Preseason Focus: Klein Oak High School

11/14/2025 10:15 AM

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Klein Oak High School's wrestling team is gearing up for the 2025-26 season with a young roster and high expectations
The girls' team aims to replace standout seniors who contributed to successful finishes in various tournaments
Senior Josie Clarke and Ariana Rangel will lead the girls' team with impressive records and goals for the season
The boys' team faces the challenge of replacing a significant number of wins from graduated wrestlers
Captains Jayden Cardona and Adrien Perez lead the boys' team, with Cardona aiming for a podium finish at the state championship

Klein Oak High School is coming into the 2025-26 wrestling season with high hopes that their relatively young Boys and Girls wrestlers can fill the shoes of the many seniors who have moved on from the Black and Gold mat. Coach Ian Jones, who is starting his 8^th season as head coach of the 6A-District 7 Panthers, has a lot of work to do to round his young team into mat ready shape to step into those big shoes.

This article features both the girls and boys program. Let’s start with the girl’s program:

Klein Oak Girls

The girls’ side of the team will have the most difficult task of the year in replacing the 206 victories won by the seven, standout seniors who graduated from KOHS last year. All of those wins led the Klein Oak Girls’ team to 3^rd place at the Region 2 championship and a 1^st place trophy at the District 7 tournament. They also recorded an 8^th place finish at the Cy Fair ISD tournament, and a championship at the Tiger Classic.

The Girls will be captained by seniors Josie Clarke and Ariana Rangel.

Last season, Clarke had a 44-9 record at the 126 lb. weight class as a junior. She earned a District 7 championship and a Region 2, 3^rd place medal, qualifying for the UIL championship. Unfortunately, an injury kept her from competing in her first state championship tournament. She has her hopes set on qualifying for State again, and earning All-State honors. Barring the unforeseen, Josie should reach her 100^th win before the Regions in 2026.

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