For the Brinkman family in Union, the holidays are a special time of celebration, gift-giving and shared traditions, filling their home with warmth and laughter. Their home is also filled with wrestlers. That’s because one of the newer traditions for the Brinkmans is getting on the floor at Ryle High School and taking wrestling opponents […]
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NKY prep wrestling notebook: Conner’s gift to its coach, SWOWCA results and girls grapplers
The Kentucky high school wrestling season is already in its second month. Local grapplers are finding their respective weight classes or settling into new ones. Area teams are beginning to round into form. The big events are still on the schedule, including conference, regional and state meets. Here’s an update on one of the area’s […]
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NKY prep wrestling notebook: Updated state rankings, results and upcoming events
The first in-season state rankings are up at kentuckywrestling.com. One northern Kentucky wrestler secured a No. 1 ranking. Several other area grapplers appear in the top 10 of their respective weight classes. A pair of local squads are in the top 10 of the team rankings. Two more teams reside in the top 20 and […]
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High school wrestling: What we learned at the Ryle Raider Rumble
Competition was fierce at the annual Raider Rumble, a two-day wrestling extravaganza at Ryle High School in Union. A total of 24 teams, some of the best in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, converged on the Ryle gymnasium. Varsity action at the area’s early-season marquee wrestling event came fast and furious on Saturday. The junior varsity […]
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Walton-Verona wrestlers ready to make their moves in head coach’s final season
When the Walton-Verona wrestling teams go to the mat, you’re likely to see anything in addition to some of the best wrestlers in Kentucky. The range of outcomes in the heat of battle is virtually unlimited because of the Bearcats’ resourcefulness. Everything from ankle laces and fireman’s carries to grand amplitude throws and gut wrenches […]
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Salute to seniors: Top 56 northern Kentucky high school football players in 2024
Boyle County High School senior Montavin Quisenberry is the favorite to win Kentucky’s Mr. Football award this year, but Northern Kentucky has some quality candidates. The award is presented in mid-December by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. However, there won’t be a local Mr. Football winner in 2024 as the area was shut out of […]
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Northern Kentucky high school wrestling preview: Ryle Raiders are ready to rumble
Ryle High School unveils the latest version of its highly successful wrestling team Dec. 14 in Union. That’s the day of the annual Raider Rumble, a get-together of some of the top wrestling teams in Kentucky and Ohio. The JV Rumble is one day earlier to kick off the two-day event. The Raiders hope to […]
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Top 30 northern Kentucky high school football players in the state finals
The Beechwood, Cooper and Ryle football teams have played their way into this week’s KHSAA state championship games at Kroger Field in Lexington. Beechwood (13-1) faces Owensboro Catholic (14-0) in Friday’s 4 p.m. Class 2A state final. Ryle (12-2) takes on Louisville Trinity (12-2) in Saturday’s 4 p.m. Class 6A final. Cooper (14-0) battles Bowling […]
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Offense, defense, depth doing it for Beechwood in pursuit of 18th state football crown
Following an injury scare in the state tournament semifinals, senior tailback Chase Flaherty is getting the green light from doctors. Green means go, and this is good news for the Beechwood High School football team as it gears up for the Class 2A state championship game Dec. 6 against Owensboro Catholic. Senior quarterback Clay Hayden, […]
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All-state volleyball player returns to basketball after two-year absence
St. Henry High School all-state volleyball player Corrine Blackburn is trying her hand at basketball, if her hand cooperates. “I broke a small bone in my right hand on a block at the net in volleyball,” said the right-handed Blackburn. “It was in the last set of my last match of the season in the […]
