Athletes honored at 2024 Central Ohio High School Sports Awards

Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Pierce Bateman, left, and Liam Miller of St. Charles take a rotating selfie video during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Pierce Bateman of St. Charles checks out his selfie video during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Student athletes take a video at the selfie station during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Liberty Union softball team takes a photo during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take photos as they arrive at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes and parents take photos as they arrive at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes and families arrive at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Paige Chen points out her name on the gymnastics nominee board during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes arrive for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take photos at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes hang out in the clubhouse prior to the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into Mershon Auditorium for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Gabriel Oppong of Tree of Life plays mini golf as he waits with other athletes in the clubhouse during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes line up to parade into Mershon Auditorium for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes parade into Mershon Auditorium at the start of the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes parade into Mershon Auditorium for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes parade into the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes parade into Mershon Auditorium for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes parade into Mershon Auditorium for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take their seats for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take their seats for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take their seats for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take their seats for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes take their seats and watch an intro video at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Parents are recognized during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch executive editor Michael Shearer speaks during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch high school sports reporter Dave Purpura hosts the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch high school sports reporter Dave Purpura hosts the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch high school sports reporter Dave Purpura hosts the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch high school sports editor Andy Resnik hands Dominic Purcell of Watterson the football player of the year award during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Girls volleyball player of the year Alec Rothe of Dublin Scioto listens during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vaughn Harber of DeSales is named the boys golfer of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Tayten Swain of Olentangy Berlin is named the gymnast of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes stand as their sport is called during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Athletes watch during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Austin Carpenter of St. Charles takes a photo after being named the boys swimmer of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Mackenzie Carder of Olentangy Orange is named the girls wrestler of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Central Ohio High School Sports Awards are held at Ohio State’s Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Alec Rothe of Dublin Scioto is named the girls volleyball player of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch sports reporter Frank DiRenna holds the $1,000 check for Patriot Preparatory Academy, the winner of the school spirit award, during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz takes the stage during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz talks to Columbus Dispatch high school sports editor Andy Resnik during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Dispatch high school sports editor Andy Resnik interviews Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Watterson graduate Alexandria Mosholder is awarded the Capt. Warren B. Sneed Memorial Scholarship during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Watterson graduate Alexandria Mosholder takes a photo with Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz after being awarded the Capt. Warren B. Sneed Memorial Scholarship during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Former Pickerington Central football coach Jay Sharrett is given the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Gahanna Lincoln graduate Ian Phillips receives the Courage Award during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Gahanna Lincoln graduate Ian Phillips receives a standing ovation after being given the Courage Award during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; New Albany field hockey coach Marissa Weldon is named the girls coach of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Delaware Hayes basketball coach Adam Vincenzo is named the boys coach of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Amiya Bowles of Bexley is named the girls tennis player of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; New Albany’s Paige Cornelius is named the girls athlete of the year as well as the field hockey player of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; New Albany’s Paige Cornelius is named the girls athlete of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Westerville North’s Ben Gabelman is named the boys athlete of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Westerville North’s Ben Gabelman is named the boys athlete of the year as well as the boys track and cross country athlete of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Liberty Union softball players react to being named the girls team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Liberty Union softball players react to being named the girls team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Liberty Union softball players are named the girls team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Liberty Union softball players take a photo with Lincoln Kienholz after being named the girls team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bishop Watterson football is named the boys team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bishop Watterson football is named the boys team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Bishop Watterson football players take a photo with Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz after being named the boys team of the year during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; All the winning athletes gather on stage following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; All the winning athletes gather on stage following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; All the winning athletes gather on stage following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Jade Gabor of Newark bites her medal as all winning athletes gather on stage during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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Jun 20, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; All the night’s award winners leave the stage following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards at Mershon Auditorium.

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