Walton-Verona’s Emma Moore surpassed her wrestling brothers in her final high school match. Cooper freshman Aaliyah Svec showed chronological age didn’t define her. And Highlands junior Emma Hood erased the memory of a painful 2025 loss. The result: Moore, Svec and Hood brought home a triumvirate of girls state titles Saturday at Lexington’s Alltech Arena. […]
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‘Little’ Walton-Verona scores big at Region 3 girls wrestling tournament
The 1930 children’s book “The Little Engine That Could” features a little blue locomotive that hauled toys and food over a mountain when larger engines wouldn’t. Walton-Verona’s girls wrestling team is inspired by Watty Piper’s tale. The Bearcats placed third behind Lafayette and Harrison County at Saturday’s Region 3 meet at Robert D. Campbell Junior […]
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Trumble, Moore and Anderson win state wrestling titles
You could describe Ryle’s Rider Trumble and Walton-Verona’s Emma Moore and Sophie Anderson with the same eight-letter word. Champion. Trumble won the 157-pound boys state wrestling title Saturday at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. On Thursday, Moore won the girls 100-pound gold medal, and Anderson won at 132. “I kind of […]
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Northern Kentucky girls win four state wrestling titles
Northern Kentucky wrestlers Emma Moore, Sophie Anderson, Gabby Ocasio and Viktoriya Emelianova won state titles at the inaugural girls state wrestling tournament at Alltech Arena in Lexington.
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Highlands girls finish third at Region 3 wrestling meet
Highlands girls wrestling coach Dakota Riley may have been the happiest man in Lexington. The Bluebirds finished third with 97 points at Saturday’s Region 3 meet at Bryan Station High School. Harrison County won with 217 points, and Lafayette was second with 113. “I am very, very thrilled with the third place,” Riley said. So, […]