The prep year is winding down, but coaching news is heating up along with the weather. With the end of seasons rapidly approaching, things are quickly ending up here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. END OF AN ERA AS BARTH RESIGNS Jeff Barth was expecting to begin his 16th season as Walton-Verona head […]
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Baseball/softball state tournament pairings set
With the baseball and softball seasons in their last week of regular season play, it’s time to start looking forward to the postseason. Most, if not all teams know who their first round district tournament opponent will be in hopes of making their respective regional tournament. From there, they’ll need to win three games in […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Newport, NewCath, Beechwood, Cooper, CovCath, Scott and elsewhere
You can’t stop athletic news in Northern Kentucky, you can only hope to contain it. This week’s edition of the fastest 1,000 words in sports contains a quick look at coaching changes. It has fast happenings in Newport not to mention the lowdown on local triathlon news and other action. NEWPORT LOOKING FOR A FOOTBALL […]
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KHSAA elects new president Matt Wilhoite
Matt Wilhoite, student engagement coordinator for the Kenton County School District, has been named the new president of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control, with plans to focus on realignment, sanctioning new sports, and monitoring the trend of homeschool programs.
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CovCath duo Smith and Parks finish runner-up at KHSAA state bass fishing championships
Covington Catholic juniors Brandon Smith and Phoenix Parks earned the highest finish for a Northern Kentucky high school team over the weekend at the KHSAA Operation UNITE Bass Fishing State Championships. The duo trekked down to Kentucky Lake in Western Kentucky to compete with the top 87 qualifying teams for the state tournament. Smith and […]
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Covington Catholic, Notre Dame family members team up for Mother’s Day
Gatherings for Mother’s Day aren’t quite as enormous as they used to be for the sports-crazed Darpels and Jones. Nests have emptied. Household members have disbursed. Even so, the annual holiday on the second Sunday in May is just as rewarding and usually involves sports. Local hall of famer Cheryl Darpel, the championship-winning former Northern […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Beechwood, CovCath, Ryle, Highlands, Newport and points in between
Area basketball coaching hires continue at a rapid pace. Offers, commitments, transfers and invitations are coming in quickly. A local football player gets the score of his life. I have another fish story. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. FORMER BULLDOG BECOMES BEECHWOOD COACH Celeste Hill Brockett is the new Beechwood […]
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CovCath’s Rabe, Villa Madonna’s Thornberry make Tom Leach All-Resilient team
Two NKY student-athletes, Luke Rabe and Jacob Keith Thornberry, were selected for the Tom Leach All-Resilient-Team, which honors student-athletes from Kentucky high schools who have overcome adversity to compete and often excel in sports.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Cooper, CovCath, Dixie, Ryle, Beechwood, Newport and points in between
Local basketball stars are making moves as fast-happening hardwood news continues unabated. Basketball coaches are also on the move. Football players get in the fast lane. Offers, commitments and transfer news of all sorts; it’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. RONDON NOW AT NEWPORT Standout junior point guard Yamil Rondon has […]
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Ryle boys track and field team tops early state rankings
Bishop Brossart doubled up at the Campbell All-Comers Meet, while Covington Catholic and Bishop Brossart girls won the Diocese of Covington Meet, with CovCath’s Ethan Long dominating the meet with four first-place finishes.