In 15yYears as head wrestling coach at New Richmond High School, Deron Shinkle has produced 82 District Qualifiers, 11 State Qualifiers, 1 State Placer. His teams won the 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Southern Buckeye Championships and the 2008, 2010 and 2011 teams were sectional champions. In 2009, the Lions placed 8th at the State Duals. The 2008 & 2009 teams were voted S.W.O.W.C.A Div. 2 Team of Year. Shinkle was voted S.W.O.W.C.A. Div. 2 Coach of Year in 2008 and 2009 and Southern Buckeye coach of the year in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2011.

New Richmond High School is located in New Richmond, Ohio, 15 minutes East of Cincinnati and on the beauriful Ohio River. The Lions are members of the Southern Buckeye Academic and Athletic Conference and play in Ohio High School Athletic Association Div. II in wrestling.

2011-12 New Richmond Lions Wrestling


Head Coach Deron Shinkle	Asst. coach Greg Minor	Asst. coach Joel Loyd	Asst. coach Jon Barger

2012 New Richmond Lions wrestlers
1st row L-R Cindy Hamilton, AJ Rostetter, Brody Hooks, Robbie Lemar, Justin Patrick, Chris Klinker, Cody Gabelman, Nathan Rostetter, Dakota Justice 2nd row L-R Scott Wagoner, Tyler Stevens, Luke Hoskins, Will Lytle, James White, Austin Skaggs, Alex Nelson, Kevin Reid, Tristan Williams, Kyle Weeks 3rd row L-R Coach Greg Minor, Ryan Zawacki, Brandon Mues, Jared Bray, Clay Loadman, Cory English, Rodney Berwanger, Jay Troy, Austin Henderson, Tyler Loyd, Coach Deron Shinkle 4th row L-R Coach Jon Barger, Ryle Beckerich, Lance Houser, Zach Fields, Nathan Dixon, JR Forsee, Joey Elam, Jacob Hurst, Autumn Clark, Corey Forsee, Kenny Booker, Coach Joel Loyd

Returning talent has expectations high in New Richmond

By Ben Walpole, The Community Press

The New Richmond High School wrestling room honors the program’s storied past with a Wall Of Fame.

Each state qualifier from the last half century has his name and year painted on the wall inside an outline of the state of Ohio.

Funny thing though, this year that Wall Of Fame doesn’t just honor the past. It honors the present. The 2011-12 New Richmond squad features three wrestlers who already have their names on the wall.

“It’s awesome,” said New Richmond head coach Deron Shinkle. “It’s nice to have those kids in the room, so the young kids can see what it takes to get there. We’ve got three kids in there with state experience. They’re all shooting to go back.”

Junior heavyweight J.R. Forsee won a sectional title and was the district runner-up en route to qualifying for the Division II state tournament last year. He said he isn’t approaching this season any differently despite his accomplishments.

“Not really,” Forsee said. “When I go out there, I wrestle like it’s the state championship every time. I don’t underestimate anybody.”

If anything, he could be even better. He said new practice partner, sophomore Scotty Wagner, has really helped.

Senior Brody Hooks qualified for state last season at 112 pounds. His trip to Columbus helped inspire him to ratchet up his work ethic. He trained throughout the offseason to prepare for his senior campaign.

“I practiced three, four times a week while other people were just sitting at home,” Hooks said. “I got a lot better this summer. I got quicker, more technique and just all-around cardio.”

Senior Austin Skaggs is the third state qualifier for the Lions. He actually was a state alternate last year at 119 pounds after finishing fifth in the district, but he reached state as a sophomore.

If those three were all New Richmond had returning to the lineup there would still be reason for optimism. But they have much more. Twelve of the 14 spots in the lineup are returning starters, and 10 of those were district qualifiers in 2011.

“They’re coming right along. They look pretty good,” said Shinkle, who is in his 16th year as the Lions’ head coach. “We’ve had a couple really good practices so far. The intensity’s there. Everybody’s excited to be back in the room, definitely looking forward to this year.”

Brody’s younger brother, Jordon Hooks, is a returning district qualifier at 106.

Junior James White was a sectional runner-up a year ago and finished sixth at districts at 171 pounds.

The middle-weight divisions are absolutely stacked for the Lions. At the 126-, 132-, 138-, 145-, 152- and 160-pound weight classes, Shinkle has options in seniors Corey English, Cody Gabelman, Robbie Lemar, Tyler Loyd, Chris Klinker, Ryan Zawacki and juniors Clay Loadman and Kevin Reid to name a few. English, Gabelman, Zawacki, Loadman and Reid reached districts last season.

Lemar is a two-time district qualifier who missed most of last season because of injury. “The middle of the lineup’s going to flip-flop around a lot. It’s really hard to tell quite yet,” Shinkle said. “Everybody’s going to be fighting for jobs, which is a problem that’s good and bad. It’s good to have competition in the room.”

The upper weights aren’t as deep but still plenty talented. Luke Hoskins is an option at 182. Junior Lance Houser also should contribute. He was a district qualifier as a freshman.

Junior Nathan Dixon (220) finished fifth at sectional last year.

The Lions won both the Southern Buckeye Conference American Division and Division II sectional team titles in dominant fashion last year. With all the returning talent, they certainly won’t sneak up anyone this winter.

“Pressure is a good thing,” Shinkle said. “There is some pressure in there, but pressure’s not a bad thing to be under. They realize that they’ve got to rise to the occasion. They understanding that in winning the league last year, people are going to be gunning for us, and they have to rise up to that.”

2011 SBAAC and Div II sectional champions

2010-11 New Richmond wrestlers

2011 SBAAC Wrestling Tournament

Feb. 12, 2011
at Amelia High School

A merican Division:
New Richmond            216.5
Bethel-Tate                  107
Western Brown            102
Goshen                          99.5
Amelia                           68
Clermont Northeastern   45.
Coach of the Year - Deron Shinkle, New Richmond
Co-Wrestlers of the Year - Nick Simpson, CNE and Tory Bauer, Western Brown

National Division:
Batavia                         119
Blanchester                     75
Williamsburg                   34
East Clinton                    30.5.

Coach of the Year - Bob Walker, Batavia
Wrestler of the Year - Jake Prindle, Batavia

103 - Brandon Kahlenbeck, Bethel-Tate pinned Jordon Hooks, New Richmond 5:16
112 - Nick Simpson, CNE over Brody Hooks, New Richmond 16-6
119 - Austin Skaggs, New Richmond over Brian Carter, Bethel-Tate 12-2
125 - Cody Gabelman, New Richmond over Chip Ratcliff, Bethel-Tate 5-3
130 - Tory Bauer, Western Brown over Chase Eldridge, Batavia 5-0
135 - Sam Anderson, New Richmond over Zach Hargis, Batavia 7-1
140 - Aaron Walker, Goshen pinned Adam Meares, East clinton 0:50
145 - Ryan Zawacki, New Richmond pinned Mikey Musselman, Batavia 5:16
152 - Justin Dillinger, Western Brown pinned Cory English, New Richmond 2:59
160 - Jake Prindle, Batavia pinned Kevin Reid, New Richmond 4:05
171 - Gabe Archer, Batavia over James White, New Richmond 14-9
189 - Victor Anderson, Amelia pinned Jon Ward, Bethel-Tate 1:28
215 - Travis Boyd, Blanchester over Austin Arnold, Goshen 4-2
275 - J.R. Foresee, New Richmond over Jordan Smith, Williamsburg 11-3

2011 Division II Sectional at Batavia High School

The Lions had three sectional champs, Brody Hooks @112 lbs., Austin Skaggs @119 lbs. and JR Forsee @285 lbs. The Lions had three finish second, Ryan Zawacki @140 lbs., Cory English @152 lbs. and James White @171 lbs. . Third place finishers were Jordon Hooks @103 lbs., Cody Gabelman @125 lbs. and Kevin Reid @160 lbs.. Sam Anderson finished fourth @130 lbs. along with Clay Loadman @140 lbs. and Nathan Dixon finished fifth @215 lbs.

2011 Batavia Division II Sectional Scores
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1. New Richmond 249.5
2. Wilmington 221.0
3. Batavia 152.0
4. Wyoming 150.0
5. Bethel-Tate 140.5
6. Goshen 127.0
7. Clermont NE 97.0
8. Norwood 89.0
9. McNicholas 85.0
10. Taylor 53.0
11. Roger Bacon 52.0
12. Hughes 28.5
13. Indian Hill 27.0
14. Finneytown 12.0

First Place
103: Nick Simpson(Clermont NE) maj. dec. Brandon Kahlenbeck(Bethel-Tate) 19-7
112: Brody Hooks(New Richmond) maj. dec. Michael Turner(Roger Bacon) 14-2
119: Austin Skaggs(New Richmond) over Billy Combs(Goshen) default
125: Ryan Addis(Norwood) dec. Chip Ratcliff(Bethel-Tate) 4-3
130: Mikey Gonzalez(Wyoming) dec. Chase Eldridge(Batavia) 8-7
135: Daniel Zimmerman(Wyoming) pin Zach Hargis(Batavia) 4:45
140: Aaron Walker(Goshen) dec. Kyle Ross(Wilmington) 9-2
145: Isaac Bray(Wilmington) dec. Ryan Zawacki(New Richmond) 6-1
152: Anthony Carome(Goshen) dec. Cory English(New Richmond) 9-4
160: Michael Burge(Wilmington) pin Aluor Nyamor(Wyoming) 2:30
171: Michael Sagan(Wyoming) dec. James White(New Richmond) 14-11
189: Chaz Gresham(Goshen) pin Connor Maglecic(Norwood) 2:35
215: Chris Cowman(Wilmington) maj. dec. Brad Riley(Norwood) 17-3
285: J.R. Forsee(New Richmond) dec. Adam Blum(Wyoming) 5-1

Third Place
103: Jordon Hooks(New Richmond) pin Zach Macella(Wilmington) 1:45
112: Griffin Stith(Batavia) over D'Arius Miller(Hughes) default
119: Brian Carter(Bethel-Tate) dec. Josh McCloskey(Batavia) 9-2
125: Cody Gabelman(New Richmond) pin Zach Johnson(Wilmington) 4:02
130: Jake Hamblin(Bethel-Tate) over Sam Anderson(New Richmond) default
135: Wyatt DeWeese(Wilmington) pin Marc Sonnega(McNicholas) 4:40
140: Jeff Mack(Bethel-Tate) dec. Clay Loadman(New Richmond) 3-1
145: Ryan Strochinsky(Taylor) maj. dec. Josh Sagan(Wyoming) 10-2
152: Rudy Schieldknecht(McNicholas) dec. Blake Hurtt(Bethel-Tate) 7-2
160: Kevin Reid(New Richmond) maj. dec. Mike Almond(Batavia) 12-0
171: Gabe Archer(Batavia) pin Colton Taylor(Wilmington) 4:30
189: Shadrach Brausch(Wilmington) pin Chris Dorsonking(McNicholas) 0:37
215: Austin Arnold(Goshen) pin Devon Thomas(Roger Bacon) 0:08otu
285: Matt Evans(Wilmington) pin Jordan Jeffers(Clermont NE) 1:46

Fifth Place
103: Ty Dornbusch(Roger Bacon) maj. dec. Mikey Roberts(Batavia) 19-9
112: Aaron Sommerville(Indian Hill) maj. dec. Travis Bee(Bethel-Tate) 12-3
119: Will Keri(McNicholas) pin Dakota Stanforth(Clermont NE) 4:32
125: Corbin Guggenheim(Wyoming) dec. Kevin Neibauer(Batavia) 9-3
130: Conner Reynolds(Clermont NE) pin Kyle Collins(Norwood) 1:50
135: Connor Rahm(Goshen) over Dylan Creager(Clermont NE) default
140: Andrew Sapinsley(Indian Hill) dec. Josh Forkner(Clermont NE) 14-10
145: Jaylin Louis(Hughes) over Mike Musselman(Batavia) default
152: Brandon Strochinsky(Taylor) dec. Drew Ragle(Norwood) 5-2
160: Nick SchweikaTT(McNicholas) pin Blake Bishop(Clermont NE) 0:35
171: Josh Closser(Bethel-Tate) pin Matt Battaglia(McNicholas) 2:35
189: Chris Barrier(Taylor) pin Scott Brendamour(Indian Hill) 2:12
215: Nathan Dixon(New Richmond) pin Jeff Williams(Taylor) 2:18
285: Kian Mollette(Bethel-Tate) pin Josh Lawson(Batavia) 0:38

Consolation Semifinal
103: Zach Macella(Wilmington) tech. fall Mikey Roberts(Batavia) 17-2
Jordon Hooks(New Richmond) pin Ty Dornbusch(Roger Bacon) 1:31
112: Griffin Stith(Batavia) dec. Aaron Sommerville(Indian Hill) 12-9
D'Arius Miller(Hughes) maj. dec. Travis Bee(Bethel-Tate) 24-11
119: Josh McCloskey(Batavia) pin Dakota Stanforth(Clermont NE) 2:12
Brian Carter(Bethel-Tate) tech. fall Will Keri(McNicholas) 15-0
125: Zach Johnson(Wilmington) dec. Corbin Guggenheim(Wyoming) 5-3ot
Cody Gabelman(New Richmond) pin Kevin Neibauer(Batavia) 3:34
130: Jake Hamblin(Bethel-Tate) dec. Conner Reynolds(Clermont NE) 6-2
Sam Anderson(New Richmond) pin Kyle Collins(Norwood) 2:50
135: Wyatt DeWeese(Wilmington) dec. Dylan Creager(Clermont NE) 12-7
Marc Sonnega(McNicholas) dec. Connor Rahm(Goshen) 10-5
140: Jeff Mack(Bethel-Tate) maj. dec. Andrew Sapinsley(Indian Hill) 17-3
Clay Loadman(New Richmond) pin Josh Forkner(Clermont NE) 1:58
145: Ryan Strochinsky(Taylor) pin Mike Musselman(Batavia) 2:54
Josh Sagan(Wyoming) pin Jaylin Louis(Hughes) 4:41
152: Rudy Schieldknecht(McNicholas) maj. dec. Brandon Strochinsky(Taylor) 12-4
Blake Hurtt(Bethel-Tate) dec. Drew Ragle(Norwood) 5-3
160: Mike Almond(Batavia) dec. Nick SchweikaTT(McNicholas) 9-7
Kevin Reid(New Richmond) pin Blake Bishop(Clermont NE) 0:34
171: Colton Taylor(Wilmington) tech. fall Matt Battaglia(McNicholas) 15-0
Gabe Archer(Batavia) pin Josh Closser(Bethel-Tate) 4:40
189: Chris Dorsonking(McNicholas) pin Chris Barrier(Taylor) 4:19
Shadrach Brausch(Wilmington) pin Scott Brendamour(Indian Hill) 3:48
215: Devon Thomas(Roger Bacon) pin Jeff Williams(Taylor) 2:54
Austin Arnold(Goshen) dec. Nathan Dixon(New Richmond) 6-2
285: Jordan Jeffers(Clermont NE) pin Kian Mollette(Bethel-Tate) 0:50
Matt Evans(Wilmington) pin Josh Lawson(Batavia) 2:30

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2011 New Richmond Lions wrestling team

2010-11 New Richmond wrestlers

Front Row: Nathan Dooley, Austin Skaggs, Sam Anderson, James Martin, Tyler Parker, Pavel Jump, Aaron Pollard, Kenny Booker. Second Row: Chris Klinker, Alex Ammerman, Robbie Lemar, James White, Will Lytle, Drake Kimberly, Jake Preston, Jake Powers, Will Hayden, Jay Troy, Jake Hurst. Third Row: Assistant Coach Greg Minor, Jordon Hooks, Nathan Rostetter, Hunter Blankenship, AJ Rostetter. Fourth Row: Assistant Coach Joel Loyd, Rodney Berwanger, Branston Evans, Clay Loadman, Nathan Dixon, JR Forsee, Lance Houser, Zach Fields, Ryle Beckerich, Ryan Zawacki, Justin Patrick, Head Coach Deron Shinkle. Back Row: Kevin Reid, Brandon Mues, Mickey McCollum, Autumn Clark, Tyler Loyd, Luke Hoskins, Tristan Williams, Cody Gabelman, Brody Hooks.