The road to the OHSAA district tournament ran through eight different gyms on Saturday, and the Chagrin Valley Conference made its presence felt in every corner of Northeast Ohio.
The CVC produced 32 individual sectional champions and four team titles — Perry, West Geauga, Trinity, and Crestwood — while two additional teams finished as sectional runners-up, sending a wave of state-qualifying hopefuls into next weekend.
Here’s a look at each individual sectional tournament:
DIVISION I – EUCLID
Harvey advanced four wrestlers to districts, led by a trio of runners-up.
At 175 pounds, Ricky Lewis powered to a second-place finish, followed by Elijah Hall (215) and Marvin Guerra (285), who also reached the finals. Rylin Davis added a fifth-place finish at 126, earning alternate status.
DIVISION II – KENSTON
Team Champion: Perry
Perry rolled to the sectional title behind a tournament-best five champions.
Winning individual titles were Landon Rusnak (132), Anthony Trentanelli (144), Chance Schlauch (150), Antonius Bertone (157), and Trent Taylor (285).
The Pirates also got a runner-up finish from Jackson Bezzeg (175), while Cooper Schlauch (126) and Miles Osburn (165) placed third, and Daniel Russell (150) took fourth to qualify for districts. Keagan Cole (190) and Max Odorcic (215) finished fifth and will serve as district alternates.
Madison crowned two champions in Jordan McCullough (113) and Chase White (215). The Blue Streaks added runner-up finishes from Josh White (190) and Cam Mullins (285), while Vicente Navarro (150) placed third and Henry Jais (113) and Domenic Gephart (144) were fifth.
Conneaut’s Wyatt Distel (190) claimed a sectional title, with Wyant Dobran (150) finishing second and Ben Griswold (285) taking third.
Orange advanced multiple district qualifiers as Raphael Duran (190) placed third and Henry Jais (113) and Danny Neal (175) earned alternate spots.
Edgewood’s Carter Cline (106) placed fourth.
DIVISION II – NORTHWEST
Geneva’s Tanner Williams (126) and Lakeside’s Isaac Coup (165) and Dominic Palmisano (175) brought home sectional titles.
Lutheran West’s Westin Larson (144) finished runner-up.
Third-place finishers included Dieter Swartz (144) for Geneva and Alex Rodriguez (175) for Lakeside, while Max Galliazzo (113), Angel Leggett (190), and Connor Ridenour (285) added fourth-place district berths for Geneva. Luka Shafer (132) and Lukas Jones (138) placed fifth.
DIVISION II – ST. VINCENT–ST. MARY
Jefferson’s Matt Webster (215) stood atop the podium as a sectional champion.
Calvin Orem (113) took third, and Jeremy Shank (175) placed fourth to qualify for districts, while Sean Lewis (126) and Dakota Fertig (150) finished fifth.
DIVISION II – WEST BRANCH
Team Champion: West Geauga
West Geauga captured the team title behind four champions: Caden Kaleal (120), Zander Joltin (138), Brian Denamen (165), and Maveric Milnar (285).
The Wolverines added runner-up finishes from Danny Sizler (144) and Austin Wheatley (190). Blake Welker (215) and Daniel Russell (150) placed fourth to qualify for districts.
Hawken advanced two district qualifiers with Nicholas Hayes (132) taking third and John Ours (165) finishing fourth.
DIVISION III – BEACHWOOD
Team Champion: Trinity
Team Runner-up: Beachwood
Trinity edged Beachwood for the team championship in one of the day’s tightest races.
The Trojans crowned four champions in Ahmad Shabazz (113), Derion Williams (120), Mekhi Davenport (126), and James Stallings Jr. (132). Trinity also got runner-up finishes from Lawrence Wright (106), Jamicheal Burks (150), and Jordan Prescott (175), while Jonathan Belcher (144) and Paul Dygert (157) placed fourth. Benjamin Calloway (138) finished fifth.
Beachwood produced three champions — Phoenix Peters (106), Justin Elwell (150), and Caleb Greenwood (157) — and runner-up finishes from Koren Tirosh (113), Kellen Finley (120), and Talmage Bang (138). Solomon Miklowski (126), Ryan Ferns (132), and Aaden Condor (165) took third.
Cuyahoga Heights had district qualifiers in Gavin Debolt (120), Liam Conte (138), and Noah Tokar (150), while Ziair Brown (215) placed fourth. James Henley (285) brought home a sectional title.
Brooklyn’s Levi Bledsoe (190) placed third, and Richmond Heights’ Ameer Avak (190) finished fifth.
DIVISION III – BERKSHIRE
Berkshire’s Danny Tiller (190) and Chagrin Falls’ Jonathan McGinnis (126) captured sectional championships.
Runner-up finishes came from Estevon Huesca (157) for Berkshire and Howie Ayers (165) for Kirtland.
Third-place district qualifiers included Alex Sustin (106), Josh Heiden (113), and Caden Klingman (132) for Berkshire and Nate Brunovsky (215) for Independence.
Fourth-place finishers advancing were Jacob Ulatowski (120) and Trent Holland (150) for Berkshire, Owen Stull (144) and Jack Bundy (190) for Chagrin Falls, and Eli Havas (215) for Chagrin Falls. Fifth-place alternates included Danny Auth (126) for Berkshire, Tad Hillstrom (144) for Kirtland, Nick Spencer (150) for Independence, and Vance Rice (175) for Berkshire.
DIVISION III – ROOTSTOWN
Team Champion: Crestwood
Team Runner-up: Rootstown
Crestwood claimed the team title with four individual champions: Rocco Wrobel (126), Jacob Morris (132), Tye Berquist (175), and Michael Berquist (190).
The Red Devils also got a runner-up finish from Levi Daniels (113), and Gio Brock (144) placed third.
Rootstown’s Kiel Reuting (215) won a sectional championship, while Alex Ely (138), Nate Marzec (150), and Chase Moyer (285) finished second. Aiden Long (190) and Carson Saltsman (144) placed fourth.
Fairview had district qualifiers in Henry McAleer (190) with a third-place finish and Lucas Reagan (126) and Daniel Davis (120) in fourth.
