Alexis Howard won one event on her first attempt and another on her last. Simon Kenton’s senior thus wore two gold medals around her neck at Saturday’s Class 3A track and field meet at the University of Kentucky. She won the long jump with an opening 19 feet, 1 ¼ -inch leap and the triple […]
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Class 3A, Region 5 track and field: Camels, Jaguars take team titles
Campbell County’s girls track and field team spent much of Monday evening checking their phones for the latest updates. Cooper’s boys coach Jeff Wurtz, meanwhile, hoped his first season would end with a Class 3A, Region 5 team title. Both the Camels and Jaguars got what they wanted at Scott High School. Campbell County defeated […]
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Like parents, like son: Cooper’s Van Laningham goes for another cross-country gold
At first, Paul Van Laningham followed his older brother Luke to Cooper’s cross country practices and meets. Van Laningham’s a senior for the Jaguars now, and much of Kentucky follows him. He’s the defending boys Class 3A state champion, and if he wins the biggest-school race in November, he’ll be the first 3A boy to […]
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Goetz, Van Laningham bring home Class 3A track titles
Goetz became the first Panda since 2019 to win a state track title. Photo provided | Charles Bolton
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Doubly delightful: Dixie Heights wins Class 3A boys and girls regional team trophies
It was a Dixie Delight. Dixie Heights celebrated something Wednesday that doesn’t happen a lot – the Colonels swept the boys and girls track and field team titles at the Class 3A, Region 5 meet at Scott High School. The boys had the easier time, a 134.5-85 win over Cooper, while the girls hung on for a […]