St. Xavier and Sacred Heart are expected to win the boys and girls team titles at the state meet, while Ryle’s combined team title could be determined in the boys 1-meter diving final.
Author Archives: Ray Schaefer
Posted inSports
Northern Kentucky girls win four state wrestling titles
Northern Kentucky wrestlers Emma Moore, Sophie Anderson, Gabby Ocasio and Viktoriya Emelianova won state titles at the inaugural girls state wrestling tournament at Alltech Arena in Lexington.
Posted inWrestling
Northern Kentucky wrestlers fall just short of state titles
Three Northern Kentucky wrestlers finished one step from state titles Friday, including Highlands senior Rilen Pinkston, Walton-Verona’s TJ Meyer, and Union County’s Jayden Raney, while Caleb Duke of Ryle survived septic shock after getting a tattoo last October.
Posted inWrestling
Ryle wins fourth straight wrestling regional team title
Ryle wrestling coach Tim Ruschell wasn’t sure how many Region 5 team titles the Raiders have won. “Hell, I don’t know, I couldn’t tell you,” Ruschell said. “I don’t keep record … I don’t know, at least 15 or so, I don’t know.” However many it is, Ryle added another one Saturday, a 246-197.5 Region […]
Posted inSports
Ryle swimmers win boys, combined Region 7 team titles; Raider girls tied with Notre Dame for girls championship
Jeff Floyd would really like to win the state combined team swimming title. Ryle’s swimming coach will nonetheless enjoy the Region 7 title – the Raider boys defeated Highlands, 516-431, and the girls tied Notre Dame with 380 points apiece. When you add the scores, Ryle’s 896 points was better than Highlands’ 701. (The Bluebird […]
Posted inWrestling
Highlands girls finish third at Region 3 wrestling meet
Highlands girls wrestling coach Dakota Riley may have been the happiest man in Lexington. The Bluebirds finished third with 97 points at Saturday’s Region 3 meet at Bryan Station High School. Harrison County won with 217 points, and Lafayette was second with 113. “I am very, very thrilled with the third place,” Riley said. So, […]
Posted inSports
Green’s 21 points, 13 rebounds lead Highlands to win
Bishop Brossart could almost see it Friday. After the Lady ‘Stangs took a 38-34 lead at Highlands on Ava Walters’ 15-foot jumper with 2:06 to go in the third quarter, it looked like the end of a nine-year losing streak against the Bluebirds. Until it wasn’t. Highlands rode a 21-4 run and Marissa Green’s 21 […]
Posted inSports
Pouncys and sports: a family tradition
Basketball is more than a game to the Pouncy family. It’s a family tradition. For over 30 years, from Covington to Taylor Mill to Union, there’s been at least one Pouncy dribbling, shooting, rebounding and defending. You can find the newest generation of basketball-playing Pouncys – Shaun and younger brothers Jakare and Josiah – at […]
Posted inSports
Hussey, Miller lead CovCath to third straight win
Covington Catholic’s 65-55 home loss to Cooper on Jan. 23 was one of the Colonels’ ugliest efforts. The Colonels continued to erase the memory of it Tuesday. They ran past Campbell County, 73-50, on 19 points each from Caden Miller and Brady Hussey. “The day after wasn’t pretty,” Miller said of the Cooper loss. Tuesday […]
Posted inSports
Camels clinch boys 37th District tournament No. 1 seed; Scott girls squeak past Campbell Co.
Brent Sowder was looking for something that would work on Friday. Campbell County’s boys basketball found it – spread the offense and let Connor Weinel and Garyn Jackson go to work a little. Scott was not so cheery – Weinel’s 23 points and Jackson’s 10 helped the Camels to a 73-61 win. “It’s a matchup […]
