Edison High School athletic director Tom Jeffrey was one of the original members of the Edison Community Facilities team that envisioned four major projects at the school.

Edison's new multipurpose room is home for wrestlers

The 7,500-square-foot facility can accommodate 24 wrestling practice mats and includes two locker rooms and an office and locker room for coaches.

Jul 1, 2019 at 11:00 AM

OHSAA

OHSWCA to sponsor girls state tournament next year

The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association voted unanimously to officially sponsor a girls state wrestling tournament, which will take place Feb. 22-23, 2020 at Hilliard Davidson.

Updated Jun 25, 2019 at 1:27 PM

Norwalk's Ethan Hernandez wrestles Carrollton's Ben Pasiuk during the Division II 160-pound state championship match on March 8 in Columbus.

Norwalk Truckers

Hernandez commits to Ivy League's Pennsylvania

Norwalk High School wrestler Ethan Hernandez verbally committed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on May 22. Hernandez was state runners-up and national runners-up in a one-month span in March during his junior season.

Updated Jun 7, 2019 at 12:55 AM

Norwalk track and field head coach Ron DeLuca will retire after Saturday's state track and field championships. DeLuca has been coaching in some capacity at the school for 47 years, spanning 99 different seasons of coaching.

Norwalk Truckers

DeLuca's personality led to a 47-year coaching career

After a nearly half-century stay at Norwalk that has spanned 99 total seasons of coaching, Ron DeLuca coaches his final event on Saturday. Sports Editor Mark Hazelwood reflects on DeLuca as old school coach with an infectious personality to poke fun at himself — and everyone around him.

May 30, 2019 at 9:17 PM

Ohio State's Logan Stieber acknowledges the crowd at St. John Arena in Columbus on March 7, 2015 after winning his fourth individual Big Ten championship.

Monroeville Eagles

Logan Stieber announces retirement from wrestling

The 2010 Monroeville graduate announced on Monday he will become a coach at the Ohio Regional Training Center in Columbus, where he will assist freestyle wrestlers in their training for World championships and the Olympic Games.

Updated Apr 17, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Norwalk Catholic School

NCS second-grader Cohen Reer wins Trinity Award

Cohen Reer claimed the Trinity Award — typically won by less than 10 kids nationally per year. In order to win the triple crown trophy, a wrestler must win two tournaments in Tulsa and the Reno Worlds last weekend in Reno.

Updated Apr 11, 2019 at 4:50 PM

OHSAA

Changes coming for two OHSAA state tournaments in March 2020

Individual wrestling state tournament will become a Friday-through-Sunday event; girls basketball, which is the same weekend as wrestling, will leave the Schottenstein Center

Apr 9, 2019 at 2:06 PM

Norwalk's Ethan Hernandez has his hand raised in victory after winning his Division II 160-pound state championship semifinal on March 8 in Columbus.

Norwalk Truckers

Hernandez has momentum after runners-up finish

Norwalk junior state finalist eyes a big final season in 2020 after beating three state champions and one state finalist en route to placing second in his division at the NHSCA High School Nationals on March 31

Updated Apr 4, 2019 at 6:40 PM

Norwalk's Ethan Hernandez gets in his stance to begin the Division II 160-pound state championship match against Carrollton's Ben Pasiuk on March 9 in Columbus.

Norwalk Truckers

Hernandez is runners-up at High School Nationals

Norwalk’s Ethan Hernandez, a state finalist three weeks ago in Columbus, beat three state champions while going 6-1 at 170 pounds in the junior grade division over the weekend at Virginia Beach

Updated Mar 31, 2019 at 4:27 PM

Norwalk Catholic School second-grader Cohen Reer stands atop the podium on Sunday after winning the Division II state championship at 58 pounds at the OAC grade school state championships at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown.

St. Paul Flyers

Reer wins third straight OAC state championship

Cohen Reer, a second grade student at Norwalk Catholic School, won his third consecutive OAC grade school state wrestling championship on Sunday at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown

Updated Mar 25, 2019 at 8:19 PM

Norwalk graduate Charlie Nash finished fourth in his weight class at the NCAA Division III national championships on Saturday while wrestling for Baldwin Wallace University.

Norwalk Truckers

Norwalk grad Nash earns Div. III All-America honors at BW

South Central’s Hintz named GMAC POY for Findlay; Norwalk’s Ben Haraway selected to GLIAC first team among other area standouts in college over the weekend

Mar 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM