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ECC: News Athletes of Week All Sports Trophy Academic Awards Commitments State Champions Coaching Positions Constitution News ECC Creates Diversity Task Force The has been hard at work developing a conference-wide Diversity Task Force. After months of planning, it was decided to begin by gathering students and athletic directors from all ECC schools to discuss social equality. On September 28, the first of many ECC Diversity Task Force Town Hall Meetings was held virtually. Each of the member schools was represented. Milford athletic director Aaron Zupka explained the purpose of the task force and what action plans will be moving forward. Walnut Hills athletic director Steve Ellison then discussed some ground rules. He set the table for the topic which was our current climate around the nation relating to social justice, police brutality, and how we can better give students a voice in our schools. From there, the floor was opened for questions, comments, and opinions. “We had a lot of engagement between student-athletes and athletic directors,” said Mr. Zupka . Various topics will be discussed at our monthly Town Hall Meetings. Guest speakers are planned, and currently the meetings will be held virtually. EASTERN CINCINNATI CONFERENCE EQUALITY STATEMENT The has an inherent duty to educate its student-athletes in more than just what occurs on the playing field. With this in mind, ECC schools unite in their efforts to see a day when race, gender, sexuality, socio-economic class, ethnicity, and religion are not obstacles or barriers to achieving excellence, whether it be in the athletic arena, in the classroom, in the workplace, or in the home. Our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, teachers, and parents stand as one in promoting equality for all. The ECC community is steadfast in its belief that the difficult conversations surrounding equality, those that have gone unsaid for so many years, need to begin TODAY. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply put, true excellence can never be achieved unless it is achieved for each and every student. Enquirer Announces Fall All Stars Check out the Enquirer Fall All Stars, announced January 1. Click HERE . Special shout out to our ECC Players of the Year recipients: Winton Woods’ Andrew Bam Booker (football), Turpin’s Ella Lambert and Lebanon’s Faith Duncan (girls cross country), and Loveland’s Lauren Donovan (girls soccer)! Congratulations to all of our athletes on a fine fall sports season! Winter Sports Season Updates / Honors BOYS BASKETBALL : Turpin will be trying to defend its ECC title from last winter when the Spartans finished with an impressive 13-1 conference mark. Both the Spartans and Walnut Hills were Sectional runners-up in 2019-2020. Walnut Hills (10-1), Lebanon (9-1), and Turpin (7-1) sit atop the standings in Conference play (through February 2). GIRLS BASKETBALL : Loveland captured the conference championship last winter and joined Walnut Hills as District runners-up in 2019-2020. The two teams combined for an overall record of 44-8! This winter, Loveland boasts an 11-2 record in the league, while Lebanon sits at 10-2 and Turpin sits at 10-3 (through February 2). POSTSEASON UPDATES : Sectional tournament match-ups are as follows: at Lakota East HS : West Clermont vs. Monroe February 10 at 5 pm, Kings. vs. Talawanda February 11 at 7:30 pm, Little Miami vs. Sycamore February 13 at 2:30 pm, Walnut Hills vs. West Clermont / Monroe winner February 16 at 5 pm and at Harrison HS : Loveland vs. Anderson February 13 at 10:30 am, Milford vs. Turpin February 13 at 6 pm, Winton Woods vs. Loveland / Anderson winner February 17 at 5 pm, and Lebanon vs. Western Brown / Ursuline winner February 17 at 7:30 pm. WRESTLING : The West Clermont Wolves enter the 2020-2021 season in search of their third consecutive ECC crown. This year's ECC Championships are slated for February 20 at Milford HS. POSTSEASON UPDATES : Sectional tournament sites are as follows: Lakota East HS : Turpin; Lebanon HS : Lebanon, Milford, Little Miami, and Kings; Middletown HS : Walnut Hills, Winton Woods, Anderson, Loveland, and West Clermont. BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING : Congratulations to Kings for capturing the 2021 ECC Swim and Dive Championship for the second year in a row. Walnut Hills finished runner-up. Complete Championship Meet results can be found HERE . Congratulations to Kings' Kevin Glennon for breaking the ECC record in the 100 fly (48.78) and 100 free (46.47) and to Walnut Hills' Alex Craft for setting a new conference standard in the 500 free (4:42.20). Also, shout out to Walnut Hills' Ethan Moore for winning the ECC title in diving! Lastly, shout out to Kings' Jake Young for earning Swimmer of the Year honors and to the Knights' Sam Mizener for receiving Coach of the Year accolades. GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING : Turpin made it four ECC Swim and Dive titles in a row, convincingly defeating runner-up Walnut Hills at the January 23 ECC Championships. Complete results of the ECC Meet are HERE . Shout out to Milford's Erin Fentress for breaking her own ECC record in the 50 free (24.18). Congratulations to Walnut Hills' Elizabeth Noble for winning the ECC dive title. Swimmer of the Year recognition went to Milford's Erin Fentress and Lebanon's Katie Fisher , while Turpin's Rene Contino earned Coach of the Year honors. BOYS BOWLING : West Clermont is shooting for its fourth straight ECC championship in boys bowling. West Clermont is leading the pack in ECC contests with a 15-1 record. Lebanon (13-2) and Loveland (11-4) are close behind (through February 2). SHOUT OUT to Loveland for capturing the title at the ECC/SWOC Tournament on January 2. Joey Kapszukiewicz led the Tigers with a 669 three-game series followed by Alton French's 603 series. GIRLS BOWLING : Loveland waited until the last day of the season last winter to defeat West Clermont and capture its first-ever ECC title in girls bowling. West Clermont and Lebanon sit atop the ECC standings with identical 14-1 marks in league play (through February 2). SHOUT OUT to West Clermont for finishing runner-up at the ECC/SWOC Tournament help January 2. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves were Darby Campbell's 580 series (198, 194, and 188) and Lexi Stewart's 577 series (171, 213, and 193). ACADEMIC QUIZ TEAM : Walnut Hills and Loveland finished first and second respectively in last winter's race for the conference championship. Little Miami sits at 10-0 this winter (through February 2). This year's AQT tournament is scheduled for Turpin HS on February 17. CHEER AND DANCE : Congratulations to Milford for capturing its sixth straight ECC Cheer title, finishing ahead of second-place finisher Lebanon. The Lady Eagles also won the ECC Dance championship, narrowly defeating runner-up Anderson for the title. GYMNASTICS : Due to the limited number of schools participating in gymnastics, the ECC doesn't officially sponsor the sport. Our ECC squads that do participate in gymnastics typically fare quite well in both the regular season and into the postseason. Turpin kicked off the 2020-21 season with a victory at the Cincinnati Country Day Invite January 9! Anderson finished second. First-place and second-place performances were turned in by Andersons' Abby Pitts who finished first in the all-around, on vault, and on bars. She also placed second on beam. Turpin's Maycee Herzog finished first on floor and on beam and second in the all-around. At the January 30 Win the Day Invitational at Anderson High School, the host squad finished runner-up behind Sheridan High School. Turpin finished fourth, led by Maycee Herzog's third-place finish in the all-around. Maycee placed third on floor, third on bars, third on vault, and fifth on beam. Anderson's top performers by event were as follows: Abby Pitts (fourth in all-around, fourth on vault, fourth in bars, and sixth on floor) and Natalie Riesing (seventh on beam). The City Championships are slated for Cincinnati Country Day on February 13 a...