Tiger Bartlett, Evan A. Smith and Viktoriya Emelianova turned Saturday’s Class 3A state track meet into the Ryle Revenge Tour. Dixie Heights freshman Ari Carter waited until her final throw to win the discus crown, and Simon Kenton’s Alexis Howard needed four jumps to win the long jump and complete Northern Kentucky’s gold medal haul. […]
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CovCath’s Christensen and Yeager win back-to-back state tennis titles, Hussey runner-up
Covington Catholic’s tennis team earned a split decision Thursday at the University of Kentucky. Juniors Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won their second straight doubles title, a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of Louisville St. Xavier’s Aditya Shah and Walker Bush at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. “It’s pretty cool,” Christensen said. “It just shows how […]
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Highlands softball: once, twice, three times a Ninth Region champion
Highlands’ softball team won their third straight Ninth Region title with a 6-2 win over Notre Dame, becoming the first three-peat winner since Ryle did it from 2010-12.
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It’s Pandas vs. Bluebirds for Ninth Region softball title
Conner’s 3-2 lead with two out in the bottom of the seventh against Notre Dame seemed secure. Until it wasn’t. The Pandas rode Addi Zinser’s double and Ava Auberger reaching first on an error to a 4-3 win in Monday’s girls Ninth Region softball semifinal at Thomas More Softball Field. Next for Notre Dame: two-time […]
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Jaguars, Pandas claim regional track team championships
Cooper’s track and field team won the boys Class 3A, Region 5 meet, while Notre Dame won the girls championship, with standout performances from Cole Henry, Elijah Harrison, Kate Blettner, and Viktoriya Emelianova.
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Brossart girls, Beechwood boys claim region track titles
Bishop Brossart’s girls track team won the Class A, Region 4 meet, beating defending state champion Beechwood by 16 points, while Beechwood’s boys team won the title with a slim margin over Brossart.
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Super-tiebreakers decide girls Ninth Region tennis championships
Kayla Johnson of Cooper won the girls Ninth Region championship in a third set 10-point super-tiebreaker, while Avery Love and Nive Selvaraju of Ryle won the doubles final in a similar fashion.
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CovCath tennis dominates Ninth Region Finals in historic school matchup
Senior Brady Hussey clinched his fourth consecutive singles title at the Ninth Region finals, leading Covington Catholic to an all-school final for the third time in history, while the school’s tennis team displayed overall dominance with Hussey and other players losing only seven games through the semifinals.
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Ritter prevails in Clash of Camels; Scott’s Carpio falls in 10th Region tennis finals
Campbell County sophomore Rylee Ritter won the girls 10th Region tennis title over teammate Izzy Jayasuriya, while Scott sophomore Mario Carpio fell in the boys singles final to Bourbon County’s Noah Earlywine.
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CovCath rides Wagner’s strikeouts to win
Eli Wagner struck out 11 in CovCath’s 5-3 victory over Beechwood, as the Colonels outscored their opponents 80-32 in their 11-game winning streak.
