In a perfect world, one of the most successful team players in Northern Kentucky soccer would deserve an end-of-season nod of approval. After all the goals, all the assists, all the wins, the championships, the honors, the accolades, not to mention the personal sacrifices, Bishop Brossart’s Emma Sandfoss would merit a year-end send-off worthy of […]
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What’s in a name at Notre Dame? As it turns out, plenty
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 18 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. It’s a crazy coincidence. An absolute oddity. A 44-year-old oddity, at that. It’s something probably noticed only by oddballs. Here is a list of head volleyball coaches at Notre Dame Academy who have guided […]
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With Jackson Smith in action, these are fast times at Walton-Verona High School
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 4 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to the all-important quarterback position, many high school football teams possess a pocket passer who can carve up a defense through the air. Other teams run out a rush-first quarterback who can […]
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Hoenderkamp, Denigan flourished on the soccer field after Raiders drew a line in the sand
Last August, Ryle High School boys soccer coach Stephen Collins stood on the home field at Clifford R. Borland Sr. Stadium following a 3-3 tie against Highlands and pondered the Raiders’ dilemma. Collins’ team possessed some serious firepower with emerging forwards Diego Hoenderkamp, Josh Line and Brice Denigan. Hoenderkamp, especially, was proving lethal as a […]
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Ryle quarterback Logan Verax gearing up for fantastic final act
Senior Logan Verax is working out with the Ryle High School quarterbacks during a sunny, 90-degree day in Union. He’s zipping spiraling passes to Raiders receivers who are running routes on the sizzling hot artificial playing surface during practice at Clifford R. Borland Sr. Stadium. With a blue sky overhead and three years under his […]
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These Bluebirds are flying high both on and off the golf course
Things are on the upswing for returning Highlands High School state qualifying golfers Hank Shick and Jenna Richey. Both advanced out of the KHSAA Region 8 Tournament last year. They have similar goals this season. Shick, a junior, is the reigning KHSAA Region 8 boys medalist with a score of 72 at last year’s regional […]
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Steczynski’s Dixie Heights journey awakens memories for coach Osborne
This story originally appeared in the July 21 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Leadoff-hitting shortstop Ella Steczynski brought back a lot of fun, sepia-toned memories for Dixie Heights coach Sarah Osborne last month. Steczynski was named Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Division I player of the year […]
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For NKU’s Muller, regular checkups are par for the course
Things didn’t go as planned for Luke Muller at this week’s 104th Kentucky Open at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville. The rising Northern Kentucky University junior finished tied for 24th among amateurs with a three-day score of 7-over-par 223. That put the former Highlands High School two-sport standout well back of winner Justin Tereshko […]
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Fore! Incoming Covington Catholic senior Gastright doing it right
This story originally appeared in the July 14 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to posing for celebratory photographs, Mitchell Gastright doesn’t mind standing next to other Covington Catholic High School people who are a lot taller than he is. With a 6-foot-5 golf coach […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
