Troy Roberts has stepped down as head coach of the Simon Kenton Pioneers after 12 seasons, leaving behind a legacy of 274 victories, 11 district championships, and three region championships.
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Fort Thomas Tower Park revamp to enhance athletic facilities
Brian Alessandro, a former track and cross-country coach at Highlands High School, has been using the Tower Park Athletic Complex since 1992. That year, as a 7th grader at Highlands Middle School, Alessandro said he scored his first junior varsity goal for the Bluebirds junior varsity soccer team. As a runner, Alessandro participated in countless […]
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Local golfers are in good standing this summer
Former Ryle High School golfer Tanner Lorms qualified for the Kentucky Match Play Championship at Heritage Hill Golf Course in Shepherdsville. Lorms, a Raiders state qualifier and fifth at last year’s KHSAA regional tournament, finished in a three-way tie for 14th during last week’s Open Division stroke play qualifier. He carded an 18-hole score of […]
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Pandas begin quest for second straight Ninth Region title
Cory Dan didn’t want the job at first. Notre Dame’s first-year soccer coach kept telling former bench boss Brian Woeste he didn’t want to guide the defending Ninth Region champion Pandas – until he capitulated. “Brian Woeste kept calling me and calling me, and I kept telling him no,” Dan said. “I eventually said yes, […]
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Friday football scrimmage schedule
The KHSAA football season begins on Aug. 23, but before it begins for real, teams will get one final tune-up this week in preparations for it. Listed below is the schedule for Friday for teams in NKY. Friday, Aug. 16: Purcell-Marian (OH) at Beechwood, 7 p.m. Bellevue at Gallatin County, 7 p.m. Bishop Brossart at […]
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OrthoCincy and LINK NKY expanding Team of the Week awards program
OrthoCincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and LINK nky have announced the return and expansion of the popular Team of the Week awards program, which will include three winners for Team of the Season and one overall winner for Team of the Year for the 2024-25 sports seasons.
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NKY teams, individuals in line to qualify for KGCA All-State tournament
The KHSAA golf season is roughly at its halfway point as school is back in session and that means the season will slow down quite a bit. It also means there’s a good sense of how the All-State team and individual points will shake out. Each tournament that is eligible for KGCA points helps players […]
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Rose Lavelle, other local Olympians travel through CVG Airport on their way home
The champs are here! CVG Airport got to say “Welcome Home!” to some of our local Olympians on Monday. CVG posted photos of Cincinnati native Rose Lavelle and University of Kentucky grad Masai Russell — two gold medalists at this year’s Games — traveling through the airport on their way home from Paris. Fort Thomas […]
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Ryle downs Dixie in season opener
Despite being the back-to-back region champion, Ryle enters the 2024 boys soccer season with a lot to prove. After a 22-win season, the team graduated 10 seniors and was recently informed their returning leading scorer Brice Denigan would not be returning to the program for his junior season. Despite the change, the team showed no […]
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Cooper’s Brown has blossomed into a ballhawk
Isaac Brown, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound cornerback from Cooper High School, is attracting college programs with his ball-hawking skills and leadership, while his team is poised for a big season.
