Ryle won the KHSAA state swim and dive combined team title at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center, while Notre Dame’s Sadie Hartig won the 500 freestyle and Highlands’ Sarah Jones placed seventh in the 100 backstroke.
Author Archives: Ray Schaefer
Posted inSwimming
Ryle boys take third at state swimming meet
St. Xavier won its 35th consecutive team title and 60th in program history at the KHSAA boys state swimming meet, while Louisville Trinity edged Ryle by 34-hundredths of a second for the runner-up spot.
Posted inSwimming
Moore, Isler win state diving titles
Ryle’s Landon Isler and Cooper’s Peytton Moore had one thought Thursday — win a KHSAA state 1-meter diving title in their final high school meet. Isler and Moore finished what they started – on their final dive at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center. Moore’s win was the closest – a 45-hundredth of a […]
Posted inSwimming
State swimming/diving meet begins Thursday at UK
St. Xavier and Sacred Heart are expected to win the boys and girls team titles at the state meet, while Ryle’s combined team title could be determined in the boys 1-meter diving final.
Posted inSports
Northern Kentucky girls win four state wrestling titles
Northern Kentucky wrestlers Emma Moore, Sophie Anderson, Gabby Ocasio and Viktoriya Emelianova won state titles at the inaugural girls state wrestling tournament at Alltech Arena in Lexington.
Posted inWrestling
Northern Kentucky wrestlers fall just short of state titles
Three Northern Kentucky wrestlers finished one step from state titles Friday, including Highlands senior Rilen Pinkston, Walton-Verona’s TJ Meyer, and Union County’s Jayden Raney, while Caleb Duke of Ryle survived septic shock after getting a tattoo last October.
Posted inWrestling
Ryle wins fourth straight wrestling regional team title
Ryle wrestling coach Tim Ruschell wasn’t sure how many Region 5 team titles the Raiders have won. “Hell, I don’t know, I couldn’t tell you,” Ruschell said. “I don’t keep record … I don’t know, at least 15 or so, I don’t know.” However many it is, Ryle added another one Saturday, a 246-197.5 Region […]
Posted inSports
Ryle swimmers win boys, combined Region 7 team titles; Raider girls tied with Notre Dame for girls championship
Jeff Floyd would really like to win the state combined team swimming title. Ryle’s swimming coach will nonetheless enjoy the Region 7 title – the Raider boys defeated Highlands, 516-431, and the girls tied Notre Dame with 380 points apiece. When you add the scores, Ryle’s 896 points was better than Highlands’ 701. (The Bluebird […]
Posted inWrestling
Highlands girls finish third at Region 3 wrestling meet
Highlands girls wrestling coach Dakota Riley may have been the happiest man in Lexington. The Bluebirds finished third with 97 points at Saturday’s Region 3 meet at Bryan Station High School. Harrison County won with 217 points, and Lafayette was second with 113. “I am very, very thrilled with the third place,” Riley said. So, […]
Posted inSports
Green’s 21 points, 13 rebounds lead Highlands to win
Bishop Brossart could almost see it Friday. After the Lady ‘Stangs took a 38-34 lead at Highlands on Ava Walters’ 15-foot jumper with 2:06 to go in the third quarter, it looked like the end of a nine-year losing streak against the Bluebirds. Until it wasn’t. Highlands rode a 21-4 run and Marissa Green’s 21 […]