The Enquirer's readers chose the next Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Weekwinners for the 2026-2027 high school sports year for activity through Oct. 11.
Using new polling software, Enquirer/Cincinnati.com
readers were able to vote for their favorite high school Athletes of the Week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app as much as they'd like, with a refreshed page.Winners can email prepsports@enquirer.com to ask for a PDF of their certificate. Once printed, families can take a photo of winners with their certificates for a future gallery.
Here are the athletes they chose from the entire slate of great performances.
Ohio big-school football team ‒ Turpin: Turpin won a 63-60 shootout against Lebanon, putting up over 700 yards of offense.
Ohio small-school football team ‒ McNicholas: McNicholas forced five turnovers in a 20-7 win against Alter.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team ‒ Ryle: The Raiders surged past Campbell County in a 30-6 victory.
Boys fall team ‒ Wilmington soccer: The Hurricane beat Goshen 6-0, improving to 13-1 with 11-straight wins.
Girls fall team ‒ McNicholas cross country: The Rockets scored 69 winning points, edging the Cincinnati Trailblazers by two points to win the New Richmond Invitational.
Ohio boys cross-country runner ‒ Ian Trombley, Loveland: He won the "purple" race at Eaton with a new personal best of 15:35.4.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross-country runner ‒ Parker Litmer, Bishop Brossart: He helped the Mustangs win the NKAC Division II team title with a seventh-place finish in 17:37.7.
Ohio girls cross-country runner ‒ Ella McConnell, McNicholas: She earned the fourth top-three finish of her senior season, winning at New Richmond with a time of 20:15.4.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross-country runner ‒ Lilah Elliott, Ryle: The seventh-grader took fifth place at the NKAC Division I championships with a blistering time of 19:53.5.
Field hockey ‒ Mamie Maringer, Summit Country Day: The senior captain had two shots on goal and contributed to the team’s nine corners against Oxford. Her quick feet and ball-handling helped the transition from defense to offense to get into scoring position.
Ohio big-school football player ‒ Logan Von Holle, St. Xavier: The senior led the Bombers to a 38-14 win over La Salle, catching six passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns from 64, 38 and 38 yards out.
Ohio small-school football player ‒ Braylon Dennis, Deer Park: In Deer Park’s win over Taylor that kept the Wildcats unbeaten, he delivered a momentum-shifting 70-yard pick-six. He also recorded 10 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and a pass deflection.
Northern Kentucky/ Indiana football player ‒ Jack Basinger, Ryle: He converted two of his three field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in the Raiders' 13-6 win over Campbell County.
Boys golfer ‒ Brock Shuluga, Milford: He had a 72 at districts and won a playoff to advance to the Division I state tournament.
Girls golfer ‒ Ellie Fight, Milford: With a 76 at districts, she finished in a tie for third and advanced to state.
Ohio big-school boys soccer player ‒ Lucas Ballard, Harrison: The senior had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win over West Clermont.
Ohio small-school boys soccer player ‒ Keelan Baumann, Goshen: The freshman had a game effort with 16 saves in a 6-0 loss to Wilmington.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer player ‒ Aiden Susner, Dixie Heights: He posted shutouts in goal in wins over Beechwood and Holy Cross.
Ohio big-school girls soccer player ‒ Alexa Voelkerding, Seton: The Ohio University commit and team captain had two goals versus Mount Notre Dame and a goal and three assists versus Mercy McAuley, helping Seton earn its 14th and 15th wins of the year.
Ohio small-school girls soccer player ‒ Lindsay Huff, Talawanda: The senior had two goals in a 7-0 win over Edgewood.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer player ‒ Ella Lengle, Walton-Verona: She had two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win over Scott County.
Ohio girls tennis singles player ‒ Lucy Hanser, Mariemont: The senior reached state with a fourth-place finish at district, beating Reema Arebi 6-2, 6-2 and Maddy Lieber 6-2, 6-0.
Ohio girls tennis doubles team ‒ Allie Tully-Mia Eberlein, Mariemont: The junior-senior duo advanced to state and finished fourth at the district tournament, beating Indian Hill’s Genevieve Chasar and Reese Hazen 6-4, 6-4 in the second round.
Ohio big-school volleyball player ‒ Piper Thomas, Walnut Hills: The freshman had 24 assists, eight digs and three aces in a five-set win over New Richmond.
Ohio small-school volleyball player ‒ Maddie Hambidge, Madeira: The senior led the Amazons to a win over Indian Hill with 19 digs, 15 kills and three assists, then had eight kills, four digs and two assists in a win over Reading.
Northern Kentucky/ Indiana volleyball player ‒ Cecilia Reid, Newport Central Catholic: She posted 29 digs, nine kills, two aces and two assists in a five-set win over Dixie Heights.
Water polo player - Ciaran Skinner, Sycamore: The senior turned in a full line of eight goals, three assists, five steals, three ejections drawn and a field block in a 19-7 win against Moeller.
How to get Enquirer winners' certificates from the 2025-2026 school year
For past winners: Alex Harrison has made digital copies of all certificates. Families will access the PDFs through this public Dropbox link. Once printed, families can email a photo to mlaughman@enquirer.com for our gallery.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Enquirer announces Oct. 16 athlete of the week winners
