Westerville Schools

🏐 Congratulations to Westerville South graduate RaShaun Benham, who was named the best boys volleyball player in Central Ohio during the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on Monday.

Former Westerville South High School boys basketball coach Ed Calo was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Central Ohio High School Sports Awards — part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country — celebrates the top athletes across 30 sports.

Thirteen Westerville high school athletes were nominated for an award this year.

📷: Columbus Dispatch

Former Westerville South High School boys basketball coach Ed Calo will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on June 22.

His 38-season legacy includes:
🔹 572-298 career record
🔹 19 league championships, seven district titles and two tournament appearances
🔹 A 2016 Division I State Championship victory in 2016
🔹 Induction into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame for the Class of 2026

The Central Ohio High School Sports Awards — part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country — celebrates the top athletes across 30 sports.

Thirteen high school athletes have been nominated for awards, including:

🏃‍♂️ Boys Cross Country: Holden Gray, Westerville North
⚽ Boys Soccer: Breydyn Folds, Westerville Central
🏀 Boys Basketball: Elijah McCree, Westerville North
🏊‍♂️ Boys Swimming & Diving: Andrew Keir, Westerville South
🏈 Girls Flag Football: Kacee Bohan, Westerville North; Mackenzie Coffman, Westerville Central; Gabby Connor, Westerville North; and Audrey Reed, Westerville Central
🥎 Softball: Hannah Pullins, Westerville Central
👟 Boys Track & Field: Robert Young, Westerville Central
🏃‍♀️ Girls Track & Field: Symone Smith, Westerville Central
🏐 Boys Volleyball: RaShaun Benham,Westerville South

🔗: https://sportsawards.usatoday.com/centralohio/

📣 Congratulations to AJ Keir for being named the 2026 All America Diving Champion by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.

Keir will continue his diving journey as an incoming senior at Westerville South High School next year.

Blendon Middle School's choir and concert band made school history after both groups received the 2026 Kings Island Music Showcase Festivals Sweepstakes Award.

The award recognizes the highest scoring middle school instrumental and choir ensembles out of all the festivals held for the Kings Island Music Showcase Festivals.

With a heavy heart, we had to say goodbye to an icon. 🌳💔

For decades, the great Linden tree that stood beside Emerson Elementary served as a quiet classmate, a shady sanctuary and a leafy companion to generations of students and staff.

Unfortunately, after a recent storm caused a severe structural split, the tree was deemed unsafe and had to be removed. While its branches will no longer frame the building, its memory remains rooted in Emerson's history.

Thank you for the shade, the summer blooms and the decades of silent guardianship. You will be deeply missed.

🏅 Westerville Central High School recent graduate Symone Smith is a state champion in the discus, WCHS recent graduate Robert Young is a state runner-up in the 400 meters and five other WCS students earned a spot on the podium during the 2026 Ohio High School Athletic Association Track & Field State Tournament on June 6-7 at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Congratulations to the 18 athletes across the District who competed at Ohio's biggest stage and represented their teams, their schools and our community. We are proud of all you've accomplished this season!

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/2yj2ufss

🏅 Congratulations to the Westerville Central High School Softball Team, who are State runner-ups after Sunday’s championship match against Kings High School in Akron.

🥎 You represented your school, your community and each other with incredible heart. We’re proud of you and what you’ve accomplished in this historic season.

For the first time in school history, the Westerville Central Softball team is headed to the STATE FINALS!!

They will take on Kings Mills Kings at Firestone Stadium in Akron at 4 p.m. Sunday. Let's go Lady Warhawks.

Next stop: STATE.

The best of Ohio is in the 'Ville. On Saturday, track and field athletes from all three high schools will compete in 18 events at the OHSAA Track and Field Tournament at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Good luck to everyone competing!