It started five years ago with eight guys having a beer and pretending to be National Hockey League stars. The Covington Street Hockey League has exponentially grown. There’s a rink at Barb Cook Park on Ashland Avenue, a Monday night league and pickup games Thursday nights and Saturday mornings. “There’s about 130 skaters and about […]
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NKY Top Guns create a family environment as they head to nationals
It’s one big family and the first priority is safety. The Bob White Club out of Alexandria that features the NKY Top Guns are rather competitive, too. The Top Guns will head to nationals next week in scholastic clay and trap shooting already having claimed five state championships at the Kentucky State shoot recently. Dennis […]
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Disc Golf Pro Tour event returning to Idlewild Park in August
England-Idlewild Park in Burlington is once again the host site of the LWS Open, an event on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Running from August 11 to 13, fans can purchase weekend passes for $45. VIP tickets have already sold out. Play kicks off at 8 a.m. on Friday, August 11. The final round for […]
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Where to watch the Kentucky Derby in Northern Kentucky
“The most exciting two minutes in sports,” aka the Kentucky Derby, is coming up this weekend, and Northern Kentucky is hosting plenty of celebrations. Don your biggest, floppiest, most ribbon-covered hat, grab a mint julep and watch the annual horse race held at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This long-held Kentucky tradition known as “The Run […]
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New pickleball courts coming to Cold Spring
Cold Spring City Council approved the budget Monday night to build six new pickleball courts in a section of Municipal Park. The motion to approve the budget and subsequent vote came after a presentation from Don Seibert, USA pickleball ambassador in Northern Kentucky. Seibert is also a Cold Spring resident and served on the Cold […]
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Ryle High places in top 20 at Winter Guard International
Ryle High School made their way to the Winter Guard International’s World Championship in Dayton, Ohio, where they placed 20 out of 123. Because of their high rank, the team secured their spot at the Scholastic A World Championship Finals, one of the only schools in Kentucky to make it that far in the Scholastic […]
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Demler taking over as St. Henry Director of Athletics
St. Henry found a veteran to take over as Director of Athletics once Matt Schneider announced his intentions to step down at the end of the school year. Jim Demler will take his place bringing 22 years of AD experience. Demler, a 1987 Dixie Heights graduate and former Northern Kentucky University baseball player, is finishing […]
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Muscles! Mayhem! Spray tans!
Beefy biceps and hard-bodied athletes converged upon the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Saturday to compete in the Greater Cincinnati Arm Wrestling Championship and the NPC Grand Prix & Kentucky Natural Bodybuilding Championship. Check out photos of the event below.
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Holmes High School wrestler sets single-season record
Emauryon Arnold, a senior heavyweight wrestler at Holmes High School in Covington, finished fourth at the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s state wrestling championships Saturday. His performance brought him to a record of 54-8, the highest number of wins for a wrestler at Holmes in a single season and the highest a student has placed […]
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Plans to build pickleball courts in Cold Spring are underway
If you are a fan of pickleball and live in Cold Spring, be prepared to be excited: Pickleball courts will be coming to the city very soon. The city announced plans to construct up to six pickleball courts around the city at a recent council meeting. While bocce ball courts were also being considered, council […]