The Enquirer's readers chose the Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Weekwinners for the 2026-2027 high school sports year for activity through Sept. 27.
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 among entire slates of great performances.
Ohio big-school football team ‒ St. Xavier: The Bombers stunned previously undefeated Elder with a last second field goal to pick up a 31-29 road win.
Ohio small-school football team ‒ Miami Valley Christian Academy: MVCA came away with five interceptions in a 42-8 win against Fayetteville-Perry.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team ‒ Lloyd Memorial: The Juggernauts maintained their undefeated season with a 35-12 win over Pendleton County.
Boys fall team ‒ Kings boys cross country: The Knights had seven runners finish in 17:00.3 or faster in the "Blue" race at the Fairmont Neal Charske Invitational. A total of 14 Kings runners set lifetime bests at the meet.
Girls fall team ‒ Lawrenceburg volleyball: The Tigers swept East Central and Rushville, extending a 10-match winning streak and improving to17-4.
Ohio boys cross-country runner ‒ Keene Wolfer, Loveland: He helped the Tigers, one of the only out-of-state teams at the Bluegrass Invitational, win the team title with a ninth-place finish in a new personal best of 16:33.98.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross-country runner ‒ Cooper Middendorf, East Central: The freshman took ninth place at Connersville with a time of 19:14.42.
Ohio girls cross-country runner ‒ Lillian Gutekunst, Loveland: She was the Tigers' No. 2 runner at the Bluegrass Invitational, crossing the line in 38th place with a new personal best of 20:54.31.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross-country runner ‒ Caroline Points, Conner: In her first varsity race, the seventh grader took 35th place at the Bluegrass Invitational with a time of 20:52.41.
Field hockey player – Lila Miller, Summit Country Day: New to the sport, the sophomore midfielder has shown major growth, giving 110% and even having her first shot and an assist against Fairmont.
Ohio big-school football player ‒ Thomas George, St. Xavier: In his first start at quarterback, he led the Bombers to a monumental 31-29 win at Elder by throwing for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and putting the Bombers in position for a game-winning field goal by Owen Davidson.
Ohio small-school football player ‒ Aiden Frisby, Miami Valley Christian Academy: He intercepted three passes in a 42-8 win over Fayetteville-Perry.
Northern Kentucky/ Indiana football player ‒ Quinton Simon, Highlands: He returned both of his interceptions for touchdowns in a win over Harrison County.
Boys golfer ‒ Patrick Paquette, St. Xavier: He shot a 69 at Miami Whitewater, winning the Division I sectional by a stroke.
Girls golfer ‒ Reese Anthony, St. Henry: She had a 72 to take first place in the Region 7 tournament.
Ohio big-school boys soccer player ‒ Aurelio DiCristofaro, St. Xavier: The senior had a goal and assist in a 3-0 win over Moeller.
Ohio small-school boys soccer player ‒ Grey Meyer, Seven Hills: He posted his ninth shutout, one of the highest marks in the city, in a 5-0 win over Norwood.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer player ‒ Westin Wyant, Beechwood: He scored four goals in a 7-0 win over Gallatin County and now has 24 goals and six assists for the Tigers, who are 11-3.
Ohio big-school girls soccer player ‒ Ali Mangeot, Fairfield: The junior had two goals and two assists in a 6-0 win over Colerain.
Ohio small-school girls soccer player ‒ Claire Coch, Fenwick: The sophomore had two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win over Middletown.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer player ‒ Kourtney Rahschulte, Ryle: She scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Conner that clinched the No. 1 seed in the 33rd District.
Ohio girls tennis singles player ‒ Halle Bradley, East Clinton: The sophomore took first place in third singles play at the SBAAC tournament, winning the title in a thrilling 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-2 match.
Ohio girls tennis doubles team ‒ Reese Meeker-Marlo Regan, Anderson: The freshman and senior are joining forces after combining for a 33-4 record in singles play.
Ohio big-school volleyball player ‒ Natalie Smith, Walnut Hills: The sophomore posted 19 digs, five aces and four assists in a five-set win over Princeton.
Ohio small-school volleyball player ‒ Ellie Albers, Cincinnati Country Day: The senior led the Nighthawks to a five-set win over Cincinnati Christian with 32 kills, 10 digs, four blocks and four aces.
Northern Kentucky/ Indiana volleyball player ‒ Averi Smith, Conner: She was a defensive presence against Holy Cross and Beechwood, totaling three blocks while altering multiple additional attacks.
Boys water polo player – Dylan Cahill, Mason: The senior goalie was named an NISCA All-American and posted an 82% block percentage at the Doug Burke Memorial Tournament.
Girls water polo player – Soraya Bias, Walnut Hills: The sophomore scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lead Walnut Hills past Milford, 7-6.
How to get Enquirer winners' certificates from the 2025-2026 school year
For past winners: 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 to mlaughman@enquirer.com for our gallery.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Enquirer announces Oct. 2 athlete of the week winners
