The man who built Covington Catholic into a football powerhouse is headed to the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame. Lynn Ray is among the inductees for the 2026 class to be inducted Sunday, April 26, at the Central Bank Center Ballroom in Lexington. Ray began his coaching tenure at Covington Catholic in 1975 as a program […]
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Thelen, Arlinghaus, Johnson picked as KABC Region Coaches of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches have made their votes and the Coach of the Year selections are in for each region. In the 9th Region, Covington Catholic’s Jake Thelen and Holy Cross’ Ted Arlinghaus won boys and girls Region Coach of the Year, respectively. Campbell County’s Davey Johnson won the 10th Region girls Coach […]
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NKBBCA releases All-Conference selections
The Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Association has released its Northern Kentucky All-Conference selections. The teams compete within the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), which is divided into three classifications based on school enrollment. Division I includes the conference’s largest schools, followed by Division II and Division III. The full list of selections below: Division […]
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McGillis, Jones, Jayasuriya KABC Players of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches released their Region Players of the Year on Friday, those selected also now nominees for Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball. Three from Northern Kentucky won Region Players of the Year. The 9th Region boys winner was Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis. The 9th Region girls winner was Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones. […]
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Ryle, Highlands form solid 1–2 punch in state swimming and diving return
Ryle coach Jeff Floyd has viewed the psyche sheets and reviewed last year’s results at the KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships. He has seen many of the competitors before they take the stage Friday and Saturday at University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington. Floyd has watched his own swimmers and divers over […]
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CovCath gets defensive in win over Holy Cross
Sure, they boast the top offense in the state, scoring 83 points per game. But what Covington Catholic does defensively sometimes goes unnoticed with the offensive firepower they have. The Colonels held Holy Cross to 30% shooting in a 80-45 victory, securing the No. 1 seed for the 35th District Tournament. No. 1 was something […]
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CovCath, Boone’s Kuryla runner-up at state bowling tournament
Covington Catholic’s bowling team and Boone County’s Maddox Kurlya were close to the top prize, instead the two settled for runner-up at the boys KHSAA state bowling tournament in Louisville on Monday. The Colonels lost to Trinity in the championship round, Kuryla coming from the No. 4 seed to face Trinity’s Blake Ackermann in the […]
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Boys Elite 16: Covington Catholic ascends to No. 1
Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday. It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the top five teams in their respective region, voted on […]
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Who won region bowling titles in NKY?
Region bowling tournaments took place over the last week as bowlers vied for region titles with an opportunity to make the state tournament February 9-11 in Louisville. Quite a few Northern Kentucky teams and individuals either won region titles or qualified for the state tournament. Here they are: 5th Region Campbell County boys and girls […]
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CovCath’s Hertsenberg a NHSACA National COY finalist
After guiding the Covington Catholic tennis team to a third straight state title in 2025, Colonels coach Al Hertsenberg is up for some national recognition. Hertsenberg was recently named a National High School Athletic Coaches Association finalist for the 2026 NHSACA national coach of the year in tennis. He’s one of eight finalists in the […]
