113: Cole Schulke, Sr., Columbia

COACHES OF THE YEAR Dan Juliani, Columbia and Scott Sedlick, Avon Lake

This was an agonizing decision, and nothing I used as a tiebreaker really gave one a clear edge over the other. Juliani and Sedlick have been in their posts the last four years and were led by their superb senior classes with whom they started in their first years on the job. Both men were named Lorain County coaches of the year for their respective divisions and won their schools’ first conference titles in nearly or over 20years (22for Columbia, 18for Avon Lake). Juliani and Sedlick qualified at least eight or more wrestlers for their respective district tournaments along with winning their conference titles, sectional championships, and both had at least one state qualifier. Each man took their programs from the bottom of their leagues and rose up to the top behind their first crop of wrestlers. If there was a year to split the honor between two well-deserving candidates, this year would be the one.

FIRST TEAM (in alphabetical order) 150: Hunter Anderson, Jr., Midview

D-I state qualifier, district fourth place, sectional runner-up

190: Gavin Beasley, Sr., North Olmsted

D-I state qualifier, district runner-up, sectional champion, 103 career wins

285: Cameron Carreras, Sr., Clearview

D-III state alternate, district fifth place, sectional champion

106: Brad Cerankosky, Jr., Westlake

D-I state qualifier, district runner-up, sectional champion

285: Austin Dye, Jr., Midview

D-I state eighth place, district third place, sectional champion, 35-8record in 2022-23

190: Hayden Garrow, Sr., Columbia

D-III state qualifier, district third place, sectional champion, 44-7 record in 2022-23

150: Connor Holm, Jr., Elyria

D-I state qualifier, district third place, sectional champion

150: Owen Kyser, Sr., Vermilion

D-II state qualifier, district runner-up, sectional runner-up, 104 career wins

165: Jack Marconi, Sr., Avon Lake

D-I state qualifier, district third place, sectional champion, 98career wins, 48-8record in 202223

113: Kaiyon McKinney, So., Elyria

D-I state runner-up, district champion, sectional champion

138: Nathan Perry, Sr., Avon Lake

D-I district sixth place, sectional champion, 141 career wins (most in school history)

113: Anthony Rocco, Jr., Bay

D-II state eighth place, district third place, sectional runner-up, 43-6record in 2022-23

D-III state fourth place, district champion, sectional champion, 156 career wins

138: Kevin Williams, Jr., Firelands

D-II state qualifier, district fourth place, sectional fourth place

SECOND TEAM

(in alphabetical order)

165, Gabe Borror, Jr., Midview: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

165, Matthew Chalkwater, So., North Olmsted: D-I district fifth place, sectional champion

144, Andrew Connelly, Jr., Olmsted Falls: D-I district sixth place, sectional runner-up

165, Cole Karliak, Sr., Fairview: D-III district qualifier, sectional third place

120, Ryan Kennedy, So., North Olmsted: D-I district qualifier, sectional champion, 42-2record

157, Joe Marconi, Sr., Avon Lake: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

126, Tanner Moore, So., Westlake: D-I district sixth place, sectional champion

144, Diego Moralez, Sr., Keystone: D-III district fifth place, sectional runner-up

113, Chase Morgan, So., Westlake: D-I district qualifier, sectional runner-up

285, Eddie Powers, Sr., North Ridgeville: D-I district qualifier, sectional runner-up

175, Adam Schumacher, Jr., Avon: D-I district qualifier, sectional runner-up

165, Garrett Szuch, Sr., Columbia: qualifier, sectional runner-up

106, Vananthony Trunzo, Jr., Amherst: D-I district fifth place, sectional champion

126, Michael Valerino, Sr., Avon Lake: district fifth place, sectional runner-up

THIRD TEAM

D-III district

D-I

(in alphabetical order)

144, Riley Atkins, Sr., Avon: D-I district qualifier, sectional runner-up

215, Ross Auvil, Jr., Amherst: sectional fourth place

157, Owen Bier, Jr., Midview: D-I sectional fifth place, 31-12 record

132, Nate Bober, Jr., North Ridgeville: sectional sixth place, 33-9record

215, Clay Broadhurst, Jr., Avon Lake: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

120, Blake Cancel, Fr., Elyria: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

D-I district qualifier,

190, Eian Englehart, Fr., Avon:

D-I

D-I district

qualifier, sectional third place

138, Mason Fitch, Sr., Avon: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

106, Michael Frye, Fr., Columbia: D-III district qualifier, sectional runner-up

157, Tony Governale, Sr., Columbia: D-III district qualifier, sectional third place

120, Brogan Hartup, Jr., Westlake: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

165, Malachi Howell, Sr., Vermilion: qualifier, sectional runner-up

113, Tony Mrosko, Fr., Avon: D-I district qualifier, sectional third place

175, Conner Rogers, Sr., Firelands:

qualifier, sectional third place HONOR ROLL

D-II district

D-II district

Amherst: Ryan Auvil; Avon: Niko Kalamaras; Avon Lake: Jack Valerino; Bay: Jackson Kloepfer; Brookside: Shawn Moore; Clearview: Isaiah Garcia; Columbia: Andrew Sorensen; Elyria: Darius Atley; Elyria Catholic: Christian James; Fairview: Brandon Clark; Firelands: Kameron Williams; Keystone: Paul Horten; Lorain: Xzander Natal; Midview: Tyler Dye; North Olmsted: Phillip Kennedy; North Ridgeville: Ian Rottari; Oberlin: Tommy Boyer; Olmsted Falls: Ryan Roberto; Rocky River: Aiden Konat; Vermilion: Lewis Strama; Wellington: Wayde Bowman; Westlake: Robbie Huber