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2026 GCC Spring Sports All Conference Teams & Honorable Mentions
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Congratulations to our 2026 Spring Sports All Conference Teams and Honorable Mentions! Please see the content boxes below for each sports awards!
Spring Sports Awards: Softball, Baseball, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Lacrosse, Boys Tennis, Boys Volleyball, Girls Track & Field and Boys Track & Field.
Softball Awards
| CONFERENCE CHAMPION: | MENTOR |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | RYANN ALLAR – MEDINA |
| PITCHER OF THE YEAR: | SYDNEY CAHILL – MENTOR |
| COACH OF THE YEAR: | JOSH KOBETITSCH – MENTOR |
| ALL CONFERENCE | |
| SYDNEY CAHILL | MENTOR |
| Allie Dugach | MENTOR |
| Ireland Rainey | MENTOR |
| Sophia Smalley | MENTOR |
| Maddie Beam-Jones | MENTOR |
| RYANN ALLAR | MEDINA |
| Katie Rubino | MEDINA |
| Brooke Housum | MEDINA |
| Bailey McCoy | MEDINA |
| Molly Milligan | SHAKER HTS |
| Eleanor Miller | SHAKER HTS |
| Emerson Miller | SHAKER HTS |
| Abbey Nemec | BRUNSWICK |
| Madison Miller | BRUNSWICK |
| Addison Heidenhoffer | STRONGSVILLE |
| Emma Hartman | STRONGSVILLE |
| Mya Yancey | EUCLID |
| Nikayla Cummings | EUCLID |
| Olivia Charlton | LORAIN |
| Vada Blankenship | LORAIN |
| Mena Morris | CLEVELAND HTS |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Gabi Dadante | MENTOR |
| Kathryn Bouffard | MENTOR |
| Hannah Neal | MEDINA |
| Kelsey Swinko | MEDINA |
| Scout Harvey | SHAKER HTS |
| Melanie Fogerty | SHAKER HTS |
| Brianne Flanigan | BRUNSWICK |
| Lilly Leichliter | BRUNSWICK |
| Adrianna Maenza | STRONGSVILLE |
| Emmy Brian | STRONGSVILLE |
| Kynnedy Diamond | EUCLID |
| Laila Thorington | EUCLID |
| Alaiya Super | LORAIN |
| Alonna Coleman | LORAIN |
| Ryan McMahon | CLEVELAND HTS |
| Corinne Gerdes | CLEVELAND HTS |
Baseball Awards
| CONFERENCE CO-CHAMPIONS | Medina & Strongsville | |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Joey Johnson | Medina |
| PITCHER OF THE YEAR | Jon Glinsky | Strongsville |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | Stefan English | Shaker Heights |
| ALL-CONFERENCE & HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| MEDINA | Joey Johnson | |
| MEDINA | Jake Rimke | |
| MEDINA | Brian Wuchter | |
| MEDINA | Luka Pagura | |
| MEDINA | Alex Rossetti | |
| MEDINA – Honorable Mention | Billy Jackson | |
| MEDINA – Honorable Mention | Kaeden Kostilnik | |
| STRONGSVILLE | Jon Glinsky | |
| STRONGSVILLE | Murphy Kelley | |
| STRONGSVILLE | Jonathan Payne | |
| STRONGSVILLE | Evan Gyurko | |
| STRONGSVILLE | Jacob Becker | |
| STRONGSVILLE – Honorable Mention | Jonah Kuhar | |
| STRONGSVILLE – Honorable Mention | Austin Bringman | |
| BRUNSWICK | Riley Turnick | |
| BRUNSWICK | Jackson Briggs | |
| BRUNSWICK | Elijah Poindexter | |
| BRUNSWICK – Honorable Mention | Kyle Smigla | |
| BRUNSWICK – Honorable Mention | Landon Jack | |
| MENTOR | Tyler Black | |
| MENTOR | Jaxson Whitney | |
| MENTOR – Honorable Mention | Will Link | |
| MENTOR – Honorable Mention | Cooper Russo | |
| SHAKER HEIGHTS | Casey Robinson | |
| SHAKER HEIGHTS | Aaron Nieman | |
| SHAKER HEIGHTS – Honorable Mention | Michael Coxon | |
| SHAKER HEIGHTS – Honorable Mention | Leo Pevnick | |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Parker Polk | |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Markos Alden | |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS – Honorable Mention | Asher Wilson | |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS – Honorable Mention | Jude West | |
| LORAIN | Walmalier Maldonado | |
| LORAIN | Ethan Leyva | |
| LORAIN – Honorable Mention | Ezekiel Melendez Dieppa | |
| LORAIN – Honorable Mention | Breycin Jackson | |
| EUCLID | Michael Kalinowski | |
| EUCLID – Honorable Mention | Jayden Anderson | |
| EUCLID – Honorable Mention | Kevin Haman | |
Girls Lacrosse Awards
| Conference Champion: | MEDINA |
| GCC Player of the Year: | Audrey Thompson |
| GCC Coach of the Year: | Colleen Kubasta |
| ALL CONFERENCE | |
| MEDINA | Audrey Thompson |
| MEDINA | Campbell Burns |
| MEDINA | Paige Armstrong |
| MEDINA | Maddie Dawson |
| MEDINA | Molly Gilbert |
| MEDINA | Abby Dress |
| STRONGSVILLE | Sophia Adanitsch (Sr) |
| STRONGSVILLE | Lilly Drenski (Sr) |
| STRONGSVILLE | Mia Gyure (Sr) |
| STRONGSVILLE | Addie Owen-Kren (Sr) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Amara Rodney (11) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Collette McDougal (11) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Laila Briggs (9) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Celia Lyford (12) |
| BRUNSWICK | Ryleigh Vlcek (Gr. 12) |
| BRUNSWICK | Brooke Gelhar (Gr. 12) |
| BRUNSWICK | Chloe Kash (Gr. 10) |
| BRUNSWICK | Abigale Voller (Gr. 12) |
| SHAKER HTS | Katherine Adams (Gr.12) |
| SHAKER HTS | Addie Huff Gr.11) |
| SHAKER HTS | Estelle Lohser (Gr.9) |
| SHAKER HTS | Lauren Jalics ( Gr.10) |
| MENTOR | Sydney Fink, Sr |
| MENTOR | Ava Lee, Sr |
| MENTOR | Izabella Grabowski, Jr. |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| BRUNSWICK | Izabella Dalton (Gr. 9) |
| BRUNSWICK | Svetlana Milanovic (Gr. 11) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Irie Schafer (12) |
| CLEVELAND HEIGHTS | Kennadi Jones (12) |
| MEDINA | Emma Koehler |
| MEDINA | Addy Shook |
| MENTOR | Sophia Messina, Sr. |
| MENTOR | Samantha McGinnis, Jr. |
| SHAKER HTS | Sloan Fenton (Gr.11) |
| SHAKER HTS | Sarah Galin (Gr.12) |
| STRONGSVILLE | Maya Parrott (Sr) |
| STRONGSVILLE | Ellie Searles (Jr) |
Boys Lacrosse Awards
| Conference Co-Champions: | Medina, Shaker Heights, Strongsville |
| GCC Player of the Year: | Evan Ryba, Medina & Eric Dubsky, Strongsville |
| GCC Coach of the Year: | Jake Kubasta, Medina & Will Talbott-Shere, Shaker Hts |
| ALL CONFERENCE | |
| MEDINA | Evan Ryba |
| MEDINA | Lach Talley |
| MEDINA | Caleb Miller |
| MEDINA | Johnny Nunn |
| MEDINA | Will Ivey |
| MEDINA | Marshal Owings |
| SHAKER HTS | Andrew Mullen |
| SHAKER HTS | Will Huff |
| SHAKER HTS | Andrew Rood |
| SHAKER HTS | Saint Crawford |
| SHAKER HTS | Cole Richards |
| STRONGSVILLE | Eric Dubsky |
| STRONGSVILLE | Sean Yates |
| STRONGSVILLE | Finn Royer |
| STRONGSVILLE | Jackson Pedmo |
| STRONGSVILLE | Owen Galla |
| STRONGSVILLE | Logan Bort |
| BRUNSWICK | Parker Bates |
| BRUNSWICK | Sam D’Atomma |
| BRUNSWICK | Liam Werner |
| BRUNSWICK | Vincent Coven |
| MENTOR | Carter Collins |
| MENTOR | Kane Rocco |
| MENTOR | Joel Schuck |
| MENTOR | Patrick Zigman |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| MEDINA | Chase McCurdy, Junior |
| MEDINA | Caleb Sherman |
| SHAKER HTS | Gavin Ersepke |
| SHAKER HTS | Gus Grey |
| STRONGSVILLE | Logan Bort |
| STRONGSVILLE | Jacob Smalheer |
| BRUNSWICK | Charlie Vlcek |
| BRUNSWICK | Carson Updike |
| MENTOR | Ethan Brazus |
| MENTOR | CJ Lobue |
Boys Tennis Awards
Conference Champion: Shaker Hts
Player of the Year – Theodore Vanjo (Mentor)
Coach of the Year – William Morgan (Shaker Heights)
1st Singles: Jaylon Jamal (Shaker Heights)
Sathvik Velumani (Strongsville)
2nd Singles: Evan Wong (Shaker Heights)
Mark Cojocaru (Strongsville)
3rd Singles: Emanuel Zarders (Shaker Heights)
Will Jevec (Strongsville)
1st Doubles: Phil Taran/Luke Huber (Strongsville)
Ian Harrison/Nathan Bordeaux (Shaker Heights)
2nd Doubles: Jignesh Dave/Chaatwik Nettem (Strongsville)
Mason Zhang/Jake Clellen (Shaker Heights
Boys Volleyball Awards
| Conference Champion | Medina |
| Coach of the Year | Korey Middlebrooks – Euclid |
| Player of the Year | Oliver Singer – Medina |
| ALL CONFERENCE | |
| Brunswick | Chase McClanahan |
| Brunswick | Max Shapovalov |
| Cleveland Hts | Michael Hudson |
| Euclid | Mikhail Stitt |
| Euclid | Derek Boyd |
| Medina | Oliver Singer |
| Medina | Brayden Howells |
| Medina | Trent Balicki |
| Medina | Ashton Knowles |
| Mentor | Theron Christokisis |
| Mentor | Pavi Singh |
| Shaker Hts | Zi Shi |
| Shaker Hts | Aaron Yost |
| Strongsville | Hunter Roehrborn |
| Strongsville | Christopher Cicco |
| Honorable Mention | |
| Brunswick | Jules Collins |
| Brunswick | Ben Klein |
| Cleveland Hts | Michael Beaman |
| Cleveland Hts | Je’Mari Bowling -Howard |
| Euclid | Cephrem Smith |
| Euclid | David Boyd |
| Medina | Aiden Gontarz |
| Medina | Trevor Rohde |
| Mentor | Darrian Scebbi |
| Mentor | Tristan Klasch |
| Shaker Hts | Chumby Rhodes |
| Shaker Hts | Ethan Mejia |
| Strongsville | Zane Alnazer |
Girls Track & Field Awards
| Conference Champion: | Brunswick | |||||
| GCC Track MVP: | Hannah Jicha – Strongsville | |||||
| GCC Field MVP: | Kya Swann – Brunswick | |||||
| GCC Coach of the Year: | Matt Sofranko – Brunswick | |||||
| 4 x 800 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Strongsville- Lindsay Magyar, Chloe Cliche, Kerri Teague, Hannah Jicha | ||||||
| Cleveland Hts – Jayda Davis, Sydney Kilgo, Peyton Greene, Kassadi Thompson | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Medina – Alexis Warnement, Alanya Yanmaz, Julia Dietrich, Zulay Rebollar | ||||||
| Shaker Hts | ||||||
| 100 Hurdles | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Jennifer Rawls – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Autumn Roberts – Lorain | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Gianna Marino – Mentor | ||||||
| Audrey Pietruszka – Strongsville | ||||||
| 100 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Brooke Diello – Medina | ||||||
| Mariana Cunningham – Medina | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Zaria Roberts – Brunswick | ||||||
| Keira Coleman – Mentor | ||||||
| 4 x 200 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Euclid – Daunaja Perryman, Jayde Robinson, Lashae Jackson, Jordyn Jones | ||||||
| Mentor – Keira Coleman, Janyzha Javey, Aubrey Cooke, Averie Hull | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Medina – Michaela Gwinn, Evie Meade, Anna Carpenter, Kalea Tagalicod | ||||||
| Lorain – Ava Miller, Janelle Butler, Autumn Roberts, Viviana Chavez | ||||||
| 1600 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Hannah Jicha – Strongsville | ||||||
| Lindsay Magyar – Strongsville | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Ellie Allan – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Chloe Cliche – Strongsville | ||||||
| 4 x 100 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Medina – Ruby Lloyd, Brooke Diello, Michaela Gwinn, Mariana Cunningham | ||||||
| Mentor – Keira Coleman, Gianna Marino, Kaelyn Harwood, Janyzha Javey | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Euclid – Jayde Robinson, Jordyn Jones, Lashae Jackson, Daunaja Perryman | ||||||
| Lorain – Ava Miller, Autumn Roberts, Viviana Chavez, Jme Hood | ||||||
| 400 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Zaria Roberts – Brunswick | ||||||
| Mackenzie Soeder – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Aubrey Cooke – Mentor | ||||||
| Seryniti Robinson – Euclid | ||||||
| 300 Hurdles | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Jennifer Rawls – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Autumn Roberts – Lorain | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Natalie Verlinden – Brunswick | ||||||
| Macie Tighe – Medina | ||||||
| 800 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Hannah Jicha – Strongsville | ||||||
| Jayda Davis – Cleveland Hts | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Tabitha Dina – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Chloe Cliche – Strongsville | ||||||
| 200 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| 1st Place | Mariana Cunningham – Medina | |||||
| 2nd Place | Brooke Diello – Medina | |||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Sami Schulz – Strongsville | ||||||
| Jordyn Jones – Euclid | ||||||
| 3200 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Hannah Jicha – Strongsville | ||||||
| Vivian Clement – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Reese Nolan – Brunswick | ||||||
| Alaina Gvora – Mentor | ||||||
| 4 x 400 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Brunswick – Natalie Verlinden, Hailey Zielaskiewicz, Zaria Roberts, Mackenzie Soeder | ||||||
| Euclid – Jayde Robinson Seryniti Robinson Lashae Jackson Daunaja Perryman | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Strongsville – Chloe Cliche, Kerri Teague, Lindsay Magyar, Lauren Sobczynski | ||||||
| Medina – Julia Dietrich, Alexis Warnement, Anna Carpenter, Evie Meade | ||||||
| High Jump | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Natalie Tracy – Brunswick | ||||||
| Audrey Pietruszka – Strongsville | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Ava Therrien – Strongsville | ||||||
| Kalea Tagalicod – Medina | ||||||
| Pole Vault | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Eleni Rahas – Brunswick | ||||||
| Kendall Perfect – Medina | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Emily Noga – Mentor | ||||||
| Brianna DeBow – Medina | ||||||
| Long Jump | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Zaria Roberts – Brunswick | ||||||
| Mackenzie Soeder – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Natalie Tracy – Brunswick | ||||||
| Maja Tadic – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Discus | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Kya Swann – Brunswick | ||||||
| Logan Zawie – Strongsville | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Melody Garrett – Mentor | ||||||
| Brajhia Phillips – Lorain | ||||||
| Shot Put | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Ashlyn McKinney – Mentor | ||||||
| Kya Swann – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Brajhia Phillips – Lorain | ||||||
| Parker Zwick – Strongsville | ||||||
Boys Track & Field Awards
| Conference Champion: | Mentor | |||||
| GCC Track MVP: | Jacob Sepesy – Brunswick | |||||
| GCC Field MVP: | Eli Nichols – Brunswick | |||||
| GCC Coach of the Year: | Bill Denison – Mentor | |||||
| 4 x 800 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Medina – Nate Fischer, Carson Henning, Joey D’Aurelio, Liam Meade | ||||||
| Mentor – Carter Shaubert, Michael Maynard, Gabe Tulenson, Matthew Penkowski | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Strongsville – Caiden Mobley, Dylan Cucovatz, Luke Weiland, Jacob Gosser | ||||||
| Brunswick – Reed Zavatchen, Corbin Klein, Thomas Strippy, Emmett Keller | ||||||
| 110 Hurdles | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Samuel Walkiewicz – Strongsville | ||||||
| Dominic Burns – Mentor | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Kainoa Piskach – Brunswick | ||||||
| Luke Giuliano – Strongsville | ||||||
| 100 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Maximo Miles – Mentor | ||||||
| Jacob Sepesy – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Ryder Kern – Brunswick | ||||||
| Jackson Riffle – Medina | ||||||
| 4 x 200 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Brunswick – Noah Surovey, Ryder Kern ,Jacob Sepesy, Kainoa Piskach | ||||||
| Lorain – Troy Jones, Jazion Moore, Donte Tinsley II, Jeramiah Daniels | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Cleveland Hts – Harrison Williams, Khalil Alamin Jr, Sirius Jones, Aiden West | ||||||
| Strongsville – Luke Giuliano, Ethat Wolfe, Sam Walkiewicz, Nick Carrossellia | ||||||
| 1600 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Matthew Penkowski – Mentor | ||||||
| Michael Maynard – Mentor | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Peyton Davis – Medina | ||||||
| Joey D’Aurelio – Medina | ||||||
| 4 x 100 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Brunswick – Noah Surovey, Ryder Kern, Jacob Sepesy, Eli Nichols | ||||||
| Lorain – Troy Jones, Jazion Moore, Donte Tinsley II, Jeramiah Daniels | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Strongsville – Jevontae Freeman Jr, Ethan Wolfe, Austin Tatulinski, Luke Giuliano | ||||||
| Medina – Owen Stepsis, Mark Habjan, Adam Gabel, Lucas Deidrick | ||||||
| 400 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Jackson Riffle – Medina | ||||||
| Aiden West – Cleveland Hts | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Sirius Jones – Cleveland Hts | ||||||
| Nate Fischer – Medina | ||||||
| 300 Hurdles | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Samuel Walkiewicz – Strongsville | ||||||
| Kainoa Piskach – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Angelo Pate – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Dennis Goodhart – Brunswick | ||||||
| 800 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Liam Meade – Medina | ||||||
| Michael Maynard – Mentor | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Malik Hogan – Euclid | ||||||
| Carson Henning – Medina | ||||||
| 200 Dash | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Jacob Sepesy – Brunswick | ||||||
| Jazion Moore – Lorain | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Jackson Riffle – Medina | ||||||
| Donte Tinsley II – Lorain | ||||||
| 3200 Run | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Matthew Penkowski – Mentor | ||||||
| Carter Schaubert – Mentor | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Luigi Cortese – Shaker Hts | ||||||
| Gabe Tulenson – Mentor | ||||||
| 4 x 400 Relay | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Cleveland Hts – Harrison Williams, Marquis Kerr, Sirius Jones, Aiden West | ||||||
| Euclid – LaJuan Hamelin, Malik Hogan, King Duke, Lazarus Jones | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Medina – Nate Fischer, Liam Meade, Noah Brown, Carson Henning | ||||||
| Strongsville – Samuel Walkiewicz, Jacob Gosser, Caiden Mobley, Ethan Wolfe | ||||||
| High Jump | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Martez Higgins – Mentor | ||||||
| Bishop Burch – Medina | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Braydon Parker – Mentor | ||||||
| Cooper Sokolowski – Medina | ||||||
| Pole Vault | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Owen Stepsis – Medina | ||||||
| Robert Knutson – Mentor | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Gabe Ricotta – Mentor | ||||||
| Brayden Belloma – Brunswick | ||||||
| Long Jump | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Ryder Kern – Brunswick | ||||||
| Jackson Riffle – Medina | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Andre Cindric – Mentor | ||||||
| Braylon Callahan – Mentor | ||||||
| Discus | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Eli Nichols – Brunswick | ||||||
| Roland Jackson – Medina | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Luke Neumeister – Brunswick | ||||||
| Gage Palinchik – Medina | ||||||
| Shot Put | ||||||
| 1st Team All GCC | ||||||
| Eli Nichols – Brunswick | ||||||
| Luke Neumeister – Brunswick | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||
| Austin Adkins – Strongsville | ||||||
| Gage Palinchik – Medina | ||||||
