As the 2025 fall athletic season swiftly approaches, The Enquirer’s dedicated team of sports journalists has already delivered an expansive collection of high school sports previews, offering an unparalleled look into the upcoming competitive landscape across Cincinnati and Ohio. This intensive coverage ensures enthusiasts of Cincinnati athletics are well-informed from the outset.

While many local high school teams commenced their rigorous training schedules on August 1st, our commitment to comprehensive local sports news meant our fall prep previews launched proactively in July, ensuring fans and athletes had early access to critical insights and team analyses, specifically tailored for the high school sports landscape.

The relentless dedication of The Cincinnati Enquirer high school sports staff, including seasoned writers James Weber, Brendan Connelly, Alex Harrison, and Jack Schmelzinger, alongside Xavier University beat writer Shelby Dermer, ensured continuous high-quality content production since the conclusion of the 2024-2025 academic year, embodying excellence in local sports journalism.

These accomplished journalists diligently produced detailed by-position lists for Ohio high school football, soccer, and volleyball, meticulously crafted to provide in-depth perspectives. Their efforts were interspersed with valuable feature stories and comprehensive league and sport previews, all while navigating personal commitments to deliver timely information about the volleyball season and other key sports.

Looking ahead to August, the roster of preseason content is exceptionally strong and promises to keep fans engaged from the opening whistle to the final buzzer. This robust lineup solidifies our position as the go-to source for fall prep previews, covering every facet of the upcoming season.

A highly anticipated highlight of the August coverage is the commencement of our athlete of the week voting, slated to begin around August 25th, immediately following the inaugural Friday/Saturday night football weekend. This initiative celebrates outstanding individual performances across the high school sports scene.

For the convenience of our readers, a centralized hub provides links to all published stories, a resource that will be continuously updated throughout August as new and exciting fall sports previews and analyses are released, ensuring no fan misses a beat in their pursuit of local sports news and high school sports updates.

Interestingly, amidst the fervor for local Cincinnati athletics, our team also recently leveraged advanced AI technology to generate record predictions for all 32 NFL teams ahead of their 2025 training camps, showcasing a blend of traditional sports journalism with innovative approaches that extend beyond just high school sports.