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Top tight end prospect Mayer declares for NFL draft
Of no real surprise, Notre Dame junior tight end Michael Mayer has declared for the 2023 NFL draft. The Covington Catholic grad made things official on Wednesday. “It has been an honor to wear the gold helmet and share a locker room with my brothers the last three years,” Meyer posted on Twitter. “I want […]
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Covington Catholic’s Ruthsatz claims program’s all-time wins mark
Scott Ruthsatz only knew about the rich tradition of the Covington Catholic basketball program through conversation when he first took the job in 2011. Joining the Colonels fresh off a national title when he was an assistant under Bob Hurley Sr. at St. Anthony in New Jersey, Ruthsatz wanted to come in and create his […]
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Who’s playing where? KHSAA lays out football realignment data
Before the 2022 KHSAA football season even ended three days ago, many teams wondered what their future held. Are they moving up in class? Moving down? Well, on Monday things started to get laid out. The KHSAA released enrollment data based on their calculation of the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years, eliminating the 2020-21 and […]
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Bluebirds letting it fly: ‘If we can shoot a three, we shoot a three’
Maybe it’s their backgrounds from their playing days; maybe it’s the evolution of the game. But what the Highlands’ basketball programs are doing is showing that it can be done relying on the three-pointer. Through seven games in the early 2022-23 season, the two teams have combined to shoot 192 three-point attempts, 101 for the […]
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“Selfless” Cooper shows balance, tops Camels
ALEXANDRIA — Yamil Rondon described his Cooper team as selfless and not selfish. Rondon and the Jaguars showed why on Saturday as they took down Campbell County in a tight battle throughout, 56-52. Rondon was one of three Jaguars in double figures, two others with eight and seven points, respectively, as they picked up their […]
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Another Beechwood bounce, another Beechwood state title as Tigers 3-peat
LEXINGTON — It’s just something about the uprights at Kroger Field at the University of Kentucky that are fond of Beechwood. Voodoo? “I don’t know, maybe some voodoo,” Beechwood coach Noel Rash said. For the third straight year, Beechwood was on the right end of a special teams play as they defeated Mayfield 14-13 for […]
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Norse claim another double OT victory
Forty minutes is not enough for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team lately. Try 50. The Norse pulled (4-4, 1-0) out their second consecutive double-overtime victory on Thursday, this one getting them off to a 1-0 start in Horizon League play with a 77-73 victory over Youngstown State (5-3, 0-1) at Truist Arena. Marques […]
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Cov Cath conquers size again, Ipsaro dazzles
PARK HILLS — It wasn’t done on purpose, but it just so happened Covington Catholic’s new look basketball team that features speed and quickness over size would face two near seven-footers to open up the season. The Colonels passed both tests, doing so convincingly in both, this time a 75-60 victory over Great Crossing Thursday […]
