The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 24, Dave Faust
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 9, Jim Connor
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Martin steps down at NewCath
Newport Central Catholic head baseball coach Jeff Martin has stepped down after six years at the helm. He made the announcement at the team’s season-ending banquet. Martin finishes his tenure with a 74-86 overall record. This includes a 58-52 mark in regional play and a 24-7 district record. Under Martin’s leadership, NewCath reached a high […]
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Kentucky girls sweep Indiana, Indiana boys sweep KY in All-Star series
Kentucky’s girls basketball senior All-stars had a good weekend, the boys not so much. In the annual Kentucky-Indiana basketball All-Star series, the Kentucky girls got a sweep of Indiana while the Indiana boys returned the favor. Kentucky’s girls won Friday’s contest at Lexington Catholic High School, 84-73. Newport Central Catholic grad Caroline Eaglin was the […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 1, Dave Cowens
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Who won track and field titles from NKY in the Class A state meet?
In a meet that is typically littered with Northern Kentucky student-athletes, Thursday was no different at the KHSAA Class A state track and field meet at University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field facility. On the team side of things, Bishop Brossart’s girls finished runner-up, Beechwood in third. St. Henry was sixth and Newport Central […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Conner downs NewCath
Everret Hall isn’t quite used to seeing the second inning on the mound. His usual time to shine is in the later innings. But when Hall’s number was called due to an injury to pitcher JJ Bagby, the Conner junior delivered. Hall pitched 4.1 innings of relief in the Cougars 9-5 victory over Newport Central […]
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Notre Dame, Highlands, Ryle and Holy Cross on to 9th Region softball semis
At 2-1 in top of the fifth inning with no outs, Conner had runners on first and third base. Yet Notre Dame found a way to escape the jam without giving up a run—and then flipped the momentum entirely, responding with four runs in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 10-1 […]
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Thoroughbreds baseball “waking up the echoes”
In the grand ballpark of Newport Central Catholic baseball, head coach Jeff Martin is stepping up to the plate and swinging for the fences when it comes to reconnecting his players with the rich history of the storied program. Several years ago, the 1981 NewCath graduate came up with a winning strategy, bringing former Thoroughbreds […]