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 […]
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The Mustang who can do everything — and still get her sleep
Cold Spring has produced its share of athletes, but every once in a while, one comes along who seems to move through the world with a different operating system. That’s Rachel Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart’s all-around three-sport dynamo heading to Bellarmine University on a soccer scholarship. Shewmaker is currently tearing it up on the softball diamond […]
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Free Covington rec youth soccer league sign ups open
A free recreational soccer league for kids in Covington opened its registration window this week. This will be the first of what city leaders are hoping to be many youth recreational programs to be established through the Covington Recreation Committee, which was formed last year in response to community calls for more youth recreational activities […]
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Who made the All-State, All-Region soccer teams from NKY?
BOYS All-State First Team Miles Mullen, Simon Kenton Max Runge, Bishop Brossart Maddox Pemberton, Cooper Tanner Robertson, Covington Catholic Donovan Lameier, Dixie Heights Trevor Bolte, Dixie Heights Logan Thoss, St. Henry Second Team Luke Neltner, Bishop Brossart Saleem Mayala, Boone County Carlos Marquez, Campbell County Dallas Marshall, Conner Grady Noble, Conner Lee Tucker, Dixie Heights […]
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Highlands’ resilient season ends in state title loss to Sacred Heart
Highlands had heart. It was that heart that carried the Bluebirds to the KHSAA girls soccer state championship at Lexington SC Stadium, though they ultimately fell 3-0 to back-to-back champions Sacred Heart. The Bluebirds’ season got off to a rough start, with just three wins in their first 12 games. Yet the team’s determination propelled […]
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Colonels’ gritty postseason run falls short in state final against St. X
Covington Catholic’s season ended exactly where every team in Kentucky wants to be — on the pitch at Lexington SC Stadium, playing for a state championship. In the inaugural year the KHSAA boys’ soccer title was decided at the home of Lexington SC, the Colonels fell just short of the ultimate prize, dropping a 2-0 […]