Hard to beat a team three times in a season? Don’t tell Highlands that. The Bluebirds baseball team dismantled Covington Catholic on Monday in the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals for the third time this season, 7-2. It marked the third time the Bluebirds took down the Colonels this season, also defeating them 11-4 on March […]
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8th Region baseball quarterfinals: Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona advance
Ayden Lockhart’s senior baseball season didn’t get started off on a good note. Dealing with a hamstring injury, the Simon Kenton senior missed the majority of the season trying to get up to speed. On Sunday in the 8th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals, Lockhart delivered when the Pioneers needed him most. His two-run single in […]
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Notre Dame, Highlands, Ryle and Holy Cross on to 9th Region softball semis
At 2-1 in top of the fifth inning with no outs, Conner had runners on first and third base. Yet Notre Dame found a way to escape the jam without giving up a run—and then flipped the momentum entirely, responding with four runs in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 10-1 […]
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Brown resigns at Brossart after three seasons
Bishop Brossart girls’ basketball coach Steve Brown calls it “an unbelievable opportunity that I cannot pass up.” The Lady ‘Stangs head coach informed the school on Friday that he is resigning from the position to take a college coaching opportunity at Thomas More University to be an assistant coach with the women’s program. “On behalf […]
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Cooper brings Holthaus over from girls hoops to coach boys
Cooper High School has decided to stay in house to fill the boys’ basketball head coacing position. The school named Justin Holthaus as the next boys’ basketball coach on Thursday. Holthaus slots over from the girls’ side, where he coached the past five seasons and guided the Lady Jags to four straight 9th Region titles. […]
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Who won district softball tournaments in NKY?
The KHSAA softball postseason got underway on May 17 with district tournaments taking place across the state. Locally, six district crowns were handed out from the 32nd through 37th District. Here’s how they went down: 32nd District: Grant County 1, Simon Kenton 0 Brianna Knochelman’s complete game, three-hitter halted Simon Kenton’s 18-game winning streak in […]
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Conner gets 33rd District baseball title back on their side
Since the 33rd District aligned the way it did in 2007, no team had three-peated as district baseball champs. The streak lives on as Conner denied Ryle’s bid at a three-peat, knocking off the Raiders 9-6 on Monday at Meinken Field in Covington. It was a complete team effort from the Cougars as they got […]
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Nevels resigns as Holmes football coach after 12 seasons
After 12 seasons as head coach of the Holmes High School football program, Ben Nevels has decided to resign from the position, the school posting the opening for the position on Friday. Nevels guided the Bulldogs to 50 wins, including a playoff victory in 2019, their first since 2009 when current Newport Central Catholic coach […]
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Former Cooper coach Sullivan headed to St. Henry
After not having any shoes to fill, Tim Sullivan has some pretty big shoes to fill. The former Cooper boys’ basketball coach was named the new St. Henry boys’ basketball coach on Wednesday. He replaces Dave Faust, who stepped down from the position last month. “I am blessed to be given the opportunity to take […]
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Ryle enters state volleyball tournament battle-tested, ready to compete
After mowing through their competition in region play, Ryle’s boys volleyball team will take center stage on their own court Wednesday night. The Raiders will host Trinity in the inaugural KHSAA boys’ volleyball state tournament at 7 p.m. They’ve earned their spot with a 22-3 record in the inaugural season sanctioned by the KHSAA, their […]