Bishop Brossart emphatically advanced to Thursday’s girls 10th Region soccer final. The defending champion Mustangs overwhelmed Pendleton County in Wednesday’s 10-0, mercy-rule semifinal win at George Rogers Clark. They take on GRC, a 2-1 penalty-kick winner over Campbell County, for the title at 7 p.m. Brossart exhibited serious seniority – two of them, Abby Lloyd and […]
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A lightning Bolt(e): three goals lead Dixie Heights’ win
Trevor Bolte has scored three goals in one game for a club soccer team. Tuesday, Dixie Heights’ sophomore midfielder scored three in the first 15 minutes, which propelled the Colonels to a 4-2 win over Holy Cross in the Ninth Region tournament first round on Dixie’s pitch. Next for the Colonels: Newport Central Catholic – […]
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Brossart takes down Holy Cross on Homecoming night
Near the end of Friday’s Holy Cross-Bishop Brossart football game, one of the Indians thought what happened was self-induced. The Mustangs had a lot to do with it, too. Keegan Gulley ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third in a 35-14 Homecoming win at Munninghoff Family Stadium. Brossart’s defense gave Holy Cross (4-3, 0-1 in Class A, District 4) […]
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Simon Kenton boys win third straight 32nd District; Pioneer girls rout Walton-Verona to complete sweep
You could call Andrew Petty the Prince of Penalty Kicks. Simon Kenton needed every one of Petty’s three against Grant County on Wednesday. The first one tied the score at 1-1 in the 79th minute, and his other two led the Pioneers to a 2-1 win (9-8 in PKs) – and third straight 32nd District title – […]
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NewCath ‘slips’ past Highlands for first 36th District title in eight years
Jonathan Green was about the take the most important penalty kick of his life – when he slipped. But it worked out. Newport Central Catholic’s junior midfielder scored what ultimately was the biggest goal of the Thoroughbreds season – it was enough to give them the 36th District title, a 1-0 win over Highlands (3-1 in […]
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32nd District semifinals: Walton-Verona girls set records for wins, shutouts, WV boys fall short to Grant
Walton-Verona’s girls soccer team set two records Monday. The Bearcats overwhelmed Grant County, 7-0, behind two goals each from Campbell Christy, Emma Landrum and Trinity Bauwens. They’ll meet Simon Kenton for the championship at 6 p.m. Wednesday. And the records? Walton-Verona’s 17-3-2 record is the best in school history, and goalkeeper Brynn Willis recorded a all-time program-high 13th shutout. […]
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Ludlow rolls past Bellevue
Every time Ludlow’s football team scored, the Panthers cheerleaders did a corresponding number of jumping jacks. Unofficially, the cheerleaders did 253 – one for each point in the Panthers’ 56-14 mercy-rule win over Bellevue at Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field. “You’re capable of doing special things,” Ludlow head coach Woody McMillen told his team in […]
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‘Not soft’: Highlands, Notre Dame battle to 1-1 tie
Few thought Monday’s Highlands-Notre Dame girls soccer match would be a low-scoring tie. But it was – a 1-1 lockup at Tower Park in Fort Thomas. “I’m never surprised by anything that happens at this point in the season when these two teams get together,” Notre Dame coach Brian Woeste said. “I knew it was […]
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Lloyd rolls past Newport, moves to 6-0 for first time since 1995
For three minutes and 11 seconds, Newport maybe felt hopeful because the Wildcats scored the first eight points Friday at Lloyd Memorial. The remaining 44:49, however, was scarier than binge-watching the Friday the 13th series. The Juggernauts scored 45 unanswered points on the way to a 45-8 Homecoming win at Cecil Dees Field. Lloyd’s win was momentous for one large […]
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Brossart girls golf advances to semi-state for first time in school history
Ann Greely didn’t want to know. As the scores from Tuesday’s Eighth Region girls golf tournament at Houston Oaks Golf Course were posted, Bishop Brossart’s coach was one of the few not staring at the scoreboard. “It makes me a nervous wreck,” Greely said. “I just wait ‘til they announce it.” Then, the announcement: for […]