See the Greater Cincinnati High School Sports Awards finalists
The Enquirer has now announced the high school athletes who are finalists in their sport for the inaugural Greater Cincinnati Sports Awards, presented by Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner June 23 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati. All finalists have earned free tickets to the event.
Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose will join The Enquirer on stage to help honor the athletes from the 29 sports during the show, which will be hosted by Bengals columnist Paul Dehner Jr. Rose will also take part in a one-on-one discussion with nationally acclaimed Enquirer columnist Paul "Doc" Daugherty.
It is the same weekend Rose will enter the Reds Hall of Fame the weekend after the Greater Cincinnati Sports Awards.
See more about the Greater Cincinnati sports awards or purchase your ticket now.
Below are the nominees for player of the year in each sport.
Baseball: Wes Reid, Milford; Cory Heffron, Colerain; Nick Northcut, Mason; Jacob Kaiser, La Salle; Logan Barron, Reading; Will Vogelgesang, McNicholas; Conner McMurry, Summit Country Day; Chase Murray, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Dominic Ruwe, Felicity; Jake Ziegelmeyer, Ryle; Kyle Rowe, Beechwood; Briley Seiter, Bellevue
Boys Basketball: Jarron Cumberland, Wilmington; Carlik Jones, Aiken; Elijah Fulton, Roger Bacon; Jamie Carson, Miami Valley Christian Academy; Dylan Woods, Cincinnati Christian; Ben Weyer, Newport Catholic Central
Girls Basketball: Lauren Van Kluenen, Mason; Nia Staples, Lakota West; Ashli O'Neal, Wyoming; Hannah Tubbs, Norwood; Julia Jenike, Bethel-Tate; Ravin Alexander, Summit Country Day; Samantha Murphy, Fayetteville-Perry; Ally Niece, Simon Kenton
Boys Bowling: Joey Stevens, Anderson; Corey Wilson, Seven Hills; Jake Farley, Highlands
Girls Bowling: Courtney Chaffin, Glen Este; Madison Baker, McAuley; Audrey Wilson, Seven Hills; Kayla Hightchew, Boone County
Boys Cross Country: Dustin Horter, Lakota East; Ryan Estes, Clark Montessori; Chase Gardner, Seven Hills; Ethan Shuley, Highlands
Girls Cross Country: Maddie Walker, Amelia; Rachel Ploeger, Monroe; Laura Vilardo, Miami Valley Christian Academy; Sophia DeLisio, Simon Kenton
Football: Deshaunte Jones, Colerain; Jeremy Larkin, La Salle; David Montgomery, Mount Healthy, Reed Aichholz, Indian Hill; Ben Hinton, Fenwick; Prince Sammons, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Johnny Noyen, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Brett Slusher, Beechwood
Boys Golf: Jake Fox, Moeller; Ty DeBonis, McNicholas; Jack Lane, Seven Hills; Ryan Clements, Ryle; Kirran Magowan, St. Xavier
Girls Golf: Kellen Alsip, Sycamore; Alyssa Akiyama, Seven Hills; Sammi Blackburn, Monroe; Erin Durstock, Notre Dame Academy
Girls Gymnastics: Casey Gittelman, Anderson
Field Hockey: Jillian Shive, Ursuline
Ice Hockey: Ron Larkin, Elder
Boys Lacrosse: Griffin Buczek, St. Xavier; Tommy Barnhorst, Sycamore; Kagen Butler, Dixie Heights; Blake Alexander, Dixie Heights
Girls Lacrosse: Evie Goodyear, Sycamore; Abby Sammons, Notre Dame Academy; Christina Kennedy, Notre Dame Academy; Katie McElveen, Loveland; Eva Thorn, Sycamore
Boys Soccer: Gary Zhao, Mason; Bryce Curran, Mason; Joey Sabato, Elder; Griffin Garrison, McNicholas; Connor Jacob, Mariemont; Charlie Maciejewski, Summit Country Day; Bryce Day, Covington Catholic
Girls Soccer: Toni Bizzarro, Mason; Caroline Mink, Turpin; Lexi Carrier, Indian Hill; Sophie Gorman, McNicholas; Addy Smythe, Summit Country Day; Abigail Zoeller, Simon Kenton
Softball: Elana Harrison, Mason; Ava Lawson, McAuley; Valerie Thompson, Milford; Christiane Hazzard, McNicholas; Danielle Ray, Badin; Ashton Lindner, Roger Bacon; Jessica Meinking, Reading; Kacey Smith, Williamsburg; Carly Wagers, Williamsburg; Missy Dieckman-Meyer, Cincinnati Country Day; Kennedy Baugh, Notre Dame Academy; McKenzi Dickerson, Ryle; Shelby Graybill, Highlands, Gabby Stewart, St. Henry; Brooke Meier, Villa Madonna
Boys Swimming: Grant House, St. Xavier; Matthew Marquardt, Seven Hills; Brendan Meyer, Covington Catholic
Girls Swimming: Ashley Volpenhein, Mason; Leah Dupre, Mariemont; Sophie Skinner, Notre Dame Academy
Boys Tennis: Alex Taylor, Sycamore; Andrew Niehaus, St. Xavier; Alexander Warstler, Indian Hill; Kevin Yu, Cincinnati Country Day; Anthony Bosch, Covington Catholic, Ben Emery, Highlands
Girls Tennis: Emily Thomas, Princeton; Caroline Andersen, Indian Hill; Meredith Breda, Indian Hill; Lexi Herman, Highlands; Brooke Warden, Dixie Heights
Boys Track and Field: Malik Beverly, Northwest; Austin Snyder, Glen Este; Rashaun O'Neal, Withrow; Andrew Boeres, Mason; Robby Oswald, Elder; Nick Cedillo, Madeira; Ollojowun Wellington, Norwood; Corey Young, Finneytown; Sam Johnstone, Roger Bacon; Ethan Voelker, Taylor; Wyatt Lefker, Williamsburg; Qua'Monte Richardson, Purcell Marian; Caleb Watson, Cooper; Joey Hickman, Bishop Brossart
Girls Track and Field: Sarah Bruns, Kings; Maddie Walker, Amelia; Nicole Bagby, Mason; Doneasha Brewer, Withrow; Tiona Lattimore, Hughes; Carson Fields, Mariemont; Randi Schutte, Taylor; Trenise Gause, Roger Bacon; Laura Vilardo, Miami Valley Christian Academy; Tina Felix, St. Henry; Rebecca Cline, Campbell County
Boys Volleyball: David Wernery, Moeller; Jake Luebbe, Elder
Girls Volleyball: Sydney Mukes, Mount Notre Dame; Dani Szczepanski, Mount Notre Dame; Haley Stewart, Wyoming; Jenna Mummert, Clermont Northeastern; Morgan Hentz, Notre Dame Academy
Boys Water Polo: Riley Hinkley, Princeton; Patrick Hudak, St. Xavier
Girls Water Polo: Hannah Kast, Sycamore; Camille Nguyen, Mason
Wrestling: Gary Traub, Sycamore; Zackary Donathan, Mason; Nick Svarda, Madison, Jake Henderson, Western Brown; Jeffrey Botts, Bethel-Tate; Casey Cornett, Simon Kenton; Tanner Yenter, Campbell County
The athletes listed here have all earned free tickets to the Greater Cincinnati Sports Awards. Please email consumer engagement manager Kate McGinty at kmcginty@enquirer.com if you need information about how to claim your free ticket.