The Ludlow Panthers football team will have not only a new turf field this fall, but also a different head coach. Greg Taphouse resigned from his position after six years as head coach of the Panthers last week. The Panthers finished 35-32 during that time. Taphouse is also a Physical Education teacher at Ludlow and […]
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Hesse taking over Villa Madonna AD position next year
Steve Hesse has been impressed with what he’s seen at Villa Madonna in his two years teaching Social Studies there. Current Villa Madonna Director of Athletics Jim Demler and the administration needed people to help supervise games and Hesse stepped in to help there. Now with Demler taking a similar role at St. Henry next […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball edges Beechwood
The Simon Kenton Pioneers baseball team (14-5) edged the host Beechwood Tigers, 10-9 in the David Iery Invitational scoring the game-winning run in the top of the seventh. Senior right fielder Ian Powell walked in the top of the seventh with one out and senior Ben Stephens reached on an error. After they moved up […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: CovCath wins fourth straight
The host Covington Catholic Colonels baseball team (12-4) took down the Bishop Brossart Mustangs, 8-6 for their fourth straight win. CovCath batted .423 (11 for 26) overall in the win. Sophomore third baseman Marcus Suwinski went 2-for-2 with one run batted in and one run scored and senior catcher Jonathan Fitz belted his third home […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball clinches second seed with win at Boone County
The Cooper Jaguars softball team (13-4) still has a chance at the top seed in the district tournament. The Jaguars started the second go-round of seed play completing a sweep of the Boone County Rebels (5-11), holding on for a 7-6 win. Cooper is 3-1 in 33rd District seed play for second behind Ryle and […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Young’s slider throws Campbell County off-balance in CovCath win
Around the area, Covington Catholic senior Chris Young said people call him ‘Nine Iron’ from the mound because it’s the most reliable club from 60 feet away. He likes to pound the zone with fastballs then throw a nasty slider. But Young said the slider hit a new level helping the host Colonels (12-4) knock […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball scores seven in first inning on way to home district seed win
The Ryle Raiders softball team (7-5) knows it is in control of its own destiny in terms of earning the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament if it defends its home turf. The Raiders scored seven runs in the top of the first inning in the first of three straight home district seed contests […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Dixie baseball, NDA softball pull off huge wins
The Dixie Heights Colonels baseball team (7-10 overall) may have had its growing pains in the first part of the season. But the Colonels recorded a huge 5-3 win in 10 innings over the Conner Cougars (14-4) in Ninth Region action on Monday. Junior second baseman Luke Abeling singled with two outs to score junior […]
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Simon Kenton Archery teams honoring Hinsdale’s memory in state appearance
Each year has its unique angle on a season. The Simon Kenton archery teams practiced Monday night then will head to Bowling Green’s Ephram White Gymnasium without a key member. They’ve spent the season honoring his memory. Reuben Hinsdale would have been a senior this year. But as school was getting ready to start, he […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands baseball concludes Doc Morris Invitational with two wins
This game showed it’s not always the team that starts the strongest leading most of the way, but the team that finishes the strongest that sometimes wins. The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (9-7) found itself down 3-0 early. But while the Bluebirds pitching and defense held things down the rest of the way, the Highlands […]