Mitchell Younger’s hand is raised after the Bishop Watterson High School senior won a Division II state championship at 144 pounds on March 9 in Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. Photos courtesy John Hulkenberg
Bishop Watterson coach Felix Catheline (right) hugs Mitchell Younger after the senior’s 5-3 win over Cooper Smith of Steubenville at 144 pounds in the Division II state championship match on March 9 in the Schottenstein Center. Younger won his third state title.
Bishop Watterson’s Michael Boyle makes the sign of the cross before going out on the mat and defeating Brayton Feister of Akron Hoban 2-1 at 215 pounds in the Division II state final.
Bishop Watterson assistant coach Ross Thatcher encourages Michael Boyle during the Division II 215-pound state championship match.
Bishop Watterson’s James Lindsay faces Millersburg West Holmes’ Louden Dixon (in blue) at 150 pounds in the Division II state final. Lindsay took second, losing 7-3 to Dixon in the championship match.
Bishop Hartley’s Aiden King is a state champion at 138 pounds in Division II after an 18-0 win over Bishop Watterson’s Tommy Rowlands in the final.
Bishop Hartley’s Aiden King controls Bishop Watterson’s Tommy Rowlands at 138 pounds in the Division II state championship match. King won 18-0.
Bishop Hartley’s Aiden King celebrates his state title by taking down assistant coach Austin Marsico.
St. Francis DeSales’ Andrew Barford faces Rod Owens of Kettering Alter at 175 pounds in the Division II state wrestling finals at Ohio State. Barford was defeated 10-2 and took second.
St. Francis DeSales’ Joel Welch (left) battles Reading’s Gage Murphy in the 165-pound final in the Division II state wrestling tournament. Welch finished as the runner-up, losing by fall in three minutes, 38 seconds.

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