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 […]
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Former Ludlow catcher-turned pro clubhouse manager “living out a dream”
Former Ludlow High School baseball player Hayden Stamm is the clubhouse manager for the Oakland A’s High-A affiliate in Lansing, Michigan, and is one of the youngest clubhouse managers in the minors.
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Expanded Doc Morris Invitational donates to local baseball players in need
Doc Morris would be mighty proud of the handiwork done in his name to benefit Northern Kentucky high school baseball players. The man whom the annual Doc Morris Invitational is named after passed away in 1990. Morris was a civil engineer who worked for the Kentucky State Highway Department. He was also an admired baseball […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Cooper, CovCath, Dixie, Ryle, Beechwood, Newport and points in between
Local basketball stars are making moves as fast-happening hardwood news continues unabated. Basketball coaches are also on the move. Football players get in the fast lane. Offers, commitments and transfer news of all sorts; it’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. RONDON NOW AT NEWPORT Standout junior point guard Yamil Rondon has […]
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Ryle boys track and field team tops early state rankings
Bishop Brossart doubled up at the Campbell All-Comers Meet, while Covington Catholic and Bishop Brossart girls won the Diocese of Covington Meet, with CovCath’s Ethan Long dominating the meet with four first-place finishes.
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Young Camels hope to get over the hump in 10th Region softball
Campbell County High School softball coach Sandi Kitchen has established unquestioned dominance over the 37th District with 30 wins in a row and six consecutive district tournament championships, while two-sport star Hope Hamilton is the top local player in the 10th Region.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from Holmes, CovCath, Beechwood, Brossart, St. Henry, Walton, NKU, TMU and elsewhere
Covington is in the news on several sporting fronts. Information is coming fast from Covington Catholic and Holmes high schools and the city itself, where an official has received his due. Commitments, offers and transfers are all here and I have a fish story in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. GULLETT STEPS DOWN AS […]
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Rugged schedule challenges loaded Raiders
Every July, Ryle High School baseball coach Joe Aylor texts his players and asks who they would like to see on the non-region schedule. “It only takes a couple hours to get all their responses back and they always give me some big names,” Aylor said. “Teams from Louisville like Trinity and St. Xavier. Teams […]
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Rice’s return to the diamond a game-changer for senior-laden Colonels
Dixie Heights baseball is led by 12 seniors, a dugout full of talent and a masterful head coach who has won nearly 800 games in 40 seasons, and is looking for a bounce-back year after a rare losing season in 2023.
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Last call: After 50 years, basketball official gives up his whistle
Charlie Chappie has been a basketball official for 50 years, calling boys and girls games at the high school level in Northern Kentucky, and has been recognized with awards and honors for his dedication and accuracy.
