The Fighting Irish wrestlers competed in the Anthony Wayne Duals winning five dual meets oupointing their opponents 266-79 to win a team championship! CCHS defeated Bryan 61-12, Anthony Wayne 46-18, Fostoria 59-12, Lima Shawnee 54-7, and Elida 46-30 in the finals. Undefeated Central Catholic wrestlers on the day were: Matt Pool, Josh Mossing, Nate Hagan, Alex Padilla, Sam Viengmany, and Levi Pickerel. photos coming soon.

Prior to hosting the #7 in the state rated Clay Eagles in dual meet competition, the Toledo area wrestling community recognized Coach Gary Burgess for 32+ years of coaching and mentorship. Coach Burgess has positively affected hundreds and hundreds of young lives and has been an important part of countless successful wrestling careers. Coach Guerra like many others got his start in wrestling under the direction of Coach Gary at the East Toledo Wrestling Club.

The Irish were outpointed 41-12 by the Eagles. Six of the fourteen matches were decided by two points or less and three of those matches went to overtime to determine the victor. Nate Hagan, Sam Viengmany, Shawn Murrey, and Levi Pickerel earned victories for the Irish. Gallery of 51 photos here. High Res photos available at walmart.com

On Senior night, Central Catholic outpointed St Francis 53-18 and distanced St John's 51-18 to capture 'The cup'! The Irish retain the Catholic Cup for the third consecutive season! Two of the three dualmeets were televised on BCSN. Seniors: Emily Mossing, Jason Krieg, Alex Padilla, Levi Pickerel, Sam Viengmany, and Vicente Vielma along with their parents were recognized in front of the home crowd. Double winners on the night were: Matt Pool, Josh Mossing, Nigel Cramer, Nate Hagan, Alex Mossing, Alex Padilla, Sam Viengmany, Shawn Murrey, and Levi Pickerel. Gallery of 62 photos here. High Res photos available for download at walmart.com

Toledo Central Catholic traveled to Cincinnati Elder to compete in Ohio's 51st Annual Catholic Invitational Tournament and finished as team runner-up's out of a thirty team field. Winning individual titles for the Irish were junior Matt Pool (106lbs), senior Sam Viengmany (145), and senior Levi Pickerel (285). This was the second time since 2009 that the team finished as runner-ups but the individual three titles hasn't happened since 1963. These individual titles represent the ninth, tenth, and eleventh CIT Championship earned by CCHS wrestlers over the last 50 years.  Placing third was freshman Nate Hagan (120).  Earning fourth place finishes were freshman Josh Mossing (113), sophomore Alex Mossing (126), and senior Alex Padilla (138). Placing sixth for Toledo Central Catholic was senior Vicente Vielma (152). Also congratulations to Toledo St. John's senior Ted Schoen on earning a title at 195lbs. Four CIT Champions from the Toledo area hasn't happened since 1975! See full results here. See brackets here. Gallery of 71 Day1 photos. High Res day1 photos available at walmart.com. Gallery of 80 Day2 photos. High res day2 photos available at walmart.com.

CCHS Junior Varsity wrestlers traveled to Temperence, MI to compete in the Bedford Invitational. Junior Zach Kern, Freshman Lucas Beauch, earned individual Championships! Ryan Keister, Stevenson Gillespie, Bailey Osborne, Ben Njaim, and Trey Moran earned runner-up honors!  Congratulations Irish! Gallery of 7 photos here.

Toledo Central Catholic headed to Novi Michigan for the DCC invitational featuring several of the top wrestling programs in Michigan. The Irish finished 6th out of the 16 team field. Individually, Freshman Nate Hagan, Sophomore Alex Mossing, and Senior Sam Viengmany each earned a 3rd place spot on the podium. Senior Levi Pickerel placed fourth and Junior Shawn Murrey placed 6th. See results at: thewrestlingtourney.com. Gallery of 86 photos.  HighRes photos available at walmart.com

CCHS Junior Varsity squad traveled to Fulton County for the Evergreen Invitational. The Irish came home with the top honors as a team by sending seven to the finals and coming away with four individual champions. Junior Nigel Cramer, Sophomore Zach Kern, Freshmen Michael Gregory and JQuan Fisher each earned a Championship! 

Toledo Central Catholic took ten varsity wrestlers to the 51st Brecksville Holiday Tournament eight of which earned team points for the Irish. CCHS finished in 12th place out of the 37 team field with five individuals capturing a spot on the podium. Seniors Sam Viengmany (145lbs) and Levi Pickerel (285lbs) earned fourth place finishes. Freshman Nate Hagan (120lbs) defeated a returning state champion to place fifth. Sophomore Alex Mossing (126lbs) placed fifth and Junior Matt Pool (106lbs) placed sixth. See results here. Gallery of 58 day1 photos here. High Res photos available at walmart.com Gallery of 71 day2 photos here. High res photos available at walmart.com

Toledo Central Catholic hosted three youth tournaments in a two day period. On Tuesday the Toledo Central Catholic Junior High Duals consisted of teams from Team Foxfire, Delta Ohio, Penn Indania, and a standout squad from the state of Michigan. See Gallery of photos here. On the same day CCHS hosted the Toledo Youth NOVICE Tournament. See gallery of photos here. On Wednesday 28 December, 280 competitive youth wrestlers from several states converged for the Toledo HAMMER Tournament, gallery of podium photos here and action photos here. Both NOVICE results and HAMMER results available at trackwreslting.com more details at foxfirewrestling.com.

The Junior Varsity squad traveled across town for the Tol St. John's Invitational Tournament and placed sixth out of field of fifteen teams. Results and photos coming soon.

Coach Guerra took eight Freshmen into battle with two NE Ohio Teams. The Irish came away with 12 victories but fell short in both dual meets. The St Ignatius Wildcats outpointed the Irish by a score of 43-30 while the Amherst Steele Comets edged CCHS 37-31. Double winners on the day were: Josh Mossing, Alex Mossing, and Sam Viengmany. JQuan Fisher earned a pin for Central Catholic in his debut match. See gallery of 58 photos. High Res photos at walmart.com

Toledo Central Catholic took a young squad to the Fremont St Joe Duals tournament to compete with several Varsity teams as well as several very solid Junior Varsity teams. Earning four victories on the day were: Lucas Beauch and Vicente Vielma. Michael Gregory, Zach Kern, and Colin Kaucher were victorious three times on the day. Jason Krieg, Jalonte Heard, and Jquan Fisher earned two victories for CCHS.

The varsity team traveled to Columbus to participate in the Olentangy Liberty Classic and finished as team runner-ups in the sixteen team field. The Irish were outpointed by Sandusky Perkins by a score of 197 to 194. Winning individual Championships for CCHS were Matt Pool (106), Josh Mossing (113), Alex Mossing (132), and Sam Viengmany (145). Earning second place honors were Hate Hagan (126) and Levi Pickerel (285). Placing fifth were Nigel Cramer (120) and Esteban Nino (170). Shawn Murrey placed 6th at 182lbs. See gallery of 94 photos here. High res photos at walmart.com

The Junior Varsity squad participated in the Whitmer Invitational Tournament. Placing first was Sophomore Zach Kern and Freshman Colin Kaucher. JQuan Fisher who went three and one for the day placed 2nd. Placing third was Joe Campose (4-1) and Michael Gregory (3-2) placed fourth. Congratulations Junior Varsity wrestlers!
See gallery of 6 photos here.

Seventeen Central Catholic freshmen traveled to Maumee to participate in the Annual Andy Bates Memorial Tournament. The Irish placed third out of eighteen teams scoring 106 points. Colin Kaucher was crowned as a champion at 130lbs. Jolente Heard was 2nd at 171lbs, Casey Gopp and Lucas Beauch were 3rd at 140 and 98 pounds respectively. Ryan Keister (119 lbs) and Elijah White (189 lbs) placed fourth. Congratulations freshmen on their HS debut! See gallery of 27 photos here, High res photos at walmart.com

The Irish opened their 2011-2012 wrestling season with a home dual meet with NW district foe, Wauseon high school. The Indians came prepared and earned team points in nine of the fourteen weight classes outpointing the Irish by a score of 46 - 24. Earning points for the Irish were: Matt Pool, Josh Mossing, Alex Mossing, Shawn Murrey and Levi Pickerel. See gallery of 11 photos here

The Toledo Central Catholic wrestlers had the opportunity to put their uniforms on for the first time this season and compete in a Preview at Perrysburg High School. All in all the team competed in twenty plus 1-1-1 matches. The varsity squad won 8 out of 14 bouts against a very good Perrysburg team. See gallery of 12 photos. 

Eighteen Toledo Central Catholic wrestling moms gathered for some camaraderie over dinner and drinks at local eatery! Fun was had by all. See gallery of 5 photos.

CCHS names Tony Guerra as head wrestling coach. Coach Guerra is kicking the summer off with morning conditioning and lifting sessions. M,T, Th, Fr mornings from 9-10:30am and hosting two open camps at the foxfire training facility. See announcment blade article.

Coach Tony Guerra is hosting two Camps this Summer: 
     27,28,29 June - Foundation Camp  Mon-Wed from 9am-noon, 2yrs or less experience
     25-28 July - "Be the Champ Camp" Mon-Thur, two sessions daily 8-11am, noon-2pm
The CCHS coaching staff along with outside Clinicians will also provide instruction. The camps will be open to all ages and conducted at the Foxfire Training facility. foxfirewrestling.com. Foundation Camp Reg form, Be the Champ Camp reg form.