{
  "id": 5365707,
  "title": "These Cincinnati athletes receive 2026 OHSAA scholarship awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/these-cincinnati-athletes-receive-2026-ohsaa-scholarship-awards",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cincinnati-athletes-receive-2026-ohsaa-164352091.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently presented $198,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Through its District Athletic Boards and Board of Directors, the organization selected 198 individuals to receive individual $1,000 awards. OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute expressed pride in the college scholarship program, stating that these scholar-athletes embody the best of education-based athletics. The selection process involves a point system based on academic performance, community service, athletic honors, and varsity letters earned. The recipients are chosen proportionally based on the number of schools in each district by special committees from Ohio's six athletic districts. Notably, students with athletic scholarships from NCAA Division I or II institutions or military academy appointments are ineligible for this award. The OHSAA has allocated over $1 million in funding for Ohio schools, including $1,250 per member high school to support athletic department needs. This article highlights the scholarship award winners from Greater Cincinnati: Amanda Gehring from Oak Hills, Kiera Gregory from Williamsburg, Quinn Heis from Mariemont, Ava Heitmeyer from Monroe, Braydon Isaacs from Franklin, Andrew Lott from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Meghan McClellan from Milford, Sophia Molina from Ursuline Academy, Carter Moss from Bethel-Tate, Trent Owens from Badin, Vanca Pandey from Cincinnati Country Day, Lucas Rocha from Waynesville, Summer Rohlfs from Loveland, Brady Schmidt from Clermont Northeastern, and Rachel Walker from Deer Park.",
  "summary": "The OHSAA announced its 2026 class of scholarship recipients across the state. Here are the Greater Cincinnati athletes who received an award.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}