Blanchester Wildcats Athletics
Brad Ballinger
​Athletic Director
937-783-2461 ext 4115
​ballingerb@blan.org
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3/7, 3/8, 3/9 - STATE Wrestling
Senior Clayton Schirmer and Junior James Peters finished their amazing seasons in Columbus at the State Tournament.

James won his first match. He then lost to the wrestler who later finished 3rd and one who finished 7th place.  James completes his season with 47 wins and only 5 loses.  

Clayton finished his excellent career by placing 8th overall.  Clayton set the school record for wins in a season (52) and pins in a season (37) , he is third overall in career wins with 149.   


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3/1 &3/2/19 - Wrestling at Troy Hobart Arena for Districts
Battling through the consolation rounds, two Wildcats earned a trip to Columbus on Thursday.  
After losing a close match in the quarter finals, Clayton Schirmer reeled off 4 straight pins and placed 3rd.

Fighting illness on Friday James Peters lost a close match in his quarterfinals which put him into the consolation rounds.  After two matches ending with a Peters pin, James had a rematch with the returning district champion who had beaten James earlier in the year at the Lima Central Catholic Invitational.  With the score tied 1-1 in the third period, and time running out, James scored a takedown on an impressive double leg attack to qualify for the State tournament! 
for complete district results click here

for State tournament pairings click here

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2/22 & 23 - Sectional Wrestling tournament @ Blanchester High School
10 district qualifiers and an alternate ensured the team CHAMPIONSHIP for the Wildcats

Top Five teams
(of 27 total)
1.Blanchester - 229.0
2.Bethel-Tate - 197.0
3.Bid. River Valley - 188.5
4.Clermont NE - 127.5
5.Reading - 105.0

Individual placers
Jacob Hamm - CHAMPION
Adam Frump - 2nd place
Gage Berwanger - 5th place
Andrew Frump - 4th place
Gage Huston - 4th place
Clayton Schirmer - CHAMPION
Colt Conover - 4th place
Ramiro Torres - 3rd place
Steven Latchford - 4th place
Christian Stubbs - CHAMPION
James Peters - CHAMPION
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for complete information from Sectionals click here

for district information click here

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2/16/19 - Wrestling @ SBAAC tournament at East Clinton
7th placers paced the Wildcats to the National Division CHAMPIONSHIP
St John 3rd
Frump 4th
Schirmer CHAMPION - WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Conover 4th
Latchford 3rd
Stubbs 4th
Peters CHAMPION

Coach Nicely was also named National division coach of the year!


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2/10/19 - Varsity Wrestling @ St John's Arena at Ohio State
The Wildcats competed in the State dual meet tournament for the third time in the seven years it has been held.  The team wrestled well, but didn't have enough to beat a very talented team from Rootstown.  Team lost in the opening round 45-25. 
Individual winners were:
Hamm pinned
Huston major decision
Schirmer technical fall
Torres pinned
Latchford major decision
 
For complete match results click here.
  

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2/2/19 - Varsity Wrestling HOME for OHSAA Regional Dual meet CHAMPIONSHIP
Leaving no doubt, the Wildcats dominated Bethel Tate in the CHAMPIONSHIP finals to win the Region 23 title and qualify to the STATE dual meet at the Ohio State University Feb 10th. The Wildcats won 11 of the 13 head to head matches, 8 of those by pin, and won 58-15.

The Wildcats will travel to Columbus on Feb 10 to compete against the following teams.
​Division III
Milan Edison
Genoa
Crestwood
Rootstown
Marion Pleasant
Bidwell River Valley
Blanchester
Versailles


In the quarterfinals the Wildcats beat Dayton Northridge by a convincing score of 63-6.  In the semi final round the wrestlers beat 4th seeded Brookville 43-31

for complete match by match results click here


1/29/19 - Varsity wrestling at Goshen with New Richmond
Wildcats win 2 more duals meets and improve to 16-1 on the season.
Beat New Richmond 53-18
Beat Goshen 60-18

Host OHSAA Regional Finals on Saturday Feb 2nd.  Wrestling starts at 9:00.  Wildcats have the #1 seed and a bye first round.  Anticipate Blanchester wrestling around 10:45am.
Winner on Saturday makes the Elite 8 and qualifies for the STATE meet. 
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1/28/19 - Clayton Schirmer will continue his education and wrestling career by attending Wilmington College next year.  Congratulations Clayton!
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1/24 & 1/25/19 - Varsity Wrestling @ Lima Central Catholic Invitational
Competing against 43 of the top D3 school across the state of Ohio, the Wildcats wrestlers placed 5th as a team.  Seven individual place winners ensured the top 5 finish for the Wildcats.
Adam Frump placed 5th
Gage  Berwanger placed 7th
Andrew Frump placed 6th
Johnny Schirmer placed 6th
Clayton Schirmer placed 4th
Ramiro Torres placed 7th
James Peters placed 3rd
for completed brackets click here

Our Wildcats host the OHSAA regional dual meet tournament on Saturday Feb 2nd.  Winner advances to the STATE dual meet championships at St John Arena at Ohio State.


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1/25/19 - Freshman wrestling @ Western Brown
Team 5th out of 14 schools
Nick Musselman 5-0 all pins 1st place
Bryan Bandow 4-1 second place
Zane Panetta 5-0 1st place.
Jacob Lanham 4-1 second place.
Young Boys 18-2 on the day!



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1/18/19 - Varsity wrestling @ Sycamore Invitational
WILDCATS CHAMPIONS!  #hardware
Blanchester outpaces 22 other schools for the title.
3 weight class champions lead our wrestlers to the team title.
Clayton Schirmer, Steven Latchford, and James Peters all placed 1st.
8 other Wildcats joined them in the final round and placed top 6th or better.
for complete results click here


1/10/19 - Varsity Wrestling @ Madeira
The Blanchester High School wrestling team overpowered a pair of squads Thursday night in non-league action at Madeira High School.
The Wildcats defeated the host Mustangs 73-9 and blanked visiting Waynesville 78-0. The 78-0 win is a school record, for largest margin of victory.
Blanchester is 14-1 on the year.

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1/5/19 - Varsity Wrestling @ Madeira
Wildcats finish runner ups in the 23 team tournament.  
12 Wrestlers place top 6
James Peters CHAMPION
complete results click here 

JV wrestling results from New Richmond
Bandow 3rd
Musselman 4th
Tedrick 5th
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12/22/18 - Varsity Wrestling HOME for Holiday Duals
Wildcats Wrestling places 2nd at Blanchester Holiday Duals Tournament
Clayton Schirmer wins Outstanding Wrestler
 
Blanchester    69        Batavia           6
Blanchester    54        Massie             22
Blanchester    60        Hillsboro        24
Blanchester    78        Mt Healthy     5
Blanchester    64        Reading          9
Blanchester    69        CNE                 12
Blanchester    70        Sycamore       3
Blanchester    54        New Richmond25
Blanchester                Bye     
Blanchester    21        London           50


PicturePhoto: Denise Thacker
12/18/18 - Varsity Wrestling HOME vs. Clinton Massie, East Clinton, and Wilmington
On Senior night our boys win the County
Defeating East Clinton and Clinton Massie
story from the News Journal

12/12/18 - Varsity Wrestling @ Greeneview
Wildcats dominate, pick up two victories.
​78-6 over Greeneview
​63-12 over Northridge
Clayton Schirmer defeats 2x State placer from Greeneview
story from News Journal

2018 Blanchester Holiday Duals
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12/1/18 - Varsity Wrestlers @ Taylor Invitational
TEAM CHAMPIONS scoring 337 points to runner up New Richmond's 197.5
106 Hamm 2nd
113 St John 2nd
120 Musselman 3rd
126 Adam Frump 2nd
132 Andrew Frump CHAMPION
132 Gage Berwanger 3rd
138 Johnny Schirmer CHAMPION
152 Clayton Schirmer CHAMPION
170 Ramiro Torres CHAMPION
182 Steven Latchford CHAMPION
195 Christian Stubbs 2nd
220 James Peters CHAMPION
220 Shane Garrett 3rd
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complete results click here


12/1/18 - JV Wrestling @ Purcell Marion
Wrestlers go 15-4 for the tournament.
Zane Panetta CHAMPION
Troy Hedstrom 3rd
Jacob Lanham 4th
Bryan Bandow 3-1 for the day

Schedule
Roster
History / Records
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Varsity Wrestling 
Head Coach Scott Nicely
snicely521@gmail.com

web site
arbiter live schedule
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Front Row: Bryan Bandow, Andrew Frump, Colt Conover, Levi St. John, Zach Williams 2nd row: Troy Hedstrom, Christian Stubbs, Gage Huston, Zane Panetta, James Peters, Jacob Lanham 3rd row: Coach Nicely, Nick Musselman, Jacob Hamm, Jordan Gray, Gage Berwanger, Adam Frump Back Row: Ramiro Torres, Steven Latchford, Clayton Schirmer, Shane Garrett, Johny Schirmer, Coach Tissandier
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Senior Ramiro Torres
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Senior Clayton Schirmer
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Senior Steven Latchford
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