Please take a moment to vote for Batavia's Xavier Diesel-Slone (Boys Soccer) as Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com Greater Cincinnati high school athlete of the week! Voting is open for The Enquirer's first Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week ballotfor the 2026-2027 high school sports year for activity through Aug. 23. Using new polling software, Enquirer/Cincinnati.com readers can vote for their favorite high school Athletes of the Week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app as much as they'd like with a refreshed page until 4 p.m. on Friday. Voting occurs each week during all high school sports seasons, recognizing athletes across all sports. Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Ohio small-school boys soccer player of the week: Xavier Diesel-Slone (Batavia Boys Soccer): The sophomore had two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over Roger Bacon. Please click on the link to vote for Xavier, https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/athlete-of-the-week/2026/08/24/vote-cincinnati-enquirer-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-aug-24/91439812007/