This story originally appeared in the Sept. 8 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Ryle High School’s Tasha Lovins has accomplished just about everything a prep volleyball coach can achieve, and then some. Lovins grew up in Union, but she played high school volleyball at Lloyd Memorial High […]
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Victory-filled soccer start with goals galore boosts Villa Madonna’s confidence
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 1 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Coach Glenn Rice has been around female soccer players for years. Even though he’s plied his craft at a small school, Villa Madonna Academy has stocked his program with plenty of student-athletes with an […]
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The Thomas More Saints come marching into NCAA Division II football
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 25 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Thomas More University football coach Chris Norwell was sitting at his office desk on campus at Griffin Plaza under the main grandstand at Republic Bank Field. His office, situated at the 50-yard line, offers […]
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Girl power! Ludlow multi-sport athlete Huff now getting kicks on the football field
It was a surreal moment in time for Ludlow High School that all at once captured the old, the new and the out of the ordinary, to boot. Ludlow football coach Woody McMillen stood on the home sideline at newly refurbished James Rigney Memorial Stadium, one of the few New Deal-era Work Projects Administration high […]
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St. Henry volleyball team playing with heavy hearts this season
Maureen Kaiser has a penchant for promptness. But the St. Henry District High School volleyball coach was unable to ramp up to the preseason practice schedule in a timely manner this year. The Crusaders lost one of their biggest supporters when Kaiser’s father, Dan Shea, passed away July 23 at the age of 85. “It’s […]
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Knee injury sidelines Bishop Brossart’s Sandfoss but can’t take away from her accomplishments
In a perfect world, one of the most successful team players in Northern Kentucky soccer would deserve an end-of-season nod of approval. After all the goals, all the assists, all the wins, the championships, the honors, the accolades, not to mention the personal sacrifices, Bishop Brossart’s Emma Sandfoss would merit a year-end send-off worthy of […]
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What’s in a name at Notre Dame? As it turns out, plenty
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 18 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. It’s a crazy coincidence. An absolute oddity. A 44-year-old oddity, at that. It’s something probably noticed only by oddballs. Here is a list of head volleyball coaches at Notre Dame Academy who have guided […]
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With Jackson Smith in action, these are fast times at Walton-Verona High School
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 4 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to the all-important quarterback position, many high school football teams possess a pocket passer who can carve up a defense through the air. Other teams run out a rush-first quarterback who can […]
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Hoenderkamp, Denigan flourished on the soccer field after Raiders drew a line in the sand
Last August, Ryle High School boys soccer coach Stephen Collins stood on the home field at Clifford R. Borland Sr. Stadium following a 3-3 tie against Highlands and pondered the Raiders’ dilemma. Collins’ team possessed some serious firepower with emerging forwards Diego Hoenderkamp, Josh Line and Brice Denigan. Hoenderkamp, especially, was proving lethal as a […]
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Ryle quarterback Logan Verax gearing up for fantastic final act
Senior Logan Verax is working out with the Ryle High School quarterbacks during a sunny, 90-degree day in Union. He’s zipping spiraling passes to Raiders receivers who are running routes on the sizzling hot artificial playing surface during practice at Clifford R. Borland Sr. Stadium. With a blue sky overhead and three years under his […]