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Let's check out what happened last spring in the MVC

BASEBALL:  MVCA (Gray) and CHCA (Scarlet) look to win back-to-back Conference titles this spring.  The 2022 effort was MVCA's first MVC crown, while CHCA has won or shared 16 of the last 17 Scarlet Division titles.

SOFTBALL:  Your defending Gray Division champions are the Seven Hills Lady Stingers, while the defending Scarlet Division titleholders are CHCA.  Seven Hills has won three of the last four division trophies, while the Lady Eagles are gunning for their third in a row!

BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK:  In boys track, Summit Country Day looks to win consecutive league championships, as does CHCA in girls track.  It was the first crown for the Silver Knights since the 2014 season and the first title for the Lady Eagles since the 2007 season.  The MVC Track and Field Championships are currently scheduled for May 11 at CHCA (subject to change).

BOYS TENNIS:  Perrenial powerhouse Seven Hills looks for a three-peat on the tennis courts.  The Stingers have won or shared 10 of the past 15 MVC Championships.

BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE:  In boys lacrosse, CHCA has proven to be the team to beat recently, winning the past two MVC crowns.  Summit Country Day won the first six league titles in girls lacrosse, that is until Seven Hills won in 2021 and CHCA won last spring.

SPRING SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

March 31:  Roger Bacon's Parker Cribbs was recognized as an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Congratulations!  Read more HERE.

March 28:  CHCA's Jonah Lang (boys lacrosse) and Roger Bacon's Parker Cribbs (girls lacrosse) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  CHCA boys lacrosse was a finalists for the Spring Team of the Week honors. 

March 27:  Spring sports are definitely underway, and here are this past week's MVC Athletes of the Week based on coaches' nominations!  Read more HERE.

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

March 23:  CHCA's Luke Sanders (Special Mention) and Weston Roberts (Special Mention) were recognized as Division II All-State boys basketball players by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.  See complete (DI-DIV) All-Ohio honorees HERE.

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

March 22:  Three Seven Hills players are listed among the area's top boys tennis players.  Enquirer subscribers can read about them HERE.

March 22:  The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its DIII-DIV All-State teams for boys basketball.  Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown was named to the DIII First Team.  Other All-State recipients included Summit Country Day's Cayleb Walters (Special Mention), Norwood's Mason Winchester (Special Mention), Clark Montessori's Jakari Parker (Honorable Mention), Cincinnati Christian's Corey Rogers (Special Mention), New Miami's Emryk Moffitt (Honorable Mention), and MVCA's Henry Patterson (Honorable Mention).  See complete DIII-DIV All-Ohio lists for the boys HERE.

March 21:  Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander is named the Division II Player of the Year by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.  Other DII All-Ohio recipients included Summit Country Day's Gabby Martin (Second Team) and Kyla Irby (Honorable Mention) and Purcell Marian's Ky'Aira Miller (Honorable Mention) and Jayda Mosley (Honorable Mention).  See complete All-State lists for the girls HERE.

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

March 21:  Roger Bacon's Alyssa Sunderman (girls lacrosse) was a finalist for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Also, Roger Bacon girls lacrosse was up for the Spring Team of the Week honors. 

March 20:  The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association's Division III and IV All-Ohio honorees were announced for girls basketball.  Cincinnati Country Day's Gracie Barnes (Second Team) and Megan Zimmerman (Special Mention), St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Kinyia Lindsay (Special Mention), Cincinnati Christian's Kaylin Davis (Honorable Mention), and Lockland's Jaylah Smith (Honorable Mention) made the list!  See complete list HERE.

March 20:  The spring sports season is officially off and running!  Check out our first MVC Athletes of the Week 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 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!

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Let's salute our MVC CHAMPS from the winter season

BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL:  In boys basketball, Cincinnati Christian wrapped up the Gray Division title, while CHCA came away with its second straight Scarlet Division championship.  Clark Montessori locked up the Gray Division title in girls action, while Purcell Marian captured the Scarlet Division championship.  This was back-to-back titles for both teams.  POSTSEASON UPDATES (GIRLS):  Congratulations to Cincinnati Country Day, Summit Country Day, and Purcell Marian girls for winning Sectional titles!  CCD downed Preble Shawnee to advance to the Regional semifinal before falling to Afrocentric.  Purcell Marian moved on to the Regional semifinal at Springfield HS after defeating Tippecanoe.  Read more HERE.  The Lady Cavs followed that up with a 63-24 win over Columbus Bexley to advance to the Regional Final against Badin at Springfield HS.  FINAL FOUR(AGAIN):  The Lady Cavs downed Badin 64-54 and advanced to the State Final Four for the third consecutive year!  Read more HERE.  The girls then defeated Bryan to earn the right to play for a second cosnecutive STATE TITLE!  Read more HERE.  STATE CHAMPIONS:  Purcell Marian made it back-to-back State Championships after a 57-48 victory over Canal Fulton Northwest!  Read more HERE!  POSTSEASON UPDATE (BOYS):  Seven Hills was the MVC's final team to bow out of postseason play, falling to Preble Shawnee in the District Finals to finish its season at 14-9.  Read more HERE.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Player of the Year honors for the boys went to Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (Gray Division) and to CHCA's Weston Roberts (Scarlet Division) and Coach of the Year recognition went to Cincinnati Christian's Brian Gunter (Gray Division) and to CHCA's Scotty Rooks (Scarlet Division).  See complete All-MVC lists for the Gray Division HERE and the Scarlet Division HERE.  For the girls, Players of the Year were Clark Montessori's Ava Dubose (Gray Division) and Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (Scarlet Division), while Coaches of the Year were Clark Montessori's Neschelle Williams (Gray Division) and Purcell Marian's Jamar Mosley (Scarlet Division).  Complete Gray Division recipients are HERE and Scarlet Division honorees are HERE.

WRESTLING:  Norwood made it five straight Conference Championships on the mat, outdistancing runner-up Roger Bacon 205.5-102.  Wrestlers of the Year honors went to Norwood's Wyatt Hinton and Cincinnati Country Day's Tristen Davis, while Coach of the Year accolades went to Norwood's Derek Alsip and North College Hill's Aaron Wilson.  DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:  Congratulations to our MVC wrestlers who advanced to the District Tournament - Roger Bacon's Sam Schildmeyer; Norwood's Mason Kelsch, Nate Wall, Wyatt Hinton (Sectional Champion), Jeremy Cox, Tristen Howard, Devin Isaac (Sectional Champion), and Murphy Peter; North College Hill's Derrick Hoskins; Cincinnati Country Day's Tristen Davis and Luc Bonomo; and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Greg Miller (Sectional Champion).  Results of the DII Western Brown Sectional are HERE and the DIII Blanchester Sectional are HERE.  DISTRICT RESULTS:  For complete DII District results, click HERE.  For DIII results, click HERE.  Shout out to Norwood for finishing 14th in the team competition.  STATE BOUND:  HUGE congratulations go to Norwood's Wyatt Hinton who advanced to the State Tournament after finishing as District Champion at 132 lbs.  Teammate Jeremy Cox is an alternate at 138 lbs.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Congratulations to Norwood's Wyatt Hinton and Cincinnati Country Day's Tristen Davis for earning Wrestler of the Year honors and to Norwood's Derek Alsip and North College Hill's Aaron Wilson for receiving Coach of the Year accolades.  Complete All-MVC recipients are HERE.  STATE UPDATES:  Shout out to Norwood's Wyatt Hinton on his sixth-place finish at the State Meet!  Congratulations on a super season for the Indians!  Complete DIII State results are HERE.

BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING:   CHCA (boys) and Summit Country Day (girls) dominated this year's MVC Meet.  The CHCA boys outdistanced runner-up Cincinnati Country Day 338-231, while the Summit Country Day girls finished with a 381-259 advantage over runner-up CHCA.  The Sectional Meet is scheduled to be held February 10 (boys) and February 11 (girls).  Complete meet results are HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.  DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:  Shout out to CHCA's Scout Richards and Summit Country Day's Sadie Headley for advancing to Districts in girls diving.  Also, congratulations to all of our swimmers who punched their tickets to Districts.  Complete Sectional results of meets involving MVC swimmers are as follows:  Keating click HERE, Mason click HERE, and Princeton click HERE.  DISTRICT RESULTS:  Shout out to Summit Country Day (girls) for finishing runner-up and to CHCA (boys) for placing fifth at the District Meet.  Complete District results are HERE.  STATE BOUND:  Congratulations to CHCA's Scout Richards for finishing third at Districts and advancing to Wednesday's State Girls Diving Championships!  Complete District Dive results can be found HERE.  STATE RESULTS:  Enquirer subscribers can read more about the girls' championships HERE and the boys' championships HERE.  Complete results from the DII State Meet can be found HERE for the boys and HERE for the girls.  The MVC boasted THREE State Champions in CHCA's Taylor Bacher, Julia Shafer, and Logan Ottke (read more below).  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Swimmer of the Year honors went to CHCA's Taylor Bacher (girls) and to the Eagles' Logan Ottke (boys).  Coach of the Year recipients were Summit Country Day's Susan Miller (girls) and CHCA's Don Rielag (boys).  Complete All-Conference honorees for the girls are HERE and for the boys HERE.

BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING:  In boys bowling, Seven Hills secured its fourth straight conference title on the lanes.  In girls bowling, Seven Hills also captured the league crown - its first MVC championship.  DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:  Congratulations to Roger Bacon, North College Hill, and Summit Country Day for advancing to the District Girls Bowling Tournament!  Summit Country Day finished as the Sectional Champion at Cherry Grove Lanes.  Top score for the MVC was turned in by Cincinnati Christian's Brooklyn Porter with a 496 series.  She leads the contingent of individual qualifiers.  Joining Brooklyn at Districts will be teammate Seleste Brinker, Purcell Marian's Katie Slamkowski, Norwood's Annslee Braden, and Seven Hills' Shanaya Bharucha.  Complete Rollhouse Sectional results are HERE and HERE for the Cherry Grove Lanes Sectional.  For the boys, Seven Hills (Sectional Champion) and Summit Country Day advanced to Districts from the Cherry Grove Sectional, as did individual qualifier Samuel Meyer (Clark Montessori).  Complete results are HERE.  At the Rollhouse Sectional, both Norwood and Cincinnati Christian advanced to Districts.  Roger Bacon's John Kenny and North College Hill's Matteao Lewis also moved on to Districts as individuals.  Complete results can be found HERE.  STATE BOUND:  Congratulations to our MVC bowlers who have advanced to the State Tournament.  Cincinnati Christian's Keller Harrison and Norwood's Riley Carman moved on for the boys, while Seven Hills' Shanaya Bharucha advanced for the girls.  Complete District results for the boys are HERE and HERE for the girls.  STATE RECAP:  Shanaya finished 50th individually, while Keller finished 47th and Riley 59th overall.  Complete results of the girls State Tourney are HERE.  Results for the boys State Championships are HERE.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Our Bowlers of the Year were Seven Hills' Erin Finn (girls) and Cincinnati Christian's Keller Harrison (boys), while the MVC Coaches of the Year were Seven Hills' Robin Wilson (girls) and Randy Wilson (boys).  Complete All-MVC recipients are HERE for the girls and HERE for the boys.

GYMNASTICS:  Congratulations to Cincinnati Country Day for finishing sixth and to Seven Hills for placing ninth overall at this year's City Championships.  CCD's Hayden Zimmerman led all MVC performers in each event, finishing 24th on vault, 19th on bars, 23rd on beam, 31st on floor, and 22nd in the all-around.  Seven Hills was paced by Cat McAndrew who finished 30th on bars, 34th on beam, and 37th on floor and Evie Ferguson who finished 33rd on vault and 28th in the all-around.  DISTRICT RESULTS:  Cincinnati Country Day finished 16th and Seven Hills 22nd at the District Championships.  Cincinnati Country Day's Hayden Zimmerman led MVC participants in every event - on vault (67th), on bars (56th), on beam (72nd), on floor (71st), and in the all-around (57th).  Individual results can be found HERE and all-around results HERE.

CHEERLEADING:  The Miami Valley Conference salutes our cheerleaders with All-MVC recognition.  Our 2022-23 recipients are as follows:  Ciara Cyprien (Cincinnati Christian), Kiki Van Landuyt (Cincinnati Country Day), Elise Irwin (CHCA), Le'Asia Patton (Lockland), Kaylee Miklautsch (MVCA), Ava Stone (New Miami), Shylinn Phillips (North College Hill), Lacey Brown (Norwood), Verniyah Powell (Purcell Marian), Lily Middendorf (Roger Bacon), Piper Reusch (Seven Hills), Ti'Kya McDonald (St. Bernard-Elmwood Place), and Kiarah Tapplar (Summit Country Day).

WINTER SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

March 14:  Purcell Marian's Ky'Aira Miller (girls basketball) was among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award, while the Purcell Marian STATE CHAMPION girls basketball squad was in contention for the Girls Team of the Week award.

March 13:  STATE WRESTING UPDATE:  Congratulations to Norwood's Wyatt Hinton who capped off a great season with a sixth-place finish at the 2023 State Meet!  See complete DIII results HERE.

March 12:  Congratulations to all of our teams and athletes on a tremendous winter sports season - all of our Players and Coaches of the Year and our All-MVC Award recipients have been posted!  As always, let me know of any errors or omissions!

March 11:  STATE CHAMPIONS!  Congratulations to Purcell Marian for winning the Lady Cavs' second straight OHSAA State Championship in girls basketball!  The girls finished the season on a 17-game winning streak to finish 27-2 overall!  Read more HERE!

March 10:  The accolades keep rolling in for Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander!  She was just named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

March 9:  Purcell Marian just keeps rolling!  The Lady Cavs defeated Bryan today to advance to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP game Saturday morning at UD!  Read more HERE.

March 8:  HUGE NEWS:  Purcell Marian star basketball player Dee Alexander has been named as the 2023 Ohio Ms. Basketball!  A tremendous honor for a tremendous player, and she's only a sophomore!  Read more HERE and HERE.

March 7:  Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball) and Cincinnati Country Day's Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Purcell Marian was also up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honors.  Vote HERE.

March 7:  Salute to our MVC winter Dick Snyder Sportsmanship Award recipients - click HERE to see lists since the award began in 2011-12.

March 4:  STATE QUALIFIER:  Let's salute Norwood's Wyatt Hinton for advancing to the State Wrestling Tournament.  Wyatt finished as District Champion at 132 lbs - as well as being co-Wrestler of the Year in the MVC!  Congratulations!

March 4:  Shout to CHCA swimmers Logan Ottke and Taylor Bacher for winning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors!  Read more HERE.

March 4:  STATE BOUND:  Shout out to Purcell Marian girls basketball for earning its third straight trip to the State Final Four!  The squad will face Bryan Thursday at UD at 11 am!  Congratulations and GOOD LUCK!  Read more HERE.

March 2:  Huge congratulations go out to Cincinnati Country Day boys basketball coach Greg Ross.  Greg earned the Bob Arnzen Award from the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association!  The award is given to coaches who have served at the same school for 20 consecutive years and for their loyalty and commitment to Ohio high school basketball.  Anyone who knows Greg knows that the honor is extremely well deserved!

March 1:  NO SURPRISE:  Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander is announced as a finalists for the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association 2023 Ohio Ms. Basketball Award!  The winner is slated to be announced Wednesday.  Read more HERE.

March 1:  Shout out to all of our MVC players who were named to the All-District basketball squads.  All recipients for the boys are HERE and for the girls HERE.  Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander earned Player of the Year honors!

February 28:  Cincinnati Country Day's Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball), Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball), Cincinnati Christian's Keller Harrison (boys bowling), Seven Hills' Shayana Bharucha (girls bowling), CHCA's Logan Ottke (boys swimming and diving), Julia Shafer (girls swimming and diving), and Taylor Bacher (girls swimming and diving), and Norwood's Devin Isaac (boys wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Seven Hills boys and Cincinnati Country Day and Purcell Marian girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week awards. 

February 27:  Monday is here - and so are the most recent MVC Athletes of the Week!  Check them out HERE.

February 25:  STATE CHAMPIONS:  Congratulations to CHCA's Logan Ottke, Julia Shafer, and Taylor Bacher for coming home with State titles from the 2023 OHSAA State Swim and Dive Championships!  Other MVC swimmers to earn podium spots included Logan (2nd 100 butterfly), Julia (6th 100 backstroke), Taylor (2nd 500 freestyle), Roger Bacon's Reese Reilly (3rd 100 breaststroke and 7th 200 individual medley), and Cincinnati Country Day's Caroline Ramirez (8th 100 backstroke).

February 24:  Our remaining MVC girls basketball tourney teams are headed into District play tonight and tomorrow - good luck to Summit Country Day, Purcell Marian, and Cincinnati Country Day!  Read more HERE.

February 24:  Congratulations to Norwood's Mason Gabbard and Roger Bacon's Reese Reilly for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors!  Read more HERE.

February 21:  HUGE shout out to Summit Country Day's Gabby Martin for picking up her 1000th career point in the Lady Knights' Sectional Final victory against Goshen last night.  Congrats!

February 21:  Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball), Michael Brown (boys bowling), and Seleste Brinker (girls bowling); Norwood's Mason Gabbard (boys basketball); Cincinnati Country Day's Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball); Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball); Summit Country Day's Gabby Martin (girls basketball); CHCA's Logan Ottke (boys swimming and diving) and Taylor Bacher (girls swimming and diving); and Roger Bacon's Reese Reilly (girls swimming and diving) were among this week's nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day was up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor.  Seven Hills boys bowling and Summit Country Day girls bowling were in contention for the Winter Team of the Week awards.  

February 20:  Click HERE to see who was selected by their coaches as MVC Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

February 20:  Here's an Enquirer recap of last week's Division II District Swim Meet - the Miami Valley Conference (again) proved to be among the elite!  Read more HERE.

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

February 19:  Shout out to Cincinnati Country Day girls basketball squad - Sectional Champions and movin' on to Saturday!

February 18:  Congrats to Seven Hills' Colin McNerney and Josie Schneider for being named Enquirer Athletes 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:  Shout out to our girls basketball squads that are still alive in postseason play:  Summit Country Day, Purcell Marian, Norwood, Cincinnati Country Day, Lockland, and MVCA!

February 17:  Roger Bacon's Kelsey Niesen is among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards Player of the Year in girls volleyball.  Read more HERE.

February 14:  CHCA's Wes Roberts (boys basketball), Logan Ottke (boys swimming and diving), and Taylor Bacher (girls swimming and diving); Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball) and Keller Harrison (boys bowling); Cincinnati Country Day's Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball), Weichu Wang (boys swimming and diving), and Delaney Gorman (girls swimming and diving); Summit Country Day's Nolan Miller (boys swimming and diving) and Lily Mitchell (girls swimming and diving); Purcell Marian's Leo Gustavsson (boys swimming and diving) and Gretchen Busemeyer (girls bowling); Seven Hills' Colin McNerney (boys swimming and diving) and Josie Schneider (girls swimming and diving); and Roger Bacon's Reese Reilly (girls swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Christian was up for the Boys Basketball Team of the Week honor and Summit Country Day swimming was up for the Girls Winter Team of the Week award. 

February 14:  Summit Country Day's Mia Booth is among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Player of the Year honor in field hockey.  Read more HERE.

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

February 10:  Congratulations to Summit Country Day's Elizabeth Fager and to CHCA's Luke Sanders for being named Enquirer Athletes of the Week.  Read more HERE.

February 10:  Enquirer subscribers can read the inspiring story of Purcell Marian boys basketball coach Mark Majick's battle with throat cancer HERE.

February 8:  Cincinnati Country Day's CJ DeBra and Summit Country Day's Madison Sievering are among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards for girls soccer.  Read more HERE.

February 8:  Seven Hills' Charlie Mullin is among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards in boys golf.  Read more HERE.

February 7:  Cincinnati Country Day's Andrew Zimmerman (boys basketball), Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball), Weichu Wang (boys swimming and diving), and Caroline Ramirez (girls swimming and diving); Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball); CHCA's Luke Sanders (boys basketball), Logan Ottke (boys swimming and diving), and Julia Shafer (girls swimming and diving); Roger Bacon's John Kenny (boys bowling), Reese Reilly (girls swimming and diving), and Ethan Smith (wrestling); Seven Hills' Julia Tamai (girls bowling) and Colin McNerney (boys swimming and diving); and Summit Country Day's Nolan Miller (boys swimming and diving) and Elizabeth Fager (girls swimming and diving) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  CHCA boys swimming and Summit Country Day girls swimming were up for the Winter Team of the Week honors.

February 6:  Seven Hills' Julia Zhu is among the nominees for the Enquirer High School Sports Awards honor in girls golf.  Read more HERE.

February 6:  Check out the top performers from last week who were named MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.  Love reading about our athletes and teams!

February 4:  Purcell Marian is gearing up for another postseason title run.  This time a State Championship will have to come in Division II.  Enquirer subscribers can read more HERE.

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

January 31:  Cincinnati Christian's Serena Cyprien (girls basketball), Keller Harrison (boys bowling), and Brooklyn Porter (girls bowling) and Cincinnati Country Day's Gracie Barnes (girls basketball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day and CHCA boys and Purcell Marian girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award.

January 30:  Check out the fine performances turned in this past week around the Miami Valley Conference HERE.

January 27:  Congratulations to CHCA for capturing the MVC Middle School Swimming Championship yesterday!  The Eagles finished ahead of runner-up Cincinnati Country Day 413.5 to 328.  Summit Country Day (283) and New Richmond (223) finished third and fourth respectively.  Seven Hills (179), Norwood (112), Cincinnati Christian (68), Clark Montessori (44.5), and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (23) rounded out the combined team scoring.

January 24:  Norwood's Mason Winchester (boys basketball), Summit Country Day's Pat McHugh (boys basketball) and Gabby Martin (girls basketball), Cincinnati Country Day's Gracie Barnes (girls basketball), Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball) and Zionna Wilson (girls basketball), and Seven Hills' Jonny Osman (boys bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day was up for the Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week honors.  

January 24:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the Winchester family and how the Norwood siblings are leading several sports teams HERE.

January 23:  Monday means it's time to check out our top performances turned in last week.  Read about our most recent MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.

January 20:  Shout out to Clark Montessori's Will Abel for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

January 18:  Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball); Summit Country Day's Gabby Martin (girls basketball) and Wali Khan (boys bowling); Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball) and Audrey Busemeyer (girls bowling); Clark Montessori's Will Abel (boys swimming and diving); CHCA's Logan Ottke (boys swimming and diving) and Taylor Bacher (girls swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Purcell Marian was up for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor and Summit Country Day girls bowling was up for the Winter Team of the Week accolades. 

January 17:  Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander celebrates her 16th birthday by scoring her 1000th career point!  Read more HERE.

January 17:  Huge shout out to the CHCA swim teams on their fine performances at this past weekend's Southwest Classic.  The girls placed ninth overall and the boys finished 17th in the very competitive field.  Taylor Bacher finished first in the 200 free and 200 fly, while Logan Ottke finished first in the 100 fly, 200 breast, and 100 breast.  Complete results are HERE.

January 17:  Check out the first AP polls in boys and girls basketball - MVC schools are among the state's best!  Read more HERE.

January 16:  The past week's top performers are being posted - check out the latest MVC Athletes of the Week HERE!

January 13:  Congratulations to Clark Montessori's Ava Dubose for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 10:  Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball), Cincinnati Country Day's Andrew Zimmerman (boys basketball) and Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball), Clark Montessori's Ava Dubose (girls basketball), Summit Country Day's Gabby Martin (girls basketball), Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander (girls basketball), Seven Hills' Erin Finn (girls bowling), and Roger Bacon's Reese Reilly (girls swimming and diving) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Christian was up for the Ohio Boys Basketball Team of the Week award. 

January 9:  Check out the latest recipients of the Miami Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honor HERE!

January 6:  Congratulations to Norwood's Riley Jones for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

January 4:  HUGE shout out to Summit Country Day's Kyla Irby for scoring her 1000th career point in last night's match-up against Hughes.  Congratulations!

January 3:  Lockland's George Steele (boys basketball), New Miami's Emryk Moffitt (boys basketball), Norwood's Kylie Jones (girls basketball), Cincinnati Country Day's Gracie Barnes (girls basketball), and Roger Bacon's Logan Evans (boys bowling) and Reese Reilly (girls swimming and diving) were in contention for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Lockland boys and Clark Montessori girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors. 

January 2:  The weather and holidays are keeping our MVC Athletes of the Week at a minimum, but let's salute this past week's honorees HERE.

December 23:  Congratulations to CHCA's Luke Sanders, Norwood's Wyatt Hinton, and Purcell Marian's Leigha Acoff for earning the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  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:  Cincinnati Country Day's Bryce Snell (boys basketball), CHCA's Luke Sanders (boys basketball) and Julia Shafer (girls swimming and diving), Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball) and David Brown (boys bowling), St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Kaniyah Lindsay (girls basketball), Purcell Marian's Leigha Acoff (girls basketball) and Leo Gustavsson (boys swimming and diving), North College Hill's Preciouss Peoples (girls bowling), Roger Bacon's Emmett Breda (boys swimming and diving), and Norwood's Wyatt Hinton (boys wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Purcell Marian was in contention for the Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week award and Roger Bacon boys and girls swimming were up for the Winter Team of the Week honors. 

December 19:  The MVC Athletes of the Week are coming in!  Shout out to the coaches who submit their athletes for this recognition!  See the top performers from this past week HERE.

December 16:  Shout out to Clark Montessori's Luna Luca for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

December 14:  Great Mike Dyer (WCPO) read about Purcell Marian's standout basketball player Dee Alexander.  Read more HERE.

December 13:  Cincinnati Country Day's Joe Gibson (boys basketball), Purcell Marian's Michael Manuel (boys basketball) and Zionna Wilson (girls bowling), MVCA's Casey Heap, Clark Montessori's Luna Luca (girls basketball), and Seven Hills' Will Kersting (boys bowling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  Lockland (boys) and Summit Country Day (girls) were in contention for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week honors and Seven Hills bowling was up for the Girls Winter Team of the Week award!  

December 12:  Let's salute who the conference coaches selected as this past week's MVC Athletes of the Week, currently being posted HERE.  

December 9:  Congratulations go out to the Seven Hills basketball team for being named the Enquirer Ohio Girls Basketball Team of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

December 6:  Shout out to Roger Bacon's Beamer Walker for earning First Team All-State honors from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA).  See complete DIV and DV lists HERE.

December 6:  ALL AMERICANS!  Cincinnati Country Day's CJ DeBra and Summit Country Day's Madison Sievering are named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches Association.  See complete list HERE.

December 6:  Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Brown (boys basketball), CHCA's Wes Roberts (boys basketball), North College Hill's Martress Smith (boys basketball), Cincinnati Country Day's Megan Zimmerman (girls basketball), Norwood's Bowen Garibay (boys bowling), Summit Country Day's Kennedi Dukes (girls bowling), and Roger Bacon's Ethan Smith (wrestling) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day boys and Cincinnati Country Day and Seven Hills girls were up for the Ohio Basketball Team of the Week award.  Norwood boys bowling and Summit Country Day girls bowling were in the running for the Winter Team of the Week honor.  

December 5:  The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) has announced its All-State football squad, beginning with the recipients from Division VI and VII.  Several MVC players are recognized HERE, including New Miami's Daymeon Pennington who was named to the First Team!

December 5:  Love reading about the past week's top performers every Monday - check out the latest MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.

December 1:  Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander has been named to the Naismith Underclassmen Player of the Year Watchlist!  Congratulations!

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

November 29:  St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Jaiden Jasper (boys basketball); Summit Country Day's Kyla Irby (girls basketball) and Shannon Dennemann (girls bowling); Clark Montessori's Karis Thomas (girls basketball); Cincinnati Christian's Kaylin Davis (girls basketball); Seven Hills' Alex Petren (boys bowling) and Erin Finn (girls bowling) were among the finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Both Seven Hills boys and girls bowling were in contention for the Ohio Winter Team of the Week award!  

November 28:  Let's salute our MVC Athletes of the Week being posted on the conference website HERE.  Congratulations to these fine performers!

November 22:  Summit Country Day's Lila Svendsen (girls basketball), Sam Parker (boys bowling), and Kennedi Dukes (girls bowling); Cincinnati Christian's Kaylin Davis (girls basketball); and Purcell Marian's Ky'Aira Miller (girls basketball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Summit Country Day and Cincinnati Christian were up for the Girls Basketball Team of the Week honor and Summit Country Day bowling was also up for both the Boys and Girls Winter Team of the Week awards! 

November 21:  Purcell Marian gets some big-time pub, being named among the preseason ESPN High School Girls' Basketball Top 25!  Read more HERE.

November 21:  How do you know the winter sports season has officially begun?  You can read about the first Athletes of the Week on the MVC website HERE.

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

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Let's salute our MVC CHAMPIONS from the fall season!

FOOTBALL:  Cincinnati Country Day (Gray Division) and Roger Bacon (Scarlet Division) were the 2022 Divisional Champs on the gridiron.  This marked Roger Bacon's fourth straight divisional title and Cincinnati Country Day's second straight crown.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Greg Miller received Offensive Player of the Year recognition and New Miami's Daymeon Pennington and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Demico Harris walked away with Defensive Player of the Year honors.  Gray Division Coach of the Year accolades went to Cincinnati Country Day's Dennis Coyle.  Summit Country Day's Alex Davis and North College Hill's Dylan Horsley earned Scarlet Division Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year recognition, while Roger Bacon's Mike Blaut earned Coach of the Year honors.  All-MVC honorees from the Scarlet Division are HERE and from the Gray Division are HERE. (TBA)

BOYS GOLF:  Round one of the 2022 Conference tournament saw Seven Hills prevail with a nine-stroke advantage over runner-up CHCA (314-323).  Round two saw much of the same, as the Stingers finished ahead of the pack on their way to the school's second straight MVC title.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Golfer of the Year accolades went to CHCA's Zac Vicker, while Seven Hills' Christian Vining received Coach of the Year honors.  See the complete list HERE.  STATE CHAMPIONS:  In addition to a tremendous regular season, the Stingers also won the OHSAA STATE Championship!

GIRLS GOLF:  With only three teams competing at the varsity level in girls golf, the conference will not crown a league champion in 2022.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Seven Hills, however, advanced to the OHSAA State Golf Tournament after a runner-up finish at Districts!  The Lady Stingers finished eighth overall at State!

GIRLS TENNIS:  With this year's conference championship after an undefeated mark (10-0) in conference play, CHCA has won four of the last five league titles in girls tennis.  The Lady Eagles have now won twenty MVC championships overall.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Player of the Year recognition went to CHCA's Ananya Annapantula and Coach of the Year honors went to the Lady Eagles' Matt Dektas.  See the complete list HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  CHCA's Sophia Thompson (runner-up) and the Lady Eagles' doubles teams of Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy (runner-up) and Mika Morris and Payton Puryear all qualified to the State Tournament!  In addition, the Lady Eagles were the OTCA State team champions!

GIRLS SOCCER:  Cincinnati Country Day (Scarlet Division) and Norwood (Gray Division) each captured divisional titles this fall.  The Lady Nighthawks won their fifth straight Scarlet Division crown, while Norwood picked up its fourth straight Gray Division championship.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Players of the Year were Norwood's Laney Murphy (Gray Division) and Summit's Madison Sievering (Scarlet Division) and Coaches of the Year were Purcell Marian's Chris Braunstein (Gray Division) and Summit's Mike Fee (Scarlet Division).  See complete list HERE for the Gray Division and HERE for the Scarlet Division (TBA). STATE FINALS:  Shout out to the CCD Lady Nighthawks for winning the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!  Read more below.

BOYS SOCCER:  Both Summit Country Day and Seven Hills shared the Scarlet Division title this fall with identical 3-0-1 records.  This was the fourth straight divisional championship for the Silver Knights.  Cincinnati Christian walked away with the Gray Division crown, the Cougars' fourth straight.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Player of the Year honors went to Cincinnati Christian's Noah Neu (Gray Division) and Summit Country Day's Tommy DeRoussel and Seven Hills' Everett Rinaldi (Scarlet Division).  Coach of the Year accolades went to Cincinnati Christian's Brian Nelson (Gray Division) and Seven Hills' Mike Combs (Scarlet Division).  Gray Division honorees are HERE and Scarlet Division are HERE. 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  Summit Country Day claimed the school's eleventh straight league crown in girls cross country this fall.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Individual champion and MVC Runner of the Year was CHCA's Taylor Bacher.  Coach of the Year recognition went to CHCA's Matt Esche.  See complete list HERE.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  Summit Country Day and MVCA finished one-two in this year's MVC Championship Meet.  It was the Knights' thirteenth MVC title in the past fourteen seasons.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  Summit Country Day's Larkin Woodward was the top finisher, earning Runner of the Year accolades.  Coach of the Year recognition went to MVCA's Steve Krebsfanger.  Complete list is HERE.  STATE QUALIFIERS:  Congratulations to the Summit Silver Knights for advancing to the State Meet, along with Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz!

VOLLEYBALL:  Roger Bacon and CHCA made it back-to-back co-divisional titles in the Scarlet Division with identical 11-1 records.  Additionally, this was CHCA's seventh consecutive Scarlet Division crown!  New Miami and Seven Hills shared the Gray Division crown.  It was New Miami's first divisional title since 2015-16 and Seven Hills' first since 2016-17.  ALL-MVC HONORS:  New Miami's Maciah Brashear and MVCA's Kristen Perry (Gray Division) and CHCA's Allie Barrick (Scarlet Division) earned Player of the Year honors.  Coach of the Year recognition went to New Miami's Shalei McColm (Gray Division) and CHCA's Janna Stephens (Scarlet Division).  Complete All-Conference lists are HERE for the Gray Division and HERE for the Scarlet Division.

November 17:  The All-State boys and girls soccer squads were announced by the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.  Tip of the cap to our First Team honorees:  Cincinnati Country Day's CJ DeBra (named DIII Player of the Year!) and Summit Country Day's Madison Sievering.  Second Team recognition went to Seven Hills' Rinaldi Everett.  See complete lists HERE.  And a HUGE congratulations go to the Lady Knights' coach Mike Fee for being selected for the OSSCA Hall of Fame!  Here's the write-up about Mike:

Longtime Summit Country Day Coach Has Won Three State Titles

Columbus, Ohio — The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA), is proud to announce the selection of long-time Summit Country Day Soccer Head Coach, Mike Fee, into the OSSCA Hall of Fame.

Fee is a three-time state champion (2011, 2015, 2017). He has been honored by the Southwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association as their district coach of the year six times. He has been named league coach of the year seven times.

On the field, Fee is just completed his 28th season of high school soccer. After six years as a junior varsity coach, he became head coach of Summit Country Day and has held that position for 22 seasons. As a head coach, he is approaching the 300-win milestone with a career record is 292-103-40. His teams have captured five regional championships and eight district championships since 2000.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native has produced eight All-Americans. Fee, a graduate of University of Cincinnati has spent his entire career as a high school teacher. He holds a Masters of Education degrees, from the Xavier University.

Not only has Fee been a successful coach, but has been a servant to high school soccer as well. Fee served as President of the SWOHSSCA for nearly 10 years, and also served for four years as its treasurer.

Fee and his wife of 25 years, Diane have three children, Carter, Alexis and Annie.

Fee will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame at the OSSCA yearly banquet in Columbus, on January 7th.

November 16:  One of the most prestigious awards the Miami Valley Conference sponsors is the Dick Snyder Sportsmanship Award.  The award began back in 2011-12 - take a look at the past honorees HERE.  Congratulations to all of these recipients from the fall season:

Sophia Woods (Cincinnati Christian)
Alison Kohler (Cincinnati Country Day)
Will Kuhlman (CHCA)
Olivia Parmer (Clark Montessori)
Ethan Geiger (MVCA)
Mamadou Diallo (Lockland)
Gage Horn (New Miami)
Almar Long (North College Hill)
Dylan Horsley (Norwood)
Nicohl Dicks (Purcell Marian)
Clare Hoffman (Roger Bacon)
Nicholas Stein (Seven Hills)
Camryn Grove (St. Bernard-Elmwood Place)
Ben Jacob (Summit Country Day)

November 15:  Congratulations to all of our MVC football players who were named to the All-District squad!  See complete list HERE.

November 11:  Cincinnati Country Day just won a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in girls soccer, defeating Ottawa-Glandorf 1-0 in the final match!  Congratulations to Coach Hirschauer and her squad!  It’s the school’s third title in the past five seasons!  Read more HERE.

November 9:  Shout out to our All-District volleyball players as voted by members of the District 16 OHSVCA Coaches Association.  Division II honorees included Kelsey Niesen, Mariah Gaines, and Alyvia Hegemann and CHCA's Allie Barrick.  Division III recipients included Summit Country Day's Zari Gillispie (Player of the Year), Kelsey Foley, and Georgia Schaefer; Cincinnati Country Day's Gracie Barnes and Gracie Mitchell; Seven Hills' Annie Katuska; Norwood's Caroline Endsley; and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Kaniya Lindsay.  Division IV selections featured Cincinnati Christian's Kate Oates (Player of the Year), Katie Bertram, and Jenny Bertram; along with New Miami's Maciah Brashear and Alexia Ball.  Our MVC coaches were also recognized - Cincinnati Christian's Carly Arington and Summit Country Day's Karen Hess earned Coach of the Year honors and MVCA's Marianne Gibbs, Roger Bacon's Alyssa Flading, and Cincinnati Country Day's Chris Bannister received Coaching Achievement Awards.

November 9:  Cincinnati Country Day will play for a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in girls soccer Saturday after a dominating 4-0 win over Lynchburg-Clay in the State semis!  Read more HERE!

November 8:  Summit Country Day's Larkin Woodward (boys cross country), Samantha Vibberts (girls soccer), and Zari Gillispie (volleyball); Cincinnati Country Day's C.J. DeBra (girls soccer); and Roger Bacon's Ally Hughes (volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  In addition, Cincinnati Country Day girls soccer was up for Team of the Week honors! 

November 8:  Best of luck tonight to Cincinnati Country Day in tonight's girls soccer match-up with Lynchburg Clay at Loveland HS.  A win means the Lady Nighthawks will play for a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

November 8:  CHCA's Allison Barrick and Roger Bacon's Alyssa Fladung (Coach of the Year) earn spots on the OHSVCA All-State volleyball squad!  See complete list HERE.

November 5:  STATE BOUND:  Congratulations to the Cincinnati Country Day women's soccer team for advancing to the State Final Four after today's 1-0 win over Alter in the Division III Regional Final.  The Lady Nighthawks will face Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday at Loveland HS at 7 pm.  Summit Country Day fell to undefeated Waynesville in its Regional Final to finish a great season with 18 victories.

November 5:  Let's give a huge tip of the cap to both Roger Bacon and Summit Country Day who fell today in the Regional Finals in volleyball, one win shy of the State Final Four!  The two teams combined to win 41 contests this season!  Congratulations to both squads on tremendous seasons and for representing the MVC so well this fall!

November 5:  STATE CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE:  Summit Country Day finished third overall in the boys' Division III race!  The Knights were led by Larkin Woodward who finished 23rd, just two spots ahead of teammate Liam Woodward.  Congratulations to the Knights and Cincinnati Christians' Micah Katz for earning the trip to State!  See complete results HERE.

November 4:  Congratulations to the Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawk football squad on a great season!  Although they lost tonight in the second round of the OHSAA playoffs, the Nighthawks had a ten-win season and their first playoff win since 1999!  Super job!

November 4:  Shout out to Summit Country Day's Elena Stone for being named the Enquirer Athlete of the Week in volleyball!  Read more HERE.

November 4:  It's nice to have a volleyball team from your conference represented in the Regional Finals, but it's fantastic when you can boast two!  Roger Bacon and Summit Country Day have each advanced to Saturday's matches after last night's victories.  Roger Bacon faces Badin in a re-match of last year's Regional Final, while Summit Country Day faces Versailles in the Lady Knights' first-ever trip to the Regional Finals!  Read more HERE.

November 2:  Both Summit Country Day and Cincinnati Country Day are playing for a State berth Saturday in girls soccer!  Congratulations to both teams on their wins last night!  Read more HERE.

November 1:  Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz (boys cross country) and Jenny Bertram (volleyball), Roger Bacon's Kelsey Niesen (volleyball), Cincinnati Country Day's Parker Corbin (football) and Elizabeth Zimmerman (girls soccer), and Summit Country Day's Madison Sievering (girls soccer) and Elena Stone (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week honor.  Summit Country Day boys soccer, Roger Bacon volleyball, and Cincinnati Country Day girls soccer were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week accolades. 

October 29:  HUGE shout out to both Cincinnati Country Day and Summit Country Day for advancing to Regionals after capturing District titles tonight in girls soccer.  Both teams return to the pitch on Tuesday!  CCD faces Greenon at Monroe HS at 7 pm and Summit battles Monroe at Lakota East HS at 7 pm  Good luck to both squads!

October 29:  For the fifth consecutive season, the Roger Bacon Lady Spartans are bringing home the District Championship trophy in volleyball!  Congratulations to the squad for moving on to face Mercy McAuley Thursday at Butler HS at 7:30.

The MVC has another District Champion in volleyball!  Congratulations to Summit Country Day for capturing the program's first-ever District title in volleyball with a victory over Alter.  The Lady Knights advance to Thursday's match against Versailles at Trent Arena in Kettering at 7:30 pm.

Although they fell short of a District title, let's also salute Cincinnati Christian Lady Cougars for earning a District runner-up trophy.  The team finished its season with a fine 17-9 record.

October 29:  STATE BOUND:  The Summit Country Day boys came home with the Regional Championship today, advancing as a team to the State Cross Country Championships!  The Knights' Liam Woodward and Larkin Woodward were the MVC's top finishers at fourth and sixth respectively.  Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz also advanced to State as an individual.  Shout out to Summit's Lady Knights for placing fifth overall in the girls' race, missing a trip to State by two places!  Allie Reuter led the way for the Lady Knights and the MVC with her by finishing 18th overall.  Complete results from all Regional races can be found HERE.

October 28:  Shout out to our lone winner in the first round of the OHSAA football playoffs - Cincinnati Country Day!  The Nighthawks come away wit the 27-20 win over Eastern for the school's first football postseason win since 1999.  Check out the week two match-ups HERE.

October 27:  A number of MVC football players rank among the area's statistical leaders.  To see the leaders, click HERE.

October 27:  Roger Bacon, Summit Country Day, and Cincinnati Christian have all advanced to Saturday's District Finals in volleyball after District semifinal wins this week.  The Lady Spartans will square off against Eaton at Kettering Fairmont HS at 4 pm, the Lady Knights face Alter at Fairfield HS at noon, and the Lady Cougars battle Russia at Troy HS at 5 pm.  Good luck to all three teams!

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 25:  Summit Country Day's Larkin Woodward (boys cross country), Caroline Talty (girls soccer), and Georgia Schaefer (volleyball); CHCA's Logan Mullert (football), Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy (girls tennis - doubles), and Allie Barrick (volleyball); Seven Hills' Everett Rinaldi (boys soccer); Cincinnati Christian's Caleb Settimo (boys soccer) and Serena Cyprien (volleyball); and Cincinnati Country Day's Piper Farris (girls soccer) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  Cincinnati Country Day was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and Summit Country Day boys soccer and CHCA girls tennis were in the running for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors!  

October 24:  Cincinnati Country Day's Ryan Coyle was a finalist for the WCPO Player of the Week award for week ten! 

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

October 24:  Cincinnati Country Day's Ryan Coyle, Lockland's Damien Dawson, and CHCA's Logan Mullert were in contention for the week ten Tristate Football Mella 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 MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.

October 23:  CHCA is the Division II team champion at the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association (OTCA) State Team Tournament!  Read more HERE.  Photo credit:  Scott Springer/Enquirer

October 23:  Round one of the OHSAA football playoffs has been announced, and several MVC squads will be playing this weekend!  Shout out to these MVC teams:  CHCA, Roger Bacon, Clark Montessori, Purcell Marian, Summit Country Day, Cincinnati Country Day, Lockland, and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place!  See all the first round match-ups HERE.

October 23:  Let's take a look at which teams are still alive in the sports of volleyball and boys and girls soccer.  VOLLEYBALL:  Roger Bacon vs. CHCA, Summit Country Day, Cincinnati Country Day, Seven Hills, MVCA, and Cincinnati Christian vs. New Miami.  BOYS SOCCER:  Summit Country Day, Cincinnati Christian, Seven Hills, and Cincinnati Country Day.  GIRLS SOCCER:  Summit Country Day and Cincinnati Country Day.  Good luck to these teams this week!

October 22:  The Miami Valley Conference will be well represented at the Division III Regional Cross Country Meet this fall.  The top four boys' teams all advanced to Regionals, and all were MVC squads - Summit Country Day (District Champion), Cincinnati Christian, MVCA, and Seven Hills.  Individual qualifiers from the boys' competition included Cincinnati Country Day's Joe Gibson.  On the girls' side, Summit Country Day and Seven Hills move on to Regionals, as will CCD's Vanca Pandey.  Complete boys' results are HERE and girls' results HERE.

October 22:  STATE GIRLS TENNIS NEWS:  Congratulations to CHCA's Sophia Thompson for finishing as the OHSAA Division II State Runner-Up at the State Girls Tennis Tournament!  Not to be outdone, the Lady Eagles Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy also finished as State Runner-Up in doubles!  Congratulations to all three players, as well as to teammates Mika Morris and Payton Puryear for winning their first match at State!  See the singles bracket HERE and the doubles bracket HERE.  Read Scott Springer's recap of the weekend's action in this Enquirer article HERE.

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

October 21:  Congrats to CHCA's Sophia Thompson for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

October 18:  Summit Country Day's Larkin Woodward (boys cross country), Ella Barnes (girls cross country), and Sofia Palek (field hockey); CHCA's Taylor Bacher (girls cross country), Sophia Thompson (girls tennis - singles), and Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy (girls tennis - doubles); Clark Montessori's Jahkiren Oliver (football) and Olivia Parmer (girls soccer); Cincinnati Country Day's Lee Thomas (football) and Gracie Mitchell (volleyball); Seven Hills' Charlie Mullin (boys golf), Julia Zhu (girls golf), and Charlotte Scharfenberger and Sohana Thompson (girls tennis - doubles); Cincinnati Christian's Xander Mays (boys soccer); Purcell Marian's Kaliyah McNeal (girls soccer); and New Miami's Miciah Brashear (volleyball) were among the nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Country Day was up for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and Seven Hills' boys and girls' golf were both in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.

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

October 15:  STATE CHAMPION NEWS:  Congratulations to the Seven Hills boys golf squad for winning the OHSAA Boys Golf Championship!  Seven Hills also won a State title back in 2016-17.    Charlie Mullin finished third overall to pace the Stingers.  Other team members included Billy Good,  Jack Good, William Hartmann, and John Mullin.  Complete results are HERE.  Congratulations also go out to the Seven Hills girls for finishing eighth at State.  Julia Zhu led the squad with a 26th-place finish.  Other squad members included Maggie Motch, Riley DeBuys, Lucie Pease, and Emily Rosenfield.  Complete results are HERE.

October 15:  Congratulations and a HUGE shout out to CHCA's Sophia Thompson (District Champion)and the two doubles teams of Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy and Mika Morris and Payton Puryear for advancing to the STATE Girls Tennis Championships October 21-22 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center!  

October 14:  CHCA's Allie Barrick and Lucy Snyder earn Enquirer Athlete of the Week recognition!  Read more HERE.

October 12:  HUGE shout out to Summit Country Day for sweeping yesterday's MVC Cross Country Championships.  The Silver Knights won the boys and girls junior high AND high school races!  CHCA's Taylor Bacher won the girls' varsity race, while the Knights' Summit's Larkin Woodward captured the boys' title.  Both runners also earned MVC Runner of the Year honors!  See complete results HERE.

October 11:  Seven Hills' Charlie Mullin (boys golf), Julia Zhu (girls golf), Everett Rinaldi (boys soccer), Ella Dubay (volleyball), and Charlotte Scharfenberger and Sohana Thompson; Cincinnati Country Day's Parker Corbin (football) and Laurie Bailey (volleyball); Summit Country Day's T.J. LaMacchia (boys soccer); Purcell Marian's Kaliyah McNeal (girls soccer); St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Camryn Grove (girls soccer) and Kaniya Lindsay (volleyball); and CHCA's Lucy Snyder (girls tennis - singles), Allie Barrick (volleyball), and Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy (girls tennis - doubles) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Country Day girls soccer and Seven Hills girls golf were in contention for the Ohio Fall Girls Team of the Week honors.

October 10:  It must be Monday, which means our past week's top performers are being posted to the MVC website HERE.

October 9:  Match-ups for the upcoming Sectional Tournaments in boys and girls soccer and volleyball are as follows:  boys soccer HERE for Division II and HERE for Division III; girls soccer HERE for Division II and HERE for Division III; and volleyball HERE for Division II, HERE for Division III, and HERE for Division IV.  Best of luck to all of our MVC squads!

October 9:  Roger Bacon's Jayson Stewart was a finalist for the week eight Tristate Football Mella Player of the Week honors!  

October 9:  CHCA was in contention for the week eight Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award!  

October 8:  Shout out to our District qualifiers in girls tennis - CHCA's doubles teams of Ananya Annapantula and Addison Cassidy (Sectional Champions) and Mika Morris and Payton Puryear and doubles teams from Seven Hills (Charlotte Scharfenberger and Sohana Thompson) and Summit Country Day (Maya Hajjar and Maggie Marburger).  CHCA singles players Lucy Snyder and Sophia Thompson also move on to Thursday's and Saturday's District Tournament.  

October 6:  Seven Hills girls golf squad is headed to STATE after its runner-up finish at the Division II District Tournament!  Congratulations to Maggie Motch, Julia Zhu, Riley DeBuys, Emily Rosenfeld, and Lucie Pease.  See complete individual results HERE.  And, not to be outdone, the Seven Hills boys squad also advanced to STATE after finishing as District Champions!  Congratulations to Charlie Mullin (District Champ), Billy Good, Jack Good, William Hartmann, and John Mullin.  The State Tournament is slated for October 14-15.  Individual results for the boys are HERE.

October 6:  Congratulations to Roger Bacon's Beamer Walker for being named the week seven WCPO Football Player of the Week award winner!  Read more HERE.

October 4:  Clark Montessori's Jahkiren Oliver (football); Cincinnati Country Day's Lee Thomas (football) and Andrew Pavlisko (boys soccer); St. Bernard-Elmwood Places' Demico Harris (football); Roger Bacon's Beamer Walker (football) and Kelsey Niesen (volleyball); Cincinnati Christian's Jackson Raby (boys golf); Seven Hills' Charlie Mullin (boys golf) and Julia Zhu (girls golf); CHCA's Zac Vickers (boys golf) and Saylor Brock (girls soccer); MVCA's Tessa Akers (volleyball); and New Miami's Maciah Brashear (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Seven Hills boys golf and CHCA volleyball were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award!

October 3:  Postseason Sectional Golf Tournament results are HERE for DII boys and HERE for DIII boys.  Congratulations to our District qualifiers - In Division II, CHCA's Zac Vickers and in Division III, Seven Hills' Charlie Mullin (Sectional Champion), Cincinnati Christian's Jackson Raby, and Purcell Marian's Liam Von Rosenberg.  DIII team qualifiers included Seven Hills (Sectional Champion), Cincinnati Country Day, and Summit Country Day.  On the girls' side, click HERE for Division II Sectional results. The MVC boasts a pair of girls' teams who qualified for Districts - Seven Hills and CHCA, as well as a Sectional Champion in the Lady Stingers' Julia Zhu.

October 3:  Click HERE to read about this week's MVC Athletes of the Week!  Some great performances turned in again!

October 2:  Roger Bacon's Beamer Walker was among the week seven nominees for the week seven WCPO Player of the Week award.  

October 1:  The week seven Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association polls feature Summit Country Day boys and girls at #1 in Division II and Cincinnati Country Day girls #1 in Division III.  Read more HERE.

October 1:  Check out this week's District 16 volleyball coaches poll HERE.  The MVC boasts TEN squads in the top ten in the Division II, III, and IV polls!

September 30:  Congratulations to Roger Bacon's Mariah Gaines and Summit Country Day's Mia Booth for earning Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors.  Read more HERE.

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

September 27:  Seven Hills' Carter Stevens (boys cross country), Daniela Alper (girls tennis - singles), and Leo Weller (boys soccer); Cincinnati Country Day's Vanca Pandey (girls cross country) and Piper Farris (girls soccer); Summit Country Day's Mia Booth (field hockey), Maggie McDowell (girls soccer), and Alex Davis (football); CHCA's Zac Vickers (boys golf); Lockland's Damien Dawson (football); Roger Bacon's Tyler Doll (football) and Mariah Gaines (volleyball); Norwood's Ariel Umanzor (boys soccer); St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Demetryana Weathers (volleyball); and Cincinnati Christian's Jenny Bertram (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award!  Roger Bacon was in contention for the Ohio Football Team of the Week award and MVCA boys cross country and Seven Hills boys golf and girls cross country were up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors.  

September 26:  Cincinnati Country Day sits atop the Division III State girls soccer polls!  See complete boys' and girls' polls HERE.

September 26:  Check out this past week's top performers who were recognized as MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.

September 25:  Lockland's Damien Dawson was a finalist for the week six Tristate Football Mella Player of the Week honors! 

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

September 24:  Roger Bacon becomes only the 79th school in OHSAA history to reach the 500 win plateau in football!  Read more HERE.

September 23:  Summit Country Day's William McLane and Glady Hill are named Enquirer Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 23:  Summit Country Day (DII) boys and girls and Cincinnati Country Day (DIII) girls are still at #1 in today's week six Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association poll.  Read more HERE.

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

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

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

September 20:  Cincinnati Country Day is #1 in the latest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll!  Read more HERE.

September 20:  Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz (boys cross country); Summit Country Day's William McLane (boys cross country), Ella Barnes (girls cross country), and Glady Hill (girls field hockey); MVCA's Ethan Hudnall (football); Roger Bacon's Alex Edmondson (boys soccer); and Clark Montessori's Olivia Parmer (girls soccer) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Seven Hills boys golf was up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award. 

September 19:  Check out this past week's top performers who were recognized as MVC Athletes of the Week HERE.

September 17:  At the Milford Cross Country Invitational, Seven Hills finished third in the girls' varsity race, while CHCA did the same in the boys' race.  Cincinnati Country Day's Vanca Pandey and CHCA's Taylor Bacher placed third and fourth respectively in the girls' varsity race.  Seven Hills' Carter Stevens finished third and Cincinnati Country Day's Joe Gibson finished fourth in the boys' varsity race.  All race results can be found HERE.

September 16:  Check out the week five Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association soccer polls HERE.  Our own Summit Country Day sits at #1 in BOTH the DII boys' and girls' poll and Cincinnati Country Day sits atop the girls' DIII poll!

September 16:  Shout out to St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Kaniya Lindsay for being named an Enquirer Athlete of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 13:  MVCA's Will Sten (boys cross country), Summit Country Day's Braeden Austin (football), Roger Bacon's Ryan Zestermann (boys golf) and Morgan Moeller (girls soccer), Cincinnati Christian's Xander Mays (boys soccer) and Olivia Parmer (girls soccer), and CHCA's Addison Cassidy and Payton Puryear (girls tennis - doubles) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day boys soccer and CHCA girls tennis were in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week honors. 

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

September 11:  Summit Country Day's Braeden Austin was among the nominees for the week four Tristate Football Mella Player of the Week award.  

September 9:  Check out the latest District 16 volleyball coaches' polls HERE.  A host of MVC schools are among the area's best, highlighted by Summit Country Day (DIII) and MVCA (DIV) sitting at number one in their respective divisions!

September 9:  St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Greg Miller earns Enquirer Athlete of the Week honors!  Read more HERE.

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

September 7:  Congratulations to the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans for being named the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week for week three!  Read more HERE.

September 6:  MVCA's Noah Kroger (football); St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Greg Miller (football); Roger Bacon's Joe Baker (boys golf) and Alaina Roberts (girls soccer); Cincinnati Christian's Xander Mays (boys soccer) and Jenny Bertram (volleyball); Cincinnati Country Day's Andrew Pavlisko (boys soccer), Megan Zimmerman (girls soccer), and Ayla Daoud (girls tennis - singles); Purcell Marian's Kaliyah McNeal (girls soccer); Seven Hills' Charlotte Scharfenberger and Sohana Thompson (girls tennis - doubles); New Miami's Miciah Brashear (volleyball); and Summit Country Day's Georgia Schaefer (volleyball) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Country Day was up for Ohio Football Team of the Week honors.  Cincinnati Country Day girls soccer was also in contention for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award.

September 5:  It's Monday and that means it's time to celebrate our newest MVC Athletes of the Week!  Read more HERE.

September 4:  MVCA's Noah Kroger was among the week three nominees for the Tristate Football Mella Player of the Week award! 

September 4:  St. Bernard-Elmwood Place was in contention for the Tristate Football Gold Star Chili Team of the Week award for week three!  

September 2:  Volleyball coaches release weekly polls.  CHCA, Summit Country Day, and Cincinnati Christian lead their respective divisions.  Read more HERE.

August 31:  Roger Bacon volleyball makes history with program's 700th victory!  Read more HERE

August 30:  Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz (boys cross country); Cincinnati Country Day's Vanca Pandey (girls cross country), Piper Farris (girls soccer), and Caroline and Katherine Connelly and (girls tennis - doubles); CHCA's Christopher Wolf (boys soccer); and Summit Country Day's Madison Sievering (girls soccer) were nominees for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Cincinnati Christian boys golf and Summit Country Day volleyball were up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award. 

August 29:  Check out this week's MVC Athletes of the Week (click link at top of page called Athletes of Week).  Coaches make selections each week - this week sitting at nearly 40 recipients!

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

August 27:  Shout out to MVCA for winning the Cincinnati Country Day Cross Country Invitational, edging out runner-up Seven Hills.  Cincinnati Christian's Micah Katz and MVCA's Will Sten finished first and second respectively.  On the girls' side, Seven Hills earned the team title with Cincinnati Country Day's Vanca Pandey coming home in first place.  Complete race results are HERE.

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

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

August 23:  St. Bernard's Greg Miller (football); Summit Country Day's Izzy Rawling (boys soccer) and Georgia Schaefer (volleyball); Clark Montessori's Olivia Parmer (girls soccer); Seven Hills' Callie Drew (girls soccer); and Cincinnati Country Day's Rana Arebi (girls tennis) were finalists for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week award.  Summit Country Day boys soccer was up for the Ohio Fall Team of the Week award. 

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

August 21:  St. Bernard's Greg Miller was among the nominees for the Tristate Football Mella Athlete of the Week award!  

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

August 20:  CHCA's Finley Payne softball standout is named NCSAA National Hitter of the Year and All-American!  Read more HERE.

August 19:  CHCA and Roger Bacon volleyball are among the "Teams to Watch" this fall.  Read more HERE.

August 19:  Roger Bacon falls to Taft in gridiron opener.  Read more HERE.

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

August 12:  Read this Enquirer MVC football preview HERE.

August 10:  Enquirer subscribers can check out the area's top girls soccer players HERE.

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

August 5:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top volleyball defensive specialists HERE.

August 4:  Enquirer subscribers can read about the area's top golfers 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 30:  Local baseball players lead Midland 18U team to Connie Mack World Series.  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:  Prep Baseball Report selects its All-Ohio Baseball selections.  CHCA's Jack Vogele named Player of the Year!  Read more HERE.

July 22:  Tristate Football previews Summit Country Day 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:  Tristate Football previews Roger Bacon football HERE.

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

May 18:  Tristate Football previews St. Bernard-Elmwood Place football HERE.

Each year, the Southwest Ohio Athletic Directors Association (SWOADA) recognizes a number of athletic directors for various awards.  Cincinnati Country Day's Theresa Hirschauer received the honor of being inducted into the SWOADA/OIAAA Hall of Fame! 

"Induction into the SWOADA/OIAAA Hall of Fame for exceptional service in athletic administration is bestowed upon a retired athletic administrator in recognition of his or her special accomplishments and contributions." 

Congratulations Theresa on this much-deserved recognition!  Read more HERE.