Conner wrestlers reconvened at the high school on Monday, two days after a pretty good Saturday at the office. With Conner on holiday break this week, the wrestlers had the school practically to themselves. There were a few fist-bumps, a high-five or two and some pats on the back. Mainly, it was back to the […]
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Prep wrestling: Raider Rumble soldiers on despite bad-weather weekend
The annual Raider Rumble Wrestling Tournament braved the elements Saturday at Ryle High School. While nearly five inches of snow dropped on the area, breaking an 80-year-old daily record, nearly 300 wrestlers upped their games in Union. “Saturday was a success,” said Ryle coach and event organizer Tim Ruschell. “The varsity boys wrestled hard.” The […]
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Raider Rumble ready for lift off at Ryle
Big-time high school wrestling is back at Ryle — so let’s get ready to rumble! “I know I’m ready to rumble,” said Ryle junior Luke Cornwell, better known to his teammates as “Corndog.” The annual Raider Rumble, a three-day showcase in Union, is must-watch northern Kentucky wrestling. Twenty-four high school teams from Kentucky, Ohio and […]
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Trumble, Moore and Anderson win state wrestling titles
You could describe Ryle’s Rider Trumble and Walton-Verona’s Emma Moore and Sophie Anderson with the same eight-letter word. Champion. Trumble won the 157-pound boys state wrestling title Saturday at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. On Thursday, Moore won the girls 100-pound gold medal, and Anderson won at 132. “I kind of […]
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Pioneers’ McCloskey leads local contingent to state wrestling tournament
Eighteen weight class winners from the local regions and several highly ranked wrestlers head to Lexington beginning Thursday for the three-day KHSAA State Wrestling Championships at Alltech Arena. The girls meet, with four local champions, begins Thursday. The boys meet, with 14 local champs, is Friday and Saturday. One northern Kentucky wrestler making the trip […]
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Ryle eyes advantages after another Region 5 wrestling crown
At the outset of the 2024-25 high school wrestling season, Ryle coach Tim Ruschell made some estimations. “Ryle will be respectable this season, returning six state placers. We lost some good wrestlers, but we could have five or six guys who can win region,” Ruschell said in December. “We could have a few more than […]
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In just five years, Highlands has become a regional wrestling power
The Highlands boys wrestling team has become one of the best in northern Kentucky in a short period of time. The high school squad has a way to go to catch up to elites such as Ryle and Simon Kenton. But the Bluebirds have made gains on a host of perennial powers such as Campbell […]
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Pioneers wrestlers blazing different trails in 2025
Holding down a top 10 Kentucky ranking nearly a year after placing 15th at the KHSAA state wrestling meet, Simon Kenton is viewed locally and statewide as an improved team. The Pioneers have been lauded by local coaches for having a roster full of state-ranked wrestlers. They have an especially strong contingent in the lighter […]
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Conner High School’s talented, trailblazing wrestler Rose Thomas: ‘Tough with a capital T’
There was a time when Conner High School senior Rose Thomas was able to pick up a violin and play it with ease. She was in love with the idea of making music. And so was her mother, also a music-loving native of the Republic of Senegal. Satou Sovare, who grew up in Africa’s westernmost […]
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Brothers and sisters capture crowns at NKAC wrestling championships
For the Brinkman family in Union, the holidays are a special time of celebration, gift-giving and shared traditions, filling their home with warmth and laughter. Their home is also filled with wrestlers. That’s because one of the newer traditions for the Brinkmans is getting on the floor at Ryle High School and taking wrestling opponents […]