Bellevue quarterback Stephen Specht was asked whether contributing on offense or defense was more enjoyable. Specht was an authority on both Friday – one rushing score and one interception – helped the Tigers beat Dayton, 18-0, in the annual Battle for the Paddle meeting. So, what was Specht’s answer? “Probably the pick,” he said. “I […]
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Bellevue breaks 10-game losing streak to Ludlow
Bellevue football coach Chad Montgomery wasn’t expecting no scoring for three quarters of Friday’s against Ludlow. Neither was Tigers quarterback Evan Brooks. Montgomery, Brooks and the Tigers aren’t complaining because of the fourth quarter. The Tigers subduing the Panthers, 12-7, at Bellevue Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field would’ve been fine by itself, but there was […]
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Say goodbye to grass: Dayton, Bellevue opening new stadiums
Dayton’s old football home, O.W. Davis Field, was frequently dangerous to running backs. Bellevue’s Gilligan Stadium was often impossible to drain after a hard rain. Both venues have undergone major changes. Dayton christens its new on-campus digs against Pendleton County on Aug. 29, and Bellevue is scheduled to debut its new turf field Sept. 12 […]
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Ludlow rolls past Bellevue
Every time Ludlow’s football team scored, the Panthers cheerleaders did a corresponding number of jumping jacks. Unofficially, the cheerleaders did 253 – one for each point in the Panthers’ 56-14 mercy-rule win over Bellevue at Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field. “You’re capable of doing special things,” Ludlow head coach Woody McMillen told his team in […]
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Weekend NKY HS Sports Round-up: Brossart soccer teams dominate All “A” 10th Region title games; Bellevue football wins second straight
The Bishop Brossart Mustangs soccer teams soundly won 10th Region All “A” crowns on Saturday against the Calvary Christian Cougars. The Brossart girls won 10-0. Hadley Eviston led Brossart (9-3-1) with two goals and one assist. Rachel Shewmaker and Larah Callahan had two goals each with Zoey Woosley scoring once and adding two assists. Leah […]
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Friday Round-up: Bellevue snaps 17-game losing streak
The Bellevue Tigers tasted victory for the first time in nearly two years knocking off Riverview East Academy (Ohio), 32-22. The Tigers (1-2) scored more points in this game than they did all last season. They came close to winning last week, but fell 8-6 at Trimble County. Bellevue plays host to Lynn Camp (2-1) […]
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Montgomery hopes to restore glory to Bellevue football
Chad Montgomery had a lot of fond memories playing football for the tradition-rich Bellevue Tigers. The 40-year-old 2001 Bellevue graduate helped the Tigers to a 23-3 record under head coach Charlie Coleman and two appearances in Class A region championship games in 1999 and 2000. Montgomery lettered all four years and earned All-Conference honors as […]
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Bellevue cancels rest of football season citing safety concerns
On Wednesday, Bellevue High School announced that the rest of its football season is canceled. The Bellevue High School football team’s roster was already small, coming into the season with just nineteen players from across all four grades. Now, as the regular season is winding down, the Tigers have just 15 players available, with some […]
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Five new head football coaches to grace sidelines in Northern Kentucky this fall
There have been changes to head football coach positions at five schools in Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in the off-season. Three of the four schools in Kentucky’s largest Class 6A, District 6 will have new head coaches. Only Ryle’s Mike Engler returns this fall. Two of the new head coaches in the district served […]