Covington Catholic football players are piling up yardage on the quick. A Cooper football player is fast becoming an award magnet. A running back is swiftly climbing the leaderboard at Ludlow. Notre Dame Academy athletes are college-bound. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. COVCATH BACKS RUSHING INTO HISTORY BOOKS The Covington […]
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Coming to you live from Northern Kentucky, this is (859) Sports Radio
As a kid growing up in Covington, Mark Wehry was exposed to one of the greatest sports announcers. It was Marty Brennaman, radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds. “The person I listened to the most and wanted to be as good as was Marty,” Wehry said. “Growing up during the days of the Big Red […]
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Thomas More basketball teams eager to exceed expectations this season
SAINTS MEN PICKED TO FINISH SEVENTH IN G-MAC The Thomas More University men’s basketball team hopes to outperform predictions once again in its new home in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Saints begin their season Friday against Drury as the seventh-ranked team in the preseason coaches’ poll. Tip-off for the home opener at Connor […]
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Strong debuts at NKU highlight Norse basketball openers
Josh Dilling led the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team with 18 points in their season-opening loss to Florida State, while Halle Idowu scored a game-high 18 points in the women’s basketball team’s loss to Middle Tennessee.
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Balancing act: How the Beechwood football team’s offense became less predictable
Beechwood High School coach Jay Volker, facing a football decision involving favorable alternatives, began weighing the pros and cons of each. The Tigers could continue slinging the ball around the field with a quarterback who knows how to sling it and remain successful. Or they could pivot slightly away from Clay Hayden’s immense passing abilities […]
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Remembering beloved Notre Dame Academy golf coach Karen Henderson
Karen Henderson developed such a strong sense of team with her Notre Dame Academy golf players she inspired a former golfer to skip a national tournament appearance in favor of a Pandas team bonding retreat. It was the summer of 2010 and Notre Dame senior Angela Pugliano could have been competing in Charlotte, North Carolina, […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY prep sports news from Cooper, Ryle, Notre Dame, CovCath and points in between
Northern Kentucky has quickly garnered four LaRosa’s fall sports MVP awards. There’s one in golf, one in football and two in cross country. Notre Dame volleyball suddenly goes national. How did all those football years go by so fast at CovCath? Fore! It’s the fastest 800 words in sports. RAMAGE LATEST LOCAL AWARDED LAROSA’S MVP […]
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Another year, another abnormal football season for Bellevue High School
When Chad Montgomery starred in football at Bellevue High School in the late 1990s, he was part of a relatively seamless operation. From week to week and year to year for four years, things pretty much went according to plan at Bellevue. Aside from some unfortunate injuries and occasionally the weather, Bellevue’s football seasons had […]
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Senior Maya Kondik “super glad” she kept playing volleyball at Villa Madonna
Tall and talented Maya Kondik had a choice. She could play high school volleyball at tiny Villa Madonna, where she’s been attending classes her entire school life. Or she could play for another prep program as her sister did. Then, she had an epiphany. “Villa Madonna is like home to me,” Kondik said. “I can’t […]
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Ryle hires Meier as next softball coach
Veteran softball coach David Meier is returning to the diamond this spring after a two-year absence. Ryle High School recently named Meier its next head coach. He replaces Mary Beth Odom, who parted ways with the softball program after one season. Meier met the team on Monday. He saw the Raiders on the softball field […]