Congratulations to all of our Eastern Cincinnati Conference athletes and coaches who earned Enquirer All-Star (All-City) recognition.  We will keep a running list throughout the entire sports year below.

VOLLEYBALL:  click HERE

FOOTBALL:  click HERE
NOTES:  Defensive Player of the Year:  Winton Woods' Justin Hill and Offensive Player of the Year:  Anderson's Justice Burnam and Coach of the Year:  Anderson's Evan Dreyer.

BOYS SOCCER:  click HERE
NOTES:  Player of the Year:  Anderson's Alex Dorko.

GIRLS SOCCER:  click HERE
NOTES:  Player of the Year:  Anderson's Lauren Flax and Coach of the Year:  Anderson's Andy Boyd.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  click HERE 
NOTES:  Coach of the Year:  Little Miami's Jim Brant.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  click HERE

FIELD HOCKEY:  click HERE

BOYS GOLF:  click HERE
NOTES:  Coach of the Year:  Anderson's David Lunn.

GIRLS GOLF:  click HERE
NOTES:  Coach of the Year:  Anderson's Darin Hausberger.

GIRLS TENNIS:  click HERE

WATER POLO:  click HERE

GIRLS BASKETBALL:  click HERE
NOTES:  Player of the Year:  Winton Woods'  Daniah Trammell and Coach of the Year:  Winton Woods' Carlton Gray.

BOYS BASKETBALL:  click HERE
NOTES:  Player of the Year:  Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins and Coach of the Year:  Winton Woods' Mike Pilgrim.

BOYS BOWLING:  click HERE 

GIRLS BOWLING:  click HERE   
NOTES:  Bowler of the Year:  Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams.

GYMNASTICS:  click HERE  
NOTES:  Coach of the Year:  Turpin's Gail Maundrell.

ICE HOCKEY:  click HERE  

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING:  click HERE  
NOTES:  Swimmer of the Year:  Turpin's Hayden Meyers and Diver of the Year:  West Clermont's Bryce Cousins.

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING:  click HERE  
NOTES:  Swimmer of the Year:  Kings'  Maya Schweikert and Diver of the Year:  Anderson's Bella Ashford.

BOYS WRESTLING:  click HERE  

GIRLS WRESTLING:  click HERE  

SPORT-BY-SPORT LOOK AT THE SPRING SEASON

BASEBALL:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  This spring, Lebanon and defending league champion Loveland lead the ECC standings with 9-2 records in league play.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The Sectional Tournament draw is scheduled for this weekend.

SOFTBALL:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  Lebanon is currently atop the conference standings with a 15-1 mark, while Kings sits at 12-1 in league play.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Sectional Tournament brackets are available HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Milford's Meghan McClellan for picking up her 500th career strikeout in an April 18 contest against Turpin (as a junior!).  A special day as well for the Milford squad and community, playing for "Coach Tim" ... watch video HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Kings head coach John Schablein for notching his 200th career victory in a game against Little Miami on April 21. 

BOYS TRACK:  Turpin won last spring's Conference Meet - the Spartans' first-ever title.  CONFERENCE MEET:  This year's Conference Championship Meet is slated for Anderson on May 14 and 16.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The District Meet is slated to be held the week of May 19 (various dates and sites).

GIRLS TRACK:  Loveland notched the Lady Tigers' fifth straight ECC Meet title in 2024.  CONFERENCE MEET:  Anderson will again host the ECC Meet - scheduled for May 14 and 16.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The District Meet is scheduled for the week of May 19 (various dates and sites). 

STATE CHAMPION RETURNEE:  Turpin's Claire Iaciofano is back after winning the OHSAA State Meet crown in the pole vault.

REGULAR SEASON TRACK AND FIELD UPDATES

COACHES CLASSIC:  Congratulations to Little Miami boys and to Turpin girls for finishing second and fourth respectively at the April 10 Coaches Classic Track and Field Relays at CHCA HS.  Complete results are HERE.

ANDERSON INVITATIONAL:  Click HERE to find the complete results from the April 18 Anderson Invitational.  Congratulations to Loveland for taking home titles in both the boys' and girls' divisions!  Check out photos HERE.

ANDERSON-TURPIN JV INVITATIONAL:  Congratulations to Lebanon (boys) and Milford (girls) for winning the April 21 Anderson JV Invitational.  See complete results HERE.

LAKOTA WEST INVITATIONAL:  Loveland boys and girls each finished second at the April 23 Lakota West Invite.  See complete results HERE.

GOLDEN BATON RELAYS (SYCAMORE):  Shout out to Little Miami boys for finishing first and to Walnut Hills girls for placing second at the April 25 Golden Baton Relay Meet at Sycamore HS.  See results HERE.

BART OWENS FRANKLIN INVITATIONAL:  Lebanon finished first (girls) and runner-up (boys) at the Bart Owens Invite on April 25.  See complete results HERE.

MILFORD BILL MARRAN INVITATIONAL:  Milford finished first (girls) and second (boys) at its own invitational held on April 30!  Check out the complete results HERE.

BOYS TENNIS:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  Walnut Hills is shooting for its fifth consecutive conference championship in boys tennis this spring.  The Eagles finished with a perfect 8-0 record in regular season ECC matches.  CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:  The ECC tournament is slated for Tuesday at Mason at 9 am.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The Sectional Tournament begins the week of May 12.

BOYS LACROSSE:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  Milford (5-0) and Loveland (5-0) are playing well in conference contests and lead the ECC standings with two conference matches remaining.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The postseason tournament draw is scheduled for Saturday.

GIRLS LACROSSE:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  Kings (4-0) is the last remaining undefeated team in ECC matches.  The Lady Knights are 8-5 overall as well.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The tournament draw is scheduled to be held Saturday.

MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Loveland's Marisa Finley for notching her 100th career goal in an April 17 victory (13-12) over Walnut Hills!

MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Turpin's Taylor Denning for not only picking up her 100th career goal but also her 150th career points in Turpin's win over DuPont Manual on April 19. Congratulations!

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:  REGULAR SEASON UPDATES:  The Eastern Cincinnati Conference, with several solid squads already established, officially recognizes boys volleyball this spring.  Milford is 17-2 overall and 12-1 in league play, securing at least a share of the first-ever ECC Championship!  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The Regional Tournament qualifying round is scheduled for May 10-17.

SPRING SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

ENQUIRER SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS

SOFTBALL
TOP PITCHERS:  Click HERE
TOP INFIELDERS:  Click HERE
TOP OUTFIELDERS:  Click HERE
AREA'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE
AREA'S TOP TEAMS:  Click HERE
AREA'S TOP TEAMS:  Click HERE

BASEBALL
TOP PITCHERS:  Click HERE
TOP INFIELDERS:  Click HERE
TOP OUTFIELDERS:  Click HERE
WATCH LIST:  Click HERE
OHIO'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE
AREA'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE
TOP STORIES:  Click HERE

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
AREA'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE

GIRLS LACROSSE
AREA'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE

BOYS LACROSSE
AREA'S TOP PLAYERS:  Click HERE

TRACK AND FIELD
TOP DISTANCE RUNNERS:  Click HERE
TOP THROWERS:  Click HERE
TOP JUMPERS:  Click HERE

May 4:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

May 3:  COOL MOMENT:  Anderson girls soccer players surprised ex-teammate and MVCA standout Lauren Flax during her college signing ceremony on Wednesday.  Read more HERE.

May 3:  Shout out to Lebanon's Jack Schreck, Little Miami's Eli Feuerbach, and Walnut Hills' Denny Devine and Haviland Fairman who were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Loveland was also named the Ohio Boys Spring Team of the Week. Read more HERE.

May 2:  Kings softball has its sights set on more than a potential ECC title ... but a deep postseason run this spring!  Read more HERE and watch video HERE.

May 2:  The Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association Coaches Classic kicks off this weekend.  A great tune-up for the upcoming postseason tournament.  Read more HERE.

May 1: TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Milford finished first (girls) and second (boys) at its own Bill Marran Invitational held yesterday!  Check out the complete results HERE.

May 1:  With the high school baseball reaching the midpoint of the season, see where your school's players rank statistically HERE.

May 1:  The Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association has released its fourth weekly poll.  Check out the area's top teams HERE.

April 29:  Little Miami's Jackson Reynolds (baseball), Eli Feuerbach (boys lacrosse), and Bella Houillion (softball); West Clermont's Matthew Stathos (baseball); Lebanon's Jack Schreck (baseball), Hudson Newman (boys lacrosse), Sophia Flora (girls lacrosse), Sophia Sheidler (softball), Carson Hauser and Ethan Nelson (boys tennis - doubles), Caleb Nolasco (boys track and field), and Kaitlyn Burger (girls track and field); Turpin's Joe Lafkas (baseball) and Belle Cogan (girls lacrosse); Loveland's Hudson Fahey (boys lacrosse); Milford's Trey Wagner (boys lacrosse) and Kennedy Schneider (girls lacrosse); Kings' Logan Reyes (boys lacrosse) and Paiten Volz (girls lacrosse); Walnut Hills' Amelia Cline (girls lacrosse), Denny Devine (boys track and field), and Haviland Fairman (girls track and field); Anderson's Stella Armstrong (girls lacrosse) and Rylie Ritter (softball); and Winton Woods' Naomy Primo (softball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Milford baseball and Anderson softball were in the running for the Ohio Team of the Week award and Loveland volleyball was up for the Ohio Spring Boys Team of the Week honor.  

April 28:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

April 27:  TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Shout out to Little Miami boys for finishing first and to Walnut Hills girls for placing second at Friday's Golden Baton Relay Meet at Sycamore HS.  See results HERE.  Also on Friday, Lebanon finished first (girls) and runner-up (boys) at the Bart Owens Invite at Franklin HS.  See complete results HERE.

April 25:  Kings' Sydney Goad, Little Miami's Ashleigh Meece, Anderson's Sarah Chapman, and Loveland's Natalie Waple were selected as Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Kings softball was also named a Team of the Week winner.  Read more HERE.

April 24:  TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Loveland boys and girls each finished second at yesterday's Lakota West Invitational.  See complete results HERE.

April 24:  Don't miss this Enquirer feature on Lebanon softball standout and Iowa signee Ella Teubner.  She's been one of the best to play for the Lady Warriors!  Read more HERE.

April 23:  Check out the area's top baseball squads in the week three Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association coaches polls HERE.

April 23:  MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Taylor Denning for not only picking up her 100th career goal but also her 150th career points in Turpin's girls lacrosse win over DuPont Manual on Saturday. Congratulations!

April 23:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Kings softball head coach John Schablein for notching his 200th career victory in a game against Little Miami on Monday. 

April 23:  TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Congratulations to Lebanon (boys) and Milford (girls) for winning Monday's Anderson-Turpin JV Invitational.  See complete results HERE.

April 22:  Anderson's Eric Fleetwood (baseball), Sarah Chapman (girls lacrosse), and Toby Strausbaugh (boys track and field); Milford's Zach Wiener (baseball), Clay Barkimer (boys lacrosse), Catherine Cardell (girls lacrosse), and Elle Campbell (girls track and field); Kings' Danny Wilson (baseball) and Caedmon McKee and Gavin Eagon (boys tennis - doubles); Loveland's Dylan Hacker (baseball), Kyle Harden (boys lacrosse), Natalie Waple (girls track and field), and Colton Baker (boys volleyball); Lebanon's Hudson Newman (boys lacrosse), Sophia Flora (girls lacrosse), and Hannah Glassmeyer (girls track and field); Walnut Hills' George Wirtz (boys lacrosse) and Lauren Christy (girls lacrosse); Turpin's Luke Elliott (boys lacrosse), Taylor Denning (girls lacrosse), and Ella Hartley (softball); Kings' Sydney Goad (girls lacrosse) and Leah Mitchener (softball); West Clermont's October von Bargen (softball); and Little Miami's Ashleigh Meece (softball) were nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week. Loveland baseball and Kings softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week honor and Loveland and Milford boys volleyball and Turpin girls lacrosse were in the running the the Spring Team of the Week award. 

April 22:  The Enquirer announced its winter nominees for the upcoming High School Sports Awards live show June 18 at Princeton High School's Matthews Auditorium.  Check out all the honorees HERE.

April 21:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

April 20:  TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Click HERE to find the complete results from Friday's Anderson Invitational.  Congratulations to Loveland for taking home titles in both the boys' and girls' divisions!  Check out photos HERE.

April 19:  Milford's Tyler Allard and Elena Ditchen, West Clermont's Allie Cunningham, and the Kings' doubles team of Sebastian Parlov and Cooper Shultz were named Enquirer Athlete of the Week award recipients.  West Clermont was also named the Ohio Softball Team of the Week. Read more HERE.

April 19:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Milford's Meghan McClellan for picking up her 500th career strikeout in yesterday's 9-1 victory against Turpin (as a junior!).  A special day as well for the Milford squad and community, playing for "Coach Tim" ... watch video HERE.

April 18:  MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Loveland's Marisa Finley for notching her 100th career goal in last night's 13-12 victory over Walnut Hills!

April 16:  Check out the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association (SWOBCA) week two poll HERE.

April 15:  GIRLS BASKETBALL NEWS:  Congratulations to Winton Woods' Strawberry Blankumsee  on being named to the MaxPreps Freshman All-American squad!  Read more HERE.

April 14:  Anderson's Eric Fleetwood (baseball) and Maddie Ary (girls track and field); Loveland's Drew Oerther (baseball) and Rez Rokicki (boys track and field); Lebanon's Austin Mullikin (baseball) and Alexa Cool (girls lacrosse); Kings' Andrew Lyman (baseball), Marin Bode (girls lacrosse), Grace Parkhurst (softball), and Sebastian Parlov and Cooper Shultz (boys tennis - doubles); West Clermont's Matthew Stathos (baseball) and Allie Cunningham (softball); Little Miami's Jackson Reynolds (baseball) and Peyton Dews (girls track and field); Turpin's Matt Cnota (baseball), Finn Egan (boys lacrosse), Skylar Mardis (girls lacrosse), and Kayla Whitley (softball); Walnut Hills' Fender Sardo (boys lacrosse), Lauren Christy (girls lacrosse), Evie Denen (softball), and Brooklyn Wineberg (girls track and field); and Milford's Tyler Allard (boys lacrosse) and Elena Ditchen (girls lacrosse) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Turpin baseball and West Clermont softball were in contention for the Ohio Team of the Week award.  Anderson boys and girls track, West Clermont girls track, and Kings girls lacrosse were among the nominees for the Spring Team of the Week recognition. 

April 13:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

April 13:  TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:  Congratulations to Little Miami boys and to Turpin girls for finishing second and fourth respectively at the April 10 Coaches Classic Track and Field Relays at CHCA HS.  Complete results are HERE.

April 13:  REGIONAL CHAMPIONS:  Congratulations to the Little Miami AQT team for finishing first at yesterday's Southwest Regional AQT Tournament.  This isn't a new things for the Panthers ... as Little Miami has won the last three Regional titles and seven of the last nine.  The squad has advanced to the May 3 State Tournament at Olentangy Berlin HS.

April 11:  The Loveland doubles team of Liam Amy and Alex Hill were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Read more HERE.

April 10:  Fox19's Gabi Sorrentino sits down with Purcell Marian standout Dee Alexander for a look back and a look ahead at her outstanding career (so far).  Watch video HERE.

April 10:  Check out which area teams are ranked in the week one poll from the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association HERE.

April 8:  Walnut Hills' Michael Scruggs Jr. (baseball) and Ben Smith (boys volleyball); Milford's Joey Buchanan (baseball), Carter Haun (boys lacrosse), and Ella Stein (softball); Little Miami's Charlie Whitacre (baseball); West Clermont's Gavin Speranza (baseball) and Brendan Athan (boys track and field); Lebanon's Josh Beavon (baseball), Hudson Newman (boys lacrosse), and Alexa Cool (girls lacrosse); Kings' Riley Abrams (baseball), Marin Bode (girls lacrosse), Olivia Smith (softball), and Shri Pandey (boys tennis - singles); Loveland's Sawyer Muchmore (boys lacrosse), Lola Jones (girls lacrosse), Rylee Ripperger (softball), and Liam Amy and Alex Hill (boys tennis - doubles) were among this past week's Enquirer Athlete of the Week nominees.  Milford baseball and Lebanon and Kings softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week honor, while Kings lacrosse was in the running for the Girls Spring Team of the Week award. 

April 7:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Walnut Hills' Jake Buchanan and Shauniece Steele for earning 2025 Southwest Ohio Athletic Director Association awards.  Jake was named Middle School Athletic Director of the Year, while Shauniece earned the Citation Award.  In addition, our very own ECC Commissioner Ray Spicher was inducted into the SWOADA Hall of Fame!  

April 6:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

April 4:  Little Miami's Rylan Howard was named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award recipient.  Read more HERE.

April 1:  West Clermont's Matthew Stathos (baseball) and Sophie Crider (girls track and field); Little Miami's Jackson Reynolds (baseball), Rylan Howard (boys lacrosse), Bailey Thieme (softball), Isaac Burnette (boys tennis - singles), JaQualon Wayne (boys track and field), and Peyton Dews (girls track and field); Milford's Mason Bargo (baseball), Tyler Allard (boys lacrosse), and Meghan McClellan (softball); Kings' Nathan Tucker (baseball); Loveland's Brady Stidham (baseball) and Olivia Williams (softball); Turpin's Joe Lafkas (baseball) and Bridget McKee (girls track and field); Anderson's Sarah Chapman (girls lacrosse) and Toby Strausbaugh (boys track and field); Lebanon's Madi Swartz (girls lacrosse) and Sophia Scheidler (softball); and Winton Woods' Chris Reid (boys track and field) and Maria Battle (girls track and field) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Turpin and Kings baseball and Lebanon softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week award.  

March 31:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

March 28:  Anderson's Reagan Lynch and Loveland's Carter Lucas were named Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winners!  Read more HERE.

March 27:  ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL HONOREES:  The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division I, II, and III All-State players has been announced.  Congratulations to following ECC players who earned All-Ohio accolades:  West Clermont's Carson Duke; Kings' Tommy Clark and Nate Lyman; Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins, Nate Dawson, and E'montae Weah; Loveland's Chase Martin; and Turpin's Isaac Hooper.  See complete DI-III lists HERE.

March 26:  HITTIN' THE BOOKS:  Check out the list of ECC All-Academic Award recipients from the winter sports season HERE.  Any names misspelled, email me at eccsportskevin@gmail.com.

March 25:  ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL HONOREES:  The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its All-State selections for the 2024-25 girls basketball season.  The following ECC players earned All-Ohio recognition:  West Clermont's Layla Hale; Walnut Hills' Jasia Ross; Milford's Violet Shuluga and Gabby Chadwell; Lebanon's Braylyn Mattox; Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell, Strawberry Blankumsee, and Whitley Davis; Kings' Jenna Burke; Anderson's Ella Dreier; and Little Miami's Bella Houillion.  See the complete lists (all divisions) HERE.

March 25:  Check out who is listed among the area's top baseball teams in the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association preseason polls HERE.

March 25:  Anderson's Braden Robertson (boys lacrosse) and Reagan Lynch (softball); Loveland's Rocco Filia (boys lacrosse), Carter Lucas (boys volleyball); Turpin's Taylor Denning (girls lacrosse); and Lebanon's Alexa Cool (girls lacrosse) and Regan Bonny (boys volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson was up for the Ohio Softball Team of the Week honor and Milford boys volleyball and Lebanon girls lacrosse were in the running for the Spring Team of the Week award. 

March 24:  The 2025 girls volleyball season is months away, but that doesn't stop our ECC players from working hard during the offseason!  Here's Lebanon's Ava Long, Loveland's Makenna Kirlin, Milford's Rachel Morgan, and Turpin's Grace Herzog who got it done this weekend in Indianapolis earning their Open bid to USA Nationals this summer in Dallas!

March 24:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for the junior high.  Congratulations to this week's recipients!

March 21:  Winton Woods' Strawberry Blankumsee has been named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week recipient and her Lady Warriors squad was named the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week!  Loveland's Clay Bebout was also named an Athlete of the Week honoree.  Read more HERE.

March 21:  Loveland's two-time State Champion wrestler Elizabeth Madison is named the Fox19 Baxla Tractor Athlete of the Week.  Read more HERE.

March 18:  Lebanon's Ella Teubner and Milford's Meghan McClellan are listed among the state's top returning softball players.  Read more HERE.

photo courtesy of Geoff Blankenship - Enquirer Media/GANNETT

March 17:  Winton Woods' Strawberry Blankumsee (girls basketball), Walnut Hills' Ben Smith (boys volleyball), and Loveland's Clay Bebout (boys volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Winton Woods girls basketball was up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award and Walnut Hills boys volleyball was in the running for the Spring Team of the Week award.

March 17:  As we enter the spring sports season, it looks like the 2024-25 ECC All-Sports Trophy is still up for grabs.  Lebanon is in front after the winter season which saw them pick up conference titles in girls bowling and wrestling.  Check out all the details HERE.

March 17:  Let's kick off the spring sports season with our first Athletes of the Month!  Check out the high school recipients HERE and the junior high honorees HERE.

March 10:  With track season right away the corner, let's salute the ECC's top finishers at the 2025 Indoor State Track Meet.  SHOUT OUT to the Loveland girls 4x800 relay team (Delaney Cilley, Abby Droessler, Parker Mentzer, and Caroline Murnan) for finishing first!  Read more HERE.

SPORT-BY-SPORT LOOK AT THE WINTER SEASON

BOYS BASKETBALL:  Winton Woods finished ECC play with a fine 15-1 record to secure the ECC Championship - the Warriors' second consecutive league title.  LEAGUE HONORS:  Kings' Tommy Clark (Offensive) and Turpin's Nate Dawson (Defensive) received Player of the Year accolades respectively.  Winton Woods' Mike Pilgrim was named Coach of the Year. See complete list HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  See where your team's players ranked among other ECC players HERE.

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:  Huge SHOUT OUT to all of our conference players who earned All-District recognition!  DII Player of the Year honors went to Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins, and the Coach of the Year was the Warriors' Mike Pilgrim.  See complete list HERE.

ALL-STATE BOYS HONORS:  Congratulations to following ECC players who earned All-Ohio accolades from the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association:  West Clermont's Carson Duke; Kings' Tommy Clark and Nate Lyman; Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins, Nate Dawson, and E'montae Weah; Loveland's Chase Martin; and Turpin's Isaac Hooper.  See complete DI-III lists HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  REGIONAL SEMIFINALS BOUND:  SHOUT OUT to Winton Woods and to Loveland for advancing to the Regional semifinals! The Warriors advanced with a 53-44 win over Miamisburg in the District Final!  Loveland also moved on to the Regional semis with a 53-45 overtime win over Northmont. Read more HERE.  REGIONAL FINALS:  Winton Woods downed Lima Senior 61-56 to move on to the Regional Final!  Read more HERE.  Loveland fell to St. Francis DeSales in the Regional semis to end a fine season at 17-9!  Winton Woods saw its season come to an end one win away from the State Final Four.  The Warriors also fell to St. Francis DeSales 45-40 to finish the winter with a fine 23-3 record.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Kings' Tommy Clark, a junior, for notching his 1000th career point in the Knights' match-up against Walnut Hills on February 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:  Winton Woods, ranked among the top teams in Ohio, finished the regular season with a perfect 22-0 overall record and a 16-0 mark in ECC play.  The Lady Warriors wrapped up the ECC title for the second straight year (and third in the last four years).  LEAGUE HONORS:  Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (Offensive) and Milford's Gabby Chadwell (Defensive) received Player of the Year honors.  The Lady Warriors' Carlton Gray earning Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-ECC honorees are HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Check out our ECC players' stats HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  REGIONAL FINALS:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills and Winton Woods for advancing to Regional Final contests with a shot to advance to the State FINAL FOUR!  Winton Woods took care of business in a dominating performance, defeating Toledo Start 54-16 to advance to the State semis.  Read more HERE.  Walnut Hills fell to Princeton in the Regional Final to end a great season at 20-6.

LADY WARRIORS ADVANCE TO STATE!

STATE FINAL FOUR UPDATES:  Winton Woods advanced to the Division II OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP game after beating Big Walnut 58-55 in overtime.  Read more HERE.

WINTON WOODS - STATE CHAMPIONS!

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME UPDATES:  Winton Woods won the 2025 OHSAA DII STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, defeating Anthony Wayne 70-55 to wrap up a perfect 27-0 season under head coach Carlton Gray.  It was Winton Woods' first-ever State title in girls basketball. Read more HERE.  Also, watch the final seconds HERE.  Lastly, check out photos HERE.  "DEFENSE: disciplined, aggressive, tenacious, locked in, with that bulldog mentality."

ALL-DISTRICT HONOREES:  Congratulations to Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell for being named the Division II Player of the Year.  The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association's All-District selections are HERE.

ALL-STATE HONOREES:  The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its All-State selections for the 2024-25 season.  The following ECC players earned All-Ohio recognition:  West Clermont's Layla Hale; Walnut Hills' Jasia Ross; Milford's Violet Shuluga and Gabby Chadwell; Lebanon's Braylyn Mattox; Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell, Strawberry Blankumsee, and Whitley Davis; Kings' Jenna Burke; Anderson's Ella Dreier; and Little Miami's Bella Houillion.  See the complete lists (all divisions) HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Milford's Violet Shuluga for reaching the 1000-point mark for her career!  She made history in a January 16 contest against Kings on Game of Hope night at Milford.  Violet came into the game needing 28 points and tallied a HUGE 29 on this three-pointer HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Another player to join the 1000-point club was West Clermont's Layla Hale.  She notched her 1000th point in a contest against Lebanon on January 30.  Layla also became the school's career leader in rebounds.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Shout out to Little Miami's Bella Houillion for reaching the 1000-point milestone for her career with the Lady Panthers.  The milestone came in a February 3 game against Western Brown. See the video HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Our fourth ECC girls basketball player to hit the 1000-point mark for her career is Lebanon's Braylyn Mattox.  Braylyn hit the magic number in a February 6 contest against Loveland, becoming the fourth player to do so at Lebanon.  Congratulations!

BOYS WRESTLING:  The Lebanon Warriors took home the Conference Championship trophy for the fifth year in a row.  LEAGUE HONORS:  ECC awards went to Loveland's Calob Heilman (Wrestler of the Year) and Lebanon's Nick Hensley (Coach of the Year).  All-ECC selections are listed HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Leaders in each weight class can be found HERE.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Lebanon won its fifth straight ECC Tournament with a 222-173 margin of victory over runner-up Little Miami.  BEST OF THE BEST:  Congratulations to our Conference Champions at each weight class:  Lebanon's Lucas Laseur (106), Anderson' Max Landers (113), Little Miami's Morgan Miller (120), Lebanon's Ethan McHale (126), Loveland's Nick Dent (132), Lebanon's Colton McHale (138), Anderson's Marshall Morency (144), Lebanon's Mason Lovy (150), West Clermont's Bradyn Dryer (157), Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski (165), Loveland's Nate Boston (175), Loveland's Calob Heilman (190), Lebanon's Nick Lautar (215), and Loveland's Danny Waters (285). See complete results (including the JV Championship results) HERE.  

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Lebanon hosted and won the Lebanon Sectional, finishing ahead of runner-up St. Xavier 224-188.  ECC weight class winners included Anderson's Marshall Morency and Joe Schnurstein, West Clermont's Trey Blair, and Lebanon's Nick Lautar.  Complete results are HERE.  At the Loveland Sectional, the host Tigers finished fourth to lead all ECC participants.  Loveland's Nate Boston was the ECC's lone champion.  Results can be found HERE.  At the Middletown Sectional, Little Miami finished as runner-up.  The only ECC individual weight class winner was Little Miami's Morgan Miller.  Complete results are HERE.  Read more HERE.  REMINDER:  The top four finishers in each weight class move on to this weekend's District Championships!

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT UPDATES:  Congratulations to Anderson for placing tenth at the District Tournament.  Little Miami (12th), Lebanon (14th), and Loveland (17th) all finished in the top 20.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.

ECC SENDS SIX WRESTLERS TO STATE!

HEADING TO STATE:  The following wrestlers advanced to the OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus:  Anderson's Marshall Morency and Joe Schnurstein, Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski, Loveland's Nate Boston and Calob Heilman, and Walnut Hills' Donovan Gayle! 

STATE MEET WRAP-UP:  Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski (fifth place) and Anderson's Marshall Morency (sixth place) led ECC wrestlers at State!  Complete results are HERE.

SWOWCA COACHES CLASSIC RESULTS:  Huge performance turned in by Loveland's Calob Heilman at the prestigious SWOWCA Coaches Classic December 21-22 at Middletown HS.  Calob finished first at 190 lbs.  Teammate Nate Boston placed runner-up at 175 lbs.  The ECC's top team finisher was Lebanon who placed tenth in the 46-team field. Loveland finished twelfth and Little Miami thirteenth.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Complete individual results can be found HERE.

MILFORD INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  Anderson finished third and host Milford eighth at the January 25 Milford Invite.  The ECC's lone champion was the Eagles' Colin Smith at 175 lbs. See complete results HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  CONGRATULATIONS to Loveland's Calob Heilman for becoming the first wrestler in the school's history to reach the 100-career pins plateau!  Calob reached the milestone at the January 4 Beavercreek Invitational. Congratulations!

MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Marshall Morency for reaching the 100-win mark for the Raptors in only his junior season.  The milestone came at the Milford Invitational on January 25.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Another ECC wrestler to notch his 100th career win on the mats!  Loveland's Nick Dent achieved the milestone at the ECC Championships at his home school on February 15!  Congratulations!

GIRLS WRESTLING:  Although the ECC doesn't sanction girls wrestling due to the limited number of conference schools that offer the sport, the league has been quite successful in the sport.  Lebanon came away with the unofficial 2024ECC Meet title.  In addition, Loveland's Elizabeth Madison will be gunning for her third straight OHSAA State title!

CONFERENCE MEET:  THREE-PEAT is the mantra for Lebanon!  The Lady Warriors won their third straight ECC Tournament title, finishing well ahead of runner-up Walnut Hills (218-83.5).  In addition, Lebanon had nine weight class champions overall!  Complete results are HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  At the Western Brown Sectional tournament (pre-Regionals), Lebanon came away with the team title.  See complete results HERE.  Weight class champions included Lebanon's' Chanelle Trammell, Andi Addis, Natalie Carlisle, and Taryn Naill.  At the Loveland Sectional, Milford finished fifth.  Loveland's Elizabeth Madison and Milford's Kaitlyn McCann came home with weight class titles. Complete results are HERE. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT UPDATES:  SHOUT OUT to Lebanon for finishing third overall at the District Championships.  Team and individual results are HERE.  

SIX GIRLS ARE STATE-BOUND!

STATE TOURNAMENT UPDATES:  STATE-BOUND: Special congratulations to Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison for winning District titles and advancing to this weekend's STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!  Other STATE qualifiers included Lebanon's Chanelle Trammell, Andi Addis, Taryn Naill, and Anavey Sanchez (alternate). Best of luck!

STATE TOURNAMENT WRAP-UP:  Congratulations to our six wrestlers who advanced to the State Meet!  Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison both finish their great seasons as State Runners-Up!  Complete results are HERE.

FINDLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  SHOUT OUT to Lebanon for finishing third at the December 20-21 Findlay Invitational.  Leading the way for the Lady Warriors was Andi Addis who finished third at 145 lbs. STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Complete weight class leaders are HERE.  

MILFORD INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  Milford finished fourth and Walnut Hills fifth in the team standings at the first-ever Milford Girls Invitational.  Some 24 teams participated!  Walnut Hills' Chloe Sommer and Trinity Charles and Milford's Kaitlyn McCann each placed first in their respective weight classes.  See complete results HERE.

MILESTONE ALERT:  If you're going to pick up your 100th career win on the mats, you might as well do it in the District Finals to earn a trip to STATE!  That's what Loveland's Elizabeth Madison did March 2 at Harrison HS.  Congratulations Elizabeth, and good luck going for your third consecutive State title this weekend!  Read more HERE.

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING:  LEAGUE HONORS:  Shout out to Milford's Brady Campbell for being named Swimmer of the Year and to teammate Patrick Eminger for earning Diver of the Year accolades. Coach of the Year honors went to Milford's Megan Stillwell (swim) and to Anderson's and Turpin's Debbie Gallagher (dive).  See the complete All-ECC list HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Coaches enter statistics on our website HERE.  See where your school's swimmers ranked in the ECC!

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Shout out to Milford's Patrick Eminger for finishing as the 2025 ECC Dive Champion and ECC Diver of the Year!  Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble and Milford's (and Patrick's brother) Jacob Eminger finished second and third respectively.  See complete results HERE.  Dive Coach of the Year honors went to Anderson's Debbie Gallagher.  Milford won the league swimming crown in a close battle with Turpin (316-309), the school's second ECC title in the pool (the other coming in 2018-19).  See complete results HERE.  RECORD SETTERS:  Milford's Brady Campbell broke the ECC record in the 100 breaststroke and as a part of the record-setting 200 medley relay with Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, and Cameron Barclay.  This Milford quartet now owns the records for all three relays!  See all ECC swim records HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The Sectional Diving Championships were held at West Clermont HS.  Congratulations to Milford's Patrick Eminger for finishing as Sectional runner-up! Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble (third), West Clermont's Bryce Cousins (sixth), and Milford's Jacob Eminger (seventh) each finished in the top10!  Complete results are HERE.  Results from all Sectional Meets can be found HERE.  DISTRICT SWIM MEET:  Congratulations to Milford (fourth), Turpin (fifth), and Walnut Hills (ninth) for finishing in the top 10 at Districts!  Complete results from the District Meet are HERE. 

STATE BOUND!

STATE QUALIFIERS:  At the 2025 District Dive Meet, the following ECC divers advanced to the OHSAA State Meet:  Bryce Cousins (runner-up), Milford's Patrick Eminger (third) and Jacob Eminger (eighth), and Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble (fifth).  Complete District results are HERE.  Milford's Brady Campbell (50 freestyle) and Turpin's Hayden Meyers (100 backstroke) headed to State with the top qualifying times!  Check out ALL of the 2025 State Meet qualifiers below:

Para Swim:  Click HERE
Diving:  Click HERE
DI Swim:  Click HERE
DII Swim:  Click HERE

STATE DIVE MEET UPDATES:  At the February 18 State Dive Championships, West Clermont's Bryce Cousins finished fifth overall!  Milford's Patrick Eminger finished tenth!  See complete Dive results HERE.

STATE SWIM MEET UPDATES:  Milford finished with the school's best-ever State team finish, placing sixth overall.  Turpin also had a great meet, placing 11th.  Complete results are HERE.  Read more HERE.

STATE CHAMPIONS!

Bringing home gold for the ECC were Turpin's Hayden Meyers and Milford's Brady Campbell.  Hayden finished first in both the 200 IM and the 100 back.  Brady became the Eagles' first-ever State Champion ... as well as the school's first-ever State runner-up when he won the 50 free and finished second in the 100 fly.  Read more HERE.  Watch video HERE.

PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET

Hayden Meyers' State Meet results, including a pair of STATE TITLES (200 IM and 100 back) earned him the Performance of the Meet award!  Watch more HERE.

COACHES CLASSIC RESULTS:  At the January 18-19 Southwest Ohio Coaches Classic, Milford came away with a third-place team finish, while Turpin placed eighth. ECC divers performed exceptionally well with Milford’s Patrick Eminger and Walnut Hills’ Hoyt Noble finished 1-2 in the diving competition. Milford's Jacob Eminger (sixth) and Turpin’s Truman Ragase (tenth) also placed top ten overall. Individual event champions included Milford's Brady Campbell (50 free and 100 free); Little Miami's Caeden Woeste (400 IM), and Turpin's Hayden Meyers (200 backstroke).  Milford's 400 free relay of Brady, Landon Crum, Cameron Barclay, and Emmett Fentress also captured gold.  Check out the complete results HERE.  Also, read more HERE.

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING:  LEAGUE HONORS:  Top ECC honors went to Kings' Maya Schweikert (Swimmer of the Year), to Anderson's Bella Basford (Diver of the Year), and to Walnut Hills' Tammy Smith (Swim Coach of the Year).  All-ECC honorees are HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Check out the conference's swimmers' and divers' statistics HERE.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Anderson's Bella Basford, Milford's Audrey Fox, and West Clermont's Ellie Salyers finished 1-2-3 at the 2025 ECC Dive Championships.  Bella earned Diver of the Year accolades.  See complete results HERE.  Anderson's Debbie Gallagher was named Dive Coach of the Year.  Walnut Hills edged out Turpin (340.5-322.5) to capture the Conference swim title. It was the Lady Eagles' second ECC crown - the other coming in 2021-22.  See complete results HERE.  RECORD SETTERS:  Kings' Maya Schweikert broke a pair of her own ECC records, in the 200 IM and in the 100 butterfly.  Walnut Hills' Quinn Schureck also established a new standard in the 100 breaststroke.  All ECC swim records can be found HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Bella Basford for winning the Sectional Dive Championship!  Milford's Audrey Fox also placed in the top ten, placing third.  See complete results HERE.  Results from all Sectional Meets can be found HERE.  The District Swim Meet is today at Miami University.  Best of luck to all of our District qualifiers!  DISTRICT SWIM MEEET:  Walnut Hills placed seventh and Kings ninth at the 2025 District Meet.  Complete team and individual results can be found HERE.  State swimming qualifiers will be posted later this weekend.

STATE BOUND!

STATE QUALIFIERS:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Bella Basford and to Milford's Audrey Fox for advancing to the OHSAA State Dive Meet.  Bella finished as District Champion, while Audrey placed third overall! Complete District Dive Meet results are HERE.  Kings' Maya Schweikert had the top qualifying time in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke!  Check out ALL of the 2025 State Meet qualifiers below:

Para Swim:  Click HERE
Diving:  Click HERE
DI Swim:  Click HERE
DII Swim:  Click HERE

STATE DIVE MEET RESULTS:  Congratulations go out to Anderson's Bella Basford for finishing eighth at the 2025 State Dive Meet!  What a way to cap off a great senior season and career for the Lady Raptors!  Read more HERE.  Complete results are HERE.

STATE SWIM MEET RESULTS:  Congratulations to Kings and to Walnut Hills who finished 13th and 14th respectively in the final teram standings at the 2025 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET!  Complete team and individual results can be found HERE.  Read more HERE.

SCHWEIKERT NAMED TOP PERFORMER

Kings' Maya Schweikert came away with gold in a pair of races.  She won the 100 fly and 100 back, setting a new STATE RECORD in the latter event.  Maya's efforts earned her the Performance of the Meet honor!  Read more HERE.  Watch video HERE.

PALMER COMPETES AT STATE ... AGAIN!

FINAL STATE UPDATE:  Lebanon's Emma Palmer competed in both the 50 free para and 100 backstroke para events at the State Meet!  Who's Emma you may ask?  Read more about her journey HERE ... and congratulations!

COACHES CLASSIC RESULTS:  Walnut Hills (sixth) and Kings (seventh) each finished in the top team at the prestigious Southwest Ohio Coaches Classic held January 18-19. Our ECC divers fared well, with Anderson’s Bella Basford and Milford’s Audrey Fox finishing first and third respectively!  Milford’s Lilly Braun even captured gold in the JV competition. Kings' Maya Schweikert finished first in the 50 free and both the 100 and 200 backstroke, Turpin's Quinn Schureck took first in the 100 butterfly, and Walnut Hills' Evy Westrich took gold in the 50 butterfly. Check out the complete results HERE.  Also, read more HERE.

BOYS BOWLING:  The West Clermont Wolves finished the league portion of its schedule undefeated at 9-0.  LEAGUE HONORS:  Lebanon's Connor Copeland was named Bowler of the Year and West Clermont's Brady Dunigan received Coach of the Year honors.  Check out the entire All-ECC list HERE.  STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Season statistics for our bowlers and teams can be found HERE.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:  West Clermont also captured the ECC Tournament title, finishing ahead of runner-up Anderson (4039-3857). The Wolves' Will Shepard was the top finisher, followed by Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer and Anderson's Ali Stelter.  The highlight of the competition was the Wolves' perfect 300 game during the Baker round.  The win, coupled with the regular season title, secured the overall ECC Championship for West Clermont.  Complete results are HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  At the Crossgate Sectional, three ECC teams advanced to Districts - Lebanon (runner-up), West Clermont (fifth), and Milford (seventh).  The top individual ECC finisher was West Clermont's Will Shepard and Ashton Lack who finished fourth and fifth respectively. Individual District qualifiers from non-qualifying teams included Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer, Little Miami's Max Giller, and Kings' Riley Abrams. Complete Crossgate Sectional results are HERE.  At the RollHouse Sectional, Anderson came away with the team championship!  The top ECC finishers were the Raptors' Elijah Haynes (fourth) and Matthew Olvera (seventh) each finished in the top 10! Results from the RollHouse Sectional can be found HERE.

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:  At the Beaver-Vu District Tournament, West Clermont finished eighth to pace all ECC squads.  Anderson finished 11th, Lebanon 13th, and Milford 16th.  West Clermont's Will Shepard was the conference's top finisher at tied for third. See complete individual results HERE.

SHEPARD HEADED TO STATE!

STATE BOUND:  Will's third-place performance at District earned him a trip to the STATE TOURNAMENT at HP Lanes in Columbus!  Congratulations!  At State, Will finished tied for 35th overall, bowling all three games over 200 for a 637 series!  Complete results are HERE.

PERFECT GAME ALERT:  Congratulations to Lebanon freshman Connor Copeland for rolling the second 300 in school history on December 10.  The "perfecto" came at Eastern Lanes.  Check out the video HERE.  

PERFECT GAME ALERT:  West Clermont sophomore Ashton Lack became the first WCHS athlete to bowl a perfect 300 during a game!  This was at Cherry Groves Lanes, also on December 10, against Milford.  Check out the video HERE.

GIRLS BOWLING:  Walnut Hills finished regular season with a fine 8-1 record in league play.  LEAGUE HONORS:  Bowler of the Year went to West Clermont's Taylor Hooks, while Coach of the Year recognition went to Lebanon's Scott Kober.  Complete All-ECC recipients are HERE. STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Individual and team statistics can be found HERE.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:  The ECC Tournament title went to Lebanon who finished with 3042 total pins.  West Clermont was runner-up with 2942 total pins.  Top three finishers were Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams, West Clermont's Taylor Hooks, and Milford's Paige Trent. Complete team and individual results are HERE.  Lebanon's tourney win and runner-up finish in league play gave the Lady Warriors the overall ECC Championship.  It was the Lady Warriors' first title since back-to-back crowns in 2020-21 and 2021-22.  Final standings are HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  At the Crossgate Sectional, Lebanon advanced to Districts with the Lady Warriors' seventh-place finish.  Kings' Lindsay Smith led all ECC bowlers, finishing 16th overall.  Complete results from Crossgate are HERE.  At the RollHouse Sectional, Milford finished sixth and also moved on to Districts.  Individually, Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams was a District qualifier and the ECC's top finisher at sixth overall.  Other individual District qualifiers included Little Miami's Hannah Weigle and West Clermont's Taylor Hooks.  Complete RollHouse results are HERE.

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:  Milford finished 15th overall at the District Tournamnet.  Lebanon finished 19th.  The top individual finisher for the ECC was Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams who placed tied for sixth.  Lebanon's Caitlyn Kober placed 14th.  Complete individual results are HERE.

WILLIAMS FINISHES 7th AT STATE!

STATE BOUND:  Nevaeh's sixth-place finish at Districts earned her a second consecutive trip to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!  She finished seventh overall at the State Tournament!  Complete results are HERE.

PERFECT GAME ALERT:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams for rolling a perfect 300 game on January 29 against Lakota West.  The four-time ECC Bowler of the Year rolled an impressive 555 series, believed to be a school record.

ACADEMIC QUIZ TEAM:  Little Miami finished regular season matches with a perfect 18-0 record to win its fourth ECC crown in the last five years.  Walnut Hills finished in second place at 15-3 on the season.  ECC TOURNAMENT RESULTS:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills for capturing the Conference tourney title.  The Eagles defeated Anderson in the semis and Little Miami, who defeated Loveland in the semis, in the Championship match 74-71.   LEAGUE HONORS:  Player of the Year honors went to Little Miami's Brennan Hubbard, while Coach of the Year recognition went to the Panthers' Ron Maupin.  See the complete All-ECC list HERE.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills for capturing the Academic Quiz Team Conference tourney title.  The Eagles defeated Anderson in the semis and Little Miami in the Championship match 74-71.  The Panthers downed Loveland in the semis to earn the finals berth.

CINCINNATI STATE INVITATIONAL:  Congratulations to Little Miami for capturing the Cincinnati State Invite title.  The squad defeated Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati Country Day, Seven Hills, Lakota East, CHCA, and Madeira.  In the championship match against Madeira, Aaron Reza-Quiros won it for the Panthers on the final question!

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS:  Congratulations to the Little Miami AQT team for finishing first at the April 12 Southwest Regional AQT Tournament.  This isn't a new things for the Panthers ... as Little Miami has won the last three Regional titles and seven of the last nine.  The squad has advanced to the May 3 State Tournament at Olentangy Berlin HS.

CHEER AND DANCE:  This winter's Cheer and Dance Competition was held at West Clermont HS.  Congratulations to Milford for winning the Lady Eagles' fourth straight Dance title and to West Clermont for securing back-to-back Cheer crowns.

GYMNASTICS:  The ECC doesn't sponsor gymnastics due to the limited number of schools that have the sport, but our gymnasts have always fared well in the sport.

POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The District Championship Meet was held at Lakota East HS, with Turpin leading all ECC squads with the Lady Spartans' fourth-place finish.  Anderson finished tenth overall.  Turpin's Ella Oum finished 16th in all-around.  Top ECC performers in each individual events were Turpin's Caroline Pritts (12th on vault) and Maddy Smith (8th on beam); Kings' Chesnie Weisbrod (14th on bars); and Anderson's Evalyn "Ev" Teece (9th on floor). Final team and individual results are posted HERE.

TEECE EARNS STATE TOURNEY SPOT

STATE QUALIFIER:  Ev's performance on floor earned her a spot as an alternate at the State Tournament! Congratulations on a great season!

CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The City Championships were held at Cincinnati Country Day, with the Turpin Lady Spartans coming away with the City title!  Anderson finished third and Kings seventh overall as well.  SHOUT OUT to Turpin's Caroline Pritts for finishing fifth in the all-around.  Top-5 finishers in each event included Caroline (third on vault) and teammates Ella Oum (fourth on bars) and Maddy Smith (fifth on beam); Kings' Chesnie Weisbrod (fifth on bars), West Clermont's Skylar Hutchinson (second on beam and third on floor); and Anderson's Ev Teece (fourth on floor) and Maggie Hartong (fifth on floor).

CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY CUP:  Congratulations to Turpin who finished fifth and to Anderson who placed eighth overall at the January 12 Cincinnati Country Day Gymnastics Cup.  The Lady Spartans’ Maddy Smith finished eighth in the all-around.  Other top ten placers in all-around were West Clermont’s Skylar Hutchinson (ninth) and Turpin’s Ella Oum (tenth). Top ten finishers in the individual events included Anderson’s Ev Teece (second) and Skylar (eighth) on floor; Maddy (fourth) and Skylar (eighth) on beam; and Turpin’s Sydney Hass (fifth) and Ev (eighth) on vault.  Ella was the ECC’s top finisher on bars with her fourteenth-place result.

WINTER SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

WINTON WOODS - STATE CHAMPIONS!

March 15:  STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME UPDATES:  Winton Woods won the 2025 OHSAA DII STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, defeating Anthony Wayne 70-55 to wrap up a perfect 27-0 season under head coach Carlton Gray.  It was Winton Woods' first-ever State title in girls basketball. Read more HERE.  Also, watch the final seconds HERE.  Lastly, check out photos HERE.  "DEFENSE: disciplined, aggressive, tenacious, locked in, with that bulldog mentality."

March 14:  Winton Woods' Ra'Khyia Prince and Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week honoree!  The Winton Woods girls basketball squad was named the Enquirer Ohio Team of the Week award winner. Lastly, the Loveland 4x800 girls relay team of Delaney Cilley, Abby Droessler, Parker Mentzer, and Caroline Murnan earned the Ohio Girls Indoor Track Relay Team of the Week award.  Read more HERE.

March 10:  Winton Woods' E'Montae Weah (boys basketball) and Ra'Khyia Prince (girls basketball), West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling), and Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Winton Woods was up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor and the Loveland 4x800 relay team (Delaney Cilley, Abby Droessler, Parker Mentzer, and Caroline Murnan) was up for the Ohio Girls Indoor Track Relay Team of the Week award. 

March 9:  STATE BOYS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WRAP-UP:  Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski (fifth place) and Anderson's Marshall Morency (sixth place) led ECC wrestlers at State!  Complete results are HERE.

March 9:  STATE GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WRAP-UP:  Congratulations to our six wrestlers who advanced to the State Meet!  Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison both finish their great seasons as State Runners-Up!  Complete results are HERE

WINTON WOODS IS ONE WIN AWAY!

March 9:  STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR UPDATES:  Winton Woods is headed to the Division II OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP game after beating Big Walnut today 58-55 in overtime.  The 26-0 Lady Warriors will square off against Whitehouse Anthony Wayne today at 7:30 pm at UD Arena.  Read more HERE.

March 9:  The final day of the OHSAA Boys and Girls State Wrestling Championships will take place today.  Best of luck to all of our ECC wrestlers still competing, including Loveland's Elizabeth Madison and Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle who are wrestling tonight for STATE TITLES!  Other wrestlers battling today include Lebanon's Chanelle Trammell, Anderson's Marshall Morency, and Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski. Read more HERE.

March 8:  STATE BOYS BOWLING UPDATES:  West Clermont's Will Shepard finished tied for 35th overall at today's OHSAA State Bowling Tournament, bowling all three games over 200 for a 637 series!  Congratulations on a great season! Complete results are HERE.

March 7:  Loveland's Will Bertoli and Turpin's Joseph Lafkas were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week award winners.  Read more HERE.

TOP SEVEN AT STATE FOR NEVAEH!

March 7:  STATE GIRLS BOWLING UPDATES:  CONGRATULATIONS to Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams on her seventh-place finish at today's OHSAA State Bowling Tournament!  She bettered last year's fourteenth-place result! Complete results are HERE.

March 6:  POSTSEASON BOYS BASKETBALL UPDATES:  REGIONAL FINALS:  Winton Woods downed Lima Senior last night 61-56 to move on to the Regional Final!  Read more HERE.  Loveland plays St. Francis DeSales tonight at Elida HS at 7 pm for its shot at the Warriors in the Regional Final!

March 5:  Check out this preview of the Greater CIncinnati area girls basketball squads who are headed to the State Final Four HERE.  Good luck Lady Warriors!

March 4:  ALL-DISTRICT GIRLS BASKETBALL HONOREES:  Congratulations to Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell for being named the Division II Player of the Year.  The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association's All-District selections are HERE.

March 4:  Loveland's Will Bertoli (boys basketball) and Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling); Lebanon's Jashawn Coffey (boys basketball), Caitlyn Kober (girls bowling), and Natalie Carlisle (girls wrestling); Turpin's Joseph Lafkas (boys basketball); Walnut Hills' Zamari Baker (girls basketball) and Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling); Winton Woods' Whitley Davis (girls basketball); and West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Winton Woods boys AND girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor.

March 3:  Only a few far (more to come?), but let's salute this past week's ECC Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

March 2:  DISTRICT GIRLS WRESTLING UPDATES:  SHOUT OUT to Lebanon for finishing third overall at the District Championships.  Team and individual results are HERE.  

SIX GIRLS ARE STATE-BOUND!

POSTSEASON GIRLS WRESTLING UPDATES:  STATE-BOUND:  Special congratulations to Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison for winning District titles and advancing to this weekend's STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!  Other STATE qualifiers included Lebanon's Chanelle Trammell, Andi Addis, Taryn Naill, and Anavey Sanchez (alternate).  Best of luck!

March 2:  MILESTONE ALERT:  If you're going to pick up your 100th career win on the mats, you might as well do it in the District Finals to earn a trip to STATE!  That's what Loveland's Elizabeth Madison did today at Harrison HS.  Congratulations Elizabeth, and good luck going for your third consecutive State title this weekend!

ECC SENDS SIX WRESTLERS TO STATE!

March 1:  POSTSEASON BOYS WRESTLING UPDATES:  HEADING TO STATE:  The following wrestlers advanced to the March 7-9 OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus:  Anderson's Marshall Morency and Joe Schnurstein, Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski, Loveland's Nate Boston and Calob Heilman, and Walnut Hills' Donovan Gayle!  Congratulations and good luck this weekend!

WINTON WOODS HEADS TO STATE!

March 1:  POSTSEASON GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATES:  The Winton Woods Lady Warriors squared off in a Regional semifinal today with hopes of advancing to the STATE TOURNAMENT for the first time in school history.  Winton Woods took care of business in a dominating performance, defeating Toledo Start 54-16 to advance to the STATE FINAL FOUR.  Congratulations to head coach Carlton Gray and his girls! Read more HERE.  The Warriors will face Big Walnut at Vandalia Butler HS on Sunday at 3 pm.

March 1:  ALL-DISTRICT BOYS BASKETBALL HONORS:  Huge SHOUT OUT to all of our conference players who earned All-District recognition!  DII Player of the Year honors went to Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins, and the Coach of the Year was the Warriors' Mike Pilgrim.  See complete list HERE.

March 1:  MOVIN' ON:  DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to the Winton Woods boys basketball squad for moving on the Regional semifinals after the Warriors' 53-44 win over Miamisburg to earn the District title! Loveland also advanced to the Regional semis with a 53-45 overtime victory over Northmont!  Lebanon and Turpin fell in District Final games to finish their fine seasons as District runners-up.

March 1:  Loveland's Will Bertke, Aunna Dancy, Wyatt Glassmeyer, and Elizabeth Madison were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week. Loveland was named the Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week and Anderson boys bowling earned Winter Team of the Week accolades. Read more HERE.

February 28:  DISTRICT BOYS BOWLING TOURNAMENT:  At yesterday's Beaver-Vu District Tournament, West Clermont finished eighth to pace all ECC squads.  Anderson finished 11th, Lebanon 13th, and Milford 16th.  STATE BOUND:  The Wolves' Will Shepard was the top individual finisher from the ECC, finishing tied for third!  That performance earned him a trip to the March 8 STATE TOURNAMENT at HP Lanes in Columbus!  Congratulations!  See complete individual results HERE.

February 27:  ECC AQT TOURNAMENT RESULTS:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills for capturing the Academic Quiz Team Conference tourney title.  The Eagles defeated Anderson in the semis and Little Miami in the Championship match 74-71.  The Panthers downed Loveland in the semis to earn the finals berth.

February 27:  Best of luck to West Clermont's Maddox Zeigler and to Anderson's Justice Burnam - two of the nominees for tonight's "That's Our Boy Award" banquet!  Read more HERE.

February 26:  POSTSEASON BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATES:  BOYS UPDATE:  Shout out to Loveland, Winton Woods, Lebanon, and Turpin who have advanced to the District Finals. Good luck! GIRLS UPDATE:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills and Winton Woods for advancing to Regional Final contests with a shot to advance to the State FINAL FOUR!  Walnut Hills faces Princeton Sunday at Fairfield HS at 2 pm, and Winton Woods squares off against Toledo Start Saturday at Princeton HS at 2 pm.

February 26:  CINCINNATI STATE INVITATIONAL:  Congratulations to the Little Miami AQT team for capturing the Cincinnati State Invite title.  The squad defeated Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati Country Day, Seven Hills, Lakota East, CHCA, and Madeira.  In the championship match against Madeira, Aaron Reza-Quiros won it for the Panthers on the final question!

February 25:  POSTSEASON BOYS WRESTLING UPDATES:  With this weekend's District Tournament quickly approaching, check out these storylines from the Sectional tournaments HERE.

February 25:  Lebanon's Matthew Weber (boys basketball), Connor Copeland (boys bowling), Nick Lautar (boys wrestling), and Andi Addis (girls wrestling); Loveland's Will Bertke (boys basketball), Aunna Dancy (girls basketball), Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling), and Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling); Kings' Tommy Clark (boys basketball), Lindsay Smith (girls bowling), and Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving); Winton Woods' E'Montae Weah (boys basketball) and Strawberry Blankumsee (girls basketball); Little Miami's Carter Sellers (boys basketball); Turpin's Isaac Hooper (boys basketball) and Hayden Meyers (boys swimming and diving); Anderson's Graham Copley (boys bowling); West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling); Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling); and Milford's Brady Campbell (boys swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Loveland and Turpin boys and Winton Woods and Walnut Hills girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award. Lebanon boys and girls wrestling and Anderson boys bowling were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week honor.  Milford boys were also up for the Ohio DI Swimming Relay Team of the Week award.

February 24:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school recipients.

February 23:  STATE GIRLS SWIM MEET RESULTS:  Congratulations to Kings and to Walnut Hills who finished 13th and 14th respectively in the final teram standings at the 2025 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET!  Complete team and individual results can be found HERE.  Read more HERE.

SCHWEIKERT NAMED TOP PERFORMER

Kings' Maya Schweikert came away with gold in a pair of races.  She won the 100 fly and 100 back, setting a new STATE RECORD in the latter event.  Maya's efforts earned her the Performance of the Meet honor!  Read more HERE.  Watch video HERE.

PALMER COMPETES AT STATE ... AGAIN!

FINAL STATE UPDATE:  Lebanon's Emma Palmer competed in both the 50 free para and 100 backstroke para events at the State Meet!  Who's Emma you may ask?  Read more about her journey HERE ... and congratulations!

February 23:  STATE BOYS SWIM MEET UPDATES:  Milford finished with the school's best-ever State team finish, placing sixth overall.  Turpin also had a great meet, placing 11th.  Complete results are HERE.  Read more HERE.

STATE CHAMPIONS!

Bringing home gold for the ECC were Turpin's Hayden Meyers and Milford's Brady Campbell.  Hayden finished first in both the 200 IM and the 100 back.  Brady became the Eagles' first-ever State Champion ... as well as the school's first-ever State runner-up when he won the 50 free and finished second in the 100 fly.  Read more HERE.  Watch video HERE.

PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET

Hayden Meyers' State Meet results, including a pair of STATE TITLES (200 IM and 100 back) earned him the Performance of the Meet award!  Watch more HERE.

February 23:  POSTSEASON GYMNASTICS UPDATES:  The District Championship Meet was held yesterday at Lakota East HS, with Turpin leading all ECC squads with the Lady Spartans' fourth-place finish.  Anderson finished tenth overall.  Turpin's Ella Oum finished 16th in all-around.  Top ECC performers in each individual events were Turpin's Caroline Pritts (12th on vault) and Maddy Smith (8th on beam); Kings' Chesnie Weisbrod (14th on bars); and Anderson's Ev Teece (9th on floor).  Ev's performance on floor earned her a spot as an alternate at the STATE TOURNAMENT!  Final team and individual results are posted HERE.

February 22:  POSTSEASON WRESTLING UPDATES:  Lebanon hosted and won the Lebanon Sectional, finishing ahead of runner-up St. Xavier 224-188.  ECC weight class winners included Anderson's Marshall Morency and Joe Schnurstein, West Clermont's Trey Blair, and Lebanon's Nick Lautar.  Complete results are HERE.  At the Loveland Sectional, the host Tigers finished fourth to lead all ECC participants.  Loveland's Nate Boston was the ECC's lone champion.  Results can be found HERE.  At the Middletown Sectional, Little Miami finished as runner-up.  The only ECC individual weight class winner was Little Miami's Morgan Miller.  Complete results are HERE.  REMINDER:  The top four finishers in each weight class move on to Districts!

February 22:  POSTSEASON GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATES:  LAST TWO STANDING!  Congratulations to Walnut Hills for earning a District Championship following the Lady Eagles' win over Lakota East in the District semis!  Walnut Hills squares off against Mount Notre Dame in the Regional semis Wednesday at Fairfield HS.  Winton Woods downed Loveland to win its own District title!  The Lady Warriors face St. Ursula Tuesday at Princeton HS.

February 22:  POSTSEASON GIRLS WRESTLING UPDATES:  At yesterday's Western Brown Sectional tournament (pre-Regionals), Lebanon came away with the team title.  See complete results HERE.  Weight class champions included Lebanon's' Chanelle Trammell, Andi Addis, Natalie Carlisle, and Taryn Naill.  At the Loveland Sectional, Milford finished fifth.  Loveland's Elizabeth Madison and Milford's Kaitlyn McCann came home with weight class titles. Complete results are HERE.  Top four in each weight class advanced to Districts, scheduled for March 2 at Harrison HS.

February 21:  Anderson's Eli Stelter and Paige Ward, along with Turpin's Caroline Pritts, have been named recipients of the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Read more HERE.

February 21:  POSTSEASON GIRLS BOWLING UPDATES: At yesterday's Crossgate Sectional, Lebanon advanced to Districts with the Lady Warriors' seventh-place finish.  Kings' Lindsay Smith led all ECC bowlers, finishing 16th overall.  Joining Lindsay as individual District qualifiers were Anderson's Paige Ward and Hannha McCowen. Complete results from Crossgate are HERE.  At the RollHouse Sectional, Milford finished sixth and also moved on to Districts.  Individually, Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams was a District qualifier and the ECC's top finisher at sixth overall.  Other individual District qualifiers included Little Miami's Hannah Weigle and West Clermont's Taylor Hooks.  Complete RollHouse results are HERE.

February 21:  POSTSEASON BOYS BOWLING UPDATES:  At the RollHouse Sectional, Anderson came away with the team championship!  The top ECC finishers were the Raptors' Elijah Haynes (fourth) and Matthew Olvera (seventh) each finished in the top 10! Individual District qualifiers included Walnut Hills' Aiden Johnson and Evan Freudemann.  Results from the RollHouse Sectional can be found HERE.

February 20:  STATE GIRLS DIVE MEET RESULTS:  Congratulations go out to Anderson's Bella Basford for finishing eighth at the 2025 State Dive Meet!  What a way to cap off a great senior season and career for the Lady Raptors!  Read more HERE. Complete results are HERE.

February 19:  POSTSEASON BOYS BOWLING UPDATES:  At yesterday's Crossgate Sectional, three ECC teams advanced to Districts - Lebanon (runner-up), West Clermont (fifth), and Milford (seventh).  The top individual ECC finisher was West Clermont's Will Shepard and Ashton Lack who finished fourth and fifth respectively. Individual District qualifiers from non-qualifying teams included Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer, Little Miami's Max Giller, and Kings' Riley Abrams. Complete Crossgate Sectional results are HERE.  Results from the RollHouse Sectional will be posted when they make their way to the SWDAB site.

February 19:  STATE BOYS DIVE MEET UPDATES:  At yesterday's OHSAA State Dive Championships, West Clermont's Bryce Cousins finished fifth overall!  Milford's Patrick Eminger finished tenth!  Two ECC divers in the top ten!  Congratulations!  See complete Dive results HERE.

February 17:  Milford's Sloan Gormley (boys basketball), Gabby Chadwell (girls basketball), Tristan Carlo (boys bowling), and Paige Trent (girls bowling); Kings' Nate Lyman (boys basketball), Delaney Sealy (gymnastics), and Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving); Loveland's Matt Weber (boys basketball), Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling), and Calob Heilman (boys wrestling); Anderson's Miles Sexton (boys basketball), Eli Stelter (boys basketball), Paige Ward (girls bowling), Ev Teece (gymnastics), and Marshall Morency (boys wrestling); Turpin's Isaac Hooper (boys basketball), Caroline Pritts (gymnastics), and Hayden Meyers (boys swimming and diving); Walnut Hills' Jasia Ross (girls basketball) and Benjamin Immerman (boys bowling); Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling), Taylor Hooks (girls bowling), and Skylar Hutchinson (gymnastics); Lebanon's Connor Copeland (boys bowling) and Nick Lauter (boys wrestling); and Little Miami's Isabella Agricola (girls wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon and Winton Woods were up for the Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week honor, and Lebanon boys AND girls wrestling were each in contention for the Winter Team of the Week award. 

February 17:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

February 16:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Another ECC wrestler to notch his 100th career win on the mats!  Loveland's Nick Dent achieved the milestone at the ECC Championships at his home school on Saturday!  Congratulations!

February 16:  CONFERENCE GIRLS WRESTLING MEET:  THREE-PEAT is the mantra for Lebanon!  The Lady Warriors won their third straight ECC Tournament title today, finishing well ahead of runner-up Walnut Hills (218-83.5).  In addition, Lebanon had nine weight class champions overall!  Complete results are HERE.

February 16:  DISTRICT SWIM MEET:  BOYS:  Congratulations to Milford (fourth), Turpin (fifth), and Walnut Hills (ninth) for finishing in the top 10 at Districts!  Complete results from the District Meet are HERE.  GIRLS:  Walnut Hills placed seventh and Kings ninth at the 2025 District Meet.  Complete team and individual results can be found HERE.  State swimming qualifiers will be posted later this weekend.

February 16:  CITY GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The City Championships were held at Cincinnati Country Day, with the Turpin Lady Spartans coming away with the City title!  Anderson finished third and Kings seventh overall as well.  SHOUT OUT to Turpin's Caroline Pritts for finishing fifth in the all-around.  Top-5 finishers in each event included Caroline (third on vault) and teammates Ella Oum (fourth on bars) and Maddy Smith (fifth on beam); Kings' Chesnie Weisbrod (fifth on bars), West Clermont's Skylar Hutchinson (second on beam and third on floor); and Anderson's Ev Teece (fourth on floor) and Maggie Hartong (fifth on floor).

February 15:  CONFERENCE BOYS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The Lebanon Warriors took home the Conference Championship trophy for the fifth year in a row with a 222-173 margin of victory over runner-up Little Miami. BEST OF THE BEST:  Congratulations to our Conference Champions at each weight class:  Lebanon's Lucas Laseur (106), Anderson' Max Landers (113), Little Miami's Morgan Miller (120), Lebanon's Ethan McHale (126), Loveland's Nick Dent (132), Lebanon's Colton McHale (138), Anderson's Marshall Morency (144), Lebanon's Mason Lovy (150), West Clermont's Bradyn Dryer (157), Little Miami's Austin Dipzinski (165), Loveland's Nate Boston (175), Loveland's Calob Heilman (190), Lebanon's Nick Lautar (215), and Loveland's Danny Waters (285). See complete results (including the JV Championship results) HERE.

February 15:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Our fourth ECC girls basketball player to hit the 1000-point mark for her career this winter is Lebanon's Braylyn Mattox.  Braylyn hit the magic number in a February 6 contest against Loveland, becoming the fourth player to do so at Lebanon.  Congratulations!

February 15:  Congratulations to Lebanon for winning yesterday's Conference JV Wrestling Tournament.  Kings finished second and Little Miami third.  Complete results are HERE.

February 15:  CONFERENCE BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING TOURNAMENT RESULTS:  BOYS:  West Clermont captured the ECC Tournament title, finishing ahead of runner-up Anderson (4039-3857).  The Wolves' Will Shepard was the top finisher, followed by Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer and Anderson's Ali Stelter.  The highlight of the competition was the Wolves' perfect 300 game during the Baker round.  Complete results are HERE.  West Clermont also finished first in regular season conference play to win the school's first boys bowling crown since 2020-21.  GIRLS:  The ECC Tournament title went to Lebanon who finished with 3042 total pins.  West Clermont was runner-up with 2942 total pins.  Top three finishers were Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams, West Clermont's Taylor Hooks, and Milford's Paige Trent. Complete team and individual results are HERE.  Lebanon's tourney win and runner-up finish in league play gave the Lady Warriors the overall ECC Championship.

February 14:  Little Miami's Bella Houillion, Turpin's Ella Oum, and Lebanon's Taryn Naill are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Read more HERE.

February 13:  Check out the top senior wrestlers in Greater Cincinnati heading into the postseason tournament HERE.

February 12:  The Enquirer takes a look at some of the area's top scores in the sport of gymnastics.  Read more HERE.

February 12:  POSTSEASON BOYS DIVING UPDATES:  STATE QUALIFIERS:  At the 2025 District Dive Meet, the following ECC divers advanced to Tuesday's OHSAA State Meet:  Bryce Cousins (runner-up), Milford's Patrick Eminger (third) and Jacob Eminger (eighth), and Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble (fifth).  Complete District results are HERE.

February 10:  Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins (boys basketball); Anderson's Trace Jallick (boys basketball) and Paige Ward (boys bowling); Little Miami's Bella Houillion (girls basketball) and Max Giller (boys bowling); Loveland's Ryann Unruh (girls basketball) and Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling); Milford's Violet Shuluga (girls basketball), Paige Trent (girls bowling), and Brady Campbell (boys swimming and diving); West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling); Lebanon's Connor Copeland (boys bowling), Savannah Billiter (girls bowling), and Taryn Naill (girls wrestling); Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling); Turpin's Ella Oum (gymnastics); and Kings' Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award. Winton Woods boys and girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor and Lebanon girls wrestling was in the running for the Winter Team of the Week award.

February 10:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

February 9:  POSTSEASON SWIMMING AND DIVING UPDATES:  Results (when posted) from all Sectional Meets can be found HERE.  Best of luck to all of our District qualifiers!

February 7:  Loveland's Jewel Vorbroker and West Clermont's Maddi Fender and Chloe Sears were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Read more HERE.

February 6:  Check out this Enquirer postseason preview of the upcoming girls basketball tournament HERE.

February 6:  RECORD-SETTING NIGHT:  Winton Woods' basketball player Christian Wilkins had a night to remember in Tuesday's 86-32 victory over host Ponitz.  The senior guard poured in a school-record 52 points (on a second school-record 12 three-pointers).  Read more HERE.

February 6:  POSTSEASON DIVING UPDATES:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Bella Basford for winning last yesterday's Sectional Girls Diving Championship!  Milford's Audrey Fox also placed in the top ten, placing third.  Congratulations to both divers! See complete results HERE.

February 5:  POSTSEASON DIVING UPDATES:  The Boys Sectional Diving Championships were held yesterday at West Clermont HS.  Congratulations to Milford's Patrick Eminger for finishing as Sectional runner-up! Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble (third), West Clermont's Bryce Cousins (sixth), and Milford's Jacob Eminger (seventh) each finished in the top10!  Complete results are HERE.

February 4:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Another player to join the 1000-point club was West Clermont's Layla Hale.  She notched her 1000th point in a contest against Lebanon on January 30.  Layla also became the school's career leader in rebounds.  Congratulations!

February 4:  MILESTONE ALERT:  Shout out to Little Miami's Bella Houillion for reaching the 1000-point milestone for her career with the Lady Panthers.  The milestone came in a February 3 game against Western Brown.  See the video HERE.

February 4:  Loveland's Jewel Vorbroker (boys basketball), Kian Bronner (boys bowling), and Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling); Winton Woods' Emontae Weah (boys basketball) and Whitley Davis (girls basketball); Milford's Sloan Gormley (boys basketball), Gabby Chadwell (girls basketball), and Tristan Carlo (boys bowling); Kings' Tommy Clark (boys basketball), Cooper Barton (boys bowling), Lindsay Smith (girls bowling), and Chesnie Weisbrod (gymnastics); West Clermont's Maddi Fender (girls basketball), Matthew Samples (boys bowling), and Chloe Sears (girls bowling); Turpin's Mackenzie Arrington (girls basketball); Anderson's Graham Copley (boys bowling), Paige Ward (girls bowling), and Evalyn Teece (gymnastics); Lebanon's Matthew Alvear (boys bowling) and Taryn Naill (girls wrestling); and Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Turpin boys and Winton Woods girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor. Lebanon wrestling was in contention for the Girls Winter Team of the Week award.

February 3:  CONFERENCE CHEER AND DANCE RESULTS:  This winter's Cheer and Dance Competition was held at West Clermont HS.  Congratulations to Milford for winning the Lady Eagles' fourth straight Dance title and to West Clermont for securing back-to-back Cheer crowns.

February 3:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

February 2:  MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Kings' Tommy Clark, a junior, for notching his 1000th career point in the Knights' match-up against Walnut Hills on Saturday.  Congratulations!

February 1:  PERFECT GAME ALERT:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams for rolling a perfect 300 game on January 29 against Lakota West.  The four-time ECC Bowler of the Year rolled an impressive 555 series, believed to be a school record.

January 31:  Anderson's Maggie Hartong and Milford's Colin Smith have been named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Walnut Hills swimming was also named the Girls Winter Team of the Week award winner. Read more HERE.

January 31:  POSTSEASON SWIM AND DIVE PREVIEW:  With the postseason rapidly approaching, check out this preview of the area's top swimmers and teams HERE.

January 28:  Milford's Sloan Gormley (boys basketball), Rachel Morgan (girls basketball), Brady Campbell (boys swimming and diving), Colin Smith (boys wrestling), and Kaitlyn McCann (girls wrestling); Kings' Tommy Clark (boys basketball), Jenna Burke (girls basketball), Hanna Atkins (girls bowling), and Greg Zubkov (boys swimming and diving); Winton Woods' Christian Wilkins (boys basketball); Lebanon's Jashawn Coffey (boys basketball), Braylyn Mattox (girls basketball), Andrya Carlson (girls swimming and diving), and Taryn Naill (girls wrestling); Walnut Hills' Charlie Stoffregen (boys basketball); Turpin's Devan Nigam (boys basketball), Josie Carrelli (girls basketball), Carter Menne (boys swimming and diving), and Kaitlyn Wilver (girls swimming and diving); West Clermont's Ty Barrett (boys bowling), Taylor Hooks (girls bowling), and Libby Jones (girls swimming and diving); Anderson's Paige Ward (girls bowling) and Maggie Hartong (gymnastics); and Loveland's Kellen Cain (boys swimming and diving) and Lucia Miramonti (girls swimming and diving) were nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings boys and Milford girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor and Milford boys swimming, Walnut Hills girls swimming, and Lebanon girls wrestling were in the running for the Winter Team of the Week award.

January 27:  ECC SWIM RECORD SETTERS:  Milford's Brady Campbell broke the ECC record in the 100 breaststroke and as a part of the record-setting 200 medley relay with Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, and Cameron Barclay.  This Milford quartet now owns the records for all three relays!  See all ECC boys swim records HERE.  On the girls' side, Kings' Maya Schweikert broke a pair of her own ECC records, in the 200 IM and in the 100 butterfly.  Walnut Hills' Quinn Schureck also established a new standard in the 100 breaststroke.  All ECC girls swim records can be found HERE.

January 27:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

January 26:  CONFERENCE SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS:  BOYS:  Milford won the league swimming crown in a close battle with Turpin (316-309), the school's second ECC title in the pool (the other coming in 2018-19).  GIRLS:  Walnut Hills edged out Turpin (340.5-322.5) to capture the Conference swim title. It was the Lady Eagles' second ECC crown - the other coming in 2021-22.  See complete results HERE.

January 26:  MILFORD BOYS WRESTLING INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  Anderson finished third and host Milford eighth at the January 25 Milford Invite.  The ECC's lone champion was the Eagles' Colin Smith at 175 lbs. See complete results HERE.

January 26:  MILFORD GIRLS WRESTLING  INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  Milford finished fourth and Walnut Hills fifth in the team standings at today's first-ever Milford Girls Wrestling Invitational.  Some 24 teams participated!  Walnut Hills' Chloe Sommer and Trinity Charles and Milford's Kaitlyn McCann each placed first in their respective weight classes.  See complete results HERE.

January 26:  BOYS WRESTLING MILESTONE ALERT:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Marshall Morency for reaching the 100-pin mark for the Raptors in only his junior season.  The milestone came at yesterday's Milford Invitational.

January 25:  TOP NEWCOMERS:  Check out who rank as some of the top freshmen on area boys basketball squads.  See the list HERE.

January 24:  Little Miami's Jackson Reynolds and Stella Speed; Milford's Brady Campbell, and Anderson's Elijah Haynes have been named Enquirer Athletes of the Week. In addition, Little Miami boys and girls basketball also came away with Ohio Team of the Week honors AND the boys wrestling team was named the Winter Team of the Week.  Read more HERE.

January 24:  Kings is battling for a conference title in boys basketball, thanks in large part to the play of Tommy Clark.  Read more HERE.

January 24:  CONFERENCE DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  BOYS:  Shout out to Milford's Patrick Eminger for finishing as the 2025 ECC Dive Champion and ECC Diver of the Year!  Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble and Milford's (and Patrick's brother) Jacob Eminger finished second and third respectively.  GIRLS:  Anderson's Bella Basford, Milford's Audrey Fox, and West Clermont's Ellie Salyers finished 1-2-3 in the girls competition.  Bella earned Diver of the Year accolades.  See complete results HERE.  In addition, Anderson's Debbie Gallagher was named Dive Coach of the Year.

January 20:  Milford's Avery Pence (boys basketball), Violet Shuluga (girls basketball), Elijah Machara (boys bowling), Brylie Gold (girls bowling), Brady Campbell (boys swimming and diving), and Audrey Fox (girls swimming and diving); Little Miami Jackson Reynolds (boys basketball), Bella Houillion (girls basketball), Max Giller (boys bowling), Caeden Woeste (boys swimming and diving), Stella Speed (girls swimming and diving), and Austin Dipzinski (boys wrestling); Winton Woods' Nate Dawson (boys basketball); Walnut Hills' Jasia Ross (girls basketball), Benjamin Immerman (boys bowling), Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling), and Hoyt Noble (boys swimming and diving); Anderson's Elijah Haynes (boys bowling) and Bella Basford (girls swimming and diving); Lebanon's Matthew Alvear (boys bowling) and Natalie Carlisle (girls wrestling); Kings' Chesnie Weisbrod (gymnastics) and Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving); and Turpin's Hayden Meyers (boys swimming and diving) were among the finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Little Miami boys and girls were in the running for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award. Little Miami boys wrestling and Lebanon girls bowling were up for the Winter Team of the Week accolade. 

January 20:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

January 20:  COACHES CLASSIC SWIM MEET RESULTS:  GIRLS:  Walnut Hills (sixth) and Kings (seventh) each finished in the top team at the prestigious Southwest Ohio Coaches Classic held this weekend. Our ECC divers fared well, with Anderson’s Bella Basford and Milford’s Audrey Fox finishing first and third respectively!  Milford’s Lilly Braun even captured gold in the JV competition. Kings' Maya Schweikert finished first in the 50 free and both the 100 and 200 backstroke, Turpin's Quinn Schureck took first in the 100 butterfly, and Walnut Hills' Evy Westrich took gold in the 50 butterfly. Check out the complete results HERE.  Also, read more HERE. 

BOYS:  Milford came away with a third-place team finish, while Turpin placed eighth. Like the girls, ECC divers performed exceptionally well with Milford’s Patrick Eminger and Walnut Hills’ Hoyt Noble finished 1-2 in the diving competition. Milford's Jacob Eminger (sixth) and Turpin’s Truman Ragase (tenth) also placed top ten overall. Individual swim event champions included Milford's Brady Campbell (50 free and 100 free), Little Miami's Caeden Woeste (400 IM), and Turpin's Hayden Meyers. (200 backstroke).  Milford's 400 free relay of Brady, Landon Crum, Cameron Barclay, and Emmett Fentress also captured gold. Check out the complete results HERE.  Also, read more HERE.

January 19:  WRESTLING UPDATES:  I like to occasionally post results of the most recent wrestling invitationals.  Here are results from several tournaments from this weekend.

MAUMEE BAY CLASSIC:  Complete results are HERE
SYCAMORE INVITATIONAL:  Complete results are HERE
WESTERN BROWN HAMMER & ANVIL INVITATIONAL:  Complete results are HERE
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE TOURNAMENT:  Complete results are HERE
CENTERVILLE BUCKEYE CLASSIC:  Complete results are HERE
NORTHMONT NEWBURG MNEMORIAL (GIRLS):  Complete results are HERE
HEART OF OHIO INVITATIONAL (GIRLS):  Complete results are PENDING

January 17:  Anderson's Toby Strausbaugh, Walnut Hills' Aiden Johnson, and Turpin's Maddie Smith were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 17:  GIRLS BASKETBALL MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Milford's Violet Shuluga for reaching the 1000-point mark for her career!  She made history in last night's contest against Kings on Game of Hope night at Milford.  Violet came into the game needing 28 points and tallied a HUGE 29 points on the night. See the big three-pointer for #1001 HERE.

January 17:  The Enquirer has announced its fall sports season nominees for the June 18 High School Sports Award live show.  See the complete list of fall nominees HERE.

January 17:  Click HERE to see who the statistical leaders are for boys and girls bowling.  Do you see any bowlers from your school?

January 16:  Press Release from Milford HS.  It's great to see so many ECC teams doing so much for others!

The Milford High School girls basketball program is pleased to once again host the Game of Hope this Thursday, January 16. The event, which features a basketball tripleheader on the court and loads of fun activities off of it, will benefit The Cure Starts Now.

Started as a remembrance of the late Lauren Hill, Milford’s Game of Hope will feature a Layup4Lauren Challenge at halftime of the varsity game, along with split the pot, a bake sale, t-shirts being sold for $20, a Game of Hope basket raffle, as well as remembrance and honors ribbons for $1. The ribbons will be displayed in The Fley Center, just outside the Milford Gym.

The night will start with a Milford-Seton JVB contest tipping off at 4:30 pm, followed by an Eagles-Kings junior varsity/varsity doubleheader at 6 and 7:30 pm. Fans won’t want to miss a special pre-game ceremony just prior to the varsity game getting underway. Adult tickets for the night are $8, while students will be admitted for $5. Tickets can be purchased in advance here or at the door.

About The Cure Starts Now

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January 16:  One of the nation's largest swim meets is slated for this weekend.  Check out this preview of the Southwest Ohio Classic HERE.

January 15:  Congratulations to Turpin who finished fifth and to Anderson who placed eighth overall at this past weekend’s Cincinnati Country Day Gymnastics Cup.  The Lady Spartans’ Maddy Smith finished eighth in the all-around.  Other top ten placers in all-around were West Clermont’s Skylar Hutchinson (ninth) and Turpin’s Ella Oum (tenth). Top ten finishers in the individual events included Anderson’s Ev Teece (second) and Skylar (eighth) on floor; Maddy (fourth) and Skylar (eighth) on beam; and Turpin’s Sydney Hass (fifth) and Ev (eighth) on vault.  Ella was the ECC’s top finisher on bars with her fourteenth-place result.

January 15:  As the midway point of the season approaches, let's take a look at the area's statistical leaders in boys basketball HERE.

January 14:  Winton Woods sits at #1 in the season's first USA Today Network Ohio High School Girls Basketball Super 25 Poll.  Read more about the Lady Warriors' quest for a state title HERE.  The poll is the top teams in Ohio regardless of division. See the whole list HERE. On the boys' side, Winton Woods sits at #13.  See the list HERE.

January 13:  Anderson's Toby Strausbaugh (boys basketball) and Ella Dreier (girls basketball); Winton Woods' Nate Dawson (boys basketball); Walnut Hills' Savanna Hayes-Bogle (girls basketball) and Aiden Johnson (boys bowling); Lebanon's Ellie Horst (girls basketball), Ryan Pelfrey (boys bowling), and Caitlyn Kober (girls bowling); West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling) and Taylor Hooks (girls bowling); Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling) and Isabell Schroeder (girls swimming and diving); Turpin's Maddie Smith (gymnastics) and Ryder Merrick (boys wrestling); Little Miami's Isaac Burnette (boys swimming and diving) and Kaitlyn Tenbusch (girls swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings boys and Loveland girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award. 

January 13:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

January 11:  Winton Woods' Cashawn Ingram and Milford's Lilly Foertsch are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Anderson boys bowling is also named the Winter Team of the Week.  Read more HERE.

January 10:  MULTI-SPORT STANDOUTS:  Here's a rundown of some of the area's top football quarterbacks who are making noise on the basketball court.  Read more HERE.

January 10:  Winton Woods' Strawberry Blankumsee and Little Miami's Avery Green are listed among the top freshmen in grils basketball so far this season.  Check out the list HERE.

January 10:  The Enquirer's Jack Schmelzinger takes a look into the area's top gymnasts in this mid-season preview HERE.

January 9:  Check out the statistical leaders in girls basketball HERE.  Where do your team's players rank among the area's best?

January 6:  Winton Woods' Cashawn Ingram (boys basketball) and Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); Little Miami's Carter Sellers (boys basketball); Anderson's Trace Jallick (boys basketball); West Clermont's Carson Tenhundfeld (boys basketball), Kaden Clever (boys bowling), and Collin Barth (boys swimming and diving); Kings' Nate Lyman (boys basketball); Loveland's Katy Wilber (girls basketball) and Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling); Walnut Hills' Jasia Ross (girls basketball), Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling), and Anushka Goel (girls swimming and diving); Lebanon's Braylyn Mattox (girls basketball), Matthew Alvear (boys bowling), and Natalie Carlisle (girls swimming and diving); Milford's Andrew Ray (boys bowling), Lilly Foertsch (girls bowling), and Patrick Eminger (boys swimming and diving); and Turpin's Ricardo Ruano (boys bowling) were among the nominess for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  In addition, Turpin boys and Winton Woods girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor, and Anderson boys bowling, Walnut Hills girls swimming, and Lebanon wrestling were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week award.

January 6:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

January 5: BOYS WRESTLING MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Loveland's Calob Heilman for becoming the first wrestler in the school's history to reach the 100-career pins plateau!  Calob reached the milestone at yesterday's Beavercreek Invitational. Congratulations!

January 3:  With Winter Break behind us, let's take a look at the top boys basketball stories so far this season HERE.

January 3:  The Greater Cincinnati area has a rich history of great high school soccer squads.  Check out this look at all the State Champions HERE.

December 30:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

December 23:  FINDLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS:  SHOUT OUT to Lebanon for finishing third overall at the Findlay Girls Wrestling Invitational.  Leading the way for the Lady Warriors was Andi Addis who finished third at 145 lbs. Complete individual results are HERE.

December 23:  SWOWCA COACHES CLASSIC RESULTS:  Huge performance turned in by Loveland wrestler Calob Heilman at the prestigious SWOWCA Coaches Classic this weekend at Middletown HS.  Calob finished first at 190 lbs.  Teammate Nate Boston placed runner-up at 175 lbs.  The ECC's top team finisher was Lebanon who placed tenth in the 46-team field. Loveland finished twelfth and Little Miami thirteenth. Complete individual results can be found HERE.

December 23:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

December 20:  Loveland's Chase Martin, Little Miami's Avery Green, Anderson's Matthew Alvera, Lebanon's Caitlyn Kober, Kings' Madi Van Schoyck, and Walnut Hills' Donovan Gayle were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  In addition, Walnut Hills was named the Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week.  Read more HERE.

December 20:  Check out this list of area boys basketball players who are having "breakout" seasons, including Lebanon's Jashawn Coffey, West Clermont's Carson Duke, and Little Miami's Carter Sellers. Read more HERE.  And here's a look at the girls basketball players who are having great seasons as well, including Winton Woods' Strawberry Blankumsee, Kings' Jenna Burke, and Loveland's Bella Rogers.  Read about them all HERE.

December 18:  Walnut Hills boys basketball is listed among the area's teams having a "breakout" season thus far!  Read more HERE.

December 17:  Walnut Hills' Ty Austin (boys basketball), Evan Freudemann (boys bowling), and Donovan Gayle (boys wrestling); Kings' Myles Baker (boys basketball), Jenna Burke (girls basketball), and Jaxx Cukovecki (boys swimming and diving); Loveland's Chase Martin (boys basketball); Turpin's Devan Nigam (boys basketball); Milford's Cam Arrington (boys basketball), Gabby Chadwell (girls basketball), Kwami Macharia (boys bowling), Lilly Foertsch (girls bowling), Ben Spence (boys swimming and diving), and Madeline House (girls swimming and diving); West Clermont's Carson Duke (boys basketball), Layla Hale (girls basketball), Ashton Lack (boys bowling), and Taylor Hooks (girls bowling); Little Miami's Avery Green (girls basketball) and Hannah Weigle (girls bowling); Anderson's Ella Dreier (girls basketball), Matthew Olvera (boys bowling), Nola Bitzer (girls bowling), Benjamin Stenger (boys swimming and diving), and Bella Seither (girls swimming and diving); Lebanon's Connor Copeland (boys bowling) and Caitlyn Kober (girls bowling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Walnut Hills boys and West Clermont girls were finalists for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor. 

December 16:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

December 14:  Check out these Enquirer photos from the Anderson vs. Turpin boys game HERE and from the West Clermont vs. Milford girls game HERE.

December 13:  West Clermont's Carson Duke, Anderson's Aiden McClanahan, and Loveland's Torri Lewis were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week. West Clermont received Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week honors. Read more HERE.

December 12:  PERFECT GAME ALERT:  West Clermont sophomore Ashton Lack became the first WCHS athlete to bowl a perfect 300 during a game!  This was at Cherry Groves Lanes on December 10 against Milford (the same day that Lebanon's Connor Copeland rolled his - see below).  Check out the video HERE.

December 11:  ALL-DISTRICT SOCCER HONORS:  BOYS:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's National Champion (summer league) Alex Dorko for receiving Player of the Year honors in Division II.  Other All-District honorees included Walnut Hills' Jackson Baur; Milford's Nicholas Henke, AJ Scanlon, and RJ Smith; West Clermont's Blake Koch; Little Miami's Brandon Prough and Zach Stevens; Anderson's Will Santorelli; Loveland's Jacob Bachman and Will Bertoli; Kings' Royce Hawkins, Brody Sucher, and Sam Wik; Winton Woods' Mike Reyes; and Turpin's Paxton Burns and Caleb Malone.  GIRLS:  Congratulations to Anderson All-American Lauren Flax for earning DII Player of the Year honors and to Lady Raptors' Andy Boyd for receiving Coach of the Year accolades.  Other All-Southwest Ohio honorees included Walnut Hills' Roya Dos Anjos; West Clermont's Mollee Erras and Meagyn Riffle; Milford's Elizabeth Fight; Anderson's Ava Bergman, Nina Brandon, and Gianna Mlynek; Little Miami's Ella Cook and Emma Hartman; Loveland's Kenzie Dunlap and Alexis Harden; Kings' Ava Marketos; and Turpin's Avery Ackel and Marin Davidson.

December 11:  ALL-STATE FOOTBALL HONORS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Justice Burnam for being named the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association's co-Offensive Player of the Year!  Other First Team All-Ohio honorees included the Raptors' Trace Jallick and Kings' Kage Payne. All-State accolades also went to Anderson's Caden Piening, Antwoine Higgins, Ace Alston, Jayonn Saunders, Cam Mathis, and Alex Stanyard; Kings' Nate Lyman, Caden Walker, Kato Meissner, and Jacob Rudowski; Loveland's Brady Stidham and Dylan Hacker; and Turpin's Devan Nigam and Mickey Abbatiello. See the complete Division II (and III) lists HERE.  In Division I, the following athletes earned All-State honors:  Winton Woods' Delan Massey-Wright, Justin Hill, Donmiel Rogers, and Raphael Greene and West Clermont's Maddox Zeigler, Bo Rickman, and Landon Young.  To see the complete DI list, click HERE.

Photo courtesy of Geoff Blankenship-Enquirer Media/GANNETT

December 10:  ALL-AMERICAN SOCCER HONORS:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Anderson's girls soccer standout Lauren Flax for earning All-American accolades from the United Soccer Coaches.  Read more HERE.

December 10:  PERFECT GAME ALERT:  Congratulations to Lebanon freshman bowler Connor Copeland for rolling the second 300 in school history this afternoon.  The "perfecto" came at Eastern Lanes.  Check out the video HERE.

December 10:  Anderson's Aiden McClanahan (football); West Clermont's Carson Duke (boys basketball), Will Shepard (boys bowling), and Rachel Ford (girls bowling); Kings' Tommy Clark (boys basketball) and Sam Shrimplin (boys swimming and diving); Milford's Avery Pence (boys basketball), Maddie Rockey (girls basketball), and Kwami Macharia (boys bowling); Lebanon's Jashawn Coffey (boys basketball), Braylyn Mattox (girls basketball), Matthew Alvear (boys bowling), Oscar Garrett (boys swimming and diving), Keelyn Maines (girls swimming and diving), Nick Lautar (boys wrestling), and Natalie Carlisle (girls wrestling); Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); Walnut Hills' Benjamin Immerman (boys bowling), Nevaeah Williams (girls bowling), Oliver Connick (boys swimming and diving), and Elisabeth Hou (girls swimming and diving); Little Miami's Hannah Weigle (girls bowling); and Loveland's Torri Lewis (girls wrestling) are finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  West Clermont boys and Winton Woods girls are up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award. Milford boys and girls swimming and Lebanon boys and girls wrestling are in contention for the Winter Team of the Week honor. Vote HERE.

December 9:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

December 8:  BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  Check out the area's top boys basketball players, according to the Enquirer's Jack Schmelzinger.  See his list HERE.

December 6:  Loveland's Chase Martin and Bella Rogers and Anderson's Reid Baker were Enquirer Athlete of the Week honorees.  In addition, Anderson earned Ohio Football Team of the Week recognition and Loveland was named Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week.  Read more HERE.

December 4:  BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  Kings' Tommy Clark is among the top 25 boys basketball players in the state!  Check out the complete USA Today Network Ohio list HERE.

December 3:  Let's salute our ECC Academic Award recipients from the fall sports season HERE.  Congratulations to these student-athletes who work hard in the classroom!

December 2:  Loveland's Chase Martin (boys basketball), Bella Rogers (girls basketball), and Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling); Little Miami's Carter Sellers (boys basketball); West Clermont's Layla Hale (girls basketball); Winton Woods' Whitley Davis (girls basketball); Milford's Andrew Ray (boys bowling) and Brylie Gold (girls bowling); and Anderson's Reid Baker (football) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Loveland boys and girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor and Milford and Kings bowling squads were up for the Girls Winter Team of the Week award.

December 2:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

November 29:  BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING PREVIEW:  Who are this winter's top swimmers around Greater Cincinnati?  Check them out HERE.

November 29:  Congratulations to the Lebanon girls bowling team for earning Enquirer Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

November 26:  Walnut Hills' Savanna Hayes-Bogle (girls basketball), Benjamin Immerman (boys bowling), and Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling); Kings' Ava Gendreau (girls basketball); Milford's Violet Shuluga (girls basketball) and Brylie Gold (girls bowling); Anderson's Graham Copley (boys bowling) and Justice Burnam (football); West Clermont's Will Shepard (boys bowling) and Rachel Ford (girls bowling); Lebanon's Matthew Alvear (boys bowling) and Kaelynn Boyd (girls bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week honor and Walnut Hills boys bowling and Lebanon girls bowling were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week award. 

November 25:  Check out this week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted to the conference website HERE.  Winter season is underway!

November 25:  Best of luck to West Clermont’s Bryce Cousins who will be competing in Scotland over Thanksgiving Break as a member of the AAU National Dive Team!  Bryce punched his ticket abroad after placing second on 1 Meter at this year’s AAU Diving National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, earning a trip to the Scottish National and Open Diving Championships.  Read more about Bryce HERE. 

November 22:  BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  Let's take a look at the area's top boys basketball players from the class of 2026 HERE.

November 22:  GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  Who are the area's top girls basketball players from the class of 2027?  See the top ten (and ones to watch) HERE.

November 22:  GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell and West Clermont's Layla Hale are listed among Ohio's top basketball players by the USA Today Network.  See the list HERE.

November 22:  BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  This Enquirer boys basketball preview takes a look at the area's top players from the class of 2025.  Read more HERE.  

November 22:  GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  For a list of Greater Cincinnati's top girls basketball players, click HERE. 

November 22:  BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING PREVIEWS:  Check out the 2024-25 wrestlers who placed at the State Meet the past two seasons HERE, including Anderson's Marshall Morency.  For a look at the area's returning girls who placed at State, click HERE.  Lebanon's Natalie Carlisle and Andi Addis and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison make the list!

November 19:  GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  The top girls basketball players from the class of 2026 are listed HERE.

November 19:  GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW:  For a look at the area's top girls basketball players from the class of 2025, click HERE.

November 16:  BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING PREVIEWS:  The Enquirer takes a look at the area's top bowling in this upcoming season preview HERE.

NOTE:  Any errors or misspelled names, email me at eccsportskevin@gmail.com.

SPORT-BY-SPORT LOOK AT THE FALL SEASON

FOOTBALL:  SEASON UPDATE:  Anderson finished the regular season undefeated at 10-0 overall and 9-0 in the conference.  It was the Raptors' first league championship since 2017.  Read more HERE about Anderson's dream season (from October 18).  Player of the Year recognition went to Anderson's Justice Burnam (Offensive) and Winton Woods' Justin Hill (Defensive POY).  Coach of the Year honors went to Anderson's Evan Dreyer.  See the complete list HERE.

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Justice Burnam for being named DII Offensive Player of the Year and to Winton Woods' Justin Hill for receiving Defensive Player of the Year honors by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.  See the complete All-District honorees HERE.

ALL-STATE HONORS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Justice Burnam for being named the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association's DII co-Offensive Player of the Year!  Other First Team All-Ohio honorees included the Raptors' Trace Jallick and Kings' Kage Payne. All-State accolades also went to Anderson's Caden Piening, Antwoine Higgins, Ace Alston, Jayonn Saunders, Cam Mathis, and Alex Stanyard; Kings' Nate Lyman, Caden Walker, Kato Meissner, and Jacob Rudowski; Loveland's Brady Stidham and Dylan Hacker; and Turpin's Devan Nigam and Mickey Abbatiello. See the complete Division II (and III) lists HERE.  In Division I, the following athletes earned All-State honors:  Winton Woods' Delan Massey-Wright, Justin Hill, Donmiel Rogers, and Raphael Greene and West Clermont's Maddox Zeigler, Bo Rickman, and Landon Young.  To see the complete DI list, click HERE.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  ECC squads who advanced to the 2024 playoffs are as follows:  Lebanon, Walnut Hills, Little Miami, Winton Woods, Milford, West Clermont, Anderson (#1 seed), and Kings. 

ROUND ONE PLAYOFF RESULTS

Lebanon defeated Northmont 42-21
Walnut Hills fell to Lakota West 49-0
Winton Woods downed Little Miami 35-0
Milford was shutout by St. Xavier 41-0
West Clermont lost to Lakota East 42-28
Anderson beat Edgewood 78-7
Kings over Withrow 10-0

ROUND TWO PLAYOFF RESULTS

Lebanon lost to Dublin Coffman 56-20
Winton Woods fell to St. Xavier 22-10
Anderson defeated Vandalia Butler 49-14
Kings travels lost to LaSalle 35-27

ROUND THREE PLAYOFF RESULT

Anderson defeated Mt. Healthy 42-0 (see photos HERE)

REGIONAL FINAL RESULT

Anderson downed LaSalle 28-21 (read more HERE)

STATE SEMIFINAL RESULT

Anderson beat Big Walnut 28-24 (Read more HERE)

STATE FINAL RESULT

Anderson fell to Avon 20-13

ANDERSON IS IN THE STATE FINALS!

The Thanksgiving holiday is big news!  Black Friday is big news (if you like to shop)!  But tonight, there is no bigger news in Anderson tonight than the Raptors' dramatic 28-24 STATE SEMINFINAL victory over Big Walnut.  A Justice Burnam touchdown in the closing seconds of the game enabled Anderson to punch its ticket to Thursday's STATE FINAL contest against Avon in Canton at 7 pm.  Anderson's last STATE TITLE in football came back in the 2007 season.  See the final game-winning drive HERE.  Read more HERE.  

RAPTORS FINISH AS STATE RUNNERS-UP!

Congratulations to the Anderson Raptors on their historice season on the gridiron!  Head coach Evan Dreyer's squad finished the season with a 15-1 record after a heartbreaking 20-13 loss to Avon in the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP contest.  Read more HERE and HERE and HERE.

VOLLEYBALL:  SEASON UPDATE:  Anderson finished conference play with a fine 16-2 record to win the ECC championship!  It is the first title for the Lady Raptors since the 2014-15 season. Players of the Year were Kings' Ava McIntyre (Offensive) and Milford's Rachel Morgan (Defensive), while the Lady Raptors' Julia Mulvey received Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-ECC list is HERE. 

ALL-STATE HONORS:  Congratulations to the following players who were named to the OHSVCA All-Ohio team:  Kings' Ava McIntyre and Loveland's Makenna Kirlin.  See list of area players HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  Congratulations to Milford, Loveland, Kings, and Turpin for advancing to DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP contests!  SHOUT OUT to Milford, Loveland, and Turpin (first ever) for WINNING District titles!  Milford fell to Mason in the Regional semi to close out a fantastic season, while Loveland and Turpin each advanced to today's REGIONAL FINALS.  Loveland and Turpin each finished their seasons with Regional runner-up trophies!  Loveland fell to St. Ursula in the DII Regional Final, while Turpin's season came to an end in the DIII Final against Ursuline Academy.

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Anderson's Riley Ritter for notching her 1000th career assist in an August 29 match-up against Turpin!

MILESTONE ALERT:  Shout out to Milford's Rachel Morgan for reaching the 1000 career digs plateau this fall!  The junior reached the mark in a September 24 contest against Turpin.  Congratulations!

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations go out to Lebanon's Madison Kyle for notching her 1000th career dig for the Lady Warrior volleyball squad.  She reached the milestone the first week of October.  

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Milford's Cam Burton for eclipsing the 1000 career assist mark for the Lady Eagles in an October 10 match-up with Loveland!

MILESTONE ALERT:  Turpin's Lilly Woolums notched her 1000th career assist in an October 10 match against Kings. Congratulations!

BOYS SOCCER:  SEASON UPDATE:  The 2024 ECC Championship trophy will be housed at Turpin High School.  The Spartans finished league play with a 7-1-1 record to capture the school's fourth ECC crown.  Player of the Year honors went to Milford's Nick Henke (Offensive POY) and to Anderson's Alex Dorko (Defensive POY).  Turpin's Jamie Harloff earned Coach of the Year recognition.  See complete All-ECC list HERE. 

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:  SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Alex Dorko for receiving Player of the Year honors in Division II.  Other All-District honorees included Walnut Hills' Jackson Baur; Milford's Nicholas Henke, AJ Scanlon, and RJ Smith; West Clermont's Blake Koch; Little Miami's Brandon Prough and Zach Stevens; Anderson's Will Santorelli; Loveland's Jacob Bachman and Will Bertoli; Kings' Royce Hawkins, Brody Sucher, and Sam Wik; Winton Woods' Mike Reyes; and Turpin's Paxton Burns and Caleb Malone.

ALL-STATE HONORS:  Congratualtions to the following players who earned Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-State honors:  Milford's Nicholas Henke, Lebanon's Max Walker, Loveland's Will Bertoli, Anderson's Alex Dorko, Kings' Brody Sucher, and Turpin's Paxton Burns. See complete list of area players HERE. 

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  DISTRICT CHAMPS!  Congratulations to both Anderson and Turpin for advancing to the Sweet 16 (Regional semis) contests after earning District Championships!  Anderson defeated Miamisburg 6-2 before falling in thr Regional Final to New Albany to finish its season at 12-4-4.  Turpin lost a heartbreaker 3-2 (penalty kicks) in the Regional semi against Carroll to close its season with a fine 15-4-2 record! 

GIRLS SOCCER:  SEASON UPDATE:  Anderson finished league play with a perfect 9-0 record to wrap up the Lady Raptors' second-ever ECC title - the other during the 2019-20 season.  Congratulations to Anderson's Lauren Flax (Offensive) and Gianna Mlynek (Defensive) for earning Player of the Year accolades, while the Raptors' Andy Boyd and Lebanon's Erin Edmonds were named co-Coaches of the Year.  See complete All-Conference list HERE.

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Lauren Flax for earning DII Player of the Year honors and to Lady Raptors' Andy Boyd for receiving Coach of the Year accolades.  Other All-Southwest Ohio honorees included Walnut Hills' Roya Dos Anjos; West Clermont's Mollee Erras and Meagyn Riffle; Milford's Elizabeth Fight; Anderson's Ava Bergman, Nina Brandon, and Gianna Mlynek; Little Miami's Ella Cook and Emma Hartman; Loveland's Kenzie Dunlap and Alexis Harden; Kings' Ava Marketos; and Turpin's Avery Ackel and Marin Davidson.

ALL-STATE HONORS:  Anderson's Lauren Flax was named the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association's Player of the Year! Other All-Ohio recipients were Anderson's Gianna Mlynek, Loveland's Kenzie Dunlap, Lebanon's Mazie Monroe, and West Clermont's Meagyn Riffle. In addition, Lebanon's Will Peppard was named Assistant Coach of the Year. See complete list of area players HERE. ALL-AMERICAN HONORS:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Anderson's Lauren Flax for earning All-American accolades from the United Soccer Coaches.  Read more HERE.

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  DISTRICT CHAMPIONS:  The ECC can boast THREE District Champions in girls soccer!  Congratulations to Lebanon, Loveland, and Anderson for advancing to the Regional semis.  REGIONAL FINAL:  SHOUT OUT to Loveland for defeating Anderson 1-0 in double overtime in the semis and moving on to the Regional Final. 

STATE BOUND:  Loveland advanced to the State FINAL FOUR with a 2-0 win over Mount Notre Dame in the Regional Finals!  The Lady Tigers will face North Royalton tonight at St. Francis DeSales at 7 pm.  STATE SEMIS:  The Lady Tigers lost a heartbreaker 1-0 in overtime in the State semifinal match-up with North Royalton to finish the season with a fine 13-5-3 record.  Congratulations!

MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Little Miami's Emma Hartmann for collecting her 500th career save as goalkeeper for the Lady Panthers.  The milestone was reached in a September 24 match-up against Milford.  Watch video HERE.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  SEASON UPDATE:  Congratulations to Loveland's Ronan Wolfer for earning Runner of the Year honors and to Little Miami's Jim Brant for receiving Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-ECC list is HERE.  Check out the conference's top times HERE.  CONFERENCE MEET:  This year's ECC Meet was held at Lebanon HS with Little Miami taking home the ECC team trophy for the first time ever.  Loveland finished runner-up and Lebanon placed third.  Individual top three finishers were Loveland's Ronan Wolfer (ECC Runner of the Year), Little Miami's Ryne Reynolds, and Loveland's Ian Trombley.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.  A drop-down box for all race results can be found HERE. 

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  At the DI-A District Meet, three ECC teams advanced the Regional Meet - Loveland, Walnut Hills, and Milford!  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer placed second to pace all ECC runners.  Complete DI-A results are HERE.  In the DI-B race, Little Miami followed up its league title with a District Championship!  The Panthers had four of the top six finishers, led by a runner-up performance from Ryne Reynolds. Turpin, who finished fifth overall, also moved on to Regionals.  Kings' Joseph Thomas advanced to Regionals as well.  See the complete DI-B results HERE.  Lastly, at the DI Cedarville District Meet, Lebanon advanced to Regionals with its sixth-place team finish.  Leading the way for the Warriors was Michael Strawser who placed ninth.  Complete results are HERE.

STATE BOUND:  At the DI Regional Meet, the Little Miami boys advanced to the State Meet with its runner-up finish.  Top ECC finisher was the Panthers' Ryne Reynolds who placed eighth.  Other state-bound Panther team members included Michael Zegarski, Ian Patrick, Mitchell Reynolds, Justin Evans, Derek Gomez, and Noah Gomez.  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer rounded out the State qualifiers.  For complete results, click HERE.  STATE MEET:  Little Miami wrapped up a tremendous 2024 season with a third-place finish at the State Meet!  Top finisher for the Panthers and the ECC was Michael Zegarski who finished 17th overall. Other Panther runners included Ryne Reynolds, Ian Patrick, Mitchell Reynolds, Justin Evans, Noah Orr, and Derek Gomez. Loveland's Ronan Wolfer also competed at State! Complete results are HERE.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  SEASON UPDATE: Shout out goes to Milford's Elle Campbell for receiving Runner of the Year accolades.  Coach of the Year recognition went to the Lady Eagles' Matt Jorden.  See the complete All-Conference list HERE.  Check out the conference's top runners HERE.  CONFERENCE MEET:  Milford came away with its first-ever ECC Championship, finishing ahead of runner-up Loveland in the team competition.  The Lady Eagles' Elle Campbell was the individual champion, earning ECC Runner of the Year honors, followed by Loveland's Delaney Cilley and Lebanon's Kendall Hoeffel.  Complete team and individual results for the girls can be found HERE. A drop-down box for all race results can be found HERE. 

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  Loveland and Turpin finished second and fourth respectively at the DI-A District Meet to advance to Regionals.  Loveland's Delaney Cilley was the conference's top finisher with a fourth-place performance.  Kings' Lucy Marketos also earned a trip to Regionals.  Complete DI-A results are HERE.  At the DI-B District Championships, ECC Champion Milford finished runner-up to earn a Regional appearance.  The Lady Eagles' Elle Campbell was the ECC's top finisher after her fourth-place finish.  Little Miami had three individual qualifiers - Sophia France, Stella Cornelius, and Ella Brown; while West Clermont saw Sophie Crider punch her ticket to Regionals.  Complete DI-B team and individual results are HERE. Rounding out the ECC qualifiers were the Lebanon Lady Warriors, who earned a trip to Regionals after their fourth-place team finish at the DI Cedarville District Meet.  Leading the squad was Hannah Glassmeyer who was District runner-up. Complete results are HERE.

STATE BOUND:  Milford advanced to the State Meet after a fine fourth-place finish at the Regional Meet.  Lady Eagles headed to state are Elle Campbell, Kate Reckman, Shahd Masud, Claire McFarland, Maren Barnett, Lauren Johnson, and Mahima Vasa.  Loveland's Delaney Cilley was the ECC's top finisher at seventh place and advanced to State as well, as did teammate Caroline Murnan, Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer and Kendall Hoeffel, and Little Miami's Sophia France.  Complete results are HERE. 

STATE MEET:  SHOUT OUT to Milford on the Lady Eagles' fine seventh-place finish at the 2024 State Meet!  Leading the way for both the Lady Eagles and the ECC was Elle Campbell who finished 19th.  Other Milford runners included Claire McFarland, Katie Reckman, Mahima Vasa, Shahd Masud, Maren Barnett, and Lauren Johnson. Loveland's Delaney Cilley and Caroline Murnan, Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer and Kendall Hoeffel, and Little Miami's Sophia France also finished their seasons at the State Meet!  Complete results are HERE.

BOYS GOLF:  SEASON UPDATE:  Anderson and Loveland each finished league play with identical 8-1 records.  Anderson captured the ECC title, the Raptors' first-ever ECC crown. Congratulations to Anderson's Marshall Morency for earning Golfer of the Year honors and to the Raptors' David Lunn for receiving Coach of the Year recognition.  See complete list HERE.  ECC PRESEASON TOURNAMENT:  Shout out to Anderson for capturing the ECC Preseason Tournament title with a 17-stroke win over runner-up Turpin (284-301).  The Raptors' Charlie Straubel and Marshall Morency tied for low score with identical rounds of 67.  Lebanon's Peyton Lawley, Milford's Jonathan Campbell, and Turpin's Alex Rollman carded rounds of 69.  Complete individual results are HERE.  ECC POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT:  Congratulations to Loveland for winning the Postseason Tourney title, firing a team total of 297 - five strokes better than runner-up Anderson.  Top three finishers were Milford's Jonathan Campbell (69), Anderson's Marshall Morency (72), and Loveland's Ryan Ashby (73).  Complete team and individual results are HERE.  

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  At the Miami Whitewater Sectional, Walnut Hills and Winton Woods competed and complete individual results can be found HERE.  Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Ritvik Madan for advancing to the District Tournament!   At the Glenview Sectional, Loveland finished as Sectional runner-up and Anderson finished fourth to both advance to the District Tournament. Anderson's Marshall Morency and Charlie Straubel were the league's top finishers, both at 70. Individually, Milford's Jonathan Campbell and Little Miami's Austin Nicholas also advanced to Districts!  See complete Glenview Sectional results HERE. 

STATE BOUND:  After a fine second-place performance at Districts, the Anderson Raptors are headed to STATE!  Team members include Marshall Morency, Charlie Straubel, Ben Trigg, Cole Brandon, and Reed Young.  Complete Division I District Tournament individual results can be found HERE.  STATE TOURNAMENT UPDATE:  The Raptors finished eighth at STATE to cap a great season!  Top individual finisher was Marshall Morency who finished 22nd.  Complete results are HERE.

GIRLS GOLF:  SEASON UPDATE:  Congratulations to Anderson who brought home the overall ECC Championship, the school's second title in the last three years.  Golfer of the Year accolades went to Lebanon's Olivia Donovan, while Coach of the Year honors went to Anderson' Darin Hausberger.  See the complete All-ECC list HERE.  ECC PRESEASON TOURNAMENT:  Like the boys, the Anderson girls walked away with the 2024 Preseason Tourney title, finishing ahead of runner-up Turpin 308-342.  Top three finishers were Anderson's Sara Lunn (74) and Aubrey Lunn (76) and Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (76).  ECC POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT:  Anderson also won the Postseason Tournament, finishing well ahead of runner-up Kings (309-347).  Top three finishers were the Lady Raptors' Ellie Lampkin (75), Little Miami's Lauren Perry (76) and Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (76), and Kings' Ellie Sharp (77).  For complete Preseason and Postseason team and individual scores, click HERE.  

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  At the Hamilton Elks Sectional, Little Miami finished fifth overall, narrowly missing advancing to Districts.  The Lady Panthers' Jenna Lynch, along with Lebanon's Olivia Donovan and Turpin's Taree Martin, advanced to the District Tournament as individuals.  See complete individual results HERE.  At the Walden Ponds Sectional, Anderson captured the Sectional title, while Kings finished fourth.  Both squads advanced to Districts!  The Lady Raptors' Ayla Brugger shot a 72 and finished runner-up overall.  Complete individual results of the Walden Ponds Sectional are HERE.

STATE BOUND:  The Anderson Lady Raptors also advanced to the State Tournament after their first-place District finish!  Team members include Ayla Brugger, Sydney Dodds, Aubrey Lunn, Ellie Lamkin, and Sara Lunn.  Joining Anderson at State will be Lebanon's Olivia Donovan.  Complete individual results from Districts are HERE.  STATE TOURNAMENT UPDATE:  Shout out to the Lady Raptors for finishing ninth at STATE to bring a close to a tremendous season!  Top individual finisher was Lebanon's Olivia Donovan who finished 30th overall!  Complete individual results are HERE.

THE BEST COACHES AROUND!

GIRLS TENNIS:  SEASON UPDATE:  Loveland finished regular season conference play with a perfect 8-0 mark, while Turpin captured the Conference Tournament title.  Loveland came away with the league crown - the school's fourth ECC title and first since 2020 (see final standings HERE).  For complete individual and team ECC Tourney results, click HERE. The ECC Player of the Year was Loveland's Marlee Fleming, while conference Coach of the Year honors went to Loveland's Jenny Kapszukiewicz.  See the complete list HERE. 

POSTSEASON UPDATE:  Congratulations to Loveland's Marlee Fleming, Turpin's Alyssa Dittman and to Walnut Hills' Perasa Poompanit for advancing to this year's District Tournament!

 

FALL SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

RAPTORS FINISH AS STATE RUNNERS-UP!

December 5:  Congratulations to the Anderson Raptors on their historice season on the gridiron!  Head coach Evan Dreyer's squad finished the season with a 15-1 record after a heartbreaking 20-13 loss to Avon in the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP contest.  Read more HERE and HERE and HERE.

ANDERSON IS IN THE STATE FINALS!

November 29:  The Thanksgiving holiday is big news!  Black Friday is big news (if you like to shop)!  But tonight, there is no bigger news in Anderson tonight than the Raptors' dramatic 28-24 STATE SEMINFINAL victory over Big Walnut.  A Justice Burnam touchdown in the closing seconds of the game enabled Anderson to punch its ticket to Thursday's STATE FINAL contest against Avon in Canton at 7 pm.  Anderson's last STATE TITLE in football came back in the 2007 season.  See the final game-winning drive HERE.  Read more HERE.  

November 29: ALL-ECC FOOTBALL HONORS:  Let's close the fall sports season by congratulating our All-ECC football honorees.  Player of the Year recognition went to Anderson's Justice Burnam (Offensive) and Winton Woods' Justin Hill (Defensive POY).  Coach of the Year honors went to Anderson's Evan Dreyer.  See the complete list HERE.

November 23:  HUGE GAME TONIGHT!  Best of luck to Anderson tonight in the Raptors' Regional Final match-up vs. LaSalle.  Read more HERE.  UPDATE:  FINAL FOUR BOUND:  Congratulations on the Raptors' 28-21 victory over LaSalle in the Regional Championship contest.  Anderson battles Big Walnut Friday night in the State Semifinal at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium - the Raptors second straight State Semifinal appearance!  Read more HERE.

November 18:  Anderson's Durrell Turner was among the finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  The Raptors were also up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award. 

November 15:  ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Justice Burnam for being named DII Offensive Player of the Year and to Winton Woods' Justin Hill for receiving Defensive Player of the Year honors by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.  See the complete All-District honorees HERE.

November 13:  ALL-STATE SOCCER HONORS:  Congratualtions to the following players who earned Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-State honors:  BOYS:  Milford's Nicholas Henke, Lebanon's Max Walker, Loveland's Will Bertoli, Anderson's Alex Dorko, Kings' Brody Sucher, and Turpin's Paxton Burns.  GIRLS:  Anderson's Lauren Flax (Player of the Year) and Gianna Mlynek, Loveland's Kenzie Dunlap, Lebanon's Mazie Monroe, and West Clermont's Meagyn Riffle. In addition, Lebanon's Will Peppard was named Assistant Coach of the Year. See complete list of area players HERE.

November 12:  Anderson's Justice Burnam (football), Lebanon's Alex Klein (football), and Norah Schmidt (girls soccer) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award. 

November 11:  Check out this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE.

November 9:  POSTSEASON FOOTBALL UPDATE:  "And then there was one"  Congratulations to Anderson for moving on to Friday's Regional semis after a convincing 49-14 victory over Vandalia Butler.  The Raptors will square off against Mt. Healthy Friday night at Lakota East with the winner advancing to the DII Regional 8 Final.  Also, shout out to Kings, Winton Woods, and Lebanon who finished up their season last night in round two of the playoffs.

November 8:  Anderson's Lucas Callahan and Loveland's Marisa Whalen were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

November 6:  POSTSEASON GIRLS SOCCER UPDATE:  STATE SEMIS:  The Lady Tigers lost a heartbreaker 1-0 in overtime in last night's State semifinal match against North Royalton to finish their season with a fine 13-5-3 record.  Congratulations!

November 5:  Little Miami's Michael Zegarski (boys cross country); West Clermont's Bo Rickman (football); Anderson's Trace Jallick (football) and Lucas Callahan (boys soccer); Lebanon's Bryce Bohman (football); Kings' Caden Walker (football); Winton Woods' Zeek Garrett (football); Turpin's Mitchell Iles (boys soccer) and Grace Herzog (volleyball); and Loveland's Norah Schmidt (girls soccer) and Marisa Whalen (volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award. Kings and Lebanon were up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award.  Loveland girls soccer was in the running for the Fall Team of the Week honor.

November 5:  POSTSEASON GIRLS SOCCER UPDATE:  Best of luck to the Loveland girls soccer squad in today's STATE FINAL FOUR match-up against North Royalton.  The Lady Tigers will play at St. Francis DeSales at 7 pm.

November 4:  ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL HONORS:  Congratulations to the following players who were named to the OHSVCA All-Ohio team:  Kings' Ava McIntyre and Loveland's Makenna Kirlin.  See list of area players HERE.

November 4:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE.

November 3:  ALL-ECC SOCCER HONORS:  BOYS:  Player of the Year honors went to Milford's Nick Henke (Offensive POY) and to Anderson's Alex Dorko (Defensive POY).  Turpin's Jamie Harloff earned Coach of the Year recognition.  See complete All-ECC list HERE.  GIRLS:  Congratulations to Anderson's Lauren Flax (Offensive) and Gianna Mlynek (Defensive) for earning Player of the Year accolades, while the Raptors' Andy Boyd and Lebanon's Erin Edmonds were named co-Coaches of the Year.  See complete All-Conference list HERE.

November 3:  ALL-ECC CROSS COUNTRY HONORS:  BOYS:  Congratulations to Loveland's Ronan Wolfer for earning Runner of the Year honors and to Little Miami's Jim Brant for receiving Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-ECC list is HERE.  GIRLS:  Shout out goes to Milford's Elle Campbell for receiving Runner of the Year accolades.  Coach of the Year recognition went to the Lady Eagles' Matt Jorden.  See the complete All-Conference list HERE.

November 3:  ALL-ECC VOLLEYBALL HONORS: Players of the Year were Kings' Ava McIntyre (Offensive POY) and Milford's Rachel Morgan (Defensive POY), while the Lady Raptors' Julia Mulvey received Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-ECC list is HERE.

November 2:  POSTSEASON CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE:  STATE MEET:  Little Miami boys wrapped up a tremendous 2024 season with a third-place finish at the State Meet!  Top finisher for the Panthers and the ECC was Michael Zegarski who finished 17th overall. Other team members included Ryne Reynolds, Ian Patrick, Mitchell Reynolds, Justin Evans, Noah Orr, and Derek Gomez. Loveland's Ronan Wolfer also competed at State! Complete results are HERE.  For the girls, SHOUT OUT to Milford on the Lady Eagles' fine seventh-place finish at the State Meet!  Leading the way for both the Lady Eagles and the ECC was Elle Campbell who finished 19th. Other Milford runners included Claire McFarland, Katie Reckman, Mahima Vasa, Shahd Masud, Maren Barnett, and Lauren Johnson. Loveland's Delaney Cilley and Caroline Murnan, Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer and Kendall Hoeffel, and Little Miami's Sophia France also finished their seasons at the State Meet! Complete results are HERE.

November 2:  POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL UPDATE:  REGIONAL FINALS: Loveland and Turpin each finished their seasons with Regional runner-up trophies!  Loveland fell to St. Ursula in the DII Regional Final, while Turpin's season came to an end in the DIII Final against Ursuline Academy.

November 2:  POSTSEASON FOOTBALL UPDATE:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to our winners from last night's opening round of the OHSAA football playoffs.  Check out the scores below and next week's schedule:

ROUND ONE PLAYOFF RESULTS

Lebanon defeated Northmont 42-21
Walnut Hills fell to Lakota West 49-0
Winton Woods downed Little Miami 35-0
Milford was shutout by St. Xavier 41-0
West Clermont lost to Lakota East 42-28
Anderson beat Edgewood 78-7
Kings over Withrow 10-0

ROUND TWO PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Lebanon hosts Dublin Coffman
Winton Woods hosts St. Xavier
Anderson hosts Vandalia Butler
Kings travels to LaSalle

November 2:  Congratulations to Little Miami's Ian Patrick, Milford's Katie Reckman, and Kings' Aidan Thomas for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

November 1:  POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL UPDATE:  REGIONAL FINALS!  Congratulations to both Loveland and Turpin on their Regional semifinal victories last night!  They now move on to tomorrow's Regional Finals.  Loveland will face St. Ursula at Butler HS at 4 pm in the DII Regional Final, while Turpin advances to the DIII Final against Ursuline Academy at Lakota East at 2 pm.

October 31:  With the fall sports season winding down, let's take a look at the current ECC All-Sports Trophy standings. Anderson leads the way after the fall season.  See complete recap HERE.

October 31:  POSTSEASON BOYS SOCCER UPDATE:  Anderson defeated Miamisburg 6-2 to advance to Sunday's Regional Final against New Albany at Springfield HS at noon.  Turpin lost a heartbreaker 3-2 (penalty kicks) in the semis against Carroll to close its season with a fine 15-4-2 record!

October 31:  POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL UPDATE:  Milford fell to Mason last night in the Regional semi to close out a fantastic season!  District Champions and a 15-win season for head coach Amy Gill's squad! Loveland and Turpin are scheduled to play tonight in Regional semifinal contests.

October 30:  POSTSEASON GIRLS SOCCER UPDATE:  SHOUT OUT to Loveland for defeating Anderson 1-0 in double overtime in last night's Regional semifinal and moving on to Saturday's Regional Final against Mount Notre Dame!

October 30:  Thinking about a fictional MVP from the current high school football season?  Check out this Enquirer look at the area's top 15 candidates HERE.

October 29:  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer (boys cross country), Caroline Murnan (girls cross country), Alexis Harden (girls soccer), and Abby Dorn (volleyball); Little Miami's Ian Patrick (boys cross country); Milford's Katie Reckman (girls cross country), Carter Ings (football), Carter Haun (boys soccer), and Grace Miracle (volleyball); Kings' Jacob Rudowski (football), Aidan Thomas (boys soccer), and Ava McIntyre (volleyball); Turpin's Devan Nigam (football) and Caleb Malone (boys soccer); Anderson's Durrell Turner (football), Matt DeMatos (boys soccer), and Lauren Flax (girls soccer); Winton Woods' Deuce Mathis (football); West Clermont's Julian Hinkston (football) and Mollee Erras (girls soccer); and Lebanon's Max Walker (boys soccer), Mazie Monroe (girls soccer), and Ava Long (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week honor and Turpin boys soccer and Milford volleyball were in contention for the Fall Team of the Week award. 

October 28:  Anderson's Trace Jallick and Turpin's Brody Nickerson were in contention for the week ten TriState Football Mella Player of the Week honor.

October 28:  Kings was up for the week ten TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award.

October 28:  It's Monday, so that means the newest ECC Athletes of the Week are being posted to the conference website.  Click HERE to read about this week's top performers.

October 27:  POSTSEASON BOYS SOCCER UPDATE:  Congratulations to both Anderson and Turpin for advancing to the Sweet 16 (Regional semis) after earning District Championships!  

October 27:  POSTSEASON FOOTBALL UPDATE:  ECC squads who have advanced to the 2024 playoffs are as follows:  Lebanon, Walnut Hills, Little Miami, Winton Woods, Milford, West Clermont, Anderson (#1 seed), and Kings.  See complete first round schedule HERE.

October 26:  POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL UPDATE:  Congratulations to Milford, Loveland, Kings, and Turpin for advancing to today's DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP contests!  SHOUT OUT to Milford, Loveland, and Turpin (first ever) for WINNING District titles!  Milford will play Wednesday, while Loveland and Turpin are scheduled to play Thursday.

October 26:  POSTSEASON BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE:  STATE BOUND:  At the DI Regional Meet, the Little Miami boys advanced to next weekend's State Meet with its runner-up finish.  Top ECC finisher was the Panthers' Ryne Reynolds who placed eighth.  Other state-bound Panther team members include Michael Zegarski, Ian Patrick, Mitchell Reynolds, Justin Evans, Derek Gomez, and Noah Gomez.  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer rounded out the State qualifiers.  The Milford girls advanced to the State Meet after a fine fourth-place finish at the Regional Meet.  Lady Eagles headed to state are Elle Campbell, Kate Reckman, Shahd Masud, Claire McFarland, Maren Barnett, Lauren Johnson, and Mahima Vasa.  Loveland's Delaney Cilley was the ECC's top finisher at seventh place and advanced to State as well, as did teammate Caroline Murnan, Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer and Kendall Hoeffel, and Little Miami's Sophia France. Complete team and individual results are HERE.

October 26:  STATE-RANKED QB:  School records are great, as are conference records and city records, but being ranked among the state's best ... not that's a whole different level of AWESOME!  Congratulations to Anderson's Justice Burnam for making the list of career passing yards in Ohio - the third Anderson QB to do so!  Read more HERE.

October 26:  BUSY DAY AHEAD!  Lebanon, Loveland, and Anderson girls soccer squads have already captured District Championships, and a number of ECC teams will try to match them today!  VOLLEYBALL:  Milford, Loveland, Kings, and Turpin and BOYS SOCCER:  Milford, Walnut Hills, Lebanon, Little Miami, Kings, Anderson, and Turpin. Also, good luck to all of our runners at today's Regional Meet!

October 25:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Emmett Royalty for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner.  Read more HERE.

October 25:  POSTSEASON GIRLS SOCCER UPDATE:  DISTRICT CHAMPIONS:  The ECC can boast THREE District Champions in girls soccer!  Shout out to Loveland, Lebanon, and Anderson for advancing to Tuesday's tournament play.  

October 22:  Little Miami's Justin Evans (boys cross country); Loveland's Brennan Kosht (boys cross country); Walnut Hills' Dennis Divine (boys cross country) and Emmett Royalty (boys water polo); Milford's Elle Campbell (girls cross country), Luke Brand (football), Cam Burton (volleyball), and Madeline House (girls water polo); Lebanon's Cam Williams (football); Anderson's Trace Jallick (football); West Clermont's Cameron Strause (football); Kings' Zach Hoying (football), Ava Marketos (girls soccer), and Ava McIntyre (volleyball); and Turpin's Paxton Burns (boys soccer), Avery Lehman (girls soccer) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Turpin boys soccer and Little Miami boys cross country were up for the Fall Team of the Week honor. 

October 21:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

October 20:  MISSED THIS ONE:  Shout out to Kings' Carson Lindholm for being named the WLWT Blitz 5 Primetime Performer award for week eight.  Read more HERE.

October 20: Anderson was among the nominees for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week honor for week nine.  

October 20:  Milford's Luke Brand and Anderson's Trace Jallick were finalists for the week nine TriState Football Player of the Week award.  

October 19:  POSTSEASON CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE:  BOYS: At today DI-A District Meet, three ECC teams advanced to Saturday's Regional Meet - Loveland, Walnut Hills, and Milford!  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer placed second to pace all ECC runners.  Complete DI-A results are HERE.  In the DI-B race, Little Miami followed up its league title with a District Championship!  The Panthers had four of the top six finishers, led by a runner-up performance from Ryne Reynolds. Turpin, who finished fifth overall in the team standings, also moved on to Regionals.  Kings' Joseph Thomas advanced to Regionals as well.  See the complete DI-B results HERE. Lastly, at the DI Cedarville District Meet, Lebanon advanced to Regionals with its sixth-place team finish.  Leading the way for the Warriors was Michael Strawser who placed ninth.  Complete results are HERE.  

GIRLS:  Loveland and Turpin finished second and fourth respectively at today's DI-A District Meet to advance to Regionals.  Loveland's Delaney Cilley was the conference's top finisher with a fourth-place performance.  Kings' Lucy Marketos also earned a trip to Regionals.  Complete DI-A results are HERE.  At the DI-B District Championships, ECC Champion Milford finished runner-up to earn a Regional appearance.  The Lady Eagles' Elle Campbell was the ECC's top finisher after her fourth-place finish.  Little Miami had three individual qualifiers - Sophia France, Stella Cornelius, and Ella Brown; while West Clermont saw Sophie Crider punch her ticket to Regionals.  Complete DI-B team and individual results are HERE.  Rounding out the ECC qualifiers are the Lebanon Lady Warriors, who earned a trip to Regionals after their fourth-place team finish at the DI Cedarville District Meet.  Leading the squad was Hannah Glassmeyer who was District runner-up. Complete results are HERE.

October 19:  Walnut Hills' Paige Wahl is named the Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 19:  Shout out to the Anderson Raptors for coming out on top in last night's week nine gridiron match-up with Winton Woods.  Check out head coach Evan Dreyer's postgame interview (and several others from the game) HERE.

October 18:  ALL-ECC GIRLS TENNIS HONOREES:  Loveland finished regular season conference play with a perfect 8-0 mark, while Turpin captured the Conference Tournament title.  Loveland came away with the league crown - the school's fourth ECC title and first since 2020 (see final standings HERE).  The ECC Player of the Year was Loveland's Marlee Fleming, while conference Coach of the Year honors went to Kings' Jenny Kapszukiewicz.  See the complete list HERE.

October 18:  ALL-ECC BOYS GOLF HONOREES: Anderson and Loveland each finished league play with identical 8-1 records. Anderson captured the ECC title based on regular season and tournament results. Congratulations to Anderson's Marshall Morency for earning Golfer of the Year honors and to the Raptors' David Lunn for receiving Coach of the Year recognition.  See complete list HERE.

October 18:  ALL-ECC GIRLS GOLF HONOREES: Congratulations to Anderson who brought home the overall ECC Championship, the school's second title in the last three years. The Lady Raptors won the regular season title, the Preseason Tournament title, and the Postseason Tourney title. Golfer of the Year accolades went to Lebanon's Olivia Donovan, while Coach of the Year honors went to Anderson' Darin Hausberger.  See the complete All-ECC list HERE.

October 16: BOYS AND GIRLS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT UPDATES:  The Raptors finished eighth at STATE to cap a great season!  Top individual finisher was Marshall Morency who finished 22nd.  Complete results for the boys are HERE. Shout out to the Lady Raptors for finishing ninth at STATE to bring a close to a tremendous season!  Top individual finisher was Lebanon's Olivia Donovan who finished 30th overall!  Complete individual results for the girls are HERE.

October 15:  With the regular season now concluded for most volleyball teams, check out the end-of-the-season stat leaders from our area HERE.

October 15:  Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (girls golf), Luke Faler (football), Max Walker (boys soccer), and Mazie Monroe (girls soccer); Walnut Hills' Paige Wahl (field hockey) and Ernie Manders (water polo); Winton Woods' Landen Anderson (football); Loveland's Tyler Roberts (football) and Josie Nichols (volleyball); Kings' Carson Lindholm (football), Aidan Thomas (boys soccer), Natalie Land (girls soccer), and Sophia Richardson (volleyball); Anderson's Aiden McClanahan (football), Lauren Flax (girls soccer), and Josie Greisser (volleyball); Little Miami's Kerick Kohler (boys soccer); Milford's Hayden Pride (boys soccer) and Lizzie Fight (girls soccer); Turpin's Kai Kuebler (boys soccer); and West Clermont's Aubrey Shircliff (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Winton Woods was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week and Lebanon and Anderson girls soccer were in the running for the Fall Team of the Week honors. 

October 14:  Kings' Cardon Lindholm was up for the WLWT Blitz 5 week eight Player of the Week award. 

October 14:  Winton Woods was in contention for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week honor.

October 14:  Loveland's Tyler Roberts and Lebanon's Luke Faler were among the nominees for the week eight TriState Football Mella Player of the Week award!  

October 13:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

October 12:  ECC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS:  This year's ECC Meet was held at Lebanon HS with the Little Miami boys taking home the ECC team trophy for the first time ever.  Loveland finished runner-up and Lebanon placed third.  Individual top three finishers were Loveland's Ronan Wolfer (ECC Runner of the Year), Little Miami's Ryne Reynolds, and Loveland's Ian Trombley.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.  For the girls, Milford came away with its first-ever ECC Championship, finishing ahead of runner-up Loveland in the team competition.  The Lady Eagles' Elle Campbell was the individual champion, earning ECC Runner of the Year accolades, followed by Loveland's Delaney Cilley and Lebanon's Kendall Hoeffel.  Complete team and individual results for the girls can be found HERE.

October 11:  If you're going to have your high school soccer records borken, it might as well be your brother who breaks them!  Read more about Milford's Henke brothers HERE and HERE.

October 11: Little Miami's Mitchell Reynolds, Milford's Mahima Vasa, Anderson's Kolin Cafferky, and Loveland's Abby Dorn are named Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winners!  Read more HERE.

October 8:  POSTSEASON GIRLS GOLF UPDATE:   STATE BOUND:  The Anderson Lady Raptors will join the Anderson boys at the State Tournament after today's first-place District finish!  Team members and scores include Ayla Brugger (78), Sydney Dodds (80), Aubrey Lunn (84), Ellie Lamkin (89), and Sara Lunn (84). Joining Anderson at State will be Lebanon's Olivia Donovan who shot a 75 and advanced via a playoff.  Complete individual results are HERE.

October 8:  POSTSEASON BOYS GOLF UPDATE:  STATE BOUND:  After a fine second-place performance at Districts, the Anderson Raptors are headed to STATE!  Team scores include Marshall Morency (75), Charlie Straubel (78), Ben Trigg (79), Cole Brandon (78), and Reed Young (79). Complete Division I District Tournament indivudal results can be found HERE.

October 8:  Little Miami's Mitchell Reynolds (boys cross country), Ella Brown (girls cross country), and Regan Smith (volleyball); Milford's Henry Newman (boys cross country), Mahima Vasa (girls cross country), Caden Bailey (football), and Nick Henke (boys soccer); Anderson's Zoe Patterson (girls cross country), Justice Burnam (football), Kolin Cafferky (boys soccer), and Ava Bergman (girls soccer); Walnut Hills' Eliza Krumm (field hockey), Paolo Girandola (girls soccer), Perasa Poompanit (girls tennis - singles), and Jaxson Camara (water polo); Winton Woods' Landen Anderson (football) and Sydnee Short (grls soccer); Kings' Nate Lyman (football), Jenna Burke (girls soccer), and Alana Burke (volleyball); West Clermont's Julian Hinkston (football) and Meagyn Riffle (girls soccer); Lebanon's Daniel Wallace (football) and Aubrey Fitzgerald (girls soccer); Turpin's Paxton Burns (boys soccer), Devyn Davis (girls soccer), Alyssa Dittman (girls tennis - singles), and Mallory Thorn (volleyball); and Loveland's Marlee Fleming (girls tennis - singles) and Abby Dorn (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Milford boys soccer and girls cross country were up for the Fall Team of the Week award. 

October 7:  Lebanon's Morgan Schepker and Kings' Grant Nurre were finalists for the WLWT Blitz 5 Primetime Performer award for week seven of the football season.  

October 7:  Lebanon was in contention for the TriState Football week seven Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award. 

October 7:  Kings' Grant Nurre, Anderson's Caden Piening, and Lebanon's Morgan Schepker were in the running for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week for week seven. 

October 7:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

October 6:  POSTSEASON GIRLS TENNIS UPDATE:  Congratulations to Loveland's Marlee Fleming, Turpin's Alyssa Dittman and to Walnut Hills' Perasa Poompanit for advancing to this week's District Tournament (Wednesday and Thursday; rain date Friday)!

October 4:  Little Miami's Stella Cornelius, Loveland's Dylan Hacker, and Kings' Mason Hiegl are named Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winners!  In addition, Loveland boys golf team earned Fall Team of the Week accolades.  Read more HERE.

October 1:  Sectional tourney week for girls tennis - check out the top players heading into the postseason HERE.

October 1:  Turpin's Joshua Yamaguchi (boys cross country), Sam Williamson (boys soccer), and Elaina McDonald (girls tennis - singles); Lebanon's Nathan Cochran (boys cross country), Hannah Glassmeyer (girls cross country), and Paige Martin (girls soccer); Loveland's Ronan Wolfer (boys cross country), Dylan Hacker (football), Payton Morganroth (girls soccer), and Marlee Fleming (girls tennis - singles); Kings' Joseph Thomas (boys cross country), Carson Lindholm (football), and Mason Hiegl (boys soccer); Little Miami's Derek Gomez (boys cross country) and Stella Cornelius (girls cross country); Milford's Elle Campbell (girls cross country), Jack Patterson (boys soccer), and Rachel Morgan (volleyball); Walnut Hills' Sierra Smith (field hockey), Yuna Speece (girls soccer), and Emmett Royalty (water polo); Winton Woods' Zeek Garrett (football), Mike Reyes (boys soccer), and Sydnee Short (girls soccer); Anderson's Aiden McClanahan (football), Alex Dorko (boys soccer), Gianna Mlynek (girls soccer), and Rylie Ritter (volleyball); West Clermont's Landen Edwards (football), Felipe Chavez (boys soccer), Sami Magdich (girls soccer), and Lily Row (volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Loveland boys golf and Anderson girls golf were up for the Fall Team of the Week honor.

September 30:  Kings is listed among the state's best in the most recent Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association state polls!  Read more HERE.

September 30:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

September 29:  Loveland was a nominee for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award for week six. 

September 29:  Kings' Carson Lindholm was in contention for the TriState Football week six Mella Player of the Week award! 

September 27:  Anderson's Caden Piening, Little Miami's Brandon Prough and Sydney Fallat, and the Turpin doubles team of Raegan Martin and Makayla Tufarella were named Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winners!  Anderson was named the Ohio Football Team of the Week and Little Miami boys soccer earned Fall Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

September 27:  Enquirer reporter Brendan Connelly provides a look into how a kidney donation strengthened an already special relationship between Little Miami football coach Arryn Chenault and his Uncle Darryn.  Read more HERE.

September 26:  With the regular season schedule at the midway point in football, let's check out the area's statistical leaders HERE.

September 25:  POSTSEASON BOYS GOLF UPDATE:  At today's Glenview Sectional, Loveland finished as Sectional runner-up and Anderson finished fourth to both advance to the October 7 District Tournament.  Anderson's Marshall Morency and Charlie Straubel were the league's top finishers, both at 70.  Individually, Milford's Jonathan Campbell and Little Miami's Austin Nicholas also advanced to Districts!  See complete Glenview Sectional results HERE.

September 25:  ECC GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT UPDATE:  Turpin captured today's Conference Tournament title, finishing ahead of tourney runner-up Loveland.  Loveland finished first at 8-0 in regular season ECC play and came away with the league crown - the school's fourth ECC title and first since 2020 (see final standings HERE).  For complete individual and team ECC Tourney results, click HERE.

September 25:  POSTSEASON GIRLS GOLF UPDATE:  At the Walden Ponds Sectional, Anderson captured the Sectional title, while Kings finished fourth.  Both squads advanced to Districts!  The Lady Raptors' Ayla Brugger shot a 72 and finished runner-up overall.  Complete individual results of the Walden Ponds Sectional are HERE.

September 24:  ECC POSTSEASON BOYS GOLF TOURNAMENT:  Congratulations to Loveland for winning the Postseason Tourney title, firing a team total of 297 - five strokes better than runner-up Anderson.  Top three finishers were Milford's Jonathan Campbell (69), Anderson's Marshall Morency (72), and Loveland's Ryan Ashby (73).  Complete team and individual results are HERE.  OVERALL SEASON UPDATE:  Anderson (8-1) and Loveland (7-1) lead the conference standings in league play.  Final overall standings will be complete once all regular season matches are completed. 

September 24:  POSTSEASON BOYS GOLF UPDATE:  At the Miami Whitewater Sectional, Walnut Hills and Winton Woods competed and complete individual results can be found HERE.  Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Ritvik Madan for advancing to the District Tournament! 

September 24:  POSTSEASON GIRLS GOLF UPDATE:  At yesterday's Hamilton Elks Sectional, Little Miami finished fifth overall, narrowly missing advancing to Districts.  The Lady Panthers' Jenna Lynch, along with Lebanon's Olivia Donovan and Turpin's Taree Martin, advanced to the District Tournament as individuals.  See complete individual results HERE.

September 24:  Check out which area volleyball squads are ranked in this week's Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association's state polls HERE. Kings and Loveland make the list!

September 24:  Kings' Joseph Thomas (boys cross country); Turpin's Nicole Myers (girls cross country), Paxton Burns (boys soccer), and Raegan Martin and Makayla Tufarella (girls tennis - doubles); Little Miami's Lauren Perry (girls golf), Brandon Prough (boys soccer), Sydney Fallat (girls soccer), and Sam Hunter (volleyball); Anderson's Ellie Lamkin (girls golf), Caden Piening (football), Lauren Flax (girls soccer), and Josie Griesser (volleyball); Walnut Hills' Marina Curtin (field hockey) and Ernie Manders (water polo); Winton Woods' Bryshawn Brown (football); West Clermont's Bo Rickman (football); Lebanon's Hunter Davis (football); Loveland's Dylan Hacker (football), Will Bertoli (boys soccer), and Alexis Harden (girls soccer); and Milford's Cam Burton (volleyball) are among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson is up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week and Little Miami boys soccer is in contention for the Fall Team of the Week honor.  Vote HERE.

September 23:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

September 22:  West Clermont was up for the week five TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week honor! 

September 22:  Lebanon's Regan Bonny, Anderson's Justice Burnam, and West Clermont's Landon Young were in contention for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week award for week five. 

September 21:  West Clermont's Landon Young was nominated for the week five WLWT Primetime Performer award!  

September 20:  Loveland's Ian Trombley, Little Miami's Sophia France and Emma Hartmann, and West Clermont's Adriana Ransom were each named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 20:  I enjoyed reading this feature on Anderson's Lauren Flax - leader of the unbeaten Lady Raptors girls soccer squad.  Read more HERE.

September 20:  The Coaches Classic is upon us, so the Enquirer decided to take a look at the area's top tennis players HERE.

September 20:  A pair of HUGE SHOUT OUTS go to both Milford and Kings volleyball squads!  Milford snapped the Lady Knights' 36-match winning streak last night, which was the state's best!  Watch the final point HERE.  Certainly, worthy of congratulations!  But let's not forget what it takes to register 36 straight victories overall and 45 straight ECC matches - as well as a State Championship!  Congratulations to both squads and to Milford head coach Amy Gill and to Kings head coach Amanda Meadows!  

September 19:  Anderson's Lauren Flax has been selected as the Fox19 Baxla Tractor Athlete of the Month.  Watch video HERE.

September 19:  ECC POSTSEASON GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT:  Anderson won today's Postseason Tournament, finishing well ahead of runner-up Kings (309-347).  Top three finishers were the Lady Raptors' Ellie Lampkin (75), Little Miami's Lauren Perry (76) and Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (76), and Kings' Ellie Sharp (77).  For complete Preseason and Postseason team and individual scores, click HERE.  LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:  Shout out to the Lady Raptors who captured the overall ECC Championship for the second time in the last three seasons.

September 18:  Milford's Landon Gorton was voted the WLWT Blitz 5 football Primetime Performer award winner for week four!  Read more HERE.

September 18:  The Enquirer takes a look at the area's top freshman in the sport of volleyball HERE.  A number of ECC players are listed!

September 17:  Check out the second OHSVCA volleyball state polls HERE.  Kings and Loveland are listed among the state's top teams!

September 17:  Loveland's Ian Trombley (boys cross country) and Makenna Kirlin (volleyball); Little Miami's Ryne Reynolds (boys cross country), Sophia France (girls cross country), Jenna Lynch (girls golf), Cody Neltner (football), and Emma Hartmann (girls soccer); Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer (girls cross country), Max Walker (boys soccer), and Paige Martin (girls soccer); West Clermont's Sophie Crider (girls cross country), Blake Koch (boys soccer), and Adrianna Ranson (volleyball); Milford's Jonathan Campbell (boys golf), Tyler McQueen (football), Hayden Pride (boys soccer), and Maddie Bunker (tennis - singles); Kings' Carson Lindholm (football) and Aidan Thomas (boys soccer); Anderson's Durrell Turner (football), Leah Fiktus (girls soccer), Rylie Ritter (volleyball); Winton Woods' Delan Massey-Wright (football); Turpin's Lucas Kelley (boys soccer), Lilly Woolums (volleyball), and Marin Thompson (girls soccer); and Walnut Hills' Malcolm Stocker (water polo) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Milford was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week and Loveland girls cross country was in the running for the Fall Team of the Week honor.

September 16:  Milford's Landon Gorton and Kings' Carson Lindholm were in contention for the WLWT Blitz 5 Primetime Performer award. 

September 16:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

September 15:  Milford was among the finalists for the TriState Football week four Team of the Week award.  

September 15:  Anderson's Durrell Turner and Kings' Carson Lindholm were among the nominees for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week honor.  

September 15:  CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:  Results of yesterday's Troy Twilight Invitational can be found HERE, the Springboro Invitational HERE, and the Eaton Invitational HERE. Top three finishers for the ECC included Loveland's Delaney Cilley who finished runner-up and Ronan Wolfer who placed third at Springboro and Little Miami's Rye Reynolds who placed runner-up in the Varsity Purple race and Jack Diabira and Seth Krentscher who finished first and third respectively in the JV race.  The Panthers finished as team champions in both the boys and girls varsity races at Eaton, as well as both JV races!

September 14:  GRIPPA NOTCHES RECORD WIN!  Congratulations to Milford head coach Tom Grippa for picking up win #54 as head coach of the Eagle football squad. With a number of coaching accolades and over 200 career wins under his belt, Tom passed Jim Prather as the school's all-time gridiron wins leader!  Read more HERE.

September 14:  Check out this nice Enquirer feature on the brother wide receiver tandem from Kings, Nate and Andrew Lyman HERE.

September 13:  Loveland's Kali Rodriguez and Little Miami's Delandre Hutton are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 12:  Anderson's Justice Burnam is voted the week three WCPO 9 Gold Star Athlete of the Week.  Read more HERE.

September 11:  CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:  Results from yesterday's Kings Invitational can be found HERE.  Congratulations to host Kings for winning both the boys and girls championship!  Anderson finished runner-up in both races.  Top five finishers for the boys were Kings' Joseph Thomas (first) and John Thomas (fourth) and Anderson's Ty Regan (second).  For the girls, Kings' Lucy Marketos (first) and Daniela Balbi (fourth) and Anderson's Zoe Patterson (third) placed in the top five. 

September 10:  As we approach the midway point in the soccer season, the Enquirer highlights the top performers so far this fall HERE.

September 10:  See which local teams earned a spot in the first Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association polls HERE.

September 10:  Little Miami's Michael Zegarski (boys cross country), Sophia France (girls cross country), and Delandre Hutton (boys soccer); Loveland's Kali Rodriguez (girls cross country), Dylan Hacker (football), Lorelei Sundberg (girls soccer), and Marlee Fleming (girls tennis - singles); Milford's Elle Campbell (girls cross country) and Cam Burton (volleyball); West Clermont's Ava Kraemer (girls golf), Bo Rickman (football), and Meagyn Riffle (girls soccer); Walnut Hills' Alivia Pusateri (field hockey) and Emmett Royalty (water polo); Turpin's Dylan Hoffman (football) and Grace Herzog (volleyball); Winton Woods' Bryshawn Brown (football); Kings' Aiden Thomas (boys soccer), Jenna Burke (girls soccer), and Ava McIntyre (volleyball); and Anderson's Ryan Wagner (boys soccer), Lauren Flax (girls soccer), and Grace Crider (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Loveland girls cross country was up for the Fall Team of the Week honor. 

September 9:  Check out the ECC football players featured in Fox 19's Top 19 on 19:

Seaonta Stewart (Winton Woods):  Click HERE
Nate Lyman (Kings):  Click HERE
Caden Piening (Anderson):  Click HERE
Justice Burnam (Anderson):  Click HERE
Justin Hill (Winton Woods):  Click HERE

September 9:  The USA Network Ohio Super Top 25 football poll is HERE.  Anderson (7) and Winton Woods (8) crack the top 10!

September 9:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

September 8:  Anderson's Justice Burnam was among the nominees for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week honor. 

September 8:  Turpin and Kings were in contention for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award. 

September 8:  CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:  Check out results from yesterday's Little Miami Cross Country Invitational HERE.  Congratulations to Loveland (girls) and to Little Miami (boys) for winning team titles!  The Panthers' Michael Zegarski finished as the boys' champion!

September 7:  POSTGAME WRAP-UP AND INTERVIEW:  Kings defeated Loveland 28-20 to move to 2-1 on the season.  Read more HERE, including an interview with head coach Alex Garvin.

September 7:  POSTGAME WRAP-UP:  Read about how Turpin's Devan Nigam is leading the 2-1 Spartans (after Friday's win over Walnut Hills) to what the team hopes is a season reminiscent of the 2010s.  Read more HERE. 

September 7:  POSTGAME INTERVIEW:  Winton Woods linebacker Landen Anderson talks about the Warriors' big 22-3 win over Milford.  Watch video HERE.

September 6:  Walnut Hills' Cameron Bettinger, Loveland's Delaney Cilley, West Clermont's Kylie Jones, Kings' Brody Sucher, and Lebanon's Ava Long were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 5:  THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY:  Check out the top golfers from around the area as we approach the second half of the season HERE.

September 4:  Kings volleyball picked up a big four-set win at Loveland last night to move to 5-0 on the season in ECC play.  More importantly, the two teams came together for the Lady Tigers' annual Pink game!  Check out photos HERE.

September 4:  So, you're watching college football on a Saturday afternoon, and some of the players' names sound familiar.  Read more HERE as to why that might just be the case.

September 4:  Which area volleyball teams make the grade in this week's coaches poll?  Check them out HERE.

September 3:  Walnut Hills' Cameron Bettinger (boys cross country) and Ernie Manders (water polo); Loveland's Ronan Wolfer (boys cross country), Delaney Cilley (girls cross country), Alexis Harden (girls soccer), and Makenna Kirlin (volleyball); Lebanon's Michael Strawser (boys cross country), Daniel Wallace (football), Max Walker (boys soccer), Ali Kerns (girls soccer), and Ava Long (volleyball); Kings' Lucy Marketos (girls cross country), Brody Sucher (boys soccer), and Annabelle Seni (volleyball); Milford's Claire McFarland (girls cross country), Clay Barkimer (boys golf), Jordan Davis (football), Nathan Adams (boys soccer), Whitney Sluder (girls soccer), and Jackson Connor (water polo); West Clermont's Carson Cooley (boys golf), Kylie Jones (girls golf), and Makayla Raynor (girls soccer); Anderson's Sydney Dodds (girls golf), Trace Jallick (football), Brady Dork (boys soccer), and Lauren Flax (girls soccer); Turpin's Devan Nigam (football), Kai Keubler (boys soccer), and Camryn Lyons (girls soccer); Winton Woods' Landen Anderson (football); and Little Miami's Noah Ross (boys soccer) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Milford and Winton Woods were in contention for the Ohio Football Team of the Week honor.  Loveland boys cross country, Turpin boys soccer, Milford girls cross country, and Kings volleyball were up for the Fall Team of the Week award. 

September 2:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

September 1:  Anderson and Winton Woods were among the nominees for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award. 

September 1:  Anderson's Trace Jallick and Turpin's Devan Nigam were nominees for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week honor! 

September 1:  Defense is the name of the game for the 2-0 Winton Woods football squad.  read more HERE.

August 31:  Congratulations to Loveland's Elizabeth Madison who was presented her second STATE CHAMPION ring during halftime of last night's Tiger football game!  

August 31:  A pair of ECC schools hosted cross country invitationals today.  Check out complete results of the Loveland Invite HERE and the Lebanon Invite HERE.

August 30:  Milford's Jordan Davis was in contention for the week two WLWT Blitz 5 Primetime Performer award!

August 30:  West Clermont's Madi Wheeldon is named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  West Clermont football and Little Miami boys cross country also earned Team of the Week recognition.  Read more HERE.

August 29:  Congratulations to the Walnut Hills Eagles for being named the TriState Football Team of the Week!  Read more HERE.

August 27:  Little Miami's Michael Zegarski (boys cross country) and Noah Ross (boys soccer); Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer (girls cross country) and Luke Faler (football); Milford's Elle Campbell (girls cross country), Caden Bailey (football), Nick Henke (boys soccer), and William Lindley (water polo); Anderson's Charlie Straubel (boys golf), Justice Burnam (football), Brady Dorko (boys soccer), and Lauren Flax (girls soccer); Walnut Hills' Becca Zilliox (field hockey), Jared Ross (football), Jackson Meadows (boys soccer), Royo dos Anjos (girls soccer), and Emmett Royalty (water polo); Winton Woods' Landen Anderson (football); Kings' Kage Payne (football) and Annabelle Seni (volleyball); West Clermont's Isaac Cooper (football) and Madi Wheeldon (girls soccer); Turpin's Paxton Burns (boys soccer) and Marin Davidson (girls soccer); and Loveland's Reagan Crisafi (girls soccer), Marlee Fleming (girls tennis), and Josie Nichols (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  In addition, West Clermont, Walnut Hills, and Winton Woods were among the nominees for the Football Team of the Week award.  Turpin boys golf and Little Miami boys cross country were up for the Fall Team of the Week award. 

August 26:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high. 

August 25:  Anderson's Justice Burnam and Milford's Caden Bailey were nominees for the week one WLWT Blitz 5 Primetime Performer honor. 

August 25:  Walnut Hills was in contention for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award. 

August 25:  Milford's Caden Bailey, Anderson's Justice Burnam, and Lebanon's Luke Faler were up for the TriState Football Player of the Week award. 

August 25:  BUCKEYE RUNNING SUNSET INVITATIONAL:  Turpin girls finished fourth overall at Friday's Buckeye Running Sunset Invite at Oeder Lake.  Lebanon's Hannah Glassmeyer was the ECC's top finisher with her fourth-place result.  For the boys, Lebanon finished fifth overall, led by Nathan Cochran's 17th-place finish.  Complete results are HERE.

August 25:  LAKOTA EAST CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL:  Complete results from Friday's Lakota East Invitational can be found HERE.  Congratulations to Little Miami on the Panthers' first-place team finish for the boys!  Loveland and Milford finished second and third respectively for the girls!  Top ECC finisher for the girls was Loveland's Delaney Cilley who finished fifth, while the Tigers' Ronan Wolfer placed runner-up for the boys.

August 24:  SHOUT OUT to Walnut Hills for ending the Eagles' 27-game losing streak with last night's win over Western Hills in week one football action!  Read more HERE.

August 23:  Every football game is important, but there's something special about a good, old-fashioned rivalry game!  Read more HERE.

August 23:  Anderson's Ava Bergman, Maddie Boggess, and A.J. Scanlon; West Clermont's Mollee Erras; and Milford's Charlie Gehringer all get recognition from the Enquirer as the top soccer players from the class of 2027.  Read more HERE.

August 21:  Week one of the high school football season always features some classic match-ups!  TriState Football takes a look at who the Top 15 teams in the area will be playing this weekend HERE.

August 21:  Check out this TriState Football snapshot of the 2024 Kings Knights football squad HERE.

August 21:  The Enquirer takes a look at the top volleyball players from the class of 2027 HERE.  Among those listed are Turpin's Chelsea Delaney, Little Miami's Grace Walker, Milford's Kylee Triska, Loveland's Kylie George, and Anderson's Paige Murray.

August 20:  Loveland's Ronan Wolfer and Little Miami's Michael Zegarski make the list of the top boys cross country runners in the area.  Read more HERE.

August 19:  Both Anderson and Winton Woods make appearances in the USA Today Network's Preseason Ohio Super 25 Poll.  Read more HERE.

August 19:  Check out this past week's Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

August 18:  CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:  Complete results from yesterday's OHSAA Preseason Cross Country Invitational can be found HERE, highlighted by Little Miami's first-place and Loveland's fifth-place team finishes for the boys in the 5000 Meter Run!  Loveland also placed sixth for the girls!  Milford boys placed first in the Two Mile Run, while Kings placed fifth for the girls.  SHOUT OUT to Little Miami's Michael Zegarski for finishing runner-up in the 5000 Meter Run!

August 17:  I COULD WATCH THESE ALL DAY LONG:  Little Miami cheer coach Christina McCluer and family get more than a night of football at last night's gridiron scrimmage!  Read more HERE.

August 17:  Mike Dyer takes a look at the 2024 version of the Anderson Raptors football squad.  The Raptors finished as Regional Champions in 2023!  Read more HERE.

August 16:  The USA Today Network released its 2024 preseason All-Ohio Football Team and the ECC was well represented!  Honorees included Winton Woods' Justin Hill; Anderson's Justice Burnam, Trace Jallick, Caden Piening, Jayonn Saunders, and Ace Alston; Kings' Nate Lyman and Jacob Rudowski; and Milford's Mason Cooper.  Read more HERE.

August 15:  Let's take a look at the top soccer players in the area from the class of 2026 HERE.  Among those recognized for the girls is Walnut Hills' Roya dos Anjos and for the boys are Kings' Zach Arnold and Loveland's Blake Hatfield.

August 14:  GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW:  Here's an Enquirer look at the area's top cross country runners headed into the 2024 season - including Loveland's Delaney Cilley and Caroline Murnan!  Read more HERE.

August 14:  Who are the area's best boys soccer players?  Check out the USA Today Network's Preseason All-State list HERE.  The ECC's Alex Dorko (Anderson) makes the list!

August 14:  ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SOCCER?  Check out the area's top storylines as we prepare for the 2024 soccer season HERE.

August 14:  Loveland's Josie Nichols, Makenna Kirlin, and Hannah Drach; Kings' Ava McIntyre and Sophia Richardson; Turpin's Maddie Steele, Grace Herzog, and Mallory Thorne; Lebanon's Madison Kyle and Ava Long; Milford's Rachel Morgan, Abigayle Grace Hamm; and Sophia Rawlings; Little Miami's Miya Cornelius and Tessa McCracken; and Anderson's Rylie Ritter are listed among the area's top volleyball players from the class of 2026 HERE.

August 13:  Lebanon's Madison Kyle is listed among the USA Today Network's Preseason All-Ohio volleyball squad!  Read more HERE.

August 12:  AND HERE THEY ARE ... Let's salute the past week's ECC Athletes of the Week HERE!  The first of many weekly award winners!

August 10:  SOCCER PREVIEW:  Little Miami's Zach Stevens and Anderson's Gianna Mlynek earn a spot on the Enquirer's list of the best goaltenders HERE.

August 10:  SOCCER PREVIEW:  The Enquirer has another preview of the area's best soccer players - this time it's the best defenders HERE.  Listed are Milford's RJ Smith and Lizzie Fight and Anderson's Amy Waligura. 

August 10:  VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW:  Shout out to the ECC players who earned accolades in this Enquirer preview of the area's top hitters HERE - Anderson's Grace Crider and Kings' Ava McIntyre.

August 10:  SOCCER PREVIEW:  Anderson's Alex Dorko and Nina Brandon, Lebanon's Nolan Leverage and Max Walker, Loveland's Alexis Harden, West Clermont's Mollie and Teena Erras and Gwen Miller are among those listed as the top midfielders in this Enquirer preview HERE.

August 8:  VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW:  A pair of ECC players are listed among the area's top blockers - Kings' Sophia Richardson and Little Miami's Miya Cornelius.  Read more HERE from the Enquirer.

August 8:  SOCCER PREVIEW:  The Enquirer highlights the area's best forwards HERE.  For the boys, Milford's Nick Henke, Winton Woods' Jarrison Arita, and Turpin's Paxton Burns are listed.  For the girls, Lebanon's Kiley Bruce, Anderson's Lauren Flax, Turpin's Maria Davidson, Walnut Hills' Roya dos Anjos, and West Clermont's Meagyn Riffle are featured.

August 7:  ECC PRESEASON GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT:  Like the boys, the Anderson girls walked away with today's 2024 Preseason Tourney title, finishing ahead of runner-up Turpin 308-342.  Top three finishers were Anderson's Sara Lunn (74) and Aubrey Lunn (76) and Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (76).  Complete individual results are HERE.

August 6:  ECC PRESEASON BOYS GOLF TOURNAMENT:  Shout out to Anderson for capturing today's ECC Preseason Boys Golf Tournament title with a 17-stroke win over runner-up Turpin (284-301) at Glenview.  The Raptors' Charlie Straubel and Marshall Morency tied for low score with identical rounds of 67.  Lebanon's Peyton Lawley, Milford's Jonathan Campbell, and Turpin's Alex Rollman carded rounds of 69.  Complete individual results are HERE.

August 6:  VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW:  Lebanon's Madison Kyle is listed among the area's top volleyball liberos in this Enquirer volleyball preview HERE.

August 6:  You know it's football season when the TriState Football announces its All-TSF Preseason First Team and lets you vote for who you think should make up the rest of the team!  Read more HERE.

August 3:  Enquirer subscribers can check out this ECC football preview HERE.  The conference is loaded with talent and several teams could win the league title.

August 2:  The ECC recognizes its own Athletes of the Week and publicizes the Enquirer Athletes of the Week as well.  Learn how you can nominate Enquirer Athletes of the Week HERE.

July 31:  GIRLS TENNIS PREVIEW:  With the fall sports season right around the corner, let's check out the area's top teams and players in this Enquirer girls tennis preview HERE.

July 29:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Several ECC football players are listed in this Enquirer preview of the best Dynamic Duos prepping for the 2024 season.  Conference players listed are Kings QB Grant Nurre and WR Nate Lyman, Anderson QB Justice Burnam and WR Trace Jallick and LB Antwoine Higgins and CB Ace Alston, and Winton Woods edge rushers Justin Hill and Jaylen Mercer. Read more HERE.

July 29:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Who are the best offensive linemen around the city?  The Enquirer gives us its opinion HERE.  Among those listed are Winton Woods' Raphael Greene, Kings' Kage Payne, and West Clermont's Maddox Zeigler. 

July 26:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  The Enquirer puts the spotlight on the area's top gridiron special team standouts.  ECC players recognized include Milford's Mason Cooper, Kings' Jacob Rudowski, and Loveland's Brady Stidham,  Read more HERE.

July 25:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  And another preview - this one takes a look at the top quarterbacks.  Making the list of the ten best are Milford's Luke Brand, Anderson's Justice Burnam, and Turpin's Devan Nigam!  Walnut Hills' Will Rivers is also praised!  Read more HERE.

July 25:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  The best running backs in our area?  Anderson's Durrell Turner is among the ten best!  Kings' Carson Lindholm and West Clermont's Landon Young are also ranked!  A lot of talent, but check out who the Enquirer thinks are the top ball carriers HERE.

July 25:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  The best wide receivers and tight ends are highlighted in this Enquirer position-by-position football preview.  Anderson's Trace Jallick and Caden Piening, Kings' Nate Lyman, Walnut Hills' Ty Austin, are Milford's Caden Bailey and Ethan Melgard are recognized!  Read more HERE.

July 25:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  The Enquirer recognizes the area's top linebackers in preparation for the upcoming 2024 football season.  Winton Woods' Justin Hill, Loveland's Max Carver, and Little Miami Rhys Jones are among those listed!  Read more HERE.

July 23:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Winton Woods is again expected to be among the area's top football squads this fall.  Read more about the 2024 Warriors HERE in this TriState Football snapshot.

July 21:  GOLF PREVIEW:  Several big names return for the upcoming 2024 boys and girls golf season.  The Enquirer takes a look at the biggest names HERE.

July 20:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  The Enquirer did its research and highlighted the top defensive linemen in the area.  Four ECC players earn spots on the list.  Read more HERE.

July 20:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Who are the area's top defensive backs?  Here's a look at the best according to the Enquirer.  Several ECC players are listed, including Anderson's Ace Alston who is ranked #1.  Read more HERE.

July 15:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Here's another TriState Football preview.  This one takes a look at the 2024 Anderson Raptors.  Maybe another deep playoff run for Anderson?  Read more HERE.

July 12:  SOCCER PREVIEW:  Here's the first of what I'm sure will be many 2024 fall season previews from the Enquirer.  Let's begin with this look at the area's top senior soccer players HERE.

July 9:  Let's close the 2023-24 sports year with a look at who earned All-City honors from the spring sports season.  Check them out HERE.

July 9:  And let's not forget the most important award the ECC hands out ... let's salute our 2023-24 ECC Academic Award recipients HERE.

July 7:  The OHSAA recently announced the divisional breakdowns in the sport of football.  See which school moved divisions for the upcoming 2024 gridiron season HERE.

July 7:  TriState Football fills us in on who are the active statistical leaders in a number of football categories.  Check them out HERE.

June 16:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  Here's a TriState Football preview of the 2024 Turpin Spartans football squad.  Read more HERE. 

June 6:  FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  TriState Football takes a look at the 2024 West Clermont Wolves football squad HERE.

The Enquirer began a series this fall called Coaches Confidential.  Area coaches are asked questions, and as the Enquirer states, "The purpose of this exercise is to educate parents, athletes and fans, uplift and encourage athletes to be the best they can be, mentor young coaches, idea share and, in some cases, just have fun."

What qualities do you look for in athletes when you decide on your roster and depth charts? What helps or hurts these players in terms of playing time?  Read HERE

Who is a current Greater Cincinnati high school football coach you respect most, and why?  Read HERE 

What do you consider an ideal parent-coach relationship? What are some best practices parents can take to support their athletes?  Read HERE

What stadium/fanbase gives you the best overall Friday Night Lights experience – home or away? Describe what makes it special from your perspective.  Read HERE

What is the biggest challenge you face as a high school football coach and how are you able to overcome it?  Read HERE

Which Greater Cincinnati football teams have surprised or impressed you to start the season and why? Read HERE

What athletes have impressed you this year, or which athletes do you need a game plan for in future games, and why?  Read HERE

Many athletes put pressure on themselves to play through injuries with concerns that include losing minutes on the field and being seen as weak or fragile, to name two. What do you want athletes and their parents to know about your thought process on the topic?  Read HERE

Describe the things high school football coaches do that people may not know are part of the job and why those aspects are important to you. Read HERE

In the season's final  Enquirer Coaches Confidential, area coaches were asked to pick their high school football dream teams using current and former Cincinnati standouts. Read HERE