina) 1:04
Round 4 – pin over Cooper Merriman (Urbana) 0:32
Round 5 – win by forfeit over Clinton Pendleton (Nordonia)
First Place – pin loss to Wyatt Buell (Wapakoneta) 2:58
192 lbs – Logan Souders (5-0) – 1st place
Round 2 – pin over Brenner Hinkle (Celina) 1:09
Round 3 – pin over Channing Miller (Wapakoneta) 2:35
Round 4 – pin over Jack White (Delphos Jefferson) 0:28
Semifinal – pin over Miles Seiser (Blissfield) 1:10
First Place – pin over Channing Miller (Wapakoneta) 1:00
217 lbs – Danny Hoke (5-0) – 1st place
Round 1 – pin over Noah Baker (Wapakoneta) 2:29
Round 2 – pin over Lukas Vogel (Coldwater) 1:37
Round 3 – pin over Kelsi Lehman (Delphos Jefferson) 0:18
Round 5 – pin over Tyler Foster (Urbana) 3:41
First Place – tech. fall over Gage Stull (Graham) 19-4
217 lbs – Gage Stull (3-1) – 2nd place
Round 2 – pin over Isaac Posada (Celina) 0:27
Round 3 – tech. fall over Aidan Laux (Coldwater) 17-1
Round 5 – pin over Wesley Winter (Delphos St. Johns) 0:27
First Place – tech. fall loss to Danny Hoke (Graham) 19-4
287 lbs – Wyatt Kaemerer (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 2 – pin over Hank Walters (Wapakoneta) 1:42
Round 3 – pin over Chace Stump (Coldwater) 0:48
Round 4 – pin over Hunter Lane (Delphos Jefferson) 1:25
Semifinal – pin over Carter Heitkamp (Coldwater) 4:45
First Place – major decision loss to Cash Patrick (Celina) 13-2
URBANA HS BOYS
Wapakoneta Invitational – Wapakoneta HS
Saturday, January 24, 2026
9th place – 61.5 points
128 lbs – Jacob Blakeman (0-2)
Round 1 – pin loss to Jake Landis (Graham) 0:33
Round 3 – pin loss to Graham Pohlmeyer (Nordonia) 1:10
Retired from tournament
134 lbs – Jordan Jackson (2-2) – 5th place
Round 2 – pin loss to Carson Pummell (Wapakoneta) 3:45
Round 3 – tech. fall loss to Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian) 16-1
Consolation Semifinal – win by forfeit over Mason Roessner (Delphos St. Johns)
Fifth Place – decision over Ian Meinerding (Celina) 10-3
140 lbs – Elijah Burghduf (0-4)
Round 1 – tech. fall loss to Gavin Ridenour (Wapakoneta) 20-2
Round 3 – pin loss to Austin Muether (Celina) 3:46
Round 4 – pin loss to Skyler McGlothin (Nordonia) 0:21
Round 5 – forfeit loss to Eli Stacy (Tipp City-Tippecanoe)
146 lbs – Carter Bradshaw (1-2)
Round 1 – tech. fall loss to Aaren King (Celina) 21-8
Round 3 – pin loss to Elijah Burgoon (Wapakoneta) 0:37
Consolation – pin over Neveah Hegel (Delphos Jefferson) 1:12
159 lbs – Trent Hoffman (4-1) – 2nd place
Round 1 – pin over Zach Brown (Delphos Jefferson) 1:05
Round 2 – pin over Parker Seitz (Coldwater) 1:25
Round 3 – tech. fall over Jayson Robinson (Blissfield) 21-5
Semifinal – pin over Luke Maxwell (Celina) 1:55
First Place – pin loss to Gabe Kreiger (Graham) 1:50
177 lbs – Cooper Merriman (3-2) – 5th place
Round 1 – pin over Tristen Braun (Celina) 0:45
Round 2 – pin over Clinton Pendleton (Nordonia) 1:00
Round 4 – pin loss to Micah Kreiger (Graham) 0:32
Round 5 – pin loss to Wes Greber (Celina) 1:43
Fifth Place – tech. fall over Jared Maxfield (Tipp City-Tippecanoe) 17-0
217 lbs – Tyler Foster (2-3) – 6th place
Round 1 – pin loss to Lukas Vogel (Coldwater) 2:22
Round 2 – pin over Kelsi Lehman (Delphos Jefferson) 0:57
Round 4 – decision over Noah Baker (Wapakoneta) 3-1
Round 5 – pin loss to Danny Hoke (Graham) 3:41
Fifth Place – pin loss to Aidan Laux (Coldwater) 0:52
Benjamin Logan MS – Grant Invitational
The Benjamin Logan MS wrestlers competed at the Grant Invitational at Benjamin Logan High School, placing an impressive 3rd out of 15 teams. Raiders who earned individual placings included:
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1st Place: Owen Marshall, Kaleb Linkinhoker, Carter Crumm
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2nd Place: Luke Cronkelton, Ryan Miller, Marshall Elliott
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3rd Place: Cayde Buck, Jennings Bednarki, Bently Lewis, Bryson Greiner
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4th Place: Obi Fahle, Brooks Leonard
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5th Place: Quinn Kuba
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6th Place: Daryen Ransom, Carolyn Wickline, Bentley Hatmaker
