Justin Gabbard’s golf game is coming together just in time. The 2021 Highlands High School graduate is in the field and ready to tee it up for a U.S. Amateur qualifying round Monday, July 24, at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. “My physical game is ready,” Gabbard said. “It will be a mental challenge […]
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Classy Saints golfers make the grade
Thomas More University women’s golfers Natalie Hamilton and Rachel Hummel have demonstrated their prowess both on and off the golf courses during their playing careers with the Saints. As good as they are on the links, they are even better in the classroom. Hamilton and Hummel were named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American […]
A week-by-week look at the top HS football games in NKY to look for this fall
Time to circle the calendars. The dead period is over and the prep work for the 2023 football season has begun. While the start of the regular season is still a little over a month away, let’s get the juices flowing a little bit with what will be the or one of the top games […]
CovCath grad Thelen promoted on Cincinnati’s staff
Jake Thelen continues to move up the coaching ranks. The 2011 Covington Catholic grad has been promoted on the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball staff to Director of Player Development in addition to assistant coach duties following two years as the Director of Basketball Operations. Thelen started his coaching career after graduating from Bellarmine on […]
Lassing Pointe five-peat!
Area golfers don’t have to venture far to play on the best public course in Kentucky. They’ve got it right here in their own back yard. Golf Week Magazine this month released its annual state-by-state rankings of the best public and private golf courses around the country and Lassing Pointe Golf Course once again topped […]
Schlueter wins Gatorade Player of the Year
Saint Henry District High School’s Amanda Schlueter has been named the Kentucky girls soccer Gatorade Player of the Year. Schlueter led the Crusaders in goals, collecting 35 of them in her only high school soccer season; she played on elite travel teams the rest of her career. She also recorded seven assists, scoring in all 17 […]
From boys to men, these local golfers are on the upswing
A who’s who list of young area golfers are proving a point: The kids are alright. Local college men are showing out, too. That’s music to the ears of their coaches as a brigade of youthful northern Kentucky players make their way around golf courses this spring. Topping the list is University of Cincinnati golfer […]
KTCCCA Track-and-Field All-State winners announced
The Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association has named the All-State participants for the 2023 season. The KTCCCA pulls the top performances from the state track-and-field meets for Class A, AA and AAA. Class A First Team Maddy Brauch, Beechwood, 400 meters Luke Erdman, Beechwood, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash Lily Parke, Beechwood, 1,600 meters […]
Six from NKY make KHSBCA All-State teams
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its All-State teams for the 2023 season and six from Northern Kentucky have made it. Beechwood’s Cameron Boyd and Covington Catholic’s Jonathan Fitz were selected to the first team, Campbell County’s Aydan Hamilton made the second team while Dixie Heights’ Ethan Bosley, Highlands’ Jack Hendrix and […]
NKY distance runners in a class of their own at Class 3A state track and field meet
The supremacy from Northern Kentucky in distance running carried over from cross country in the fall to the track on Saturday at the KHSAA Class 3A state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex. Coming into the boys 3,200 meter race, five of the top six seeded runners were from […]

