There will be seven of Clermont County’s high school grappling gladiators invading Columbus this weekend for the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state championship tournament.

Division II

Chaz Gresham, Goshen junior, is the county’s lone district champion. The 152-pounder won his championship match with an easy 42-second pin of Will Lebouef of Oakwood.

Now sporting an impressive record of 48-2, to gain the finals, Gresham defeated, in order, Colby Bowman of Ross 17-2, Skylar Wohlgamuth of Benjamin Logan 8-3, and Selo Ramjattan of Greenville 16-5.