Capable young players showed up in droves at summer workouts involving the Campbell County High School girls basketball team. Many of them were eager eighth graders and wide-eyed freshmen. Together with a solid core of sophomores, juniors and a couple seniors, it gave head coach Davey Johnson a preliminary vision of his squad. Many talented […]
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Climbing the clubhouse ranks: Ludlow’s Hayden Stamm takes a major step towards MLB
Hayden Stamm is one step closer to the big leagues. The former Ludlow High School baseball player was recently promoted from his position as clubhouse manager in the Athletics minor league system. The one-time Panthers catcher was promoted to Midland, the Double-A affiliate of the Athletics major league club. The RockHounds are longstanding members of […]
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Pioneers tightening the screws and lowering the boom under returning coach Jeff Stowers
The return of Simon Kenton High School girls basketball coach Jeff Stowers is going well, as expected. After two seasons away from the head job, all the hallmarks of a Stowers-coached team are already there: tough schedule, many wins despite it, loads of talent, unselfish team play, tough defense and solid shooting. “I would say […]
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Essence of Dayton: Greendevils’ Smith bedevils opponents, impresses teammates on the court
Tayah Smith is a Dayton Greendevils basketball player, but nearly half her playing uniform is black. It sets her apart from teammates, as does her playing style, which necessitates all the black gear. “Tayah gives 100%,” Dayton coach Laura Hall said. “This girl plays really hard.” That means diving for loose balls and hitting the […]
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Ludlow’s Stamm earns 400th career win, delighting his awe-struck players
Ludlow High School boys basketball coach Aaron Stamm continues to pile up the victories. The coaching veteran notched career win No. 400 Tuesday with a 77-56 conquest of Bellevue, much to the amazement of his players. “I think that’s a huge accomplishment,” said senior co-captain Spencer Brandenburg, who scored 16 points against Bellevue with 4-for-8 […]
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Catching up with the Dayton Greendevils
Change is the watchword at Dayton, a small high school with big plans. Even though the Greendevils represent one of the tiniest high schools in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference with fewer then 300 students, changes of late have been massive. Since last April, Dayton has broken ground on transformative million-dollar projects. The 101-year-old school […]
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Best yet to come for Highlands’ twin towers and rest of high-flying Bluebirds
Sporting a 12-2 record including a seven-game winning streak, the Highlands High School girls basketball team is off to a strong start. The high-flying Bluebirds have victories against 9th Region contenders Dixie Heights and Holy Cross. They smashed a Louisville Valley team that won 22 games last season and nine of its first 11 this […]
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Conner High School’s talented, trailblazing wrestler Rose Thomas: ‘Tough with a capital T’
There was a time when Conner High School senior Rose Thomas was able to pick up a violin and play it with ease. She was in love with the idea of making music. And so was her mother, also a music-loving native of the Republic of Senegal. Satou Sovare, who grew up in Africa’s westernmost […]
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Brothers and sisters capture crowns at NKAC wrestling championships
For the Brinkman family in Union, the holidays are a special time of celebration, gift-giving and shared traditions, filling their home with warmth and laughter. Their home is also filled with wrestlers. That’s because one of the newer traditions for the Brinkmans is getting on the floor at Ryle High School and taking wrestling opponents […]
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NKY prep wrestling notebook: Conner’s gift to its coach, SWOWCA results and girls grapplers
The Kentucky high school wrestling season is already in its second month. Local grapplers are finding their respective weight classes or settling into new ones. Area teams are beginning to round into form. The big events are still on the schedule, including conference, regional and state meets. Here’s an update on one of the area’s […]