Things are on the upswing for returning Highlands High School state qualifying golfers Hank Shick and Jenna Richey. Both advanced out of the KHSAA Region 8 Tournament last year. They have similar goals this season. Shick, a junior, is the reigning KHSAA Region 8 boys medalist with a score of 72 at last year’s regional […]
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Steczynski’s Dixie Heights journey awakens memories for coach Osborne
This story originally appeared in the July 21 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Leadoff-hitting shortstop Ella Steczynski brought back a lot of fun, sepia-toned memories for Dixie Heights coach Sarah Osborne last month. Steczynski was named Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Division I player of the year […]
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For NKU’s Muller, regular checkups are par for the course
Things didn’t go as planned for Luke Muller at this week’s 104th Kentucky Open at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville. The rising Northern Kentucky University junior finished tied for 24th among amateurs with a three-day score of 7-over-par 223. That put the former Highlands High School two-sport standout well back of winner Justin Tereshko […]
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Fore! Incoming Covington Catholic senior Gastright doing it right
This story originally appeared in the July 14 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to posing for celebratory photographs, Mitchell Gastright doesn’t mind standing next to other Covington Catholic High School people who are a lot taller than he is. With a 6-foot-5 golf coach […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
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Local boys high school golf preview: CovCath, Highlands, Ryle, St. Henry lead the pack
The Ammerman family welcomed a first child last week. Mrs. Ammerman delivered a baby girl. Mr. Ammerman would merely like to deliver another boys championship for the Covington Catholic High School golf team. “My life just flipped upside down,” Alex Ammerman said. “Just glad the little girl joined us before golf season officially starts.” Ammerman’s […]
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This Just In: Former Highlands golfer takes another swing at U.S. Amateur
Justin Gabbard’s golf game is coming together just in time. The 2021 Highlands High School graduate is in the field and ready to tee it up for a U.S. Amateur qualifying round Monday, July 24, at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. “My physical game is ready,” Gabbard said. “It will be a mental challenge […]
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A crazy week in the amazing life of Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon
This story originally appeared in the June 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Gathering with a small group of family at a private beachfront community in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon is 1,800 miles away from his Burlington neighborhood, and he is bored. […]
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Classy Saints golfers make the grade
Thomas More University women’s golfers Natalie Hamilton and Rachel Hummel have demonstrated their prowess both on and off the golf courses during their playing careers with the Saints. As good as they are on the links, they are even better in the classroom. Hamilton and Hummel were named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American […]
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One more smart play for NKU golfer Alex Doss
Alex Doss wrapped up an award-winning stay on the Northern Kentucky University golf team this spring with a solid showing at the Horizon League Championships on the El Campeon course at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida. It’s summer in Kentucky and Doss is still collecting honors and setting records. Last week, Doss […]