Wrestling in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association had its first state tournament in 1964 and took only four meets before Newport Catholic won a state title in 1967 to bring back to Northern Kentucky. As the seasons moved on, Northern Kentucky teams continued to win individual and team state championships at an impressive pace. Here are the first Northern Kentucky boys wrestling state champions for each program that had a wrestler take the top of the podium. Listings are alphabetical by athlete.James Baugh, Simon Kenton (1986) Simon Kenton finished as the KHSAA team runner-up in 1984, but didn't have its first individual champion until 1986. That's when James Baugh secured the state...
