For the last 11 seasons, the do-or-die match in the girls 35th District soccer semifinals has pitted Beechwood and Holy Cross. The two well aware of the scenario and the familiarity with each other makes for an intense win or go home scenario. Monday night was no different at Notre Dame, Beechwood getting an early […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Ryle takes out Conner for rivalry win
The Ryle Raiders extended their winning streak to five in a row against the county rival Conner Cougars with a 28-7 win Friday in Union. Both teams are 1-1 as the Raiders have also won 9 of the last 10 meetings with the Cougars. “We settled down at halftime,” said Mike Engler, Ryle head coach. […]
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Offense, defense star in Boone County blowout victory over Holmes
Since Head Coach Bryson Warner took over at his alma mater in 2019, Boone County has not been able to get over the hump and into the playoffs. Also, that same year, the Rebels notched their last victory against Holmes. But tonight, the Rebels dispatched the Bulldogs, 31-0, as fifth year starting quarterback Jamar Hocker […]
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Thursday NKY round-up: NewCath boys soccer holds off pesky Walton-Verona
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds hit their home Morscher Field for the first time and held off the Walton-Verona Bearcats, 3-2. NewCath led 2-1 at halftime and scored the game-winner with around 20 minutes left. Brady Diedenhofer scored twice for NewCath and Ryan Desmond scored the other one. “This was a short rest period for […]
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35th District boys soccer preview: CovCath looks to continue its dominance
Holy Cross is the only team to be able to unseat Covington Catholic in the 35th District since it was formed in 2012, doing so in 2019 when they were able to claim the district title. But since 2012, it’s been all Colonels for 10 out of the 11 years when it aligned with the […]
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35th District girls soccer preview: Notre Dame enters with 42-game win streak against district foes
Since the 35th District formed in 2012, Notre Dame has been the last team standing with 11 straight district crowns. For a program with four state championships, two of them during that span, that really shouldn’t come as a surprise. The closest the Pandas came to defeat since the district aligned was when Beechwood took […]
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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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Holmes wins unified relay at State Track and Field
The area saw a big representation in the unified events in all three classes in the state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky. The five unified events are the shot put, long jump along with the 2×50, 4×100 and 2×200 meter relays. The placing is different than the regular meet. The shot putters and […]
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Highlands, Holmes, Scott collect medals at Class 2A track and field meet
The first event of the day at the KHSAA Class 2A track-and-field netted a state champion for NKY athletes and while that was the lone champion of the day, plenty placed on the podium Friday at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex. The Highlands boys 4×800 relay team entered the meet seeded […]
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Five inductees enter May NKY HOF class
*Info submitted by Andy Furman The May Northern Kentucky Hall of Fame Class was headlined by three Highlands grads, a Bellevue and Holmes grad. Dave Hudepohl (Highlands), Cindy Schlarman Graves (Highlands), John Schlarman (Highlands), Walter “Whitey” Kordenbrock (Holmes) and Dennis Deal (Bellevue) are the newest inductees. Hudepohl is a 1959 Highlands grad who was a […]
