The Northern Kentucky community came together for the Hurm Dawg 5k fundraiser in support of Jeremy Hurm and his family, raising over $80,000 for Jeremy and his treatments.
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My first year at LINK nky
This was my first year as a full-time professional reporter, and I’m happy to say that I’ve had a chance to work on a variety of meaningful stories with a great team of people. Here are five stories that were most meaningful to me. They’re stories that gave me a chance to report on something […]
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Beechwood’s girls cross country runners are masters at running it back
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 1 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Members of the Beechwood High School girls cross country team tightened their shoes and affixed numbers to their red tiger-striped uniforms as they prepared for action at the Trimble County meet in Bedford. They jogged […]
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Covington Catholic cross country rules Class 2A for first state championship since 1994
It turned out not to be a matter of if, but a matter of who ran for the Covington Catholic cross country team in the state cross country meet at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Colonels saw a number of different runners step forward throughout the season, battling injuries on their way to their first […]
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Cooper boys runner-up, Van Laningham, Strong post top five finishes at 3A state meet
Cooper cross country coach Eric Van Laningham knew it was going to be a good day when he saw what starting box his team would be running out of at the KHSAA Class 3A state cross country meet. The No. 33 means a lot to Van Laningham. It starts with his favorite basketball player Larry […]
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Beechwood, Brossart win Class A titles; Brossart’s Ruth takes individual gold
A canopy of other runners’ arms serenading Beechwood’s girls cross country team seemed befitting. The Tigers were small-school royalty at Saturday’s KHSAA Class A state meet at the Kentucky Horse Park. They won their second straight team title over Lexington Christian, 41-69. Was Beechwood the only Northern Kentucky squad to win a team title? Well, […]
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Cooper dethrones Conner boys; Ryle wins back girls crown in region cross country meet
Some familiar names and teams found themselves on the podium in the Class 3A, Region 5 region meet at Sherman Elementary School in Grant County, and some unfamiliar ones. Two new teams joined the Northern Kentucky in the region this year as Highlands and Scott moved up from Class 2A and Covington Catholic moved down […]
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Beechwood girls repeat; Brossart boys edge Villa Madonna in regional cross country meet
The dominance of the Beechwood Tigers girls cross county team showed at the Class 1, Region 4 awards ceremony with the Tigers taking seven of the top eight spots. The defending Class A state champs won the race soundly with 19 points, improving on last year’s region championship score of 22 in the region meet […]
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CovCath cross country returns to Class 2A, wins regional team title
It had been nine years since Covington Catholic’s cross country team competed in Class 2A. Saturday, the Colonels gloriously returned. They won the Region 4 meet over Bourbon County, 19-47, at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course northeast of Paris. CovCath’s win was certain from the starting line. Sophomore Joe Mayer won the 5K race […]
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Conner, St. Henry boys go for third straight cross country title; Beechwood girls seek a second
In Northern Kentucky, winning three or more consecutive state cross country team titles is not unusual. St. Henry and Conner’s boys programs have a chance to capture a third straight championship this fall at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington. St. Henry’s boys and girls are a familiar fixture atop the Class A medal stand […]