To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK.
OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky are excited to expand once again and continue addition to the LINK nky Team of the Week (TOTW) weekly winners, the program will be including three winners for Team of the Season (TOTS) and one overall winner for Team of the Year (TOTY) for the 2025-26 sports seasons.
Sports seasons are considered fall, winter and spring for the purpose of this awards program. At the conclusion of each sports season, an overall TOTS winner will be chosen from all previous TOTW winners for that season. Their school will receive a commemorative plaque and also receive a $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
Finally, the program culminates by selecting one TOTY from the three TOTS award winners. Online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
This week’s nominated teams are listed below with some information provided by the submitter or LINK nky staff. The poll where you can vote follows at the end of the article.
Voting is open until Friday at 11:59 a.m.
BELLEVUE BASEBALL
A 3-1 week matched the Tigers win total on the season to date as they earned wins over Dayton, Williamstown and Newport last week. They now sit at 6-13 on the year.
Jacob Berning and Carson Scott have been the highlights on offense, Berning hitting .439, Scott at .333. Berning also leads the team with 40 strikeouts on the mound.
HERITAGE ACADEMY BASEBALL
The Eagles defeated Holmes and Dayton last week and are now on a three-game winning streak, moving to 8-10 on the year.
They defeated Holmes and Dayton by a combined score of 26-4.
Jacob Muse, Benjamin Brown, Gavin Hensley and Hunter Boswell are all clearing the .400 mark at the plate. Brown has struck out 76 batters in 29 innings on the mound.
HIGHLANDS BASEBALL
The Bluebirds are finding their groove at the right time. They went 3-0 last week with wins over Simon Kenton, Campbell County and Scott to move to 12-9 on the year.
Brooks Hendrix leads the team with a .477 batting average, Layton Riseneback at .453 and Michael Tincher hitting .417. Ronan Thaler, Thomas Haggard and Hendrix have been the strikeout leaders on the bump with 28, 27 and 24 punch outs, respectively.
SIMON KENTON SOFTBALL
The Lady Pioneers went 3-0 last week and outscored the opponent 33-4 in doing so. They defeated Dixie Heights, Grant County and Henry County and improved to 8-8, getting back to .500 for the first time this season after a 1-5 start.
The win over Grant County all but assures them the No. 1 seed in the 32nd District tournament, as long as they defeat Walton-Verona on May 6.
Jayden and Taylor Jones lead the team at the plate with .460 and .451 batting averages, respectfully. Lauren McIntosh leads the team in the circle with a 3-4 record and a 3.61 ERA.
ST. HENRY SOFTBALL
The Crusaders went 3-0 last week with wins against Newport, Holmes and Villa Madonna. They outscored the opponent 52-6 in improving to 10-5 on the season.
It’s been a complete turnaround for the team, the 10 wins already more than their last three seasons combined.
RYLE BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The Raiders went 2-0 last week with wins over Simon Kenton and Scott and have won five in a row overall to improve to 12-3 on the season. They are 8-0 in region play with two games this week against Calvary Christian on Monday and a big matchup with Oldham County on the road on Tuesday. Oldham County is the other lone team undefeated in region play.
The Raiders are led on the season by Max Kidd with 114 kills and 35 blocks, Ryoto Konda with 209 assists, Collin Kemper with 132 digs and Kondo with 44 aces.
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