The Enquirer sports department's look at who rated — good and bad — this week in sports:

Best         1. Prep football. OK, we knew it was big in this town. But the Division I doubleheader at Paul Brown Stadium took on a life of its own. As one prep follower observed: “When did high school football in Cincinnati become college football in Lincoln, Neb.?”         2. Prep volleyball. Cincinnati, which recently has produced dozens of collegiate players, has maintained its high quality, evidenced by Saturday's St. Ursula-Ursuline state championship match.         3. Pro football. Up front, this could be an argument why the NFL should be in the bottom five. Parity. Not only are the Bengals and Bears in playoff contention, but 35 of the 55 games the past four weeks were decided by eight points or less.         4. Lute Olson, college basketball. He lost four starters, has six freshmen among his nine scholarship players and then upset No.2 Maryland and No. 6 Florida.         5. Golf's silly season. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus vs. Sergio Garcia and Lee Trevino in a made-for-TV event? Hey, why not? Beats the Buick Open.

Worst         1. Bud Selig. Bud Lite? How about Bud Heavy-Handed. Announcing contraction without even pretending to get the players' opinion? Just hours after what some say was the best World Series ever? Say this, the man's consistent.         2. The baseball owners. Everyone wants to rip Bud, but these rich bigwigs are every bit as responsible. Selig does only what these guys want. They want to get rid of two teams, split the added revenue, all the while crying poor. How are these guys rich? It must have been inherited money.         3. The baseball players. OK, they've done nothing yet. But stay tuned. Will they cry over lost jobs? Yep, and judging by history, they'll ultimately win. But it's hard to feel millionaires have been wronged when you read about thousands of layoffs each day on the business pages.         4. The baseball agents. Right now, Scott Boras is plotting a six-year, nine-figure contract for Barry Bonds. Isn't that reason enough?         5. The baseball fans. We appreciate the beauty of the game, but boy, we must be the biggest suckers around if we're going to put up with this offseason.

Worst Sports Stories Locals win 3 state titles Big title best for St. Ursula Roger Bacon runner-up no more Turpin's title has familiar look Marshall 27, Miami 21 Ohio State 35, Purdue 9 Kentucky 56, Vanderbilt 30 Thomas More finishes 10-0 Capital 27, Wilmington 7 Georgetown 47, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 14 Two Bengals already super bowlers PBA Tour final here today High school bowling making a comeback Best & worst of week in sports Local college sports Mighty Ducks 6, Albany 4 Sports events this week PREP FOOTBALL PAGE Elder, St. X win doubleheader Elder 35, Colerain 21 St. Xavier 6, Princeton 0 Record crowd enjoys games, bands Hamilton Badin 42, Dayton Oakwood 35 Coldwater 24, Wyoming 7 Football finals won't come here soon Ohio regional final pairings Ohio playoff scores, schedule Indiana playoff scores, schedule Kentucky playoff scores Bengals now have 2nd-half stakes Key to today's game McGee could be target Who's got the edge? Jaguars-Bengals by the numbers Mark Curnutte's NFL power ratings Picking today's NFL games East Carolina 28, UC 26 UC 81, Northern Kentucky 53 Little wants better effort from himself XU women lose second exhibition Reds Q&A with John Fay