Mike Dyer
@MikeDyer
High school sports reporter for WCPO. [email protected].
'One of the best' | Local hoops star Kameron Mercer earns scholarship offers, Peach Jam title wcpo.com/sports/high-sc… @WCPO @kameron_mercer @OvertimeElite @LouisvilleMBB @UCF_MBB @TerrapinHoops @PackMensBball @MikePil13 @wwcsdistrict @OHSAASports
Winton Woods 2028 guard Strawberry Blankumsee earned scholarship offers from Purdue, Ole Miss and North Carolina this week. (@OHSAASports photo). @WCPO

Former Lakota West star linebacker @WCPO espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
La Salle High School graduate Devin Taylor signs with the Athletics wcpo.com/sports/high-sc… @WCPO @Athletics @IUHoosiers @IndianaBase @LS_LancerATH @OHSAASports
'He is a fighter' | Roger Bacon volunteer coach relies on faith over fear during cancer diagnosis wcpo.com/sports/high-sc… @WCPO @RogerBaconFB @RogerBaconHS @MiamiValleyConf @RBSpartans @OHSAASports @CoreyKiner @GoBearcatsFB @NFHS_Org @MaxPreps
“When I’m dead & gone, that’s all I’m gonna ask for on my tombstone… Just ‘Coach’ … It’s everything.” Lakota West football coach Tom Bolden won the Paul Brown Award for excellence in coaching & leadership. 🎥 I asked him what coaching means to him. #Bengals @WCPO
Legendary UC track and field and cross county coach Bill Schnier dies at 80, leaving legacy of compassion. Story by @andrewrowan128. wcpo.com/sports/college… @WCPO @GoBEARCATS
Moeller High School football team ranked No. 35 nationally by MaxPreps this preseason wcpo.com/sports/high-sc… @WCPO @LetsGoBigMoe @mattponatoski @BigMoBarrett @OHSAASports @MaxPreps
St. Xavier coach Steve Specht spoke this morning about the team's quarterback position. Chase Herbstreit, a three-year starter for the Bombers, is now a freshman QB at Michigan. @WCPO @stxsports @ChaseHerbstreit @OHSAASports
Notre Dame Academy has named George Stoll as their next girls’ basketball coach. Stoll replaces Kes Murphy. Stoll led the NewCath girls from 2012-18. He inherits a talented Pandas team expected to contend for a 9th Region title. linknky.com/sports/basketb…
OHSAA to sanction girls flag football state championship starting in spring 2026 wcpo.com/sports/high-sc… @WCPO @OHSAASports
The Pit received new turf this past spring. This will be the 89th season of Elder football at the storied venue, according to Elder Media Production Coordinator Adam Duwel. (Elder High School photos). @WCPO @ehsports


Newport Central Catholic names Nick Enginger as its baseball coach. facebook.com/groups/wcpopre… @WCPO
Mariemont High School names Adam Dalaet as its new baseball coach. facebook.com/groups/wcpopre… @WCPO
OHSAA executive director Doug Ute is one of three individuals approved by the NFHS National Council for four-year terms on the NFHS Board of Directors. @WCPO @NFHS_Org @OHSAASports
.@JoeEitel says he hopes to have the updated 2025 football region standings/schedules ready by this weekend or sooner. @WCPO
Colerain football coach Jordan Stevens says he enjoyed speaking with @DB_CoachCoombs for more than two hours on Monday. Colerain opens the season at La Salle Aug. 22. @WCPO @ColerainFtball @CoachJMStevens @gmcsports @WeAreColerain
Northwest 2027 football star Hezikiah Kelley (6-2, 200) verbally committed to UC on Monday. He committed as a nickel/strong-side linebacker. @WCPO @GoBEARCATS @GoBearcatsFB

University of Cincinnati’s Landyn Vidourek (Badin) was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. @WCPO