Conner boys’ cross country coach Ian Johnstone earned 2021-2022 Section II Coach of the Year honors from the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association. During the 2022 cross country season, the Cougars won the 3A Region 5 Championship and 3A State Championship. It marked the second year in a row that the […]
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Erlanger considers changes to parks regulations following debate over organized sports in Flagship Park
The Erlanger Parks Task Force considered revisions to the city’s parks ordinance at a meeting Tuesday night. The meeting was uncharacteristically well-attended, as many members from the community came to hear discussion related to organized sports in Flagship Park. As a few weeks ago, the Erlanger City Council voted to uphold an ordinance that would […]
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Four NKY coaches named NFHS Coach of the Year honorees
Four Northern Kentucky head coaches were named to the NFHS Coach of the year honoree list for the 2021-2022 seasons. Conner cross country coach Ian Johnstone, Ryle swimming and diving coach Jeff Floyd, Highlands track and field coach Ryan Leopold and Beechwood’s Noel Rash were all named to the list for the 2021-22 seasons. Johnstone […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball earns second seed in Horizon League tournament
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team (17-12 overall, 15-3 Horizon League) concluded the regular season with two road wins earning the second seed in the Horizon League Tournament at Wright State. The Norse beat Youngstown State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-18) on Friday. Senior hitter Reilly Briggs had 13 kills and three blocks for the Norse. […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week, Oct. 24 – Oct. 30: Covington Latin girls cross country
Our LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 24 – 30 is the Covington Latin School girls cross country team. This week’s votes were the most we’ve ever received in our weekly poll, and the Trojans captured nearly 80%. Covington Latin was nominated after winning qualifying its girls cross country team for the state meet […]
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NKY dominates state cross country: Beechwood girls, St. Henry & Conner boys win titles
The second day of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state cross country state championships saw Northern Kentucky teams and individual runners venture to the Bourbon County Cross Country course and bring home championships. The Beechwood Tigers won the Class 1A girls race bringing home the school’s first state championship with 65 points, beating defending […]
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Scott’s Strong wins Class 2A girls cross country title, Eagles take state runner-up
Scott junior Maddie Strong won the individual state title in the girls Class 2A cross country meet at Bourbon County as the Eagles finished runner-up in the team standings. Strong won the 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 41.98 seconds. The runner-up, Lincoln County freshman Abigail Bastin, finished just more than 12 seconds behind her at […]
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TMU weekly roundup: Saints football goes down hard at NAIA No. 6 Bethel
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t close. Thomas More football’s trek to McKenzie, Tenn., and the NAIA’s No. 6 Bethel University Saturday might have been a trip better not taken. After beating Bethel a year ago, TMU’s Saints found themselves way, way outclassed, 57-7, to drop to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-South Conference. […]
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Homecoming football win highlights sports week at Thomas More
Saints football moves above .500 at Homecoming For the first time in his young coaching career, first-year TMU coach Chris Norwell has his career mark on the right side of the ledger as the now 4-3 Saints defeated Cumberland University (Tenn.) 24-16 Saturday afternoon. The win also has TMU 3-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Coming […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball wins two more Horizon League games
The Norse volleyball team (9-11 overall, 7-2 Horizon League) is in a tie for second place in the Horizon League standings with Green Bay, after scoring two home wins over the weekend. Wright State leads the way at 9-0 halfway through the league portion of the schedule. The Norse knocked off the Robert Morris Colonials […]
