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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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CovCath works some more two-out, seventh inning magic
Roughly 72 hours after being down to their final strike and facing an end to their season, Covington Catholic ends up repeating in the 35th District. And it was done on some more two-out, seventh inning magic. The Colonels were facing a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the seventh against Holy Cross on Saturday […]
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Mayer headed to the Raiders
Covington Catholic alum Michael Mayer has been selected by the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 35 in the 2023 NFL Draft. After not having his name called on Thursday night in what many considered to be a surprise, Mayer didn’t have to wait long on Friday, the fourth pick of the day to start the […]
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Michael Mayer goes undrafted Thursday in first round
In a bit of a surprise, Covington Catholic alum Michael Mayer was not taken in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night. The Covington Catholic alum and Notre Dame tight end had a first round draft grade from pretty much anyone and everyone that does those sort of things and with […]
