Boys Wrestling: District Champs for Smith, Bucklew & Martin; 24 Qualify for State Meet

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A trio of local wrestlers were crowned District Champions Saturday at their respective meets.

Chillicothe’s Cannan Smith won the 132 class and Vinton County’s Travis Bucklew took the 126 title at Steubenville HS and Amanda Cleacreek’s Bodie Martin won the 150 class at Troy. Twenty four wrestlers qualified for the OHSAA State Meet at the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University. The top four wrestlers in each meet qualified for the State Tournament next weekend with 5^th place finishers as alternates should one of the top four in each weight class is unable to compete in the meet. Five local wrestlers earned alternate spots.  

Local Teams placing in the top 10 include Miami Trace, 5^th in D-II at Steubenville, Teays Valley at 6^th in D-I at Hillard Darby and Huntington 10^th in D-III at Coshocton.

The Girls District Meets are Sunday.

Results courtesy www.baumspage.com. Click on the Meet headings below to view all the 2025 results for each meet.

D-I at Hillard Darby HS (** 5^th place State Alternate)
TEAMS: 1^st-Dublin Coffman; 6^th-Teays Valley; 13^th-Lancaster; 21^st-Hamilton Twp.; 38^th-Logan
INDIVIDUAL Top 5:
Teays Valley: 106-Trevor Bridges **; 113-John Todhunter **; 120-2^nd Josh Zimmer; 170-4^th Aiden Kennedy;190-4^th Peter Graham
Hamilton Twp.: 126-Ayden Jobe
Lancaster: 150-Andrew Kraft **;  285-Luke Cox 2nd

D-II at Steubenville HS (** 5^th place State Alternate)
TEAMS: 1^st– Beaver Local & Steubenville; 5^th Miami Trace; 11^th Logan Elm; 14^th Chillicothe; 18^th Westfall; 20^th Vinton County; 23^rd Washington; 26^th Waverly; 29^th Jackson; 30^th Circleville; 31^st Unioto; 33^rd Fairfield Union; 36^th Hillsboro & McClain
INDIVIDUAL Top 5:
Chillicothe: 132-CHAMP Cannan Smith; 190-2^nd Zach Janes
Jackson: 285-Grant Kennedy **
Logan Elm: 113-3^rd Dawsen Hudson; 132-3^rd Gavin Hoover; 285-4^th Conner Green
Miami Trace: 120-3^rd Lyric Dickerson; 126-3^rd Mythias Stuckey; 132-Quinton Marine **; 175-2^nd Ethynn Munro
Vinton County: 126-CHAMP Travis Bucklew
Washington: 150-Malachi McCullough **
Waverly: 215-3^rd Alex Pee Wee Tolliver
Westfall: 175-3^rd Eli Wright

D-II at Wilmington HS (** 5^th place State Alternate)
TEAMS: 1^st– Watterson; 15^th Bloom-Carroll; 16^th Wilmington
INDIVIDUAL Top 5:
Bloom-Carroll: 113-4^th Ethan Moore; 132-4^th Ayden Johns;
Wilmington: 113-3^rd Alonzo Woody; 138-4^th Josiah Puller;

D-III at Coshocton HS (** 5^th place State Alternate)
TEAMS: 1^st– Waynedale; 10^th Huntington; 18^th Adena; 41^st Paint Valley
INDIVIDUAL Top 5:
Adena: 157-4^th Austyn McWhorter; 165-David Warner **
Huntington: 190-4^th Jackson McNeal

D-III at Troy (** 5^th place State Alternate)
TEAMS: 1^st– Graham Local; 19^th Amanda Clearcreek
INDIVIDUAL Top 5:
Amanda Clearcreek: 150-CHAMP Bodie Martin