Ryle, Cooper serve up state tennis berths
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – Covington Catholic won its 10th straight team championship in the Ninth Region boys tennis tournament May 20. But not without a fight from the Ryle High...
View ArticleScott’s Manning headed to state tennis tourney
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – Her older sister Samantha just missed out twice, but Summer Manning will spend her spring at the state tennis tournament. The Scott High School tennis...
View ArticlePandas, Colonels lead way in tennis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – There were extra stakes for Covington Catholic High School players in the Ninth Region finals May 20. The Colonels had their sights on individual boys...
View ArticleHighlands girls win fourth straight state track title
Highlands has won its fourth straight Class 2A girls team track championship here at the University of Louisville. The Bluebirds scored 100.5 to win by 8.5 over Louisville Central. The team scored...
View ArticleNCC girls win 3rd straight track title
Newport Central Catholic has won its third straight girls team track and field championship in 1A here in Louisville. NCC won the 4×200 and 4×400 relays and scored 85.5 points to win easily over Sayre...
View ArticleNKY baseball/softball brackets so far
Here’s what has been posted in regional diamond draws so far: Ninth Region baseball 10th Region baseball (Campbell County HS hosts) 10th Region softball
View ArticleKentucky 3A state meet underway
8:07 p.m.: Campbell County has won its fourth straight state title in the girls 4×400 relay. Anna Carrigan, Carolynn Dreyer and Christina Heilman were on that relay all four years. The Camels will not...
View ArticleNDA softball wins first district title since 2000
(From Notre Dame coaching staff) Notre Dame exploded into the district championships and hung on defeat Holmes 6-4 in the 35th District final at NKU on Wednesday. The last time Notre Dame won...
View ArticleBray leaps from obscurity to state title
By James Weber •jweber@nky.com LOUISVILLE – The Lloyd Memorial High School track program has produced several state-title winning athletes in recent years. The Juggernauts got another in 2011 from an...
View ArticleRyle valedictorian close to victory in state meet
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com LOUISVILLE – Three of the four schools in the Boone County school district had the somewhat serendipitous scheduling of having their graduation ceremonies on the same...
View ArticleBeechwood senior wins 4th title
By James Weber •jweber@nky.com LOUISVILLE – She literally saved the best for last. Beechwood High School senior Brianna McCarthy was in her final Class 1A state track and field meet May 27 at the...
View ArticleDeep Bluebirds stay on track for four-peat
By James Weber •jweber@nky.com LOUISVILLE – It wasn’t an immediate storybook ending, but the final chapter was a sweet one for Ashley Collinsworth. The last high school race for the Highlands High...
View ArticleCarrigan, Camels end with pair of titles
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The team title was gone, but there were two more goals left for the Campbell County High School girls track team as they ended the Class 3A Kentucky state track and...
View ArticleNinth Region baseball updates
Boone County beat St. Henry 11-1 to end the quarterfinals. Boone will play NewCath in the second semifinal Wednesday night. In other regions, Campbell County beat Nicholas County in the 10th, and...
View ArticleBearcats, Raiders advance to state softball tourney
Walton-Verona and Ryle have won their regional championships in fastpitch softball tonight. W-V won its first-ever Eighth Region title at Simon Kenton, beating Martha Layne Collins 4-3. Jenalee Ginn...
View ArticleCougars fall short in 9th Region final
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Brad Arlinghaus couldn’t have been more proud of his Conner High School baseball team. The Cougars were a bad bounce away from potentially winning the Ninth Region...
View ArticleRaider softball continues region domination
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Ryle continues to own the Ninth Region softball tournament. The Raiders won their sixth regional championship in the past seven years with a 3-0 over familiar...
View ArticleErrors doom Dixie in regional semi loss
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – Dixie Heights High School’s softball team finished 18-9 with an 8-3 loss to Ryle in the Ninth Region semifinals May 31. Dixie outhit Ryle 8-7, but...
View ArticleLate rally sparks NCC title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – As the No. 8 hitter in the order, Brady Gray wasn’t a likely suspect to be a hero. But the Newport Central Catholic senior hit like a leadoff batter right when...
View ArticleBearcat softball makes first trip to state
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com WALTON – Natalie Hargett didn’t let the trophy out of her sight. As the lone senior on the Walton-Verona High School softball team, she was given the trophy after the...
View ArticleRyle, Walton eliminated in state softball
Ryle High School lost to Calloway County 11-1 Friday night in the consolation bracket of the state softball tournament, ending its season. Ryle had lost to Ballard 11-1 and beat Montgomery County 7-0...
View ArticleKHSAA releases football championship schedule
Game times for the 2011 Russell/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl have been finalized. The action begins on Friday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. central time with the Class 1A championship. The Class 2A...
View ArticleBearcats ready for step up to 2A
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com WALTON – Just when the Walton-Verona High School football team was figuring out how to win in Class 1A, the team has to learn something new. The Bearcats are now in...
View ArticleJaguars look to grow in new class
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – The Cooper High School football team was on the verge of success in Class 6A last year. The Jaguars did not win a district game against their rivals, but in...
View ArticleVeteran Greendevils ready for success
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com DAYTON – Chad Montgomery knows the struggles Dayton High School football team has had in recent years. He was an assistant coach at Dayton the last three years, a...
View ArticleNew coach aims to build Camels football
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – To get to practice, football players at Campbell County High School have to dodge and take a circuitous route around construction of new athletic facilities...
View ArticleReplacing QB key task for Newport
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – The Newport High School football team lost some of their offensive weapons from last year’s 5-6 campaign – most importantly, standout quarterback Demetri...
View ArticlePioneers look for new leaders on gridiron
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com INDEPENDENCE – The Simon Kenton High School football program said goodbye last fall to the winningest senior class in school history. That means Pioneer fans will say...
View ArticleColonel golf saves best for regionals
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – The Covington Catholic High School golf team had been up and down this season. The Colonels reached new heights at the right time, however, winning the...
View ArticleRaider golf leads state tourney charge
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – While the Ryle High School girls golf team didn’t have its best tournament, two Raiders will get their first chance at state. Senior Alex Bruce and...
View ArticleBrothers add spice to city rivalry
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – The Frommeyers were going to have a lot to talk about Sept. 27, no matter what. The family conversation was even more interesting after the boys soccer...
View ArticleCamels kick into new roles
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Lynsey Lapré knew she had to play a bigger role in the offense for the Campbell County High School girls soccer team this year. The Camels senior has...
View ArticleCamels football explodes for key district win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – It’s hard not to start with the numbers. In its first six games, the Campbell County High School football team had scored a total of 57 points. The Camels...
View ArticleJaguars win 1st district title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – The Cooper High School football team has won its first district championship. The Jaguars beat South Oldham 40-21 Oct. 7 to improve to 4-4, 3-0 in 5A...
View ArticleBowlers try to pin down varsity chances in Boone County
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – Michael Morgan was looking forward to his senior season of bowling at Cooper High School. He may still get it, but as of Oct. 11, it’s up in the air as...
View ArticleIndians have high hopes for future
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com COVINGTON – The Notre Dame hurdle is as high as ever, but things are looking up for the Holy Cross High School girls soccer team. The Indians fell to Notre Dame Academy...
View Article’Breds rally for 1st district title since 2007
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – When you wait four years for something, it usually doesn’t come to you easily. When it arrived, the first district championship since 2007 for the boys soccer...
View ArticleBluebirds bounce back for district title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FORT THOMAS – It hasn’t been the typical year for the Highlands High School girls soccer team. But one thing remains familiar. The Bluebirds won the 19th District...
View ArticlePanda soccer rolls to district crown
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – After a rocky start to the district final, the Notre Dame Academy girls soccer team is hoping for some smooth roads as it advances in the postseason. The...
View ArticleRyle, Conner to play for home games
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – This is crunch time for prep football in the area. While there are two weeks left in the regular season, the penultimate week will be the ultimate one in...
View ArticleBowling approved for Rebels program
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FLORENCE – There will be varsity bowling at Boone County High School this year. The Boone County School District board of education approved varsity status for the Boone...
View ArticleNKY football playoff pairings
Here are the first-round football pairings for schools in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. With no three-way ties to calculate, all the seeds are set. Games will be Nov. 4-5. We know Cov Cath will...
View ArticleColonels upset Crusaders for regional title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – While her primary job is defense, Kayla Eiben’s offense lifted her Dixie Heights High School girls soccer team to rare heights. The Dixie senior sweeper...
View ArticleCougars football rushes into 2nd place
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com HEBRON – The Conner High School football team’s running game has pleased head coach Dave Trosper lately this season. The ground attack keyed a 47-14 win against Scott...
View ArticlePanda volleyball to take chances at state
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – Their postgame T-shirts promised no second chances, at least to their opponents. But the seniors on the Notre Dame Academy volleyball will have a third...
View ArticleKenton gridiron teams gear up for playoffs
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com KENTON COUNTY – With regular season district games in the books, the first round of the Kentucky state football playoffs is set. While one more regular season game...
View ArticleRaiders advance to state semis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Montgomery County brought a strong résumé to Ryle High School Oct. 26. Its boys soccer team had allowed just 14 goals all year and brought 21 wins and six...
View ArticleKentucky state volleyball updates
4:20 p.m.: NDA falls 25-20 in second set to finish 32-6. Assumption on track for 16th state title in 20 years. 4:10 p.m. NDA trailing 15-13, they’re hanging in there. 4:00 p.m.: NDA lost 25-14, trails...
View ArticleFour Boone teams to host playoff openers
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY The county of Boone will be hopping with football playoff action Nov. 4. While it is no surprise that all five programs located in the county will be...
View Article’Breds, ’Birds start title defenses at home
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com CAMPBELL COUNTY – Two of the six Kentucky state champions from 2010 will start their title defenses three miles apart Nov. 4. They both hope to eventually take long...
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