For Notre Dame, Tuesday’s girls Region 7 golf tournament was a chance to atone for not winning the team title a year ago. For Conner, it was the opportunity to go to the state tournament as a team for the first time. The Pandas and Cougars got what they wanted at Kenton County’s Pioneer Course. […]
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Saints/Norse notes
Thomas More men’s soccer tied for first in GMAC It’s been quite a turnaround. The Saints (5-2-1 and 3-0-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference) are in a three-way tie for first with Tiffin and Lake Erie after Thursday’s 2-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan and Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Centerville. And to think Thomas More […]
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Pioneers knock off Conner in four-hour game
The nearly two-hour lightning delay was worth the wait – at least for Simon Kenton. In a game that lasted just over four hours, Simon Kenton provided Friday’s happy Homecoming – a 47-0 running-clock win over Conner at Chlorine Menefee Stadium. Junior quarterback Grant Webb, receiver Forest Hughes and junior running back Peyton Testerman were […]
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Norse, Saints notes
Horizon League releases men’s, women’s basketball schedules The Horizon League announced its full men’s and women’s basketball conference schedule on Thursday, with the Norse set to open the conference season in early December. The Norse men begin Dec. 2 at Oakland and Dec. 5 at Detroit Mercy. NKU hosts IU-Indianapolis in its first home game […]
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Kennedy’s four touchdowns propel Dayton to 4-0 start
When Dayton football coach Jesse Herbst saw Amillion Brown run for 61 yards in Friday’s 48-26 win at Ludlow, he gave a five-finger wave. “Five running backs,” Herbst said. Junior Malachi Kennedy did the most damage – 19 carries, 267 yards, touchdowns of 54, eight, 20 and 57 yards. The Greendevils improved to 4-0, their best start since […]
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Norse, Saints notes
One streak continued Sunday, and another ended. The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team was responsible for both. The Bearcats defeated Northern KentuckyUniversity, 2-1, in the Riverboat Rivalry match at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium, ending the Norse’s 14-game home winning string and extending UC’s record against NKU to 5-0-1. “I think it’s important […]
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Hundemer, NewCath give Brown his first win
“Finish this off!” Newport Central Catholic coach Terry Brown screamed late in Friday’s game at Boone County. The Thoroughbreds emphatically did – they gave Brown his first varsity win by scoring 48 unanswered points in a 55-28 win at Irv Goode Field at Owen Hauck Stadium. “It’s a lot of weight off the shoulders and […]
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Saints and Norse notes
NKU women’s soccer streak ends Northern Kentucky University’s women’s soccer team was part of history Sunday – but not the kind the Norse wanted. Morehead State handed NKU (4-1) its first loss of the season, 2-0. The Eagles beat the Norse for the first time in program history (NKU is still 8-1-1 overall) and scored […]
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Bluebirds roll past Cooper behind Armstrong’s four touchdowns
When Highlands football coach Bob Sphire watched Tayden Lorenzen pick off a pass and carry it 12 yards for a touchdown against Cooper on Friday, he needed only a single word to express himself. “Wow!” Sphire said. “Wow! Wow!” There were “wow” moments aplenty in the Bluebirds’ 45-6 running-clock win at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. […]
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Saints/Norse notes
Tofa Luani thinks he knows why Thomas More’s 2025 season was a nightmare. “There was just a lot of me-ism going on on the team,” the Saints linebacker said. “And then people really, they just went off based on themselves and really not just a team themselves.” Thomas More opens the season at noon Saturday […]
