The regional meets for the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association duals will be on Feb. 7 with the finals a week later.
The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association duals begin on Feb. 7 with the regional rounds for the girls and Divisions I, II and III boys.
Two teams from each region advance to the state duals and will wrestle for championships at locations around the state. Cincinnati schools are represented in the girls regional as well as Division I and II boys.
Here is what to know before the mats roll out for the regional bouts this weekend.
Harrison, Lebanon girls top seeds in OHSWCA regional duals
The girls regional duals for Cincinnati teams feature seven teams at two locations. No. 1 Harrison will host No. 4 Eaton and No. 5 Lakota East in the upper bracket while No. 2 Lebanon hosts No. 3 Oak Hills, No. 6 Northmont and No. 7 Princeton in the lower bracket. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. for both brackets.
Harrison won the duals state championship in 2024 and was the top seed in the region again in 2025, but fell to Lakota East 41-36 in the regional finals. This season, Harrison is already sitting in the regional finals with a bye and could rematch the Thunderhawks should they beat Eaton.
In the lower bracket, Oak Hills and Northmont meet in the first round as do Lebanon and Princeton with the winners of each match advancing to the regional finals. Lebanon won its bracket last season and reached the state duals, placing fourth while Lakota East finished in eighth.
Harrison and Lebanon could meet in the duals in the state round should both advance, but the pair will meet prior regardless of duals result. The top two girls teams in Greater Cincinnati will get a tune-up against each other at Lebanon on Feb. 4.
Winning teams wrestle in the state duals on at 11 a.m. on Feb. 14 at Marysville High School.
OHSWCA Division I boys wrestling regional duals
In the Division I top bracket, No. 1 Graham hosts No. 4 Elder, No. 5 Springboro and No. 8 Butler. The bottom bracket has No. 3 Moeller, No. 6 Lebanon and No. 7 St. Xavier and was supposed to feature No. 3 Harrison, which withdrew from the tournament.
Graham wrestling in the Division I duals adds a new wrinkle for the Cincinnati-area squads to deal with. Graham is one of the all-time powerhouses in Ohio wrestling and has won an Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championship 26 times, including 24 in a row in Division II and in Division III last season. Graham will still wrestle in Division III in OHSAA tournaments, but opted up for the OHSWCA duals.
Graham will meet Butler in the opening rounds beginning at 10 a.m. and Elder and Springboro will also battle in the first round. Elder and Springboro met in a dual at Elder on Dec. 12 with Elder winning 35-34.
Wrestling in the bottom bracket begins at 9 a.m. at Moeller. Lebanon, thanks to Harrison's withdrawal, is already in the regional final and awaits the winner of Moeller and St. Xavier. The Bombers and the Crusaders will meet for the first time head-to-head this season with the Greater Catholic League championships just two weeks later on Feb. 21.
Moeller and Springboro were state qualifiers last season. Springboro finished in fourth while Moeller was in fifth place.
The Division I state duals will be a day later than the other meets, scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at Marysville High School.
La Salle continues Division II season in OHSWCA duals
Last year, OHSAA gave La Salle a Division II designation but opted to wrestle in Division I in both the OHSAA tournaments and OHSWCA state duals. Now, the Lancers have chosen to wrestle in Division II.
La Salle, the No. 4 seed in the Division II regional, will meet No. 5 Franklin in the opener at Bishop Watterson. The winner will advance to the regional against the top-seeded hosts who have a first-round bye.
The bottom bracket of the regional features No. 2 Alter, No. 3 DeSales, No. 6 Benjamin Logan and No. 7 Bloom-Carroll. Both brackets will wrestle at 10 a.m. at Bishop Watterson.
The Division II state duals will again be at Bishop Watterson, kicking off at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: OHSWCA regional high school wrestling dual tournaments begin Feb. 7
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