Bryce Hesselbart News Today

Gibsonburg and Oak Harbor wrestlers continue to be a dominant force in the Sandusky Bay Conference.

Eastwood wrestling made its first trip to the Division III state duals meet, and even though the Eagles lost in the quarterfinal round, they felt confident about the wrestlers chances going into the Northern Buckeye Conference meet and the upcoming individual tournaments.

Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com The Eastwood football team is good enough to still be playing for a shot at the state championship, but as is the case in the postseason, wins are hard to come by.

Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com It’s been evident for some time that Eastwood just expedites the rebuilding process and instead reloads every season.

Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Woodmore and Eastwood were members of the Suburban Lakes League when it was founded in 1972 and both joined the Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) 11 years ago.

Eastwood wrestling has been finishing second fiddle to other teams all season, like in the Northern Buckeye Conference, where they were runner-up to Elmwood.

There is a new wrestling champion in the Northern Buckeye Conference. Lake squeezed by Elmwood, 133-132, to win the Northern Buckeye Conference wrestling championship at Elmwood High School.

There must be something in the water in Curtice, Ohio. Sure it is an unincorporated hamlet that straddles the border of two counties, Lucas and Ottawa, but the village is producing athletes at a higher rate than some cities.

Eastwood had five state qualifiers last year — three graduated and the two who are returning, now senior Gavin Owens and junior Bryce Hesselbart, learned the hard way about the luck of the draw at the state tournament.

Eastwood had five state qualifiers last year — three graduated and the two who are returning, now senior Gavin Owens and junior Bryce Hesselbart, learned the hard way about the luck of the draw at the state tournament.