Several area girls’ wrestling teams took center stage this past weekend at sectional tournaments across central Ohio, showcasing skill, determination, and heart on the mat.
Wrestlers battled through tough brackets, with many securing top-four finishes to punch their tickets to the upcoming district tournament. Standout performances from Indian Lake, Benjamin Logan, Bellefontaine, West Liberty-Salem, Urbana, and Triad highlighted the region’s depth of talent.
INDIAN LAKE LAKERS
Sectional Tournament – Eaton
4th place – 121.5 points
100 lbs – Kora Fulkerson (0-2, 5th place)
Semifinal – pin loss to Teegan Herrington (Badin) 0:35
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Zariah Martin (Cin. Northwest) 0:45
105 lbs – Bella Michael (0-3, 6th place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Maura Siberski (Oak Hills) 0:12
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Jorja Kunkel (Badin) 1:33
5th Place – pin loss to Mia Scott (Eaton) 0:36
110 lbs – Lexi Lamb (2-2, 4th place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Draike Sams (Carlisle) 0:52
Semifinal – pin loss to Avi Eber (Lebanon) 1:10
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Allie Shouse (National Trail) 0:46
3rd Place – tech. fall loss to Madison Western (Lak. East) tf19-1
115 lbs – Willow McDermit (0-3, 6th place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Mia Lee (Lebanon) 2:12
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Kaitlyn Swafford (Oak Hills) 1:37
5th Place – pin loss to Mia Lee (Lebanon) 4:58
120 lbs – Myiah Ankrom (2-2, 4th place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Kileigha Foster (Stivers) 1:11
Semifinal – pin loss to P.J. Broadus (Lebanon) 3:28
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Marlee Trantanella (Eaton) 1:28
3rd Place – dec. loss to Jorja Lunkenheimer (Lak. East) 7-0
125 lbs – Diem Martin (3-3, 6th place)
First Round – pin over Athena Burklow (Stivers) 1:19
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Chloe Kelley (Oak Hills) 0:47
Second Consolation – pin over Liliana Mason (Lak. East) 1:51
Third Consolation – tech. fall over Jaylee Brooks (Brookville) tf16-0
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Esta Bahiti (Cin. Northwest) 2:27
5th Place – pin loss to Kyeleigh Gifford (Eaton) 2:14
130 lbs – Hailey Prater (0-2)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Eleanor Polking (Oak Hills) 0:23
Third Consolation – pin loss to Kylee Jones (Brookville) 0:55
135 lbs – Addyson Roby (3-1, 2nd place)
First Round – pin over Gabriella Jordan (National Trail) 0:24
Quarterfinal – pin over Brooke Coleman (Cin. Northwest) 0:30
Semifinal – pin over Amelia Moeller (Milton-Union) 0:41
1st Place – dec. loss to Addy Norton (Lebanon) 9-8
145 lbs – Annie Rapp (3-0, 1st place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Christa Renner (National Trail) 0:35
Semifinal – pin over Berkleigh Naylor (Carlisle) 0:42
1st Place – pin over Lilliana Anderson (Oak Hills) 1:42
155 lbs – Ally Hoffman (1-2)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Isabelle Barkley (Oak Hills) 0:31
Second Consolation – pin over Bailey Barnes (Waynesfield-Goshen) 4:07
Third Consolation – pin loss to Kylie Schul (National Trail) 0:20
170 lbs – Kiylee Haude (3-1, 3rd place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to MacKenna Jennings (Eaton) 2:22
Third Consolation – pin over Olivia Johnson (National Trail) 0:58
Consolation Semifinal – dec. over Samantha Fritzsche (Lak. East) 11-5
3rd Place – dec. over Daniella Gray (Carlisle) 4-0
BENJAMIN LOGAN RAIDERS
Sectional Tournament – Greeneview
5th place – 98.5 points
100 lbs – Makenley Harker (3-0, 1st place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Lamyah Owensby (Middletown) 3:53
Semifinal – dec. over Jenna Cline (West Liberty-Salem) 12-8
1st Place – tech. fall over TrueLee Vo (Fairmont) tf20-4
130 lbs – Bella Hughes (3-0, 1st place)
Quarterfinal – tech. fall over Aubrey Stevens (Northmont) tf18-3
Semifinal – pin over Audrey Culver (Beavercreek) 0:34
1st Place – tech. fall over Brooklyn Robison (Harrison) tf19-3
140 lbs – Addie Anderson (0-2)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Kimora Carpenter (Princeton) 0:40
Second Consolation – pin loss to Josie Butler (Greeneview) 2:08
170 lbs – Livi Achor (3-1, 3rd place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Ilsa Lemen (Sycamore) 1:44
Semifinal – pin loss to Rylee Dearwester (Harrison) 0:41
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Miley Potter (Miami East) 2:49
3rd Place – pin over Asia Woodward (Princeton) 2:31
190 lbs – Sophia Harris (3-0, 1st place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Aa`sjayla Barnes (Fairmont) 1:31
Semifinal – pin over Jainieliz Araujo (Middletown) 0:55
1st Place – pin over Kami Horner (S. Char. SE) 1:50
BELLEFONTAINE CHIEFTAINS
Sectional Tournament – Greeneview
7th place – 75 points
100 lbs – Marlee Huffman (1-2)
First Round – pin loss to Isabella Thacker (Harrison) 2:26
Second Consolation – pin over Avery Horne (West Carrollton) 1:39
Third Consolation – pin loss to Satyanna Cates (Xenia) 2:06
115 lbs – Rylyn Hoskins-Rose (3-2, 4th place)
First Round – pin over Lilly Isbell (Middletown) 0:36
Quarterfinal – pin over Kelsea Moubray (Fairmont) 1:02
Semifinal – pin loss to Katilyn Tanner (Northmont) 1:03
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Alyssa North (Tecumseh) 0:40
3rd Place – pin loss to Ryan Zink (Greeneview) 1:39
140 lbs – Addison Smith (3-2, 5th place)
First Round – pin over Josie Butler (Greeneview) 1:22
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Alana Caldwell (Fairmont) 5:02
Third Consolation – pin over Guilana Hubbard (Harrison) 0:37
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Raelynn Jeffers (Northmont) 4:16
5th Place – forfeit loss to Esabel Gutierrez (Springfield)
155 lbs – Carlee Compton (1-3, 6th place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Katie Hosford (Fairmont) 2:53
Third Consolation – pin over Adalynn Paul (Tecumseh) 0:48
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Kearslynn Hayner (S. Char. SE) 0:33
5th Place – pin loss to Serinity Kinsel (Harrison) 2:01
170 lbs – Rylee Yelton (2-1, 2nd place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Miley Potter (Miami East) 3:49
Semifinal – dec. over Asia Woodward (Princeton) 7-6
1st Place – pin loss to Rylee Dearwester (Harrison) 0:25
235 lbs – Jozie Freeman (2-2, 4th place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Aaliyah Crawford (Beavercreek) 0:15
Third Consolation – pin over Coralisse Delgado Jimenez (Middletown) 1:32
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Zoey Mershon (Spr. Shawnee) 0:57
3rd Place – pin loss to Alivia Jenkins-Smith (Princeton) 0:16
WEST LIBERTY-SALEM TIGERS
Sectional Tournament – Greeneview
12th place – 42 points
100 lbs – Jenna Cline (2-2, 4th place)
Quarterfinal – pin over Isabella Thacker (Harrison) 0:33
Semifinal – dec. loss to Makenley Harker (Ben. Logan) 12-8
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Satyanna Cates (Xenia) 0:24
3rd Place – pin loss to Lamyah Owensby (Middletown) 0:59
110 lbs – Chloe Griffith (1-1, 2nd place)
Semifinal – pin over Kaydence Coleman (Tecumseh) 0:54
1st Place – pin loss to Leah Willen (Harrison) 1:18
120 lbs – Shelby Vincent (2-2, 5th place)
Quarterfinal – pin loss to Alisya Sparks (Spr. Shawnee) 0:45
Third Consolation – pin over Claire Van Niman (Sycamore) 3:53
Consolation Semifinal – pin loss to Amirah Mohanna (Princeton) 1:16
5th Place – dec. over Alisya Sparks (Spr. Shawnee) 8-3
URBANA HILLCLIMBERS
Sectional Tournament – Greeneview
17th place – 23 points
105 lbs – Libertie Nigh (2-0, 1st place)
Semifinal – tech. fall over Ariana Hale (Middletown) tf18-1
1st Place – tech. fall over Ja`Leia Mitchell (Northmont) tf17-2
TRIAD CARDINALS
Sectional Tournament – Greeneview
22nd place – 13 points
125 lbs – Rachel Haser (3-2, 5th place)
Quarterfinal – tech. fall loss to Hadassah Campbell (Xenia) tf22-7
Second Consolation – pin over Autum Brown (Tecumseh) 4:59
Third Consolation – pin over Marissa Allen (Greeneview) 2:35
Consolation Semifinal – tech. fall loss to Macey McCargish (Northmont) tf15-0
5th Place – pin over Avery Houghton (Butler) 1:29
District qualifiers – those finishing in the top four of their weight class – included:
- Indian Lake: Lexi Lamb (110 lbs), Myiah Ankrom (120 lbs), Addyson Roby (135 lbs), Annie Rapp (145 lbs), Kiylee Haude (170 lbs)
- Benjamin Logan: Makenley Harker (100 lbs), Bella Hughes (130 lbs), Livi Achor (170 lbs), Sophia Harris (190 lbs)
- Bellefontaine: Rylyn Hoskins-Rose (115 lbs), Rylee Yelton (170 lbs), Jozie Freeman (235 lbs)
- West Liberty-Salem: Jenna Cline (100 lbs), Chloe Griffith (110 lbs)
- Urbana: Libertie Nigh (105 lbs)
Potential district alternatives – those finishing fifth in their weight class – include:
- Indian Lake: Kora Fulkerson (100 lbs)
- Bellefontaine: Addison Smith (140 lbs)
- West Liberty-Salem: Shelby Vincent (120 lbs)
- Triad: Rachel Haser (125 lbs)
These athletes and teams now turn their focus to districts, carrying the momentum and pride of their schools with them.
