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Let's salute our ECC Champions from the spring season:

BASEBALL:  West Clermont and Lebanon will share the 2023 ECC baseball title with 14-4 conference records.  It is the first ECC baseball crown for both schools.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  West Clermont captured the District title after the Wolves' 4-2 win over Springboro.  The Wolves advance to Thursday's 2 pm match-up with Moeller at Xavier University's Hyaden Field.  Shout out to Lebanon who fell to Elder 6-2 in 15 innings in the District Finals.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  All-Conference selections will be posted when the final ECC squad is eliminated from postseason play.

SOFTBALL:  Lebanon and Milford each finished ECC play with identical 17-1 records and will share the 2023 league title.  It is the Lady Eagles' eighth ECC Championship in the last nine seasons!  STATE BOUND!  Congratualtions to Lebanon for advancing to the State Final Four following its 7-0 win over Fairfield in the Regional Finals!  The Lady Warriors will face Austintown Fitch (20-0-2) in the Division I State Semis at 12:30 pm Friday at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The winner advances to the State Championship game on June 3 at 3 pm.  Read more HERE.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  All-Conference selections will be posted when the final ECC squad is eliminated from postseason play.

BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK:  Loveland swept both the boys and girls ECC Meet titles - the third in a row for the boys and fourth consecutive for the girls!  See complete results HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Congratulations to Loveland for capturing the boys District Championship at Mason, while the Loveland girls finished third!  Complete results of the Mason Meet are HERE and of the Ross Meet (Winton Woods) are HERE.  STATE BOUND:  Huge shout out to the Loveland boys and girls track teams on their performances at Regionals!  The boys finished runner-up and the girls placed fourth!  The ECC boasts six Regional Meet champions in Loveland's Cayden Dyer (1600 and advanced in the 800 as well), Tyler Schwinn (high jump), and Madison Conatser (800); Lebanon's Calvin Kilgallon (800); Little Miami's Grace Biddle (1600); and Kings' Zoe Lenney (high jump).  Other State qualifiers included Milford's Charlie Vause (boys 1600) and Caitlin Evans (girls long jump); Little Miami's Jayden Wayne (boys long jump); Loveland's Caroline Murnan (girls 800), Sophia Kapszukiewicz (girls shot put), Jason Deem (boys pole vault), and the girls 4x800 relay team of Madison, Caroline, Delaney Cilley, and Parker Mentzer.  Results from the Regional Meet are HERE.  The 2023 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships are slated for Friday and Saturday.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  All-Conference selections will be posted when the final ECC athlete is eliminated from postseason participation.

BOYS TENNIS:  Walnut Hills set the pace in conference matches, finishing with a perfect 8-0 mark.  The Eagles also captured the ECC Tournament title, finishing ahead of runner-up Milford.  See complete results HERE.  This spring's ECC title marked the third straight for the Eagles!  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Congrats to our players who advanced to the ECC District Tourney:  Milford's Yusif Rustom (Sectional Champion) and Jaden Worden, Loveland's Max Jody, and Walnut Hills' double team of Anish Kandi and Revanth Manchineela.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Shout out to Walnut Hills' Anish Kandi for earning Player of the Year honors and to Walnut Hills' Liz Brown and Milford's Michael Neverman for receiving co-Coach of the Year recognition.  Complete All-Conference selections are HERE.

BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE:  Milford completed the league portion of its schedule at 8-0 to secure the Eagles' third ECC title.  In girls' action, Walnut Hills finished ECC play with a perfect 7-0 mark, capturing the school's first conference crown.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Shout out to Kings boys for advancing deep into postseason play before falling to St. Xavier May 23.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to Milford's Luke Ray (boys) and to Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls) for being named Offensive Players of the Year and to Milford's Jacob Smith (boys) and Emma Schaefer (girls) for receving Defensive Player of the Year accolades.  Milford's Conor Peck (boys) and Walnut Hills' Katherine Bowers (girls) for earning Coach of the Year honors.  See complete All-ECC list for boys HERE and for girls HERE.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:  Although the ECC doesn't sanction boys volleyball, the conference is loaded with some of the area's top players and teams.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  Walnut Hills was the last ECC team remaining in the postseason tournament before falling to St. Xavier in the Regional semis to finish with a fine 15-6 record.  POSTSEASON AWARDS:  ALL-REGION:  Shout out to our players who earned OHSBVCA All-Region honors:  Walnut Hills' Griffin Wheatley and Evan Tombragel; Loveland's Ben Kirlin and Owen Huynh; Milford's Kyle Dannemiller and Dominic Grieco; and West Clermont's Jordan Gravett.  See complete lists HERE.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  In addition, although unofficial, the ECC coaches voted on an All-League team.  Congratulations to the following honorees:  Walnut Hills' Griffin Wheatley (First Team and Player of the Year), Evan Tombragel (First Team), and Miles DiNardo (Honorable Mention); Loveland's Ben Kirlin (First Team), Owen Huynh (First Team), Andrew Klenke (First Team), and Evan Miller (Honorable Mention); Milford's Kyle Dannemiller (First Team), Dominic Grieco (Honorable Mention), and Michael Adams (Honorable Mention); West Clermont's Will Smith (First Team) and Jordan Gravett (Honorable Mention); and Lebanon's Regan Bonny (Honorable Mention) and Ethan Pellitier (Honorable Mention). 

SPRING SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

May 27:  Huge shout out to the Loveland boys and girls track teams on their performances at Regionals!  The boys finished runner-up and the girls placed fourth!  STATE BOUND:  The ECC boasts six Regional Track and Field champions in Loveland's Cayden Dyer (1600 and moves on in the 800 as well), Tyler Schwinn (high jump), and Madison Contser (800); Lebanon's Calvin Kilgallon (800); Little Miami's Grace Biddle (1600); and Kings' Zoe Lenney (high jump).  Other State qualifiers include Milford's Charlie Vause (boys 1600) and Caitlin Evans (girls long jump); Little Miami's Jayden Wayne (boys long jump); Loveland's Caroline Murnan (girls 800), Sophia Kapszukiewicz (girls shot put), Jason Deem (boys pole vault), and the girls 4x800 relay team of Madison, Caroline, Delaney Cilley, and Parker Mentzer.  Results from the Regional Meet are HERE. 

May 27:  Congratulations to Lebanon softball for advancing to the State Final Four following yesterday's 7-0 win over Fairfield in the Regional Finals!  The Lady Warriors will face Austintown Fitch (20-0-2) in the Division I State Semis at 12:30 pm Friday at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The winner advances to the State Championship game on June 3 at 3 pm.  Read more HERE.

May 26:  Congratulations to West Clermont's Riley Wooldridge for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner.  Also, West Clermont baseball and Milford softball earned Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

May 26:  AND THEN THERE WAS ONE:  West Clermont captured the District baseball title after yesterday's 4-2 win over Springboro.  The Wolves advance to Thursday's 2 pm match-up with Moeller at Xavier University's Hayden Field.  Congratulations!

May 25:  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to Milford's Luke Ray (boys) and to Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls) for being named Offensive Players of the Year and to Milford's Jacob Smith (boys) and Emma Schaefer (girls) for receiving Defensive Player of the Year accolades.  Milford's Conor Peck (boys) and Walnut Hills' Katherine Bowers (girls) for earning Coach of the Year honors.  See complete All-ECC list for boys HERE and for girls HERE.

May 25:  Shout out to the Lebanon softball squad for advancing to tomorrow's Regional Final against Fairfield.  The game will be played at Mason HS at 5 pm.  Read more about last night's 4-3 win over Miamisburg HERE.

May 24:  Check out Geoff Blankenship's photos from the Division I District Track and Field Meet HERE.  A number of ECC athletes can be found in this Enquirer gallery!

May 23:  Milford's Jake McCoy (baseball), Kaitlyn Flynn (softball), Brendan Worthington (boys lacrosse), and Campbell Robinson (girls lacrosse); Kings' Jack Smith (baseball), Riley Platter (boys lacrosse), and Grace Sims (girls lacrosse); West Clermont's Riley Wooldridge (baseball); Anderson's Nathan Brugger (baseball); Lebanon's Juliana Gonzalez (softball) and Lydia Planicka (girls lacrosse); Loveland's Jay Christian (boys lacrosse); Turpin's Kate Hooper (DII girls lacrosse) and Claire Iaciofano (girls track and field); and Little Miami's Jayden Wayne (boys track and field) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.   Loveland and West Clermont baseball and Milford and Lebanon softball were up for Team of the Week honors.

May 21:  Last week's top performers are being recognized as ECC Athletes of the Week!  Check them out HERE.

May 20:  Congratulations to Loveland for capturing the boys District Track and Field Championship at Mason, while the Loveland girls finished third!  Complete results of the Mason Meet are HERE and of the Ross Meet (Winton Woods) are HERE.  Top four finishers in each event advance to next weekend's Regional Meet!

May 19:  Congratulations to Milford's Yusif Rustom and Caitlin Evans and to the Walnut Hills boys volleyball squad for earning Enquirer Athlete and Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

May 19:  DISTRICT CHAMPIONS:  Shout out to both Lebanon and Milford for bringing home District Champion trophies last night!  Milford downed #1 seed Oak Hills and Lebanon defeated Hamilton to advance to Regional semifinal play Wednesday.  Brackets are HERE.  Photos of Lebanon's big win are HERE.

May 18:  Enquirer subscribers can check out this article about Lebanon baseball pitching coach Brian O'Connor and his impact on the Warrior pitching staff HERE.

May 17: ALL-LEAGUE HONORS:  Although unofficial, the ECC coaches voted on an All-League boys volleyball team.  Congratulations to the following honorees:  Walnut Hills' Griffin Wheatley (First Team and Player of the Year), Evan Tombragel (First Team), and Miles DiNardo (Honorable Mention); Loveland's Ben Kirlin (First Team), Owen Huynh (First Team), Andrew Klenke (First Team), and Evan Miller (Honorable Mention); Milford's Kyle Dannemiller (First Team), Dominic Grieco (Honorable Mention), and Michael Adams (Honorable Mention); West Clermont's Will Smith (First Team) and Jordan Gravett (Honorable Mention); and Lebanon's Regan Bonny (Honorable Mention) and Ethan Pellitier (Honorable Mention).  ALL-STATE:  Special shout out to Walnut Hills' Griffin Wheatley who earned All-Ohio Second Team recognition!

May 16:  Anderson's Jojo Overbeek (baseball); West Clermont's Kaiden Lewis (baseball); Turpin's Brad Schauer (baseball) and Luke Tully (boys lacrosse); Milford's Avery Fielman (softball), Mia Tonucci (girls lacrosse), Yusif Rustom (boys tennis - singles), and Caitlin Evans (girls track and field); Lebanon's Aubrey Smith (softball); Kings' A.J. Johnson (boys lacrosse), Kenzie Beck (girls lacrosse), and Sophie Horn (girls track and field); Little Miami's Devin Traister (boys lacrosse); Loveland's Brodie Merz (boys lacrosse) and Alex Nunn (girls lacrosse); and Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls lacrosse) were nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon was up for the Ohio Softball Team of the Week award and Walnut Hills boys volleyball was up for the Spring Team of the Week honor.

May 15:  Shout out to Turpin's Maho Ito for collecting her 400th career save as goalie for the Lady Spartan lacrosse team!  She reached the milestone in the regular season finale against Kings on May 11.

May 15:  Check out the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE.

May 14:  Shout out to Turpin boys lacrosse senior captain Luke Tully for recording his 100th career goal Friday against Anderson.  He also established a number of single game school records - goals (7), assist (6), and points (13)!

May 14:  Congrats to our ECC District qualifiers in boys tennis:  Milford's Yusif Rustom (Sectional Champion) and Jaden Worden, Loveland's Max Jody, and Walnut Hills' double team of Anish Kandi and Revanth Manchineela.  Districts are slated for Thursday and Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

May 14:  BIG JUNIOR HIGH NEWS:  Congratulations to our middle school track and field athletes who participated in the OHSAA State Meet in Hilliard!  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Loveland's Natalie Waple who finished first in BOTH the 100 m and 200 m hurdles!  Natalie's time in the 200 m hurdles established a new state record!  Complete results are HERE.

May 13:  RECORD BREAKERS:  Three ECC track and field records fell at this week's ECC Meet.  Congratulations to Loveland's Caroline Murnan (400 meters) and Cayden Dyer (800 meters) and Lebanon's boys 4x100 relay of Javier Rosa, Lukas Roddy, Braden Kay, and Elijah Doster!

May 13:  Shout out to our players who earned OHSBVCA All-Region honors:  Walnut Hills' Griffin Wheatley and Evan Tombragel; Loveland's Ben Kirlin and Owen Huynh; Milford's Kyle Dannemiller and Dominic Grieco; and West Clermont's Jordan Gravett.  See complete lists HERE.

May 13:  ALL SPORTS RESULTS:  Shout out to Milford for winning back-to-back and second-ever ECC All Sports honors!  The Eagles finished ahead of runner-up Turpin and third-place finisher Kings.  See complete results HERE.

May 13:  Loveland cpatured both the boys' and girls' ECC Track and Field titles last night at Anderson!  It was the third straight crown for the boys and fourth consecutive for the girls.  See complete results HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.

May 12:  Congratulations to the Walnut Hills girls lacrosse squad for earning Enquirer Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

May 9:  The Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association released its sixth poll of the season - check it out HERE.

May 9:  Milford's Joe Wiegan (baseball) and Sawyer Copp (boys lacrosse); Lebanon's Jack Cecil (baseball), Aubrey Smith (softball), Hudson Newman (boys lacrosse), Jada Seuberling (girls lacrosse), and Elijah Doster (boys track and field); Turpin's Luke Tully (boys lacrosse) and Lucas Towne (boys track and field); Kings' Nick Hoying (boys lacrosse), Sami Drew (girls lacrosse), and Zoe Lenney (girls track and field); Walnut Hills' Tyler Bowers (girls lacrosse); and Loveland's Cayden Dyer (boys track and field) were among this week's nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Walnut Hills baseball and Lebanon softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week honors.  Walnut Hills girls lacrosse was up for the Spring Team of the Week award.  

May 8:  Check out the most recent ECC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference websites!  Click HERE for high school and HERE for junior high!

May 8:  Shout out to Kings girls lacrosse player Kenzie Beck for notching her 100th career goal last week!  Congratulations!

May 5:  Walnut Hills' Evan Tombragel and Anderson's Logan Mebius are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week, while Loveland earns Baseball Team of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

May 5:  Shout out to Loveland's Alex Nunn and Abby Arellano for achieving milestones  for the Lady Tiger girls lacrosee squad!  Alex registered her 100th career goal, while Abby eclipsed her 100th career save back in late April!

May 4:  It's that time of year - time to check out where our ECC senior athletes will be playing next year!  The list keeps growing - see HERE.  Good luck to all!

May 4:  With the OHSAA postseason right around the corner, check out this boys volleyball preview from the Enquirer HERE.

May 3:  With the ECC title and postseason play right around the corner, check out the latest Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association poll HERE.

May 2:  Little Miami's Carter Reynolds (baseball) and Devin Traister (boys lacrosse); Lebanon's Jesse Dunlap (baseball), Aubrey Smith (softball), and Jada Seuberling (girls lacrosse); Milford's Meghan McClellan (softball), Mia Gfoerer (girls lacrosse), and Caitlin Evans (girls track and field); Kings' Riley Platter (boys lacrosse) and Sami Drew (girls lacrosse); Anderson's Logan Mebius (boys lacrosse); Loveland's Zach Gleason (boys lacrosse), Alex Nunn (girls lacrosse), and Teddy Andrews (boys track and field); Walnut Hills' Tyler Bowers (girls lacrosse) and Evan Tombragel (boys volleyball); and West Clermont's Joey Johnston (boys tennis - singles) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Walnut Hills and Loveland baseball and Lebanon and Milford softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week honors. 

May 2:  Congratulations to Lebanon's Arlene Planicka for reaching the 100 career goals mark for the Lebanon Lady Warrior girls lacrosse squad!  

May 1:  Shout out to Milford girls lacrosse standout Emma Schaefer who became the school's all-time saves leader last week.  Congratulations!

May 1:  Check out our top performers from last week HERE.  Thanks to our ECC coaches for their submissions!

April 28:  Loveland's Jason Deem has been named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

April 27:  West Clermont's Nathan Taylor is the lone ECC player to be mentioned among the area's top outfielders.  Subscribers can read about all of them HERE.

April 26:  BEYOND ATHLETICS:  Read about how Little Miami's softball squad sponsored a fundraiser to honor its team manager,  Matthew Benick.  Click HERE to read this touching story!

April 26:  CAREER MILESTONE ALERT:  Congrats to Kings' Sam Strickland for picking up his 100th career face-off victory for the Knights!

April 26:  Shout out to Lebanon's Colton Hartman for tossing a 5-0 no-hitter last night against Walnut Hills, recording 15 strikeouts in the seven-inning gem!

April 26:  The Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association has released its week-four poll - see which ECC squads are among the elite HERE.

April 26:  West Clermont's Campbell Beatty, Anderson's Bailey Funk,  Lebanon's Ella Teubner and Kendal Allen, Milford's Madi Fugate and Madelyn Jones, and Kings' Ainsley Herron and Abigail Trapp are among the Enquirer's picks as the area's top softball outfielders.  Subscribers can read more HERE.

April 25:  Kings' Justin Baker (baseball), Nick Hoying (boys lacrosse), and Marin Bode (girls lacrosse); Anderson's Leo Muehlenkamp (baseball) and Bailey Funk (softball); Loveland's Callum McGill (baseball), Jason Deem (boys track and field), and Ally Colegate (girls track and field); Turpin's Ian Conklin (boys lacrosse) and Kate Hooper (girls lacrosse); Little Miami's Devin Traister (boys lacrosse) and Emma Goins (girls track and field); Lebanon's Max Kinsey (boys lacrosse), Sydney Everett (girls lacrosse), Calvin Kilgallon (boys track and field), and Alexa Lane (girls track and field); Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls lacrosse); Milford's Campbell Robinson (girls lacrosse) and Charlie Vause (boys track and field) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings was up for the Ohio Baseball Team of the Week award and Little Miami and Lebanon were in the running for the Ohio Softball Team of the Week honor.  Walnut Hills girls lacrosse was up for the Girls Spring Team of the Week award. 

April 24:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the just-released Winter All Stars HERE, including Players of the Year from the ECC - Loveland's Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling), Walnut Hills' Elleke Boeres (diving), and Kings' Viktoria Najem (gymnastics).  Kings' Nick Molz (boys basketball), West Clermont's Jeff Click (boys basketball), and Turpin's Gail Maundrell (gymnastics) were named Coach of the Year recipients.

April 24:  Is it Monday already?  Time to read about the past week's top performers by checking out our Athlete of the Week recipients HERE for high school and HERE for middle school.

April 23:  Shout out to a pair of Turpin girls lacrosse players for reaching significant career milestones:  Maho Ito (350 career saves) and Ellen Benintendi (250 draw controls).  Congrats!

April 23:  Check out the results of this past weekend's Anderson Track and Field Invitational HERE.  Congratulations to Loveland's Cayden Dyer for being named the Male Runner of the Meet award winner!  And ... Enquirer photography James Weber took some fine photos from the event - see them HERE.  The ECC Championships are only a few weeks away and will be held at Anderson May 10 and 12!

April 21:  Kings' Colin Hunter and Jack Smith, West Clermont's Nathan Taylor, and Turpin's Alex Rathje are among the Enquirer's selections as the area's top baseball infielders.  Enquirer subscribers can read more HERE.

April 21:  West Clermont's Cody Sunday is named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week in baseball!  Read more HERE.

April 20:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's best softball infielders HERE.  Included among the recognized players are Milford's Avery Fielman, West Clermont's Savana Frysinger and Addison Kasselman, Lebanon's ReaganVunak and Jane Leuzinger, and Kings' Eden Lenny and Grace Parkhurst.

April 20:  Lebanon softball is on a roll - and just might be the team to beat in the ECC after nine straight victories!  Enquirer subscribers can read more HERE.

April 20:  The area's top baseball pitchers are highlighted in the Enquirer article (subscribers only).  ECC hurlers mentioned include Lebanon's Colton Hartman and Jesse Dunlap, West Clermont's Trevor Ziegler, Milford's Chase Herrell,  Turpin's Brendan Mullin, and Kings' Jake Murphy.  Read more HERE.

April 19:  Enquirer subscribers can check out this nice feature on Walnut Hills eighth grader Brooklyn Wineberg - she's already making a name for herself on the track!

April 19:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top high school softball pitchers HERE.  The ECC has four pitchers mentioned!

April 18:  Check out the week three baseball coaches poll from the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association HERE.  Lebanon sits at #3, Kings at #5, and West Clermont at #7 in the DI poll!

April 18:  West Clermont's Cody Sunday (baseball) and Savana Frysinger (softball); Lebanon's Aubrey Smith (softball), Jackson Newman (boys lacrosse), and Jada Seuberling (girls lacrosse); Milford's Meghan McClellan (softball) and Luke Ray (boys lacrosse); Kings Ben Ewing (boys lacrosse) and Grace Sims (girls lacrosse); Anderson's Logan Mebius (boys lacrosse), Callie Wyatt (girls lacrosse), Tristen Stanek (Boys tennis - singles), and Bobby Stanyard (boys track and field); Turpin's Ian Conklin (boys lacrosse), Meg Cosgrove (girls lacrosse), and Charlie Clark and Charlie Co (boys tennis - doubles); Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls lacrosse); and Loveland's Marisa Finley (girls lacrosse) were in contention for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon baseball and softball and Milford softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week award.  Anderson girls track was among the nominees for the Girls Spring Team of the Week honor.  

April 17:  Great response already from our ECC coaches - check out this past week's top performers who have been named Athletes of the Week HERE for the high school and HERE for the junior high.

April 16:  Turpin's Ian Conklin has put his name in the boys lacrosse record book!  He is now the all-time points and goals leader for the Spartans!

April 16:  Congrats to Turpin's Kate Hooper for securing her 100th career girls for the Lady Spartan girls lacrosse squad!

April 14:  Milford's Koen Dominguez and Thomas Kennedy and Loveland's Tyler Schwinn are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  West Clermont was named the Baseball Team of the Week!  Read more HERE.

April 13:  Congratulations to Turpin's Luke Tully for scoring his 100th career goal last weekend for the Spartans!

April 13:  Shout out to Milford's Luke Ray for picking up his 100th career goal (and 575 points!) for the Eagles' lacrosse team!

April 12:  Shout out to Turpin girls lacrosse player Meg Cosgrove for notching her 100th career point last week for the Lady Spartans!  Congratulations!

April 11:  Another strong showing from ECC teams in this week's Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association's weekly poll.  Read more HERE.

April 11:  Little Miami's Carter Reynolds (baseball), Nicole Patton (girls lacrosse), and Peyton Dews (girls track and field); Loveland's Cole Carrigan (baseball), Zach Gleason (boys lacrosse), and Tyler Schwinn (boys track and field); Milford's Brady Bushman (baseball), Yusif Rustom (boys tennis - singles), and Xavier Dominguez and Thomas Kennedy (boys tennis - doubles); Turpin's Luke Tully (boys lacrosse), Stella Reed (girls lacrosse), and Bridget McKee (girls track and field); Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls lacrosse); Lebanon's Elijah Doster (boys track and field); and Winton Woods' Tra'Mar Harris (boys track and field) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  West Clermont baseball and softball were up for the Team of the Week honors.  Turpin boys track and Walnut Hills girls lacrosse were in contention for the Spring Team of the Week accolades.  

April 10:  Already several Athletes of the Week have come in from our coaches and are being posted on the ECC website with more on the way!  Check them out HERE.

April 8:  Loveland boys win the team title at yesterday's ECC-GMC Track and Field "Clash of the Titans."  Little Miami girls finish fourth.  Individual event winners for the boys included Loveland's Cayden Dyer (800), Tyler Schwinn (high jump), and Jason Deem (pole vault); Milford's Charlie Vause (1600); Lebanon's Elijah Doster (200); and Little Miami's Jayden Wayne (long jump).  Loveland's Caroline Murnan (400) and Little Miami's Peyton Dews (long jump) were the only individual winners for the girls.  See complete results HERE.

April 6:  Shout out to Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson for notching her 100th career goal in the Lady Eagles' girls lacrosse win against Notre Dame Academy on Tuesday!  Teammate Tylor Bowers picked up her 100th earlier this season!

April 5:  Walnut Hills' Jack Sammarco and Kash Mallory and Winton Woods' Tra'Mar Ahrris are among the top football recruits from the class of 2024.  Read more HERE.

April 4:  Check out the spring's first Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association poll - I see three ECC schools among the city's best!  Read more HERE.

April 4:  West Clermont's Luke Johnson (baseball) and Campbell Beatty (softball); Turpin's Alex Rathje (baseball), Luke Leopard (boys lacrosse), Meg Cosgrove (girls lacrosse), and Silas Gleason (boys tennis); Kings' Ainsley Herron (softball), A.J. Johnson (boys lacrosse), and Kenzie Beck (girls lacrosse); Loveland's Jay Christian (boys lacrosse), Teddy Andrews (boys track and field), and Lindsay Hartman (girls track and field); Little Miami's Rylan Dowers (boys lacrosse), Jayden Wayne (boys track and field), and Grace Biddle (girls track and field); Milford's Luke Ray (boys lacrosse); Walnut Hills' Brooklyn Shafer (girls lacrosse); Lebanon's Arlene Planicka (girls lacrosse) and JD Fleig (boys track and field) were nominated for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Turpin baseball and Kings softball were up for the Ohio Team of the Week honors.  Loveland boys lacrosse and Kings girls lacrosse were also in contention for the Spring Team of the Week accolades respectively. 

April 3:  The 2023 Conference All-Star Bowling Tournament finished up Sunday, with the ECC girls finishing sixth and the boys placing seventh.  Some 97 boys and 84 girls competed in the annual event, with teams from Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus participating.  Congratulations to our very own Nevaeh Williams from Walnut Hills who was the high scorer among all the girls bowlers!  Read more HERE.

April 3:  Let's celebrate our ECC Academic Award winners from the winter sports season.  See the complete list of receipients HERE.

April 3:  Monday begins a new week, and it also allows us to look back on the past week's top performers who were named ECC Athletes of the Week.  High school recipients are HERE and middle school honorees HERE.

March 31:  Lebanon girls lacrosse was named the Enquirer Spring Team of the Week!  Congratulations!  Read more HERE.

March 31:  One of the state's top baseball players wears the uniform of the Lebanon Warriors.  Read more HERE about Colton Hartman!  Even the scouts can't get enough of him!  Colton pitched five no-hit innings Wednesday to earn head coach Larry Price his 350th career coaching victory!

March 28:  Turpin's Brendan Mullin (baseball), Lucy Laudeman (softball), Ian Conklin (boys lacrosse), and Kate Hooper (girls lacrosse); Kings' Anthony Robinson (baseball), Nick Hoying (boys lacrosse), and Kenzie Beck (girls lacrosse); Loveland's Jackson Michaels (boys lacrosse); Lebanon's Sam Routson (boys lacrosse); Milford's Maria Rust (girls lacrosse); Walnut Hills' Gabrielle Nelson (girls lacrosse), Anish Kandi (boys tennis), Dennis Devine (boys track and field), and Emma Upp (girls track and field); Anderson's Bobby Stanyard (boys track and field) and Lyla Bordwine (girls track and field); and West Clermont's Piper Tildo (girls track and field) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings was up for the Ohio Baseball Team of the Week award and Milofrd boys lacrosse and Lebanon girls lacrosse were in contention for the Spring Team of the Week honors.

March 27:  Spring sports are in full swing, and here's this past week's top performers who were named ECC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE for the high school and HERE for the middle school recipients.

March 24:  The top baseball players are recognized by the Enquirer.  Subscribers can read about them HERE.

March 23:  Anderson's Chandler Starks (Special Mention); Turpin's Brady Hardewig (Special Mention); Kings' Michael Mussari (Honorable Mention); Winton Woods' Javion Bostic (Honorable Mention); Milford's Gavin Dalen (Honorable Mention), and Erich Morgan (Honorable Mention); and Walnut Hills' Aaron Odom (Honorable Mention) earned spots on the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division I All-State boys basketball squad!  See complete lists (DI-DIV) HERE.

March 23:  It's time to preview the area's top softball players.  Enquirer subscribers can check them out HERE.

March 22:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top boys tennis players HERE, including returning ECC Player of the Year Anish Kandi (Walnut Hills).

March 21:  Shout out to West Clermont's Jeff Click for being named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division I Coach of the Year!  Other All-State honorees included the Lady Wolves Anna Swisshelm (First Team) and Seini Hicks (Second Team); Walnut Hills' MacKenzie Givens (Honorable Mention); Loveland's Josie Early (Honorable Mention) and Olivia Raby (Honorable Mention); Kings' Kassidy Ingram (Honorable Mention), Abby Rowlings (Honorable Mention) and Madi Barnett (Honorable Mention); Milford's Miah O'Toole (Honorable Mention); and Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (Honorable Mention).  See complete Di-IV girls All-Ohio selections HERE.

March 21:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top track and field athletes HERE.

March 21:  Turpin's Luke Tully (boys lacrosse) and Kate Hooper (girls lacrosse), Lebanon's Jackson Newman (boys lacrosse), and Kings' Elijah Cabrerra (boys lacrosse) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings boys lacrosse was also up for the Spring Team of the Week honors.

March 20:  The spring sports season is now underway ... which means it's time to recognize our first ECC Athletes of the Week HERE.

March 19:  Shout out to the West Clermont Athletic Department for receiving the OHSAA/OIAAA Bruce Brown Award of Excellence for the 2022-23 school year.  Read more HERE.

March 17:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top lacrosse players.  Check out the top boys HERE and the top girls HERE.

March 16:  The ECC boasts some of the top boys volleyball players in the area.  Read about a few of them in this Enquirer preview HERE.

March 14:  Let's kick off the spring sports season by checking out the Skyline Chili Reds Futures High School Showcase schedules HERE.  Good luck to our baseball and softball squads - and all of our spring teams and athletes!

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

Let's salute our ECC Champions from the winter season

BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL:  In boys basketball, Kings, Turpin, and Anderson locked up the league title, each finishing the season at 13-3 in ECC play.  This marks the third time in ECC history that there have been tri-champs in boys basketball.  On the girls' side, West Clermont claimed its first-ever ECC title, ending the regular season 16-0 in ECC play and 22-0 overall!  SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (GIRLS):  Shout out to Kings for defeating West Clermont to win the girls Sectional title.  DISTRICT CHAMPIONS (GIRLS):  The Lady Knights continued to roll - capturing the school's first-ever District title in girls basketball after a win against Centerville.  Read more HERE. The Lady Knights next defeated Lakota East 49-47 in the Regional semis to advance to the Regional Final against Princeton.  The dream season for Kings came to an end against Princeton.  The Lady Knights fell 65-53 to finish the season with a 22-6 record.  Read more HERE.  SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (BOYS):  In boys' postseason play, congratulations to Anderson for winning the Sectional title.  The Raptors then fell to Centerville in the District Finals to finish a great season at 23-4!  BOYS ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to Turpin's Brady Hardewig and Anderson's Chandler Starks for earning Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors respecitvely.  Coach of the Year recognition went to the Spartans' Josh Slonim.  See the complete list of All-ECC award winners HERE.  GIRLS ALL-ECC HONORS:  Shout out to West Clermont's Anna Swisshelm (Offensive) and to Loveland's Olivia Raby (Defensive) for receiving Player of the Year accolades.  Coach of the Year honors went to West Clermont's Jeff Click.  See complete All-ECC list HERE.

WRESTLING:  Lebanon has established itself on the mats, winning its third straight ECC Championship.  The Warriors finished ahead of runner-up Anderson by 46 points (200-154).  Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman was named Wrestler of the Year and Anderson's Brad Gaertner and Lebanon's Nick Hensley were voted Coaches of the Year.  More information can be found HERE.  DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:  Huge shout out to our Sectional Champion wrestlers who lead a strong group of District qualifiers from the ECC - Lebanon's Toby Gentry, Jack McCall, and Flint Guerra; West Clermont's Gael Ramirez and Daveion Williams; Loveland's Ty Harter; Anderson's Maclain Morency; Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman; Walnut Hills' Donavan Gayle; and Milford's Nick Scally.  Results and additional District qualifiers from the Lakota East Sectional are HERE, the Middletown Sectional HERE, and the Lebanon Sectional HERE.  DISTRICT RESULTS:  Congrats to Lebanon (fifth) and to Anderson (ninth) for finishing in the top ten at Dsitricts!  Division I District results are HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Huge salute to Anderson's Maclain Morency for winning the District title and advancing to the STATE TOURNAMENT!  Other wrestlers who moved on to STATE included Anderson's Marshall Morency and Sam Mizukawa (alternate); Lebanon's Jack McCall, Flint Guerra, Liam Schram, and Tanner Smith (alternate); West Clermont's Gael Ramirez; Loveland's Ty Harter; Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman; and Milford's Nick Scally.  STATE UPDATES:  Shout out to Brentan and to Flint for the finishing fourth and seventh respectively at the State Meet!  Complete DI results are HERE!  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to our Wrestler of the Year - Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman.  Coach of the Year honors were shared by Anderson's Brad Gaertner and Lebanon's Nick Hensley.  Complete All-League list is HERE.

GIRLS WRESTLING:  STATE BOUND:  Shout out to Lebanon's Sophia Rohrs and Lexi Fornshell and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison for winning Regional titles today in girls wrestling.  Other qualifiers to this weekend's State Meet are Lebanon's Elesia Guerra, Andi Addis, and PJ Broadus (alternate); Little Miami's Savvy Jacobsen; and West Clermont's Joy Steinmetz and Faith Steinmetz (alternate).  Congratulations and good luck!  STATE CHAMPION:  Congratulations to Loveland's Elizabeth Madison for winning a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the 170-pound weight class!  Also a huge shout out to Lebanon's Sophia Rohrs and Lexi Fornshell for finishing as STATE RUNNERS-UP!  The pair led Lebanon to a fifth-place tie in the team standings.  Complete results are HERE!

BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING:  Turpin (girls) and Walnut Hills (boys) won the 2023 Swim and Dive Championships. Turpin girls outdistanced runner-up Walnut Hills 325-295, while Walnut Hills boys downed runner-up Turpin 319-301.  Complete results can be found HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.  DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:  Our first District qualifiers come in the sport of diving.  Anderson's Noah Horwitz was the top boy qualifier, finishing third at Sectionals.  The ECC will send seven divers to District - check them out HERE.  Walnut Hills' Elleke Boeres (Sectional runner-up) leads the 11-diver contingent from the ECC who move on to Districts for the girls.  See complete list HERE.  Also, shout out to our District qualifiers in swimming.  Here are results from the Sectional Meets involving ECC swimmers:  Mason click HERE; Powell Crosby click HERE; Princeton click HERE, Keating click HERE, and Centerville click HERE.  DISTRICT SWIM RESULTS:  Congratulations to Turpin (third), Kings (fifth), and Walnut Hills (sixth) for their top-ten team finishes at the District Girls Meet and to Turpin (fourth), Walnut Hills (sixth), and Kings (ninth) for thier fine swims at the Boys District Championships.  Complete District results are HERE.  STATE BOUND:  Shout out to Anderson's Noah Horwitz, Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble, Milford's Luke Eminger, and Turpin's Logan Bliss for advancing to Tuesday's Boys State Dive Meet!  Qualifiers for Wednesday's Girls State Meet include Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres (District Champion) and Roya Dos Anjos, Anderson's Natalie Reising and Bella Basford, and Milford's Audrey Fox.  The State Swim Meet is slated for Friday and Saturday.  STATE DIVE RESULTS:  The final results from the Boys State Dive Meet can be found HERE.  Shout out to Anderson's Noah Horwitz for finishing eleventh overall!  Final results from the Girls State Dive Meet can be found HERE.  STATE CHAMPION:  Shout out to Walnut Hills' Elleke Boeres began the 2023 State Meet with a first-place finish in the Dive Tournament!  Congratulations!  Read more HERE!  STATE SWIM RESULTS:  Lebanon's Emma Palmer was the first ECC swimmer to reach the podium, finishing sixth in the 100 backstroke paralympic and sixth in the 50 freestyle paralympic.  Read the Enquirer (subscribers only) wrap-up for the boys HERE and for the girls HERE.  Complete results can be found HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.  TOP TEN TERAM FINISHES:  Shout out to the Walnut Hills girls and Kings girls for finishing ninth and tenth respectively in the team standings!  BOYS ALL-ECC HONORS:  Swimmer of the Year recognition went to Walnut Hills' Cam Craft, while Diver of the Year recognition went to Anderson's Noah Horwitz.  Walnut Hills' Tammy Smith (Swim) and Anderson's/Turpin's Debbie Gallagher (Dive) earned Coach of the Year awards.  GIRLS ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congrats to our Swimmer of the Year Maya Schweikert (Kings) and to our Diver of the Year Elleke Boeres (Walnut Hills).  Swim Coach of the Year honors went to Turpin's Rene Contino and Dive Coach of the Year to Anderson's Turpin's Debbie Gallagher.  See complete All-ECC list HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.

BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING:  Loveland (9-0) finished the ECC portion of its schedule undefeated.  Walnut Hills girls finished ECC play with a 8-1 mark.  The inaugural ECC Bowling Tournament title went to Loveland (boys) and Turpin (girls).  Based on regular season and tourney play, Loveland (boys) and Turpin (girls) walked away with ECC Championships.  DISTRICT BOUND:  Shout out to Kings and Walnut Hills (teams) and to West Clermont's Courtney Carmack, Milford's Shelby Sullivan, Loveland's Audrey Osman, and Turpin's Natalie Digiacomo for advancing to the District Girls Bowling Tournament at Beaver-Vu Lanes.  Rollhouse Girls Sectional results are HERE, while the Crossgate Girls Sectional results are HERE.  In boys' action, the ECC has ten boys bowling squads, and five of them advanced to Districts - Turpin (Sectional Champion), Lebanon, Loveland, West Clermont, and Milford.  Individual qualifiers included Anderson's Elijah Haynes and Kings' Elijah Vessely and Alex Schmidt.  Results from the Crossgate Boys Sectionals are HERE and the Rollhouse Boys Sectional HERE.  STATE BOUND:  Lebanon finished seventh and Turpin ninth at the District Tournament, but the big news was that Turpin's Colton Ziegler is headed to STATE!  See complete results of the boys District Tourney HERE.  For the girls, Turpin's Natalie Digiacomo finished as District CHAMPION and will join Colton at STATE!  Final District results (girls) are HERE.  STATE RESULTS:  Natalie finished 19th overall at the State Tournament, rolling a fine 577 series.  Complete results are HERE.  Colton bowled a 565 series to finish 60th in the boys' championships.  See results HERE.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to our Bowler of the Year for the girls - Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams.  Boys Bowler of the Year honors went to Milford's Nolan Littrell.  Boys Coach of the Year recognition went to Loveland's Steve Adams.  Girls Coach of the Year accolades went to the Spartans’ Sami Marqua.  See complete All-ECC recipients for the girls HERE and for the boys HERE.

ACADEMIC QUIZ TEAM:  Little Miami, Anderson, and Walnut Hills each finished 13-3 and will share the ECC regular season title.  The ECC Conference Tournament title went to Little Miami.  The Panthers defeated Walnut Hills in the final match to earn the tourney crown.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to our Player of the Year from Walnut Hills, Graham Dunwoodie.  Coach of the Year honors went to Turpin's Carmen Venditto.  See the complete All-Conference list HERE.  POSTSEASON UPDATES:  The OAC (Ohio Academic Competition) Regional Tournament is scheduled for April 15 and the State Tournament is slated for May 6.  Click HERE for more information.

CHEER AND DANCE:  Milford continued to dominate the ECC Cheer Championships, notching its eighth consecutive title (fifth official in the ECC).  This year, they added the Dance crown as well for the second straight year!  Noteworthy are the runner-up finishes by Kings (dance) and Loveland (cheer), Milford's Cassidy Fisher as a three-time Leaps and Turn champion, and the Most Spirited accolades presented to Walnut Hills (both cheer and dance).  Complete results are HERE for cheer and HERE for dance.

GYMNASTICS:  Huge shout out to Turpin for finishing first at this year's City Championships and to Kings' Viktoria Najem who is your 2023 individual City Champion!  Kings finished third and Anderson fourth.  Event leaders for ECC performers were Kings' Viktoria who placed first on vault, floor, and in the all-around and Turpin's Macie Herzog who finished first on beam and third on bars.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Shout out to Turpin for finishing runner-up and to Kings for placing sixth at the 2023 District Meet!  The Lady Spartans are headed to STATE as a team!  Kings’ Victoria Najem finished as District Champion on vault, on bars, in the all-around and Turpin's Abigail Dittman was District Champion on beam and Maycee Herzog on floor.  Individual results can be found HERE and all-around results HERE.  The State Meet is scheduled to conclude today at Hilliard Bradley HS.  STATE RECAP:  Turpin finished twelfth overall in the team standings.  Individual event competition results can be found HERE.  Shout out to Kings' Viktoria Najem for finishing sixth in the all-around!  She was also the ECC leader in the vault (sixth), floor (sixth), and bars (15th).  Turpin's Maggie Surette led ECC participants on beam (29th).

WINTER NEWS BRIEFS

March 17:  Congratulations to Turpin’s Natalie DiGiacomo for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors!  Read more HERE.

March 14:  Loveland's Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling) and Turpin's Natalie DiGiacomo (girls bowling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award! 

March 14:  NICE!  Check Elizabeth's name HERE!

March 13:  As we prepare for the rapidly-approaching spring sports season, let's take a look at the current ECC All Sports Trophy standings after the winter season.  Click HERE for complete fall and winter results.

March 13:  STATE PLACERS:  Huge shout out to Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman and to Lebanon's Flint Guerra on their fine performances at the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships!  Brentan finished fourth at 215 lbs. and Flint placed seventh at 150 lbs.  Congratulations on great seasons!  Complete DI State results are HERE.

March 12:  Lebanon's Sophia Rohrs and Lexi Fornshell and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison each have a shot at State titles in today's final day of the Girls State Wrestling Championships!  Read more HERE.  STATE UPDATE:  Congratulations to Loveland's first-ever STATE CHAMPION on the mats for the girls!  Elizabeth came home with the State title, finishing her remarkable season at 42-0 with 40 pins ... and she's a freshman!  Sophia and Lexi finished as State runners-up for the Lady Warriors who placed fifth in the team standings!  Great seasons turned in by all three young ladies!  State results are HERE.  Read more HERE as well.

March 11:  ... and congratulations also go out to Spartan bowler Colton Ziegler who rolled a 565 series to finish 60th at today's OHSAA State Bowling Tournament!  Results are HERE.

March 10:  Congratulations to Turpin's Natalie Digiacomo on her fine 19th-place performance at the State Bowling Tournament today!  She rolled a 577 series with a high game of 245!  Results are HERE.

March 9:  Shout out to the Milford girls lacrosse squad for sponsoring its annual giveback game, this year scheduled for Tuesday, March 28 against Mount Notre Dame.  This year's fundraising efforts will support JDRF, raising awareness and funds for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes, specifically honoring senior player Rylee Johnson who has played lacrosse at Milford with Type 1 Diabetes since seventh grade.  "My players have been working on it for a few months now and have already exceeded their first fundraising goal which was $1200! Now they are working to raise $5,000 and getting very close," said head coach Windy Robinson.  "As a coach I couldn't be more proud of them."

Read more HERE.  If you'd like to donate and show your support for this worthy cause, click HERE.

March 7:  Kings Madi Barnett (girls basketball), Turpin's Colton Ziegler (boys bowling) and Natalie DiGiacomo (girls bowling), Lebanon's Sophia Rohrs (girls wrestling), and Loveland's Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon girls wrestling was up for the Girls Winter Team of the Week honors. 

March 7:  Here's a preview of the area's State Wrestling Championship qualifiers - a number of ECC grapplers will be vying for State titles (boys and girls)!  Click HERE.

March 5:  STATE STANDOUT:  Shout out to Kings' Viktoria Najem for her super performance at today's State Gymnastic Championships!  She finished sixth on floor, vault, and in the all-around!  She was also 15th on beam.  Congratulations on a great season!

March 5:  What a season turned in by the Kings Lady Knights basketball team.  The squad advanced to the Elite 8 before falling last night to Princeton.  It was a season full of memories for the girls!  Congratulations on your 22-win season!

March 4:  DISTRICT CHAMPION:  Congratulations to Anderson wrestler Maclain Morency for picking up a District Championship at 132 lbs. at today's District Meet.  He also leads a contingent of nine total ECC wrestlers heading to STATE!

March 4:  The life of an Athletic Director is tough.  ADs get the accolades and the blame - some days within minutes of each other!  Hero one minute; goat the next!  But each AD can name a few, too often VERY few, people who go above and beyond the call of duty to make things go smoothly behind the scenes.  Anderson High's Athletic Department boasts one such individual who has lent more than just a helping hand to the district for 60 years!  Stanley Jones was just recognized by the SWDAB  as one of its Dale E. Creamer Friends of Athletics Award recipients.  The entire ECC gives a huge THANK YOU for your dedication to so many of our athletes, at Anderson and around the league!  I suspect Chris Newton will use a ton of CAPITAL LETTERS when describing your contributions!

     

March 4:  Turpin's Colton Ziegler will not be alone at next weekend's State Bowling Championships, as teammate Natalie Digiacomo finished as District Champion and will make the trip to STATE as well!  Congratulations!

March 4:  Anderson's Nick Engel, Turpin's Elijah Mackenzie, Walnut Hills' Donovan Gayle, and Kings' Kassie Ingram were named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  In addition, Anderson boys and Kings girls earned Ohio Basketball Teams of the Week recognition.  Read more HERE.

March 3:  STATE BOUND:  Let's salute Turpin's Colton Ziegler for his fine performance at the District Bowling Tournament.  His sixth-place finish was good enough to punch his ticket to the March 10-11 State Tournament!  I think they might need to find another "Spartan of the Week" award for this young man!  Congratulations Colton!

March 2:  HEADED TO THE REGIONAL FINAL:  Congratulations to the Kings girls basketball squad on their HUGE 49-47 win last night against Lakota East!  The ladies will square off against Princeton Saturday at Lakota West HS for a shot to advance to the STATE FINAL FOUR!  Read more HERE and HERE.

March 1:  Shout out to all of our ECC players who were named to the All-District basketball squads.  All recipients for the boys are HERE and for the girls HERE.  West Clermont's Jeff Click earned DI Girls Coach of the Year honors and Kings' Nick Molz earned the same honor in DI boys.

February 28:  Anderson's Nick Engel (boys basketball) and Maclain Morency (boys wrestling), Kings' Kassie Ingram (girls basketball), Turpin's Elijah Mackenzie (boys bowling), Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres (girls swimming and diving), Lebanon's Toby Gentry (boys wrestling), and Walnut Hills' Donovan Gayle (boys wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson boys and Kings girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week awards. 

February 27:  It's Monday so let's check out this past week's top performers around the ECC!  Here's the latest ECC Athletes of the Week - click HERE.

February 26:  And let's give it up to the Anderson Raptors for capturing the Sectional title with a win over Mason Friday in boys basketball.  This could be the school's best season in school history, BUT there's much more to come!  Good luck Saturday against Centerville!

February 26:  Congratulations to the following boys who earned a spot on the podium at this weekend's OHSAA State Swim Meet:  Anderson's Justin Dostal and Turpin's Peter Schmelzer and Will Myers.  Girls to reach the podium included Turpin's Ava Sutphin, Walnut Hills' Sofia Matern and Quinn Schureck, Milford's Erin Fentress, Kings' Maya Schweikert, and Lebanon’s Emma Palmer.

February 26:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to the Kings Lady Knights on their District Championship in girls basketball.  The squad moves on to Wednesday's Regional semi against Lakota East.  It is the program's first District title and first 20-win season in school history!

February 25:  Best of luck to our swimmers at today's final day of the OHSAA Swim and Dive Championships.  Hopefully, they can continue where Lebanon's Emma Palmer began last night.  Emma earned a spot on the podium in both the 50 freestyle paralympic and the 100 backstroke paralympic!  Congratulations!

February 24:  Congratulations to Lebanon's Maddie Mueller, Anderson's Eli Stelter, and Turpin's Maycee Herzog for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week recognition!  Read more HERE.

February 24:  Congratulations to Kings' Nick Hoying for earning the prestigious "That's My Boy" award, presented by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation.  Read more HERE.

February 22:  How about we come up with the best way to begin the 2023 OHSAA State Swim and Dive Championships.  Well, Walnut Hills' Elleke Boeres made the answer simple - WIN A STATE TITLE IN DIVING!  Congratulations to Elleke!

February 22:  HUGE congratulations go out to the Kings Lady Knights on their Sectional Finals victory over West Clermont Monday night to advance to Saturday's match-up with Centerville!

February 21:  Milford's Erich Morgan (boys basketball) and Erin Fentress (girls swimming and diving); Lebanon's Maddie Mueller (girls basketball); West Clermont's Seini Hicks (girls basketball); Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); Anderson's Eli Stelter (boys bowling) and Maddie England (girls bowling); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics), Will Meyers (boys swimming and diving), and Ava Sutphin (girls swimming and diving); Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres (girls swimming and diving); Kings' Faith Rudowski (girls swimming and diving) and Samuel Thomas (indoor boys track and field); Lebanon's Flint Guerra (boys wrestling) and Sophia Rohrs (girls wrestling); and Little Miami's Savvy Jacobsen (girls wrestling) were among this week's nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Milford (boys) and Lebanon and Kings (girls) were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award.  Lebanon boys wrestling and Turpin gymnastics were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week honors.  

February 20:  Here's the past week's ECC Athletes of the Week being posted to the conference website!  Check them out HERE.

February 20:  Check out this Enquirer recap of the Division I Boys and Girls District Swim Meet HERE - ECC swimmers turned in great performances!

February 19:  Let's salute our top three finishers yesterday's ECC Bowling Tournament.  For the boys, West Clermont's Joey Johnston, Anderson's Eli Stelter, and Loveland's Brady Burns finished 1-3, as did Turpin's Natalie DiGiacomo, Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams, and Turpin's AJ Paszczykowski for the girls.

February 19:  STATE BOUND:  Check out all the qualifiers who have advanced to the State Swim and Dive Championships!  You can see the DI qualifiers for the boys HERE and for the girls HERE.

February 18:  Shout out to Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman for earning ECC Wrestler of the Year honors at today's ECC Championships.  Also, congratulations to Anderson's Brad Gaertner and to Lebanon's Nick Hensley for earning co-Coach of the Year accolades.  More information about today's meet can be found in the Winter Sports Season section above.

February 18:  Congratulations to West Clermont girls basketball and Kings gymnastics for being named Enquirer Teams of the Week and to Kings' gymnast Viktoria Najem for being named Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

February 17:  Here's your -one-stop site to check out ALL of the Enquirer High School Sports Awards Player of the Year nominees for the fall season - click HERE.

February 17:  Let's salute our girls basketball teams that are still alive in postseason play:  Kings vs. West Clermont, Lebanon, Walnut Hills, and Loveland!

February 17:  Kings' Sydney Barrett and Elise Marchal and Lebanon's Nina Miranda are among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards Player of the Year in girls volleyball.  Read more HERE.

February 16:  Shout out to our five STATE qualifiers from last night's Girls District Dive Championships - Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres (District Champion) and Roya Dos Anjos, Anderson's Natalie Reising and Bella Basford, and Milford's Audrey Fox.  See complete results HERE.

February 16:  Read this Mike Dyer feature about Lebanon's Emma Palmer and the inspiration she brings to her swim team HERE.

February 15:  The Enquirer High School Sports Awards Player of the Year nominees for girls water polo include Milford's Ava Blevins and Carolyn Marks and Walnut Hills' Lily Clark.  Read more HERE.

February 15:  Check out results from last night's District Boys Diving Championships HERE.  Congratulations to Anderson's Noah Horwitz for finishing third and punching his ticket STATE!  Joining Noah at State will be Walnut Hills' Hoyt Noble, Milford's Luke Eminger, and Turpin's Logan Bliss!  Good luck to our ECC girls who compete tonight!

February 14:  Milford's Miah O'Toole (girls basketball), Erin Fentress (girls swimming and diving), and Ryan Lemley (boys bowling); Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (girls basketball), Nina Nephew (girls swimming and diving), and Ivy Perry-Ross (girls bowling); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics), Will Meyers (boys swimming and diving), and Ava Sutphin (girls swimming and diving); Kings' Viktoria Najem (gymnastics) and Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving); Walnut Hills' Cam Craft (boys swimming and diving), Quinn Schureck (girls swimming and diving), and Dominic Schemnel (boys wrestling); and Anderson's Justin Dostal (boys swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson (boys), Turpin (boys), Milford (girls), Winton Woods (girls), and West Clermont (girls) were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors.  Kings and Turpin gymnastics teams were also in contention for the Winter Team of the Week accolades. 

February 14:  Milford's Luke Westerkamp and Jackson Connor are among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards Player of the Year in boys water polo.  Read more HERE.

February 13:  Congratulations to the Milford cheer squad for its fine performance at UCA Nationals!  The Lady Eagles placed third in Varsity Non-Building Game Day Division and fourth in the Performance routine in the Large Varsity Non-Building Division.

February 13:  Shout out to this past week's standouts across the ECC.  Check out the conference Athletes of the Week HERE.

February 11:  Shout out to Anderson's Chandler Starks for notching his 1000th career point in Tuesday's game against Little Miami!

February 10:  Congratulations to the Turpin boys bowling team for being named an Enquirer Team of the Week award winner.  Read more HERE.

February 10:  It's time to check out the Enquirer High School Sports Awards nominees in football - on the offensive side of the ball HERE.  Shout out to our ECC selections which included Anderson' Brodey Berg and Griffin Scalf, Winton Woods' Trey Cornist, and Kings' Will Kocher and Michael Mussari.

February 9:  Let's check out the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards in boys soccer HERE.  Congrats to Milford's Colin Sinner and Nick Haksins and Anderson's Bennett Painter and Sam Hughes for making the list!

February 8:  Milford's Peyton Cook and Ana Manning and Loveland's Sophia Kapszukiewicz are among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards for girls soccer.  Read more HERE.

February 8:  Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer and Kings' Garrett Hogan are among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards in boys golf.  Read more HERE.

February 7:  Milford's Erich Morgan (boys basketball) and Miah O'Toole (girls basketball); Loveland's Brady Burns (boys bowling); Turpin's AJ Paszczykowski (girls bowling); West Clermont's Joy Steinmetz (girls wrestling); and Lebanon's Aubrey Brown (girls wrestling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings boys AND girls basketball squads were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors.  Turpin boys bowling was in contention for the Winter Team of the Week Award. 

February 6:  Lebanon's Riley Johnson is a nominee for the Enquirer Fall Sports Awards for girls golf.  Read more HERE.

February 6:  Check out this past week's HS Athletes of the Week HERE and MS recipients HERE.  Love catching up with the ECC's top performers each week!

February 3:  West Clermont's Anna Swisshelm is named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week and Turpin girls basketball is named a Team of the Week!  Read more HERE.

February 3:  Check out the Enquirer Cincinnati Sports Awards nominees for football (defense) HERE.  Winton Woods' Cam Calhoun and Jermaine Mathews Jr. are recognized! 

February 3:  Anderson not-so-newcomer Chandler Starks helps elevate the Raptors to a shot at a league title in boys basketball.  Read more HERE.

February 2:  Little Miami's Grace Biddle and Loveland's Caroline Murnan are among the nominees for the top girls cross country runners as part of the Enquirer Sports Awards ceremony.  Read more HERE.

February 2:  Enquirer subscribers can read about some of the area's basketball players who have excelled "under the radar" HERE.

February 1:  Loveland's Cayden Dyer and Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein are among the nominees for the top boys cross country runners as part of the Enquirer Sports Awards ceremony.  Read more HERE.

February 1:  AMAZING!  At the recent ECC Swim and Dive Championships, seven girls' records and two boys' records were broken!  Check out the record holders HERE for the girls and HERE for the boys!

January 31:  Anderson's Chandler Starks (boys basketball) and Justin Dostal (boys swimming and diving); West Clermont's Anna Swisshelm (girls basketball) and Cameron Mahaffey (wrestling); Winton Woods' Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics), Peter Schmelzer (boys swimming and diving), and Ava Sutphin (gilrs swimming and diving); Walnut Hills' Cam Craft (boys swimming and diving), Sophia Matern (girls swimming and diving), and Alexis Honaker (archery); Milford's Erin Fentress (girls swimming and diving) and Nolan Littrell (boys bowling); Kings' Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving) and Natalie Nuttle (girls bowling); and Loveland's Ty Harter (wrestling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson boys and Kings girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award.  Walnut Hills boys swimming and Turpin girls swimming were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week honors. 

January 31:  Check out who is (again) sitting at #1 in the AP State Poll in girls basketball HERE!

January 30:  Some fine performance turned in around the ECC this past week - check out our high school Athletes of the Week HERE and junior high recipients HERE.

January 28:  Congratulations to Lebanon for winning the Conference title in wrestling at yesterday's ECC Middle School Championships at Milford.  The Warriors finished ahead of runner-up Loveland (265-189).  Complete results here HERE.

January 27:  Shout out to Anderson's Noah Horwitz and Walnut Hills' Cylee Leggett for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 27:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres and Anderson's Noah Horwitz for capturing the girls and boys titles respectively at yesterday's ECC Diving Championships at West Clermont HS!  Anderson's Natalie Reising and Bella Basford finished second and third respectively for the girls, while Turpin's Logan Bliss and Milford's Brody Brandenburg placed second and third respectively for the boys.

January 24:  Winton Woods' Javion Bostic (boys basketball) and Nina Nephew (girls swimming and diving); Walnut Hills Cylee Leggett (girls basketball) and Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling); Loveland's Wyatt Glassmeyer (boys bowling); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics); Anderson's Noah Horwitz (boys swimming and diving); Little Miami's Leland Woeste (boys swimming and diving) and Gabriella Kuetemeyer (girls swimming and diving); Lebanon's Anavey Sanchez (girls wrestling); and West Clermont's Joy Steinmetz (girls wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Little Miami (boys) and Loveland (girls) were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award.  Lebanon girls wrestling was up for the Winter Team of the Week honors.

January 23:  It's time to catch up on our outstanding performers from last week.  Read about our most recent ECC Athletes of the Week HERE for high school and HERE for middle school.

January 22:  Shout out to Loveland's senior wrestler Ty Harter for picking up his 100th career win on the mats!  Ty is now 25-6 on the year with 16 pins.

January 20:  Congrats to Anderson's Graham Copley for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 20:  West Clermont girls basketball squad is ranked #3 in the state and sits atop the ECC standings with a 12-0 conference record after going 8-8 last season.  Enquirer subscribers can read more HERE.

January 18:  The Kings boys basketball squad is on fire at the midway point in the season.  Enquirer subscribers can read about the Knights current 10-0 mark in ECC play HERE.

January 18:  Winton Woods' Javion Bostic (boys basketball); West Clermont's Seini Hicks (girls basketball); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics) and Ava Sutphin (girls swimming and diving); Anderson's Justin Dostal (boys swimming and diving), Graham Copley (boys bowling), and Marshall Morency (boys wrestling); Kings' Maya Schweikert (girls swimming and diving); Walnut Hills' Quinn Schureck (girls swimming and diving); Little Miami's Connor Petry-Minton (boys bowling); Milford's Shelby Sullivan (girls bowling); and Lebanon's Sophia Rohrs (girls wrestling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week.  Loveland was up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor. 

January 17:  Congratulations to all of our ECC swimmers and divers on a fine showing at this past weekend's Southwest Classic.  On the girls' side, Kings (fourth), Turpin (sixth), Walnut Hills (seventh), and Lebanon (tenth) each finished in the top ten.  Turpin (fifth), Kings (seventh), and Walnut Hills (tenth) placed in the top ten in the boys' competition.  Individual girls' race winners included Walnut Hills' Elleka Boerer (diving) and Quinn Schureck (100 breast), Turpin's Ava Sutphin (500 free and 1650 free), and Kings' Maya Sutphin (100 back, 200 IM, and 200 back) and the Lady Knights' 400 medley relay.  Anderson's Justin Dostal (200 IM) was the boys lone winner.  Complete results are HERE.

January 17:  The AP released its first State Polls in boys and girls basketball - the West Clermont Lady Wolves sit at #3 in the DI girls poll!  Read more HERE.

January 16:  It's time to salute our ECC Athletes of the Week!  Check out the past week's top high school performers HERE and middle school performers HERE.

January 13:  Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Anaya Hawkins, Milford's Austin Holman, and Lebanon's Lexi Fornshell for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 10:  Kings Michael Mussari (boys basketball); Winton Woods' Javion Bostic (boys basketball), Daniah Trammell (girls basketball); Walnut Hills' Anaya Hawkins (girls basketball); Turpin's Elijah MacKenzie (boys bowling); Milford's Lilly Harmon (girls bowling), Austin Holman (wrestling); Turpin's Maycee Herzog (gymnastics); Anderson's Justin Dostal (boys swimming and diving); and Lebanon's Lexy Fornshell (girls wrestling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings boys AND girls basketball were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors. 

January 9:  Check out the latest recipients of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Athlete of the Week recognition HERE.  Junior high honorees can be found HERE.

January 6:  Congratulations to Turpin's Brady Hardewig and Lebanon's Tanner Boyd for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Read more HERE.

January 3:  Turpin's Brady Hardewig (boys basketball), Winton Woods' Javion Bostic (boys basketball), West Clermont's Anna Swisshelm (girls basketball), Lebanon's Tanner Boyd (boys bowling), Walnut Hills' Nevaeh Williams (girls bowling), and Little Miami's Brentan Simmerman (wrestling) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Both Kings boys and girls basketball teams were up for Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors!  

January 2:  Light holiday schedule and weather-related cancellations have reduced this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week, but some great performances can be found HERE.  Also, junior high recipients are HERE.

December 27:  The ECC Academic Award is one of the most prestigious awards the conference recognizes.  Check out the entire list from the fall sports season HERE.  As always, let me know of any spelling errors.

December 23:  Shout out to the West Clermont girls basketball squad for being named the Enquirer Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week award winner.  Walnut Hills' Aaron Odum is named the Athlete of the Week in boys basketball and Anderson's Maddie Belcuore earns the award in gymnastics.  Read more HERE. 

December 23:  Scott Springer is named the beat reporter for the University of Cincinnati!  HUGE CONGRATULATIONS go out to Scott and a tip of the cap for your years of covering high school sports - you are the best!  Read more HERE.

December 20:  Winton Woods' Seaonta Stewart (boys basketball); Walnut Hills' Aaron Odum (boys basketball) and Cameron Craft (boys swimming and diving); Kings' Kassie Ingram (girls basketball) and Seth Broaddrick (boys swimming and diving); Milford's Katie Tatum (girls basketball) and Nolan Littrell (boys bowling); Turpin's Hannah Smith (girls swimming); Anderson's Maddie Belcuore (gymnastics); Lebanon's Katie Fisher (girls swimming and diving), Izzy Emerson (girls wrestling), and Tanner Smith (boys wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings (boys) and West Clermont (girls) were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors.  Walnut Hills swimming and Anderson gymnastics were in contention for the Girls Winter Team of the Week accolades.  

December 19:  Another week of competition is in the books and it's time to check out the Athletes of the Week for the week of December 12-18 HERE.  Junior high recipients are posted HERE.

December 16:  Shout out to Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres and Loveland's Nailah Grant for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

December 13:  Kings' Tommy Clark (boys basketball); Turpin's Brady Hardewig (boys basketball), Peter Schmelzer (boys swimming and diving), and David Wehrman (boys bowling); Milford's Kelsey McKenney (girls basketball); Loveland's Nailah Grant (girls basketball) and Alex Harrison (boys wrestling); West Clermont's Seini Hicks (girls basketball); Walnut Hills' Elleka Boeres (girls swimming and diving); and Lebanon's Trinity Tharps (girls bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  Anderson (boys) and West Clermont (girls) were among the nominees for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honor.  Lebanon and Loveland wrestling and Turpin swimming were in contention for the Boys Winter Team of the Week award.  

December 12:  This past week's ECC Athletes of the Week are coming in!  Check out who coaches selected this week HERE for high school and HERE for junior high.

December 11:  HUGE SHOUT OUT to Lebanon's Jack McCall for picking up his 100th career win on the mats during the Ryle Rumble wrestling tournament yesterday (where the Warriors finished runner-up).  Jack and Flint Guerra were also named the tourney's Most Outstanding wrestlers!

December 10:  Loveland girls basketball squad dedicated Monday's home opener to former head coach Darnell Parker.  Read more HERE.  Such a great man whose impact on the Loveland community is amazing!  His daughters Madison and Alexis started the Darnell Parker Memorial Athletic Scholarship fund.  If you would like to support this endeavor, click HERE.

December 9:  Shout out to Turpin's Natalie DiGiacomo and Hayden Meyers for being named the Enquirer Athletes of the Week in girls bowling and boys swimming respectively, to Lebanon's Katherine Fisher for earning the honor in girls swimming, and to Loveland's Elizabeth Madison for taking the honor in girls wrestling.  In addition, Lebanon's girls swim squad was named the Girls Winter Team of the Week winner.  Read more HERE.

December 8:  ALL-STATE FOOTBALL:  We close out the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association's All-State football selections by looking at the Division I recipients HERE.  Congratulations to all of our ECC players who earned the coveted All-Ohio nod.

December 7:  ALL-STATE FOOTBALL:  The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its All-Ohio football squad.  Headlining the Division II honorees is Winton Woods' Jermaine Mathews who was named Defensive Player of the Year.  Joining Jermaine as First Team recipients are Kings' Will Kocher, Michael Mussari, and Jake Cameron; Anderson's Griffin Scalf; and Winton Woods' Trey Cornist, Delan Massey-Wright, and Cameron Calhoun.  See complete DII and DIII lists HERE.

December 6:  ALL AMERICANS!  Anderson's Bennett Painter and Milford's Ana Manning are named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches Association.  See complete list HERE.

December 6:  Anderson's Chandler Starks (boys basketball) and Sam Mizukawa (boys wrestling); Milford's Gavin Dalen (boys basketball); Loveland's Jack Sauer (boys basketball), Brady Burns (boys bowling), and Elizabeth Madison (girls wrestling); West Clermont's Seini Hicks (girls basketball); Walnut Hills' ZyAria Miller (girls basketball); Lebanon's Sean Kober (boys bowling), Katherine Fisher (girls swimmer/diver), and Lexi Fornshell (girls wrestling); Turpin's Colton Zeigler (boys bowling), Natalie DiGiacomo (girls bowling), Hayden Meyers (boys swimmer/diver), and Isabella Sutphin (girls swimmer/diver); and Winton Woods' Sahkai Talley (boys wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Turpin swimming and Little Miami bowling were up for the Boys Winter Team of the Week award and Lebanon swimming was in contention for the Girls Winter Team of the Week honor. 

December 5:  It's always nice to catch up on the past week's top performers every Monday by checking out the ECC Athletes of the Week HERE, as well as the middle school Athletes of the Week HERE.

December 2:  Congratulations to Kings' Nate Lyman and Lebanon's Ellie Horst for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors.  Read more HERE. 

December 2:  It's always nice when you can set TWO school records on the same day!  Shout out to Turpin's Colton Ziegler for rolling a 290 single game and 515 series last evening for the Spartan boys bowling squad! 

December 1:  Check out the area's top girls in the growing sport of wrestling in this Enquirer preview (subscribers only) HERE.

November 30:  Enquirer subscribers can check out this preview of the top returning wrestlers in Southwest Ohio HERE.

November 30:  The Enquirer takes a look at the area's top swimmers and divers HERE.

November 29:  Kings' Nate Lyman (football), Chase Adams (boys bowling), and Natalie Nuttle (girls bowling); Turpin's Sophia Schiano (girls basketball); Lebanon's Ellie Hosrt (girls basketball); Milford's Miah O'Toole (girls basketball); and Little Miami's Connor Petry-Minton (boys bowling) were among the finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon was also up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honors and both Kings boys and girls bowling were in contention for the Ohio Winter Team of the Week award!  

November 28:  Congratulations to this past week's ECC Athletes of the Week, currently being posted to the conference website HERE.  Don't forget to check out our middle school recipients as well HERE.

November 26:  Shout out to Anderson's Santos Alvarez and Turpin's Sophia Schiano for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Walnut Hills girls basketball was named Team of the Week!  Read more HERE.

November 22:  Anderson's Santos Alvarez (football), Kings' Justin Berg (football) and Kassie Ingram (girls basketball), Walnut Hills' Zy'Aria Miller (girls basketball), and Turpin's Sophia Schiano (girls basketball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Kings was also up for the Football Team of the Week award and the Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor along with Walnut Hills. 

November 21:  Congratulations to this past week's top performers - named Athletes of the Week on the ECC website HERE.  Also, check out the first of our middle school Athletes of the Week HERE.

November 18:  Enquirer subscribers can prepare for the upcoming girls basketball season by reading about the area's top players HERE.

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

Let's salute our ECC Champions from the fall season

FOOTBALL:  Winton Woods at 9-0 (10-0 overall) captured its first ECC Championship on the gridiron.  After their undefeated regular season, the Warriors entered the OHSAA playoffs as the top seed in Division II Region 8.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to Kings' Will Kocher (Offensive) and Winton Woods' Jermaine Mathews (Defensive) for earning Player of the Year honors and to Chad Murphy of Winton Woods for receiving Coach of the Year recognition.  See the complete list of All-ECC award winners HERE.

VOLLEYBALL:  Kings finished the ECC portion of its schedule with a fine 17-1 record to garner the Lady Knights' first-ever ECC title in volleyball!  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Shout out to Kings' Sydney Barrett (Offensive Player of the Year) and Dakota Henry and Turpin's Jamison Naehring (Defensive Players of the Year) and Kings' Amanda Meadows for earning ECC Player and Coach of the Year accolades in volleyball!  See the complete list of All-ECC award winners HERE.

BOYS SOCCER:  After finishing 8-0-1 in league play, Anderson captured its second consecutive (and fourth overall) ECC Championship on the pitch!  ALL-ECC HONORS:  All-ECC awards went to Anderson's Bennett Painter (Offensive Player of the Year) and Sam Miller (Coach of the Year) and Milford's Blake Whitaker (Defensive Player of the Year).  See complete list HERE.

GIRLS SOCCER:  Milord secured its second straight ECC Championship.  The Lady Eagles finished ECC play with an impressive 8-1 mark.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Milford's Ana Manning (Offensive Player of the Year), Loveland's Sophia Kapszukiewicz (Defensive Player of the Year), and Milford's Jill Helms and West Clermont's Sam Klosterman (co-Coaches of the Year) headline our All-ECC honorees in girls soccer!  Congratulations to all of our All-Conference recipients!  See the complete list HERE.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  The Loveland Tigers won back-to-back ECC titles this fall.  Turpin finished a close second with 63 points - just nine points out of first place.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Runner of the Year honors went to Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein and Coach of the Year recognition went to Loveland's Steve Nester.  See complete All-ECC recipients HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Congrats to Loveland for advancing to the State Meet, along with individual qualifiers Gianni Allwein (Walnut Hills), Jacob Fleig (Lebanon), Charlie Vause (Milford), and Noah Yamaguchi (Turpin).

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  Like the boys, Loveland won the league title in girls cross country for the second straight year, outdistancing runner-up Lebanon by 40 points.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Loveland's Madison Conatser and Steve Nester earned Runner of the Year and Coach of the Year accolades respectively.  Complete All-ECC honorees is HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Loveland qualified for the State Meet, along with individual qualifiers Grace Biddle and Mackenize Evans from Little Miami.

BOYS GOLF:  Turpin won its second straight league title on the links.  The Spartans finished first in league play at 8-0, third in the Preseason Tournament, and first in the Postseason Tournament.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Congratulations to Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer and Turpin's Brad Suder who were named Golfer of the Year and Coach of the Year in boys golf.  All-ECC honorees can be found HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Tip of the cap to Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer and Kings' Garrett Hogan for advancing to the OHSAA State Golf Championships!

GIRLS GOLF:  Shout out to Anderson for finishing the ECC portion of their schedule undefeated at 8-0 and finished first in both the Preseason and Postseason Tournaments on its way to the ECC Championship!  This marked the Lady Raptors' first-ever ECC title in girls golf!  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Lebanon's Riley Johnson and Anderson's Darin Hausberger earned ECC Player and Coach of the Year respectively in girls golf.  See the complete All-ECC recipients HERE.

GIRL TENNIS:  Turpin secured its sixth ECC Championship in the last eight seasons, finishing first in league play and first in the Conference Tournament.  ALL-ECC HONORS:  Shout out to Turpin's Sarah Clark and Gail Maundrell for earning ECC Player and Coach of the Year accolades in girls tennis!  See the complete list of All-ECC award winners HERE.  STATE QUALIFIER:  Shout out to Turpin's Sarah Clark and Walnut Hills' doubles team of Angela Britton and Irisa Poompanit for advancing to the State Tournament!

FALL SPORTS BRIEFS

November 23:  Here's a look at the eight area football teams playing in the state semis this weekend ... including some predictions!  Best of luck Knights!  Read more HERE.  UPDATE:  The Knights fall to Toledo Central Catholic 52-49 in the State semis - instant classic!  Read more HERE.  Check out photos HERE.

November 23:  Enquirer subscribers can read about 30 area football players who shouldn't be "under-the-radar players" when it comes to the college recruiting process.  Read more HERE.

November 18:  STATE BOUND!  Shout out to Kings football for holding on to defeat Anderson 46-42 to advance to the State Final Four!  This marks the first Regional title for the Knights in school history!  Read more HERE.

November 17:  The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association announced its All-Ohio boys and girls soccer squads.  Congratulations to Anderson's Painter Bennett, Loveland's Sophia Kapszukiewicz, and Milford's Ana Manning for earning First Team honors!  Second Team recognition went to Milford's Nick Haskins, Colin Sinner, and Peyton Cook, along with Anderson's Sam Hughes.  See complete lists HERE.

November 15:  Congratulations to Winton Woods' Trey Cornist (Offensive Player of the Year) and Jermaine Matthews (Defensive Player of the Year) for highlighting the Division II All-District football awards!  See complete All-District selections HERE.

November 12:  MOVING ON!  Congratulations to Kings and Anderson for advancing to the Regional Finals in the OHSAA football playoffs!  In Regional semi action, Kings downed defending state champion and ECC foe Winton Woods 23-16 (read more HERE), while Anderson defeated Edgewood 55-35.  The ECC is guaranteed a Regional Champion, as the two squads will face each other Friday night at Mason Stadium for a shot at the State Final Four!  

November 11:  Shout out to Anderson's Griffin Scalf for being named a LaRosa's MVP of the Week honoree!  Read more HERE.

November 11:  Congrats to our Enquirer Athletes of the Week - Anderson's Joey Emrick was the recipient in football!  In addition, his Anderson Raptors were named Ohio Football Team of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

November 8:  Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (boys cross country), Kings Will Kocher (football), Anderson's Joey Emrick (football), and Winton Woods' Van George (football) are among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Winton Woods, Kings, and Anderson are up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award!  Vote HERE.

November 8:  Kings' Sydney Barrett and Elise Marchal earn spots on the OHSVCA All-State volleyball squad!  See complete list HERE.

November 5:  This week's Regional semifinal match-ups in the OHSAA football playoffs have been announced.  Find out where (and when) all the remaining local teams will play HERE.  Winton Woods vs. Kings and Anderson are still alive!  And congratulations to Raptor head coach Evan Dreyer on picking up his 100th career win Friday against Little Miami!

November 5:  Although not an officially sponsored ECC sport, let's salute our ALL-STATE water polo players!  Congratulations to Milford's Carolyn Marks (Second Team) and Ave Blevins and Walnut Hills' Lily Clark (Honorable Mention) on the girls' side and Milford's Luke Westerkamp (Second Team) and Jackson Connor and Walnut Hills' Matthew Dillon (Honorable Mention) from the boys' list!

November 5:  Best of luck to our runners at today's OHSAA State Cross Country Championships!  Loveland boys and girls will compete as teams, with Walnut Hills' Giannai Allwein, Lebanon's Jacob Fleig, Milford's Charlie Vause, Turpin's Noah Yamaguchi, and Little Miami's Grace Biddle and Mackenzie Evans competing as individuals!  STATE MEET UPDATE:   Loveland finished fifth in the girls' race and eighteenth in the boys' race.  Top finishers for the girls were Loveland's Caroline Murnan (11th) and Grace Biddle (12th).  Leading the way for the ECC on the boys' side were Gianni Allwein (7th) and Charlie Vause (45th).  Congratulations!  See complete results HERE of the girls' race and HERE of the boys' competition.

November 4:  BIG FOOTBALL NEWS:  Shout out to Winton Woods, Kings, and Anderson for winning their second-round playoff games this evening!  Check out this weekend's match-ups HERE.  Win and Advance!  Also, read about Kings' win over Withrow, setting up another clash with top-seeded Winton Woods HERE.  Congratulations to Little Miami and Milford for closing out tremendous seasons as well!

November 4:  Congratulations to Milford's Marlee Scanlon and Little Miami's Grace Biddle for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  In addition, the Loveland girls soccer squad was named the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honoree!  Read more HERE.

November 1:  Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (boys cross country); Turpin's Noah Yamaguchi (boys cross country); Milford's Charlie Vause (boys cross country), Austin Hardin (football), and Marlee Scanlon (girls soccer); Lebanon's Jacob Fleig (boys cross country) and Grace Biddle (girls cross country); Kings' Michael Mussari (football); Anderson's Brodey Berg (football) and Bennett Painter (boys soccer); Little Miami's Grant Maupin (football); and Loveland's Sophia Kapszukiewicz (girls soccer) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Anderson, Milford, Kings, and Little Miami were up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and Loveland was in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week accolades. 

October 29:  The ECC boasts a pair of District Champions in the sport of girls soccer!  Congratulations to BOTH Milford and Loveland for moving on to Regionals!  Milford downed Springboro 2-1 and Loveland knocked off Centerville 3-2!  Milford faces Seton Tuesday at Princeton HS at 6 pm and Loveland squares off against Mount Notre Dame Tuesday at Beavercreek HS at 7 pm.  Good luck!

October 29:  Congratulations to Kings for finishing as District runner-up in volleyball.  The Lady Knights finished as ECC Champions with a fine 22-3 record overall and were ranked as high as eighth in the STATE!  Shout out to head coach Amanda Meadows on a great season!

October 29:  STATE BOUND:  Congratulations to both the boys' and girls' teams from Loveland for advancing to the OHSAA State Cross Country Meet!  The Lady Tigers finished Regional runner-up, while the boys placed fourth!  Individual qualifiers for the girls included Little Miami's Grace Biddle (top ECC finisher in 4th place) and Mackenzie Evans, while Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (top ECC finisher in 8th place), Lebanon's Jacob Fleig, Milford's Charlie Vause, and Turpin's Noah Yamaguchi all move on to State for the boys.  Complete results of all Regional races can be found HERE.

October 28:  The ECC went 5-3 in the opening round of the OHSAA football playoffs!  Congratulations to Kings, Milford, Winton Woods, Anderson, and Little Miami on their victories tonight on the gridiron!  Little Miami’s win was especially sweet, as the 15th-seeded Panthers downed second-seeded Xenia 27-24 on a field in the second overtime!  Click HERE to check out the week two match-ups!

October 28:  Turpin's Kyle Suter is named the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner in boys soccer.  Read more HERE.

October 27:  If you're interested in which football players are among the statistical leaders around the area, click HERE.

October 27:  Congratulations to the Kings volleyball squad for capturing the school's first-ever Sectional title last night in a classic five-set match with ECC foe Milford.  The Lady Knights advance to Saturday's District Final against Seton at Lakota East HS at noon.  Good luck!

October 26:  Enquirer subscribers who are cheering for the area’s cross country runners should check out this preview of this weekend’s Regional Meet HERE.


October 26:  The fall season is over (in terms of league competition), and the ECC All-Sport standings is posted HERE.  Loveland and Milford are neck-and-neck after the first third of the sports year!  

October 25:  Winton Woods sits atop final AP state football poll; Kings comes in at #8.  Read more HERE.

October 25:  Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (boys cross country) and Angela Britton and Irisa Poompanit (girls tennis - doubles); Kings' Garrett Hogan (boys golf) and Elise Marchal (volleyball); Winton Woods' Van George (football); West Clermont's Bo Rickman (football) and Jordyn Riffle (girls soccer); Turpin's Kyle Suter (boys soccer) and Sydney Riley (girls soccer); Milford's Nick Haskins (boys soccer) and Campbell Robinson (volleyball); and Loveland's Makenna Kirlin (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Kings was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week and Loveland boys cross country and Anderson boys soccer were in the running of the Ohio Fall Team of the Week awards! 

October 24:  Winton Woods was among the nominees for the week ten Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award! 

October 24:  Kings' Will Kocher, West Clermont's Bo Rickman, and Milford's Natwan Webster were in contention for the week ten Tristate Football Player of the Week award! 

October 24:  It's Monday and that means it's time to check out last week's top performers who were recognized as ECC Athletes of the Week HERE.

October 23:  Check out all the first round OHSAA football playoff match-ups HERE.  Congrats to our ECC teams who have advanced to week eleven action:  Lebanon, West Clermont, and Milford in Division I.  Winton Woods (#1 seed), Kings, Little Miami, Loveland, and Anderson in Division II.

October 23:  Several ECC teams are still alive in postseason play in the sports of volleyball and boys and girls soccer.  Good luck to these teams this week:  VOLLEYBALL:  Loveland, Turpin, Lebanon, and Kings vs. Milford; BOYS SOCCER:  Milford, Anderson, Turpin, Kings, and Lebanon; and GIRLS SOCCER:  Milford vs. West Clermont and Loveland vs. Turpin.

October 22:  Congratulations to our teams who advanced to the Regional Cross Country Championships.  For the girls, Loveland (District runner-up), Walnut Hills, and Turpin advanced as teams, as did Anderson's Audrey Baker and Little Miami's Grace Biddle, Mackenzie Evans, and Kaia Woolfe.  Complete girls results can be found HERE and HERE.  On the boys' side, Turpin (District runner-up), Loveland (District runner-up), and Little Miami move on as teams, while Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (District Champion), Kings' Sam Thomas, and Anderson's Sam Mizukawa also advanced.  Check out the boys' results HERE and HERE.  Lebanon boys’ (District Champions) and girls’ (District runner-up) squads also advanced to Regionals from the Cedarville District Meet!  Complete results from that meet are HERE for boys and HERE for girls.

October 22:  STATE GIRLS TENNIS NEWS:  Let's congratulate Turpin's Sarah Clark and Walnut Hills' Angela Britton and Irisa Poompanit for their fine seasons in girls tennis - culminating in a fine showing at the OHSAA State Girls Tennis Tournament!  Check out the singles bracket HERE and the doubles bracket HERE.

October 22:  STATE BOYS GOLF NEWS:  HUGE shout out to Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer and Kings' Garrett Hogan for their fine performances at the OHSAA State Boys Golf Tournament.  Jake tied for 16th overall and Garrett finished tied for 54th.  Complete results are HERE.

October 22:  Read Scott Springer's look at next week's OHSAA football playoff predictions HERE.  Although unofficial, it looks like several ECC squads could be playing next week.

October 21:  Shout out to Lebanon's Kyle Koch and Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 19:  Anderson’s Griffin Scalf and Trace Jallick - star quarterback and wide receiver AND role models for Anderson’s young student-athletes.  Read more HERE.
October 18:  Lebanon's Kyle Koch (football), Laila Jamison (girls soccer), and Lily Bolen (volleyball); Milford's Magnus Boben (football) and Rachel Morgan (volleyball); Anderson's Mike Smith (football) and Bennett Painter (boys soccer); Kings' Garrett Hogan (boys golf) and Abby Yoder (volleyball); Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer (boys golf); Turpin's Carter Flora (boys soccer) and Sarah Clark (girls tennis - singles); Loveland's Alexis Harden (girls soccer); and Walnut Hills' Angela Britton and Irisa Poompanit (girls tennis - doubles) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week honors. Loveland girls cross country was also up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week recognition.

October 17:  Anderson's Griffin Scalf is in contention for the WCPO Football Player of the Week recognition for week nine.  Vote HERE.

October 15:  Anderson's Griffin Scalf and Winton Woods' Justin Hill were in contention for the week nine Tristate Football Player of the Week award.  

October 15:  Anderson was up for the week nine Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award.  

October 15:  For the second consecutive year, Loveland swept both the girls and boys ECC Cross Country Championships today.  Winning the boys' race and ECC Runner of the Year honors was Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein, while Loveland's Madison Conatser came home with gold and Runner of the Year recognition in the girls' competition.  Complete results can be found HERE.

October 15:  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Three ECC girls tennis players have punched their tickets to the OHSAA State Tennis Championships at the Lindner Family Tennis Center October 21-22.  Congratulations to Turpin's Sarah Clark and the Walnut Hills doubles team of Irisa Poompanit and Angela Britton for moving on to STATE!

October 14:  Shout out to Anderson's Sam Mizukawa and Milford's Jasmine Mu and Rachel Morgan for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 12:  The ECC will be represented at the OHSAA State Boys Golf Championships!  Congratulations to Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer and Kings' Garrett Hogan on their fine performance at today's Division I District Tournament - Jake finished tied for runner-up and Garrett finished tied for fifth!  Best of luck at STATE!  Anderson finished ninth in the team competition!  Complete individual results from Districts are HERE.  

October 12:  Shout out to West Clermont's Bryson Earley for being named the Tristate Football Player of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 11:  Congratulations to all of our girls who competed in today's District Championships at Heatherwoode!  Shout out to Anderson for finishing seventh overall!  Complete team and individual results are HERE.

October 11:  Members of the Milford girls soccer squad sits down with the Enquirer's Scott Springer to discuss the season and upcoming tournament!  Watch video HERE.

October 11:  Anderson's Sam Mizukawa (boys cross country), Audrey Baker (girls cross country), and A.J. Gould (boys soccer); Little Miami's Grace Biddle (girls cross country) and Darbi Ricketts (volleyball); Walnut Hills' Te Rehrer (field hockey); Loveland's Colton Endicott (football) and Faith Daugherty (volleyball); Winton Woods' Donmiel Rogers Jr.(football); and Milford's Jasmine Mu (girls tennis - singles) and Rachel Morgan (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors!  Turpin and Kings were up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and Kings volleyball was in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award!

October 10:  I love entering and reading about our top performers each week.  You can check our our ECC Athletes of the Week HERE.

October 9:  Soccer and volleyball Sectional Tournament draws were held today.  Click HERE for Division I boys soccer match-ups; HERE for girls soccer: and HERE for volleyball.  Good luck to all of our teams!

October 9:  Loveland's Colton Endicott, Turpin's Addi Braun, and West Clermont's Bryson Earley were finalists for the week eight Tristate Football Player of the Week honors! 

October 9:  Check out photos from the October 7-8 Milford Water Polo Invitational HERE.  Thanks to Geoff Blankenship for the great coverage of the ECC!  

October 8:  Shout out to Turpin tennis standout Sarah Clark who finished as Sectional Champion and moves on to Thursday's and Saturday's District Tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.  Milford's Jasmin Mu also advances to Districts, as do the doubles teams of Brooke Malone and Ellen Benintendi (Turpin) and Angela Britton and Irisa Poompanit (Walnut Hills).

October 7:  Congratulations to Kings girls tennis team and head coach Sarah Hennessy for earning the Sportsmanship Award form the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association!

October 7:  Anderson boys soccer is named the Ohio Fall Team of the Week and Landon Goethe is named Player of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 7:  Shout out to Anderson for advancing to Districts after finishing runner-up at the Mason Sectional Boys Golf Tournament.  The Raptors' Charlie Straubel finished second overall.  Individual qualifiers also included Kings' Jake Williams and Garrett Hogan and Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer.  Results are HERE.  Walnut Hills competed at the Miami Whitewater Sectional, with results HERE.

October 7:  Loveland honors late basketball coach during Homecoming festivities.  Read more HERE.

October 6:  Enquirer subscribers can read a nice feature on Turpin's Carter Flora and how the Spartan boys soccer player overcame a skull fracture to finish out his season on the pitch.  Read more HERE.

October 5:  Shout out to our District qualifiers from the Division I Girls Golf Sectional Tournaments, held at Walden Ponds and Hamilton Elks.  Team qualifiers included Anderson (Ayla Brugger, Sara Lunn, Sydney Dodds, Ellie Lamkin, and Stella Hammond).  Lebanon's Riley Johnson, Turpin's Anna Sievers, and Milford's Cameron Manning also advanced as individual qualifiers.  Complete individual results of the Walden Ponds Sectional are HERE and the Hamilton Elks Sectional are HERE.

October 4:  Milford girls soccer is gaining some HUGE pub, earning a top-ten ranking nationally from the United Soccer Coaches.  Read more HERE and HERE.

October 4:  Kings' Samuel Thomas (boys cross country) and Zoe Lenney and Haylee Howes (girls tennis - doubles); Walnut Hills' Mckenzie Rehrer (field hockey); Milford's Reece Davis (football), Jasmine Mu (girls tennis - singles), and Campbell Robinson (volleyball); Winton Woods' Lorenzo Hudson (football); Loveland's Jake Svitkovich (football); Anderson's Coleman Miller (boys golf), Landon Goethe (boys soccer), and Rylie Ritter (volleyball); Lebanon's Payton Maynard (boys soccer); West Clermont's Kaleigh Schirmer (girls soccer); Turpin's Ellen Benintendi and Morgan Kaas (girls tennis - doubles) and Maddie Waters (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson boys soccer was up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award.  

October 3:  Last week's top performances are highlighted in our ECC Athletes of the Week section of the website HERE.

October 2:  Lebanon and Winton Woods were in contention for the week seven Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award!  

October 2:  Milford's Austin Hardin and Winton Woods' Jermaine Matthews were among the week seven nominees for the Tristate Football Player of the Week honors! 

October 1:  The week seven Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association polls again feature Milford sitting at #1 in the girls Division I poll.  Read more HERE.

October 1:  Check out this week's District 16 volleyball coaches poll HERE.  The ECC boasts four squads in the top ten - Kings, Milford, Turpin, and Loveland!

September 30:  Winton Woods downs Kings 28-23 to take control of the race for the conference football championship.  Read more HERE.

September 30:  Congratulations to Milford's Brendan MacRea and Jessie Nagle and Lebanon's Brayden Everitt for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

September 28:  Winton Woods' Trey Cornist is named the WCPO Player of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

September 28:  Milford girls soccer receives national recognition and is ranked among the country's best!  Read more HERE.

September 27:  Check out the week six OHSAA football playoff rankings HERE.  The postseason is beginning to take shape!

September 27: Lebanon's Calvin Kilgallon (boys cross country), Alynna Wilson (girls cross country), Brayden Everitt (football), and Ninah Miranda (volleyball); Walnut Hills' Tatum Seibert (field hockey); Milford's Brendan MacRae (boys golf), Reece Davis (football), Jessie Nagle (girls soccer), and Ariana Carranza and Zara Brown (girls tennis - doubles); Anderson's Ayla Brugger (girls golf) and Bennett Painter (boys soccer); Winton Woods' Trey Cornist (football); Kings' Ben Cyrus (boys soccer) and Elise Marchal (volleyball); Little Miami's Kiley Reese (girls soccer); and Turpin's Sarah Clark (girls tennis - singles) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  Loveland was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week honors and Turpin boys golf and Anderson girls golf were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award.

September 26:  Milford finds itself again at #1 in the State girls soccer polls!  Congratulations to head coach Jill Helms and the Lady Eagles and good luck the remainder of the season!

September 26:  This week's state football polls find Winton Woods (#2) and Kings (#3) ready to do battle Friday!  Read more HERE.

September 26:  It's time to check out the top performers from last week - recognized as ECC Athletes of the Week!  See our selections HERE.

September 25:  Winton Woods' Trey Cornist had quite the night Friday against Anderson - rushing for 343 yards and six touchdowns.  Read about that performance HERE.

September 25:  Winton Woods' Trey Cornist, Milford's Reece Davis, and Lebanon's Brayden Everitt were finalists for the week six Tristate Football layer of the Week honors! 

September 25:  Milford was in contention for the week six Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award!  

September 25:  In a HUGE battle of unbeaten girls soccer squads, Milford downed Mount Notre Dame 2-1.  Check out a few photos from the match-up of the city's #1 and #2 teams HERE.

September 23:  Shout out to the Milford boys AND girls soccer teams for earning Enquirer Team of the Week awards.  The Lady Eagles' Ana Manning and Cameron Manning and Walnut Hills' Killian Riley and Kate Stiens are named Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 23:  Milford girls are still at #1 in today's week six Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association poll.  Read more HERE.

September 23:  The Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association's Coaches Classic is slated for this weekend!  Turpin's Sarah Clark gets some accolades in the Enquirer preview HERE (subscribers).

September 23:  Enquirer subscribers can see who is leading a number of statistical categories in high school football HERE.

September 23:  Shout out to the Anderson girls golf squad - your ECC Champions!  The Lady Raptors finished the regular season undefeated in ECC play!  The league champs were led by Postseason medalist Ayla Brugger who fired a 75 - three strokes ahead of runner-up Riley Johnson from Lebanon.  See complete individual results from both the Preseason and Postseason tournaments HERE. 

September 23: With her goal in Milford’s 2-0 win over Anderson on Thursday, Ana Manning has broken the school record for most goals in a career with 46. Manning passed MHS Hall of Famer and former Ohio State Buckeye Morgan Wolcott for the top spot on the Eagles’ leaderboard.

“I couldn’t be more proud of Ana for breaking this record,” said Milford head coach Jill Helms. “To put her name in the same sentence as a Milford Hall of Famer who went on to play Division I college soccer at a high-level is exceptional. I can’t wait to see how Ana continues to contribute to our team’s success for the rest of her career.”

Just a junior, Ana already has a pair of All-Eastern Cincinnati Conference First Team honors to her credit, including last season’s Offensive Player of the Year award. A verbal commit to Coastal Carolina, Ana also has 16 assists and 108 total points to her credit during her career.

In the same match against Anderson, coach Jill Helms picked up her 50th career victory in only a little over three years at the helm.  Congratulations to both Ana and Jill and to all the state's top-ranked Lady Eagle soccer squad.

September 22:  Enquirer subscribers can check out the statistical leaders in both boys and girls soccer HERE.

September 21:  Winton Woods football win streak sits at 14 and counting, as the Warriors prepare to battle ECC foe Anderson.  Read more HERE.

September 21:  Enquirer subscribers can check out the area's statistical leaders in volleyball HERE.

September 20:  Turpin is once again your ECC Champions in the sport of girls tennis!  The Lady Spartans won yesterday's conference tournament, securing yet another overall ECC title - the school's sixth crown in the last eight seasons!  For complete results of the ECC Tournament, click HERE.

September 20:  Shout out to Turpin for finishing first at today's Postseason Boys Golf Tournament at the Grizzly at Kings Island.  Loveland's Anthony Moran and Milford's Jonathan Campbell were co-Medalists at 73, with Anderson's Coleman Miller and Marshall Morency both shooting 75.  Complete Preseason and Postseason Tournament results can be found HERE.  The Spartans wrapped up their second straight conference title as well!

September 20:  Milford girls sit atop the latest state soccer poll!  Read more HERE.

September 20:  Walnut Hills' Kate Stiens (girls cross country), Holly Risinger (field hockey), and Killian Riley (boys soccer); West Clermont's Bryson Earley (football); Anderson's Brodey Berg (football), Sydney Dodds (girls golf), and Christina Johnson and Laura Johnson (girls tennis - doubles); Kings' Michael Mussari (football); Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer (boys golf), Kiley Reese (girls soccer), and Darbi Ricketts (volleyball); Milford's Cameron Manning (girls golf), Ana Manning (girls soccer), and Avery Fielman (volleyball); Lebanon's Barrett Moore (boys soccer); and Turpin's Lilly Gillespie (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Loveland was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award.  Milford boys and girls soccer and Walnut Hills girls field hockey were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.  

September 19:  LEFT HIS MARK:  Best of luck to Lebanon's Rob Hodges who is stepping down as girls' basketball coach at Lebanon High School after 25 years at the helm!  Read more HERE.

September 19:  Check out the newest ECC Athletes of the Week HERE.

September 18:  Kings' Michael Mussari, West Clermont's Bryson Earley, and Anderson's Brodey Berg were all nominees for the week five Tristate Football Player of the Week award!

September 18:  Kings and Loveland were finalists for the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week honors! 

September 17:  In one of the most competitive events on the Loveland boys' and girls' cross country schedules, the girls finished fourth and the boys tenth at Alabama's Southern Showcase.  Leading the way for the girls was Caroline Murnan who finished 31st, while Cayden Dyer finished 44th for the boys.  Results of all races are HERE.

September 17:  At the Milford Cross Country Invitational, Turpin finished runner-up in both the boys' and girls' varsity races.  Walnut Hills' Kate Stiens (girls) and Gianni Allwein (boys) won their races.  Anderson's Audrey Baker finished second in the girls' race and Turpin's Lucas Towne finished runner-up in the boys' race.  All race results can be found HERE.

September 17:  Kings' Will Kocher was in contention for the WCPO Football Player of the Week honors for week five! 

September 17:  Kings wins battle of undefeated squads, downing Milford 41-7 in week five football action.  Read more HERE.

September 16:  Check out the week five Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association soccer polls HERE.  Our own Milford Lady Eagles sit at #1 in the girls' poll!

September 16:  Loveland's Cayden Dyer, Madison Conatser, and Landon Cornwall and Milford's Marlee Scanlon have been named the latest Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Lebanon was also named the Ohio Football Team of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 15:  Milford's Austin Hardin is voted the week four WCPO Football Player of the Week award winner.  Read more HERE.

September 13:  From the "That's pretty cool department," Lebanon and Loveland have all-female coaching staffs in their volleyball programs!

September 13:  Little Miami's James Janzen (boys cross country) and Grace Biddle (girls cross country); Loveland's Cayden Dyer (boys cross country), Madison Conatser (girls cross country), and Landon Cornwall (boys soccer); Walnut Hills' Robin Sinclair (field hockey) and Roman Girandola (boys soccer); Lebanon's Alex Klein (football) Kiley Bruce (girls soccer), and Lily Bolen (volleyball); Kings' Michael Mussari (football); Milford's Luke Ray (football), Ava Blevins (girls water polo), Marlee Scanlon (girls soccer), and Lauren Pickett (volleyball); Anderson's Cameron Manning (girls golf) and Bennett Painter (boys soccer); Turpin's Sarah Clark (girls tennis - singles), Ellen Benintendi and Morgan Kaas (girls tennis - doubles), and Lily Gillespie (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lebanon and Kings were up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and Milford boys soccer and Turpin boys golf were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.

September 12:  Winton Woods (#1) and Kings (#5) highlight this week's state football polls!  Read more HERE.

September 11:  Kings' Will Kocher and Milford's Austin Hardin were both in contention for the week four WCPO Player of the Week honor!  

September 11:  Winton Woods was a finalist for the week four Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award! 

September 11:  Winton Woods' Trey Cornist, Kings' Will Kocher, and Milford's Natwan Webster were nominees for the week four Tristate Football Player of the Week award.  

September 10:  Results from all races at the Mason Cross Country Invitational can be found HERE.  The highlight for the ECC came from Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein who finished fifth overall in a talented field in the boys' race.

September 10:  Results from the Little Miami Cross Country Invitational are HERE.  Little Miami finished as champion of both the boys' and girls' races, while Milford finished runner-up in the boys' race.  Milford's Charlie Vause won the boys' race, while six other ECC runners finished in the top ten - Little Miami's James Janzen (third), Sam Gausmann (fourth), Aidan Castillo (sixth), and Colin Spears (eighth), and Milford's Owen Stewart (seventh) and D.J. Chadwell Jr. (ninth).  In the girls competition, Little Miami finished in the top four spots, led by Grace Biddle's first-place finish.  Mackenzie Evans, Sophia France, and Kaia Woolfie finished second, third, and fourth respectively.

September 9:  Check out the latest District 16 volleyball coaches' polls HERE.  Kings, Milford, Loveland, and Turpin are in the top ten!

September 9:  Check out the results from the Loveland Sunset Cross Country Invitational HERE.  Congratulations to host Loveland for capturing both the boys' and girls' titles.  Loveland's Madison Conatser, Caroline Murnan, and Parker Mentzer finished 1-2-3 in the girls' race, while the Tigers' Cayden Dyer finished just ahead of Turpin's Lucas Towne in the boys' competition. 

September 9:  Milford football goes to 4-0 after wild 48-47 victory over Anderson.  Read more HERE.

September 9:  Milford's Charlie Vause, Loveland's Faith Daugherty, and Turpin's Lucia Johnson are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 7:  Milford's Natwan Webster is named the WCPO Player of the Week award winner for week three!  Read more HERE.

September 7:  Enquirer subscribers can preview the area's top high school golfers before tourney time HERE.

September 7:  Lebanon's Ninah Miranda becomes the first volleyball player in school history to reach the coveted 1000-kill plateau!  Congratulations Ninah!

September 6:  First state rankings in Ohio high school football are released HERE.  Winton Woods sits at #1 and Kings at #5 in Division II.

September 6:  Milford's Brian Coston earns 300th soccer coaching victory as Eagles' boys soccer coach.  Read more HERE. 

September 6:  Milford's Charlie Vause (boys cross country), Natwan Webster (football), and Rachel Morgan (volleyball); Anderson's Brodey Berg (football), Ayla Brugger (girls golf), and Tate Brandon (boys soccer); Winton Woods' Trey Cornist (football); Turpin's Zezo Yousef (boys soccer), Lucia Johnson (girls soccer), Reagan Gerth (girls tennis - singles), and Ellen Benintendi and Morgan Kaas (girls tennis - doubles); West Clermont's Kaleigh Schirmer (girls soccer); Lebanon's Ninah Miranda (volleyball); Loveland's Faith Daugherty (volleyball); and Walnut Hills' Danny Westrich (water polo) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Anderson was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award.  Anderson boys soccer and Loveland boys golf were in the running for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.

September 5:  It's time to check out this week's ECC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE.

September 4:  Milford's Natwan Webster and Winton Woods' Trey Cornist were nominees for the week three WCPO Football Player of the Week honors! 

September 4:  Anderson's Brodey Berg and Milford's Austin Hardin were among the week three nominees for the Tristate Football Player of the Week award! 

September 4:  Little Miami was in contention for the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award for week three! 

September 3:  Milford football downs Loveland to move to 3-0 for first time since 2008.  Read more HERE.

September 3:  Shout out to Milford's Charlie Vause for winning the boys division of the Lebanon Cross Country Invitational.  The Eagles finished third overall, just ahead of host Lebanon.  Lebanon's Jacob Fleig and Calvin Kilgallon placed second and third respectively.  Lebanon's Alynna Wilson (seventh) and Mazie Monroe (tenth) finished in the top ten on the girls' side, leading the Lady Warriors to a third-place finish in the team standings.  Results of all races can be found HERE.

September 2:  Volleyball coaches release weekly polls.  See if your favorite team made the cut HERE.

September 2:  Walnut Hills' Erin Martin was recognized during the Walnut Hills vs. Kings football game.  Erin was the 2022 State Champion in girls wrestling!

September 2:  Shout out to West Clermont's Hayden Jones, Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein, and Little Miami's Zach Stevens for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week recognition.  Read more HERE.

September 1:  West Clermont is named the Tristate Football Team of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

August 31:  Kings football is on a roll, outscoring opponents 76-3 after a pair of contests.  Read more HERE.

August 30:  Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (boys cross country), Gus Elovitz (boys soccer), and Matthew Dillon (water polo); Kings Samuel Thomas (boys cross country), Jay Holubetz (football), and Melissa Mwaura (girls soccer); West Clermont's Wakefield Cook (boys cross country) and Hayden Jones (football); Anderson's Santos Alvarez (football); Milford's Jacob Smith (football), Owen King (boys soccer), and Jessie Nagle (girls soccer); Turpin's Drew Anness (boys golf), Sarah Clark (girls tennis - singles), and Ellen Benintendi and Morgan Kaas (girls tennis - doubles); Little Miami's Jake Wittenauer (boys golf), Zach Stevens (boys soccer), and Emma Linnemann (volleyball); Lebanon's Riley Johnson (girls golf) and Mya White (volleyball); and Loveland's Josie Nichols (volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  In addition, Milford was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award. Milford and Walnut Hills boys soccer were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.  

August 29:  Loveland will go with co-coaches in the girls varsity basketball program.  Read more HERE.

August 29:  The ECC coaches recognize Athletes of the Week each week and recipients are posted on the website (see top of page and click on Athletes of Week).  Worth mentioning that this week's selections are nearing 50!  Thanks coaches!

August 28:  West Clermont was up for the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award.

August 28:  Lebanon's Brayden Kay, Kings' Jay Holubetz, and Anderson's Griffin Scalf were nominees for the Tristate Football Player of the Week award!  

August 27:  Results from the Lakota East Cross Country Invitational can be found HERE.  Congratulations to Kings' Samuel Thomas and to Milford's Charlie Vause for finishing first and second respectively in the boys' varsity race.  Turpin's Lucas Towne (fifth) and Anderson's Sam Mizukawa (seventh) also placed in the top ten.  Four boys' teams finished in the top ten - Milford (third), Little Miami (fourth), Kings (fifth), Turpin (sixth), and Anderson (eighth).  Little Miami's Grace Biddle placed second and Mackenzie Evans seventh in the girls' varsity race, while Turpin's Bridget McKee (fourth) and Anderson's Audrey Baker (ninth) also placed in the top ten.  Five ECC squads earned top ten finishes - Turpin (second), Milford (fifth), Little Miami (sixth), Kings (eighth), and Anderson (tenth).  Kings' Ava Marketos won the Open Race!

August 27:  WCPO highlights the best football team performances from week two - and all five ECC winners get mentioned HERE!

August 27:  Milford's Jacob Smith and Kings' Will Kocher were in the running for the WCPO Player of the Week award! 

August 26:  Milford girls soccer has high expectations this season.  Enquirer subscribers can read more HERE.

August 26:  Shout out to Walnut Hills boys for finishing eighth and to the girls for placing ninth at the Moeller Primetime Cross Country Invitational.  The Eagles' Gianni Allwein finished runner-up in the boys' race, while Kate Stiens was the top ECC finisher for the girls with her fourteenth-place finish.  See results of all the races HERE.

August 26:  Shout out to Turpin's Brooke Wilson and Lebanon's Eden Chin for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

August 26:  Check out the week two Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association polls HERE.

August 24:  Scott Springer recaps the 1-0 battle between Anderson and St. Xavier in boys soccer.  Enquirer subscribers can read about the match HERE.

August 24:  Who are the top girls soccer teams in the area?  Enquirer subscribers can find out HERE.

August 23:  Turpin's Jamison Naehring is more than just a volleyball player.  Read more HERE.

August 23:  Walnut Hills' Gianni Allwein (boys cross country); Milford's Erich Morgan (boys golf), Austin Hardin (football); Turpin's Carter Flora (boys soccer), Brooke Wilson (girls soccer), and Sarah Clark (girls tennis); Loveland's Megan Davis (girls soccer); Anderson's Allison McPhillips (girls tennis); and Lebanon's Edin Chin (girls tennis) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Milford boys soccer, Turpin boys golf, and Loveland girls soccer were among the nominees for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.  Also, Winton Woods and Kings were up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award.

August 22:  Lebanon baseball standout Colton Hartman to pitch in All-American Classic.  Read more HERE.

August 21:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top cross country runners HERE.

August 21:  Kings and Milford were in the running for the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award!  

August 21:  Milford's Auston Hardin and Kings' Mike Mussari were among the nominees for the Tristate Football Player of the Week award!  

August 21:  Found this article about Winton Woods' Jermaine Mathews Jr. and how he wants to leave his mark on Warrior football before heading to The Ohio State University!  Read more HERE.

August 20:  Shout out to Loveland for placing runner-up (boys) and fifth (girls) overall at the OHSAA Preseason Cross Country Invitational!  See results from all races HERE.

August 20:  Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association releases season’s first poll HERE.

August 20:  West Clermont falls to Hamilton in gridiron opener. Read more HERE.

August 16:  Check out our first ECC Athletes of the Week HERE.

August 16:  Tristate Football previews week one match-up between Anderson and Princeton HERE.

August 12:  Milford's Ana Manning and Anderson's Bennett Painter are among the state's best soccer players.  Read about Ana HERE and Bennett HERE.

August 10:  Tristate Football previews the Anderson Raptors football squad HERE.

August 10:  Congratulations to Anderson's girls golf squad for winning today's ECC Preseason Tournament title.  The Lady Raptors finished ahead of runner-up Lebanon by only three strokes 345-349.  Medalist honors went to Lebanon's Riley Johnson (74), who finished ahead of Anderson's Sara Lunn (79) and Lady Warrior teammate Anna Spahr (84).  Complete individual results are HERE.

August 10:  Who are the area's best middle blockers in girls volleyball?  Enquirer subscribers can find out HERE.

August 10:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's best girls soccer players HERE.

August 9:  Shout out to Loveland for capturing the ECC Preseason Boys Golf tourney title today!  The Indians outdistanced runner-up Anderson 306-315.  Medalist honors went to Turpin's Alex Meyer who shot a 71, while Loveland's Anthony Moran and Milford's Jason Campbell finished runner-up (73).  Complete individual results are HERE.

August 8:  Shout out to Kings for capturing the first-ever ECC JV Girls Golf Tournament title with a ten-stroke advantage over runner-up Lebanon.  Team members included Emily Lynch, Marlee Combs, Addison Pieper, and Ellie Sharp.  Emily and Anderson's Sierra Baxter were medalists.  The tourney was held at Bel-Wood Country Club.

August 7:  Here's coach Darnell Parker's Celebration of Live video HERE.

August 4:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top golfers HERE.

August 4:  Enquirer subscribers can check out the area's top tennis players HERE.

August 3:  Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football schedule is announced HERE.

August 1:  Vote for the Tristate Football Preseason Football All-TSF Squad HERE.

July 31:  Tristate Football releases its Blitz 5 Top 25 football poll HERE.

July 30:  Local baseball players lead Midland 18U team to Connie Mack World Series.  Read more HERE. 

July 27:  Loveland grad Drew Plitt signed by Bengals.  Read more HERE.

July 25:  Beloved Loveland and Clark Montessori basketball coach Darnell Parker (and his smile) will be sorely missed.  Read more HERE about his battle with cancer.

July 22:  Tristate Football previews Milford football HERE.

July 22:  Prep Baseball Report announces its All-Ohio baseball squad.  Read more HERE.

July 21:  Tristate Football previews Walnut Hills football HERE.

July 19:  Enquirer subscribers can read about Anderson's upcoming football season ... and yes, the Raptors will continue to throw the ball!  Read more HERE.

July 18:  Tristate Football previews Winton Woods football HERE.

July 9:  Tristate Football previews Little Miami football HERE.

July 2022:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top football players as the 2022 gridiron season is right around the corner.  Offensive lineman HERE; wide receivers HERE; running backs HERE; quarterbacks HERE; linebackers HERE; defensive linemen HERE; and defensive backs HERE.

June 29:  The Enquirer announces its Spring All-Stars HERE.

June 27:  Winton Woods alum Chance Gray named LaRosa's MVP of the Year award winner!  Read more HERE.

June 22:  The Enquirer looks at the top high school sports stories from 2021-22 HERE.

April 29:  Tristate Football previews Loveland football HERE.

April 11:  Tristate Football previews Kings football HERE.

March 29:  Tristate Football previews Turpin football HERE.

March 2:  Tristate Football previews Anderson football HERE.

March 2:  Tristate Football posts active statistical leaders in ECC football HERE.