Sometimes, Notre Dame lacrosse coach Jimmy Marshall thinks he’s an evangelist for his sport. “I do in a way just because I’ve been involved with it so long,” Marshall said. “I’m always trying to promote it through basically evidence.” Girls and boys lacrosse and boys volleyball are the newest of the 14 sports and six […]
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NKU’s Dodgeball Club is not just a game – it’s a sport
NKU Dodgeball Club, led by President Hunter Theissen, is a student-run club that competes in the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association, with practices and matches that involve strategy and teamwork, and a focus on building community and having fun.
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Twice as nice: Highlands dance team takes two state titles
Winning one state high school dance title apparently wasn’t enough. So Highlands took two. The Bluebirds grabbed two Kentucky High School Athletic Association trophies – in the Pom and Hip-Hop at the state championships Dec. 15 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. The titles were Highlands’ fourth in school history. (The large-school Pom […]
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Gay hooks first professional fishing win
Bailey Gay can skillfully steer a bulldozer, road grader or crane. Earlier this month, he expertly maneuvered a rod and reel. He won his first National Professional Fishing League title – and $100,000 – Dec. 13 on Lake Murray, South Carolina. “It was unbelievable,” Gay said. “I mean, I’ve been chasing this dream since since […]
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Cheer, dance competition will honor late Fort Thomas cheerleader, fund scholarships
Premier Athletics in Erlanger is hosting a cheer and dance competition in honor of Lilliana Schalck, a 13-year-old Fort Thomas cheerleader who died in 2019, with proceeds going to scholarships in her name.
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Pizza, chili and a helping of history: six receive NKYSHOF awards
Wednesday’s Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Summer Reunion was as much a joyful history lesson as chowing down on pizza and Cincinnati-style chili. Six sports legends were honored at The Gardens of Park Hills: former Covington mayor and City Commissioner Denny Bowman (Bill Cappel Volunteerism Award), the late Derrick Rhoden (Thomas Fricke Service Award), […]
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Gutierrez and the Covington Stars: striving to unite cultures through basketball
Sergio Gutierrez owns the eponymously named Olla Taqueria Gutierrez restaurant at 301 W. 12th St. in Covington – better known as Olla Cov. He remembers the Monday afternoon he invited some of the employees to play pickup basketball at a local park – including Estephany Perez, whose family moved to Northern Kentucky from Guatemala three years […]
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Black-N-Bluegrass skaters relieve stress on four wheels
By day, they are a medical coder, a property manager, HVAC technician, audio engineer or a high school senior. When the Black-N-Bluegrass (BBRD) flat track roller derby team meets for practice at Hits Inside Baseball in Fort Wright, however, they take on fearsome skate names – Briggs & Smack’em, Ursa Maimer, Alaskan Assassin and Sam-I-Wham. […]
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LWS Open returns to England Idlewild Park for eighth consecutive year
The National Disc Golf Pro Tour is returning to Boone County’s England Idlewild Park for the eighth consecutive year. The annual LWS Open, one of the largest annual spectator events in Northern Kentucky, will be held from Friday, Aug. 9 to Sunday, Aug. 11. The 2023 iteration of the tournament sold over 500 3-day and 1,798 daily passes […]
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Not trapped: Northern Kentucky Top Guns among state’s sharpest shooters
The Northern Kentucky Top Guns youth trap shooting team had a record-breaking performance at the state Scholastic Clay Target Program tournament, winning six first-place medals and setting a program record for the best performance in the tournament.