The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association will have quite a bit of Northern Kentucky influence on its board for the new school year. Ryle coach Tasha Tanner-Lovins has accepted the role of KVCA President while Scott coach Andrea Sullivan will be Vice President and Cooper coach Michelle Isaac will be a KVCA Membership Chair. The board […]
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NKY golf notebook: Youngsters on the upswing, new head coaches at the ready
The kids are alright. Who are they? They’re the young golfers gripping it and ripping it across the courses this summer. They’re winning big with low scores, diligence and elegance. Here’s a look at some of the best in the area, from Hebron to Union, and their recent exploits. We also take a swing at […]
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NKY golf notebook: Locals take on the Cincinnati Metropolitan
Some well decorated golfers from northern Kentucky took on all comers at the 116th Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship in Cincinnati. Two of them clashed in match play. One made it to the round of 16. After all was said and done, a pair of area amateurs made gains in the most recent Greater Cincinnati […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 25, Kirsten Allen
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Kenton County prep roundup: Top talent at new schools and college commitments
The KHSAA dead period is June 25-July 9. All school-related athletics are prohibited. It restricts organized team activities, but athletes can choose to participate in personal workouts or training independently, so long as they aren’t organized or supervised by school personnel. With that, here’s some pre-dead period news to tide you over for a while. […]
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KABC Bluegrass Summer Shootout Roundup
The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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NKY golf notebook: Eldridge, Traditions, Triple Crown make some noise on the links
Local senior golfers Jeff Floyd, Cy Mandle and David Throckmorton from Union’s Triple Crown Country Club combined with Triple Crown professional CJ Jones to win June’s Kentucky Professional Golf Association Pro-Senior Event #1. The foursome shot 22-under-par 118 and won the first-place purse of $1,200 at Louisville’s Big Spring Country Club. Seniors age 50 and […]
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Which NKY baseball players made the KHSBCA All-State teams?
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their selections for the All-State baseball teams. They consist of three teams with Corbin’s Kade Elam winning Mr. Baseball. Elam is a University of Louisville signee. As for Northern Kentucky baseball players, Beechwood’s Chase Flaherty, Simon Kenton’s Tyler Ruete and Campbell County’s Tyler Schumacher made the first […]
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Vote for the Team of the Season: Spring sports edition
You’ve voted for eight Team of the Week winners this spring. Now is your time to weigh in on who the Team of the Season should be! Thanks to OrthoCincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, we are again proud to partner and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our local high school athletes and teams! New this […]
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Johnson, Gutman NKY girls juniors shine in Junior-Senior All-Star games
With the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball game on deck, some of the top juniors across the state are helping the Kentucky senior led team prep for the two-day showdown this weekend. The Kentucky Junior vs Senior All-Star game was held on Saturday at Eastern High School in Louisville. The girls game took place first with the […]