It was hot out there, but luckily for NKY, they avoided the lightning and the delays that came with it for the majority of the rest of the state. The only team impacted by the lightning was Simon Kenton, who had their game with Woodford County canceled and won’t be made up. As for the […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Ryle takes out Conner for rivalry win
The Ryle Raiders extended their winning streak to five in a row against the county rival Conner Cougars with a 28-7 win Friday in Union. Both teams are 1-1 as the Raiders have also won 9 of the last 10 meetings with the Cougars. “We settled down at halftime,” said Mike Engler, Ryle head coach. […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Highlands opens in the top spot
The LINK nky Top 10 is back! Each week throughout the regular season we’ll provide rankings throughout the football season. The first list will be a top 10 of the 21 area football schools in Boone, Campbell and Kenton County with a top five below it for the bigger and smaller schools. Adding more to […]
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CovCath powers past Ryle thanks to explosive offense and turnovers
Moments after Covington Catholic chaplain Michael Hennigan blessed the school’s new turf field prior to kick off against Ryle, University of Kentucky commit Willie Rodriguez christened it with a touchdown on the game’s fourth play from scrimmage. Quarterback Evan Pitzer hit Rodriguez down the seam in stride for a divine 49-yard TD strike. The Colonels […]
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Friday Night Lights are back! Storylines to look for this prep football season
This story originally appeared in the August 11 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Friday Night Lights are upon us. Cue up the band, the rowdy student sections, mom, dad, grandma and grandpa pulling out their seats with a backrest – and those cotton candy skies. Not much […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Ryle football preview
While the Ryle football team may possess a lot of youth, they have the most experience at the most important position in the game. Quarterback Logan Verax has over 30 starts under his belt, his moxie and leadership abilities should be able to help offset a varsity roster of nearly 75 with about a dozen […]
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Hoenderkamp, Denigan flourished on the soccer field after Raiders drew a line in the sand
Last August, Ryle High School boys soccer coach Stephen Collins stood on the home field at Clifford R. Borland Sr. Stadium following a 3-3 tie against Highlands and pondered the Raiders’ dilemma. Collins’ team possessed some serious firepower with emerging forwards Diego Hoenderkamp, Josh Line and Brice Denigan. Hoenderkamp, especially, was proving lethal as a […]
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For NKU’s Muller, regular checkups are par for the course
Things didn’t go as planned for Luke Muller at this week’s 104th Kentucky Open at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville. The rising Northern Kentucky University junior finished tied for 24th among amateurs with a three-day score of 7-over-par 223. That put the former Highlands High School two-sport standout well back of winner Justin Tereshko […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
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Local boys high school golf preview: CovCath, Highlands, Ryle, St. Henry lead the pack
The Ammerman family welcomed a first child last week. Mrs. Ammerman delivered a baby girl. Mr. Ammerman would merely like to deliver another boys championship for the Covington Catholic High School golf team. “My life just flipped upside down,” Alex Ammerman said. “Just glad the little girl joined us before golf season officially starts.” Ammerman’s […]