In a vote that ended May 15, Cincinnati.com readers selected the 2025-2026 Cincinnati Enquirer/Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week from high school sports action through May 10.
Winners can print their certificates from this week starting Monday and other weeks now using this Drop Box link. Send a photo of the winners with their certificates for our photo gallery.
Here are this week’s winners.
Ohio big-school baseball team: Hamilton – The Big Blue closed the week with three straight wins, beating Sycamore, Colerain and Turpin.
Ohio small-school baseball team: Batavia – Batavia is on a six-game winning streak following a sweep of Western Brown and a 1-0 win over Roger Bacon.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana baseball team: Lloyd Memorial – The Juggernauts had a four-win week, starting with a 15-0 shutout of Williamstown.
Ohio big-school softball team: Hamilton – Hamilton started the week with four consecutive wins, edging out Fairfield and cruising past Princeton, Mason and Colerain.
Ohio small-school softball team:Georgetown – Georgetown went 4-0 last week, sweeping Felicity-Franklin, beating Blanchester and shutting out Whiteoak.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana softball team: Villa Madonna – Villa Madonna secured three wins last week, beating Bellevue, Ludlow and Dayton.
Boys spring team: Bellevue track – Bellevue took first at the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division III meet, scoring 107 total points.
Girls spring team: Wyoming lacrosse – Wyoming improved to 14-3 after beating Seven Hills 18-10 and Indian Hill 14-10.
Ohio big-school baseball: Corwin Wang, Sycamore – The sophomore pitched a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Fairfield.
Ohio small-school baseball: Levi Guttman, Cincinnati Country Day – In a win over Purcell Marian, the junior hit for the cycle, also scoring four runs and stealing a base.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana big-school baseball: Ian Wallace, Scott – The junior pitched five shutout innings in a 10-0 win over Mason County, allowing four hits and striking out 11.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana small-school baseball: Wyatt Lewis, Bellevue – The sophomore pitched a three-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over Calvary Christian, striking out seven.
Bass fishing: Cooper Lackey and Paxton Litmer, Bishop Brossart – They finished 48th in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament, catching three fish totaling 7 pounds, 4 ounces.
Flag football: Lea Johnson, Mount Notre Dame – The junior recorded eight tackles with six sacks as Mount Notre Dame held off Mercy McAuley, 21-12, to advance to the regional championships.
Ohio boys lacrosse: Chase Davis, Anderson – The senior contributed 11 total points last week as the Raptors took home wins over Wyoming and Little Miami.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys lacrosse: Michael Abdon, Walton-Verona – The junior had four goals and three assists in an 11-6 win over Cooper, then tallied two goals and an assist in a loss to Dixie Heights.
Ohio girls lacrosse: Natalie Klaber, Mount Notre Dame – The sophomore scored eight goals in a 19-4 win over Fairfield and added four goals and an assist in an overtime loss to Anderson.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls lacrosse:Emily Forbes, Cooper – The junior had five goals and two assists to beat Ryle in the Fifth District championship. She also had five goals in an earlier 11-3 win over St. Henry.
Ohio big-school softball:Madi Jackson, Mount Notre Dame – The freshman struck out eight batters while allowing five hits and two runs, and hit a triple and scored a run as the Cougars beat Ursuline to claim the Girls Greater Catholic League title.
Ohio small-school softball: Jadyn Harp, Monroe – The freshman had a double, a home run and two RBIs, scoring two runs, in a win over Chaminade Julienne, then hit a two-run homer in a win over Bellbrook.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana softball: Anna Bezold, Bishop Brossart – She earned four wins in the circle, accumulating 12 strikeouts while allowing 22 hits and five earned runs in 25 innings.
Boys singles tennis: Donovan Harrington, Conner – He opened the Ninth Region tournament with 6-0, 6-0 wins over Boone County and Dixie Heights to get to the quarterfinals.
Boys doubles tennis team: Ben Jensen/Jake Perkins, Bethel-Tate – In the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference National tournament, they won at second doubles, taking the final with a 6-1, 6-1 decision.
Northern Kentucky girls singles tennis: Natalie Elleman, Conner – In the Ninth Region, the Conner senior won 6-0, 6-1 against Newport Central Catholic, 6-3, 6-3 against Villa Madonna, and 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 over Notre Dame Academy to get to the tournament finals.
Northern Kentucky girls doubles tennis:Avery Love/Niveditha Selvaraju, Ryle – In the KHSAA Ninth Region tournament, they got to the finals with a 6-0, 6-1 win against Beechwood, a 6-1, 6-0 win over Newport Central Catholic and a 6-2, 6-1 win over Conner in the semis.
Ohio boys track and field: Khaylen Cotton, Northwest – He won the high jump at the Best of the West with a personal best of 6 feet, 8 inches.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys track and field: Adam Tarvin, Bishop Brossart – He won the 800-meter run at the Mustangs’ home quad meet in a new personal best of 1:59.85, then took fourth place in the 1,600-meter run at the Villa for Life meet in a new personal best of 4:50.02.
Ohio girls track and field: Samantha Long, Fenwick – She won the 300-meter hurdles at Lebanon in a personal best of 46.13 seconds, which is one of the top times in the state in Division IV.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls track and field: Anna Curtsinger, Bishop Brossart – She won the pole vault at a quad meet at Bishop Brossart with a height of 9 feet, 9 inches, then cleared the 10-foot bar to win at the Villa for Life meet.
Ohio boys volleyball: Holden Kraus, Sycamore – The freshman setter had 43 assists to help beat Milford in four sets on May 4.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys volleyball: Nicholas Nartker, Simon Kenton – Nartker led Simon Kenton in its first Sixth Region tournament, helping the Pioneers to a 3-1 win over North Oldham to reach the semifinals.
If you win, what’s next?
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
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Enquirer names high school athletes of the week, May 15
