A pair of high school sweethearts won the First Annual Point-Pickle Pickleball Tournament over the weekend at The Five Seasons Family Sports Club. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament for the championship. The Point/Arc was founded in 1972 by a group of parents fighting for the educational rights of their children, who were diagnosed with […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Cooper girls golf wins 7th Region title
The Cooper Jaguars girls golf team three-peated as 7th Region champions in a huge way. They shot a school-record 304 in the tournament that took place at the Pioneer Golf Course in Independence. Cooper had shot 305 on Sunday in the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association All-State Tournament. “It’s been quite a good few days,” said […]
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Covington business sponsors NKU Esports
When the Northern Kentucky University Varsity Esports team starts its third season this fall, players will be donning new jerseys with a Covington-based IT company logo on them. Blair Technology Group, an internet retailing company that specializes in buying and selling pre-owned and refurbished computers and other related products, partnered with the NKU Esports program […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: Highlands, St. Henry boys golf claim region championships
For one among the Highlands Bluebirds boys golf team, it marked the third straight region championship and fourth in the last five seasons. For another in the St. Henry Crusaders team, it is the second crown in three seasons. The Bluebirds claimed the 8th Region title shooting a 328 at Houston Oaks Golf Course in […]
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First Point-Pickle Pickleball championship this Sunday
Sixteen teams will vie for the championship at the First Annual Point-Pickle Pickleball Tournament Scheduled for Sunday at The Five Seasons Family Sports Club at 345 Thomas More Parkway in Crestview Hills. “We have a full contingent of teams, with top competition,” said Paul Gerwe, chairman of the Event. “We’ll see some top battles with […]
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Take a look at the new Turfway Park
Turfway Park Racing and Gaming is days away from reopening after a $145 million renovation. On Tuesday, the newly renovated facility was briefly opened for a preview for local media. Turfway’s betting and gaming facility will open to the public on Sept. 1, though other portions of the horse track are still under construction. The […]
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Lassing Pointe Golf Course to partially close in October for renovations
Boone County golf courses are getting a facelift with some help from Augusta, Georgia. Boone County Golf announced a project to renovate bunkers and tee complexes at Lassing Pointe Golf Course, in a press release on Monday.
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Great Bridal Chase has ‘all of the party, none of the commitment’
Just because you’re not getting married doesn’t mean you can’t don a white dress or a tux for this year’s Great Bridal Chase 5K. After a two-year pandemic-induced break, the 5K will return to Covington on Nov. 6. The wedding-themed race starts at Hotel Covington and goes through Covington’s historic district, down by the riverside, […]
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Disc golf course to open at Devou this fall: ‘Not just kids throwing Frisbees in a park’
As disc golf continues to grow in popularity across the United States, Covington leadership moved to make the sport a permanent staple within its flagship park. Concrete pad tee boxes have already been poured for Devou Park’s own 18-hole disc golf course. Public Works crews are dressing up the areas around the pads with gravel […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Fall sports ‘By the Numbers’
With high school football starting in Northern Kentucky this week, we thought you might enjoy a look at the preseason state rankings, exclusive of class, for every team here as compiled by the MaxPreps people. The bad news: No Northern Kentucky team is in the Top 19. The good news: There are three teams in […]
