ST. BERNARD - Roger Bacon Wrestling's Ethan Lewis placed 4th at 113 at this past weekend to become the first Spartan since Jake Mumper in 2020 to qualify for the OHSAA DII State Wrestling Meet.
Ethan will wrestle this Friday as he looks to become the first Spartan Wrestler to win a State Championship.
Ethan went into the District Meet with 109 wins and earned five victories to secure his spot at State. He now holds sole possession of 2nd all time in career wins with 114. Ethan is four wins away from tying Matt Schaffer's record of 118 career wins.
The 89th Annual Boys and Fourth Annual Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling state tournament begins Friday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University. Over three days and more than 1,300 bouts, state champions will be crowned Sunday evening in 14 weight classes for three divisions for boys and one for girls.
The state tournament schedule, along with state qualifiers and brackets, are now set for the state tournament. That information and more are available at:
Tickets are available at .
Every match of the state tournament will be streamed live on the NFHS Network.
Last year, 69,419 fans attended the state tournament over the three days and five sessions. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange won its second-consecutive girls wrestling state championship, while boys state titles went to Lakewood St. Edward with a Division I state tournament record 258 points, Columbus Bishop Watterson in Division II with its first wrestling state title, and St. Paris Graham Local with its 23rd-consecutive wrestling state title and 24th overall.
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ETHAN LEWIS BECOMES FIRST SPARTAN WRESTLER TO QUALIFY FOR STATE SINCE 2020!
