Newport head football coach Paul Wiggins calls the 2025 season “a shuffle.” Lloyd Memorial coach Kyle Niederman has to replace nine seniors, Wiggins lost six, and Ludlow’s Woody McMillen lost 11 seniors and a would-be senior this year. Whether you call it a reload, rebuild or retool, the Wildcats, Juggernauts and Panthers are contemplating a […]
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From heartbreak to hope, Conner turns to Rash for revival
In June, Conner High School football lost more than a head coach, it lost the heart of its program. Dave Trosper, who had led the Cougars since 2007, passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind a grieving team, school, and community. For nearly two decades, Trosper was the driving force behind the program’s identity, helping shape many […]
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Breaking down the district football battles in NKY
Plenty of first goals for football teams starts with winning a district title. The reality is outside of RPI for playoff positioning, the first five to six games of the prep football season don’t really matter until district play hits in late September, early October. Winning a district title means you get to host at […]
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Highlands-CovCath rivalry reignites with district stakes
Two Kentucky high school football blue bloods are back on a collision course. Highlands and Covington Catholic, two of the state’s most decorated programs, are district rivals once again. Their renewed clash in Class 4A, District 5 promises to be one of the most anticipated matchups of the 2025 season. “Highlands and CovCath in the […]
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NewCath: Fighting through playoff heartache
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 […]
