Cooper High School is bringing in Tyler Morgan to be the school’s next Athletic Director. The school made the announcement on Wednesday, Morgan set to replace Randy Borchers once the new school year begins in July. Borchers announced he was resigning from head football coach in April and would not continue his Athletic Director role […]
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Dixie Heights repeats as district lacrosse champ with win over Ryle
It was gut check time. With less than five minutes to play in Monday’s 5th District lacrosse championship at Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights found themselves down to Ryle, 7-6. The reigning district champs hopes of repeating were in the balance. It was a bit of unfamiliar spot for the Colonels this season, having outscored district […]
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CovCath’s Scroggins, Berling finish 5th at KHSAA state bass fishing championships
The KHSAA Bass Fishing State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare was held on Friday and Saturday at Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in Calvert City. A total of 81 boys teams and 20 girls teams participated in the tournament. Covington Catholic’s Eli Scroggins and Drew Berling finished fifth in the two-day event. They caught five […]
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Girls flag football, pickleball to become KHSAA sports
The days of powder puff football being the closest thing many Kentucky girls had to the gridiron are coming to an end. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association took a major step toward expanding opportunities for female athletes Wednesday, approving girls flag football and pickleball as sanctioned state championship sports beginning with the 2027-28 school […]
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Ryle alum Furtado named the school’s new Athletic Director
Ryle alum Josh Furtado will be the school’s next Athletic Director when the 2026-27 school calendar year begins in July. Furtado’s hiring was announced last week, he’ll replace Mike Woolf, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Woolf has been the AD since 2022. Prior to taking on the role, Furtado has […]
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PHOTOS: PCB Rodeo
The Professional Championship Bull Riders rodeo was at Truist Arena on Saturday night. Charles Bolton was there for photos with a slideshow below:
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Kenton County youth bring home state 4-H honors
The Blazing Bridles 4-H Horse Club earned 54 top-ten ribbons at the Kentucky 4-H State Horse Contest and 44 more at the state horse show. The horse contest was held in Lexington on June 17-18. Contest participants competed in horse judging, horse bowl, hippology exam and arts. The horse show was held in Louisville from […]
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PHOTOS: Kenton County Fair Motocross
The Kenton County Fair Motocross was held on Saturday in Independence. Charles Bolton was there for photos. Here’s a gallery from the event:
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Notre Dame falls in girls’ lacrosse state semifinals
Notre Dame Academy’s inaugural season in girls’ lacrosse as a KHSAA sponsored sport has come to an end. The Pandas dropped their state tournament semifinal contest to Sayre, 10-8. It closes their season out at 17-2 and Monday marked the first loss to an in-state opponent. They found themselves down 5-2 after the first, 6-3 […]
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CovCath’s Smith, Parks finish ninth at bass fishing state tourney
The 2025 Operation UNITE bass fishing tournaments were held May 9-10 at Lake Cumberland in Jamestown for the first time at that site. A total of 85 boys’ teams and 10 girls’ teams participated in the tournament. Covington Catholic’s Brandon Smith and Phoenix Parks were Northern Kentucky’s top finishers, placing ninth in the boys’ field […]