What you need to know Milyn Minor’s athletic career started on the dance floor. It continued on the basketball court and soccer pitch. Scott’s senior hitter doesn’t do the Griddy, knock down 3-pointers or score goals very much. Instead, she concentrates on kills, assists, digs and blocks, all of which will be needed for the […]
Author Archives: Ray Schaefer
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A second Lorenzen humbly seeks football fun
If it takes you more than five seconds to determine Highlands junior Tayden Lorenzen loves football, you’re not paying attention. The 6-foot-3, 230 pound Lorenzen says being a football player – he’s a tight end, linebacker and kick holder – is just part of the fun of high school sports. “Having a relationship with my […]
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Say goodbye to grass: Dayton, Bellevue opening new stadiums
Dayton’s old football home, O.W. Davis Field, was frequently dangerous to running backs. Bellevue’s Gilligan Stadium was often impossible to drain after a hard rain. Both venues have undergone major changes. Dayton christens its new on-campus digs against Pendleton County on Aug. 29, and Bellevue is scheduled to debut its new turf field Sept. 12 […]
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Dream team, dream job: St. Henry begins first varsity season
Tim Odom remembers the conversation as if it was yesterday. St. Henry begins its inaugural varsity football season Aug. 22 against Holy Cross with Odom on the sidelines. Leading the Crusaders is Odom’s dream coaching job – as he told his brother, the late Steve Odom, some 35 years ago, when he was defensive coordinator at Dixie Heights. “And you […]
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Lloyd, Ludlow and Newport rearranging lineups in ’25
Newport head football coach Paul Wiggins calls the 2025 season “a shuffle.” Lloyd Memorial coach Kyle Niederman has to replace nine seniors, Wiggins lost six, and Ludlow’s Woody McMillen lost 11 seniors and a would-be senior this year. Whether you call it a reload, rebuild or retool, the Wildcats, Juggernauts and Panthers are contemplating a […]
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Second-year coaches apply last year’s lessons in 2025
Adam Kozerski, Gary Pence and Curt Spencer have at least one thing in common. The head football coaches at Bishop Brossart (Kozerski), Walton-Verona (Pence) and Holy Cross (Spencer) learned it’s a lot harder to be responsible for everything. Brossart finished 9-3 with a Class A playoff win over Bellevue before falling to Newport Central Catholic. Walton-Verona’s 2024 season ended with […]
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Fields seeks redemption for 2024’s 3-8 struggle
It wasn’t hard to spot Mason Fields – Dixie Heights’ senior quarterback was the only one wearing a yellow bib at a July 24 morning practice. The Colonels believe Fields will be equally noticeable when the 2025 season begins Aug. 22 at Simon Kenton. The 6 foot 4, 225-pound Fields threw for 1,757 yards with […]
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Boone County, Holmes and Scott seek to restore consistency
Boone County hasn’t had a football winning season since 2011. Holmes is on a 22-game losing streak and won’t be in the playoffs until 2027, and Scott is on its fourth coach since 2020. The Rebels, Bulldogs and Eagles obviously share a common desire: to restore their programs to competitiveness and get students, players and […]
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Cincy Shoots for a Cure to feature 10 NKY teams
John Blackwell has been thinking about the idea for a while. One of Beechwood’s assistant boys basketball coaches wanted to combine his love of high school hoops and a fervent desire to raise money for cancer research. His solution: the inaugural Cincy Shoots for a Cure – a series of 20 games involving teams from […]
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Before heading for Colgate, Ryle’s Lee seeks 6A atonement
Some Ryle football players and coaches might have headed out of town on vacation this week. Raiders head coach Mike Engler skedaddled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a few days, but senior receiver Dylan Lee went to Nevels Fitness in Newport to work out or to a nearby field to catch passes. Lee chose Colgate University, […]
