Enquirer names Greater Cincinnati high school athletes of the week, Oct. 3

In a vote that ended Oct. 3, Cincinnati.com readers selected the first 2025-2026 Cincinnati Enquirer/Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week from high school sports action through Sept. 28.

Here are this week's winners.

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Ohio football team: Madeira – Madeira shut out previously undefeated Deer Park 24-0.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team: Dixie Heights – Dixie Heights had an explosive offensive performance against Scott, winning 62-19.

Ohio boys fall team: Wyoming soccer – The Cowboys beat Finneytown 8-1 on Sept. 23 to take first place in the Cincinnati Hills League standings.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys fall team: Newport Central Catholic golf – The Thoroughbreds shot a 322 in the Region 8 tournament, finishing in second as a team and advancing to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament.

Ohio girls fall team: Oak Hills cross country – The Highlanders scored 43 points to win Sycamore’s Stoneberger Invitational by 17 points.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls fall team: Newport Central Catholic soccer – The Thoroughbreds beat Mason County 2-0 and Beechwood 2-1 to improve to 9-5-3 for the year.

Ohio boys cross-country runner: Carson Spencer, Turpin – The sophomore took fifth place at the competitive Bluegrass Invitational with a time of 16:38.6.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross-country runner: Jax Inman, Boone County – He crossed the line at the Community Christian Crusader Classic in 10th place in 20:22.9.

Ohio girls cross-country runner: Allie Martin, Turpin – She took fifth place at the Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington in 20:06.1.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross-country runner: Avery Vanlandingham, Conner – The senior crossed the line at the Bluegrass Invitational in 18th place in 20:51.6.

Ohio boys golfer: Grayson Houchin, Summit Country Day – The senior had a 70 at The Mill Course on Sept. 22, winning the Division III sectional by five shots.

Northern Kentucky boys golfer: Talen Beane, Campbell County – The senior won the Region 8 championship, shooting a 75 and advancing to state individually.

Ohio girls golfer: Eva Becerril, Sycamore – The defending Division I state champion started her postseason run with a sectional championship, shooting a 71 at Walden Ponds on Sept. 23.

Northern Kentucky girls golfer: Jayden Ramler, Boone County – She shot a 90 at the Region 7 championship to qualify for the state tournament, making her the first from Boone County since 2007.

Ohio big-school football: Jordan Bryant, Hamilton ‒ Bryant had his first career 100-yard receiving game. The senior caught seven passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s loss to Oak Hills.

Ohio small-school football: Will Cameron, Miami Valley Christian Academy – The freshman completed seven passes, six for touchdowns, and 287 passing yards in a 61-8 win over Fayetteville-Perry. He also rushed for a touchdown.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football: Kameron Stokes, Bellevue – He recorded three tackles and two interceptions to help the Tigers beat Ludlow for the first time since 2016.

Field hockey: Millie Castellini, Summit Country Day – The junior was a tone-setter on defense against Ursuline with her quick instincts and relentless, aggressive play.

Ohio big-school boys soccer: Skyler Kesterman, Oak Hills – The junior scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Princeton.

Ohio small-school boys soccer: Nick Ream, Taylor – The senior had three goals and five assists in a 12-0 win over Deer Park.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer: Marco Barrios, Simon Kenton – The junior had two goals in a 3-1 win over CCD and one goal in a 3-1 win over Holy Cross.

Ohio big-school girls soccer: Lauren Vaughn, Seton – The junior scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over St. Ursula.

Ohio small-school girls soccer: Eden Sibilia, Deer Park – The junior scored six goals in a 10-0 win over St. Bernard.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer: Greta Hansbauer, Newport Central Catholic – The senior scored a goal in a 2-1 win over Beechwood.

Girls singles tennis: Ally Crim, Middletown Madison – The junior was selected first-team all-conference in the Southwestern Buckeye League for first singles.

Girls doubles tennis: Ava Stephan-Mackenzie Hinson, Clermont Northeastern – The seniors were selected to the first team of the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference National Division all-conference awards.

Ohio big-school girls volleyball: Maya Ahlers, Mason – She had 13 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and two aces as the Comets beat Lakota West in five sets to remain undefeated in league play.

Ohio small-school girls volleyball: Savanna Stacey, McNicholas ‒ She had nine digs, four kills, two aces and a 2.75 passing average in a sweep of Badin, then had 13 kills, 16 digs, two assists, an ace and a 2.72 passing average in a win over Summit Country Day.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls volleyball: Annabel Leach, Calvary Christian – She had 22 assists and six digs in a win over Harrison County, then posted 11 assists, four digs and three kills in a sweep of Villa Madonna.

Boys water polo: Noah Hardman, Princeton – The junior was a key offensive and defensive player during the Vikings’ tournament run at Mason, scoring a majority of the team’s total goals.

If you win, what's next?

Families have the option, after a win, to send in a VERY short (five to 10 seconds) thank you video from the athlete within two hours of the win for a winners' compilation video. The video's orientation must be vertical. Send videos by email to [email protected] or through Messenger on Facebook. Or, you may drop the video in a separate DropBox using this link.

The Enquirer will no longer mail certificates to schools after getting feedback that families weren't receiving them. Alex Harrison will make digital copies of all certificates available to families by 8 a.m. the Monday after the Friday win. Families will access the PDFs through this public Dropbox link.

Once printed, families can email a photo of athletes with their certificates to Melanie Laughman at [email protected], through Messenger on Facebook, or tag her on X at @mlaughman. We'll put those images in a photo gallery.

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