High‑School Sports Stars Shine in February

In late February, fans voted on standout athletes from high‑school games that wrapped up by month’s end. Winners receive certificates and can print them from a shared Dropbox folder starting the following Monday. Teams are encouraged to send pictures of their athletes holding these awards for a community photo collection.

Boys’ Basketball

Kings (major school): secured two wins, keeping their winning streak alive.
Waynesville (smaller school): boasted an 18‑game undefeated run.
Newport Central Catholic: finished the week with victories over Ludlow and Bishop Brossart.

Girls’ Basketball

Mercy McAuley (major‑school team): claimed its first postseason win against Roger Bacon.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy: continued a seven‑game winning streak by defeating Batavia.
Boone County Lady Rebels: capped the regular season with wins over Augusta, Williamstown, and Dayton—marking a double‑digit win total for the first time since 2021.

Winter Sports

West Clermont Bowling: claimed the Division I sectional title.
Oak Hills Wrestling: captured its inaugural Greater Miami Conference championship with a team score of 175 points.
Individual Highlights:
Elijah Jones (Hamilton): double‑double.
Conner Enderle (Fenwick): broke 30 points.
Max Rubemeyer (Dixie Heights): career‑high of 33 points.

Regional Standouts

Mount Notre Dame freshman: career‑best 11 points.
CHCA sophomore: scored 20 in a postseason win.
Newport Central Catholic’s Kendall Thompson: tallied 24 points.
West Clermont’s Ty Barrett: tied for first in the sectional with a 667 series.

Other Sports

Bowling: Fayetteville‑Perry bowler finished ninth in a district meet.
Archery: Robert Scroggin and Bella Bowen topped their divisions at the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference tournament.
Gymnastics: Caroline Pritts earned third on floor, helping her team take first place overall.
Swimming & Diving:
James Hossler: qualified for the Division I state meet in breaststroke.
Chase Knopf: won both 200‑yard and 500‑yard freestyle titles—his first individual state title for his school in over a decade.
Marissa Zang: claimed the district championship in diving.
Clare Herfel: repeated her 500‑yard freestyle state title.

Wrestling Rewards

Kaiden Patton (Kings): two pins in the 215‑lb finals.
Deacon Heisler (Campbell County): regional champion at 144 lb.
Eleanor Polking: Greater Miami Conference Wrestler of the Year after a dominant freshman season.

The newspaper has shifted to digital certificates, sending PDFs to families each Monday instead of mailing them. Families can print the award and share a photo with the publication to celebrate their local sports heroes.