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Legacy's Attisano wins third state title in a row

By Travis Rains - Xenia Gazette - March 17, 2026

COLUMBUS – Legacy Christian Academy’s Nathan Attisano is a state champion for the third time in his high school career, after successfully defending his title in Division III at 132 pounds during the final day of the 2026 OHSAA state wrestling championships Sunday.

Attisano qualified for state as a freshman in 2023 and then claimed the D-III state title at 126 pounds in 2024 and at 132 pounds in 2025.

“It’s unbelievable,” Attisano said of winning his third state title. “It’s kind of something you dream of your whole life. I just had a lot of faith in my coaches and, mainly, in God. He just pushed me and I just had the best partners ever, and a lot of hard work.”

The wrestler entered last weekend’s tournament at OSU’s Schottenstein Center with a 41-2 record alongside a district title. Attisano secured his third state championship with a technical fall (19-3) over Monroeville’s Owen Patchen, who entered the tournament with a record of 18-2.

He said working hard is always a top focus for the Legacy Christian Academy wrestling program.

Head Coach Mike Sizemore said Attisano embodies that mentality with a work ethic that is second to none and that he encourages his wrestlers to try and outwork one another.

Before you know it, those efforts compound into great results. But it all starts with leadership, he said.

“And that’s what makes him great,” Sizemore said of Attisano. “He’s a great leader.”

Attisano dominated for much of the weekend, securing tech-fall wins in three of his four bouts. The semifinal match against Lake Catholic’s Timmy Mazur, whose record stood at 40-5 entering the tournament, saw Attisano victorious on a 10-5 decision.

“You’ve got leverage strength and you’ve got power strength, and leverage strength is way different than power strength; leverage is dangerous,” Sizemore said of the match against Mazur. “I felt like we had a good game plan going in, stuck with it in the third period and ended up pulling it out. When you get behind in a match like that and you find a way to win, that’s will in your heart and you can’t beat that. And that’s Nathan Attisano to a tee.”

Attisano’s third championship also means the senior closed out his high school career on top.

“It’s very hard to do,” he said. “State is always a testing battle and I was able to push through. I’m just blessed to be here.”

Boys basketball: Lions win 22nd straight game, advance to D-VI district final

By Michael Cooper - Dayton Daily News

TROY — Trailing Twin Valley South by eight points midway through the second quarter, Emmanuel Christian Academy senior Nate Hudson and his teammates didn’t panic.

“It could have been easy to just quit as a team,” Hudson said. “In the second quarter, they’re up and we didn’t expect it. I think that’s just a testament to our team — we’re gonna claw the whole game. No matter what the score is, we’re gonna keep going.”

 

Read more at https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/boys-basketball-lions-win-22nd-straight-game-advance-to-d-vi-district-final/G5RDDFEGJRFMPIMH3TNUBLBVL4/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ddn_MorningBriefing_17105227&oly_enc_id=2915J9529289J6G

 

 

2025-26 MBC Boys Basketball All-MBC Awards

Congratulations to the Emmanuel Christian Boys Basketball team on winning the 2025-26 Metro Buckeye Conference Championship! The Lions finished 10-0 in conference play to win their second MBC Championship.

Emmanuel Christian senior Nate Hudson was named Player of the Year after averaging 16.9 points per game, 8.4 rebounds per game, 2.1 assists per game, 2.0 steals per game, and 1.3 blocks per game.

Emmanuel Christian coach Nick Morgan was named MBC Coach of the Year in his first year as head coach .

Coaches Award

  • Jacob Thompson – Legacy Christian
  • Isaac Maynus - Middletown Christian

Team Sportsmanship Award – Middletown Christian

 

First Team All-MBC

  • Nate Hudson – Emmanuel Christian
  • Bryson Shirk – Emmanuel Christian
  • Bo Thompson – Legacy Christian
  • Jacob Thompson – Legacy Christian
  • Mason Gross – Middletown Christian

Second Team All-MBC

  • Darryus Myers – Emmanuel Christian
  • Josh Witherow – Emmanuel Christian
  • Peniel Enninful – Middletown Christian
  • Guy Henderson – Middletown Christian
  • Luke Mikesell – Yellow Springs

 

 

2025-26 MBC Girls Basketball All-MBC Awards

Congratulations to the Legacy Christian Girls Basketball team on winning the 2025-26 Metro Buckeye Conference Championship! The Knights finished 8-0 in conference play to win their ninth consecutive MBC Championship.

Legacy Christian junior Ava Combs was named Player of the Year after averaging 10.7 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game and league leading 3.8 steals per game.

Legacy Christian coach Mark Combs was named MBC Coach of the Year for the seventh time.

Coaches Award – Maisy Kinnison – Legacy Christian

Team Sportsmanship Award – Miami Valley

 

First Team All-MBC

  • Macey Hudson – Emmanuel Christian
  • Autumn Allport - Legacy Christian
  • Ava Combs - Legacy Christian
  • Mylee Toney - Miami Valley
  • Jillian Geis - Middletown Christian

Second Team All-MBC

  • Iva Wilson - Calvary Christian
  • Abbey Hudson - Emmanuel Christian
  • Mya Lawrence - Emmanuel Christian
  • Anna Sweeney - Legacy Christian
  • Cooper LaRue - Middletown Christian