Justin Gabbard’s golf game is coming together just in time. The 2021 Highlands High School graduate is in the field and ready to tee it up for a U.S. Amateur qualifying round Monday, July 24, at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. “My physical game is ready,” Gabbard said. “It will be a mental challenge […]
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A crazy week in the amazing life of Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon
This story originally appeared in the June 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Gathering with a small group of family at a private beachfront community in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon is 1,800 miles away from his Burlington neighborhood, and he is bored. […]
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Classy Saints golfers make the grade
Thomas More University women’s golfers Natalie Hamilton and Rachel Hummel have demonstrated their prowess both on and off the golf courses during their playing careers with the Saints. As good as they are on the links, they are even better in the classroom. Hamilton and Hummel were named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American […]
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One more smart play for NKU golfer Alex Doss
Alex Doss wrapped up an award-winning stay on the Northern Kentucky University golf team this spring with a solid showing at the Horizon League Championships on the El Campeon course at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida. It’s summer in Kentucky and Doss is still collecting honors and setting records. Last week, Doss […]
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Eubank, Baker continue college-bound tradition at Ryle
This story originally appeared in the June 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Rising senior Quinn Eubank began her Ryle High School basketball career as a seventh-grader and a champion. She watched wide-eyed from the bench as the Raiders won the 2019 state crown. She received extensive […]
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Lassing Pointe five-peat!
Area golfers don’t have to venture far to play on the best public course in Kentucky. They’ve got it right here in their own back yard. Golf Week Magazine this month released its annual state-by-state rankings of the best public and private golf courses around the country and Lassing Pointe Golf Course once again topped […]
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On the mend, Beechwood’s Berger ready to ascend
This story originally appeared in the June 16 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, will always be a day Mitchell Berger looks back on with a range of emotions as wide as the running lanes he burst through for the Beechwood High School football […]
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From boys to men, these local golfers are on the upswing
A who’s who list of young area golfers are proving a point: The kids are alright. Local college men are showing out, too. That’s music to the ears of their coaches as a brigade of youthful northern Kentucky players make their way around golf courses this spring. Topping the list is University of Cincinnati golfer […]
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Villa Madonna’s “Improbable 11”
This story originally appeared in the June 9 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. It was early March. Winter was on the way out and senior Kathryn McLagan was in a quandary. Mere weeks from the start of the season in her last year on the Villa Madonna […]
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Lance Lucas’ high-flying golf life temporarily grounded
This story originally appeared in the June 2 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Spring has sprung a surprise on local amateur golfer Lance Lucas for the second year in a row. As a result, the attorney’s exceptional golf game has been at a virtual standstill. But he’s […]