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 […]
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Boys 34th District basketball preview: Loaded Lloyd Memorial seeks a three-peat
The Lloyd Memorial High School boys basketball team is loaded. So much so that the Juggernauts are the favorites to three-repeat as 34th District tournament champions and contend for a 9th Region title. Lloyd Memorial boasts the best player in the district, if not the best in the entire region, and one of the best […]
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Girls 34th District basketball preview: Mighty Dixie Heights looking for 11th straight crown
With 10 consecutive tournament championships, the Dixie Heights High School girls basketball team owns the 34th District. The Colonels have won 45 games in a row against district competition, the last loss coming in 2017. Boasting a talented cast of returning players, the Colonels are in great position to keep their stranglehold on the district […]
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NKY prep sports news from CovCath, Cooper, Ludlow, St. Henry and Notre Dame Academy
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 […]
