Lily Parke’s running career started by watching her parents run marathons. Parke is a senior at Beechwood, she’s headed for the University of Kentucky, and she’ll try to defend her girls Class A state cross country title Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Running is as important to Parke as breathing. “I like […]
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Van Laningham, Parke defend regional cross country titles
Saturday’s regional cross country meets at Idlewild Park in Burlington were a great day for two individual defending state champions. Defending boys Class 3A champion Paul Van Laningham of Cooper (15 minutes, 1.05 seconds) easily won the Region 5 race by nearly a minute over Conner’s Ethan Mann (15:57.18). Girls Class A champion and Kentucky […]
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Class A, Region 4 cross country: Parke, Antrobus notch wins, Beechwood, Villa claim team trophies
Beechwood’s Lily Parke won the Class A, Region 4 cross country race by nearly two minutes, leading her team to their third straight victory, while Villa Madonna’s Mark Antrobus won the boys’ race, leading his team to a 29-55 win over St. Henry.
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Sheets, Parke top state cross country rankings
Kentucky’s top two cross country runners live about 2.3 miles apart. Covington Catholic senior Will Sheets and Beechwood junior Lily Parke are not only the fastest in Northern Kentucky so far. The latest ky.milesplit.com times list Sheets and Park first overall. Sheets covered the 3.1 miles in 15 minutes, 3.50 seconds at the Springboro (Ohio) […]
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Beechwood, Brossart win Class A titles; Brossart’s Ruth takes individual gold
A canopy of other runners’ arms serenading Beechwood’s girls cross country team seemed befitting. The Tigers were small-school royalty at Saturday’s KHSAA Class A state meet at the Kentucky Horse Park. They won their second straight team title over Lexington Christian, 41-69. Was Beechwood the only Northern Kentucky squad to win a team title? Well, […]
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Conner, St. Henry boys go for third straight cross country title; Beechwood girls seek a second
In Northern Kentucky, winning three or more consecutive state cross country team titles is not unusual. St. Henry and Conner’s boys programs have a chance to capture a third straight championship this fall at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington. St. Henry’s boys and girls are a familiar fixture atop the Class A medal stand […]
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Beechwood girls, Walton-Verona boys claim state track and field titles
Much like the temperature, results were coming in hot for Northern Kentucky student-athletes at the Class A state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky Track and Field Complex. Especially for the Beechwood girls and Walton-Verona boys, blazing their way to team state championships. The Beechwood girls scored 100 points on their way to the […]
