Victory Stands Tall: Qwest Holds Strong as Qwest Triumphs in 2023 OHSAA Championships
Six Cincinnati wrestlers will compete in the OHSAA state finals on March 15, including past champions Kane Shawger and Elizabeth Madison.
COLUMBUS – Nothing is guaranteed for any wrestler at any tournament, especially a major one like the Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournament. A top seed is not guaranteed an easy matchup in round one. A senior is not guaranteed a placement in his or her final go.
And a returning state champion is not guaranteed another first-place finish. Of the three returning state champions from Cincinnati last season, St. Xavier junior Kane Shawger stands alone in getting back to the state finals.
Lakota East's Camryn Gresham and Lakota West's Kelsey King both fell in their semifinal matches after winning titles a year ago. St. Xavier junior Kane Shawger reaches 150-pound final A year after winning the Division I 138-pound state championship, St.
Xavier's Kane Shawger punched his ticket to the 150-pound finals with a pair of pinfalls and a 16-0 tech fall in the semifinals. Shawger, with a 48-2 record entering the championship round, has had to face everyone's best all season as the top wrestler in his class. "All year I felt that target on my back," Shawger said.
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