A variety of factors catapulted Cooper senior Alexis Tignor to last week’s girls singles championship at the KHSAA state bowling tournament. Jaguars coach Joe Deters explains. “Alexis is a good fundamental bowler with solid technique and power and she’s a very hard worker,” Deters said. “She’s experienced and she’s also very poised. It all came […]
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Covington Catholic bowling runner-up at state tournament
The Covington Catholic bowling team finished second at the KHSAA state tournament on Feb. 10 at Kingpin Lanes in Jeffersontown. After being seeded 10th in the qualifying round, the Colonels won three matchups over Franklin County, Central Hardin and Apollo before falling to Trinity in the championship. Simon Kenton’s boys won their first round matchup […]
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This high school NIL deal with a gym is an unlikely partnership for NKY schools
Lloyd Memorial 2025 forward EJ Walker is grateful to have a name, image and likeness, known as NIL, deal with still another year remaining of high school basketball. “When I was younger I never thought I would be able to do that,” said Walker, who has narrowed his list to a dozen college basketball programs. “So it’s […]
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Covington Catholic guards shine in victory over Lloyd Memorial
Athens McGillis and Brady Hussey led Covington Catholic to a 64-56 victory over Lloyd Memorial, despite Anthony Blaackar’s 19 points and EJ Walker’s 18 points.
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Local teams vie in KHSAA bowling championships
The KHSAA state bowling championships took place Monday through Wednesday at Kingpin lanes in Jeffersontown. The girls started the action on Monday while the boys followed on Tuesday with the unified and adapted division taking place on Wednesday. On the girls side, Boone County, Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton and Newport Central Catholic qualified. In the […]
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Not just another game: Boone County’s Hug rolls a 300
Just another game, Boone County sophomore bowler Luke Hug thought. Until it wasn’t. On Dec. 14 at Strike & Spare Family Fun Center in Erlanger, Hug rolled a perfect 300 in the Rebels’ win over Cooper. “That’s just one thing I always wanted to do,” Hug said. Hug’s 300 was the second in program history. […]
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Dixie Heights’ Alyssa Bechtol: one of America’s best
You can find one of America’s best young bowlers in Erlanger. Alyssa Bechtol, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at Turkey Foot Middle School who’s on the Dixie Heights team, rolled a 12-strike perfect 300 – the first in Colonels history – in a Nov. 30 match against Boone County at Strike and Spare Family Fun Center in […]