Rockets send 6 to state

Oak Harbor sent six qualifiers to the Division III state wrestling meet at Marion Harding High School.

Rockets at the state meet included junior Michael Judge (44-5) at 113 pounds, senior Tyler Davis (32-5) at 126, sophomore Owen Miller (36-18) at 132, junior district runner-up Cade Petersen (335-8) at 145, sophomore Hayden Buhro (34-15) at 152 and senior and district champion Wyatt Miller (44-0) at 195. Miller won a 6-3 decision over Delta senior Max Hoffman (41-6) in the district title match.

Eastwood followed with four representatives at the D-III state meet — senior and district champion Brandon Hahn (50-1) at 120, junior district runner-up Gavin Owens (47-4) at 132, sophomore Bryce Hesselbart (42-10) at 160 and senior Jimmy Recknagel (45-5) at 170.

Hahn won his district title with a 7-3 decision over Sandusky St. Mary senior Riley Prosser (31-2) in the championship. Eastwood senior Bryce Maynard (45-5) is a state alternate at 113 pounds after finishing fifth at the district meet.

Clay sent three to the D-I state meet at Hilliard Darby High School — sophomore Micah Medina (29-8) at 106, junior Nick Rodriguez (30-4) at 113 and junior Ty Cobb (34-0), a district champion, at 220.

At the Perrysburg district meet, Clay finished fourth out of 39 teams qualifying wrestlers from the sectionals. Clay scored 98 points to trail champion Lakewood St. Edward (299), Perrysburg (205) and Elyria (167½). Cobb won his championship by default over St. Edward freshman Jonny Slaper (15-5). 

Gibsonburg and Northwood sent one wrestler each to the D-III state meet — sophomore Connor Smith (38-1), a district runner-up, wrestled at 152 for the Golden Bears and senior Hunter Schmoekel (21-7) wrestled at 170 for the Rangers.

At the D-III district held at Rossford’s George Wolfe Field House, Edison (241) won the title, followed by Delta (157½), Oak Harbor (125) and Eastwood (96) out of 51 schools qualifying wrestlers.