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Cincinnati.Com Announces All-City Softball and Baseball

The Cincinnati Enquirer has researched the Greater Cincinnati softball scene to identify the "best of the best" players in the area. The Greater Miami Conference is well represented across the First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention selections.

For a glimpse at the first team picks, the following GMC players were honored:

Alisha Fox (Mason), Ava Hensley (Fairfield), Annabelle Geiser (Mason), Emma Messinger (Oak Hills), and Amber Munoz (Lakota East). 

To see a complete list of all the Cincinnati Enquirer selections: Cincinnati.com All City Softball Selections

The 2025 baseball season was a very good one for the Greater Miami Conference with several outstanding teams and players.  Many GMC players received much deserved recogniton on the Cincinnati.com All-City team.

For a sample of GMC success, the following individuals received first team honors:

Coach of the Year - Brad Gschwind (Lakota West), First team - Sam Davies (Mason), Josh Davis (Princeton), Ben Hanley (Mason), Braydon Johnson (Lakota West), Landon Holt (Lakota West), Wil Kraus (Oak Hills), Cade Landheer (Mason), Wyatt Shaw (Princeton), Adrian Smith (Lakota West), Andrew Visconti Mason), and Tucker Wilburn (Lakota West).

To see a complete listing of the 2025 Cincinnati.com All-City Baseball Team: Cincinnati.com All-City Baseball 

GMC Swimmers Earn All-American Status

In a Cincinnati.com release compiled by Cincinnati Enquirer Sportswriter Brendan Connelly, the GMC and Greater Cincinnati in general garnered numerous High School All-American swimming and diving honors.

How these designations were earned are outlined by Brendan Connelly below:

The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association has released its 2024-2025 All-American lists and a myriad of Greater Cincinnati swimmers and divers are among this year's honorees.

Prior to the season, the association listed two time standards for each event that would either put athletes under consideration or automatically qualify them for All-American status. The top 100 times in each discipline earned national recognition.

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As far as the Greater Miami Conference is concerned, leading the way is Mason's Bella Teply who qualified as an All-American in three relays and three individual events.

For the rest of the story of the GMC All-Americans:

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay - Dana Fairbanks, Anna Erickson, Julia Gregory, Bella Teply (Mason).

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle - Bella Teply (Mason) and Addie Robillard (Sycamore).

100 Yard Freestyle - Bella Teply (Mason).

500 Yard Freestyle - Bella Teply and Dana Fairbanks (Mason).

200 Yard Freestyle Relay -Bella Teply, Chloe Wall, Lucy Rhoten and Dana Fairbanks (Mason).

100 Yard Breaststroke - Addie Robillard (Sycamore).

400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Lucy Rhoten, Anna Erickson, Dana Fairbanks, Bella Teply (Mason).

 

USA Lacrosse Recognizes GMC All-Americans

USA Lacrosse recognized four outstanding Greater Miami Conference boys lacrosse standouts as High School All-Americans for their stellar performances this past spring.

Representing the Mason Comets: senior defender, Gus Kleeman, senior mid-fielder, Peter Marietta and junior mid-fielder, Tyler Lupinski.

Representing the Sycamore Aviators: senior defender, Garret Brenkert.

Fairfield Legendary Softball Coach Announces Retirement

Fairfield Athletic Department Press Release and Photo:

Fairfield Softball Legend Brenda Stieger Announces Retirement After 30 Seasons

After three decades of leadership, Fairfield High School head softball coach Brenda Stieger has announced her retirement from coaching. 

Coach Stieger has served Fairfield for 30 years, including 29 seasons as head coach, with one year as junior varsity coach and a season lost to the pandemic in 2020. Her coaching career was defined by excellence, consistency, and a strong commitment to her student-athletes and sport. Brenda retires with a total of 555 career wins, including 364 Greater Miami Conference (GMC) victories, placing her among the top 15 winningest coaches in Ohio softball history.

Under her leadership, Fairfield softball achieved:

  • 14 OHSAA District Championships
  • 4 Regional Finals Appearances
  • 4 GMC Championships
  • A 2024 Division I State Semifinal Appearance — the program’s second-ever trip to the state Final Four and first since 1991.

Brenda Stieger will be remembered as a defining figure in Fairfield Softball — not just for the program’s success on the field, but for the many student-athletes she guided and the lasting impact she made on the overall community.

OHSAA Inducts GMC Official into State Association Hall of Fame

With his induction into the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame, Matthew Kleiner—one of the Greater Miami Conference's top officials—will receive well-deserved recognition from the state association. Over the years, Mr. Kleiner has officiated football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball at the highest levels of competition. The Greater Miami Conference extends its deep appreciation for his service and dedication to young people and applauds his induction as a recognition of a job extremely well done.

Matthew Kleiner - OHSAA Hall of Fame Inductee

OHSAA Press Release:

For Immediate Release – May 7, 2025
Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Media Relations, tstried@ohsaa.org
 
Fourteen Set to Join OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame
Annual Celebration of Officiating banquet will enshrine new hall of fame class, recognize officials of the year and award years of service
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fourteen individuals will be enshrined in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame and 21 individuals will be honored as the OHSAA Official of the Year in their respective sport during the OHSAA’s annual Celebration of Officiating banquet this summer.
 
Additionally, the OHSAA will recognize those who have dedicated 50 years (42 individuals) and 25 years (247 individuals) of service as state-certified officials in Ohio.
 
The banquet is set for June 21 at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris in Westerville.
 
The 14 Hall of Fame inductees are being honored for outstanding officiating careers and significant contributions to interscholastic officiating in Ohio. More information on the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame is posted at: http://www.ohsaa.org/Officiating/HOF.
 
The officials of the year are selected through a process that includes OHSAA staff, OHSAA Directors of Officiating Development and local officials associations.
 
“We appreciate the commitment and dedication of all of our officials across the state,” said Beau Rugg, OHSAA Director of Officiating and a member himself of the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame. “Each year we take great pride in celebrating the distinguished careers of our hall of fame inductees and officials of the year. Officiating is a service, and each of these individuals is to be celebrated for their excellence in that service.”