Brendan Connelly

2 days ago | cincinnati.com | Brendan Connelly |James Weber

The high school sports job carousel is always spinning, regardless of season. Over the last few days, there have been several job changes, both at the administrative level and in the coaching ranks. Here's a wrap up of which jobs have changed hands. Joe Campolongo promoted AD at MiddletownCampolongo has served as Middletown's assistant athletic director since 2020. He will take over for J.D. Foust, who is leaving to become the athletic director at Sydney High School this summer. Need a break?

2 days ago | cincinnati.com | Brendan Connelly

Before each game, Waynesville catcher Katelynn Eckley has a pregame routine that includes eating noodles with butter, listening to music, and a superstition of putting her left sock on first. Every time she goes to the Warren County Airport to fly with her private pilot's license, she goes through a much more extensive pre-flight checklist. She does three laps around the plane to check the lights, all the mechanical components, and the oil and gas.

3 days ago | cincinnati.com | Melanie Laughman |James Weber |Brendan Connelly |Alex Harrison |Jack Schmelzinger

Voting is open for the Cincinnati Enquirer's next Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week ballotof the 2024-2025 high school sports year for activity through May 11, 2025. Enquirer/Cincinnati.com readers can vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app once per hour. Deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday. Scroll down to the bottom of this story for the ballots.

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Melanie Laughman |James Weber |Brendan Connelly |Alex Harrison |Jack Schmelzinger

Voting is open for the Cincinnati Enquirer's next Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week ballotof the 2024-2025 high school sports year for activity through May 11, 2025. Enquirer/Cincinnati.com readers can vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app once per hour. Deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday. AdvertisementScroll down to the bottom of this story for the ballots.

6 days ago | cincinnati.com | Brendan Connelly

Thursday night's softball game between the Highlands Bluebirds and Notre Dame Pandas served a greater purpose than simply sorting out the top of the Ninth Region power rankings. About two months ago, Highlands junior Morgan Pompilio had the idea of hosting a "Strike Out Cancer" game to honor her grandmother, Mary Jo Long, as well as additional local cancer survivors. Pompilio is very close with Long, who was diagnosed with breast cancer when Pompilio was younger.