The fall will feel a little different for Stephen Lickert. After 22 seasons as a head football coach, the last eight with Newport Central Catholic, Lickert has decided to resign and focus on his duties as a principal at Withrow High School in Cincinnati. Lickert informed the school and the team on Monday. “Adding that […]
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Honaker comes home: Campbell County turns to one of its own
Rick Honaker is a busy guy with many roles in his life, and he just got busier. “I’m lucky if I get regular sleep,” said the 44-year-old man on the move. “But it’s all good.” For the energetic education stalwart, it’s been especially good. The Taylor Mill resident is married to wife Kristin and father […]
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75 years ago, future Campbell County sheriff Ratterman led the NFL in passing touchdowns
In a 1950 late-season football game on a chilly day in New York, a young quarterback from Cincinnati added one more touchdown to a professional campaign that already belonged to him. George Ratterman, not yet the sheriff who would help clean up Newport’s entrenched gambling and vice, was the National Football League’s most daring passer, […]
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Kentucky Barrels release 2026 schedule
Arena football back in Northern Kentucky is exactly four months away. The Kentucky Barrels, a new team in the Arena Football One league, released their schedule on Friday. Their first home game is April 12 against the Michigan Arsenal. They’ll play six home games at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena in a 12-game regular season […]
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Savage, O’Hara, Merz up for lofty awards
Ryle’s Jacob Savage and Cooper’s Cam O’Hara are up for the coveted Mr. Football award while Highlands’ Max Merz is up for the offensive lineman of the year award. The three nominees were announced on Wednesday by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association and the winners will be named later this month. Savage and O’Hara are […]
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After guiding Conner through transition, Noel Rash announces resignation
Noel Rash has announced his resignation from the Conner football program after guiding the Cougars through one of the most difficult seasons in school history. Rash stepped in last summer under tragic circumstances, following the sudden passing of longtime head coach Dave Trosper in June. A close friend of Trosper’s, Rash felt compelled to provide […]
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NKY Football coaches make selections for All-Area teams
The Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association (NKFCA) is made up of 22 schools across the Northern Kentucky region. Each year, the head coaches from these schools vote to determine postseason honors. This includes selecting the NKAC Divisional Teams, which are organized by school enrollment, similar to a class-based system, and Overall All-NKY Teams (First and […]
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Five NKY football players sign on for Division I football
Five northern Kentucky high school football players put ink to paper on National Signing Day on Wednesday, the first day for football players to sign their National Letter of Intent to their respective schools in Division I. Highlands’ Max Merz is headed to Louisville, Ryle’s Jacob Savage is going west to Indiana, his teammate Dylan […]
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Ryle’s gritty run ends in state semis to South Warren
The South Warren football team kept it simple in the second half, turning a halftime deficit into a 36-20 win over Ryle in the semifinals of the 6A playoffs on Friday at South Warren High School. Led by a huge night from senior running back Kayden York, South Warren (13-0) used three lengthy second half […]
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Lloyd outlasted by Murray in semifinal clash of unbeatens
In the cold November air, with temperatures dipping below 30 degrees and heaters humming on the sidelines, a Class 3A state semifinal under the lights delivered the kind of intensity and heartbreak that defines postseason football. Murray traveled more than 300 miles to Cecil Dees Field in Erlanger, and in a clash of unbeatens at […]