Demetrick Welch, runner extraordinaire at Newport Central Catholic High School, has quite the distinctive name. He knows just one other person who has it. It’s his dad, Demetrick Welch Sr. “They call me Little Metrick,” Welch said. “They started calling me that when I was little.” The nickname is cute but it no longer fits. […]
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NKY Volleyball District Tournament roundup: Top seeds avoid upsets
Four of the six area district volleyball tournament semifinal games saw third seeds with the chance to avenge regular season losses against the second seeds on their home floors. But only the Dixie Heights Colonels successfully defended their home floor, knocking off the Villa Madonna Vikings, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-23) to advance to the 34th […]
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7th edition of statewide football media polls
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective classes. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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Ryle repeats as 9th Region soccer champ
Coming into the season and needing to replace three defenders, Ryle’s season got off to a rocky start with losses to Frederick Douglass and Henry Clay. They allowed six goals in those two games, but figured things out quickly and haven’t lost since. Their unbeaten streak reached 21 games on Saturday as they won the […]
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NewCath, Ryle headed to 9th Region championship
Newport Central Catholic and Ryle shut their opponents out on Thursday and are headed to Saturday’s 9th Region boys soccer championship. The game will be played at Boone County High School at 2 p.m. Here’s how it went down: Ryle 2, Highlands 0 The creative attack from the Raiders earned a goal 13 minutes in […]
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Newport Central Catholic raises $13 million for facilities upgrades
Nearly a year after Newport Central Catholic High School launched a capital campaign to raise money for school facilities improvements, the school announced they successfully reached a key $13 million milestone. Last November, Newport Central Catholic publicized its ‘Looking Up Capital Campaign’, which outlined several construction initiatives, as well as a fundraising goal to energize […]
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6th edition of statewide media football polls
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective classes. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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Green’s golden goal lifts NewCath to semifinals
Right place, right time. But to do it three times in one game? Jonathan Green might just have a keen sense of knowing where to be. The Newport Central Catholic junior scored all three goals in the Thoroughbreds 3-2 victory over Cooper in the 9th Region soccer tournament quarterfinals, including the golden goal in double […]
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Ryle places seventh at state tourney, McKelvey top NKY finisher
The 2023 KHSAA golf season came to a close on Saturday at the state tournament on the grounds of Bowling Green Country Club. Ryle was the team qualifier out of Northern Kentucky and finished seventh out of the nine teams that made it, just two strokes out of the top five. The Raiders shot a […]
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5th edition of statewide media polls
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective classes. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
