Rick Cassano

RICK CASSANO ON WRESTLING Harrison girls and boys combine for 10 placers to pace locals at state tournaments in Columbus ... a comprehensive wrapup that includes: Tournament records and places for all 35 athletes from the Southwest Ohio Sports Daily coverage area 144 photos with full captions broken down by division (15 for D-III boys, 26 for D-II boys, 48 for D-I boys and 55 for girls) Photos of wrestlers from Hamilton, Fairfield, Mason, Lakota East, Lakota West, Middletown, Carlisle, Badin, Harrison, Waynesville, Ross, Edgewood and Franklin swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/17/har… @gmcsports @gclcoedsports @SWBLSPORTS @RAMSSPORTS @BadinCatham @HHSBigBlueAD @HHS_Wrestlers @fcsdathletics @FairfieldWC @LEHS_Boosters @westfirebirds @LWHS_Wrestling @LEHSWrestling @midtownmiddies @Carlisleathlet1 @WVilleAD @wayne_local @ison_samuelr @TheEdgeAthletic @EdgewoodCougs @GoEHSCougars @Wrestlingwildc1 @FCSWildcats @pchilders35 @CometsWrestle @MHSComets @WildcatsOfHHS @WrestlingHW @girls_harrison @HarrisonWildcat @RossRamsAD @RossBoosters @RossRams1 @SWOWCA_ @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Grant_Dallio @caidenbaird2026 @adschiering

RICK CASSANO ON BOYS BASKETBALL Waynesville can't keep up with Summit Country Day in D-V regional final, falls one win short of state ... a comprehensive report that includes: Comments from both coaches Comments from Waynesville's Zevin Sesslar and Andrew Stupp 39 photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/16/way… @WVilleAD @SWBLSPORTS @SCDAthletics @MiamiValleyConf @wayne_local @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @SSesslar @bphilpot65 @TyceRutledge @zevin102 @KBricker24 @Ohiohshoops @ison_samuelr @EricaErical21 @AveryWhitaker15 @CoachVanWinkle @ben_cosgrove @Coach_JTurner @DJ_Wyrick @faaandrews @JOsterman2 @dmeiner5 @tonyphotos @geoff_melzer

BOYS BASKETBALL 'We had bigger dreams' -- Top-ranked Lakota West ousted by Pickerington Central in D-I regional final ... Rick Cassano's comprehensive report that includes: Comments from both coaches Comments from West's Joshua Tyson and Pick Central's Aaven Snyder 29 photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/15/we-… @LWBasketball @gmcsports @westfirebirds @LakotaWestAD @WestTrackField @LW_Boosters @LakotaWestFB @LWHS_Wrestling @LakotaWestGB @LWJayChadwell @CoachKelvenMoss @PCTigersHoops @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @eastsidehoops @coachwyant @VikeNationAD @GoAvesAthletics @MHSComets @DJ_Wyrick @Coach_JTurner @colerainhoops @LWHSRedSea @ben_cosgrove @bphilpot65 @CoachVanWinkle @AndyMac_ND @rossrams_mbb @RodneyParrett @JOsterman2 @Coach_Alford15 @geoff_melzer @SycamoreAvesMBB @michelleausting @Bryce_curry12 @tz_mamutse @ByMichaelCooper @nhsbbasketball @jagsbballnation @AavenSnyder11 @LandonEvans2027 @PICKCENTRAL @PHSC_Tigers @phscnews

BOYS BASKETBALL Badin falls short of first state berth since 1998, loses to Trotwood-Madison in Division III regional final, Eric Hickey's comprehensive report that includes: Comments from both coaches Comments from Trotwood's Je'Carious Reaves and video interviews with Badin's Chandler Taylor and Eli Stroud 38 Ron Alvey photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/16/bad… @gclcoedsports @Trotwood_Rams @RAMSSPORTS @BadinHS @BadinCatham @boyshoopsbhs @TrotwoodTweets @ben_cosgrove @geoff_melzer @TonyMayerSr @JulieTreadway33 @BadinBaseball @carson_lowe14 @James_Brink_4 @chandlertay48 @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @D_A_D_of6 @CadeCummins21 @christy_even @ChrisFiehrer78 @FiehrerSpencer @FiehrerCj @ehick13 @brysonbcb

RICK CASSANO ON BOYS BASKETBALL Lakota West overcomes slow start and grinds past Olentangy Berlin, advances to D-I regional final ... a comprehensive report from our trip to Columbus that includes: Comments from both coaches Comments from West's Bryce Curry and Joshua Tyson 43 photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/13/lak… @LWBasketball @BerlinBearsAD @gmcsports @westfirebirds @LakotaWestAD @WestTrackField @LW_Boosters @LakotaWestFB @LWHS_Wrestling @LakotaWestGB @LWJayChadwell @CoachKelvenMoss @Berlin_Bears_FB @OBHSBoosters @BerlinStrength @ladybearsbbk @PCTigersHoops @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @eastsidehoops @coachwyant @VikeNationAD @GoAvesAthletics @MHSComets @DJ_Wyrick @Coach_JTurner @colerainhoops @LWHSRedSea @ben_cosgrove @bphilpot65 @CoachVanWinkle @AndyMac_ND @rossrams_mbb @RodneyParrett @JOsterman2 @Coach_Alford15 @geoff_melzer @SycamoreAvesMBB @michelleausting @Bryce_curry12 @tz_mamutse @ByMichaelCooper

RICK CASSANO ON BOYS BASKETBALL Lakota West overcomes slow start and grinds past Olentangy Berlin, advances to D-I regional final ... a comprehensive report from our trip to Columbus that includes: Comments from both coaches Comments from West's Bryce Curry and Joshua Tyson 43 photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/13/lak… @LWBasketball @BerlinBearsAD @gmcsports @westfirebirds @LakotaWestAD @WestTrackField @LW_Boosters @LakotaWestFB @LWHS_Wrestling @LakotaWestGB @LWJayChadwell @CoachKelvenMoss @Berlin_Bears_FB @OBHSBoosters @BerlinStrength @ladybearsbbk @PCTigersHoops @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @eastsidehoops @coachwyant @VikeNationAD @GoAvesAthletics @MHSComets @DJ_Wyrick @Coach_JTurner @colerainhoops @LWHSRedSea @ben_cosgrove @bphilpot65 @CoachVanWinkle @AndyMac_ND @rossrams_mbb @RodneyParrett @JOsterman2 @Coach_Alford15 @geoff_melzer @SycamoreAvesMBB @michelleausting @Bryce_curry12 @tz_mamutse @ByMichaelCooper @joshuatyson_ @Tyson_Davis2026

Greetings from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, it's Day 1 of the Ohio state wrestling championships ... Hoping to shoot pics of all 35 of my local boys and girls wrestlers today, might be a high bar, but I'm going to give it a shot @gmcsports @gclcoedsports @SWBLSPORTS @HHSBigBlueAD @fcsdathletics @LakotaEastAD @westfirebirds @midtownmiddies @MHSComets @RAMSSPORTS @fenwicksports @TheEdgeAthletic @RossRamsAD @Wrestlingwildc1 @FCSWildcats @HornetsInGame @CLSDathletics @MadisonMohawks @badinwrestling @LEHSWrestling @LWHS_Wrestling @RossWrestling @Edge_HS_Wrestle @WVilleAD @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @CoachClemmons @RossBoosters @LEHS_Boosters @LW_Boosters @CometsWrestle @geoff_melzer @BadinCatham @HHS_Boosters

SW Ohio Sports Daily boys basketball tonight ... Division I Regional Semifinal @rickcassano @SWOSportsDaily has @LWBasketball (23-1) v. @BerlinBearsAD (17-7) from the Ohio Expo Center's Taft Coliseum in Columbus at 6:45 Winner advances to a 7 p.m. regional final Saturday against Centerville or Pickerington Central at a site to be determined @gmcsports @westfirebirds @LakotaWestAD @WestTrackField @LW_Boosters @LakotaWestFB @LWHS_Wrestling @LakotaWestGB @LWJayChadwell @CoachKelvenMoss @Berlin_Bears_FB @OBHSBoosters @BerlinStrength @ladybearsbbk @chselksad @PCTigersHoops @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @eastsidehoops @coachwyant @VikeNationAD @GoAvesAthletics @MHSComets @DJ_Wyrick @Coach_JTurner @colerainhoops @LWHSRedSea @ben_cosgrove @bphilpot65 @CoachVanWinkle @AndyMac_ND @rossrams_mbb @RodneyParrett @JOsterman2 @Coach_Alford15 @geoff_melzer

ERIC HICKEY ON BOYS BASKETBALL Badin tops Hughes to push winning streak to 19, will face Trotwood-Madison for D-III regional title ... a comprehensive report that includes: Comments from both coaches Video interview with Badin's Bryson Bowling 32 Ron Alvey photos with full captions A complete list of every regional result in Badin history swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/11/bad… @gclcoedsports @iamcpsathletics @HughesBoysHoops @BIGREDATHLETICS @RAMSSPORTS @BadinHS @BadinCatham @BadinBaseball @boyshoopsbhs @ben_cosgrove @RonAlvey @ehick13 @JulieTreadway33 @D_A_D_of6 @Michell10875268 @elijahstroud15 @carson_lowe14 @James_Brink_4 @christy_even @ChrisWess01 @chandlertay48 @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @TMCSD @Trotwood_Rams @TonyMayerSr @ChrisFiehrer78 @AndyMac_ND @AlterBoysHoops @McNAthletics @CadeCummins21 @CoachVanWinkle @bphilpot65 @girlsbadinbbal @cmac_sports

'It feels euphoric' -- Waynesville makes history with double-OT win over Versailles in D-V regional semifinal ... Rick Cassano's comprehensive report with comments from both coaches and Waynesville's Zevin Sesslar, Lucas Rocha and Tyce Rutledge, plus 61 photos with full captions swohiosportsdaily.com/2026/03/12/it-… @WVilleAD @VTigerBBall @SWBLSPORTS @midwestathletic @VTigerSports @scottward80 @bphilpot65 @TyceRutledge @zevin102 @KBricker24 @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @SCDAthletics @wayne_local @ison_samuelr @EricaErical21 @AveryWhitaker15 @SkyhawksSports1

SW Ohio Sports Daily boys basketball tonight Division V regional semifinal @rickcassano @SWOSportsDaily has @WVilleAD (23-2) v. @VTigerBBall (18-6) from Fairborn at We'll have the area's most live updates on X followed by a full report and photos with captions at swohiosportsdaily.com The Spartans and Tigers have not played in recent times, there are no meetings listed on the SWBL website back through 2012-13 Summit Country Day (14-10) and North College Hill (22-3) meet in the first regional semifinal at ... Regional final set for 11 a.m. on Saturday at Xavier University's Cintas Center @SWBLSPORTS @midwestathletic @VTigerSports @scottward80 @bphilpot65 @TyceRutledge @zevin102 @KBricker24 @SWDistrict @OHSAASports @Ohiohshoops @SCDAthletics @wayne_local @ison_samuelr @EricaErical21 @AveryWhitaker15