The 2023-24 school year was another successful one for the Milford High School Athletics Department. On the heels of winning back-to-back Eastern Cincinnati Conference All Sports Trophies, the Eagles finished third this year on the strength of five more conference crowns. Led by an outstanding senior class that delivered a staggering 40 college commitments, the Eagles recorded 14 individual and two relay state qualifiers and 52 school records. The school and community also rallied around the greatest football season in school history, featuring an undefeated regular season and outright ECC Championship.
Click here for printer-friendly version.
Overall
• Teams combined for a final head-to-head record of 226-183-4 (.552) and 130-81-1 (.616) in Eastern Cincinnati Conference play
• Finished third in ECC All Sports Trophy standings
• Won ECC titles in dance, football, girls soccer and softball, as well as the girls bowling regular season crown
• Won a district crown in girls soccer
• 13 of 22 varsity teams finished their seasons with a winning record
Conference Awards
• Nine ECC Athletes of the Year: Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse), Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming), Adam Clayton (Boys Wrestling), Gavin Dalen (Boys Basketball), Caitlin Evans (Girls Track & Field), Meghan McClellan (Softball), Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer), Nathan Webster (Football), Jaden Worden (Boys Tennis)
• Four ECC Coaches of the Year: Christy Gregory (Softball), Tom Grippa (Football), Jill Helms (Girls Soccer), Michael Neverman (Boys Tennis)
• 68 First Team All-ECC honorees: Baseball (2)—Joey Buchanan, Conor Deutschle; Boys Basketball (2)—Gavin Dalen, Matt O’Donnell; Girls Basketball (2)—Gabby Chadwell, Violet Shuluga; Boys Bowling (1)—Andrew Ray; Girls Bowling (1)—Cali Meshew; Girls Cross Country (3)—Elle Campbell, Shahd Masud, Claire McFarland; Football (7)—Mahlik Boben, Reece Davis, Andrew Littrell, Tofa Luani, Toto Luani, Ashton Warther, Nathan Webster; Boys Golf (1)—Jonathan Campbell; Boys Lacrosse (7)—Luke Barkimer, Troy Boggs, Carter Haun, Toto Luani, Brady Stern, Jacob Wagner, Trey Wagner; Girls Lacrosse (3)—Elena Ditchen, Sophie Foster, Kennedy Schneider; Boys Soccer (2)—Nick Henke, R.J. Smith; Girls Soccer (4)—Caitlin Evans, Ana Manning, Marlee Scanlon, Peyton Smith; Softball (4)—Kaitlyn Flynn, Meghan McClellan, Lanie McCoy, Isabella Zimmerman; Boys Swimming (14)—Cameron Barclay (500 freestyle, 200 & 400 freestyle relays), Brady Campbell (50 & 100 freestyle, 200 & 400 freestyle relays), Landon Crum (50 freestyle, 200 & 400 freestyle relay), Emmett Fentress (200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 & 400 freestyle relays); Boys Tennis (3)—Jaden Worden, Jack Bowsher/Thomas Kennedy; Boys Track & Field (1)—Reece Davis (Long jump); Girls Track & Field (7)—Caitlin Evans (Long jump, 4x100 meter relay), Sage Gibson (4x100 meter relay), Macy Nerl (4x100 meter relay), Corrine Newman (High jump), Mahima Vasa (800 meters), Alex Worsham (4x100 meter relay); Boys Volleyball (1)—Drew Ward; Girls Volleyball (1)—Kelsey McKenney; Boys Wrestling (2)—Adam Clayton, Austin Holman
• 42 Second Team All-ECC honorees: Baseball (3)—Chris Dawson, Louden Hilliard, JP Naylor; Boys Basketball (1)—Sloan Gormley; Girls Basketball (2)—Kelsey McKenney, Cayden Smith; Boys Bowling (1)—Ryan Lemley; Girls Bowling (2)—Mallory Rees, Paige Trent; Boys Cross Country (1)—Henry Craycraft; Girls Cross Country (3)—Lilly Braun, Lauren Johnson, Mahima Vasa; Boys Diving (1)—Patrick Eminger; Football (6)—Matt Bloom, Luke Brand, Hunter Gulaskey, Robby Mickler, Cole Miller, Jack Wesseling; Boys Lacrosse (5)—Tyler Allard, Jack Duncan, Alden Gooch, Keegan Oldendick, Braden Smith; Girls Lacrosse (2)—Natalie Chiapelli, Mandy Schneider; Boys Soccer (3)—Charlie Gehringer, A.J. Scanlon, Wyatt Simones; Girls Soccer (3)—Kristen Burns, Lizzie Fight, Ashlyn Schaefer; Softball (1)—Jesslyn Roberts; Boys Tennis (1)—Koen Dominguez; Girls Tennis (3)—Jasmin Mu, Sarah Lane/Maggie Worthington; Boys Track & Field (1)—DJ Chadwell, Jr. (1600 meters); Girls Track & Field (1)—Kelsey McKenney (Discus); Girls Volleyball (1)—Rachel Morgan; Boys Wrestling (1)—Sam Scally
• 27 Honorable Mention All-ECC honorees: Baseball (1)—Michael Kirk; Boys Basketball (1)—Michael Kirk; Girls Basketball (1)—Ella Crompton; Boys Bowling (1)—Eli Foertsch; Girls Bowling (1)—Brylie Gold; Boys Cross Country (1)—Henry Newman; Girls Cross Country (1)—Katie Reckman; Boys Diving (1)—Luke Eminger; Girls Diving (1)—Audrey Fox; Football (1)—Mason Cooper; Boys Golf (1)—Ian Schildmeyer; Girls Golf (1)—Lily McManis; Boys Lacrosse (1)—Preston Warther; Girls Lacrosse (1)—Gabi Navas; Boys Soccer (1)—Elliot Hore; Girls Soccer (1)—Abby Hoevener; Softball (1)—Izzy Merten; Boys Swimming (1)—Jake Nerl; Girls Swimming (1)—Liz Fadden; Boys Tennis (1)—Owen Blair; Girls Tennis (1)—Abby Lepper; Boys Track & Field (1)—Daniel Walker; Girls Track & Field (1)—Elle Campbell; Boys Volleyball (2)—Bryce Fielman, Duran Jewett; Girls Volleyball (1)—Alayna Gill; Boys Wrestling (1)—Colin Smith
• 300 ECC Academic Awards selections. Click here for list.
• Five MSLA All-Conference selections: Luke Barkimer (1st), Jacob Wagner (2nd), Troy Boggs (HM), Trey Wagner (HM), Preston Warther (HM)
Individual Athletic Awards & Honors
• Three All-American Selections:
o Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse)
o Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming 50 & 100 freestyle)
o Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer All-American Game)
• Nine All-Region Selections:
o Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse—First Team)
o Elena Ditchen (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Bryce Fielman (Boys Volleyball—Honorable Mention)
o Sophie Foster (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Duran Jewett (Boys Volleyball—Honorable Mention)
o Gabi Navas (Girls Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Kennedy Schneider (Girls Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Mandy Schneider (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer)
• 15 All-Ohio Selections:
o Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse—Third Team)
o Mahlik Boben (Football—Second Team)
o Lindsay Brown (Girls Water Polo—Honorable Mention)
o Jackson Connor (Boys Water Polo—Third Team)
o Gavin Dalen (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Reece Davis (Football—First Team)
o Kaitlyn Flynn (Softball—Honorable Mention)
o Will Lindley (Boys Water Polo—Honorable Mention)
o Andrew Littrell (Football—Honorable Mention)
o Tofa Luani (Football—Second Team)
o Toto Luani (Football—Honorable Mention)
o Ana Manning (Girls Soccer—Second Team)
o Meghan McClellan (Softball—Second Team)
o Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer—First Team)
o Nathan Webster (Football—First Team)
• 20 All-District Selections:
o Mahlik Boben (Football—First Team)
o Gabby Chadwell (Girls Basketball---Second Team {Coaches}, Honorable Mention {Media})
o Gavin Dalen (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Reece Davis (Football—First Team)
o Caitlin Evans (Girls Soccer)
o Kaitlyn Flynn (Softball—Second Team)
o Sloan Gormley (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Christy Gregory (Softball—Coach of the Year)
o Andrew Littrell (Football—Second Team)
o Tofa Luani (Football—First Team)
o Toto Luani (Football—Second Team)
o Ana Manning (Girls Soccer)
o Meghan McClellan (Softball—First Team)
o Matt O’Donnell (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Violet Shuluga (Girls Basketball---First Team {Coaches}, Honorable Mention {Media})
o Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer)
o Nathan Webster (Football—First Team)
o Jill Helms (Girls Soccer Public School Coach of the Year)
• Seven All-City Selections:
o Joey Buchanan (Baseball—Second Team)
o Conor Deutschle (Baseball—Second Team)
o Jaden Worden (Boys Tennis—Second Team)
o Jack Bowsher/Thomas Kennedy (Boys Tennis—Honorable mention)
o Connor Watson/Kurtis Fullman (Boys Tennis—Distinguished players)
• Nine Cincinnati.com Player of the Year Finalists: Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse), Lindsay Brown (Girls Water Polo), Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming), Jackson Connor (Boys Water Polo), Tofa Luani (Football), Ana Manning (Girls Soccer), Meghan McClellan (Softball), Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer), Nathan Webster (Football)
• One Tri-State Football Player of the Year Finalist: Nathan Webster
• Four All-Tri State Football Selections: Mahlik Boben (Second Team), Reece Davis (Second Team), Nathan Webster (Third Team), Tofa Luani (Honorable Mention)
• Regina "Superwoman" Gottschall Scholarship: Lily McManis (Girls Golf)
• Eight All-Star Game Participants: Alayna Gill (Girls Volleyball), Ryan Lemley (Boys Bowling), Tofa Luani (Football), Toto Luani (Football), Kelsey McKenney (Girls Basketball & Girls Volleyball), Cali Meshew (Girls Bowling), Andrew Ray (Boys Bowling), Cayden Smith (Girls Basketball)
• 67 Cincinnati Enquirer All-Stars:
o Jack Bowsher/Thomas Kennedy (Boys Tennis—Second Team)
o Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse—First Team)
o Ava Blevins (Girls Water Polo—Honorable Mention)
o Mahlik Boben (Football—First Team)
o Troy Boggs (Boys Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Luke Brand (Football—Honorable Mention)
o Lindsay Brown (Girls Water Polo—First Team)
o Joey Buchanan (Baseball—Second Team)
o Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming—Second Team)
o Elle Campbell (Girls Cross Country—Honorable Mention)
o Elle Campbell (Girls Track & Field—Second Team)
o D.J. Chadwell, Jr. (Boys Cross Country—Honorable Mention)
o Gabby Chadwell (Girls Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Adam Clayton (Boys Wrestling—Honorable Mention)
o Jackson Connor (Boys Water Polo—Second Team)
o Gavin Dalen (Boys Basketball—Second Team)
o Reece Davis (Football—First Team)
o Conor Deutschle (Baseball—Second Team)
o Elena Ditchen (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Paul Dumont (Boys Cross Country—Honorable Mention)
o Patrick Eminger (Boys Diving—First Team)
o Jacob Eminger (Boys Diving—Second Team)
o Luke Eminger (Boys Diving—Second Team)
o Caitlin Evans (Girls Soccer—First Team)
o Emmett Fentress (Boys Swimming—Second Team)
o Kaitlyn Flynn (Softball—Second Team)
o Eli Foertsch (Boys Bowling—Honorable Mention)
o Sophie Foster (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Audrey Fox (Girls Diving—Second Team)
o Brylie Gold (Girls Bowling—Honorable Mention)
o Sloan Gormley (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Nick Henke (Boys Soccer—Second Team)
o Austin Holman (Boys Wrestling—Honorable Mention)
o Janessa Hopkins (Girls Water Polo—Honorable Mention)
o Madeline House (Girls Water Polo—Second Team)
o Ryan Lemley (Boys Bowling—Honorable Mention)
o Will Lindley (Boys Water Polo—Honorable Mention)
o Andrew Littrell (Football—First Team)
o Tofa Luani (Football—First Team)
o Toto Luai (Football—First Team)
o Ana Manning (Girls Soccer—First Team)
o Kaitlyn McCann (Girls Wrestling—Honorable Mention)
o Meghan McClellan (Softball—First Team)
o Lanie McCoy (Softball—Honorable Mention)
o Cali Meshew (Girls Bowling—Honorable Mention)
o Rachel Morgan (Girls Volleyball—Honorable Mention)
o Jasmin Mu (Girls Tennis—Second Team)
o Gabi Navas (Girls Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Matt O’Donnell (Boys Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Keegan Oldendick (Boys Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Andrew Ray (Boys Bowling—Second Team)
o Marlee Scanlon (Girls Soccer—Second Team)
o Kennedy Schneider (Girls Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Mandy Schneider (Girls Lacrosse—Second Team)
o Violet Shuluga (Girls Basketball—Honorable Mention)
o Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer—First Team)
o R.J. Smith (Boys Soccer—Second Team)
o Brady Stern (Boys Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Jacob Wagner (Boys Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Trey Wagner (Boys Lacrosse—Honorable Mention)
o Daniel Walker (Boys Track & Field—Honorable Mention)
o Drew Ward (Boys Volleyball—Honorable Mention)
o Ashton Warther (Football—Honorable Mention)
o Nathan Webster (Football—First Team)
o Jaden Worden (Boys Tennis—Second Team)
o Isabella Zimmerman (Softball—Honorable Mention)
• 15 Cincinnati Enquirer Athlete of the Week Awards: Ava Blevins (Girls Water Polo), Lindsay Brown (Girls Water Polo), Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming-twice), Natalie Chiapelli (Girls Lacrosse-twice), Sophie Foster (Girls Lacrosse), Janessa Hopkins (Girls Water Polo), Madeline House (Girls Water Polo), Jasmin Mu (Girls Tennis), Jesslyn Roberts (Girls Track & Field), Violet Shuluga (Girls Basketball), Whitney Sluder (Girls Soccer), Peyton Smith (Girls Soccer), Trey Wagner (Boys Lacrosse), Jaden Worden (Boys Tennis)
• Two Cincinnati Enquirer Team of the Week Awards: Girls Cross Country, Girls Lacrosse
• Blitz 5 Primetime Performer of the Week: Caden Bailey
• WCPO 9 Friday Football Player of the Week: Tofa Luani
• LaRosa’s MVP: Ana Manning (Girls Soccer)
• Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award: Tom Grippa (Football)
• Cincinnati Enquirer Coach of the Year: Tom Grippa (Football)
• Second Annual Aerie Awards
o Eagle Service Award: Mackenzie Bruce
o Female Athlete Career Milestone: Caitlin Evans
o Male Athlete Career Milestone: Reece Davis
o Breakthrough Team of the Year: Girls Lacrosse
o Freshman/JV Team of the Year: JV Baseball
o Freshman/JV Coach of the Year: Billy Rohlfs
o Male Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year: Toto Luani
o Female Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year: Kelsey McKenney
o Female Sports Team of the Year: Softball
o Male Sports Team of the Year: Football
o Flock Leader of the Year: Luke Barkimer
o Moment/Highlight of the Year: Football game vs. Winton Woods 3-0 nailbiter win, Girls Lacrosse upsets top-seeded Sycamore in OHSAA Tournament
o The Tough as Nails Grit Award: Tofa Luani, Marlee Scanlon
o Courageous Student-Athlete Award: Miah O'Toole
o Rookie Coach of the Year: Brandon Baker
o Varsity Assistant Coach of the Year: Jared Minderman
o Sportsman of the Year: JP Naylor
o Sportswoman of the Year: Peyton Smith
o Male Rising Star Award: Charlie Gehringer
o Female Rising Star Award: Elle Campbell
o Male Athlete of the Year: Nathan Webster
o Female Athlete of the Year: Ana Manning
o Female Coach of the Year: Christy Gregory
o Male Coach of the Year: Tom Grippa
52 School Records Broken/Tied
• Football: Wins in a season (11)
• Football: Conference wins in a season (9)
• Football: Single-season completions (220), completion percentage (67.6%)
• Girls Lacrosse: Most wins, season (12)
• Girls Lacrosse: Fewest losses, season (7)
• Girls Lacrosse: Most consecutive wins (5)
• Girls Lacrosse: Most goals scored, season (203)
• Girls Soccer: Fewest losses in a season (1)
• Boys Swimming: 200 freestyle relay—Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, Cameron Barclay, Brady Campbell (1:25.42)
• Boys Swimming: 400 freestyle relay—Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, Cameron Barclay, Brady Campbell (3:10.57); also an ECC record
• Boys Track & Field-Outdoor: Shuttle hurdle relay—Gideon List, Nick Freeland, Zyon Randall, Cooper Vandergriff (1:07.96)
• Girls Track & Field-Indoor: 4x800 meter relay—Schylar Sperl, Shahd Masud, Elle Campbell, Mahima Vasa (10:31.90)
• Luke Brand (Football): Most pass attempts, game (46), most pass completions, game (34), most passing yards, game (423), highest completion percentage, season (68.6%)
• Logan Brocki (Baseball): Highest fielding percentage, season (1.000)
• Brady Campbell (Boys Swimming): 50 freestyle (20.33); also an ECC record & 100 freestyle (44.69)
• Elle Campbell (Girls Track & Field-Indoor): 800 meters (2:34.26)
• Luke Barkimer (Boys Lacrosse): Career goals (174), career assists (137), career points (311)
• Mason Cooper (Football): Career extra points made (106), most points scored by kicking, game (10)
• Reece Davis (Football): Career receiving yards (2,129), career receptions (154), most receptions, game (10), longest punt return, game (87), most punt return yards, game (141)
• Caitlin Evans (Girls Track & Field-Outdoor): Long jump (17’10 ¾”)
• Caitlin Evans (Girls Track & Field-Indoor): Triple jump (35’2 ¼”)
• Caitlin Evans (Girls Track & Field-Outdoor): Triple jump (32’2 ¼”)
• Emmett Fentress (Boys Swimming): 200 freestyle (1:41.80)
• Sophie Foster (Girls Lacrosse): Single season caused turnovers (40), single season INTs (10)
• Michael Kirk (Boys Basketball): Most three-pointers, game (7)
• Andrew Littrell (Football): Career tackles (222)
• Tofa Luani (Football): Career sacks (14.0)
• Toto Luani (Boys Track & Field-Indoor): Long jump (19’8 ½”)
• Jacob Luecke (Football): Career punt yards (3,427), career punts (92)
• Ana Manning (Girls Soccer): Extended school record and broke ECC records for career goals (81) and points (186)
• Claire McFarland (Girls Track & Field-Indoor): 1600 meters (5:40.47)
• Claire McFarland (Girls Track & Field-Indoor): 3200 meters (12:19.96)
• Claire McFarland (Girls Track & Field-Outdoor): 2000 meter steeplechase (6:00.60)
• Jesslyn Roberts (Girls Track & Field-Indoor): Pole vault (9’6”)
• Jesslyn Roberts (Girls Track & Field-Outdoor): Pole vault (10’0”)
• Hadley Robinson (Girls Lacrosse): Career caused turnovers (49)
• Violet Shuluga (Girls Basketball): Most steals, game (12)
• Ashton Warther (Football): Most receptions, game (10), most receptions, season (77)
Coaching Milestones
• Tom Grippa (Football): 50th win at Milford
• Michael Neverman (Girls Tennis): 50th career win
• Asif Shah (Baseball): 100th career win
• Matt Tolliver (Girls Basketball): 150th career win
Team Recaps
Baseball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 16-14, 10-8 ECC/5th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Seth Carter; Offensive Player of the Year: Conor Deutschle; Defensive Player of the Year: Logan Brocki; Sportsmanship Award: Jackson Roth
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Jacob Flottemesch; Sportsmanship Award: Alexander Gentil; Most Improved Player: Henry Appel
• Freshman Team Awards—Eagle Award: Max Raussen; Sportsmanship Award: Nathan Colegate
• Won at least one OHSAA Tournament game for the 11th consecutive season
• Zach Wiener/Chris Dawson/Jay Brossart/Joey Buchanan threw a combined no-hitter in a win over Winton Woods
Boys Basketball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 11-13, 6-10 ECC/T-7th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Matt O’Donnell; Most Valuable Player: Gavin Dalen; Most Improved Player: Sloan Gormley; Heart Award: Michael Kirk
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Braden Hillvert; Most Valuable Player: Quinn Zurmehly; Most Improved Player: Andrew Crouch
• Freshman Team Awards—Eagle Award: Mason Thompson; Most Valuable Player: Jack Patterson
• Swept three contests against rival Loveland to extend win streak over Tigers to five straight
• Twice scored 78 points in a game, the most by a Milford team since putting up 84 in a game during the 2014-15 season
Girls Basketball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 13-11, 8-8 ECC/T-6th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Kelsey McKenney; Most Valuable Player: Gabby Chadwell & Violet Shuluga; Toughness Award: Cayden Smith
• Junior Varsity A Team Awards—Most Valuable Player: Riley Davania & Rachel Morgan; Most Dedicated Player: Maggie Worthington
• Junior Varsity B Team Awards—Most Valuable Player: Ava Pappas; Teammate Award: Kate Heller
• Enjoyed a seven-game December win streak, the program’s longest since 2021-22
• Extended win streaks over conference foes Anderson (7) and Little Miami (6)
• Raised nearly $2,000 for The Cure Starts Now during its Game of Hope benefit game
Boys Bowling
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 10-8, 4-5 ECC/T-6th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Ryan Lemley; Most Valuable Player: Andrew Ray; Most Improved Player: Eli Foertsch; Leadership Award: Sam Mailloux
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Carter Watson; Most Valuable Player: Luke Snyder; Most Improved Player: Rodrigo Framit Lopez
• Eli Foertsch and Ryan Lemley both represented Milford at the OHSAA District Championship
Girls Bowling
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 10-7, 6-3 ECC/4th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Lilly Harmon & Mallory Rees; Most Valuable Player: Cali Meshew; Most Improved Player: Brylie Gold
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Most Improved Player: Haylie Beerman; Most Spirited Award: Kenzie Cramer; Keeping It Positive Award: Julie Michna
• Captured a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship, the program’s first league crown since 2018
Cheerleading
• Varsity Team Awards (Fall & Winter)—Eagle Award: Catie Willson; Leadership Award: Maris Gooch; Spirit Award: Madison Hardin; Sideline Excellence: Lucy Boggs; Sportsmanship Award: Nevaeh Roettele; Varsity Impact Award: Nika Rulli
• Junior Varsity Team Awards (Fall)—Eagle Award: Audrey Fox; Coaches Award: Emmett Derrig; Outstanding Leadership Award: Layla Ferrara
• Freshman Team Awards (Fall)—Eagle Award: Mackenzie Thornton; Coaches’ Award: Evie Cole
• Junior Varsity Team Awards (Winter)—Eagle Award: Kylie Callahan; Coaches Award: Gabriella Keller; Showmanship Award: Layla Ferrara
• Freshman Team Awards (Winter)—Eagle Award: Jesslyn Roberts; Coaches Award: Isabella Koepp
Boys Cross Country
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/8th
• Varsity Team Awards—Most Valuable Runner: Paul Dumont; Eagle Award: D.J. Chadwell; Most Improved Runner: Matthew Perrin; Newcomer Award: Henry Newman
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Deblin Award: Caleb Chrity; Six-Year Award: Luke Eminger; Trials of Miles, Miles of Trials Award: Henry Craycraft
• Qualified as a team for the OHSAA Regionals for the second straight year after finishing fourth at districts
• Sophomore Paul Dumont recorded the second-fastest times in school history in both regular season (15:45.0) and postseason (15:51.0) competition
Girls Cross Country
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/2nd
• Varsity Team Awards—Most Valuable Runner: Elle Campbell; Most Improved Runner: Katie Reckman; Rookie of the Year: Shahd Masud; Daily Grind Award: Claire McFarland
• Junior Varsity Team Award—Most Improved Runner: Adelei Brady; Ultimate Team Player: Caroline Brinker; Daily Grind Award: Lainey Patch
• Qualified as a team for the OHSAA Regionals for the second time in the last three years, finishing third
• Earned best-ever finish in the ECC by taking second place
• Freshman Elle Campbell posted the second-fastest time in school history (18.46.2)
Dance
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/1st
• Varsity Team Award—Most Valuable Dancer: Kira Hanna; Performer of the Year: Marlie Petersman; Rookie of the Year: Lyla Yuskewich; Most Improved Performer: Cassidy Prather
• Finished third at the OASSA State Championships
Football
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 11-1, 9-0 ECC/1st
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Andrew Littrell; Sportsmanship Award: Cole Miller; Coaches Award: Robby Mickler & Ashton Warther; Most Improved Player: JP Naylor & Hunter Gulaskey; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Reece Davis & Nathan Webster; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Tofa Luani & Toto Luani; Most Valuable Special Teams Player: Mason Cooper & Jacob Luecke; Trenches Award: Mahlik Boben & Jack Wesseling; Comeback Player of the Year: Tofa Luani
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Jacob Dixon; Sportsmanship Award: Evan Bradshaw
• Freshman Team Awards—Eagle Award: Cameron Gampfer; Sportsmanship Award: Chase Gale
• Completed the first perfect regular season at Milford since 1957, while setting school records for wins (11) and conference wins (9)
• Captured the school’s first outright league championship since 1986 and first in football since sharing the 2017 ECC crown
• Finished the regular season ranked #4 in Ohio in the AP poll
• Earned the No. 1 seed in the D1, Region 4 playoffs
Boys Golf
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 8-4, 4-4 ECC/6th
• Varsity Team Awards—Most Valuable Player: Jonathan Campbell; Sportsmanship Award: Max Duncan; Most Improved Player: Louden Hilliard; Coaches Award: Ian Schildmeyer
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Most Valuable Player: Max Smith; Sportsmanship Award: Wyatt Smith; Most Improved Player: Joey Buchanan
Girls Golf
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 5-9, 2-5 ECC/7th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Megan Hawkins; Most Valuable Player: Samantha Hendricks & Lily McManis; Most Improved Player: Risha Patel
Boys Lacrosse
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 11-10, 7-1 ECC/2nd
• Varsity Team Award: Eagle Award: Jacob Wagner; Offensive Most Valuable Player: Luke Barkimer; Defensive Most Valuable Player: Troy Boggs; Most Improved Player: Tyler Allard
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Chase Gale; Offensive Most Valuable Player: Caden Nicholl; Defensive Most Valuable Player: Eric Gatty; Most Improved Player: Nathan Sabo
• Reached the OHSAA Tournament Regional Semifinals after upsetting conference rival Kings
• Finished in the top-two in the ECC standings for the fourth straight year
Girls Lacrosse
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 12-7, 5-2 ECC/3rd
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Hadley Robinson; Grit Award: Gabi Navas; Unsung Hero Award: Kennedy Schneider; Level Up Award: Karis Pepin
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Sarah Lane; Grit Award: Lauren Johnson; Level Up Award: Tatum Caldwell
• Enjoyed a magical postseason run to the regional finals after stunning top-seeded Sycamore in the semifinals
• Posted the program’s best-ever finish in the ECC standings (third)
• Toppled rival Loveland for the first time in program history
• Set school records for wins (12), consecutive wins (5) and goals scored (203) in a season
Boys Soccer
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 10-7-0, 4-5-0 ECC/6th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: R.J. Smith; Sportsmanship Award: Charlie Gehringer; Offensive Most Valuable Player: Nick Henke; Defensive Most Valuable Player of the Year: Mason Buskirk
• Junior Varsity A Team Awards—Eagle Award: Gavin Hampson; Sportsmanship Award: Cedric Wagner
• Junior Varsity B Team Awards—Eagle Award: Colt Barbro; Sportsmanship Award: Luke Snyder
• Varsity and junior varsity A&B teams finished with a final combined record of 27-18-2
Girls Soccer
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 16-1-4, 8-0-1 ECC/1st
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Lizzie Fight; Most Valuable Player: Kristen Burns & Peyton Smith; Sportsmanship Award: Grace Mangino; Unsung Hero Award: Caitlin Evans
• Junior Varsity A Team Awards—Eagle Award: Karoline Schult; Most Valuable Player: Emmie Bell; Sportsmanship Award: Ava Kelley
• Junior Varsity B Team Awards—Eagle Award: Hailey Gruesser; Sportsmanship Award: Elizabeth Kessel
• Won the ECC Championship for the third consecutive season
• Captured second straight OHSAA District Championship
• Finished the regular season ranked #2 in Ohio in the Coaches Association poll
• Tied school record for fewest losses in a season (1)
• Varsity and JVA team combined for a record of 26-3-7
Softball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 19-4, 16-2 ECC/T-1st
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Meghan McClellan; Offensive Player of the Year: Kaitlyn Flynn; Defensive Player of the Year: Lanie McCoy; Coaches’ Award: Isabella Zimmerman
• Junior Varsity Team Awards: Sportsmanship Award: Karina Mackura; Coaches’ Award: Carly Mitchell
• Earned the program’s ninth ECC Championship and fourth straight, sharing the crown with Kings and Lebanon
• Sophomore Meghan McClellan and freshman Kristine Ruehl combined for a perfect game and a no-hitter, respectively in a doubleheader sweep of Winton Woods. McClellan struck out 14 of the 15 hitters she faced, while Ruehl fanned eight
Boys Swimming & Diving
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 5-5/3rd
• Varsity Swimming Team Awards—Eagle Award: Emmett Fentress; Most Valuable Swimmer: Brady Campbell; Leadership Award: Cameron Barclay; SOAR Award: Brooks Conly
• Diving Team Awards—Eagle Award: Brody Brandenburg & Luke Eminger; Most Valuable Diver: Patrick Eminger; Most Improved Diver: Jacob Eminger; Coaches’ Award: Ben Spence
• Junior Varsity Swimming Team Awards—Sportsmanship Award: Isaac Willoughby; Coaches Award: Trevor Sturgill; Most Improved Competitor: Gray Hardoerfer
• The diving Eminger brothers, Patrick, Luke and Jacob made OHSAA history when all three qualified for the State Championship competition
• Qualified six individuals and two relay squads for the state meet
• The 200 freestyle relay of Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, Cameron Barclay and Brady Campbell finished eighth at the OHSAA State Championships, the highest finishing relay at the state meet in school history
• Freshman Brady Campbell broke on the scene in a big way, finishing third and fourth, respectively in the 50 and 100 freestyle events at the state meet
• Were represented at districts by 11 individuals and three relay squads
• Captured three individual and two relay titles at the ECC Championships
• Brady Campbell was the sectional and district champion in the 50 freestyle
Girls Swimming & Diving
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 6-5/5th
• Varsity Swimming Team Awards—Eagle Award: Kristen Bruce; Most Valuable Swimmer: Liz Fadden; SOAR Award: Anne Grundy; Leadership Award: Lindsay Brown
• Diving Team Awards—Most Valuable Diver: Audrey Fox; Coaches Award: Lilly Braun
• Junior Varsity Swimming Team Awards: Sportsmanship Award: Emily Zeek; Coaches’ Award: Emma Hull; Most Improved Competitor: Ella Dahlheimer
• Sophomore Audrey Fox represented Milford at the OHSAA State Diving Championships for the second straight year
• Were represented at the OHSAA District Championships by a pair of individuals and two relay squads
• Lilly Braun joined Audrey Fox in qualifying for the OHSAA District Diving Meet
Boys Tennis
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 12-3, 7-1 ECC/2nd
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Jack Bowsher; Most Valuable Player: Jaden Worden; Sportsmanship Award: Thomas Kennedy; ACE Award: Owen Blair
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Camden Wright; Most Improved Player: Robert Mascharka; Sportsmanship Award: Jack O’Rourke
• Finished second in the ECC for the second straight season
• Junior Jaden Worden became the first singles conference champion in school history, picking up the ECC Tournament title
• Earned a first place and four second places finishes at the ECC Tournament
• Senior Jack Bowsher and junior Thomas Kennedy advanced to the OHSAA District Tournament
• Won its flight at the GCTCA Coaches Classic
Girls Tennis
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 8-5, 5-3 ECC/4th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Jasmin Mu; Coaches Award: Loula Mahuas; ACE Award: Caroline Cole; Most Improved Player: Abby Lepper
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Anna Sturgill; Most Improved Player: Zari Peppin; Sportsmanship Award: Mahi Patel
• Senior Jasmin Mu became one of just three Milford players ever to qualify for districts more than once in her career
• Sarah Lane and Maggie Worthington picked up a runner-up finish in second doubles action at the ECC Tournament
Boys Track & Field
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/7th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Reece Davis; MVP Sprints: Harrison Nunlist; MVP Mid-Distance/Hurdles: Gideon List; MVP Distance: D.J. Chadwell; MVP Field: Daniel Walker
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Elijah Johnson; Sportsmanship Award: Malcolm Evans
• Represented at the OHSAA State Championships by junior Daniel Walker who finished 16th in the discus
• Reece Davis (long jump), who competed in track & field for the first time as a senior, was an OHSAA Regionals qualifier. Davis also won the ECC long jump title
Girls Track & Field
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/2nd
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Caitlin Evans; MVP Sprints: Sage Gibson; MVP Mid-Distance/Hurdles: Camille Hutzel; MVP Distance: Elle Campbell; MVP Field: Kelsey McKenney
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Evie Cole; Sportsmanship Award: Maggie Worthington
• Represented at the OHSAA State Championships by Elle Campbell (1600 meters) and Caitlin Evans (long jump)
• Milford’s 4x100, 4x200 and 4x800 meter relays all qualified to compete at the OHSAA Regional Championships
• ECC Championships were won by: Alex Worsham, Caitlin Evans, Macy Nerl, Sage Gibson (4x100 meter relay), Mahima Vasa (800 meters), Corrine Newman (high jump), Caitlin Evans (long jump)
Boys Volleyball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 10-14, 2-6 ECC/N/A
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Troy Watkins; Best Offensive Player: Duran Jewett; Best Defensive Player: Drew Ward; Most Improved Player: Ayden Brown
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Coaches’ Award: Collin Miley; Best Offensive Player: Landon Thierauf; Most Improved Player: Patrick Mahler
Girls Volleyball
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 11-14, 16-2 ECC/T-6th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Kelsey McKenney; Outstanding Athlete Award: Rachel Morgan; Coaches Award: Alayna Gill; Most Improved Player: Camille Burton
• Junior Varsity A Team Awards—Coaches Award: Lucy Sowers; Most Improved Player: Aubree Adams; Outstanding Defensive Player: Sophia Rawlins
• Junior Varsity B Team Awards—Eagle Award: Molly Raussen; Most Improved Player: Hayden Cook
• Won two OHSAA Tournament matches for the fifth consecutive season
Boys Water Polo
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 8-22, 2-2 ECC/N/A
• Varsity Team Awards—Most Valuable Player: Jackson Connor; Eagle Award: Will Lindley; Most Improved Player: Kaden Patel; Leadershsip Award: Nick Kessel
• Junior Varsity Team Awards: JCAF: Garrett Jones; Sportsmanship Award: Brooks Conly; Coaches Award: Britt Poplin; Most Improved Player: Trevor Sturgill
Girls Water Polo
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 5-21, 5-0 ECC/N/A
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Lindsay Brown; Most Valuable Player: Abby Phillips; Coaches Award: Madeline House; Sportsmanship Award: Abby Ruepert
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—JCAF: Elie Edwards; Leadership Award: Ava Blevins; Most Improved Player: Allie Ruehlman
Boys Wrestling
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: 3-5/5th
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Sam Scally; Most Valuable Wrestler: Austin Holman; Team Leadership Award: Adam Clayton; Most Improved Wrestler: Colin Smith
• Junior Varsity Team Awards—Coaches Award: Wyatt Neal; Sportsmanship Award: Cedric Wagner; Coaches Award for Effort: Jude Fine
• Freshman Team Awards: Most Improved Wrestler: Zach Braner; Dedication Award: Phineas List
• Senior Austin Holman became the first Milford wrestler sine 2008 to win a match at the OHSAA State Tournament
• Holman, along with Adam Clayton, Colin Smith and Levi Schneider all qualified for the OHSAA District Tournament
• Holman also won his weight class at the OHSAA Sectional meet
• Adam Clayton and Austin Holman were ECC Championships in their respective weight class
Girls Wrestling
• Final Varsity Record/ECC Finish: N/A/N/A
• Varsity Team Awards—Eagle Award: Kaitlyn McCann; Sportsman Award: Jozie Bowling; Most Improved Wrestler: Ainsley Hull; Hardest Worker Award: Madeline McClughen
• Freshman Team Awards—Most Heart Award: Hannah Western; Most Improved Award: Abbagail Ulbrich
Senior Class of 2024
• A total of 40 seniors committed to play collegiate athletics:
o Luke Barkimer (Men’s Lacrosse-University of Denver)
o Matt Bloom (Football-Thomas More University)
o Magnus Boben (Football-College of Wooster)
o Mahlik Boben (Football-Fairmont State University)
o Jay Brossart (Baseball-Roane State Community College)
o Lindsay Brown (Women’s Swimming-Hanover College)
o Kristen Burns (Women’s Soccer-Maryville College)
o Henry Cooper (Baseball-Lincoln Land Community College)
o Gavin Dalen (Men’s Basketball-West Chester University)
o Chris Dawson (Baseball-Wittenberg University)
o Luke Eminger (Men’s Diving-George Mason University)
o Caitlin Evans (Women's Soccer-Northern Kentucky University)
o Kaitlyn Flynn (Softball-University of Indianapolis)
o Maris Gooch (Cheerleading-University of Cincinnati)
o Hunter Gulaskey (Cheerleading-University of Cincinnati)
o Louden Hilliard (Baseball-George Mason University)
o Austin Holman (Wrestling-Colorado School of Mines)
o Elliot Hore (Men’s Soccer-Trine University)
o Evelyn Iles (Dance-Thomas More University)
o Michael Kirk (Baseball-Wabash Valley College)
o Andy Lopez (Men’s Lacrosse-Malone University)
o Tofa Luani (Football-University of Cincinnati)
o Toto Luani (Football-Thomas More University)
o Grace Mangino (Women’s Soccer-Anderson (IN) University)
o Ana Manning (Women’s Soccer-Eastern Kentucky University)
o Jake McCoy (Baseball-Bluffton University)
o Kelsey McKenney (Women’s Volleyball-University of Indianapolis)
o Cole Miller (Football-Concord University)
o Matt O’Donnell (Men’s Basketball-Capital University)
o Abby Phillips (Women’s Water Polo-Long Island University Brooklyn)
o Will Reid (Football-Wittenberg University)
o Ashlyn Schaefer (Women’s Soccer-Anderson (SC) University)
o Marlee Scanlon (Women’s Soccer-New York University)
o Peyton Smith (Women’s Soccer-Eastern Kentucky University)
o Jacob Wagner (Men’s Lacrosse-Seton Hill University)
o Nathan Webster (Football-Ohio Dominican University)
o Julieanne Williams (Dance-Thomas More University)
o Catie Willson (Cheerleading-Bowling Green State University)
o Lily Wright (Women’s Swimming-Ohio Northern University)
o Isabella Zimmerman (Softball-Cedarville University)