Mike Dyer
High School Sports Reporter at WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
High school sports reporter for WCPO. [email protected].
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wcpo.com | Mike Dyer
OXFORD, Ohio — Miami University redshirt senior safety Silas Walters hasn’t forgotten the pivotal moment in his college football career. The 2021 Lakota West High School graduate stood on the Nippert Stadium sidelines during his freshman season as the RedHawks played at the University of Cincinnati in the season opener that year. “I was just a small unrecruited walk-on that got a chance to come and be on the team,” Walters said. “You can see the speed and the size of those guys out there.
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wcpo.com | Mike Dyer
CINCINNATI — St. Xavier 2026 linebacker Kobe Clapper made a verbal commitment Friday to play football at the University of Notre Dame, according to St. X coach Steve Specht. Clapper, three-star player by 247 Sports, had several other scholarship offers including Boston College, University of Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others, according to 247 Sports.
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wcpo.com | Mike Dyer
CINCINNATI — Former Winton Woods Middle School star Kameron Mercer is ranked the nation’s No. 5 basketball player in the debut of the 2028 ESPN 25 player rankings. Mercer, a Huntington (W. Va.) Expression Prep 6-foot-5 point guard, has advanced to the final tryout for the USA Basketball U16 team May 22-24 in Colorado, with the final roster scheduled to be announced later this month, according to his family.
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wcpo.com | Mike Dyer
OXFORD, Ohio — Miami University defensive coordinator Bill Brechin is glad he doesn’t have to worry about competing against quarterback Dequan Finn anymore. “Scary,” Brechin said with a smile after a spring practice last week. “For me, I’m now glad I have him now on our team.”Finn, 24, signed with Miami in January after being with Baylor in 2024. Prior to that, the Detroit native spent five seasons as the Toledo quarterback.
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wcpo.com | Mike Dyer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio High School Athletic Association football administrator Beau Rugg acknowledged Thursday morning that this upcoming season could see a reduction in the number of playoff qualifiers per region. The OHSAA sent a football survey to member school principals, athletic directors and football head coaches April 21 that asked for opinions about the sport including a 10-week regular season, a six-week tournament and the preference for the number of postseason qualifiers per region.
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