For Bishop Brossart and Campbell County, Thursday’s 10th Region softball semifinals were perhaps best forgotten. The Lady ‘Stangs and Camels lost by mercy-rule scores at Bracken County Middle School. George Rogers Clark eliminated Brossart, 12-1 in five innings, while defending champion Harrison County needed six to take out Campbell County, 10-0. Brossart (24-10) graduates just three […]
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10th Region softball: Brossart, Campbell advance to semis
What Bishop Brossart’s softball team did Monday was three years in the making. The Lady ‘Stangs won their first 10th Region game since 2017, knocking off Bracken County, 8-5, at Bracken County Middle School and earned a semifinal berth against George Rogers Clark (a 10-9 winner over Pendleton County) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. “We’ve been working […]
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State Class 3A track and field: Howard wins twice, Cooper boys finish third
Alexis Howard won one event on her first attempt and another on her last. Simon Kenton’s senior thus wore two gold medals around her neck at Saturday’s Class 3A track and field meet at the University of Kentucky. She won the long jump with an opening 19 feet, 1 ¼ -inch leap and the triple […]
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CovCath leaves Class 2A with third straight team title
You could call Covington Catholic’s track team’s final year in Class 2A a runaway. The Colonels overwhelmed the field in Friday’s state meet at the University of Kentucky – they won their third straight team title over Lexington Catholic, 105.50-51. “We have a very strong team bond,” pole vaulter Paul Klosinski said. Four Colonels gathered […]
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Class A, Region 4 track and field: Brossart, Beechwood split team titles
The Bishop Brossart and Beechwood track teams switched positions Friday. The Lady ‘Stangs had the easier time in the Class A, Region 4 meet at Munninghoff Family Stadium, taking down the Tigers, 166-108, while the boys knocked off the Mustangs, 150-133. Friday was Brossart’s seventh straight regional titles. Coach Dave Schuh said this year’s team […]
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Class 3A, Region 5 track and field: Camels, Jaguars take team titles
Campbell County’s girls track and field team spent much of Monday evening checking their phones for the latest updates. Cooper’s boys coach Jeff Wurtz, meanwhile, hoped his first season would end with a Class 3A, Region 5 team title. Both the Camels and Jaguars got what they wanted at Scott High School. Campbell County defeated […]
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‘Just great joy’: Cooper wins District 5 girls lacrosse on Forbes’ five goals
The only thing stopping Emily Forbes on Friday was a right leg cramp – but only briefly. Ryle hardly contained Cooper’s junior attacker. Her five goals gave the Jaguars a 9-6 win – and their first District 5 girls lacrosse title – at Dixie Heights High School. “The whole game is just kind of a […]
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Tigers, Vikings split NKAC track titles
From Bellevue to Belfry to Bardstown, public school children took state achievement tests this week. Bellevue’s boys track team passed an extra exam Tuesday – the Tigers won the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division III team title at Ludlow over Villa Madonna Academy, 107-87. The Tigers’ win was the first since 1997 – a goal […]
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Mustangs corral NKAC track team titles
Storms and a downed tree did not prevent Bishop Brossart from taking two Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division II track and field team titles. In an event that began April 27 at St. Henry and was postponed until Monday at Holmes, the Mustangs completed their sweep. The girls beat Beechwood, 126-69, and the boys did […]
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Camels, Colonels win NKAC track titles
As she drove to a junior varsity track meet at Boone County Wednesday afternoon, Toni McKee was maybe more joyful than she was the day before. Such glee was possible because McKee and Campbell County won their first Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division I title since 2012 on Tuesday at Notre Dame, a 101.5-89 win […]
