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Name: Emily Ritzer School/town: Utica High School/Newark Positions played: Forward Class of 2027 Height: 6'2 Jersey Number: 25 Awards won or earned: Basketball: LCL 2nd team for both 9th & 10th grade seasons; District 11 1st team, both 9th & 10th grade; Central District D3 Honorable Mention 9th grade & Central District D5 Honorable Mention, 10th grade; Scholar Athletes in both 9th & 10th grade. Volleyball: LCL 2nd team 10th grade, LCL Honorable Mention, 11th grade; Central District D5 Honorable Mention 10th Grade, 2nd Team 11th Grade; Scholar Athlete 9th, 10th, & 11th grade HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4826154/Emily-Ritzer/highlights Other sports played: Volleyball Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you . Beating Granville for the first time in many years on their home court. What did you miss from the 2025...

  Name: Bella Costa School/town: Gahanna Lincoln, Gahanna, Ohio Positions played: corner infield (1st and 3rd) Class of 2027 Height: 5’ 10” Jersey Number: 8 Awards won or earned: 3-year varsity starter 2024- OCC Champs 2025- 1st Team All OCC, OCC Champs, District Champs, and Regional Finalist Other sports played: I played volleyball in middle school. Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. I have had a lot of great memories so far—an on-the-field memory was celebrating with my team after we beat Grove City towards the end of the season, and a funny memory that everyone still talks about is the practice where I got locked in the equipment closet and had to yell out to the baseball team practicing in the hallway to get someone to let me out. What are you going to miss from the 2025 class? I had a lot of great friendships in that class and ...

Name: Brady Dukeshire School/town Clyde Positions played: offensive tackle and offensive guard Class of 2026 Height and Weight: 6'4, 310 Jersey Number: #76 Awards won or earned: 2025: Academic All-Ohio/1st Team All-Conference Offense and Defense/1st Team All-District Offense/2nd Team All-Ohio/2026: Academic All-Ohio/2nd Team All-Conference/HM All-District/ HUDL LINK Junior year: http://www.hudl.com/v/2RWeZa Senior year: http://www.hudl.com/v/2TX9zM Other sports played: Track and field Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Something that sticks out to me from last season is how, even though we had a down year before our final game at home vs. In Norwalk we were able to rally as a team, play together, and create a truly special atmosphere! What do you believe was the highlight of your high school career? The highlight of my career was wh...

  Name: Andrew Smith School/town: Clinton Massie, Oregonia, Ohio Positions played: CB/WR Class: 2026 Height and Weight: 6'1, 185 Jersey Number: 10 Awards won or earned: 1st Team All-SBAAC 2025, 2nd Team All-Southwest Ohio 2025, All-Ohio Honorable mention 2025 HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17961457/Andrew-Smith/highlights Other sports played: baseball and track Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. This was the last year coaching for Coach McSurley. I am very grateful to be a part of the final senior class he coached. What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Clinton Massie football team? Taft really took it to us in the playoffs. By halftime, we knew that it was most likely our last game, which made it a little easier. It was still a very sad moment. What do you feel you will mis...

  Joe Abraham Olentangy Liberty High School - Powell, Ohio Head Softball Coach College Undergrad - Ohio State Law School - Capital Could you share with the readers your coaching tree, from first job to current job? 1996 - Worthington Spirit 14-U 1997 - Worthington Spirit 16-U, Upper Arlington Hastings 7th grade 1998 - Buckeye Heat 14-U; Worthington Worthingway Middle School 1999 - Buckeye Heat 16-U 2000 - Buckeye Heat 16-U; Dublin Coffman (Asst. Varsity) 2001 - Buckeye Heat 16-U; Dublin Coffman (Asst. Varsity) 2002 - Buckeye Heat 18-U; Dublin Scioto (Asst. Varsity) 2003-2008 - Buckeye Heat 14-U, 16-U, and 18-U; Thomas Worthington (Head Varsity) 2009-2011 - Whitworth Univ. (Head Coach) 2012-2018 - Hillsdale College (Head Coach) 2019-2022 - Univ. of Toledo (Head Coach) 2023-2025 - Ohio Outlaws 16-U and 18-U 2025 - current - Olentangy Liberty (Head Coach)   Who are some of the coaches that you have learned the most from? In softball, Mike Larabee (Head Coach, Florida Internationa...

  Karenna Shipley Olentangy Berlin High School Pitcher/1st Base 2028 Height: 5'9 Jersey Number: 21 Awards won or earned: School Record Holder Single Season ERA School Record Holder: Single Season Strikeouts Earned the win in Coach’s 100th career victory. HUDL LINK: N/A Other sports played: basketball, soccer Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. One moment that sticks out from last season was playing Mafia with my teammates during spring break down in Gulf Shores. It was so much fun just hanging out and laughing together off the field. Who or what got you started playing softball? My mom coached me in little league, and that’s really what got me into softball. From day one, I loved being on the field and learning the game. What has been your biggest moment on the diamond? My biggest moment was earning the win in my coach’s 100th career...

 Photo credited to Andrew Dolph, Akron Beacon Journal    Name: Kasey Bolyard School/town—Mogadore Positions played: point guard and shooting guard Class of 2027 Height and Weight—5'4", 115 lb Jersey Number: 2 Awards won or earned: Basketball - 2x PTC scholar athlete, district champs, regional champs, state final four, 2x sectional champs, PTC honorable mention, WTCBCA honorable mention, top 40 Ohio academic team in basketball, 3x athlete of the week nominee, all-tournament team in AAU. Cross Country—2x State Qualifier, Mogadore Regional course record (19:48) Track - 2X state qualifier, 4th place in the 4x8 at state, state runner-up in the 4x4, school record in the 4x8, 3X All-American, 5x national medalist. HUDL LINK: http://www.hudl.com/profile/19908757 Other sports played: Softball, Track, and Cross Country Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any mome...

  Name: Luther Sehwah School/town—Downingtown East/Exton, PA Positions played: CB/S/KR Class of 2026 Height and Weight—5'11, 170 Jersey Number: 13 Awards won or earned: 1st team all conference 1st team all-area all-eastern Pa HUDL LINK: hudl.com/v/2TAA3t Other sports played: track and field Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Going out to eat with my teammates and bus rides back to school after a win. What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Downingtown East football team? I was sad that I wouldn’t be able to play with my teammates again but also grateful for the opportunity and knowing I gave it everything I had. What do you feel you will miss the most from playing high school football? The environment was the whole town cheering us on, and we were playing with people we knew for a lon...

  Name: Daniel Warmick School/town: Portage High School, Portage, Indiana Positions played: OLB Class of 2026 Height and Weight 6’0 195 Jersey Number: #2 Awards won or earned: All-conference HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17786672/Daniel-Warmick Other sports played: Wrestling Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to yo u. I remember playing with an old teammate that transferred to Michigan City. It was a punt play. I cut, blocked my old teammate, and then got up and hit the returner out of bounds. I was trying to send a message to their team. Some would call it a late hit, but the ref didn't, and when I was getting back up, I remember their stands, coaches, and players were all calling out my number, and it felt great. Who or what got you started playing football? My father, David Warmick, started me playing football. What was the bes...

    Name: Niko Carestia School/town: Schuylkill Haven Positions played: RB/LB Class: 2026 Height and Weight: 5’9” Jersey Number: 44 Awards won or earned: All-State RB, SCFCA Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Super 16 Dream Team RB, 3-time 1st Team RB/LB, Schuylkill Haven Scholar Athlete, 4-time PAFootballNews All-Academic Gold Team, Republican Herald Half-Decade ATH. HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/v/2TGMiB Other sports played: Wrestling, Track & Field Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Going out to dinner with my coach and teammates and devouring the menu. Looking back on your career, which win meant the most? Explain I’d say Blue Mountain this past season because I came from there. Also, it was the first time since 2018 that we beat them. What was your biggest moment as a high school football player? My biggest ...

  Name: Angelina “Gigi” Rodriguez School/Town: Dublin Scioto High School Positions played: Middle infield Class: 2027 Height: 5’6 Jersey Number: #7 Awards won or earned: N/A Social links:  https://x.com/gigirod19?s=21 https://www.instagram.com/gigirod19?igsh=eHV4Ym4xaG44M3Nk https://www.ncsasports.org/softball-recruiting/ohio/dublin/dublin-scioto-high-school/gigi-rodriguez1 Other sports played: N/A Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you: Coming together as a team and winning district champions for the first time in Scioto softball history really sticks out to me. What was the best part of the Ohio State camp? The best part for me was meeting some of the players, like Kailea Ricks, Skylar Limon, and Kiki Estrada, and of course the coaches — 2K, Coach Guemmer, and Coach Spaid. What did you learn from the Ohio State camp? At the Ohio ...

Name: Brayden Schneider School/town: Lloyd Memorial/Erlanger Position played: DE Class: 2026 Height and weight: 6’1 and 200 lb Jersey number: 30 Awards won or earned: N/A HUDL LINK: http://www.hudl.com/profile/17992430 Other sports played: Track, Basketball What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Lloyd Memorial football team? I felt crushed, like we knew we could have been them, and it just didn’t happen; it just all felt unreal to me. What will you miss the most from playing high school football? The winter lifted, leaving everyone excited to be back, just doing something to get ready for football. If you are invited to play in the East vs. West game, will you? Getting to play in the East vs. West game has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so if I got invited, I would absolutely play. What do you wish you would have done differently to prepare you for football? I wish I would have gotten into the weight room consistently at an ear...

  Name: Avery Reynolds School/town: Dublin Scioto/Columbus Positions played: pitcher, 1st, and RF Class2028 Height5’11” Jersey Number: 22 Awards won or earned: 1st team OCC; 2nd team All District HUDL LINK: N/A Other sports played: Basketball Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. The Scioto tradition of a cake fight on Senior Night What will you miss the most from the 2025 class? The seniors who mentored me—they also did not make me feel like the newest/youngest member of the team. What was the highlight of the 2025 season? Winning the District championship, bringing back the first ever softball title to Scioto. What was the toughest part of the 2025 season? Not playing our best at times when we should have When we last interviewed you, these were your goals for the season. 1. Winning an OCC conference championship with my HS team; 2. ...

    Ryan Taylor Rocky River High School, Rocky River 2026 5’10 180 Jersey Number: 6 Awards won or earned: 2nd Team All-Ohio, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-Conference, Conference Offensive POY HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/25855848/68acd95e5b3012a2c9c70bbf Other sports played: Lacrosse Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. The send-off we got going to the regional finals. The town came out, with the police and fire department escort, something I’ll always remember. What was the high point of the 2025 season? Going deep into the playoffs and proving everyone wrong What mark do you feel your class left on the football program? We were the first class in school history to make it to the regional finals. I think we set the standard for others to follow, and I think the upcoming classes can go even farther. What are you ...

  This afternoon I made the ten-minute drive to Madison Christian to watch the Eagles battle league foe Granville Christian. What turned out to be a good competitive game started on the opposite end of the spectrum for Granville Christian as they fell behind 15-3 after one. From there they would win the three final quarters but drop the game by the count of 43-38. Both teams played hard but sloppy at times, as the turnovers almost happened as fast as points. being scored. Unofficially I had Chloe Poling, a Sophomore for Granville, leading all scores with 16 points. Her teammate, senior Skyler Weekly, added 14. For Madison Christian, Sophomore Abigail Lesko had 14, and Jadah Harris added 10 points.    Follow me on X @HEARTLANDFAN15

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