In a vote that ended Feb. 25, Cincinnati.com readers selected the Cincinnati Enquirer Athletes of the Week, presented by Mercy Health, from high school sports action through Feb. 20.
Winners through the end of 2021 should have received a certificate through the school's athletic department. The newest certificates are currently being produced.
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The Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during all high school sports seasons and recognizes athletes across all sports. Send your nominations by Monday morning for this week's high school sports action.
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The week's winners are:
Ohio boys basketball team: Loveland – Loveland outscored La Salle 9-5 in the fourth quarter to force overtime on Feb. 17, winning 45-40 in the extra period.
Ohio girls basketball team: Springboro – After allowing just 12 points in the first round of the postseason tournament, Springboro nearly doubled up its second-round opponent, Springfield, in a 60-36 victory.
Northern Kentucky boys basketball team: Newport Central Catholic – Down 26 points to Bishop Brossart, the Thoroughbreds completed the comeback on a Jase Iles buzzer-beater to win 61-60.
Northern Kentucky girls basketball team: Lloyd – The Juggernauts finished the regular season at 14-13, finishing over .500 thanks to victories over Bellevue and at Trimble County and St. Patrick.
Boys winter team of the week: Reading bowling – Reading cruised on the Division II sectional at Colerain Bowl, totaling 4274 pins, clinching the championship by 392 pins.
Girls winter team of the week: Harrison wrestling – Harrison won the OHSWCA state championship while placing two individuals as state champs.
Ohio boys basketball big school player: Luke Weinberg, Talawanda – The senior had a team-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with five rebounds in a 57-45 win over Mt. Healthy Feb. 15.
Ohio boys basketball small school player: Jake Fisher, CHCA – The senior hit five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points and six rebounds in CHCA’s 59-45 tournament win over Middletown Madison Feb. 19.
Ohio girls basketball big school player: Lily Johnson, Lakota West – The sophomore had seven points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals in Lakota West’s 65-35 tournament win over Edgewood Feb. 16.
Ohio girls basketball small school player: Lainey Zurcher, CHCA – The sophomore forward had eight points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in CHCA’s 53-26 playoff win over Georgetown Feb. 14.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys basketball player: Ethan Mulling, Calvary Christian – He was named NKAC Division III player of the year and scored his 1,000th career point.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls basketball player: Noelle Hubert, Notre Dame – She had 18 points to lead the Pandas to a 16-point win over top-ranked George Rogers Clark to end the regular season.
Ohio boys big school bowler: Aaron Neiheisel, Elder – The senior bowled a 455 (202, 253) to lead the Panthers to a win the Greater Catholic League-South quad meet Feb. 17.
Ohio boys small school bowler: Wali Khan, Summit Country Day – The junior was the highest-scoring district qualifier at the sectional tournament Feb. 15, finishing fourth with a 669 total.
Ohio girls bowler: Heaven Clark, Batavia – The freshman bowled a 628 series to become the total pin leader at the DII sectional tournament. Clark helped Batavia capture a sectional team championship.
Gymnast: Alyssa Carney, Turpin – She was the highest-scoring local gymnast in the floor event at the 2022 Southwest District Meet, finishing second place with a score of 35.175. She finished third in the all-around.
Ice hockey: Andrew Shrider, Talawanda – He scored the lone goal in the 4-1 loss to Columbus St. Charles Feb. 20 in the second round of the OHSAA regional playoffs, with assists from Parker Geshan and Jack Sikora.
Ohio DI boys swimmer/diver: Mason Bencurik, Oak Hills – The senior finished third at districts in the 200 free in a school-record time of 1:40.66 to qualify for state.
Ohio DII boys swimmer/diver: Jordan Davis, Wilmington – The senior was district runner-up in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke to qualify for state in both events.
Ohio DI girls swimmer/diver: Ashley Fryer, Lakota West – The senior was on Lakota West’s district-champion 200 free relay. Individually, she qualified for state in the 200 and 500 free.
Ohio DII girls swimmer/diver: Lily Mitchell, Summit Country Day – The sophomore qualified for state in the 200 individual medley with a third-place finish at districts. On the relay side, she swam second in Summit’s 400 free relay and 200 medley relay, both qualified for state.
Northern Kentucky boys swimmer/diver: Caleb Howard, Calvary Christian – The senior scored points at the KHSAA state meet in both of his events, qualifying for the consolation final.
Northern Kentucky girls swimmer/diver: Syd Whitford, Boone County – She swam on two state-qualifying relays at the KHSAA state meet and ended her career as Boone County’s all-time leading scorer.
Ohio boys big school wrestling: Caleb Stepp, West Clermont – He won the 175-pound weight class at the Eastern Cincinnati Conference meet Feb. 19 by a 12-2 major decision, helping the Wolves to a second-place team finish.
Ohio boys small school wrestling: Hank Williams, Bethel-Tate - The senior won the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference title in the 157-pound weight class by a 14-4 major decision Feb. 19.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys wrestling: T.J. Meyer, Walton-Verona – He won the KHSAA semi-state championship at 120 pounds and advanced to this weekend’s state finals.
Girls wrestling: Erin Martin, Walnut Hills – In the 155-pound weight class, Martin won her first state championship at the OHSWCA girls tournament Feb. 19-20 at Hilliard Davidson.
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