Week 4 is here!

This year at LINK nky, we decided to add some fun to our coverage. We’re going to do a weekly picks contest with the three of the sports writers (Evan Dennison, Ray Schaefer and Josh Kalb) we have here and throw in a little twist…a guest picker each week. The guest picker will most likely be someone you recognize as a member of our community, whether it be someone who is on the sidelines with us, sports TV personalities, former coaches or players or someone who may not even be entrenched in the sports scene, but still invested in our communities to some capacity.

Josh has been lights out in the first three weeks, going 25-5 and taking a two-game lead on the rest of the pack. He went 9-1 last week, the only loss was Bellevue in the closing seconds to Pendleton County. This week we throw in a couple of college games and the Bengals Week 1 opener against Tampa Bay.

Guest picker this week: Joe Danneman

Joe Danneman, Fox 19

This week we turn to Joe Danneman. Joe is the Sports Director for Fox 19 Now and has been for 13 years. Joe is a CovCath grad and stays loyal to his hometown roots, often showing up at local high school games to help deliver the next great highlight.

A Northern Kentucky native, Danneman has spent much of his career telling the stories that matter to the region—from the Bengals and Reds to college athletics and high school sports across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Danneman’s resume has included coverage of two Super Bowls, four national championship college football games, the NCAA Final Four, MLB Opening Day and dozens of state championship events. He has earned three regional Emmy Awards and was named the 2024 Ohio Sports Broadcaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

This week’s picks below:

Game Evan’s picksRay’s picks Josh’s picks Guest picker (Joe Danneman)
Boyle Co. at Highlands Highlands Highlands Boyle Co. Boyle Co.
Cooper at Campbell Co. CooperCooper Cooper Cooper
Bellevue at St. Henry St. HenryBellevue St. Henry St. Henry
Walton-Verona at Boone Co. Walton-VeronaBoone Co. Boone Co. Boone Co.
Dayton at LudlowDaytonDayton Dayton Dayton
Conner at NewCathNewCathNewCath NewCath NewCath
Scott at Grant Co. ScottGrant Co. Scott Scott
Alabama at KentuckyAlabamaAlabama Alabama Alabama
Thomas More at DaytonDayton Dayton Dayton Dayton
Tampa Bay at CincinnatiTampa Bay Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati
YTD record23-720-1025-520-10