It’s go time for Greater Cincinnati high school sports athletes primed to compete in the fall 2025 season.

Most sports teams begin practicing Aug. 1, though Ohio golf season already started and some Kentucky teams have been practicing.

The Cincinnati Enquirer high school sport staff, however, never really let up the gas after the 2024-2025 school season ended, providing fall preview content throughout July.

Writers James Weber, Brendan Connelly, Alex Harrison and Jack Schmelzinger, with an assist from Xavier University beat writer Shelby Dermer, have been churning out by-position lists for football, soccer and volleyball as well as some features and league/sport previews in between vacations and, in Shelby’s case, a wedding.

Our roster of preseason content planned for August is strong from start to finish. Our athlete of the week voting is expected to begin Aug. 25, after the first Friday/Saturday Night football weekend.

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Here are links to all of our stories so far. The Enquirer will update this file throughout August as content is published.

General

Cross country

Coming in August.

Golf

Top golfers & storylines: A returning state champion leads the 2025 high school golfers and storylines

Alum in the news: Lakota East graduate Joe Wilson IV wins 2025 Ohio Amateur Golf Championship

Field hockey

Coming in August.

Football

Features

League previews

Cincinnati Hills League: Will Wyoming stay on top?

Miami Valley Conference : How does realignment affect outlook?

Southwestern Buckeye League: Which Cincinnati teams will contend?

Positional lists

Dynamic duos: The best dynamic duos in Cincinnati high school football in 2025

Soccer

Positional lists

Tennis

Volleyball

Features

Positional lists

Water polo