As Dave Barger sat in the top row at Newport Stadium Friday, he hoped his grandson, Lloyd Memorial sophomore Colten Barger, would have a good game. Barger the younger – and the rest of the Juggernauts – absolutely did, a 46-6 running-clock win over the Wildcats. Deciding who the star of the game was a challenging choice. […]
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Lloyd, Ludlow and Newport rearranging lineups in ’25
Newport head football coach Paul Wiggins calls the 2025 season “a shuffle.” Lloyd Memorial coach Kyle Niederman has to replace nine seniors, Wiggins lost six, and Ludlow’s Woody McMillen lost 11 seniors and a would-be senior this year. Whether you call it a reload, rebuild or retool, the Wildcats, Juggernauts and Panthers are contemplating a […]
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Newport celebrates first home game in nearly three years with victory, 3-0 start
Newport’s football team has a two-game home winning streak – and it didn’t matter the victories were 1,071 days apart. The Wildcats christened their new stands and press box with Friday’s 24-20 win over Boone County on Kyle Lee’s two touchdown passes and Keegan Farrell’s recovery of a blocked punt. What was more: Newport’s 3-0 […]
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Four downs with Newport
Newport’s 2024 football goal is like any other team’s – brush past every foe and hoist a state championship trophy the first week of December at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field. There was a different sort of brushing last week. Nine Wildcats spent July 29-30 applying two coats of white paint to help convert […]
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Newport explodes in second half for first playoff win in four years
The Newport Wildcats football team has moved the ball consistently through the air all season averaging an even 198 yards per game in the regular season. But when the Wildcats have added in some balance with the run, they’ve been even more successful. Newport had that and more scoring 40 unanswered points in a convincing […]
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NewCath pulls away late to win another Fireman’s Bell battle
Momentum appeared to favor the Newport Wildcats late in the third quarter as they drove to the Newport Central Catholic eight-yard line. But the host Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds made a defensive stand before pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 22-6 win in the Class 1A, District 3 opener for both teams at […]
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Lloyd rolls past Newport, moves to 6-0 for first time since 1995
For three minutes and 11 seconds, Newport maybe felt hopeful because the Wildcats scored the first eight points Friday at Lloyd Memorial. The remaining 44:49, however, was scarier than binge-watching the Friday the 13th series. The Juggernauts scored 45 unanswered points on the way to a 45-8 Homecoming win at Cecil Dees Field. Lloyd’s win was momentous for one large […]
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Newport hangs on over Ludlow in hard-fought battle
Ludlow wide receiver Ethan Powell took the pass from Jackson Mays on the left side on a 4th-and-goal from the Newport 11 and darted toward the end zone where he met Newport defensive back Jake Porter. The two tussled knowing what was at stake. Porter made the tackle two yards shy of the end zone […]
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Holmes holds on in victory over Newport
The players and coaches from the Newport Wildcats (2-2) and Holmes Bulldogs (3-1) football teams laid everything they had on the line from start to finish, evidenced in the slight 329-324 edge in total offense by the host Bulldogs. The fans and cheerleaders showed great spirit trying to help propel their teams to victory. Holmes […]
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Newport Stadium’s stands fail inspection; teams still using field and track
The mid-March inspection of Newport Stadium came back with a result not surprising for concrete stands that are more than 80 years old. “We’ve always known that there was going to come a time where we need to replace it,” said Tony Watts, Newport Independent Schools Superintendent. “It doesn’t make sense to continue to keep […]