Scott High School announced Wednesday that it has hired Kyle Kosco as its new boys soccer coach. Kosco is youth director at Cincinnati Elite FC and was previously an assistant varsity coach at Covington Catholic. Other previous coaching stops include Grant County where, at age 20, he was the youngest varsity soccer coach in America. […]
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Holmes eSports Members Talk About New Team
From Covington Independent Public Schools. Sixteen-year-old Haidyn Legner has never been part of a school sporting team, until now. The sophomore at Holmes High School has joined the schools’ Esports, a new sport that is taking Kentucky students by storm. “This gives students like me a chance to do something they are good at,” said Haidyn. “So, if they aren’t good at sports, they could be good at Esports. It’s a good way […]
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Highlands Names Sphire as New Football Coach
Highlands High School’s new football coach will be Bob Sphire, a veteran coach with more than 300 wins at the high school, college, and indoor football levels. He arrives from Georgia where he has coached at North Gwinnett and Camden County high schools. Sphire is a native of Brandenberg, Ky. “Growing up in Kentucky and […]
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Newport High School Launches E-Sports Team
Newport High School is the latest in Northern Kentucky to launch a competitive Esports program. The event allows schools to compete against each other and offers an opportunity for college scholarship funds. “These are not the video games that my generation grew up playing,” said Newport Independent Schools Superintendent Tony Watts said. “This is a […]
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Newly Named Highlands Football Coach Backs Out of Job
Eddie James was introduced as the new head football coach at Highlands on Sunday, arriving to great fanfare in Fort Thomas that afternoon. But on Tuesday, Fort Thomas Independent Schools announced that James “has backed out of his commitment to come to Fort Thomas and lead the program.” “The Highlands Bluebirds represent one of the […]
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NKY Football: Only Beechwood to Finals; Cov Cath, New Cath Fall in Semis
The semifinals of the Kentucky high school football playoffs saw three Northern Kentucky teams take the field in their respective classes, but only one survive to next week’s state championship games. The Beechwood Tigers won in dramatic fashion at West Carter in Class 2A, securing a one-point win on a late two-point conversion, to seal […]
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NKY Football: Beechwood, New Cath, Cov Cath March On in Playoffs
As the Kentucky high school football playoffs reach the semifinals, only three Northern Kentucky teams remain in the field of their respective classes. Newport Central Catholic (1A), Beechwood (2A), and Covington Catholic (5A) were all victorious on Friday night, though Cov Cath’s win came in the form of a forfeit by Madison Southern due to […]
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NKY Football Playoffs: New Cath Downs Ludlow; Beechwood Advances; NKY Scoreboard
The next round of the Kentucky high school football playoffs is set after another slate of games on Friday that saw multiple Northern Kentucky teams in action. RCN’s Jason Finnell was in Fort Mitchell to cover Beechwood’s shutout win over Lloyd. His article is below. RCN photographer Brian Frey was in Newport for Newport Central […]
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Photos: Holmes Football Season Ends with Playoff Loss at Home
The Holmes Bulldogs saw their football season Saturday afternoon, falling behind early at home and never recovering. Boyd Co. (4-4) beat Holmes 55-14, advancing to the next round of the Class 4A playoffs to face Rowan Co. (3-3). Holmes (7-3) had defeated Boyd Co. on the road on October 9, 26-15. The loss snapped the Bulldogs’ […]
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NKY Football Playoffs: Ludlow Beats Dayton; Lloyd, Highlands, Cov Cath, Dixie Move on
The first week of high school football playoffs in Kentucky kicked off on Friday with several Northern Kentucky teams in action. RCN’s Jason Finnell and Brian Frey were at the Dayton-Ludlow match-up in Class 1A. Jason wrote the article and Brian produced the photos below. The full local scoreboard is also below. The Ludlow Panthers […]