COLUMBUS—Nine Chagrin Valley Conference wrestlers opened the 2025 OHSAA state championships with a win in the first round and will compete in Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
Nine others lost their first-round bout but bounced back with a win in the first round of consolation wrestling.
In Division III, Trinity’s Derion Williams (106), Xavier Pearson (113), and Cameron Carter (190), and Beachwood’s Caleb Greenwood (150) all won their first-round bouts.
Williams and Pearson recorded first-round pins, while Carter won 5-1. Greenwood won his opener, 11-5.
After dropping their first-round bouts, Independence’s Mitch Meyer (113) and Charlie Puklavec (144), and Cuyahoga Heights’ Zander Mooney (120) stayed alive with consolation wins.
In Division II, Perry’s Chance Schlauch (150), West Geauga’s Brian Denamen (165), Madison’s Izaiah Siler (175) and Chase White (215), and Hawken’s Will Greenberg (285) posted first-round wins.
West Geauga’s Caden Kaleal (120) and Zander Joltin (126) and Perry’s Landon Rusnak (120) and Trent Taylor (285) kept their All-Ohio dreams alive with consolation wins.
Perry 100-pounder G.G. Dominish opened her first state tournament with a 15-second pin. Fairview’s Nora Mooney knocked off a No. 1 seed when she recorded a third-period pin after trailing, 22-10.
Madison’s Taylor MacAdam (100) and Perry’s Abby Cornwell (110) dropped their tournament openers but bounced back with a win in the first consolation round.
Wrestling continues on Saturday with the quarterfinal round and the second round of consolation in the morning session. The semifinals round will be wrestled Saturday evening.
