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Mason's tennis center hosts college basketball Oct. 7

The CareSource Invitational brings a college basketball doubleheader featuring Dayton vs. Xavier and Cincinnati vs. Ohio State to Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center on Oct. 7, the venue's first major event since the record-breaking Cincinnati Open.

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Mason's Nagel named Primetime Performer finalist

Mason junior quarterback Alex Nagel was named a finalist for WLWT's Week 2 Primetime Performer award after rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns in the Comets' 43-24 win over Sycamore.

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Mason QB Nagel erupts for 189 yards, four TDs in rout

Junior quarterback Alex Nagel carried 19 times for 189 yards and four touchdowns as Mason rolled past Sycamore 43-24 on Friday, Aug. 28, earning regional "Friday Night Star" honors and powering the Comets to a 2-0 start.

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Mason grad Gogineni debuts at Cincinnati Open

Mason High School graduate Vignesh Gogineni completed his ATP debut at the Cincinnati Open and now mentors two-time state champion Greg Bernadsky, who heads to Cornell, as the Cincinnati Tennis Foundation's pipeline continues producing competitive players.

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Gauff wins second Cincinnati Open title in first all-American final since 1970

Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win her second Cincinnati Open title at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center, becoming just the third player in the Open Era to claim multiple women's singles titles at the tournament in the first all-American final in 56 years.

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Mason shut out 33-0 by Springboro in season opener

The No. 16-ranked Mason Comets fell 33-0 to Springboro on Thursday, Aug. 20, in the 2026 season opener at CareFlight Field, despite early promise from Alex Noggel's 70-yard run and defensive plays by Roman McCaster and Dave Hutton.

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Cincinnati Open smashes attendance record with 300,288 fans

The 2026 Cincinnati Open set an all-time attendance record of 300,288 fans at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center, generating an estimated $200 million in economic impact and delivering historic championship moments before confirming its return Aug. 10–22, 2027.

Brazilian pair makes history with doubles title in Mason

Brazilian doubles partners Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz won the Cincinnati Open men's doubles title Sunday at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase in a tiebreaker to claim their fourth title of 2026 and become only the fifth team in the Open Era to sweep the Canada-Cincinnati double.

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Kings Knights rout Sycamore 34-6 in Week 1 opener

The Kings Knights opened the 2026 high school football season with a dominant 34-6 win over Sycamore on Friday, Aug. 21, while fellow local program Mason was shut out 33-0 by Springboro on the same night.

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