You can’t stop athletic news in Northern Kentucky, you can only hope to contain it. This week’s edition of the fastest 1,000 words in sports contains a quick look at coaching changes. It has fast happenings in Newport not to mention the lowdown on local triathlon news and other action. NEWPORT LOOKING FOR A FOOTBALL […]
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Balanced Walton-Verona continues winning ways under new coach
The early-week baseball practice at Walton-Verona High School features a lot of fielding, throwing and sliding. It’s a luxury afforded to a team batting .338, one of the top marks in Kentucky. “It was a little windy but a fun day,” sophomore Bronson Corpus said. “We had some batting practice, but we’re really working on […]
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Covington Catholic, Notre Dame family members team up for Mother’s Day
Gatherings for Mother’s Day aren’t quite as enormous as they used to be for the sports-crazed Darpels and Jones. Nests have emptied. Household members have disbursed. Even so, the annual holiday on the second Sunday in May is just as rewarding and usually involves sports. Local hall of famer Cheryl Darpel, the championship-winning former Northern […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Beechwood, CovCath, Ryle, Highlands, Newport and points in between
Area basketball coaching hires continue at a rapid pace. Offers, commitments, transfers and invitations are coming in quickly. A local football player gets the score of his life. I have another fish story. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. FORMER BULLDOG BECOMES BEECHWOOD COACH Celeste Hill Brockett is the new Beechwood […]
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‘Special kid,’ Ryle’s Curry is Kentucky’s hottest hitter
One of Kentucky’s biggest breakout stars of the high school baseball season plays his home games in Union. His name is AJ Curry. He is a California transplant suiting up in his first season for the Ryle Raiders. The 6-foot-2 left-hander is the leading hitter in the Commonwealth. “He’s performing at a level not seen […]
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Ludlow pitchers exceed expectations under returning coach Stamm
There is information inside the numbers. Ludlow High School’s Aaron Stamm has known that for as long as he’s been reading box scores. Upon his promotion from assistant to Panthers head baseball coach, one of the things Stamm did was remind himself of the previous season’s production. He took a look at the numbers his […]
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Hardin Fast: Local college sports shorts from NKU, TMU and elsewhere
Hot on the heels of our prep report is a look at local colleges where records are being broken, coaches are continuing to be hired and transfers are quickly coming and going. Plus, stats galore! High school or college, it’s still the fastest 1,000 words in sports. NORSE ADD ANOTHER LITHUANIAN AND HE’S BIG Paulius […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from Dixie, Cooper, CovCath, Simon Kenton, Beechwood, Holy Cross, Highlands and St. Henry
Northern Kentucky prep athletes are fast becoming favorites with the LaRosa’s MVP selection committee. Coaching resignations continue to come swiftly in the area. Local college commitments are quickly happening as well, and so is the fastest 1,000 words in sports. FIELDS PAUSES HIS COACHING CAREER Dixie Heights High School’s Chad Fields loves teaching history at […]
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Seniors give Simon Kenton softball a fighting chance
Landrey Dance and Emilie Young are two of Simon Kenton’s senior stars, and the Pioneers are looking to win the 8th Region tournament this season with their depth and talented players.
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A Q & A with former Thomas More women’s basketball coach Jeff Hans
Newly hired Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball coach Jeff Hans participated in a question-and-answer session with our Marc Hardin last year while still at Thomas More University. Hans talked about recruiting and his coaching methods. This story originally appeared May 8, 2023 at LINK nky. Jeff Hans entered Wilmington College in Ohio as an agricultural […]