In August, Covington Catholic senior Joe Mayer didn’t know why his right knee hurt. Mayer didn’t know Saturday, either, but it hardly mattered. He won the boys Class 2A cross country title at the Kentucky Horse Park. Mayer’s time of 15 minutes, 44.15 seconds was a little more than 10 seconds faster that Daniel Filiatreau of […]
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Fantastic fourth: Cooper’s Van Laningham claims 3A state cross country title
As Paul Van Laningham neared the finish line at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Cooper senior raised four fingers in his left hand. “Fantastic Four” may have inspired the gesture, but for Van Laningham, it meant four state championships and a historic finish on Saturday in Lexington. “It’s not just for four state championships. The […]
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Beechwood’s Parke credits parental participation for running success
Lily Parke’s running career started by watching her parents run marathons. Parke is a senior at Beechwood, she’s headed for the University of Kentucky, and she’ll try to defend her girls Class A state cross country title Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Running is as important to Parke as breathing. “I like […]
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Van Laningham, Parke defend regional cross country titles
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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CovCath not thinking about a third straight 2A cross country title
Covington Catholic’s football team won three state titles from 1993-95, and the Colonels’ tennis team accomplished the same from 2023 to last June. CovCath’s cross country squad would match those feats with a third consecutive state boys Class 2A team championship Nov. 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Colonels are ranked fourth […]
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Like parents, like son: Cooper’s Van Laningham goes for another cross-country gold
At first, Paul Van Laningham followed his older brother Luke to Cooper’s cross country practices and meets. Van Laningham’s a senior for the Jaguars now, and much of Kentucky follows him. He’s the defending boys Class 3A state champion, and if he wins the biggest-school race in November, he’ll be the first 3A boy to […]
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KTCCCA releases cross country All-State awards
The Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association have released their All-State awards following the conclusion of the season that ended on Saturday, Nov. 2. The awards are performance based on the Class A, AA and AAA state cross country meets. Here is a list of those that made it from northern Kentucky: Class A […]
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Class A state cross country: Beechwood’s Parke, Villa Madonna boys win championships
Lily Parke of Beechwood High School won the KHSAA girls 1A state cross country title, while Villa Madonna’s boys took the team title, marking the first in any boys sport in school history.
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Covington Catholic claims back-to-back Class 2A state cross country titles
It’s almost as if Covington Catholic is bored with being in Class 2A. Will Sheets and Joe Mayer were certainly lobbying to get back up with the big boys. “Let’s hope we get back to 3A next year,” Sheets said. “That’s the goal. We think we belong in 3A, we think we belong with the […]
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Class 3A state cross country: Cooper’s Van Laningham follows family tradition, wins state title
It’s in the blood. Thirty-four years after his father Eric and 32 years after his mother Michelle were state cross country champions, Cooper’s Paul Van Laningham followed suit. The Jaguars junior took home the boys Class 3A KHSAA state title on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Georgetown. Van Laningham won the meet in […]
