The City of Independence recognized the achievements of athletes in the Simon Kenton High School swimming and diving teams with special proclamations Monday night. Specifically, swimmers Nathan McCrory, Parker Davis, Evan Iles and Owen Iles, as well as diver Isaiah Reinhart, received proclamations. For example, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, was proclaimed Isaiah Reinhart Day. “The […]
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PHOTOS: KHSAA state swim and dive meets
The KHSAA state swim and dive meets were held over the weekend at the University of Kentucky. The boys meet was Friday, girls on Saturday. Charles Bolton was there to capture the photos in a slideshow below:
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KHSAA state girls swimming: Highlands wins Combined title, Herfel leads Notre Dame to runner-up finish
All night Saturday, Highlands swimming coach Kevin Kampschmidt repeated the same three-word mantra: Wait and see. By the end of the KHSAA girls state meet at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center, the Bluebirds waited, saw – and conquered. They won the Combined team title, in which boys and girls scores are added, over […]
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KHSAA boys state swimming: Ryle’s Knopf dominates distances
Chase Knopf’s last two individual high school swims were his best two. Ryle’s senior finished his high school career Friday at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center with a pair of KHSAA state titles. He won the 200-yard freestyle in a school-record and personal best 1 minute, 37.76 seconds and the 500 in 4:24.97. […]
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Ryle, Highlands form solid 1–2 punch in state swimming and diving return
Ryle coach Jeff Floyd has viewed the psyche sheets and reviewed last year’s results at the KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships. He has seen many of the competitors before they take the stage Friday and Saturday at University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington. Floyd has watched his own swimmers and divers over […]
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What’s in a name? Ryle swimmer Chase Knopf has the surprising answers
As long as he can remember, Ryle High School swimmer Chase Knopf has been chasing best times, records and history while competitors chase him. It’s been an endless cycle involving talent, hard work and determination for the all-around senior. “I’ve been swimming since I was 5,” said Knopf, who turned 18 in September. “I have […]
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Presti proud: Beechwood senior takes 2 KHSAA First Round wins
Cono Presti felt comfortable Saturday. Beechwood’s senior swimmer possibly made his 200- and 500-yard freestyle opponents somewhat uneasy. He was the only Northern Kentuckian to win twice at the KHSAA First Round state swim and dive meet at Scott High School. In the 200, Presti beat Ryle’s Nash Parsons by a little under a second […]
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Lots of laughs for Pandas, Bluebirds at KHSAA First Round
If you sought an example of teenage exuberance Saturday, the warmup pool at Scott’s David Webb-Jerry Mohr Natatorium was a good place to look. It was near the end of the KHSAA Girls First Round state swim and dive meet, and Notre Dame’s Clare Herfel and Danaka Tucker and Highlands’ Ragan Moore shared about 245 […]
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Swim champ Herfel leads deep Panda squad into state championship hunt
Notre Dame Academy’s Clare Herfel is talking about swimming and Panda competitiveness. The sophomore is energized, reflecting on the thrill of championships and what comes next after a long day in and out of classrooms and pools. “I thought we did really well at regionals,” Herfel said. “I feel like state is coming at a […]
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Region 7 swimming: Knopf’s wins are a regional record
There was a record-setting Saturday in Taylor Mill – courtesy of Ryle senior swimmer Chase Knopf. Knopf won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle at the Region 7 meet at Scott’s David Webb-Jerry Mohr Natatorium, which gave him nine individual regional wins in five seasons. “Of course, I’m so thankful, you know,” Knopf said. “I couldn’t […]