Things didn’t go as planned for Luke Muller at this week’s 104th Kentucky Open at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville. The rising Northern Kentucky University junior finished tied for 24th among amateurs with a three-day score of 7-over-par 223. That put the former Highlands High School two-sport standout well back of winner Justin Tereshko […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
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This Just In: Former Highlands golfer takes another swing at U.S. Amateur
Justin Gabbard’s golf game is coming together just in time. The 2021 Highlands High School graduate is in the field and ready to tee it up for a U.S. Amateur qualifying round Monday, July 24, at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. “My physical game is ready,” Gabbard said. “It will be a mental challenge […]
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A week-by-week look at the top HS football games in NKY to look for this fall
Time to circle the calendars. The dead period is over and the prep work for the 2023 football season has begun. While the start of the regular season is still a little over a month away, let’s get the juices flowing a little bit with what will be the or one of the top games […]
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Northern Kentucky youngsters grip it, rip it on the golf course
Familiar girls from the local high school golf scene are making strong statements this month as they continue to improve. Some less-than-familiar golfers are emerging behind them for a promising beginning to the spring and summer golf season for many Northern Kentuckians. Ryle High School’s Elizabeth Dickson was 10th in the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association […]
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Arlinghaus steps down after 17 years at the helm of Conner baseball
With two kids starting to hit the age where dad doesn’t want to miss out, Conner High School baseball coach Brad Arlinghaus has resigned from his position. Arlinghaus has been the head coach in Hebron for 17 seasons, taking the program over in 2007. “Coaching for that long is a difficult thing to do. Selfishly […]
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NKY distance runners in a class of their own at Class 3A state track and field meet
The supremacy from Northern Kentucky in distance running carried over from cross country in the fall to the track on Saturday at the KHSAA Class 3A state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex. Coming into the boys 3,200 meter race, five of the top six seeded runners were from […]
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Hendrix leads Highlands past Conner in pitcher’s duel
Jack Hendrix doesn’t have a “K” in his last name. After Monday night’s 12-strikeout, complete game four-hitter to get Highlands to the 9th Region championship, maybe he should. Hendrix was lights out in the pitcher’s duel between him and Conner’s Oliver Kerns, J.P. Donelan’s first inning single the lone run in the Bluebirds 1-0 victory […]
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Ryle, Cooper to meet for second straight year in district championship
Nothing comes easy in the rugged 33rd softball District. Ryle and Cooper knew they had battles on their hands, the Raiders taking on Conner while the Jaguars faced Boone County. The Raiders used timely hitting in an 8-4 victory while the Jaguars took advantage of a couple Rebels errors in a 4-2 triumph. RYLE 8, […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Highlands softball holds on for rivalry win over Campbell County
The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (1-1) appeared headed for a run-rule victory against the Campbell County Camels (3-2) at Winkler Field, building a 12-0 lead after three innings. But the Camels avoided it and made a game of it shutting out the Bluebirds after the third inning. Highlands still held on for a 12-8 victory […]
