Three Northern Kentucky wrestlers finished one step from state titles Friday, including Highlands senior Rilen Pinkston, Walton-Verona’s TJ Meyer, and Union County’s Jayden Raney, while Caleb Duke of Ryle survived septic shock after getting a tattoo last October.
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Ryle wins fourth straight wrestling regional team title
Ryle wrestling coach Tim Ruschell wasn’t sure how many Region 5 team titles the Raiders have won. “Hell, I don’t know, I couldn’t tell you,” Ruschell said. “I don’t keep record … I don’t know, at least 15 or so, I don’t know.” However many it is, Ryle added another one Saturday, a 246-197.5 Region […]
A ‘cool accolade’: Mayer closes in on Thomas More wrestling record
Thomas More senior Daulton Mayer enjoys the time he’s on a wrestling mat. The 106 men Mayer’s defeated in nearly four seasons likely took no pleasure. He’s one win away from Avery Jones’ school-record 107 from 2016-20, and he can break it at Northwestern University’s Midlands Invitational Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. “It’s a pretty cool feeling,” Mayer […]

