As the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Sports Information Director, let me welcome you to the league website.  I am proud to be in my 13th year serving as SID for one of the top athletic and academic leagues in the tristate area!  Visit the site often, as it is updated daily with current news stories, statistics and current schedules.  Also, click on the Athletes of the Week tab to see who coaches have selected as their weekly top performers, as well as checking out our ECC Academic Award recipients, State Champions, and those athletes who are playing at the collegiate level.  Best of luck to all our teams in 2025-26!  

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

ECC FALL SPORTS SEASON 

FOOTBALL:  2024 RECAP:  Anderson finished the 2024 season undefeated in regular season action to secure the Raptors' first league crown since 2017!  Head coach Evan Dreyer's squad also advanced to the OHSAA State Championship game against Avon.  Winton Woods finished 2024 ECC play at 9-1, and was one of eight ECC schools to earn playoff berths last fall (Lebanon, Walnut Hills, Little Miami, Milford, West Clermont, and Kings were the others)!  

WEEK ONE RESULTS
Walnut Hills 26, Western Hills 24
Winton Woods 21, Springfield 14
West Clermont 42, Mt. Healthy 7
McNicholas 34, Turpin 28
Anderson 52, Cooper 10 (watch video recap HERE)
Harrison 35, Loveland 14
Kings 44, Sycamore 7
Withrow 35, Milford 0
Lebanon 20, Northmont 0
Jackson 21, Little Miami 14

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VOLLEYBALL:  2024 RECAP:  Anderson looks to defend its conference crown this fall after finishing the 2024 regular season with a 19-4 record (16-2 in ECC matches).  Loveland and Turpin excelled in postseason play, finishing their 2024 seasons with Regional runner-up trophies!

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MILESTONE ALERT:  Congratulations to Loveland's Makenna Kirlin for notching her 2000th career assist in a August 23 home match against Ursuline Academy.  The senior and three-time First Team All-ECC selection will take her talents to Lipscomb University next fall.

BOYS SOCCER:  2024 RECAP:  The 2024 ECC Championship trophy is located at Turpin after the Spartans' 7-1-1 campaign.  It was the school's fourth ECC title in boys soccer. Both Anderson and Turpin advanced to the Sweet 16 in postseason play, with Anderson falling the Regional Finals.

GIRLS SOCCER:  2024 RECAP:  After going 9-0 last fall, Anderson won the league title ... the Lady Raptors' second-ever ECC championship. Postseason accolades went to Loveland, who finished as State Runner-Up and an overall 13-5-3 record!

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  2024 RECAP:  Little Miami will try to match last fall's tremendous season by capturing the ECC Championship for back-to-back seasons.  The 2024 title was the Panthers' first-ever league title.  At the OHSAA State Meet, the Panthers finished THIRD overall!  CONFERENCE MEET:  This year's Conference Meet is scheduled to be held at Live Oaks on October 11.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  2024 RECAP:  Milford won the school's first ECC title in girls cross country, finishing ahead of ECC runner-up Loveland.  The Lady Eagles also excelled at the State Meet, finishing seventh overall!  CONFERENCE MEET:  The 2025 ECC Meet is scheduled for October 11 at Live Oaks.

BOYS GOLF:  2024 RECAP:  Anderson and Loveland finished regular season league matches with identical 8-1 records, but it was Anderson who captured the ECC crown on the links.  CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:  Loveland  captured the Preseason Tournament title at Glenview with a one-stroke win over defending champion Anderson (290-291).  Medalist honors went to Milford's Brock Shuluga (68), while Loveland's Nathan Ryan and Ethan Walzer finished tied for second with identical rounds of 70.  Bronze medalists were West Clermont's Cam Lahman and Anderson's Marshall Morency and Charlie Straubel with scores of 72.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.  The 2025 Postseason Tourney is set for September 23 back at Glenview.

GIRLS GOLF:  2024 RECAP:  For the second time in the last three seasons, Anderson came away with the 2024 overall league title.  The squad finished 8-0 in league matches and won both the preseason and postseason tournament titles.  And let's not forget the team's ninth-place finish at State!  CONFERENCE MEET:  It's back-to-back Preseason Tourney titles for the Lady Raptors.  Anderson recorded a team score of 315 and outdistanced both Kings and Turpin who each carded 347.  Gold medalist honors went to Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (71).  Anderson's Aubrey Lunn (73) and Ellie Lamkin (74) finished second and third respectively.  Complete individual results will be posted tomorrow.  The Postseason Tournament is slated for September 18, again at Walden Ponds.

GIRLS TENNIS:  2024 RECAP:  Perfect was the result in 2024 for Loveland in regular season play, while Turpin took home the ECC Tournament crown.  The Lady Tigers edged out the Lady Spartans for the overall league championship, their fourth ECC win!  CONFERENCE MEET:  This fall's Conference Tournament will be held September 24 at Mason at 9 am. 

ECC FALL SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

August 28:  Check out photos from the Enquirer's TBA from this week's girls soccer match-up between Anderson and Lebanon HERE.

August 26:  Anderson's Elijah Trickey (boys cross country), Emma Sallee (girls cross country), Brady Kuhn (football), Ryan Wagner (boys soccer), Nina Brandon (girls soccer), and Rylie Ritter (girls volleyball); Turpin's Caleb Anderson (boys cross country), Ethan Brandhorst (boys soccer), and Lilly Woolums (girls volleyball); Milford's Henry Newman (boys cross country), Elle Campbell (girls cross country), Brock Shuluga (boys golf), Charlie Gehringer (boys soccer); Little Miami's Ryne Reynolds (boys cross country), and Vlad Romanov (boys soccer); Kings' Havannah Long (girls cross country), Jaxon Frisk (football), and Ava McIntyre (girls volleyball); Walnut Hills' Will Rivers (football) and Jacob Bailey (boys soccer); Winton Woods' Nate Dawson (football); Lebanon's Wyatt Lassen (football), Olivia Donovan (girls golf), and Abby Nisonger (girls soccer); West Clermont's Landon Young (football); and Loveland's Casey Kopecky (boys golf) and Josie Nichols (girls volleyball) are finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Walnut Hills, Anderson, and Kings are in the running for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award, and Loveland boys golf and Anderson girls soccer are up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honor. Vote HERE.

August 25:  August 25:  The Enquirer is breaking out a new award, recognizing the week's top spirit leaders in area high schools - both individual and team.  The first Spirit Award ballot includes Anderson's Stella Frye (dance) and Hayden Johnson (cheer), Walnut Hills' Layla Musgrave (cheer), and Milford's Lyla Yuskewich (dance).  The Anderson dance team is also in the running for the Spirit squad award.  Vote HERE.  Winners are scheduled to be announced on Fridays.

August 25:  Anderson and Winton Woods make a second consecutive appearance in the USA Today Network 2025 Ohio Super 25 football poll!  Read more HERE.

August 25:  Shout out to this past week's top performers, selected by their coaches as ECC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE for our high school recipients and HERE for junior high honorees.

August 24:  Anderson's Brady Kuhn is among the nominees for the Blitz 5 Primetime Performer award.  Vote HERE.

August 24:  Anderson's Jordan Davis, Winton Woods' Nate Dawson, Kings' Grant Nurre, and West Clermont's Landon Young were in contention for the TriState Football Mella Player of the Week award.  

August 24:  It's time to vote for the TriState Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award!  Anderson and Walnut Hills were in contention!  

August 24: MILESTONE ALERT!  Congratulations to Loveland's Makenna Kirlin for notching her 2000th career assist yesterday in a volleyball match against Ursuline Academy.  The senior and three-time First Team All-ECC selection will take her talents to Lipscomb University next fall.

August 24:  GREAT READ FROM CHRIS VOGT!  Despite opening night loss on the road to Jackson HS, Little Miami football is headed in the right direction under head coach Nate Mahon.  Read more HERE.

August 24:  CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:  At yesterday's Buckeye Running Sunrise Invitational, Milford girls and Little Miami boys came away with team titles.  Milford's Elle Campbell (meet champion), Katie Reckman (third), and Maren Barnett (fifth) each finished in the top five to lead the Lady Eagles, while the Panthers' Ryne Reynolds won the boys' race with Loveland's Ronan Wolfer finishing runner-up.  Other ECC top-five placers included Little Miami's Ian Patrick and Milford's Henry Newman who finished fourth and fifth respectively. Complete results are HERE for the girls and HERE for the boys.

August 22:  The Enquirer begins rolling out the first Athletes of the Week ballot next week!  Here's what you need to know to nominate an athlete ... click HERE.

August 22:  Anderson opens its 2025 gridiron season tonight, trying to avenge last year's loss in the Division II State Final.  Read more HERE.

August 18:  Shout out to this past week's top performers, selected by their coaches as ECC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE for our high school recipients and HERE for junior high honorees.

August 17:  IT'S FOOTBALL WEEK!  Check out the top teams in Division I and Division II below:

PINNED:  Football season is right around the corner.  Here's TriState Football previews of some of our ECC squads:

TURPIN:  Click HERE
WEST CLERMONT:  Click HERE  
KINGS:  Click HERE
WINTON WOODS:  Click HERE  
ANDERSON   Click HERE
LEBANON:  Click HERE
ECC ACTIVE LEADERS:  Click HERE 
TOP 25 AREA TEAMS:  Click HERE 

PINNED:  The Enquirer Sports Department is also busy with previews of its own!  See if any of your school's players are featured below.

WATER POLO (RETURNS TO MILFORD HS):  Click HERE
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF:  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (BEST LIBEROS AND DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (BEST SETTERS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (BEST BLOCKERS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (BEST HITTERS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (BEST SOPHOMORES):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (TOP SENIORS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (OHIO'S TOP 25 PLAYERS):  Click HERE
VOLLEYBALL (CITY'S TOP 25 PLAYERS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (ECC PREVIEW):  Click HERE 
FOOTBALL (BEST DYNAMIC DUOS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST DEFENSIVE BACKS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST LINEBACKERS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST RUNNING BACKS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST GADGET PLAYERS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST QUARTERBACKS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (BEST PLAYERS BY POSITION - READERS' VOTE):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (TOP RETURNING SOPHOMORES):  Click HERE
FOOTBALL (STATE'S TOP 25 PLAYERS): Click HERE
FOOTBALL (AREA'S TOP SENIORS):  Click HERE
BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER (BEST GOALIES):  Click HERE
BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER (BEST DEFENDERS):  Click HERE
BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER (BEST MIDFIELDERS):  Click HERE
BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER (BEST FORWARDS):  Click HERE
GIRLS SOCCER (BEST SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS):  Click HERE
GIRLS SOCCER (BEST SENIORS):  Click HERE
GIRLS SOCCER (TOP 25 PLAYERS):  Click HERE
GIRLS SOCCER (CITY'S BEST TEAMS):  Click HERE
GIRLS SOCCER (STATE'S TOP 25 PLAYERS):  Click HERE
BOYS SOCCER (BEST UNDERCLASSMEN):  Click HERE
BOYS SOCCER (BEST SENIORS):  Click HERE
BOYS SOCCER (TOP 25 PLAYERS):  Click HERE
BOYS SOCCER (CITY'S BEST TEAMS):  Click HERE
BOYS SOCCER (STATE'S TOP 25 PLAYERS): Click HERE
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (BEST RUNNERS): Click HERE
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (BEST RUNNERS):  Click HERE

August 11:  Shout out to this past week's top performers, selected by their coaches as ECC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE for our high school recipients.

August 6:  GIRLS GOLF PRESEASON TOURNEY UPDATE:  It's back-to-back Preseason Tourney titles for the Lady Raptors.  Anderson recorded a team score of 315 at Walden Ponds and outdistanced both Kings and Turpin who each carded 347.  Gold medalist honors went to Lebanon's Olivia Donovan (71).  Anderson's Aubrey Lunn (73) and Ellie Lamkin (74) finished second and third respectively.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.

August 5:  BOYS GOLF PRESEASON TOURNEY UPDATE:  Loveland  captured today's Preseason Tournament title at Glenview with a one-stroke win over defending champion Anderson (290-291).  Medalist honors went to Milford's Brock Shuluga (68), while Loveland's Nathan Ryan and Ethan Walzer finished tied for second with identical rounds of 70.  Bronze medalists were West Clermont's Cam Lahman and Anderson's Marshall Morency and Charlie Straubel with scores of 72.  Complete team and individual results are HERE.

August 4:  Let's get 2025-26 started with our first ECC Athletes of the Week, nominated by our fall sports coaches!  Read more HERE.

July 23:  All of our ECC schools are committed to "giving back" whenever possible.  For example, the Loveland boys golf squad volunteered at Operation Give Back today.  The squad wrote "Back to School" letters to students and filled over 200 snack bags for the youngsters who benefit from the program.  Great job!

July 17:  OHSAA PRESS RELEASE REGARDING GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced today that it will sanction a state championship event in girls flag football beginning in the spring of 2026. The announcement was made at a press conference in Canton alongside representatives from the National Football League, the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the NFL FLAG Championships presented by Toyota.

OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute and OHSAA staff have been meeting with Ohio flag football leaders for several years. The growth of girls flag football began in 2021 with the creation of the first Girls High School Flag Football division in Northeast Ohio, led by the Cleveland Browns. Three years ago, there were 20 schools in Ohio that had a team. There are currently 80 high schools in Ohio that have a team and that number is expected to continue to grow.

“We are pleased that the OHSAA Board of Directors has approved the sanctioning of girls flag football as an OHSAA sponsored championship event,” said Ute. “Flag football is growing rapidly and we look forward to working closer with teams, coaches and schools to help that growth. The Browns, Bengals and NFL have already put in so much work to promote the game and bring us to this moment to welcome girls flag football to the OHSAA.”

In 2024, the Browns held an initial conversation with the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association regarding adding a division for girls flag football. The coaches association then officially included the sport in the association by adding a new region, Region 18. The Browns are the only NFL club that sits on a board for a high school football coaches association.

Flag football has been added by 100 college club and varsity programs and now 17 high school state associations have sanctioned the sport with a state tournament. It will be included as a new sport in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Girls flag football will continue to be a spring sport. In May, the Browns and Bengals hosted the inaugural Girls High School Flag Football State Championship title at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon, where the top four teams from both the Browns and Bengals divisions competed. Hamilton Badin High School won the inaugural girls flag football state tournament over Willoughby South High School.

“Ohio becoming the latest state to sanction girls flag football is a testament to the strong growth and appeal of the sport,” said Stephanie Kwok, NFL Vice President, Head of Flag Football. “This is an exciting time with 17 states having sanctioned girls flag football and we’re thankful to the Browns, Bengals and OHSAA for their support in growing the sport.”

“The decision to officially sanction girls’ flag football in Ohio is an important moment not just for the Browns, but for the entire state of Ohio and the game we love,” said Cleveland Browns Managing and Principal Partners Dee and Jimmy Haslam. “We have seen firsthand how powerful the game of football can be in shaping confidence, leadership, and community, and we are proud that more young women will have the chance to experience that same growth. When we launched our Girls High School Flag Football League in 2021, the goal was to get to this day, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the continuous work of the athletes, coaches, administrators, and parents who all believed in the future of this sport. We want to thank OHSAA, the Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL for their partnership on bringing this to life as we continue to grow the game for girls across the state.”

“This is an incredible day for the state of Ohio, the sport of football and most importantly the young women who have dreamed of this moment,” said Bengals Director of Strategy and Engagement Elizabeth Blackburn. “On behalf of the Cincinnati Bengals, I want to thank the Ohio High School Athletic Association, athletic directors, players, coaches, referees and every single advocate who helped make today possible. Flag football is more than a sport — it’s — a platform for teamwork, leadership, development and community. The Bengals are proud to support the growth of flag football and celebrate this historic milestone.”

Dates for competition and the 2026 state tournament will be determined in the near future.