The title of best amateur golfer in Greater Cincinnati is up for grabs this week at the Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship. The 115th playing of the event begins with two-day qualifying at Elks Run Golf Club in Batavia, Ohio and Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati. Monday and Tuesday’s 36-hole, individual stroke-play qualifier sets the […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, TMU, Holmes, Highlands, Scott, CovCath, Conner and points in between
Welcome to summer. We’re coming in hot. Likewise, sports news is heating up just as seasons wind down. Quick happening news runs the gamut this time out, stretching from the basketball courts to the running tracks. Coaching hires continue apace. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. HOLMES HIRES A FAMILIAR NAME […]
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Jeff Stowers returns as Simon Kenton girls head basketball coach
Jeff Stowers has been reinstated as head girls basketball coach at Simon Kenton High School after serving as assistant coach for the past two seasons, following the resignation of his son Brenden Stowers to take a position at NKU.
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On the mend, Mr. Ludlow celebrates yet another Father’s Day
Benny Clary is spending part of Father’s Day in one of his favorite spots, at home on his patio. It’s the 66th Father’s Day for Clary, affectionately known in these parts as Mr. Ludlow. He’s likely on the move Sunday, but Clary will wind up back home on Laurel Street at some point. “It’s nice,” […]
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Diamond kings: NKY high school baseball adds to local lore in 2024
There are many outstanding high school hurlers in Kentucky with an arsenal of pitches. But nothing threw a curveball like the 2024 Northern Kentucky prep baseball season. Ryle came into the year with six all-state caliber players. This, according to the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason watch list. That accounted for nearly half […]
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2024: A banner year for Northern Kentucky high school softball
Northern Kentucky boasts the prep softball player with the highest batting average in the Commonwealth, as well as several other local players who rank among Kentucky’s top hitters, home run leaders, and pitchers.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, Highlands, Ryle, CovCath, Walton-Verona, Holy Cross, Calvary Christian and elsewhere
Sports news never stops in Northern Kentucky and we never rest. News is coming quickly on several fronts. Coaching news around the clock. College offers are rapidly accumulating. All-star games are taking place. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. LONGTIME HIGHLANDS COACH STEPS DOWN Brian Alessandro has stepped down as Highlands […]
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Highlands legend Homer Rice has died at age 97
Northern Kentucky lost another of its high school football coaching greats this week. Homer Rice, at Highlands High School during the early stages of his hall of fame coaching career, passed away Monday. He was 97. Rice’s death follows the recent passing of former championship-winning Beechwood football coach Mike Yeagle. Rice was nationally recognized, first […]
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No question about it: Coach Stowers a nice fit for NKU women’s basketball team
Brenden Stowers’ listed height is 6-feet-2. That’s why he was a guard on the Simon Kenton High School basketball team and later at Northern Kentucky University. The former Pioneers girls basketball coach is figuratively taller than that, says his father, a legendary Norse basketball player. “He stands the test of time,” said Jeff Stowers, also […]
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Covington Catholic names Jake Thelen new head basketball coach
Covington Catholic High School has named former Colonel standout and University of Cincinnati men’s basketball assistant Jake Thelen as its new head basketball coach. Former coach of 13 years, Scott Ruthsatz, announced in May that he was leaving the position to focus more on his family and his personal businesses. Thelen is the 11th head […]