Two questions from Wednesday’s Class 3A, Region 5 track meet at Dixie Heights quickly emerged. Could any team end Covington Catholic’s five-season boys team championship reign? And would Notre Dame coach Jamie Marsh run a victory lap after the Pandas dethroned two-time defending champion Dixie Heights? The answers: definitely yes and possibly yes. Ryle’s boys […]
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Watanabe, Fullenkamp-Meenach win 9th Region tennis titles, Notre Dame takes team title
Sara Watanabe and Tapanee Boonyawat had been talking about Friday for at least a week. Watanabe, a Covington Latin senior, and Boonyawat, a Dixie Heights junior, figured they would share a Boone Woods court and battle for the Ninth Region girls singles title. They forevermore did, with Watanabe winning her third straight championship, 6-4, 2-6, […]
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Watanabe, Hussey go for third straight Ninth Region tennis singles titles
Covington Latin senior Sara Watanabe lost just two games on the way to last year’s girls Ninth Region singles tennis title. So it makes sense that she’s the top seed in this year’s regional tournament that begins Monday at Boone Woods Park near Burlington. As it did in 2021, Watanabe’s 2022 run ended in the […]
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NKY among the state’s elite in track and field
You don’t have to look far to find local runners atop the Class A state rankings. “We don’t have to travel, and every week is basically the best competition we’re going to see all year,” Brossart boys coach Chris Davis said. “When we get to state, we’re running against Walton (Verona) and St. Henry and Beechwood almost […]
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Ryle High places in top 20 at Winter Guard International
Ryle High School made their way to the Winter Guard International’s World Championship in Dayton, Ohio, where they placed 20 out of 123. Because of their high rank, the team secured their spot at the Scholastic A World Championship Finals, one of the only schools in Kentucky to make it that far in the Scholastic […]
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Ryle boys finish school-best third at state swim meet
Saturday’s KHSAA state boys swimming meet was three races from the end, but Ryle coach Jeff Floyd was confident. “We should be in great shape to finish third,” Floyd said. Floyd was equally clairvoyant. The Raiders indeed claimed third place at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center – their 152 points were five more […]
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Kruger finishes Notre Dame career with two state titles
Whenever Lainy Kruger was in the swimming pool Friday, she showed the rest of the field the soles of her feet. Notre Dame’s senior and University of Florida commit capped a stellar high school career at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center. She won her second straight state 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.36 and her […]
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Moore, Isler finish second at state diving
Two-tenths of a point. Maybe a half-inch off perpendicular on one of 11 dives or an unpointed big toe. Whatever the reason, it was enough to deny Cooper junior Peytton Moore a third straight state 1-meter diving title Thursday at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center. Instead, Madison Southern’s Reagan Patterson edged Cooper, 512.50-512.30. […]
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Ryle wins Region 5 wrestling over Walton-Verona
You hope Tim Ruschell rested easy Saturday night. Ryle’s wrestling coach should’ve had sweet dreams because the Raiders won the Region 5 meet over Walton-Verona, 233-215, on the Bearcats’ mats. “I could sleep, relax and breathe for a while,” Ruschell said. “I’ve been doing this a long time. It wears on you after a while.” […]
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Isaacs, Trumble ranked first in Kentucky going into Region 5 meet
Hunter Isaacs could almost write a medical journal article about torn knee ligaments. Walton-Verona’s senior wrestler can certainly speak from personal experience. KentuckyWrestling.com ranks him first at 138 pounds going into the Region 5 meet that begins Friday on the Bearcats’ mats. Isaacs has had three meniscus tears – all to his right knee – […]