Don’t you dare use the d-word to describe Ryle’s boys soccer team. Raiders coach Stephen Collins begins his 19th season on the sidelines. He said calling his team a dynasty in Northern Kentucky – or anywhere else – is just, well, wrong, especially because Louisville St. Xavier has won 15 state titles, including 11 since 2000. […]
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32nd District girls soccer preview: Simon Kenton seeks 12th straight 32nd District title
It’s no surprise who the team to beat in the 32nd District is once again. It’s also the only thing that anyone knows since the district was formed with its current alignment in 2012. Simon Kenton at the top. The Pioneers will vie for a 12th straight district title in 2023, but a strong core […]
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32nd District boys soccer preview: Experienced Simon Kenton squad looks to 3-peat
The boys’ soccer 32nd District provided a lot of parity last season as each team finished .500 or above with all recording at least one district win. In the end, it was Simon Kenton repeating as district champ with a tight 3-2 victory over Grant County. With Williamstown still not listed on KHSAA as having […]
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NKY Chamber of Commerce hosting FC Cincinnati Global Experience Night July 27
The NKY Chamber of Commerce is hosting an FC Cincinnati Global Experience Night at TQL Stadium on July 27. The event will serve as the annual NKY Chamber Diversity, Equity and Inclusion multi-cultural event night out. FC Cincinnati, currently the first-place team in the Major League Soccer standings, is hosting Mexico’s Club Deportivo Guadalajara in […]
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Schlueter wins Gatorade Player of the Year
Saint Henry District High School’s Amanda Schlueter has been named the Kentucky girls soccer Gatorade Player of the Year. Schlueter led the Crusaders in goals, collecting 35 of them in her only high school soccer season; she played on elite travel teams the rest of her career. She also recorded seven assists, scoring in all 17 […]
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State champion head soccer coach takes over Highlands boys
Suli Kayed said it would have to be the right fit for him when he stepped down as head soccer coach from the Notre Dame Pandas in March. About three months later, Kayed found that right fit taking the same spot with the Highlands Bluebirds boys soccer program. Kayed takes over after Brandon Ponchak resigned […]
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Camels pair wins Midway College/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year awards
Campbell County head baseball coach Scott Schweitzer said he has submitted players for the annual Midway College/Kentucky High School Athletic Association Student-Athlete of the Year awards for years. But it was not until this year when he finally heard back about it. Campbell County not only won it this year with senior Aydan Hamilton for […]
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Ponchak steps down at Highlands to go back to college ranks
After one season leading the Highlands boys soccer team, Brandon Ponchak has resigned to go back to the college ranks. Ponchak accepted a position with the Jacksonville State University women’s soccer team to be an assistant. The Gamecocks have a new head coach in Sean Fraser after finishing 3-13-2 overall and 1-7-2 in conference play […]
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Notre Dame hires former assistant to lead four-time state champion soccer program
When the Notre Dame Academy Pandas administration named Brian Woeste the next head coach of the vaunted four-time state champion soccer program Tuesday, the 47-year-old listed three values he wants to build the tradition-rich program around. Positivity, excellence and hard work. Woeste is back on the sidelines after not coaching high school soccer the last […]
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An Exceptional Eight: Triple Threat teammates plan for college
The eight girls were at least a curiosity. When the Boone County contingent showed up for AAU basketball tournaments some six years ago, their opponents couldn’t believe they had anything to do with a Catholic school in Burlington. No, neither the squads who drew their rosters from all over Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana – nor their parents […]
