I’ve heard a highly successful coach tell me one time, “bad luck is only because the situations you put yourself in.” If those situations are constantly happening deep in the postseason regardless of the sport, it means you’re doing something right. Newport Central Catholic certainly fits that mold. Talk about a team that’s been close […]
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Second-year coaches apply last year’s lessons in 2025
Adam Kozerski, Gary Pence and Curt Spencer have at least one thing in common. The head football coaches at Bishop Brossart (Kozerski), Walton-Verona (Pence) and Holy Cross (Spencer) learned it’s a lot harder to be responsible for everything. Brossart finished 9-3 with a Class A playoff win over Bellevue before falling to Newport Central Catholic. Walton-Verona’s 2024 season ended with […]
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Fields seeks redemption for 2024’s 3-8 struggle
It wasn’t hard to spot Mason Fields – Dixie Heights’ senior quarterback was the only one wearing a yellow bib at a July 24 morning practice. The Colonels believe Fields will be equally noticeable when the 2025 season begins Aug. 22 at Simon Kenton. The 6 foot 4, 225-pound Fields threw for 1,757 yards with […]
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Boone County, Holmes and Scott seek to restore consistency
Boone County hasn’t had a football winning season since 2011. Holmes is on a 22-game losing streak and won’t be in the playoffs until 2027, and Scott is on its fourth coach since 2020. The Rebels, Bulldogs and Eagles obviously share a common desire: to restore their programs to competitiveness and get students, players and […]
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The time is now: Ryle seeks first 6A title for NKY
Simon Kenton in 2008, Dixie Heights in 2014 and Ryle in 2024. What do the three have in common? They’re the closest to claim a Class 6A KHSAA state football title, unable to clear the final hurdle of beating Trinity, finishing runner-up in those respective seasons. Since the KHSAA expanded to six classes in 2007, […]
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Cam O’Hara turns the page, but the story isn’t over
Cam O’Hara has already rewritten the northern Kentucky record books. Now, as he enters his senior season at Cooper, he’s turning the page to a new chapter, this time with a mostly new supporting cast. O’Hara begins the 2025 season with 8,996 career passing yards and 120 touchdown passes, both standing as northern Kentucky records […]
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Same faces, different places…Conner, Holmes, Simon Kenton have new coaches
Across northern Kentucky, several high school football programs will enter the fall with new leadership with each change driven by different circumstances, but none involving a stranger to the sidelines. From Hebron to Covington to Independence, veteran coaches and longtime assistants with deep local ties are stepping into new roles. Noel Rash, Conner Conner will […]
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What are the marquee football games this season week-to-week?
Our football series jumps right in and takes a look at the marquee games on a week-to-week basis. Over the next three weeks, we’re looking at the top storylines for the 2025 prep football season. We’ll have a story a day over the next 22 days. The season is a little over three weeks away, […]
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Storylines we’re watching heading into the 2025 prep football season
While 2024 brought quite the excitement for high school football fans in Northern Kentucky, 2025 has the potential to bring even more elation to the pigskin watchers for arguably the best region the state has to offer. Three teams made it to the KHSAA state championship in their respective class in 2024, the first time […]
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Kinney hosts basketball camp, talks recruitment, being back home
Former Newport High School basketball standout Taylen Kinney is back home after a busy summer playing basketball all over the country on the AAU circuit. Kinney is hosting a two-day basketball camp that started on Thursday called “Tay Kinney Basketball ProCamp” at Town and Country Sports Complex in Wilder. Kinney and a staff of coaches […]