As the Miami Valley Conference Sports Information Director, let me welcome you to the league website. I am proud to be in my 14th 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 State Champions and those athletes who are playing at the collegiate level. You'll also notice that some sports have gone to three divisions this year.  

Best of luck to all our teams in 2025-26!  Any questions, email me at mvcsid@gmail.com.

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

MVC FALL SPORTS SEASON 

FOOTBALL:  Cincinnati Country Day and CHCA look to notch divisional titles once again this fall.  The 2024 championship was the fourth straight for the Nighthawks, while CHCA won its first crown since the 2018 season.  In addition, six MVC squads advanced to the OHSAA playoffs - Roger Bacon, CHCA, Cincinnati Country Day, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, Purcell Marian, and MVCA!

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VOLLEYBALL:  The league's two divisional winners last year combined for a 23-1 record in divisional contests, with MVCA finishing 12-0 and Roger Bacon 11-1.  The Lady Spartans didn't stop with a superb regular season, they also had an historic postseason.  The girls earned their fourth OHSAA State Championship with a straight sets victory over Alliance Marlington to finish with a 24-4 overall record.

BOYS SOCCER:  Cincinnati Christian and Summit Country Day each secured divisional titles last fall - marking the sixth straight trophy for each school.  The Silver Knights garnered an even bigger prize by capturing the school's eighth OHSAA State Championship, defeating Minford 1-0 in the finals.

GIRLS SOCCER:  The 2024 soccer season for our girls mirrored the season turned in by our boys, with Cincinnati Christian and Summit Country Day winning divisional crowns.  In addition, the Lady Knights downed Ottawa-Glandorf 3-0 to win the school's fifth State title - becoming the first high school in Southwest Ohio to win five State Championships in girls soccer!

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:  Back-to-back was the theme for the 2024 CHCA boys who won their second straight Conference Meet title.  The Eagles finished ahead of runner-up Summit Country Day.  CHCA also turned in a great postseason, culminating in a seventh-place team finish!  This fall's MVC Meet is scheduled for October 7 at Kingswood Park.

Photo courtesy of Geoff Blankenship - Enquirer Media/GANNETT

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:  After picking up the school's fourth consecutive Conference Meet trophy, Summit Country Day finished its season as runner-up at the 2024 OHSAA State Meet!  Kingswood Park will host tis year's MVC Meet, scheduled for October 7.

BOYS GOLF:  CHCA is our defending champion after winning the Eagles' fourth championship and first since 2014.  Seven Hills also had an awesome season, placing fifth at the State Championships (after a fourth-place finish in 2023)!  Round one of the league tournament is scheduled for August 16 at The Mill Course.  Round two is slated for September 10 at Glenview.

GIRLS GOLF:  Due to the limited number of schools sponsoring girls golf in 2024, the MVC wasn't able to crown a league champion.  The league requires four schools to participate.  Hopefully, four schools will field squads this fall.  However, CHCA's Sophia Fink was State runner-up in 2024 (as a freshman)!

GIRLS TENNIS:  After identical 9-1 finishes in league play, Summit Country Day and CHCA are your defending league champions on the courts. It was the Lady Knights' second straight crown and the Lady Eagles' fifth! 

MVC FALL SEASON NEWS BRIEFS

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

ST. BERNARD-ELMWOOD PLACE:  Click HERE
NORWOOD:  Click HERE
NEW MIAMI:  Click HERE
ROGER BACON:  Click HERE
PURCELL MARIAN:  Click HERE
MVC ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS:  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.

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
MIAMI VALLEY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PREVIEW:  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
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
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
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 MVC Athletes of the Week!  Click HERE for our high school recipients.

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

July 31:  Summit Country Day's Kendall Northern is among the area's nationally-ranked volleyball players preparing for the 2025 season.  Read more HERE.

July 24:  Before a single contest has taken place around the MVC, Roger Bacon golfer Blake Rohling is already making news!  Blake won the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association Junior Tour Championship in the 13-15 age group.  Shout out to teammate Allister Fike for finishing in the top 5 in the 161-8 age group.  Other MVC golfers who finished top 5 included Seven Hills' Matia Kastner, CHCA James Kauffeld, and Cincinnati Country Day's Lillian Shafer. Complete age group results are HERE.

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.