No high school in Cincinnati football history has won more games (700+) than the Wyoming Cowboys, but it was the 1962 team that perhaps shines brightest in the Cowboys' storied heritage.

Led by legendary Wyoming football coach Bob Lewis, who is an inductee in the LaRosa's High School Hall of Fame, the '62 Cowboys went 10-0, going not only undefeated but also unscored upon! The Cowboys racked up a city-leading 446 points while give up zero points. In fact, only four times that season did opponents manage to get inside the Cowboys' 25-yard line. And that included Woodward, a then powerhouse team who featured eventual University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Bengals star Clem Turner, who the Cowboys held to 28 yards rushing.

Powered by an enormous offensive line for its time, the Cowboys featured tackles Mendel Gentry and Barry Williams, center Jim Pease, and guards Robin Steffens and Charlie Ramsey. Also leading the Cowboys' offense were senior quarterback Bing Guckenberger, senior running back Hal Reames, senior fullback Jim Commins, and juniors Bob Goodridge and Ted Yeager. All of them also played on the Cowboys' tenacious defensive side of the ball. Gentry and Steffens were All-Ohio honorees, and Goodridge is an inductee into the LaRosa's Hall of Fame.

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Led by then-rookie head coach Rose Bauer, who is an inductee into the LaRosa's Hall of Fame, the Mercy Bobcats notched a dominating, undefeated 27-0 season topped off with a Class AAA Ohio state championship. That title would launch what would become an avalanche of volleyball state championships from Southwest Ohio and the Girls Greater Cincinnati League in particular. Cincinnati teams have won 27 of the 48 big school state titles – 26 coming from the GGCL.

Bauer's team was led by senior captain Terri Nichting, junior and 1998 LaRosa's Hall of Famer Sue Bachman and seniors Ceal Franz and Amy Klopp. Blazing through the regular season and tournament undefeated, the Bobcats sealed their spot in history with a 15-8, 8-15, 15-11 victory over Whitehall-Yearling to bring home the Ohio state title. The Bobcats were rarely challenged in 1977, going to three games only six times all year, including the state finals.

Franz led the balloting for the Girls Greater Cincinnati League all-star team with 43 of 54 votes. Bachman was also made the first team. Klopp made the second team. During Bauer's tenure as coach, Mercy advanced to the state finals in 1979 and won the state again in 1980 and 1982 and went to the state semifinals in 1981. Coach Rose Bauer (Koch) was inducted into the La Rosa's Hall of Fame in 2001.

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