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WOAC 2026 Wrestling Championships Results
Preble Shawnee continues to have a strong hold in the league and won their 5th straight league championship. (Dale Barger photo)
NEW PARIS – The Western Ohio Athletic Conference held their 5th League Wrestling Championship Meet and for the fifth consecutive year Preble Shawnee would come away with the WOAC Title.
HS Team Scores
1. Preble Shawnee 235.5
2. National Trail 179.0
3. Arcanum 129.5
4. Twin Valley South 119.5
5. Dixie 111.0
6. Tri-County North 34.0
National Trail wrestled well and finished second and it would earn their coach Bobby Clark the WOAC Coach of the Year honors for 2026.
Senior wrestler in the 132 pounds weight class Zarrin Walton won his final match of season to win his weight class and in the process collect his 100th career win. He would be named the WOAC Wrestler of the Year for 2026.
Here are your high school winners per weight class
106
1st Trace Martin – National Trail
2nd Kyler Rathert – Twin Valley South
113
1st Kyle Bruno – Preble Shawnee
2nd Wyatt Beach – National Trail
3rd Sawyer Barnes – Tri-County North
120
1st Sam Million – Preble Shawnee
2nd Max Woodgeard – Twin Valley South
3rd Asher Jackson – Arcanum
4th Marcus Burckhard
126
1st Ross Wagner – Arcanum
2nd Remy Longfellow – National Trail
3rd Robert Allen – Preble Shawnee
4th Adam Craft – Twin Valley South
132
1st Zarrin Walton – Preble Shawnee
2nd Dylan Landis – Twin Valley South
3rd A.J. Evans – National Trail
138
1st Henry Roberts – National Trail
2nd Bentley Bostick – Dixie
3rd Braylon Gattone – Preble Shawnee
4th Riley McMurchy – Arcanum
144
1st Will Beisner – Arcanum
2nd Jackson Finch – Preble Shawnee
3rd Micah Winburn – Twin Valley South
4th Aydin Ryan – Dixie
150
1st Hunter Delver – Preble Shawnee
2nd Thomas Toschlog – National Trail
3rd Logan Roeser – Arcanum
157
1st Nathan Metcalf – Dixie
2nd Landin Maxwell – Twin Valley South
3rd Bronston Olivera – National Trail
165
1st Joseph Sherman – Twin Valley South
2nd Kylie Schul – National Trail
3rd Austin Albright – Preble Shawnee
4th Tripp Rimmer – Arcanum
175
1st Bryson Doran – Preble Shawnee
2nd Levi Petito – Arcanum
3rd Olivia Johnson – National Trail
4th Van Patterson – Tri-County North
190
1st Julian Zaragoza – Dixie
2nd Ethan Scott – Preble Shawnee
3rd Mason Kendig – Arcanum
4th Luke Bowers – National Trail
215
1st Levi Welz – Dixie
2nd Conner Wyatt – National Trail
3rd Elijah Parker – Preble Shawnee
4th Mongomery Back - Tri-County North
285
1st Nick Webber – National Trail
2nd Ryder Taylor – Preble Shawnee
3rd Thomas Arbaugh – Twin Valley South
The future looks bright for National Trail wrestling program finishing second in high school and 1st in Junior High. Here are the team scores and placements.
National Trail won the JH Wrestling Title for 2026
JH Team Scores
1. National Trail 179.5
2. Twin Valley South 152.0
3. Dixie 127.5
4. Tri-County North 122.5
5. Preble Shawnee 106.0
6. Arcanum 86.0
Here are your Junior High winners per weight class
80
1st Jude McKee – Twin Valley South
2nd Levi Childress – Preble Shawnee
92
1st Preston Miles – Arcanum
2nd RJ Palmer – National Trail
98
1st Nolan Beach – Dixie
2nd Evan Glasscoe – Arcanum
3rd Ali Geus – National Trail
104
1st Alijah Trammell – Dixie
2nd Nathaniel Horrigan – Preble Shawnee
3rd Alyssa Foster – National Trail
4th Annabelle Howard – Twin Valley South
110
1st Kash King – National Trail
2nd Jaxon Pence – Twin Valley South
3rd Liam Pennington – Dixie
4th Damian Anderson – Tri-County North
116
1st Tayvin Standifer – National Trail
2nd Logan Petito – Arcanum
3rd Carsyn Davidson – Twin Valley South
4th Amoura Claar – Tri-County North
122
1st Emmett Jacob – National Trail
2nd Zane Warren – Arcanum
3rd Michael Wilson – Dixie
4th Jake Mayes – Twin Valley South
128
1st Isaac Marto – Preble Shawnee
2nd Jaison Goecke – Twin Valley South
3rd Lucas Haney – Tri-County North
4th Ambraya Gilden – National Trail
134
1st James Parris – Tri-County North
2nd Hayden Oda – Twin Valley South
3rd Lyle Johnson – Preble Shawnee
4th Levi Saylor – National Trail
142
1st Cayden Hatcher – National Trail
2nd Noland Childers – Twin Valley South
3rd Grant Moore – Arcanum
150
1st Noah Hesler – Tri-County North
2nd Aiden Claudio – Preble Shawnee
3rd Jared Netzley – Arcanum
4th Jordan Waller – Twin Valley South
160
1st Kayden Combs – National Trail
2nd Ryder Maxwell – Twin Valley South
3rd Carder Rodefer – Preble Shawnee
4th Landen Lidstone – Dixie
172
1st Conner Haney – Tri-County North
2nd Tevin Bittner – Dixie
3rd Tatum Brubaker – Twin Valley South
4th Ezra Pence – Preble Shawnee
205
1st Liam Haynes – Dixie
2nd John Hansen – Tri-County North
3rd Dalton Saylor – National Trail
4th Kali Maggard – Twin Valley South
Congratulations to all the wrestlers participating in the WOAC Championships.
Preble Shawnee senior Wrestler Zarrin Walton in his last regular season match to win the 132# WOAC Championship recorded his 100th career win. (Dale Barger photo)
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2025-26 WOAC Boys Basketball Final Standings & All-Conference Teams
The Western Ohio Athletic Conference announces their final league standings and boys All-Conference Teams.
Tri-Village won the WOAC Conference Title going 11-0 in the league this year to make it back-to-back conference championships.
Tri-Village's Trey Sagester the 2025-26 WOAC Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
Tri-Village senior Trey Sagester with an all-around game averaging a league and area best 25..6 ppg, 4.5 assist, 3.9 steals and 5.1 rebounds per game was named the conference player of the year. Sagester became the school’s all-time leading scorer and currently sits at 1945 points and poised to surpass 2000 career points with one regular season and post season games yet to play.
Tri-Village's Josh Sagester is the 2025-26 WOAC Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.
Tri-Village Coach Josh Sagester’s Patriots won their third WOAC conference title in just five years of the new league. His team currently 21-0 is positioned to make a long post season tournament run in DVI.
Here are the first team ALL-WOAC selections
Cameron Ball Arcanum
Rallie Wirrig Bradford
Lucas Brenner Franklin Monroe
Cing Scott Mississinawa Valley
Kellen Laird National Trail
Luke Cornett Newton
Brody Morton Preble Shawnee
Trey Sagester Tri-Village
Dom Black Tri-Village
Noah Finkbine Tri-Village
Second Team ALL-WOAC
Graham Coppess Ansonia
Jace Mote Arcanum
Blake Riffle Franklin Monroe
Tayden Blevins National Trail
Rhett Koffer Newton
Braylon Dorrel Preble Shawnee
Brody Foxbower Preble Shawnee
Brecken Gray Tri-Village
Griffin Richards Tri-Village
Trent Ray Twin Valley South
SPECIAL MENTION ALL-WOAC
Jacob Schmitmeyer Ansonia
Matthew McCans Arcanum
Bronson Schnurpel Bradford
Caleb Russell Dixie
Braden Gilbert Franklin Monroe
Caden Hanes Mississinawa Valley
Mason Cordle National Trail
Isaac Hainline Newton
Caleb Blankenship Preble Shawnee
Koby Reynolds Tri-County North
Carson Bedinghaus Tri-Village
Lucas Barlow Twin Valley
Congratulations to all our athletes on being selected for all-conference. 
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2025-26 WOAC Girls Basketball Final Standings & All-Conference Teams
WOAC 2025-26 Girls Basketball Finals Standings.
The Western Ohio Athletic Conference announces their girls All-Conference Teams.
Mississinawa Valley won the WOAC Conference Title going 10-0 in the league this year. After sharing the crown with Arcanum and Tri-Village last year the Blackhawks would win it outright and back-to-back league championships.
Mississinawa senior Brooklynn Seubert with an all-around game averaging 13.6 ppg and 6.6 rpg was named the conference player of the year.
Mississinawa with an overall record of 17-4 under the direction of first year head coach at the school, Kirk Comer was named the WOAC girls coach of the year.
Here are the first team ALL-WOAC selections
Charlotte Barga Ansonia
Rose Barga Ansonia
Caroline Long Arcanum
Paige Emrick Mississinawa Valley
Brooklynn Seubert Mississinawa Valley
Rylee Hess Newton
Bella Cherry Tri-County North
Adalynn Hines Tri-Village
Tai Mize Tri-Village
Brylii Day Twin Valley South
Second Team ALL-WOAC
Olivia Creager Ansonia
Matty Noe Arcanum
Cora Hoggatt Mississinawa Valley
Makenna Hoggatt Mississinawa Valley
Morgan House National Trail
Ani Cottrell Newton
Brilie Hines Newton
Aubrey Unger Preble Shawnee
Sydney DeLong Tri-Village
Taytum Gray Tri-Village
SPECIAL MENTION ALL-WOAC
London Reichert Ansonia
Claire Hein Arcanum
Bethany Himan Dixie
Ava Figel Franklin Monroe
Tenlee Woodbury Mississinawa Valley
Taylor Reynolds National Trail
Mya Denlinger Newton
Josie Mondello-Garrett Preble Shawnee
Lola Grieshop Tri-County North
Kenna Wilcox Tri-Village
Grace Childers Twin Valley South
Congratulations to all our athletes on being selected for all-conference.
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Tri-Village Wins Back-to-Back WOAC Boys Basketball League Titles
The Tri-Village boys basketball team by way of a 55-20 win over Preble Shawnee claims the 2026 WOAC championship trophy. (Dale Barger photos)
NEW MADISON – It was undefeated Preble Shawnee and Tri-Village boys basketball playing for a WOAC league championship Friday night for the fifth year in a row. The Patriots would roll in this one with efficient offense and stifling defense for a 55-20 win to claim back-to-back league titles.
The Patriots got off to a good start behind Griffin Richards triple and a deuce, and two triples by Brecken Gray as the Patriot jumped ahead 11-0. They tacked on eight more points in the opening frame with four points from Dom Black, a fielder from Noah Finkbine, and two more free throws from Richards.
Preble Shawnee got on the board late in the quarter on a Braylon Dorrell one-hander in the paint, Foxbower also scored a bucket, and two free throws from Caleb Blankenship ... but the Patriots led after the first quarter 19-6.
“To have guys like Griffin Richards and Brecken Gray in a big environment like this knock down shots for us to start the game was big,” Tri-Village coach Josh Sagester said on the first quarter start.
The game plan going in for both teams was to take away the other’s top scorer.
Preble Shawnee went with Caleb Blankenship on Trey Sagester and Tri-Village countered with Noah Finkbine on Brody Morton, neither were able to score in the opening quarter.
And for nearly two quarters the Arrows kept Sagester (25.4 ppg) in check until he got to the free throw line with just over two minutes to play in the first half knocking down both of them.
Sagester finally broke loose for a couple of medium range jumpers and added two more free throws for 8 points to help TV forge a 34-12 lead at the break.
The Patriots kept Morton who averages 17.5 ppg in check in the first half.
Coming into the game Trey Sagester needed nine points to become the school’s all-time leading scorer and shortly into the third quarter he connected on a 17’ jumper with two hands in his face to do just that.
Trey Sagester hit this jumper with hands in the face to break the boys school scoring record of 1911 points.
It would be points 1,911 and 1912 eclipsing the mark set by 2022 graduate Layne Sarver who led the Patriots to the state championship game that season.
After a quick acknowledgement and a hug from coach and dad Josh Sagester who present Trey the game ball, Trey jogged into the stands to get a hug from his mom and give her the prized possession to hold onto.
The Patriots scored 14 points in the third frame with Sagester adding two more buckets and Noah Finkbine hit two three’s along with a fielder by Hayden Hunt while continuing to hold the Arrows in check with their defense for a 48-15 lead.
Preble Shawnee’s Brody Morton would pick up a block and drop two free throws in the fourth quarter to finally get on the board as the Patriots held their leading scorer to just two points on the night.
“It was a great effort by Noah Finkbine guarding Brody, he’s got a motor like no other. He's got competitive stamina, he takes on the challenge most nights and if we put him on somebody, it’s going to be a tough night for somebody,” Sagester explained.
While Noah Finkbine standouts for his athleticism & defensive prowess he also can score & drops a triple here. He had three treys & 13 points in win over Arrows.
The Patriots used a running clock in the final frame to close out the game 55-20 to claim the league title.
“To hold a team to 20 points is pretty impressive. I thought we were on point top to bottom. Every guy guarded hard and if you hold teams to 20, you're going to win those nights. That's the bottom line,” Sagester concluded.
Tri-VIllage coach Josh Sagester swings the nets after his team won the 2026 WOAC boys basketball championship.
Box Scores
Score by Quarters
PS: 06 … 06 … 03 … 05 – 20
TV: 19 … 15 … 14 … 07 – 55
Team Scoring
PS: Foxbower 0-3-0/2 – 6, Morton 0-0-2/2 – 2, Blankenship 0-1-4/4 – 6, Schroeder 0-1-0/0 – 2, Dorrell 0-1-1/2 – 3, Totals 0-6-8/12 – 20
TV: Black 0-3-1/2 – 7, Sagester 0-5-4/4 – 14, Hunt 0-1-0/0 – 2, Richards 1-3-4/4 – 13, Finkbine 3-2-0/2 – 13, Gray 2-0-0/0 – 6, Totals 6-14-9/13 – 55
It was a celebration for the cheerleaders and students who's enthusiastic support was appreciated by the team.
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Preview of Tri-Village vs Preble Shawnee WOAC Boys Basketball Championship Game
Since the inception of the 12 team Western Ohio Athletic Conference there has only been two boys basketball teams win a league championship. Tri-Village won the initial season 2021-22 and in 2024-25. Preble Shawnee sandwiched in between back-to-back titles in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
What’s the common denominator? The game between Tri-Village and Preble Shawnee has determined the champion each of the last four years. Once again these two will meet with perfect 10-0 records in the WOAC with the winner claiming a league title.
Preble Shawnee holds a 3-2 lead in head-to-head matchups winning twice in 2023-24: once in the regular season to clinch the crown and the other in the D3 Tournament Regional Semi-Final game.
In the five games played between the two, Tri-Village has scored 280 points and Preble Shawnee 256 … it doesn’t get more even than that.
Tri-Village is led by Trey Sagester a four-year player who leads the WOAC in scoring at 25.2 ppg, is 2nd in steals at 3.9 and 4th in assists at 4.5.
Preble Shawnee’s Brody Morton, also a four-year player is 2nd scoring in WOAC at 17.5 ppg and 3rd in steals at 3.6 per game.
The two bigs in this game will be Dom Black and Brody Foxbower.
The Patriot’s Black is averaging 12.4 ppg, 73.6 FG% and 5.5 rebound per game.
The Arrow’s Foxbower is averaging 10.9 ppg, 54.7 FG%, is 5th in the WOAC with 7.7 rpg.
While these four lead the league in a number of categories the remaining cast for both teams are proven athletes, playmakers and the game will hinge on how well they execute.
For the Patriots Noah Finkbine, Griffin Richards and Brecken Gray will be leaned on and they will need contributions from Kasyn Hollinger, Hayden Hunt and Carson Bedinghaus.
The Arrows will lean on Caleb Blankenship and Braylon Dorrel and will need contributions from Gage Powers and Colton Schroeder.
Tri-Village leads the league in scoring at 69.1 ppg with the Arrows scoring 55.7 ppg. The Patriots are giving up just 32.6 ppg while Preble Shawnee gives up just 41.6 ppg.
Tri-Village has had some good wins this season against some bigger opponents drubbing Kettering Fairmont 55-19 and Jonathan Alder 68-44 on their way to a 19-0 record.
Preble Shawnee enters the game with a 17-3 record and recently knocked off Botkins a state contender from the Shelby County League 47-44.
The “Game” between Preble Shawnee and Tri-Village will feature talented players, interesting matchups and will take place on Friday. February 13th in New Madison.
Come out and support your team and if you’re a basketball fan, it’s one game you won’t want to miss.
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