LaRosa's MVP of the Week - Cincinnati High School Sports

Brooke Meier - LAROSA'S MVP FEATURED ATHLETE

NAME: Brooke Meier
SCHOOL: Villa Madonna Academy
SPORT(S): Softball-Basketball-Soccer-Track-Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2019
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: International Fastpitch Championships in the Netherlands
BIRTHDATE: 11/30/2000
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'4"
RESIDENCE: Edgewood, Ky.
PARENTS: David & Jennifer
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: "My parents."
FUTURE GOAL: Become a renowned Forensic Scientist

One of NKY's finest all-around athletes is Villa Madonna's Brooke Meier, who earned 18 varsity letters in five different sports in her super prep career. Brooke has been honored by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association with the “Triple Threat Award” recognizing athletes who participate in high school athletics during the entire school year. Brooke has lettered in varsity softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer and track & field.

Brooke this season was honored as the state's student-athlete of the Year in softball by KHSAA, and in 2018 was the only NKY high school player who competed for a select national team in the 2018 Cup International Fastpitch Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She has collected seven varsity letters in softball and ranks high in nearly every career stat list in the Commonwealth.

Her senior season for the NKAC Div. III champs, Brooke hit .602 (one of the top averages in Kentucky) with 43 RBI, 48 runs scored and 34 stolen bases. In the circle, she was 12-8 with 116 strikeouts in 116.2 innings pitched and a 2.49 ERA. Her numerous awards include recently being named NKAC Div. III Softball Player of the Year for the third time. She also has been named 1st team NKAC Div. III five times and named to the 34th District all-tournament team five times.

In basketball with five varsity letters, Brooke is a 1,000+ point career scorer and twice was named a NKY Coaches' Div. III all-star and a NKAC all-star. She played three years of soccer, earning 1st team all-conference honors. During her sophomore season, Brooke, a goalkeeper, led the defense to set school records for most consecutive shutouts (10) and single-season shutouts (12), placing 2nd in KHSAA record books.

In track & field, Brooke is a two-time NKAC Div. III champ in the TurboJav and holds the school record with a toss of 94-7. She was also a member of the 4x100 relay team that won the 2018 conference title in a meet record time of 57.90. She was also an all-conference player in volleyball.

An academic all-star who is active in community service, Brooke was a finalist for the Cincinnati.com I AM SPORT Award to honor high school student athletes committed to giving back to youth in their communities. Brooke will play softball at Mount St. Joseph University.

COACH'S QUOTE – "Brooke is a highly motivated student of the game with a great work ethic who has proven herself as a confident/passionate/charismatic leader on the playing field and in the classroom."
— Dave Meier, Softball Coach

LAROSA'S 2018-2019 MVPs

	NAME: Niraj Komatineni WINNER ANNOUNCED: June 25 SCHOOL: Mason High School SPORT(S): Tennis GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Captain of state championship team CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Sydney Larson WINNER ANNOUNCED: June 11 SCHOOL: Lakota East High School SPORT(S): Softball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Ben Bayless WINNER ANNOUNCED: June 4 SCHOOL: Indian Hill High School SPORT(S): Track-Cross Country GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: State champ, team MVP CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Natalie Pope WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 28 SCHOOL: St. Henry High School SPORT(S): Track & Field GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: State champ, team MVP CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Logan Castleman WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 21 SCHOOL: Beechwood High School SPORT(S): Baseball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Five Ky. state championships CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Samantha Bush WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 14 SCHOOL: Turpin High School SPORT(S): Baseball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Set records in Cross Country & Track CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: J.P. Sponseller WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 7 SCHOOL: Mason High School SPORT(S): Baseball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning regional championship CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Courtney Hurst WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 30 SCHOOL: Conner High School SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Helping team achieve #1 ranking CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Jack Coldiron WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 23 SCHOOL: Covington Catholic High School SPORT(S): Baseball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning 2017 Football 5A state title CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Summer Secrist WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 16 SCHOOL: Scott High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Volleyball-Track GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Making 1st team all-region CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Dieonte Miles WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 9 SCHOOL: Walton-Verona High School SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Kennedi Myles WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 2 SCHOOL: Walnut Hills High School SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Scholarship to Miami U. CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Miles McBride WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 26 SCHOOL: Moeller High School SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning state championship CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Gabbie Marshall WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 19 SCHOOL: Mt. Notre Dame SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Signing to play at Iowa; winning state championship CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Chris'seon Stringer WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 12 SCHOOL: Taft High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Signing with U. of Toledo CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Jake Foster WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 25 SCHOOL: Sycamore High School SPORT(S): Swimming GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Representing Team USA at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji. CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Sky Thomas WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 19 SCHOOL: Wyoming High School SPORT(S): Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Multiple scholarship offers; performing a spoken word at school assembly CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Lauren Schwartz WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 5 SCHOOL: Ryle High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Soccer GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Div. I college basketball at Rice University CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Joseph Hocker WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 29 SCHOOL: Deer Park High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Div. I scholarship for football CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Sammie Puisis WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 22 SCHOOL: Mason High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Volleyball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Signing to play at Florida State CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Reid Jolly WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 15 SCHOOL: Campbell County High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Ky. state tournament at Rupp Arena; winning first-ever Ky. Sweet 16 game CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Zoie Barth WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 1 SCHOOL: Wyoming High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Joey Edmonds WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 1 SCHOOL: Wyoming High School SPORT(S): Basketball-Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Cora Dupre WINNER ANNOUNCED: December 26 SCHOOL: La Salle High School SPORT(S): Swimming GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Summer national title in 100 backstroke CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Lucas Byrd WINNER ANNOUNCED: December 18 SCHOOL: La Salle High School SPORT(S): Wrestling GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2017 Cadet World Team member CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Jowon Briggs WINNER ANNOUNCED: December 4 SCHOOL: Walnut Hills High School SPORT(S): Football-Track & Field GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "Yet to come." CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Anna Podojil WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 27 SCHOOL: Indian Hill High School SPORT(S): Soccer-Track GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Mission Trip to Africa CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: DeAnte Smith-Moore WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 20 SCHOOL: Colerain High School SPORT(S): Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time Skyline Showdown MVP CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Maddie Pittman WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 13 SCHOOL: Harrison High School SPORT(S): Soccer GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Single-season scoring record for SWOC & School CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Brennan Callow WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 6 SCHOOL: Seven Hills School SPORT(S): Soccer GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: USYS National Championship Best XI CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Rielyn Hamilton WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 30 SCHOOL: Boone County High School SPORT(S): Soccer GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to U. of Akron & breaking career goal record at Boone. CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Zeke Correll WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 23 SCHOOL: Anderson High School SPORT(S): Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: U.S. Army All-American Game CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Maggie Huber WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 16 SCHOOL: Ursuline Academy SPORT(S): Volleyball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2017 State Champs CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Casey McGinness WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 9 SCHOOL: Covington Catholic High School SPORT(S): Football-Baseball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "Going undefeated & winning CovCath's 7th football state title." CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Riley Bahr WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 2 SCHOOL: Wyoming High School SPORT(S): Cross Country-Track GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: All-Ohio Top 25 State Finisher CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Erick All WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 25 SCHOOL: Fairfield High School SPORT(S): Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Maria Tobergte WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 18 SCHOOL: St. Henry High School SPORT(S): Volleyball, Bowling GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 9th Region Player of the Year CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Pierson Rogers WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 11 SCHOOL: Wyoming High School SPORT(S): Football-Basketball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Marie Plitt WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 4 SCHOOL: Loveland High School SPORT(S): Volleyball GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Scholarship to Ball State University CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

	NAME: Zach Carpenter WINNER ANNOUNCED: August 28 SCHOOL: Moeller High School SPORT(S): Football GRADUATING YEAR: 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Anthony Munoz Offensive Lineman of the Year CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY