The news was as bad as everyone had feared. Beechwood’s Mitchell Berger has a torn ACL and meniscus, suffered in Friday’s Lloyd game, and will undergo surgery in the next couple of weeks. And it’s not just his Beechwood teammates and coaches shedding tears for the end of his high school career. Just plain fans […]
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Homecoming football win highlights sports week at Thomas More
Saints football moves above .500 at Homecoming For the first time in his young coaching career, first-year TMU coach Chris Norwell has his career mark on the right side of the ledger as the now 4-3 Saints defeated Cumberland University (Tenn.) 24-16 Saturday afternoon. The win also has TMU 3-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Coming […]
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NKY football round-up: Bishop Brossart, Newport Catholic claim district titles
Another week of high school football is in the books. Here is a look at how it played out in Northern Kentucky. For our coverage of Highlands’s win over Covington Catholic, click here. For our coverage of Beechwood’s win over Lloyd, click here. For our coverage of Boyd County’s victory over Scott, click here. Bishop […]
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Beechwood dominates Class 2A showdown but loses state’s leading scorer to serious injury
It was the best tagline in American sports broadcasting history: “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.” That’s how ABC’s Wide World of Sports described the essence of sport. Friday night in Ft. Mitchell, they knew the agony of victory. Forget Beechwood’s dominant, we’re-still-the-top-dog-in-Kentucky’s-Class-2A 34-7 win over upstart Lloyd Memorial, the latest challenger to […]
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Boyd County knocks off Scott in district play
Entering Friday, the Scott Eagles were winners in three of their last four games. But their visitors in Taylor Mill were also on a roll. Boyd County’s best season in 14 years continued as the Lions (6-3 overall) moved to 3-0 in 4A District 6 play with a 34-13 win against the host Eagles (4-4). […]
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Highlands beats Covington Catholic for first time since 2015
The Highlands Bluebirds drove to the 28-yard-line of the arch-rival Covington Catholic Colonels down 21-17 before CovCath junior defensive back Noah Johnson picked off a Highlands pass at the Colonel 3-yard line with 7:06 left in the game. But after that fifth turnover, the momentum in the game shifted and Highlands pulled away to beat […]
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Friday football: Highlands at CovCath, Lloyd at Beechwood, who you pickin’?
Two big games. Two district-determining showdowns. Two home team favorites with a recent history of making things go their way. Two challengers saying it’s time to step aside. Only that’s not going to happen. No one will be stepping aside. Covington Catholic and Beechwood are not going to go politely. Highlands and Lloyd Memorial will […]
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Crone, Lawson power Pioneers past Camels
The Simon Kenton Pioneers won their second straight Class 6A, District 6 football game, 50-13 on Thursday in convincing fashion. Head Coach Roy Lucas said the Pioneers (5-3 overall, 2-0 in district play) did not play their best game. But he was proud of the teams’ second-half resilience helping the Pioneers pull away from the […]
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Bellevue cancels rest of football season citing safety concerns
On Wednesday, Bellevue High School announced that the rest of its football season is canceled. The Bellevue High School football team’s roster was already small, coming into the season with just nineteen players from across all four grades. Now, as the regular season is winding down, the Tigers have just 15 players available, with some […]
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TMU football evens record as big win in Alabama highlights Saints’ weekend sports
BIG ROAD WIN IN ALABAMA EVENS SAINTS FOOTBALL AT 3-3 With their third road win of the season, TMU’s Saints evened their season record at 3-3 after a 24-7 victory over the Eagles of Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. And it came in come-from-behind fashion as TMU, after falling behind 7-0 early, roared back to […]
