Several players already have committed to major college programs as the nation continues to view Southwest Ohio as one of the premier recruiting areas in the country.

Tom Sunderman's Badin Rams are the pick to win the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League Grey Central Division this season as the league breaks in three new head coaches.

Mount Notre Dame again is the favorite to claim the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet Division title and aims to make another run at a state title.

This senior class, arguably, has had the greatest run of success in UC football history and taken the program to a new level. They will play their final home game Friday against Illinois.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said during his Wednesday press conference that Cedric Benson has a "good opportunity" to play in Sunday's game against the Browns.

Enquirer writers Mike Dyer, Tom Groeschen, Ryan Ernst and Kyle Brown will predict the winners of our local high school playoff gamesgames. You can get involved by selecting the teams you think will win. We'll publish the majority vote next

Cameron Vocke knew he would have to step up in the absence of senior running back Joe Colosimo.Colosimo, sidelined by a knee injury from the week before, would not be available for Beechwood's Class 1A football playoff game against Bellevue.

The Simon Kenton High School Pioneers fell short in their bid for a return trip to the state championship game.

Bellevue High School head coach Dave Eckstein will have a hard time saying good-bye to his senior football players and the rest of the team after being eliminated by Beechwood in the Class 1A playoffs.

The motto on the T-shirts of the Campbell County High School girls' basketball team this year is "Step it Up."

For the second year in a row, Johnson Central provided a tough challenge to the Highlands High School football team in its quest for a state title.

Jim Hilvert said his Thomas More College football team has yet to play a perfect game this season.

In the 34th District, the competition between incumbent power Dixie Heights and St. Henry, the tournament champion as a newcomer last season, figures to be healthy.

It was in the fourth grade that they started playing basketball together, Amy Kreutzer and Kim Schroer, and Chelsea Case soon followed. It was in the eighth grade that they blossomed together.

If you're itching to get the celebration started, a few places are hosting Thanksgiving-themed parties Wednesday.

The entire "Rachael Ray" show today will devoted to the Nov. 6-8 visit by the talk show host and Food Network star to help Clinton County residents who lost jobs at DHL and ABX Air.

Here's an unlikely story: Club owners ask popular local band to play at their grand opening. Band says yes. Band's bass player offers a few ideas for the place ... and somehow, bass player ends up being the club's general

Let music help get you in the holiday spirit.

Tired of hearing "Jingle Bells" over and over again? Try out this list of holiday carols if you're looking for seasonal standards tuned to a stranger frequency. Just remember, these tunes can be naughty and nice in equal measure.