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GCC Fall Sports Preview 2026
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The Greater Cleveland Conference would like to highlight and recognize athletes for the upcoming fall sports season. See below for a list of players to watch this upcoming season!
Brunswick High School Sports Preview
| BRUNSWICK | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Logan Matousek | DL | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Gavin Ballok | LB/RB | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Conner Jamison | QB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | James Boyeas | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 1 | ||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Abbie Burgess | Goalie | Senior |
| Players to watch | Addison Petty | Mid | Sophomore |
| Player to watch | Camryn Sheets | Defender | Senior |
| Players to watch | Hailey Zielaskiewicz | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Scott Ward | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Liam Cooney | Sophomore | |
| Players to watch #2 | Isaac Morgan | Freshman | |
| Players to watch #3 | Colton Sulima | Senior | |
| Team Twitter | @bwickbgolf | ||
| Coach’s Name | Jacob Fudale | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
| Girls Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble | Junior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Emma Gonzalez-Ribble | Sophomore | |
| Players to watch #3 | Rylee Roth | Senior | |
| Team Twitter | @brunswickhsgolf | ||
| Coach’s Name | Chad Thompson | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 4 | ||
| Boys Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Player to watch#1 | Lleyton Klein | ||
| Players to watch #2 | Brayden Altvater | ||
| Players to watch #3 | Cayden Wolf | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Kerry Hunter | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 41 years | ||
| Girls Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Isla Nolan | ||
| Players to watch #2 | Laura Abraham | ||
| Players to watch #3 | Lyla Snider | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Kerry Hunter | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 36 years | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Madison Miller | MH | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Lauren Schuett | OH | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Adalyn Sheets | L | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @bhsgvball | ||
| Coach’s Name | Mande Luttner | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 22 | ||
| Girls Tennis | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Julianna Ulm | 1st Singles | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Ella Kaetzel | 2nd Singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Ulyana Kashtavana | 2nd Doubles | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #4 | Avery Wimberley | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Kevin Naugle | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 4 | ||
Cleveland Heights High School Sports Preview
| Cleveland Hts | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Sirius Jones | DB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Khalil Al-Amin | RB | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Steven Thomas | TE/LB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Bryce Jones | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
| Boys Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Brock Mueller | CM | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Owen Smith | CM | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Harrison Williams | CB | Junior |
| Team Twitter | N/A | ||
| Coach’s Name | Joseph Mastrantoni | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 4 | ||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Sierra Terman | Defense | Senior |
| Players to watch | Kat Welfley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Player to watch | Aurielle Langan | Striker/midfielder | Junior |
| Players to watch | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Ryan Langan | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Harry Tugeau | N/A | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | |||
| Players to watch #3 | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Cam Drake | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
| Girls Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Ryan McMahon | N/A | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | |||
| Players to watch #3 | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Robert McMahon | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
| Boys Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Meldrrick Williams | N/A | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Andrew Heinzen | N/A | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Josiah Gaitan | N/A | Senior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | |||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Girls Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Kassadi Thompson | N/A | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Peyton Greene | N/A | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Sidney Kilgo | N/A | Junior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | |||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Jordan Murphy | M/RS | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Lorionne Williams | DS/OS | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Rayven Ross | S | Junior |
| Team instagram | heights_vb | ||
| Coach’s Name | Brianna Roberts | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
| Girls Tennis | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Quinn Lilly-Bidinger | singles | Freshman |
| Players to watch #2 | Virginia Lapides | singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Blaise Lilly | ||
| Players to watch #4 | Cordy Bender | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Holly Etzkin | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 1 | ||
Euclid High School Sports Preview
| EUCLID | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Kei’Shjuan Telfair | WR, DB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Elijah Robinson | OL, DL | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Sincere Hamilton | WR, DB | Senior |
| Players to watch #4 | Colby Orr | WR, DB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @CoachCreel | ||
| Coach’s Name | Damion R. Creel | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Millie Johnson | M | Senior |
| Players to watch | Devinaee’ Wells | F | Junior |
| Player to watch | Danyel Adams | M | Junior |
| Players to watch | |||
| Team Twitter | N/A | ||
| Coach’s Name | Sara Rilatt | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
Lorain High School Sports Preview
| LORAIN | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Tyler Chapman | WR / DB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Leonard McCall | QB | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Jazion Moore | WR / DB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @LHSFootball26 | ||
| Coach’s Name | Jeremiah Leyva | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 1 | ||
| Boys Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Donte “DJ” Tinsley | Forward | 11 |
| Players to watch #2 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Midfielder | 12 |
| Players to watch #3 | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Phillip Kelley | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Jayla King | OH | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Janelle Butler | MB | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #3 | Ciana Armelin | MB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | Titans_VB1 | ||
| Coach’s Name | Capreece Irby | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 5 | ||
Mentor High School Sports Preview
| MENTOR | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Brogan Jones | QB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Kenny Hamilton | DL | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Logan Berwald | WR | Senior |
| Team Twitter | MentorRedline | ||
| Coach’s Name | Matt Gray | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 7 | ||
| Boys Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Colin Fellenstein | Midfield | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Rapolas Ogorodnikas | Forward | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Logan Keller | Midfield | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @CardsBoysSoccer | ||
| Coach’s Name | Michael Sesar | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 9 | ||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Juliana Odorcic | Midfield | Senior |
| Players to watch | Elizabeth Grano | Striker | Freshman |
| Player to watch | Lyla Willis | Midfield | Senior |
| Players to watch | |||
| Team Twitter | @MentorGirlsSOC | ||
| Coach’s Name | Josh Sladick | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 1 | ||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Carter Briskey | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Andrew Engler | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Aiden Curtis | Junior | |
| Team Twitter | none | ||
| Coach’s Name | Neil Grantz | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 4 | ||
| Girls Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Lily Walker | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Lily Mitchell | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Clara Kaim | Senior | |
| Team Twitter | @MentorHighGolf | ||
| Coach’s Name | Mark Chicone | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 10 | ||
| Boys Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Carter Schaubert | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Gabe Tulenson | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Vinny Klima | Senior | |
| Team Twitter | 2ndSoleMentor | ||
| Coach’s Name | Bill Dennison | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 22 | ||
| Girls Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Alaina Gvora | Sophomore | |
| Players to watch #2 | Carmella Curtis | Sophomore | |
| Players to watch #3 | BriAnn Carroll | Sophomore | |
| Team Twitter | 2ndSoleMentor | ||
| Coach’s Name | Bill Dennison | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 23 | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Audri VanHuss | MH | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Ava Garrett | L | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #3 | Ashlyn McKinney | RH | Sophomore |
| Team Twitter | MentorVB | ||
| Coach’s Name | Samantha Weaver | 8 | |
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 8 | ||
| Girls Tennis | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Sara Urbanowski | 1st Singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Skylar Nauman | 2nd Singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Julia Engler | 1st Doubles | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #4 | |||
| Team Twitter | N/A | ||
| Coach’s Name | Pam Quigney | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
Riverside High School Sports Preview
| RIVERSIDE | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | David Seibert | WR/DB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | David Tarawallie | OL | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Alex Calogar | LB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @RHS_CoachIsh | ||
| Coach’s Name | Jeremy Ishmael | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 3 as HC, 18 as assistant | ||
| Boys Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Ryan Simmons | MF | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Ramses Webster | F | Junior |
| Players to watch #3 | Oswaldo Presa Duran | D | Junior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Cassi Kallay | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Kaitlyn O’Connor | F | Junior |
| Players to watch | Ruby Garcia | D | Senior |
| Player to watch | Courtney | Carbone | Senior |
| Players to watch | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Jonathan Breech | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | |||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Griffin Pickett | Varsity | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Ben Ozinga | Varsity | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #3 | Destin Moore | Varsity | Sophomore |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Mike Pickett, PGA | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 5 | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Jacleyn Zgonc | OH | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Makayla Koenig | Setter | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Julia Huffman | Libero | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @Riverside_Vball | ||
| Coach’s Name | Camille Cvengros | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 2 | ||
| Girls Tennis | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Payton Havancahak | 1st singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Leah Tekavec | 2nd singles | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Cami Katschke | 3rd singles | Junior |
| Players to watch #4 | |||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Scott Bailis | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 14 | ||
Shaker Heights High School Sports Preview
| Shaker Hts | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Max Resnick | OL | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Keon Staten | DB/WR | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Saint Craweford | QB | Junior |
| Team Twitter | @ShakerRaidersFB | ||
| Coach’s Name | Andre Griffin | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 1st year | ||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Cole Vondriska | Junior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Joey Day | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Peter Linz | Junior | |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Paul Sampliner | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 7 | ||
| Girls Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Addie Prude | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Stella Wilson | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Cali Chopra | Freshman | |
| Team Twitter | @welsch_shaker | ||
| Coach’s Name | Joe Welsch | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 5 | ||
| Boys Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Luigi Cortese | 12 | |
| Players to watch #2 | Benny Kerr | 11 | |
| Players to watch #3 | Julian Vaquera-Little | 11 | |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Dave Englander | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 12 | ||
| Girls Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Tabitha Dina | 12 | |
| Players to watch #2 | Vivian Clement | 11 | |
| Players to watch #3 | Addie Haring | 9 | |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Dave Englander | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 20 | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Nora Mays | Libero | Junior |
| Players to watch #2 | Aubrey Ross | Setter | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Kaidyn Brown | Outside Hitter | Junior |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Jason Bednar | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 1st year | ||
Strongsville High School Sports Preview
| STRONGSVILLE | |||
| Football | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | George Majernic | LB | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Austin Tatulinski | RB | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #3 | Danny Baishnab | LB | Senior |
| Players to watch #4 | Johnathan Ware | DL | Senior |
| Players to watch #5 | Brayden Alfred | WR | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #6 | Nathan Rodak | LB | Senior |
| Team Twitter | @Strongsville_FB | ||
| Coach’s Name | Jason Trusnik | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
| Boys Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Antonio Colabianchi | Midfielder | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Hayden Frye | Forward | Sophomore |
| Players to watch #3 | Emmett Byrne | Defender | Junior |
| Team Twitter | @shsbsoc | ||
| Coach’s Name | Kyle Veris | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 7 | ||
| Girls Soccer | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch | Hadley Gierosky | Mid | Senior |
| Players to watch | Addy Paulozzi | Mid | Junior |
| Player to watch | Sami Schulz | CB | Sophomore |
| Players to watch | Mariah Flenoury | ||
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Chloe Fadenholz | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 5 | ||
| Boys Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Aiden Shellhammer | Freshman | |
| Players to watch #2 | Luke Trzebuckowski | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Bryson Parrott | Junior | |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Steve King | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 13 | ||
| Girls Golf | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Kanishka Badri | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Joy Daher | Senior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Ava Jarrell | Sophomore | |
| Team Twitter | SvilleGGolf | ||
| Coach’s Name | Kevin Weir | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 8 | ||
| Boys Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Luke Weiland | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Caiden Mobley | Junior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Dylan Cucovatz | Junior | |
| Team Twitter | |||
| Coach’s Name | Chris Koval | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 3 | ||
| Girls Cross Country | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Lindsay Magyar | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Chloe Cliche | Junior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Kendall Whitford | Sophomore | |
| Team Twitter | – | ||
| Coach’s Name | Laney Ventimiglia | ||
| Coach’s Yrs with team | 1 | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Payton Beard | OH | Senior |
| Players to watch #2 | Gianna Grecol | S | Senior |
| Players to watch #3 | Ella O’Malley | DS | Senior |
| Team Twitter | – | ||
| Coach’s Name | Erika Mendise | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 5 | ||
| Girls Tennis | |||
| Player Name | Position | Grade | |
| Players to watch #1 | Charlotte Grauel | Senior | |
| Players to watch #2 | Mallory Koch | Junior | |
| Players to watch #3 | Aliyah Yusko | Junior | |
| Players to watch #4 | |||
| Team Twitter | @TENNIS_mustangs | ||
| Coach’s Name | Sean Black | ||
| Coach ‘s Yrs with team | 8 | ||
