Mike Bankemper has been on the staff of the Campbell County Camels wrestling team for 42 years. He is retiring from his role as head coach after 40 years. It is his third retirement in thirteen years. Bankemper retired from teaching in 2009 and retired as cross country coach in 2014. The 63-year old graduated […]
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Pickett named head men’s and women’s golf coach at Thomas More
Thomas More University announced a new head men’s and women’s golf coach on Monday. Robby Pickett takes over the Saints program after leading Lake Erie College in Ohio last year. At Lake Erie, the Cincinnati native helped guide Tony Bodziony to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference individual medalist honors and both programs had above a […]
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State Softball Tournament: Underdog Highlands falls to South Warren in opening round
The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (26-15) knew this game would be a challenge after winning their first 9th Region crown since 2016. The 4th Region and 14th District champion South Warren Lady Spartans (37-2) came into the game ranked third in the final Kentucky Softball Coaches Association poll and are also on a roll, winning […]
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Class 3A Track and Field: Campbell County’s Holbrook, Simon Kenton’s Ritter lead NKY performances
Northern Kentucky athletes put in strong performances at the Kentucky Class 3A state track and field meet. The top team scores came on the girls side with Dixie Heights scoring 25 to tie for seventh and Ryle scoring 24, tying for ninth. Louisville Dupont Manual won the meet with 117 points. “We’ve been building this […]
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Beechwood’s big hitters go down swinging, shut out at state by Russell County lefty
LEXINGTON – “Sometimes you just have to give the other team the credit,” Beechwood Coach Kevin Gray said as he walked off the field at Kentucky Proud Park Saturday for the Tigers’ final baseball game of their 29-7 season. And no, they won’t be returning next weekend for the final four semis as much as […]
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Campbell County baseball wins first state tournament game since 2016
The 10th Region champion Campbell County Camels baseball team (24-10 overall) has been a fixture at the state tournament in recent years. Campbell County made its fourth appearance since 2016 Friday in the first round against the 15th Region champion Johnson Central Golden Eagles (16-22). But the Camels had not won a state tournament game […]
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Class 2A State Track and Field: Highlands Boys Finish State Runner-Up for Second Year in a Row
A year ago, the Mercer County Titans edged out the Highlands Bluebirds, 78.5-75 for the Class 2A state championship. The Bluebirds came back to the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track Facility hoping to make up the difference and bring home their first state championship since 2014 on Friday. Highlands gave a valiant effort scoring 70 […]
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State tennis tournament: Latin’s Watanabe, CovCath’s Hussey, doubles team battle hard in semifinal losses
Covington Latin junior Sara Watanabe found herself in another battle to advance to the girls singles championship game. She lost in the tiebreaker last year 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (11) to the eventual state runner-up in Sacred Heart’s Ellie Eades. Watanabe came in as the top seed and a perfect 13-0 record in the semifinals this […]
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State Tennis Tournament: Covington Latin Junior, CovCath Singles, Doubles Teams Make it to Semifinals
Covington Latin junior Sara Watanabe drove to the girls state singles semifinals last year as a sophomore before losing to the eventual runner-up, Ellie Eades of Sacred Heart. Watanabe came back more determined this year earning the top seed in the state tournament with a 10-0 record. She earned a bye in the first round […]
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Down to final strike twice, Highlands edges Dixie in 9th Region softball final Classic; State tennis tournament results
It was not the first classic 9th Region Tournament game title game. Nor will it be the last. What makes this one unique is two teammates that happened to be sisters fought back from the final strike on 1-2 counts to help the Highlands Bluebirds softball team (26-14) knock off the Dixie Heights Colonels (23-7), […]
