For nearly a year, Ryle’s boys golf team thought of little else. The Raiders watched St. Henry and Covington Catholic finish 1-2 in last season’s Region 7 tournament and win automatic semi-state berths. The fretting ended Monday at Boone Links Golf Course. Ryle’s quartet of Tanner Lorms, Paxton McKelvey, Jake Roscoe and Palmer McKelvey edged […]
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Lee, Turner propel Pioneers to victory
Conner had two chances to gain a yard Friday. Simon Kenton stopped the Cougars on both – key plays in the Pioneers’ 42-21 win at Tom Stellman Field. On third down and Conner three feet from a touchdown late in the second quarter, Hayden Blair and Mark Ober stuffed Conner’s Emmanuel Ekpe. “It was an edge blitz on the […]
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Camels edge Brossart late
Emma Westlund practices parabolic soccer shots from 35 yards and farther. The practice paid off against Bishop Brossart on Wednesday. Campbell County’s junior defender scored from really long range in the 76th minute – the game-winning goal in the Camels’ 3-2 victory at Munninghoff Family Stadium. Westlund aimed for the crossbar, but for a second, she […]
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Thomas More emphatically earns first NCAA Division II win
Thomas More’s football joy was obvious. There were Saints players dancing the Swag-N-Surf near the end of Saturday’s 37-0 win over Virginia-Wise at Republic Bank Field. Afterward, Saints head coach Chris Norwell happily hopped and bopped with his players as he took the water bucket shower. Yes, the Saints’ glee was rightfully conspicuous for one large reason: shutting out […]
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Pitzer, Rodriguez connect for CovCath’s game-winning catch over Dixie Heights
Covington Catholic quarterback Evan Pitzer called the play “Throw it up and give Willie a chance.” Willie, better known as senior Willie Rodriguez, made the absolute most of it. His 21-yard touchdown catch on fourth down with 13 seconds left gave his team Friday’s 31-24 win over Dixie Heights at Dennis Griffin Stadium. Pitzer said the pass […]
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CovCath, Highlands battle to a 1-1 draw
“We’re still figuring things out about us,” Covington Catholic soccer coach Jeremy Robertson said Tuesday. Highlands coach Suli Kayed talked about the lessons he hoped the Bluebirds learned. Turned out there was a lot left to be resolved for both teams. The Colonels and Bluebirds played to a 1-1 tie at CovCath’s Dennis Griffin Stadium. […]
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Beechwood hangs on by a foot to beat Dixie Heights in OT
Dixie Heights was less than a foot away. Unfortunately for the Colonels, it was a foot too far. Beechwood stopped quarterback Armani Gregg on a two-point conversion and thus escaped with Friday’s 49-48 overtime win. Colonels running back David Anderson scored from 12 yards out. Dixie coach Pat Burke though going for the win was the obvious […]
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Ryle wins fifth straight, fourth consecutive clean sheet
Ryle’s boys soccer team extended two streaks Tuesday. The Raiders, the defending Ninth Region champions, won their fifth straight, a 3-0 shutout at Dixie Heights on goals by Eddie Francis, Josh Line and Ricardo Galan. The other string? Tuesday was the fourth consecutive time Ryle turned in a clean-sheet shutout. All-State goalkeeper Landon Barth and […]
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Comer runs for 312, Sebastian adds 104, Juggernauts overwhelm Rebels
According to the Cincinnati Post, the 1928 Lloyd Memorial football team played “like a juggernaut.” Some 95 years later, the 2023 Juggernauts were an equally huge, powerful and overwhelming force. They mercy-ruled Boone County, 47-14, on Friday at Cecil Dees Field. “We wanted to play well,” Lloyd coach Kyle Niederman said. “We wanted to make sure we bounce back week-to-week.” It would’ve […]
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Burlington couple starts All Abilities Sports to serve special needs children
Samantha Payne often left the soccer pitch in tears. The Burlington mom was upset because her 7-year-old son Blake wasn’t getting much playing time on his team last fall. “He, basically, was not being given any playing time because he couldn’t keep up with the kids as much,” she said. “He just wasn’t as aggressive […]