If you have any individual or team stats I will place them here:

4 Time OVAC Champions

Bobby Douglas Bridgeport

Mark Emmerling East Liverpool

Kelly Shields Edison

Zack Schuller St. Clairsville

Abbie Rush Wheeling Park

Clay Tucker Martins Ferry

Adam Hoppel Beaver Local

Dunyasha M. Yetts

Steubenville High School/1986-1989

High School Career 129-6-1
 

Freshman 138lb: 29-4-1

·   1^st Kiwanis Tournament

·   2^nd OVAC

·   1^st District

·   1^st Regional

·   2^nd Ohio High School State Tournament D-II

Sophomore: 138lb: 34-2

·   1^st Kiwanis Tournament

·   1^st North Canton Hoover Tournament

·   1^st OVAC

·   1^st District

·   3 Regional

·   State Qualifier D-I

·   Earned school record for fastest pin at .05 seconds.

Junior: 145lb: 32-0

·   1^st Richmond Heights

·   1^st OVAC

·   1^st Sectional

·   1^st District

·   1^st Ohio High School State Tournament D-II

Senior: 145lb: 34-0

·   1^st Richmond Heights

·   1^st Kiwanis

·   1^st OVAC

·   1^st Sectional

·   1^st District

·   1^st Ohio High School State Tournament D-II

·   69-0 record during Junior and Senior years without an offense point scored on him

College Career

The Ohio State University

1992-1993 Season/134lbs/34-11

3^rd Big Ten Tournament

NCAA Qualifier

1993-1994 Season/142lb/

1^st Oregon State Classic

1^st Big Ten Tournament

3^rd NCAA

All-Big Ten Selection Team

1992-1994-5^th All time career winning percentage (68-12)

1993-1994-Team Captain

1993-1994-Lead team in take downs

1993-1994 Most team falls

1993-1994 Most team points (125.5)

1993-1994 Team MVP

April 13th 2011

Here are Dominic Prezzia's Stats! 2008-2011

 Dom now holds school records for Most wins in a single season, most wins in a career, and highest winning percentage. 166-14 and 47 wins (Jr. year) in a season.

STATS FOR DOMINIC OVER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER at St. Clairsville.


FRESHMEN-130lb

ST JOHN 1ST
36-8 BARNESVILLE 2ND
16 FALLS ST CLAIRSVILLE 1ST
189 PTS OVAC 2ND
SECTIONALS 3RD
DISTRICT 4TH
STATE QUALIFIER-LOST PLACEMENT MATCH
IN O.T.


SOPHMORE-135lb

BARNESVILLE 1ST
37-3 ST CLAIRSVILLE 1ST
17 FALLS OVAC 2ND
214 PTS SECTIONAL 1ST
DISTRICT 1ST
STATE 4TH


JUNIOR- 145LB

BARNESVILLE 1st
47-2 ST. CLAIRSVILLE 1st
26 FALLS OVAC 2nd
283 PTS WEST HOLMES 1st
BUCKEYE LOCAL 1st
SECTIONALS 1st
DISTRICT 1st
STATE 3rd


SENIOR- 152LB

BARNSVILLE 1st
46-1 ST. CLAIRSVILLE 1st
31 FALLS OVAC 1st
WEST HOLMES 1st
BUCKEYE LOCAL 1st
SECTIONALS 1st
DISTRICTS 1st
STATE 2nd

CAREER RECORD 166-14
90 FALLS

David Bertolino Buckeye Local

Post College
2010 Asics U.S. Open - 3rd place 84/kg Freestyle
2010 Pan-American Games - 7th place 84/kg Freestyle

@ Iowa State
2009 197lb All-American 8th place
70 Career Wins

High School
154-22 Career Record
State Champ
2x State Placer (1st and 5th)
3x State Qualifier

2003 NHSCA Sr. Nationals 3rd Place
2003 DII Ohio State Champion 160lbs 44-0 record
2002 NHSCA National Open Champ 160lb
2002 AAU JR Olympic Gold Medalist
 

1973 and 1974 OVAC champion - Bob Mendenhall of Linsly - Totally dominated all competition including the 2 time AAA State champion from Wheeling High. Four starter at WVU and member of the Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Club, qualified for the 1980 Greco-Roman Olympic Trials.

During the 50s and 60s Ohio only had 1 division for wrestling pitting the best vs the best at states. To qualify for states you had to win the district or place 2nd--However, I think in some cases only 1 wrestler from the district qualified for states.

Stats for those wrestlers

John Scordos

(1961-1964) - 75-5 career record. Three time OVAC and district champ.
1962 - state qualifier
1963 - 3rd at states
1964 - state champ
Lost 1 match his jr and sr years

Steve Scipio

(1964-1967) 74-4 career record. Three time OVAC champ and district champ.
1965 - 3rd at states (soph)
1966 - 2nd at states (jr)
1967 - state qualifier (sources in the know, told me he had an injured back at states)

Jerry McDaniel
Four time state qualifier. Martins Ferry's first state qualifier. He qualified the first year Martins Ferry had a team-- a remarkable feat.
Two time OVAC and district champ
State runner up his sr year.

Keith Sommer
Wrestled only 2 years because the wrestling team started his jr year.
OVAC and district champ his sr year.
State runner up his sr year. Was Martins Ferry's first state placer.

Bob Bruney
Wrestled on the first 3 wrestling squads.
OVAC and district champ his sr year.
Placed 3rd at states his sr year. His only loss. Rumor has it that Woody Hayes was recruiting him prior to his semi match.

Jeff Jones
Wrestled on the first 3 wrestling squads.
OVAC and district champ
Placed 3rd at states his SR year. his only loss that year.

Jeff Sommer
3 time OVAC and district champ.
2 time state placer (runner up and 4th)

George Cherokee

from Shadyside was one of Ohio's first few to win back to back Ohio state wrestling titles. He won at 165 lbs. in 1939 and then jumped claimed the 185 title in 1940. He went on to start at guard for Ohio State and played a year for the Browns.

Bridgeport's Dave LaMotte is also a good choice for the 1970's; was national champion at West Liberty in 1979! Also must include St. Clairsville's Dave Delande in the 1980's 3x OVAC champ, state runner-up and also went on to West Liberty and was at one point the all time career win leader and two time runner-up in his career at West Liberty!

Willie Saxton (Buckeye Local '06)-2X OVAC Champ; Ohio State Champion; won numerous national titles and was an All-American on a few occasions in HS; wrestled at Mizzou for two seasons where he was a starter for a while on a 'Top 5' NCAA DI school.

Abbie Rush (Wheeling Park '06)-4X OVAC Champ; 4X WV State placer (unbelievably Abbie never won a state title); had a very successful college career at Boston University wrestling as a 4-year starter for legendary coach, Carl Adams.

Zach Schuller (Buckeye Local/St. Clairsville '06)-4X OVAC Champ; 3X Ohio State placer; spent a year or so at Mizzou as a member of the wrestling team there.

A few wrestlers from the early 2000's era (2000-2010) that have been National Qualifiers for West Liberty in recent years are Lucas Huffman (River), Kayne Melko (Bellaire St. Johns), Cody Tominack (Wheeling Park), and Jarrod Shaw (Brooke).

Kyle Bauer 2011

 2x Ovac champ,2X state champ, 2x Ovac runner up, carreer record of 150-9.

Brian Roskovich

was 156-11 in his career...4x OHSAA State Placer and was D-III Outstanding Wrestler his senior year after he Teched a kid in the finals who would go on to place 6th at the High School Nationals. He did not give up a point his senior year. He was an All-American as well and a 4 year starter at Ohio State where he held team records for most back points, majors, and tf, his Junior and Senior year. Was NCAA Qual. And 4x Academic All Big 10.

OVAC Families:

Giovengo Brothers

Tom Giovengo 104-9 career record 2xState champ. Most Outstanding Wrestler State tourney 1988. 3x ovac placer. Runner-up. USA Wrestling magazine High School All-American. Wrestled at Mt. Union College

Jeff Giovengo over 120 victories. 3x state placer, 2x ovac placer Wrestled at West Lib

Joe Giovengo 92-20. 2x state placer, ovac placer

Josh Giovengo over 110-10 record. 36-0 Senior season. State champ, state tournament senior year either pinned or tech falled everyone in state tournament. OVAC champ(1st from Bishop Donahue and still only champ. Wrestled at West Lib.

As a family 426 victories!!! The Giovengo brothers competed from 1986 to 1996 in the OVAC's. A decade of OVAC wrestling with a Giovengo brother!

Father was Tom Giovengo. Wrestled at Union High in Benwood. State and OVAC placer while only starting wrestling as a sophomore. Co-founded Benwood Bruisers wrestling club in 1979 with Emil Nardone. Benwood Bruisers Wrestling is still in existence today being coached by Joe, with Tom and Jeff as his assistants. Also started wrestling team at Bishop Donahue with Emil Nardone.

Tucker Family Martins Ferry

Bob Tucker ovac champ
Bobby Tucker state runner up
Lament Tucker state champ
Clay Tucker state champ
Chase Tucker state placer
 

Wheeling Park, the Monseau brothers (Vinnie '88 and AJ '98). Vinnie was a 2X state champion, while AJ was a state placer. Both went on to be All-Americans at West Liberty while wrestling for their dad, legendary coach Dr. Vince Monseau. Vinnie was a 3x NAIA All-American. AJ placed his senior year when the NCAA DII National Tournament was held at the Wheeling Civic Center.