Saturday’s regional cross country meets at Idlewild Park in Burlington were a great day for two individual defending state champions. Defending boys Class 3A champion Paul Van Laningham of Cooper (15 minutes, 1.05 seconds) easily won the Region 5 race by nearly a minute over Conner’s Ethan Mann (15:57.18). Girls Class A champion and Kentucky […]
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Lickert, Class propel Highlands to girls Ninth Region soccer title
It could’ve been Highlands freshman Ally Lickert’s goal in the 67th minute. Or it could’ve been her Bluebird sophomore goalkeeper Bailee Class’ eight saves. Actually, it was both. Lickert’s scoring and Class in goal propelled Highlands to its second straight Ninth Region girls soccer title, a 1-0 win over Notre Dame on Saturday at St. Henry. […]
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Walton-Verona clinches 2A playoff berth
Walton-Verona need not worry about the 2025 football postseason. The Bearcats secured their Class 2A berth Friday with a 28-7 win over Owen County at the Walton-Verona Athletic Complex thanks to Avery Howe’s 226 passing yards and two touchdowns and a score on the ground. But oh, there was much more for Walton-Verona to celebrate. Not […]
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Brossart claims boys 10th Region soccer title on PKs
Luke Neltner was a little nervous Thursday. But not too anxious. His penalty kick goal started Bishop Brossart on the way to a 2-1 win (4-2 in PKs) – and the boys 10thRegion title – over Montgomery County in Mount Sterling. Brossart (16-7-1) thus won its second regional title in three years (the Mustangs took […]
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Bellevue prevails over Dayton in ‘Battle for the Paddle’
Bellevue quarterback Stephen Specht was asked whether contributing on offense or defense was more enjoyable. Specht was an authority on both Friday – one rushing score and one interception – helped the Tigers beat Dayton, 18-0, in the annual Battle for the Paddle meeting. So, what was Specht’s answer? “Probably the pick,” he said. “I […]
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Cooper wins boys 33rd District on McDonald’s overtime goal
Cooper boys soccer coach Dennis Wainscott didn’t know who scored. Wainscott, his assistants and the Jaguars found out seconds later – senior Jackson McDonald’s tap-in in the 84th minute gave Cooper the 1-0 overtime win over Conner in Thursday’s 33rd District final at Ryle’s C.R. Borland Sr. Stadium. “I didn’t even know it went in, and then […]
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Highlands claims another boys 36th District soccer title
“Let’s go Highlands!,” the Bluebirds fan yelled Tuesday. “Keep it up!” The Bluebirds on the pitch kept it up. They won another boys 36th District soccer title, a 4-1 win over Newport Central Catholic at Tower Park. Highlands (9-5-1) won largely because of what Ethan Adhikary, Wyatt Zepf and Nick Wilson did in the first four […]
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Mills’ magic’s enough in Highlands’ 36th District win
When Highlands needs a long-distance free-kick goal, senior Kaylee Mills is their choice to take the shot. It took 67 minutes Tuesday, but Mills delivered. Her score was enough to give the Bluebirds a 1-0 win over Newport Central Catholic in the 36th District finals at Tower Park. Tuesday was the first time Mills scored what […]
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Evans, Herron lead Lloyd Memorial past Bourbon County in battle of 6-0 teams
Kyle Niederman’s pregame wish was realized. Lloyd Memorial’s football coach asked for divine help in Friday’s Class 3A, District 5 game against Bourbon County, and he got it – two touchdown passes from Kaleb Evans and two interceptions from LJ Herron were enough to allow the Juggernauts to escape Cecil Dees Field with a 22-20 win. Friday was […]
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Four NKY golfers advance to girls state final rounds
St. Henry’s Reese Anthony and Ryle’s Anika Okuda shared hugs and high fives Monday – with good reason. Anthony and Okuda are two of four Northern Kentucky high school golfers who advanced to next week’s final rounds of the KHSAA girls state tournament (Oct. 6-8 at Bowling Green Country Club) as individual qualifiers because of […]