Three weeks ago the entire nation was talking about Northern Kentucky River Monsters Quarterback, Jared Lorenzen. The former Highlands and University of Kentucky QB made his way back to the indoor arena in Lexington, Kentucky in a uniform that had to be begging for mercy, and he made it work.
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Jared Lorenzen Leaves BOK Rivermonsters’ Opener with Ankle Injury
Lorenzen being carted to an ambulance after injuring his ankle in the 2nd quarter. Photo source// Timothy Carroll. INJURY UPDATE: X-rays revealed Lorenzen has a broken tibia. SCORE UPDATE: Erie 42 – NKY 30. Rivermonsters now 1-1 on the year. Jared Lorenzen left the home opener for the Northern Kentucky Rivermonsters today with an ankle […]
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Jared Lorenzen Breaks Twitter
Jared Lorenzen is back at quarterback for the NKY Rivermonsters. In 2011 in the span of 5 months, he quit his job as GM of a team in a league, became that team’s QB, became that league’s MVP, and then was named its commissioner. #FTMFamily member, Beacon Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine are the teams’ doctors. […]
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The Importance of NKU to Fort Thomas
When I have read or engaged in discussions of why Fort Thomas is great the conversation usually comes around to the schools, safety, location, or housing. But there is one overlooked factor that I think deserves a little additional attention – the role of Northern Kentucky University as our neighbor. This role in Fort Thomas’ […]
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Ft. Thomas Hot Links
As we skip another spring and transition from a record breaking rain fall last month, to having to break the sprinklers out in early June, lots of progress are being made at the city’s parks. I plan on posting a “photo story” on the new structures around town next week. In other news: – There […]
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NKy River Monsters Violate League Salary Cap Policy
The Northern Kentucky River Monsters had wrapped up the number 1 seed in the UIFL playoffs after dominating the competition this season, but after leading an internal investigation into the team’s inner workings, it was determined that the team had gone over the league’s salary cap policies. The result being dropped from that number 1 […]
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NKy Rivermonsters Saturday Night
Two items we have covered rather extensively on Fort Thomas Matters are coming together tomorrow night. The River Monsters and The Terri Krebs Foundation (Mark Krebs’ mother) will be teaming up to raise money for cancer aid and research. Great cause, great event. via Drew Franklin at Kentucky Sports Radio: The Northern Kentucky River Monsters […]
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Fort Thomas News – Weekend Notes (UK Final Four Edition)
I know this is a Fort Thomas post but since Mark and I are UK grads and giant fans I thought I would start with a shout out to the UK basketball team for a great season. The conclusion of the season is an especially fresh open wound for me since I am in a […]
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Highlands QB, Patrick Towles, Commits to Kentucky
And this is why social media is awesome. Found this little nugget 4 minutes ago on twitter via KySportsRadio : 2012 QB Patrick Towles, rated on ESPN’s 150 for 2012, gives UK verbal according to Steve Jones. HUGE pickup. Of course, Towles is the quarterback for YOUR Highlands Bluebirds. Other quick hitter sports related links: […]
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NKY Rivermonsters Put Up 79 in Win
The Northern Kentucky Rivermonsters had their first home game at the Bank of Kentucky Center on NKU’s campus Friday night. The UIFL’s best scoring offense tallied a league high, 79 points, behind Jared Lorenzen’s season high 325 yards and 18 0f 27 attempts and 7 TDs. I was one of the nearly 3,000 fans in […]
