Event preview · The Andrew Bearden Memorial Open at Chardon · Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026
Three Hall of Famers and the Vozars Head to Chardon
CHARDON, Ohio — OhioQuest heads to Geauga County this Sunday, Nov. 15, for the Andrew Bearden Memorial Open at Chardon High School. Today is the last day to register, and wrestlers from 23 clubs are already entered.
Four reigning state champions are in the field, three of them OhioQuest Hall of Famers. So are Longwood's Salvatore Vozar and Santino Vozar, two of the winningest wrestlers on the circuit, along with more than a dozen of last Sunday's Madison DQ® Open champions.
Wrestlers to Watch
Camden Terry, PWA (Open MS). Terry is the reigning Jr. High state champion at 116 pounds and a Hall of Famer. He is 6-0 this season with titles at Stow and Streetsboro.
Rudy Castrigano, PWA (Open MS). Castrigano won the 2026 state title at 110 pounds and is also in the Hall of Fame.
Carter Morrison, Chardon Youth (Open 12U). The hometown Hall of Famer won the 2026 state title at 112 pounds.
Gilbert Craemer, Chardon Youth (Open 8U and Rookie 8U). Craemer is the reigning novice state champion at heavyweight.
Salvatore Vozar, Longwood (Open 8U). Vozar is a perfect 12-0 this season and has won a title at every OhioQuest event he has entered: Boardman, Streetsboro, Stow and Rootstown.
Santino Vozar, Longwood (Rookie 6U and Rookie 8U). Vozar is 21-4 with five bracket titles this fall and 15 pins.
Kenyon Clark, Aurora Jaws (Rookie 8U). Clark is 9-1 with three titles this season, at Boardman and Stow. He leads an Aurora Jaws team with 21 entries.
Jaxon Vencl, Chardon Youth (Open 10U). The 2026 state runner-up at 60 pounds was second to Justin Edwards Jr. at Madison. Teammate Julian Joslin was a 2026 novice state runner-up.
Madison champions back for more: Aleksander Gibbs (Kirtland), Abraham Kirk, Jaxon Kelleher and Kash Kelleher (Mentor Youth), Jack Gierke and Linus Starke (Chardon Youth), Carlo Artino, Cade Castaneda and Franco Mormile (Lake Catholic), Cain Hyde (Geneva), Ganon Roberts (Gold Schopp), Greyson Harvey (Riverside), Jesse Randles (Berkshire), Kain Molina (Brookfield) and Hudson Geiss (Berkshire).
Also entered: Wooster champion Knox Opfer (PAW) and 2026 state placer Mason Sinkovic (Kirtland), who was runner-up in the loaded Open 12U group at Madison.
Brackets to Watch
OhioQuest builds weight classes after registration closes, so nothing is set yet. Based on registered weights, a few groups could be loaded:
Open 12U (~120–123 lbs): State champion Carter Morrison (123) and Madison champion Jack Gierke (120), Chardon Youth teammates, registered three pounds apart, with Aurora's Anthony Stankiewicz (120) in the mix.
Open MS (~129–136 lbs): Hall of Famer Camden Terry (136) and Madison champion Ganon Roberts (129).
Open MS (~104–110 lbs): State champion Rudy Castrigano (110), Madison runner-up Colin Medved (104) and Geneva's Nate Smith (105).
Open 12U (~94–103 lbs): State placer Mason Sinkovic (95), Wooster champion Knox Opfer (103), Grayson Unger (100) and Madison placer Owen Wetzel (94).
Rookie 8U (~56–60 lbs): Kenyon Clark (56) and Madison champion Cade Castaneda (59) head a crowded weight that includes Finn Rought, Caleb Lange, Aidan Conaway and Giovanni Mormile.
Event Details
When: Sunday, November 15, 2026
Where: Chardon High School, 151 Chardon Ave, Chardon, OH 44024
Divisions: Rookie, Open, Middle School and Girls
Register: today is the last day to register on Snapdown
Brackets and live results will run on Snapdown all day Sunday.
See you in Chardon!