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  • OHSAA Tennis State Tournaments Returning to Lindner Family Tennis Center

    OHSAA Tennis State Tournaments Returning to Lindner Family Tennis Center

    Photo by Cincinnati Open

    by Chris Ball,

    Professional tennis facility in Mason will host Women’s and Men’s state tournaments

    Mason, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and Beemok Sports and Entertainment have announced that the Women’s and Men’s tennis state tournaments will return to the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason for the next three years.

    The professional tennis facility in Southwest Ohio hosted the OHSAA tennis state tournaments from 2014 through the spring of 2022 before undergoing renovations. The College of Wooster hosted the state tournaments the last two years.

    (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

    “We’re proud to welcome back the OHSAA state tennis tournaments to the Lindner Family Tennis Center,” said Bob Moran, President of Beemok Sports and Entertainment. “After a major transformation, our campus will be a year-round public facility where Ohio’s best high school players will compete on the same courts as the world’s best. It is an opportunity that will inspire them throughout their season and serve as a great reward for their hard work.”

    The Lindner Family Tennis Center transformation is a $260 million investment by the Cincinnati Open with the City of Mason, Warren County and the State of Ohio. It brings the total number of outdoor courts at the venue to 31 while also adding a six-court indoor facility, pickleball and padel courts, new locker room facilities and a clubhouse that will be utilized year-round with a restaurant and function room space.

    The center hosts the Cincinnati Open, an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA 1000 tournament that runs from August 5 through18.

    (photo courtesy of The Cincinnati Open)

    “The Lindner Family Tennis Center is one of the finest tennis facilities in the country and we are thrilled that our student-athletes will be able have the experience of competing there for state championships,” said Doug Ute, OHSAA Executive Director. “We would like to thank the College of Wooster for hosting the state tournaments for the last two years. We had a great experience at Lindner previously and are looking forward to being back.”

    The OHSAA girls tennis season begins August 8 and the state tournament will be October 16-17. The OHSAA boys tennis season begins March 27 and the state tournament will be May 28-29.

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  • OHSAA Basketball Postseason Will Return to Fairgrounds Coliseum

    OHSAA Basketball Postseason Will Return to Fairgrounds Coliseum

    Partnership announced between OHSAA and Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds

    Columbus, Ohio – After a 10-year hiatus, postseason high school basketball will return to the Taft Coliseum at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds next February and March. The announcement was made Monday by Doug Ute, Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director, and Adam Heffron, Ohio Expo Center Executive Director.

    The historic multipurpose arena on the state fairgrounds campus was one of several hosts of the OHSAA basketball state tournament from 1923 until the state tournament moved to St. John Arena in 1958. The fairgrounds coliseum then hosted district and regional tournament contests from 1959 through 2014.

    “We have been working with the Expo Center on this for quite a while and are so excited to make this announcement,” Ute said. “We are also excited to announce that girls basketball will now play tournament games at the Coliseum in addition to boys, which wasn’t done before. Reaching the Fairgrounds Coliseum was the goal for so many schools in Central Ohio for decades, and we are thrilled that the Coliseum will be that destination once again.”

    The Taft Coliseum is a 5,000 seat arena that has hosted countless basketball and ice hockey contests, along with hundreds of other events.

    “We are thankful for this great partnership with OHSAA,” Heffron said. “The Taft Coliseum is the perfect historic location to host post-season games, and we cannot wait to welcome players, coaches, families, and fans back to the fairgrounds for years to come.”

    Beginning the week of February 17, the OHSAA will place selected girls and boys district and regional tournament games at the Taft Coliseum, which could also host state semifinal games. More information will be released in January.

    2025 OHSAA Basketball Tournament Schedule

    Girls Basketball

    Tournament Draw – February 2

    Sectional Tournaments – February 10-15

    District Tournaments – February 17-22

    Regional Tournaments – February 24-March 2

    State Semifinals – March 3-9

    State Finals – March 14-15 at University of Dayton Arena

    Boys Basketball

    Tournament Draw – February 9

    Sectional Tournaments – February 17-22

    District Tournaments – February 24-March 2

    Regional Tournaments – March 3-9

    State Semifinals – March 10-16

    State Finals – March 21-22 at University of Dayton Arena

     

  • OHSAA Expands Football 7-on-7 Opportunities

    OHSAA Expands Football 7-on-7 Opportunities

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that football 7-on-7 competition is now permitted at any time prior to and after the football season, other than the 28-day no-contact period immediately after the season. Previously, 7-on-7 competition was not permitted until May 15. Full practice and hitting are still not permitted during 7-on-7 play, with helmets and cleats being the only equipment permitted.

    Football 7-on-7 competition does not include the five interior linemen and uses either flags or touching the ball carrier to end a play, rather than tackling.

    The OHSAA Board of Directors met earlier this week and unanimously approved changes to General Sports Regulation 7 that brings football under the same off-season regulations as other team sports. Football has always had separate and more restrictive off-season regulations.

    The changes are effective immediately and student-athletes who competed in 7-on-7 competition this past winter will not be subject to a penalty.

    “We have been talking about the football 7-on-7 regulation for some time and we believe that football should be treated the same as our other team sports, essentially allowing football athletes the same opportunities as their peers in other team sports,” said Doug Ute, OHSAA Executive Director. “Most other states already allow it, so there have been a growing number of situations when Ohio student-athletes have had to pass up opportunities in the winter and spring due to our regulations. We want to stress that hitting is still not permitted in the off-season, but this change expands what football players can do outside the season.”

    The changes mean that prior to May 15, a limit of seven football players from the same school team can now play together in a 7-on-7 competition, and there is no limit on the number of 7-on-7 competitions in which a player or coach can participate. After May 15, there is no change to the current regulation, meaning there is no limit on the number of players from the same school team who can compete together in 7-on-7 competition.

    In addition, there are 13 days of coaching permitted in excess of the seven-player limit from May 15 to July 31. Contact and equipment, other than helmets and cleats, remain prohibited during that time.

  • ECC’s Tyler McKinley: 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Finalists

    ECC’s Tyler McKinley: 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Finalists

    File Photos by David Miller/Loveland Magazine ©2024

    The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association has announced the finalists for the 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, March 20.

    Tyler McKinley averaged 19.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game with Winton Woods this season. He shot 61.7 percent from the field

    In the 2024-25 season the 6-9 Senior led the Warriors to the Eastern Cincinnati Conference title for the first time finishing with an outstanding 14-2 (19 – 4) mark. A University of Cincinnati signee, he is rated the No. 1 player in the state in all publications according to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. McKinley was ECC player of the year. He also played at Walnut Hills and Link Year Prep Academy in Missouri where he won a national title.

    Voting is currently underway for the 224 registered Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) members and will end at noon on Monday, March 18.

    The voting process for OPSWA members is the same as that used to deter

    mine the Heisman Trophy winner in college football. First place votes get three points, second-place votes get two points and third-place votes get one point.

    Ohio’s Mr. Basketball was selected by the Associated Press from 1987-2016. Since 2017 it has been presented by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

    The OPSWA All-Ohio teams will begin being released on Monday, March 25.

    2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Finalists

    Finalists listed in alphabetical order. Bio text listed below as received from OPSWA district chairs.

    OPSWA membership voting ends at noon Monday, March 18.

    Winner announced at noon on Wednesday, March 20.

    J’Allen Barrino, Malvern, 6-2, sr.

    Division III East District and Inter-Valley Conference North Division Player of the Year after leading the Hornets to a 22-0 regular season. He has played 59 career games at Malvern and the team has gone 56-3. His senior year, J’Allen was 174-of-242 from the field, averaging 18.6 ppg while only taking 11 shots per game. He shot 74% from the foul line and also averaged 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 5.2 steals. Barrino surpassed 1,000 career points and owns school records for steals in a season and a career. He also currently ranks third in career assists in school history.

    Alex Bruskotter, Shelby, 6-8, sr.

    The Wright State University commit averaged 23.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game this season. The Northwest District Co-Player of the Year was also the Player of the Year by the District 6 coaches association and the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. He scored 53 points in a game with 12 3s in a game this season. He is second in scoring behind the legendary Larry Siegfried. Bruskotter was also invited to represent Ohio in Italy in March. He is a three-time All-Ohioan.

    Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights, 6-1, soph.

    NE Lakes District POY coming off an All-Ohio first team season as a freshman and ranked 12th nationally in the Class of 2026. Johnson led the Bulldogs (21-1) to a 19-0 start that included wins against Huntington Prep, Western Reserve Academy, defending Texas state champion Faith Family Christian and OHSAA champion Richmond Heights. Johnson has offers from Ohio State to Alabama, Cincinnati, LSU and Villanova. Averaged 23.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals.

    Kruz McClure, Westerville South, 6-4, jr.

    The Central District, District 10 Coaches Association (co-) and OCC Capital player of the year, McClure averaged 23.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.6 steals for a 16-8 district semifinalist. The guard shot 45 percent from the field (30 percent from three-point range) and 88 percent at the free throw line despite suffering from Crohn’s Disease, which flared up several times during the season and hospitalized him the night before a district tournament game. McClure, who owns 14 Division I offers (Ohio State, Dayton are very interested), has scored 1,098 points in his career.

    Jesse McCulloch, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6-10, sr.

    NE Lakes District POY. Michigan State recruit led Falcons (16-5) to the No. 1 ranking in Division III as defending state champions, despite losing high profile forward T.J. Crumble to rival Richmond Heights. McCulloch averaged 22.4 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocked shots and 2.7 assists. Also had a signature moment in mid-December, outplaying Cincinnati Winton Woods’ Tyler McKinley in a 71-45 win. McCulloch had 27 points, 18 rebounds and six blocks against him. Other signature performances include 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks to beat Richmond Heights. Had a game-high 26 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks WHILE PLAYING SICK in a loss at Cleveland St. Ignatius. Had in a 55-36 win vs. Isidore Newman (La.) at Flyin’ to the Hoop. Also had 40, 15 and five in a win vs. Mentor. Completely transformed his body since his freshman season, when he was out of shape at 6-6 and 245 pounds.

    Tyler McKinley, Cincinnati Winton Woods, 6-9, sr.

    19.4 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.6 apg. Shot 61.7 percent from the field and led his team to the Eastern Cincinnati Conference title for the first time. A UC signee, he is rated the No. 1 player in the state in all publications. Was ECC player of the year. Also played at Walnut Hills and Link Year Prep Academy in Missouri where he won a national title.

    Hayden Nigro, Louisville, 6-5, sr

    Northeast Inland District Player of the Year. 6-4 wing averaged 20.9 points on 51.3 percent shooting from the field. Averaged 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists. … Huge games against some of Louisville’s best competition, including 31 points against Akron Hoban and 31 against Lutheran East. … Four-year varsity player, three-year starter. Louisville’s all-time leading scorer with 1,434 points, which rank 14th in Stark County history. … Receiving D2 and D3 college interest. … District 4 Coaches Association D1 Player of the Year. … Louisville finished 23-3, with only losses to St. Ignatius, St. Edward and Canton GlenOak in district final.

    Mason Shrout, Camden Preble Shawnee, 6-5, sr.

    24.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.6 spg, 57.2% FG, 42.0 3 PT% 1st Team Western Ohio Athletic Conference, WOAC Player of the Year; District 15 Player of the Year. Led the Arrows to a second straight Division III district title and regional semifinal berth. An unselfish player, had five assists in district title game. The first player from Preble County to surpass 2,000 career points. Signed with Purdue Fort Wayne.

    Colin White, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-6 sr.

    Ohio State University commit averaged 24.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game this season for the Associated Press poll champion Titans, who are 20-3 as of March 4. White is already a two-time All-Ohio first team selection and has been O-G’s top player on three straight state semifinal teams (runners-up in 2022, 2023). White has also helped the Titans to 28 consecutive Western Buckeye League wins, three straight league titles, and has been the WBL and District 8 Player of the Year three times. A four-year starter, White has played in 105 varsity basketball games, with O-G going 90-15 in those games. He is the all-time career leading scorer in the hot-bed basketball history of Putnam County. White enters the district semifinal round with 1,876 career points.

    The OPSWA All-Ohio teams will begin being released on Monday, March 25.

  • Ohio Business Competes: Yesterday was beyond disheartening

    Ohio Business Competes: Yesterday was beyond disheartening

    Dear Business Leaders,

    Yesterday was beyond disheartening as legislators put politics over the safety of some of our most vulnerable children. The Senate passed an amended HB 68, and the House concurred. We applaud that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voted no, but it was not enough to prevent passage.

    We still have hope to block this from becoming law, but we have to act NOW.

    Please email Gov. DeWine now and tell him that HB 68 is bad public policy. It’s bad for children, for our families, and for our ability to attract and retain talent in our state. We have a choice about who we want to be as a state; HB 68 does not align with our values.

    Here is a sample text to personalize for your email to the Governor:

    I am a business leader, and I urge you to veto HB 68, which would ban clinical best practices by prohibiting affirming healthcare to transgender youth and would ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. This bill harms Ohio’s youth and families—people who make up our workforce and whom we are trying to attract and retain as part of our workforce. 

    We are already seeing an exodus of LGBTQ+ and ally young adults who are seeking a more welcoming place to call home. Families of school-age children are making plans to leave Ohio in order to access essential medical care. HB68 is modeled after laws passed in other states — five of which have injunctions against their implementation. Legislation like HB68 will put Ohio in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons, further harming employee recruitment and retention.

    Additionally, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has been regulating transgender individuals playing sports for years without incident or issue. This is government overreach at its worst; let all kids play sports via the existing OHSAA guidelines, which are working.

    HB 68 will harm Ohio’s families, perception, and bottom line. Please use your power to stop this harmful bill from becoming law. Please VETO HB 68 and support Ohio’s families and a thriving economic workforce.

    We know these bills are bad for business. It’s not too late to stop this.

    Business voices matter. After you email, please call Gov. DeWine’s office at (614) 466-3555 or (614) 644-4357 to voice your opposition to this bill. You can also release an independent public statement condemning this bill, or have meetings and conversations directly with lawmakers.

    If your business, organization, or association would like to make a statement condemning this legislation, please contact Policy@equalityohio.org for more information.

    Thank you for being with us. We need your voice now more than ever.

    Alana Jochum, Esq.

    Board of Directors, Ohio Business Competes

    Executive Director, Equality Ohio

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    (EDITOR’S NOTE: Loveland Magazine is a member of Ohio Business Competes.)

  • OHSAA Studying Expansion of Tournament Divisions in Several Sports

    OHSAA Studying Expansion of Tournament Divisions in Several Sports

    A press release from the Ohio High School Athletic Association

    Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and staff have been discussing expanding tournament divisions in several sports, Executive Director Doug Ute has announced. The OHSAA will hold statewide meetings in January to present data and gather feedback on the topic, which seeks to address the wide enrollment differences from the top to bottom of the current divisional structure. Changes could mirror the OHSAA’s current football model, which puts a smaller number of the state’s largest schools in Division I.

    Of note, the proposal does not add any additional tournament games and would be expected to be a revenue neutral expansion. The Board of Directors could act on a proposal as soon as early 2024. The sports currently being discussed include the sports of girls volleyball, girls and boys soccer, girls and boys basketball, softball and baseball.

    Currently, more than 200 schools enter the postseason tournament in some divisions to compete for a state championship.

    “Almost since day one when I became executive director (in September 2020), many administrators and coaches have expressed interest in expanding tournament divisions in several of our sports,” Ute said. “As everyone knows, we have seven tournament divisions in the sport of football, so why not give student-athletes, schools and their communities the same, or at least comparable, opportunities to compete for a state championship in some of our other sports.

    “The Board of Directors has been very supportive when discussing this, and I have been pleased that we seem to be on the same page and could possibly have a proposal in front of the Board in the very near future,” Ute said. He added that the OHSAA will discuss adding tournament divisions in other sports in the future.

    While the OHSAA Board of Directors has not recently been asked to act on formal proposals specifically on expansion, the Board has heard proposals that addressed the enrollment disparity between the schools at the top to the bottom of Division I in both 2006 and 2019. The only modification the OHSAA currently has in place addressing that issue is in football, where Division I is comprised of the top 10 percent of schools based on enrollment and the other six divisions are divided as evenly as possible. Currently in the sports of baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and girls volleyball, the enrollment difference from the top to the bottom of schools in Division I is an average of 939 students, with highs of 955 in boys soccer (an enrollment range of 346 to 1,301); 954 in boys basketball (346 to 1,300); 944 in baseball (356 to 1,300) and 940 in girls volleyball (319 to 1,249).

    The OHSAA has studied the number of tournament divisions and formats in other states and has found that several states, including many that have fewer schools, have more tournament divisions than Ohio. Other than football, the OHSAA has not expanded divisions in team sports since the 1980s. Ute also said that as many schools throughout the state have lost enrollment, the trend has been for those schools to leave their conferences or leagues and join ones that more closely resemble them from an enrollment standpoint. Placing schools into tournament divisions with those that have similar enrollments is one of the key elements that would be addressed by expansion.

    “Our No. 1 goal is to do what’s best for the student-athletes,” Ute said. “We believe our member schools and their participants would support this. From a financial standpoint, we would not be playing more contests overall, we simply would be putting the same number of teams into more divisions. So, our initial thought is this would not have an impact on the OHSAA financially one way or the other.”

    School administrators will be sent information on the statewide meetings in January, and the OHSAA will also continue to collect input from the various state coaches associations.

    Any proposed changes in the number of tournament divisions would need to be approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors, as those guidelines are part of the OHSAA General Sports Regulations, not the OHSAA Constitution or Bylaws. Any changes to the OHSAA Constitution or Bylaws would require a vote of the membership.

  • OHSAA Track and Field State Tournament Moving to Dayton for 2024

    OHSAA Track and Field State Tournament Moving to Dayton for 2024

    Welcome Stadium Renderings by Dayton Public Schools

    The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that the 2024 track and field state tournament will be held at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. The track at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University will be removed in May and replaced with a new track that will take several months to complete.

    Welcome Stadium hosted the OHSAA track and field state tournament from 1999-2003 after the track was removed from Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Dayton Public Schools recently completed a $34 million renovation project at Welcome Stadium that included a new track, football field, press box, concourse and locker rooms.

    Welcome Stadium Renderings by Dayton Public Schools

    The track and field state tournament will return to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in 2025 and 2026 to complete the current three-year contract. Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium has hosted the state tournament since 2004, with the exceptions of 2020, when the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2021, when each division was held at a high school in central Ohio.

    “We are excited and honored to be hosting the 2024 State Track Tournament at Welcome Stadium,” said Dayton Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. David Lawrence. “The district and community have invested a lot into the stadium renovation project, and it is rewarding to now be hosting a state tournament as a result of those efforts. As a former participant in the state track meet and avid fan of track and field, it brings great joy to host the meet in our newly renovated and state-of-the-art facility.”

    The track and field state tournament is scheduled for May 31 and June 1, 2024.

    “We are very impressed with the renovations at Welcome Stadium,” said Doug Ute, OHSAA Executive Director. “It’s great to see what Dayton Public Schools has done to the facility and they were very excited right away when we called. We are fortunate that the timing of these construction projects lined up so that Welcome Stadium was ready to host before Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium was unavailable.”

    “We, at Ohio State, are moving forward with a complete track replacement at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium,” said Mike Penner, Executive Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations. “Construction will take place from May to September 2024. Unfortunately, we will not be able to host the 2024 State Track Meet, but we look forward to hosting again in 2025 and beyond.”

    More information including event schedules, meet management details, etc. will be shared at a later date.

  • Get To Know Arlington Renegades Quarterback Loveland native Drew Plitt

    Get To Know Arlington Renegades Quarterback Loveland native Drew Plitt

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    Drew Plitt has been with the Arlington Renegades since day one, but his past success is what has brought him here to the XFL as one of the few rookie quarterbacks.

    High School Football Experience

    Photo by The Enquirer

    Plitt went to high school in Loveland, Ohio where he played quarterback for the Tigers. His biggest achievement at Loveland was leading the school to the 2013 Division II state title which was the school’s first state championship ever. In 2015, he threw for over 1,400 yards with 15 passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in ten games. He was the team captain and was honorable mention all-district as a senior.

    While deciding which college to go to, Plitt had offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, and Lafayette. In the end, he decided to pick Ball State as the college of his choice. His former high school head coach Fred Cranford told Cincinnati.com what kind of quarterback the school was going to get.

    “Drew’s quarterback style and talent will allow him to be crazy successful there. Ball State is getting a championship, high character quarterback. Ball State loves his talent and style, his leadership and quarterback intangibles.”

    Loveland Head Football Coach Fred Cranford via Cincinnati.com

    Ball State Experience

    Photo by Mike DiNovoUSA TODAY Sports

     

    In his first year in college back in 2016, Plitt was redshirted for the season as a freshman. The next year in 2017, he started the season as the fourth quarterback on the depth chart. Due to injuries to the quarterback position, Plitt was forced into action and played in the last five games of the season starting three of them. He finished his first season with 430 passing yards and three touchdowns along with three interceptions. Plitt also ran for 29 yards and one touchdown in the season.

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  • Loveland High School wrestler Elizabeth Madison brings home State Gold Medal

    Loveland High School wrestler Elizabeth Madison brings home State Gold Medal

    Elizabeth Madison on the stand after capturing the State Title (Photo @CoachSwitzer)

    Loveland, Ohio – Head Coach Chris Switzer said on FaceBook after Elizabeth Madison completed her perfect season, “So proud of this kid…. what a year – undefeated State Champ as a freshman.” He was exclaiming his esteem for Madison after she defeated every opponent in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University during the DI OHSAA State Wrestling Championships.

    Madison won every match she entered as a 170 lb. ninth grader and finished the season 42-0 with 40 pins. This was the inaugural season for the Ohio High School Athletic Association to host a Women’s wrestling tournament. Madison will forever be remembered as Ohio’s first 170-pound champion.

    In January 2022, the OHSAA announced that Women’s wrestling and Men’s volleyball would be added as sanctioned sports beginning with the 2022-23 school year. The Ohio High School Athletic Association averages more than 50,000 fans for the weekend of wrestling.

    Watch Elizabeth Madison pin 4-time State qualifier DeSales High School senior Rebekah Oladakun, to become Ohio’s first 170-pound champion

    Loveland High School’s first Women’s Wrestling Team at the Winter Sports Awards. (Photo by Loveland Tiger Wrestling)
    Elizabeth Madison on the stand after capturing the Regional Title (Photo @CoachSwitzer)

  • Loveland High School’s Ty Harter and Elizabeth Madison get send off to State wrestling championships

    Loveland High School’s Ty Harter and Elizabeth Madison get send off to State wrestling championships

    Loveland, Ohio – “We would like to Congratulate Ty Harter and Elizabeth Madison for qualifying for DI OHSAA State Wrestling Championships in Columbus this weekend,” said Kristy Brulport, the Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director at Loveland High School. “We are going to celebrate Ty and Elizabeth at 1:50 PM on Thursday afternoon right at the start of our 7th bell.”

    Teachers, students, and staff will step out into the halls to cheer on Madison and Harter as they leave the building on their way to the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University. The Pep Band will be accompanying Ty and Elizabeth through the building.

    Madison will compete in the inaugural Women’s tournament and Harter will compete in the 86th annual State matches. Madison, who won the Harrison regional and is 38-0, is the #1 seed at 170 lbs. Madison is the first Loveland Female Wrestler to punch her ticket to the OHSAA Wrestling Championships.

    Tickets, Gear, Programs and Photos 

    Women’s preview: https://ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/2023-girls-wrestling-state-tournament-preview…

    Men’s preview: https://ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/2023-boys-wrestling-state-tournament-preview…

    Brackets, pairings, media guide & more: https://ohsaa.org/sports/wrestling