Melanie LaughmanCincinnati Enquirer
In a vote that ended May 31, Cincinnati.com readers selected the from high school sports action through May 27.
The Enquirer has mailed certificates for winter winners through April 5 to athletic departments. The next round will go out the week starting June 10 to athletic departments. If you would prefer to receive a digital copy sooner than we can mail them, reach out to aharrison@enquirer.com. The final athlete of the week ballot will be Monday, June 2.
Here are this week's winners.
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Ohio baseball team: Badin – The Rams clinched a district title after beating Wyoming and Tippecanoe. They have outscored playoff opponents 44-0 overall.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana baseball team: Beechwood – The Tigers finished off the 35th District tournament with a 14-3 victory over Covington Catholic.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana softball team: Notre Dame – The Pandas haven’t allowed a run in the postseason, beating Holmes 17-0 and Holy Cross 4-0 in the 35th District before beating Dayton 11-0 in the Ninth Region tournament.
Boys spring team: St. Xavier volleyball – The Bombers finished the year 27-1 and won the Division I state championship after beating Olentangy Liberty and Cleveland St. Ignatius.
Girls spring team: Milford lacrosse – The No. 7 Eagles knocked out No. 1 Sycamore in the regional quarterfinals, beating the Aviators 8-6 on May 22.
Ohio big-school baseball: Tyler Biggs, Elder – The senior had a hit and two RBIs, and pitched four innings of one-hit, shutout ball in Elder’s 13-2 win over Centerville in the district final.
Ohio small-school baseball: Caleb Driessen, Badin – The sophom*ore pitched a one-hit shutout against Wyoming in the district semifinals, walking three and striking out four in the Rams’ 7-0 win.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana baseball: Zach Franzen, Campbell County – He was 37th District Tournament MVP, getting the win on the mound against Scott in the district final, 6-5.
Ohio boys lacrosse: Trey Wagner, Milford – He had 20 saves in an 8-6 upset over Kings in the regional tournaments. He was two saves away from the school record for one game.
Ohio big-school girls lacrosse: Natalie Chiapelli, Milford – The sophom*ore had three goals and four ground balls in an 8-6 upset of top-seed Sycamore in the regional tournament.
Ohio small-school girls lacrosse: Kallie Adams, Indian Hill – The freshman scored four goals in each of the Braves’ two wins in the regional tournament. She also totaled three assists.
Ohio softball: Adelyn Huey, Fairfield – The sophom*ore hit the go-ahead two-run double to help the Indians beat Lakota East in the regional semifinal, then had a double and scored the lone run of their regional championship win over Centerville.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana softball: Moriah Price, Campbell County – She went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored to help the Camels win the 37th District tournament championship.
Ohio boys singles tennis player: Carson Dwyer, St. Xavier – The sophom*ore won the Division I state singles title with a win over Abhinav Dandu of New Albany (6-2, 6-2) last weekend.
Ohio boys doubles tennis team: Nicholas Choo and Chase Klugo, Sycamore - The senior and freshman, respectively, won the DI state doubles tennis title last weekend with a win over St. Xavier senior Chase Homan and freshman Nihal Narisetty in the finals (6-2, 6-2).
Ohio boys big-school track & field: Bobby Stanyard, Anderson – He broke his previous shot-put personal best by almost two feet, winning the regional title with an attempt of 53 feet, 9 inches.
Ohio boys small-school track & field: Matthew Wright, Deer Park – He was the lone sophom*ore to qualify for state in any of the sprint events, taking fourth place in the 200-meter dash in 22.37 seconds.
Ohio girls big-school track & field: Bridget McKee, Turpin – The sophom*ore ran a new personal best of 5:04.95 to take second place in the 1,600 meters at the DI regional meet.
Ohio girls small-school track & field: Emma Sandker, Bethel-Tate – She took third place in the 300-meter hurdles at the DII regional meet, qualifying for the state meet with a time of 45.61 seconds.
Northern Kentucky and Indiana boys track & field: Anthony Schuck, Bishop Brossart – The sophom*ore ran a new 400-meter personal best of 52.83 seconds to place fourth at the Class 1A, Region 4 meet and grab the last state qualifying spot.
Northern Kentucky and Indiana girls track & field: Stella Flick, St. Henry – The eighth-grader set a new 300-meter hurdle personal best of 47.48 seconds to win the Class 1A, Region 4 title. She also set a new 100-meter hurdle personal best of 16.75 seconds to finish second in the region.
Boys volleyball: Ethan Gundrum, McNicholas – The junior led McNicholas to its first boys volleyball state title with 13 kills, 13 assists and two blocks in a semifinal sweep before having 16 kills and 17 assists in the state final.
