Highlands and Simon Kenton have made girls volleyball hires while Ryle is on the lookout for a new Athletic Director with Mike Woolf stepping down. Highlands is bringing in Leah Fryman, while Simon Kenton has tabbed Monica Hurd to be the next leader of the program. Fryman takes over for Jim DeLong, who coached the […]
Tag: Ryle
Posted inBasketball
CovCath rolls into state: Colonels overwhelm Ryle in 9th Region championship
Dominant could be the easy word to choose. How about annihilation? That’s exactly what Covington Catholic did to 9th Region opponents this season. It didn’t stop on Tuesday night either, routing Ryle 82-51 on their way to a region title at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena. It was a typical region contest for the Colonels […]
Posted inBasketball
Anticlimactic semis sets up CovCath-Ryle region final
The first game of the boys 9th Region basketball tournament was a doozy, since then the next five games have all been decided by double-digits. Covington Catholic and Ryle handled business in Sunday night’s semifinals at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena, setting up a championship matchup between the two on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. […]
Posted inBasketball
Boys 9th Region quarterfinals: Conner, CovCath, Lloyd and Ryle advance
The most drama of the day at the boys 9th Region tournament quarterfinals came on the first game of the day while the other three spared us any late game defining moments. Conner took down Highlands in a high scoring affair that came down to the last shot while Covington Catholic cruised past Dixie Heights, […]
Posted inTrack & Field
Who won Class 3A indoor track and field titles from NKY?
Simon Kenton’s Alexis Howard won two state titles, one of them setting a state record in Wednesday’s KHSAA Class 3A indoor track and field state meet at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville. Howard earned gold in both the long jump and triple jump, her 18-foot, seven and a quarter inch jump […]
Posted inBasketball
Holy War part III, this one for a region title
It will be an All-35th District final for the girls 9th Region basketball championship. After Notre Dame came to in the second half and defeated Highlands, Holy Cross stunned Ryle by coming back from a 16-point halftime deficit as the two advanced to Friday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region championship at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist […]
Posted inBasketball
Girls 9th Region quarterfinals: There will be a new queen of the region
For the first time since 2021, the girls basketball 9th Region champion won’t reside from Longbranch Road in Union. Highlands stunned Cooper on Sunday at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena in the 9th Region quarterfinals. The other three games went as expected as Notre Dame, Holy Cross and Ryle all advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals, setting […]
Posted inBasketball
Ryle claims first district title since 2014 with win over Conner
Ryle can add another check mark for what’s shaping up to be a special season. The Raiders already have their most wins in a regular season in program history and just claimed their first district title since 2014 with a 70-58 victory over Conner on Friday night in Union. Ryle (21-8) took control of the […]
Posted inBasketball
Rivalry Reset: Ryle stuns Cooper in dominant fashion for 33rd District title
Ryle filled a square that few probably would have dared to check on their bingo card Thursday night. It was the Battle of Union rivalry that Cooper had dominated for years in winning 11 straight over Ryle, including four consecutive district titles. But in the 33rd District championship on Ryle’s home floor, the Lady Raiders […]
Posted inBasketball
NKBBCA releases All-Conference selections
The Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Association has released its Northern Kentucky All-Conference selections. The teams compete within the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), which is divided into three classifications based on school enrollment. Division I includes the conference’s largest schools, followed by Division II and Division III. The full list of selections below: Division […]