Last season, the Rundell Rankings debuted with a goal of bringing something Kentucky high school soccer had been missing: a legitimate, math-based system for ranking boys and girls teams across the state. The system was created by Michael Rundell, an assistant with the West Jessamine boys soccer program, and his friend Joseph Thacker. The two […]
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Fuller and Smith power Bishop Brossart past Conner
Bishop Brossart’s schedule is tough enough to test any team. After a 4-1 loss in the season opener to defending state runner-up No. 6 Highlands and a 0-0 tie against No. 5 Lexington Catholic, the goals finally came — and there were plenty of them — as No. 9 Brossart shut out No. 17 Conner […]
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Norse and Saints notes
Megan Molner has scored three goals in a soccer match before, but never in college. Until last Wednesday. Northern Kentucky’s senior forward accomplished that career milestone in the Norse’s 4-1 at Austin Peay. You could describe what Molner did in a word: firsts. Her hat trick marked the first by a Norse since the team […]
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New youth soccer program comes to Covington
Something was missing. Among the various sports programs for Covington children, there was no soccer for kids who want to be the next Christian Pulisic or Rose Lavelle and someday hoist the World Cup – or simply play for the joy of the sport. Mike Waugh, a member of the Covington Recreation Commission, started the […]
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Saints and Norse notes
The Thomas More Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 has been announced. The newest inductees include: • Donovan Pogue, Class of 2017, baseball – As a senior in 2016, he hit a team-high 11 home runs with seven doubles, 52 runs batted in and another 52 runs scored. • Tyler “Goose” Cohorn, 2016, football […]
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FC Cincinnati mini soccer pitch to open in Newport next week
The grand opening for a mini soccer pitch at Bernadette Watkins Park in Newport is slated for later this month. The soccer pitch, built by FC Cincinnati, is essentially a mini soccer field with turf. It will be located at 401 W 6th St. and open on July 23 at 6 p.m., according to a […]
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From Highland Heights to world stage: Jesse Randall makes history as first NKU Norse in a World Cup
Former Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer star Jesse Randall made history on the global stage last month. He became the first Norse player to compete in a FIFA World Cup. Representing New Zealand, Randall took the field June 15 during its Group G opening match against Iran. The contest was in Los Angeles. “For it […]
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Need a place to watch the World Cup? Check out Molly Malone’s
Molly Malone’s, a well-known pub and restaurant in Covington, is hosting watch parties for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The tournament currently being hosted by multiple cities in North America. Molly Malone’s watch parties include screenings of the games on all three floors of the building and (sometimes) outside. The restaurant makes regular announcements of […]
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Braxton Brewing to host World Cup Village in Union throughout tournament
With the world’s most-watched sporting event returning to the United States for the first time since 1994, many businesses in Northern Kentucky are looking to capitalize. The FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11. To mark the occasion, Braxton Brewing Co. will host its World Cup Village celebration, a six-week watch party that runs […]
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Prep roundup: Hughes steps down at Cooper, Bryan Stevenson Tournament underway Friday
Scott Hughes has stepped down as Cooper High School’s girls soccer coach after 10 seasons, closing out the longest and most successful run in the program’s 19-year history. For Hughes, a soccer lifer, the decision was more than a year in the making and anything but easy. “I had been thinking about it, and I […]
