This story originally appeared in the July 19 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Covington ranks near the top for Kentucky cities producing major league baseball players. There have been nearly two dozen major leaguers born in Covington according to Baseball-Reference.com and verified by the Society of American Baseball […]
Author Archives: Marc Hardin
Posted inFootball
Four downs with Bellevue
It’s season two for Bellevue under head coach Chad Montgomery, who returned to the high school last year after coaching stints at Dayton and Cooper. Montgomery, a Bellevue alum, came back with the primary goal of restoring pride to a program that had fallen on hard times. By that measure, 2023 was an unqualified success. […]
Posted inSoccer
Boys prep soccer: Ryle Raiders’ summer of transition and promise
Following the conclusion of this week’s tryouts, Ryle coach Stephen Collins is gearing up for the boys’ first soccer practice of the season on Monday at Borland Stadium in Union. The team, a two-time defending 9th Region champion, is setting its sights on a fourth regional title in five years. The program boasts over 70 […]
Posted inGolf
Bellevue’s Sorrells team up for third at Bluegrass Golf Tour’s Adult-Child Scramble
Bellevue High School girls basketball coach Tommy Sorrell and son TJ Sorrell combined for a third-place finish Monday at the annual Kentucky Adult-Child Scramble. The Bluegrass Golf Tour event was held at Griffin Gate Golf Resort and Spa in Lexington. “It was a lot of fun to play in something like that,” coach Sorrell said. […]
Posted inGolf
Lassing Pointe hopes to regain No. 1 ranking now that renovations are complete
Golfweek Magazine recently published its yearly golf course rankings for each state. Once again, Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union was recognized as one of the best in Kentucky. The good news for Lassing Pointe: it’s still considered among the best public golf courses in Kentucky by the experts. The less-than-good news: Lassing Pointe was […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball trailblazers: Covington’s early contributors to the major leagues run the gamut
When it comes to Kentucky’s leading birthplaces of Major League Baseball players, Covington ranks among the best. The city has produced 23 major leaguers, according to Baseball-Reference.com, a comprehensive database of baseball statistics. Lexington has produced nearly 30 major league players, while Louisville boasts nearly 90. Together, these three cities account for 40% of all […]
Posted inBaseball
Newport eight: A forgotten legacy of baseball players
This story originally appeared in the July 12 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Kentucky has been the birthplace of more than 340 major league baseball players, with nearly 50 hailing from Northern Kentucky. Eight are from Newport, as recorded by Baseball-Reference.com, a comprehensive database of baseball statistics. Here […]
Posted inSports
Alessandro’s long and successful run is done at Highlands High School
Highlands Middle School language arts teacher Brian Alessandro is in a jumbo jet. He’s traveling with his wife while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The newly retired high school track and cross country coach is on his way to see his wife’s relatives in the United Kingdom. Helping himself into a British state of mind, […]
Posted inGolf
Northern Kentuckians challenged at Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur golf championship
Three Northern Kentucky-area golfers made it to the round of 16 at the Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship in Cincinnati. The grueling six-day, seven-round tournament concludes Saturday with the match play final. It’s the event’s 115th year. Former Ryle High School golfer Chris Harpum, former Cooper star Rylan Wotherspoon and one-time Highlands standout Luke Muller […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from TMU, Newport, Bellevue, Bishop Brossart, Cooper, Dixie, Highlands and elsewhere
One thing about summer, days get shorter. That makes them go quicker. It can be difficult to keep up. But you can always catch up with local sports news here. This includes all those rapidly happening college offers. Plus, the latest on swiftly rising Tay Kinney and that well-rounded golfer at Bishop Brossart. Fore! Here […]