Scott High School is looking to improve upon last year’s 2-8 record with new head coach Justin Franklin, who emphasizes accountability and discipline in his players.
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Four downs with Newport
Newport’s 2024 football goal is like any other team’s – brush past every foe and hoist a state championship trophy the first week of December at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field. There was a different sort of brushing last week. Nine Wildcats spent July 29-30 applying two coats of white paint to help convert […]
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Four downs with Bishop Brossart
New Mustangs coach Adam Kozerski teaches calculus at Bishop Brossart. Kozerski, the son of former Cincinnati Bengals lineman and Holy Cross coach Bruce Kozerski, replaces Paul Wiggins, who headed not quite 15 miles north-northwest to take over at Newport. Yes, last season’s 5-6 record ended a five-year streak of winning seasons, but after a 2-4 start, Brossart won […]
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Four downs with Simon Kenton
Simon Kenton’s football team is looking to improve on last year’s 5-5 record by focusing on finishing games and protecting their quarterback, Brady Lee.
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Four downs with Campbell County
Campbell County football coach Brian Weinrich is confident in his team’s depth and ability to use personnel packages to benefit the team, despite losing 26 seniors from last year’s 3-8 squad.
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Black-N-Bluegrass skaters relieve stress on four wheels
By day, they are a medical coder, a property manager, HVAC technician, audio engineer or a high school senior. When the Black-N-Bluegrass (BBRD) flat track roller derby team meets for practice at Hits Inside Baseball in Fort Wright, however, they take on fearsome skate names – Briggs & Smack’em, Ursa Maimer, Alaskan Assassin and Sam-I-Wham. […]
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Not trapped: Northern Kentucky Top Guns among state’s sharpest shooters
The Northern Kentucky Top Guns youth trap shooting team had a record-breaking performance at the state Scholastic Clay Target Program tournament, winning six first-place medals and setting a program record for the best performance in the tournament.
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Fort Thomas Firecracker 5K sees increased participation, Rieskamp wins
Josh Rieskamp doesn’t think anyone likes running in heat and humidity. The Oakley resident did just fine Thursday – he crossed the Ohio River and won the Fort Thomas Firecracker 5K. He covered the 3.1 miles in 16 minutes, 29 seconds. “It could be hotter,” Rieskamp said. “You know, it’s not that bad, but it […]
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Florence Speedway: persevering amid an uncertain economy
Josh King was just 8 years old when his dad, the late Jerry King, bought Florence Speedway in 1984. “It’s been my entire life I’ve been involved with it,” King said. The half-mile clay oval on U.S. 42 near Walton is still a family business. Florence Speedway opened in the 1950s. Josh King is the […]
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Figgs wins NKFCA Courage Award
Trevin Figgs, a Holy Cross junior running back/linebacker, was awarded the Chris Vier Courage Award for overcoming detached retinas, five surgeries, and missing months of school while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.