Thomas More University announced Monday that defensive coordinator Chris Norwell will take over as head coach of the Saints football program. Norwell has spent thirteen seasons on the Thomas More sidelines, serving eight as defensive coordinator. “It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I accept the position of head football coach at Thomas More,” […]
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Thomas More Women, Men Extend Winning Streaks
The Thomas More women’s basketball team picked up its sixteenth consecutive win by downing Freed-Hardeman, 80-56 on Saturday. The Saints are now 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-South Conference. TMU nailed 14 of 28 shots from three-point range in the win. Sophomore Alex Smith led the team with 20 points, including six threes on […]
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NKU Basketball: Women on a Roll, Men Continue to Struggle
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win on Saturday in a 79-67 victory at Oakland. The Norse are now 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League. Ivy Turner led NKU, putting up 17 points on Oakland (7-8, 5-3). Lindsey Duvall added 16, while Emmy Souder (13), Carissa Garcia (10), and […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: UK Commit to Face CovCath at BB&T Arena; Other Notes
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK Media. You can contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Back in the day back when the UK Wildcats under the late and so rightly beloved Joe B. Hall, who died Saturday morning at the age of 93, were starting on the path of re-exerting Big Blue college basketball dominance in […]
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Highlands Drops First Region Contest of Season
Bluebirds Face Greendevils Next PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior forward Cole Kocher (2) gets in position in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (11-6 overall) had not lost a region game entering the contest at Dixie Heights on Friday. But the red Colonels (12-3) fought back to take […]
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Thomas More’s #1 Women, #10 Men Pick Up Wins at Bethel
The top=ranked Thomas More women’s basketball team escaped with a win at Bethel on Thursday. Summer Secrist hit two late free-throws and scored the final points of the game to seal a 55-53 victory. With the win, the #1-ranked Saints are now 16-1 on the season and 9-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Secrist led TMU […]
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Lay-Up in Final Seconds Lift NKU Over Youngstown State
Northern Kentucky picked up its first win on the road this season in dramatic fashion Thursday night at Youngstown State. The Penguins’ Tevin Olison knocked down a three-pointer and a layup in the game’s waning moments to put Youngstown State on top, 67-66, with just 8.7 seconds to play. But the Norse were able to […]
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Northern Kentucky Student-Athletes Continue Academic Excellence in Fall 2021
Northern Kentucky University student-athletes continue success on the field — and in the classroom. Academic excellence continues to be a tradition among Northern Kentucky University’s student-athletes, a cornerstone reaffirmed in the 2021 fall semester as the Norse registered a department-wide 3.41 cumulative GPA. “Our student-athletes continue to make us proud,” said Ken Bothof, director of […]
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NKU Names New Men’s Soccer Coach
Northern Kentucky University announced a new head men’s soccer coach on Thursday. Tom Poitras arrives in Highland Heights from the University of Hartford, where he was head coach since 2011. There he established the Hawks program as a perennial power in the America East Conference. Over 28 years as a head coach, Poitras has compiled […]
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Independence golf courses say pandemic surge is sticking around
Written by Haley Parnell, LINK Media reporter As COVID-19 has kept many from seeing friends and family, golf courses have become a way to socialize safely. But even now that many indoor activities are resuming, a lot of the people who turned to golf are staying. In Independence, The Willows and The Pioneer Golf Courses […]
