St. Xavier and Fairfield host the local Division I sectional wrestling meets today and Saturday. Divisions II and III begin Saturday at four sites.

        After plowing through the GCL tournament last weekend, Moeller is likely to repeat at the St. Xavier site, which includes all the GCL North teams, Elder, LaSalle and St. Xavier.

        One potential highlight of the St. Xavier sectional could be a rematch between Moeller's Joe Zinkan and Winton Woods' Ian Ruth.

        Ruth is the only area wrestler to beat Zinkan this season, at December's Coaches' Classic tournament. Zinkan finished second in the state last season.

        Harrison and Fairfield will battle for the other Division I sectional title. Harrison beat Fairfield in a January dual meet, 36-18 and received the higher team seeding (second to Fairfield's third).

        First- and second-round matches will be contested on Friday in Division I with the semifinals and championships scheduled Saturday. The Division II and III tournaments are Saturday only.

        The top four wrestlers at each site advance to next week's district tournament.

        • Cincinnati East Division I Sectional: 5 p.m. Friday, at St. Xavier, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday.

        Teams Entered: Amelia, Colerain, Elder, Glen Este, La Salle, Loveland, Moeller, Northwest, St. Xavier, Sycamore, Talawanda, Western Hills, Winton Woods.

        • Cincinnati West Division I Sectional: 5 p.m. Friday, at Fairfield, 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

        Teams Entered: Anderson, Fairfield, Hamilton, Harrison, Hughes, Lakota East, Lakota West, Mason, Milford, Mount Healthy, Oak Hills, Princeton.

        • Cincinnati North Division II Sectional: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, at Wilmington High School.

        Teams Entered: Clermont Northeastern, Edgewood, Goshen, Kings, Little Miami, New Richmond, Ross, Springboro, Taylor, Western Brown.

        • Cincinnati East Division II Sectional: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, at Purcell Marian High School.

        Teams Entered: Bethel-Tate, Franklin, Indian Hill, Lemon Monroe, McNicholas, Norwood, Purcell Marian, Roger Bacon, Turpin, Wyoming.

        • Cincinnati East Division III Sectional: 10 a.m. Saturday, at Batavia High School.

        Teams Entered: Batavia, Blanchester, CCD, CHCA, Clinton Massie, Deer Park, Madeira, Mariemont, Reading, Ripley, Summit Country Day, Williamsburg.

        • Cincinnati North Division III Sectional: 10 a.m. Saturday, at Lakota Freshman School.

        Teams Entered: Carlisle, Clark Montessori, Dixie, Middletown Fenwick, Finneytown, Jamestown Greeneview, Harmony Community, Landmark Christian, Lockland, Middletown Madison, North College Hill, Dayton Oakwood, Waynesville.

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