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 […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, Newport, NewCath, CovCath, Walton-Verona, Highlands, Dixie, NDA and elsewhere
If it’s happening in Northern Kentucky, we’ve got the news, and fast. Highlights: The rapid ascension of Tay Kinney and Walton-Verona’s speedy football hire. Plus, we have baseball, tennis and lacrosse quick-hitters, all in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. NEWPORT’S KINNEY GOING INTERNATIONAL? Newport High School basketball standout Tay Kinney has been invited to […]
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‘Masterful motivator, a giant’, illustrious Beechwood football coach Mike Yeagle has passed away
Greg Hergott was texting with other Beechwood coaches Thursday about the exploits of football players on the track team at the state meet. Then he got the sad news. Hergott was sitting in his car in between sales calls at his day job when the text came in. Former Beechwood High School football coach Mike […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, TMU, Walton-Verona, Simon Kenton, Lloyd Memorial, Highlands, Newport and points in between
Change continues to be the watchword around Northern Kentucky as some key local sports figures are on the move. Athletic directors, coaches and players are in the news along with the history-making Northern Kentucky University baseball team. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT WALTON-VERONA Ryan Borkowski […]
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Bellevue baseball coach is rounding third and heading for home
Bellevue High School’s baseball coach, Rob Sanders, is looking forward to his final season as coach, having coached the team for 20 years and winning seven conference championships and a district title.
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New-style Beechwood seeks fifth straight 9th Region crown
This story originally appeared in the May 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. It’s a rare off day for the Beechwood High School baseball team. With dark clouds above, coach Kevin Gray is deciding if he wants to hold practice outside or inside. “I prefer outside. But it […]
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Coyle foils Horn’s repeat bid, wins first Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship
Luke Coyle won the 84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship in a two-hole playoff, defeating defending champion Adam Horn, while Megan Yoder successfully defended her Northern Kentucky Amateur women’s title.
