For nearly a year, Ryle’s boys golf team thought of little else. The Raiders watched St. Henry and Covington Catholic finish 1-2 in last season’s Region 7 tournament and win automatic semi-state berths. The fretting ended Monday at Boone Links Golf Course. Ryle’s quartet of Tanner Lorms, Paxton McKelvey, Jake Roscoe and Palmer McKelvey edged […]
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Highlands 4-peats in the 8th Region, Shick repeats
A week ago things were unsettling for the Highlands boys golf team, finding out they’d be without their No. 2 golfer Nate Surrey for the regional tournament due to having to get an appendectomy. Surrey, normally counted on for his score in the 70’s, the Bluebirds knew they would have to utilize all of their […]
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Cooper girls golf team second in All-State points
Cooper’s girls golf team is entering the postseason on a high note as they currently sit in second of the Kentucky girls golf All-State standings. The Jaguars have played in 13 tournaments this season and collected 1,115 points. The All-State formula takes a team’s top seven finishes in tournament play, Cooper with 680 points in […]
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Ryle, St. Henry take home first in NKAC Tournament, Beane, Carter individual winners
Ryle and St. Henry were the winners at Monday’s Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference tournament at the Willows at Kenton County Golf Course. The Raiders took home first in Division I with a score of 324, defeating Covington Catholic in a fifth man tiebreaker. St. Henry carded a 328 and defeated Highlands by two strokes in […]
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Kentucky Golf Foundation hosting two week long auction
A Kentucky golf nonprofit is hosting a two-week-long auction to raise money for their organization. From Aug. 7 to 22, interested parties can bid on dozens of golf-related items. The foundation is looking to raise $20,000. So far, they’ve raised over $5,000. Biddable items include four tickets to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf […]
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These Bluebirds are flying high both on and off the golf course
Things are on the upswing for returning Highlands High School state qualifying golfers Hank Shick and Jenna Richey. Both advanced out of the KHSAA Region 8 Tournament last year. They have similar goals this season. Shick, a junior, is the reigning KHSAA Region 8 boys medalist with a score of 72 at last year’s regional […]
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For NKU’s Muller, regular checkups are par for the course
Things didn’t go as planned for Luke Muller at this week’s 104th Kentucky Open at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville. The rising Northern Kentucky University junior finished tied for 24th among amateurs with a three-day score of 7-over-par 223. That put the former Highlands High School two-sport standout well back of winner Justin Tereshko […]
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Fore! Incoming Covington Catholic senior Gastright doing it right
This story originally appeared in the July 14 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to posing for celebratory photographs, Mitchell Gastright doesn’t mind standing next to other Covington Catholic High School people who are a lot taller than he is. With a 6-foot-5 golf coach […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
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Local boys high school golf preview: CovCath, Highlands, Ryle, St. Henry lead the pack
The Ammerman family welcomed a first child last week. Mrs. Ammerman delivered a baby girl. Mr. Ammerman would merely like to deliver another boys championship for the Covington Catholic High School golf team. “My life just flipped upside down,” Alex Ammerman said. “Just glad the little girl joined us before golf season officially starts.” Ammerman’s […]